River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1900-11-22

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class matter.
LOCAL AND MISCELLANEOUS.
Trinity Guild will meet with Mrs.
Burhyte next Wednesday at 2:3O P. NJ.
Circuit Court is in session at Els
worth this week with an average cal
endar.
A teachers institute will be held at
Ellsworth Nov. 80 and 81, Friday and
Saturday following Thanksgiving.
The Standard OIL Company has a
formidable rival in the Pure Oil Com
pany, lately organized with a capital
of 100000.
Trinity Guild will give Church
Supper and Fair Dec. IL. Place and
particulars will appear in the JOUR-
NAL next week.
Tom Stapleton mashed his little
finger in the gearing Of a straw car
rier Monday and damaged it so badly
that Dr. Ashley cut it of.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. A. Hagestad will
commence housekeeping next week,
moving into the new brick house just
completed by Thomas Foster.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. r. White enter
tanned at their home Saturday even
ing a company of their young friends.
The guests report very pleasant
time.
A. Schlew OF Madison has been en-
gagged to take charge of the electric
light plant here. He will move his
family to the city about the 18th OF
Decem Der.
Rev. c. Fl. Moxi former pastor of
the Baptist church here, preached at
Hammond last Sunday, with view
to "call' from the Congregational
church there.
W. j. BTyan'S ante-electlon proph-
ecy: IT would be doing an injustice
to the people Of America to admit
that the Republicans can carry a
single state this fall f"
County clerk Hohle is preparing
the proceedings of the county board
for publication. He expects to have
them ready for the press in time for
the JOURNAL issue Of Dec. 6.
Miss Hattie Fisher of this place was
married to John Ulrikson Of Nora,
Pope Co., Mimi, at Hotel La Fayette,
St Paul, Nov. s. 1900. They will
make their future home at Nora.
The boys and girls have m ade the
most of the opportunities for skat-
ing that the mill pond has afforded
the past week. The snow has made
the pastime less enjoyable the last
few days
Joe Foster and Fred Williams re-
turned from their hunting expedition
the first of the week, each with two
deer to the credit of his marksman-
ship, the legal limit number for any
one person.
The sidewalks were so icy Saturday
and Sunday that they were given up
TO the small boy with his skates while
the skateless pedestrian found the
middle of the street the safest for
rapid locomotion.
The annual Firemen's Ball will be
given Christmas night this year in
stead of Thanksgiving night as has
been thecustom heretofore SAVERS
Orchestra of Minneapolis has been
engaged to furnish the m sic.
The St. Croix Co. beard of Super
visors, after long discussion, voted
Monday to accept the new court house
and moved into the building Tuesday.
The final vote on accepting the house
stood % for accepting to II against.
That settles it.
Congress has authorized the coming
of a new Scent piece. tits to be made
Of nickel about the size of the bronze
cent, but thicker. In the center is to
be hole one-fourth of an inch in d.
ameter which will render it easily
distlnguishable by sight or touch from
onu Of bap bind of
Health officers are taking precau-
tionary measures against an epidemic
of smallpox in the lumber camps up
north this winter. Some cases of the
disease have been found in localities
near the lake this summer which
occasions anxiety and watchfulness on
the part Of the health officials.
Frank Johnson of Clifton and Miss
Mary Proctor of Ellsworth, formerly
Of River Falls, were married at Els
worth, Nov Is, 1900, by Rev. Owens
They have commenced housekeeping
on the Clark Johnson farm near
Prescott which they will manage and
where they will make their home.
DR.. E. II. Parker went to West Su-
perior Monday, having decided TO To-
cate there permanently in the prac-
tice of his profession. He will make
a speciality of treating diseases Of the
nose, throat and lungs. DR.. Parker
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