River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1901-11-21

worth, on Main Street, Tuesday after
noon, he tripped on the rope of an
awning that was being taken down
and fell heavily on the stone side
walk, sustaining painful injuries.
His face was cut and his body consid-
erably bruised.
An alarm Of fire Saturday afternoon
caused good deal of scurrying but
the occasion for it was slight. An oil
heater in one Of the rooms of Mrs.
Sarah Tozer's residence exploded.
The carpet and floor were consider
ably burned and the furniture slight
ly damaged, but the fire was ex-
tinguished without the firemen's aid.
The Congregational church has in
augurated a series of popular Sunday
evening services to continue through
the winter. The address next sun
day evening will be upon 1.-THE
Skeptic in Borrowed Clothes A
special feature will be found in the
music. The theme of the morning
sermon will be mans Protection
Against Himself"
The Peoples Players, the popular
troupe of actors which played three
nights here in October a year ago,
will return to River Falls and play at
Opera Hall, Dec. ,, 3 and 4. This
Company gave excellent satisfaction
in their performances upon their last
advent here, the play of Faust with
John e. Kelly, the star actor, as Me-
phisto, being received with especial
satisfaction by the large audience
that patronized it.
Rev. w. f. Monroe Of Eau Claire
lectured in the Methodist church
Saturday evening and preached to the
people in the church Sunday morning
In the evening a gospel temperance
meeting was held at the same place.
The regular service was introduced by
flfteen-minute song service, accord
ing to the following program:
Song.... "Day is Dying in the West
Song ...,.......... Swing low, Sweet Chariot"
Song ........ "The Bird with the Broken Wing
Song ,..................."St eal Away to Jesus .
Scripture Reading ....,. ...,.........
Song -. "For God and Home and Native Land.
Solo and Chorus. ......." De Massa OBJ de Sheep
fol-"
Address by Rev. w. L. Monroe.
Song. America
The freight train men had dis
couraging time with their engine here
Saturday. In pulling into Ulrich's
wood yard about II o'clock a. m. one
of the drive wheels of the engine left
the track and the men labored with
their best efforts to get it back until
nearly sunset before the object was
accomplished. The switch engine
came out from Hudson to assist and
returned as soon as the derailed en-
CINE had been placed on the track
ready to move. The engine started
UP to run down onto the main track
and again ran off at the end OF the
spur. 1t was S:45 p. M. before it was
GOT onto the main track ready to
move and let the southbound pas
senger pass.
Mr.. and Mrs. George G. Cobb, ac-
companied by Mrs. Cobb's brother,
T. p. Beers, who has been visiting
here for several weeks, left Monday
afternoon for South Perry, Washing
ton, the home Of Mr.. Beers. Mrs.
Cobb has a sister, Mrs. James Scho-
field, living at South Perry. Another
brother, Hosea Beers, lives at Port
land, Oregon. Mr.. and Mrs. Cobb go
to Washington with the intention Of
making their future home there If
they are suited with the climate.
Both have suffered from serious Illness
here within the past few years and
they hope TO be benefited in their
general health by the change OF
climate. They 60 with the regrets
and best wishes Of host Of friends.
Their removal leaves vacancy that
will be acutely realized by this COM
munity. There are numerous homes
in this city and in the country about
that have especial occasion to re-
member them with affection and
gratitude. The skilled nursing and
tender and loving care Of Mrs. Cobb
to sick and stricken ones in these
households has brought her into an
endearment akin to kinship
Saturday sees the close of the Inter
scholastic foot ball season In this sec
tion when Hammond High comes TO
town to meet the local High on High
school campus, and New Richmond
High plays Hudson at Hudson. Both
games are important. The one at
Hudson determines whether Hudson
or New Richmond is to be rear
guard in the league, while the local
game will 90 far toward determining
the order Of the other three. Should
Hamm ond win then Hammond and