River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1900-08-02

The Hammond and Hastings base
ball clubs cross bats on the Normal
campus this afternoon.
The Methodist parsonage is up and
enclosed Electric wires are being
placed in the building.
WANTED.-A neat, bright. honest
boy, 10 to 20 years old, to work in the
restaurant. N. @. NELSON.
M. II. Wolf went to st. Paul yester
day to replenish his stock of goods
preparatory to moving into his new
quarters.
The ladies of st. Bridget's Church
give an ice-cream social at the home
of John Yocum, on 4th street, Satur-
day afternoon and evening. All are
invited.
Misses Sarah and Miriam Powell
return from their eastern trip Satur-
day, Aug.,4. Anyone wishing work in
music with Miss Powell can see her at
her home on and after Monday, Aug.
6.
All members of the Degree of
Honor are requested to be present at
the next regular meeting, Aug. 10.
Important business to be transacted.
Refreshments served after business
meeting.
j. w. VIM went to New York
Monday for a two weeks sojourn.
During his stay there he will have a
new government leg adjusted in place
of the one he has worn for the past
eleven years.
Ole Bang, the Tailor, has just re-
ceived line of new samples, the
finest Of imported goods, to which he
invites inspection. Give him a call.
Work guaranteed satisfactory.
All persons intending to furnish
students with rooms or board this
year, whether they have secured the
mum Der they wish or not, are respect
fully requested to notify me in writ
| ing. W. j. BRIER.
st. Croix county Republicans at
their recent convention passed a
resolution in favor OF establishing a
Irvine binding mandatory in the
state penitentiary at Waupun, SINH
lar to that operated in the state
penitentiary in Minnesota.
Mrs. Albert Olson returned Tues
| day morning from four days visit
with Mrs. O. o. Halls of Ellsworth.
On Sunday last she was present,
both morning and evening, at the
services Of the English Lutheran
Church.
Mrs. II. J. Forsyth addressed the
English Lutheran Sunday school at
Ellsworth last Sunday morning. Her
timely and instructive remarks were
received with much pleasure and will
long be remembered as contribu-
tion to the success of English Luther
an work.
The street commissioner has a crew
OF men at work on the alley between
Maple and Elm streets, back of the
stores. The grade has been lowered
and the track covered with broken
stone. The grade was so high the
| drainage ran into the cellars of adj
jacent stores.
State Supt. L. D. Harvey passed
through the city Tuesday en- route to
Ellsworth, where he addressed the
Teachers Institute which opened on
Monday for two weeks session
under the direction of Profs G.. L.
Bowman, G. J. Brewer, John Callihan
and Supt. Ingli.
The Postmaster General has writ
ten Hon. j. j. Jenkins, Congressman
from tine 10th district, that he has
instructed the special agent in charge
of the middle division to make
special" all cases bearing the in
dorsement of Mr.. Jenkins for rural
free delivery in this district.
A number of Baldwin's enterpris-
ing business men have taken steps to
give the village the benefit of tele-
phone service. A company has been
organized under the statutes with G.
Settergren, G. n. Gorham, N. B.
Bailey, G. Martin, G. FL. Pittman and
F. E. Settergren as incorporators,
under the name of the Baldwin Tele
phone Exchange. If this venture
succeeds it will be great convenience
to the business people Of the town.
The ceremonies" of the regular
meeting of the W. R. @. at the G.. A.
R. hail last Saturday afternoon were
Of exceptional interest and enjoy
ment. The ladies Of the Corps, in
view of the prospective removal of
Mrs. r. M. Briggs, member of the
Corps, from the city, presented her
with a fine solid gold recognition
badge. The social feature Of the oc-
casion was especially popular and
pleasant. Mrs. e. B. Armstrong
furnished ice-cream for the ladies and
friends present,
s. J. Bradford OF Hudson was in the
city Saturday. Mr.. Bradford is
candidate for the nomination for
Senator from the 10th senatorial
district before the Republican sena-
torial convention yet to be held. The
district comprises the counties Of
Pierce and st. Croix. Precedent and
courtesy concede the senator to St.
Croix county for the next term,
Hon. D. w. Woodwork Of Pierce
having represented the district in the
senate for the term ending at the
opening of the next state legislature.