River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1903-06-11

day were: DR.. ]. A. Clough, Misses
Carrie Ekblom, Effie Peterson, Olge
Peterson Edith Haas and ORE
Harshman; also Henry Sampson
and Will Hodge of O1ivet.
A number from here joined the
Hudson E1ks' excursion by boat tc
Taylors Falls last Friday. About
400 were aboard and with the en-
trancing scenery along the ST. Croiz
river and at the state park and the
lavish entertainment provided by
the E1ks there was enjoyment to the
fullest extent.
Mesdames E. B. Armstrong, John
Currier, A. P. Weld, F. ]. Savage,
Sherlock Wales and L. Hall went
to Chippewa Falls Monday to at
tend the state encampment of the
Woman's Relief Corps. They all
returned to-day except Mrs. Savage
who is visiting with her brother, ].
B. Jones, at Eau Claire.
T. Cora-Thomas of Olds, North
Alberta, former pastor of Trinity
church, this city, arrived in town
Monday on a visit to his daughter,
Miss Louise, and is guest at the
home of w. H. Putnam. He spent
two years in the British army in
South Africa, and is now opening
up a stock ranch in Alberta.
The remains of Edwin R. Childs
were brought here from Alexandria,
Mimi, Monday, by his nephew, E.
R. Childs, to be inferred in Green
wood Cemetery. The deceased died
June 6, 1908, of apoplexy and was
Is years, IL months and 7 days old.
He was resident of this place in
it's early history, leaving about 1866.
Cosgrove's Concert Orchestra are
assured of an immense audience at
their performance here next Wednes-
day evening. Nearly 800 tickets
have now been sold and a large
number are taken for the social hop
that follows the concert program.
Young folks must dance TO such
exquisite music. Desirable seats
still obtainable at Taggart's.
The following comrades went
from here to Chippewa Falls Tues
day to attend the state G.. AR. en-
campment held in that city June 9,
10 and IL: Edwin Levings, Jas.
Markley, G. E. Pratt, John McIlroy,
Luther Spa1ding, John Winn, Ezra
Healy, w. P. Marshall, Jas. Fields,
Ed. Russ, E. S. Reed, John Swain
son and J. R. Whitback and wife.
Special trains will be run on the
occasion of the M. w. A. picnic at
Baldwin next Wednesday, the 18th
inst. A train will be run from Hud-
son TO Baldwin in the morning con-
Meeting with the Ellsworth and
New Richmond lines and arriving
at Baldwin at $50. Returning train
will leave Baldwin for Hudson,
New Richmond and Ellsworth at
1880 p. m.
The Old Settlers will remember
with relish the Ice Cream they ate
at their anniversary dinner. Twas
Milton's, and we are pleased to an
nounce that this delicious brand
can be had at Taggart's drug store
in bulk or in bricks Of any desired
flavor at the. same price as is usual
ly obtained for inferior creams
Leave your orders now for Sunday
dinners. 35c per quart in bricks
that will keep frozen six hours.
J. w. T. Ames represented the
local camp, S. ", at the annual
encampment at Chippewa Falls this
week. He reports the largest en-.
campnent of Sons" held in the
state in ten years. More than two
hundred were in line of parade
sixty of them armed and uniformed
headed by live eagle. Wisconsin
Division, S. ", is rapidly growing,
having doubled in membership dur.
ing the past year.
River Falls Camp No. AZ, Wood.
men of the World, celebrated Their
annual memorial day last Sunday
Assembling at their hall they don
ned their funeral rega1ia and march
ed in body to the Baptist church
where they were cordially welcomed
by appropriate music by the choir
and stirring sermon by the new
pastor, Rev. A. T. Erickson. Al
the conclusion of the service they
marched in a body to. Greenwood
Cemetery where the regular pro
gram of their beautiful ritual If
memory of their dead was carried
out. The Woodmen of the World
now number nearly a million mem
bers.