River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1902-07-31
Spring Valley has 399 children Of

school age, as against 1868 last wear
The Pierce County Fair will be
held Sept. %, "a, Is, and 26, instead
of on Sept. 16, II, Is and 10, as had
been announced.
For SALE.-A two-year-old Aber-
deem Angus bull-registered. Sire,
Prestonion; dam, Irene Sd. Address
C. R. Lambert, Langdon, Mimi.
Mrs. H. ]. Wilcox of Chicago was
brought by her son E. K. of Mime
apolis to the home of her friend,
Mrs. Josie Williams, to be placed
under the treatment of DR.. T. w.
Ashley.
The many friends of Miss Alice
Crawford are panied to learn that
she does not improve in health al
though under the best of medical
care and nursing in the hospital at
Mendoza.
Thos. P. Kelley of Elmwood, ac-
companied by his daughter, Miss
Bessie, visited at the home of his
sister, Mrs. Jane A. Adams, Sunday
and Monday of this week. The
Misses Vinta and Myrta Preston ac-
companied them on their return to
Elmwood for a visit.
The senatorial convention that
was being held in West Superior
adjourned to meet at Balsam Lake
Aug 49,. The convention took 4O2
ballots, but no one of the three
candidates, Scion L. Perrin, Geo.
B. Hudnall and L. B. Dresser, sue
ceeded in securing a sufficient num-
Der of votes to elect.
Mrs. H. R. Morgan of Pleasant
Valley, mother of Mrs. Joseph Bell
of Roberts and A. F. Morgan of Lis
bon, N. D., died yesterday morning
at Washburn, where she was on a
visit to her son George. The funer-
al will be held from the home of the
family in Pleasant Valley to-mor-
row afternoon at two O'Clock.
For SALE:-House and lot on
Cascade avenue. Corner lot near
the Normal, $3.50. Other city prop
erty. HAUGEN & GRIMM.
Mr.. C. Spillcke, teacher of music,
places his card in the JOURNAL to-
day. If you desire instruction on
any instrument mentioned in his
announcement you know where to
find a good teacher. And when
your piano gives an uncertain
sound he can readily correct it, and
at reasonable expense to you.
A. P. Forsyth has sold his house,
drug store and drug stock in Mar
tell TO Mr.. N. E. Nelson of St. Paul,
Mimi. Mr.. Nelson has for several
years been head prescription clerk
in one of the largest drug stores in
St. Paul and comes highly recon-
mended. The people of Martell and
vicinity can consider themselves
very fortunate in getting such an
able and competant druggist in
their midst. Mr. Nelson moves in
with his family in few days.
U1rich's mechanics are exerting
to catch up with the ap-
plications for cement walks. This
week they are laying walk in front
of the residences of Frank Hardy
and Albert O1son-on the west side
of Fremont street and between &C.
dar and Pine streets. AT the same
time the old plank walk on the
east side of Third street, between
Walnut and Spring, and also in the
same block on the south side of
Walnut and between Third and
Fourth streets, is being taken up
and the ground prepared for the re-
ception of cement walk.
The home of w. S. Fowler of
Michigan City, N. D., was struck
by a cyclone last Monday. The
barn, machine shop and two gran
aries were torn to pieces. Another
granary had all the shingles torn
off but was left standing. The
chimneys on the house were blown
down, windows broken and water
pipes torn off. Five horses and
seven calves were in the barn at
the time it was demolished, but
strangely all escaped injury except
one calf, which was killed. Mr..
Fow1er's crops were almost totally
destroyed. Mr.. Fowler formerly re-
sided in this city, and was one of
the publishers of the River Falls
Press.
improvements in the Opera House.
Mr.. Thelander is preparing to
make extensive improvements in his
opera house that will largely add to
it's convenience and appearance.
He will build two reception rooms
on the south side, of ample proper
tons for the purposes intended, one
nf which uri11 he q dreSSinp room