River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1903-11-05
Good weather, but a little cooler.

Good weather, but a lite cooler.
Mesdames Anton Segerstrom, A.
w. Lund and John Stiles visited in
the Twin Cities Wednesday.
/ Ohio 10000 Republican major
| ity! Now What's the matter with
HANNAH" Isn't he "al1 right?"
| Mrs. G. w. McKahn returned last
week from an extended visited to
her son, VIM. McKahn, at Eau
| Claire.
For good workmanship and reas-
enable charges Ole Bang, the tailor,
| is the man; he is adroit in mending
and making-over fur goods.
Prof. w. F. Lusk of the Ellsworth
High school was elected secretary
of the N. w. Teachers association
at its recent meeting at Chippewa
Falls.
The ladies of the English Luther
an church will hold an apron sale
at the Rest Room Saturday after
noon, Nov. IA. Coffee and cake
will be served.
F. H. Welcome and P. M. Rea-
gon of Minneapolis are business
visitors in the city to-day. Mr..
Welcome is president of the new
bank at Prescott.
The Degree of Honor will give a
basket social in G. A. R. hall Fri
day evening, Nov. Is. A cordial
invitation is extended to all to come
and have a good time.
Frank Whipple, who had been in
the employ of C. F. Ensign running
threshing engine, left for St. Paul
Monday afternoon, called home by
the announcement of his fathers
sudden death.
A remnant and reminder of pio-
neer days was seen here one day
last week an emigrant driving an
ox-team. The oxen were not "yoked"
but harnessed, similarly to horses.
Of course the man was driving
north.
The Central Conference of the
English Evangelic al Lutheran
Synod of the Northwest was held at
Ellsworth Tuesday. The delegates
to the Conference met here yester-
day and held services in the Eng
1ish Lutheran church.
Miss Emma Pomeroy of River
Falls was in the city Wednesday,,
taking subscriptions for the Ladies
Home Journal, Saturday Evening
Post and Designer and is one of the
competitors for 5000 prize. New
Richmond Republican-Voice.
Ole Isaacson, who had been in
failing health for long time, died
Yesterday morning. The funeral
will be held at South Rush River
tomorrow forenoon. We shall pub
lish more extended obituary no.
tice of the deceased next week.
Mrs. Abbie ]. C1app, of st. Paul,
mother of Senator Moses Clapp,
was visitor at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. w. P. Marshall the first of the
week. Mrs. Clapp will spend the
winter in southern California as
we'll as Mr.. and Mrs. w. P. Mar
shall.
Downs Parker came to the city
Monday for visit with his parents,
Prof. and Mrs. w. D. Parker. He
is engaged in mining for gold in
Nicaragua and his business calling
him to New Orleans he improved
the occasion to run up to River
Falls.
Halloween was observed by the
young people here by various ex-
hibitions. There was much hilarity
but little occasion for remonstrance.
We have heard of no instances of
the destruction of property or any
great annoyance by the misplace
ment of things.
That the young colored people of
the south are anxious to get an edu-
cation is evidenced by the fact that
Booker T. Washington's school at
Tuskegee, Ala, began this fall with
all the students the institution
would accommodate while 1,048 ap-
plicants were unable to gain adj
mission.
DR.. E. c. Roberts, Refractionist,
of Red Wing, Mimi, will be in River
Falls Nov. 18th and 18th at City
Hotel with a full line of fine crystal
line spectacles and eye glasses.
Eyes examined by the latest ap-
proved scientific methods. Glasses
ground to order to correct weak
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