River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1902-04-24

mark" in the school room.
Burglars attempted to rob the bank
at Maiden Rock the 18th instant.
The building and vault were con-
siderably damaged by the explosion
of dynamite but the safe resisted
efforts made to open it.
There were suggestive intimations
in the air that forests were on fire to
the east. Mixed with the dust that
had filled the air all day was smoke
and as night came on the odor of
the smoke of burning forest refuse
was strong.
A good place to supply your needs.
We show for the approaching
spring. r. n. JENsoN.
The upper classes of the Hudson
High school held their declamatory
last Wednesday night. These won:
Miss Jeanette Scott, first place; Miss
Meta Hanson, second place, and
Misses Gertrude Otis and Bessie
Bell were tied for third place.
Ellsworth will build 56x70 two
story addition TO its public school
building this season. Contractors
are invited to send in their bids for
the building of such a structure.
The bids must be in by the 30th inst.
The building is to be of brick.
The surest and safest remedy for
kidney and bladder diseases is Fo-
ley's Kidney Cure.
Gov. LaFo1lette has appointed
Edwin Walker register of deeds of
ST. Croix county TO succeed his
father who was found dead in
Willow River the 10th instant. Ed.
is thoroughly competent and is
familiar with the requirements of
the office having been his father S,
assistant during his four terms in
the office.
Wash everything snow-white with
Maple City Soap. 1t is pure.
The Improvement League con-
templates an active campaign this
summer in work along the line for
which this association of ladies was
organized. The community should,
and will, give them hearty sympathy,
and it is hoped will give them
generous financial aid. What they
do will be for the advantage of the
city.
The landscape was really pretty
this morning. The dirty dirt that
had been deposited over everything
in the furious dirt storms of the
last two weeks was covered up with
beautiful, clean snow, and through
this appeared, in pleasing contrast,
the green grass. The snow disap-
peared, to the delight of the grass,
when the sun got up with warm
smile.
Miss Silliman, in charge of the
Normal school library, in view of
the near approach of Arbor and
Bird Day, has compiled a reading
list upon the subject of Birds,
which has been mounted in the form
of bulletin, illustrated by Miss
Mabel Keith. The illustrations rep
resent "A Branch Establishment, y
nest, some young birds just out
of the nest and a conventional de-
sign.
Last Sunday was a pretty fine
day and many people were out to
enjoy to the utmost the sunshine
and the balmy air. In the after
noon the band played on the mill
pond. We dont't wish TO be under
stood to say that the millpond is
musical instrument but that the
band was on the pond when the
members were blowing their horns.
Coley Krauth took them out in his
boats. 1t is intimated that this is
the beginning of series of Sunday
afternoon concerts by the band on
the water.
The Exchequer of the Improve
ment League has recently been the
beneficiary of two small increments
which in the aggregate amount to
$23.28. OF this amount $7.68 is the
sum left from the management of
the Board of Trade which existed
for a short time about sixteen years
ago, and $3.50 is the total assets
of the Advancement Association
when it went into "innocuous desue-
tude. And while these are small
favors in view of the work which
the League has In contemplation
they are thankfully received. The
ladies of the League in acknowledge
ing the receipt of these sums ex-
press their gratitude for the money
and thanks for the confidence
reposed in them as residuary
legatees. The League will put the
money where it will do the most