River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1903-12-17

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Monday evening: / P, r. S. F ee-
man; K, o. w. Newcomb; -. ].
Stephens; Sec, r "A. Ca pbe1l;
Treas, G. G. Norseng, TrQ tee, G.
w. Chinook.
Mr.. and Mrs. D gn leave
Saturday for an = ded trip
through the east. They will visit
their uncle, Horace A. Taylor, at
| Washington and their son Raymond
who is attending school at Brooklyn
before returning.
Willis Levings, the l2year-old son
of MIR. and Mrs. Edwin Levings,
suffered a severe injury to his right
thumb one day last week by contact
with the cog wheels of a corn cutter,
necessitating amputation just be-
low the first joint.
Wisconsin has been given the
dates from Sept. 5 to 10, to hold its
1904 fair. 1t will be decided within
a few days whether fair will be
held at that time or whether on ac-
count of the Louisiana Purchase
exposition there will be no fair.
River Falls Lodge F. & A. NJ.
elected the following officers for the
ensuing year last Tuesday evening:
w. NJ, H. A, Campbell; S. W., j.
C. Barnard; ]. W., c. F. Winter;
Sec, w. H. Sanderson; Treas, C.
N. Wiger; Trustee, J. P. Carroll.
Spooner Register: John Glover
of New Richmond was in the city
Wednesday afternoon. He is now
engaged in building railroad from
Pratt to tract of land from which
he intends to cut the timber. About
ten miles are completed and there
are about fifty miles TO build.
The controversy over the taking
of ice from the Prairie Mill pond
has been amicably adjusted. The
ice company has commenced put
ting up ice for next season. The
ice is clear as crystal and our citi-
zens will have no cause for COM
plant upon the quality next year.
The McDorman-Daniels Stock Co.
gave very good entertainments to
small audiences Thursday and Fri
day evenings. The show Saturday
evening by the same Company was
frost" in more ways than one.
Those who were present can appre-
ciate the force of the above state
| ment.
Arrangements are under way for
several thousand sheep to be
brought here early in the spring to
test this country as sheep raising
country, and there is no doubt of
the outcome, as sheep have been
here for several years and are doing
well.-Minong Cor, Superior Tele-
gram.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ha1vor Halverson
and their little daughter Gladys re-
turned to-day from Denver, Colo,
where they went about two months
ago on account of Mrs. Halver-
sons health. They will remain
here with relatives for a week or so
before returning to their home in
Ell Paso.
Geo. c.. Friend of Dawson, Alas
ka, was visitor here the first of
the week, the guest of his Alaskan
colleague and friend, Fred Currier.
Mr.. Friend has endured the rigors
of that borean cline without ap-
parent physical detriment. He was
enroute to his former home in Vir-
ginia on visit.
A Minneapolis paper says in re-
gard to one of our River Falls girls:
Miss Pauline Coggeshall was guest
of honor at pretty luncheon yes
terday afternoon given by Miss
Grace Stillwell at Donaldson's tea
room. The decorations were pink
and white with pink roses and white
and pink shaded tapers. Covers
were laid for six"
Commencing with this issue the
JOURNAL will contain new feature,
something which will be interesting
to all, and especially our foreign
readers. Each issue will contain a
resume of the weeks weather. The
temperature will be taken at six
o'clock every morning by Frank
Thayer at the Normal. The tabu-
lated statement will be found in
another column.
Mr.. William H. Cole of Cumber.
land and Miss Tena Christensen OF
Hudson were married by justice
of the peace at Hastings, Mimi,
December ninth. The contracting
parties were members of the Nc.
Dorman- Daniels Stock Co. which
closed its engagement here Satur.
| dow ,,;uh+ The affair was con.