River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1902-06-26

ground that the sun had baked into
a pretty hard crust Vegetation. as
a consequence is accelerated in adj
vancement..
New Richmond is rejoicing in the
decision of the supreme court that
gives them immunity from the
bonded Indebtedness to the state of
$751; 900. The city treasury is so
much ahead.
All members of Puritan lodge,
No. 3, D. of H., are requested to be
present at the next regular meeting,
Friday, June 81, as important bust
ness is to be transacted.
William Blake, an old resident of
New Centerville, was killed by an
engine on the railroad at Spring
Valley last Friday. Mr.. Blake was
quite deaf, fact which accounts
for his not avoiding the approach
ing engine. The funeral was held
from his late home at New Center
vile last Sunday.
Some twenty-five ladies from
Saltwater were entertained at the
Hotel Gladstone by number of our
young people Tuesday evening. A
dance was also arranged for their
pleasure in Odd Fellows Hall. The
ladies came over from Saltwater on
tally-ho coach drawn by six gray
horses. They returned yesterday
morning.
The question of adding a manual
training department to the public
school is under discussion and will
probably be presented to the con-
sideration of the voters at the an
nual school meeting to be held the
9TH proximo. Prof. D. E. Cameron,
who was in the city last week, in
speaking of the manual training
school said that the Washburn
school board inaugurated the sys-
tenn last year and had run it with
good results.
The Normal teachers are dis
perSed for their vacation as follows:
Miss Pardee has gone to her home
in the state of New York; Miss
Shu1tes to Kasson, Mimi; Miss
Clark to Mayville; Miss Gilfillan to
Colorado Springs, Col; Miss Elem
ing to Duluth; Miss Scofeld to Osh-
kosh; the Misses Laura and Lucy
Peckham go to their homesteads in
North Dakota. Miss Silliman will
spend part of the vacation as libra
rian of the summer school in the
Oshkosh Normal.
Joe O'Connor, after a holiday of
fifteen months spent with relatives
here, leaves soon for Australia. He
will voyage on the steamer, Ven
tura," of the Oceanic Steamship
Company's line, which leaves San
Francisco the 28th proximo. The
Ventura" is one of the three larg
est steamers in the trans-Pacific
service. The itinerary of the ship
includes a stop at Honolulu, Samoa,
Auckland and Sidney and termi-
mates at Melbourne. When Mr..
O'Connor reaches Sydney he will
have completed. three years tour
of the world. The voyage of the
Ventura from San Francisco to
Melbourne will be completed in
twenty-one days. Miss Kate Caro-
Ian, Mr.. O'Connor's cousin, accom-
panies him on this voyage to visit
her uncle, aunt and cousins at
"The Mines" Drummond, Victoria,
Australia.
Children's Day Exercises were
held at the M. E. church Sunday
evening in presence of large as
semblage of friends of the young
people in sympathy with their eff
forts. The children acquitted them
selves handsomely in their recita-
tons and songs. Their singing
was especially good. The song
by Miss Keith's class, eleven little
girls, in which Marion Campbell
led in the solo, and that of the class
of Mrs. Ritchey, composed of twelve
little girls, were excellent1y render
ed. Marion Campbell and Elva
Ritchey sang a pretty duet with
charming effect. At the conclusion
of the program rendered by the
children of the Sunday school Prof.
Edwin T. Reed of the Moorhead,
(Minn.) Normal School delivered
an address on Education" which
has been the subject of much favor
able comment.