River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1901-02-21

RIVER FALLS, Wis, FEB. 81, 1901.
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The lenten season of 40 days COM
menced yesterday.
Prof. Adrian lectures at Osceola
Saturday evening, the 23rd.
The card club met at DR.. Follans-
bees last Saturday evening.
Z. Chidister Of this city has been
granted an increase of pension, from
$500 to $1,000 a month.
Rev. Nelson, of St Paul, will hold
services at Ezekiel Lutheran church
next Sunday at 100 P. NJ.
There is a rumor current that Pres
colt is to have new paper, TO be
started by Superior parties.
The subject Of Rev. T. J Snodgrass'
morning sermon at the NJ. E. church
Sunday: 1.-THE Cost of American
Liberty"
DR.. P. e. De Mile, dentist, will be
in this city the week commencing
Feb. %, with rooms at the Gladstone.
The grades in the Normal and the
public school had under consideration
the significance of Valentines day,
the 14th.
Manslaughter in the first degree is
the verdict of the jury in the case Of
the state of Minnesota VS.. Frank H.
Hamilton.
The second annual meeting Of the
North Wisconsin Press association is
called to meet at Tom ahawk, Friday
and Saturday, March Is and 16, 1901
at the meeting of the Advancement
Association Monday night commit
tee was appointed to investigate and
report upon the tow mill in operation
at Hammond for several years.
G. Fred Thayer, who has been visit
ing his uncle. w. w. Thayer, here for
the past few weeks, received the sad
word yesterday that his mother died
at the general hospital in Boston
Sunday, Feb. IT.
Feb. II was Lincoln's day, Feb. IA
was St. Valentines day; tomorrow,
Feb. %, is Washington's day. Next
will come "St. Patrick's day-in the
morning" March II, and after that
All Fools day, April 1, with which
everybody may be associated.
Services in the Congregational
church next Sunday by the pastor.
Subjects: 1890, "Good Rabbi" 1880
p. NJ, illustrated lecture on the
Passion Play" A collection will be
taken to pay the rental Of the slides
secured from Chicago.
Miss L. E. Stearns, a member Of
the State Library Commission was in
the city last week looking up the stu
alton in River Falls as to the need
and prospects of a good public library.
There is a way to obtain it, and the
means?-
Henry S. Baker of St. Paul, whose
sickness was mentioned in recent
issue, returned to his work as princi-
pal of the Hum boldt High School
last Friday. His illness was due to a
protracted siege of the grippe, entire
ly free, however, from any cardiac or
pulmonary complica tons.
jay e. Pierce, formerly of this city,
died at his home in Minneapolis, Feb.
8, and was buried at Lakewood ceme-
terry. The burial services were held
under the direction of the Ancient
Order Of United Workmen and the
Order of Foresters. Mr.. Pierce mar
ried Miss Cora Bouck OF this place
who, with one child, survives him.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. v Scott were very
pleasantly surprised last Tuesday
evening at their home by about forty
of their friends. Cards and luncheon
were features of the evening, after
which the friends departed, leaving
as token Of esteem beautiful set
of knives and forks.
The sun, as it rose and until near