River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1902-12-18

Special Bargains IN Trimmed
Hats and Street Hats at the Millin-
cry Emporium.
Mrs. Ulysses S. Grant, widow of
the great soldier-president, died
last Sunday of heart disease, aged
70. Her remains were laid to rest
beside those of her husband in the
great mausoleum at Riverside Park,
New York.
At the Congregational church
next Sunday morning the sermon
subject will be Emmanuel" In
the evening the address in the series
on the Bible now in progress will
be "By What Standard Shall the
Book be Judged?"
Santa Claus is good to the Chicago
University this year. The institu-
ton gets 81 ,536, $50 as a Christmas
present. Of this round million is
the gift of it's patron saint, John D.
Rockefeller. This last gift of Mr..
Rockefeller makes 1900, 900 that
he has given the University.
The Wisconsin Teachers Asso-
citation hold their jubilee meeting
the 50th anniversary, at Milwaukee
Dec. 29-31. The program of exer-
cises for the occasion is elaborate
and the meeting cannot fail to be of
interest. The railroad companies
give special rates-full fare going
and one-third returning.
The days are now about as short
as they can get. Next Sunday the
sun is over the Tropic of Capricorn,
23H degrees south of the equator,
the farthest he goes in that direc-
ton. Here he stops day or so to
rest and then turns his course this
way, and the days will grow longer
Tor SIX months.
Last Saturday was a fine day, for
winter in this neck of the woods.
A bright sun in a cloudless sky,
no wind and the temperature COM
Portable with the thermometer at
above the freezing point. A great
many people were in with teams.
Coming down Main street at $3.50 p.
m. we counted 202 teams in sight.
The s1eighing was fairly good.
SUGGESTIONS For CHRISTMAS
The Millinery Emporium has fine
line of Holiday Millinery, Baby
Bonnets, Tam O'Shanters, and
Stocking Caps-A number of Sofa
Pillow Designs, which will be sold
cheap to close out-A nice line of
Leather Belts at cost-To!let Ar
tic1es, such as Perfumes, Creams,
etc. Everything goes at Bargain
Prices. Remember this Sale.
The entertainment at the Con-
gregational church last Saturday
night for the benefit of the Reading
and Rest Rooms was not so we'll
patronized as it should have been,
considering it's object and merit,
but the evening was too cold for
comfort out of doors. Miss Katha-
rine Smith read her pieces with
very good voice and her impersona-
ton was very good. She made
very favorable impression. The
Normal Orchestra played, and Prof.
George Snodgrass and Miss New
man each sang a solo. The Misses
Carrie and Eva Henderson accom-
panied the singing with violin and
piano. The numbers in music were
all fine.
If variety is the spice of life"
and applies TO weather conditions,
this is spicy country. Here one
can get variety of weather enough
to satisfy him and perhaps to give
him surfeit. This structure only
applies to the winter, of which there
is too much. The summers here,
which ora oil foo brief ara parfaot
The winters may be thought by
some to be Observation-Disclosures
Stunning that winter is season that
gives discomfort. A week ago
Monday the cold was acute-25 be-
low zero. Saturday, tie weather
was comfortable,-with an ample
amount of clothing on. 1t was sun
ny, with no wind and the thermome-
ter Just below the freezing point.
Sunday was lowry with a keen
brisk wind from the southeast,
which veered into the northeast
Sunday night and brought an old
fashioned snow storm. 1t showed
all day, from four o'clock in the
morning until after sunset.
It has been decided that the pro-
ceeds of the Ridgeway Concert,
above the actual expenses and
small sum to be retained by the