River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1903-09-24

brother James.
The JOURNAL goes to press a lit
tie previously this week in order
that we may help swell the crowd
to the fair the last days.
Miss Lima Campbell came down
Tuesday from Brainerd, Mimi,
where she had been attending her
brother Homer who is in the North
ern Pacific hospital suffering from
rheumatism. He had been in the
hospital two weeks. Miss Campbell
reports her brother as improving.
His mother is now with him.
DIR. Muedeking will make his reg
ular professional visit to River Falls
the Goth of September and 1st of
October, and take orders for his
splendid white flint spectacles. The
price of these highly polished lenses,
including the fitting of the eyes, IS
no greater than common spectacles.
Office hours at the Gladstone Hotel
from IL m. TO p. m.
The best housewives use Maple
City Se1f-Washing Soap because it
gives the best results. Much de-
ponds on the woman who does the
washing; more depends on the soap.
When you buy bar of Self-Wash-
ing soap, you buy a bar of pure
soap, without an ounce of resin or
filler, bar of soap that will go
three times as far as a cheaper or
adulterated soap.
The Junior Improvement League
of the Fourth ward met with Mrs.
J. M. Smith Saturday, the 18th, for
their last meeting. After their
regular business meeting the chill
dren enjoyed picnic on the lawn.
During the summer the children
have met once week with Mrs.
Smith and have assisted in keeping
the streets of the Fourth ward clear
of paper and weeds.
The automobile suggests to the
fellow that propels bicycle that
motive power other than that of the
muscles of his hind legs is ICON
summation devout1y to be wished"
The motorcycle, a bicycle propelled
by gasoline or something of the
sort, is now constructed and when
the demand for them is sufficient to
compel their construction at a popu-
lar price they will be very COM
mon vehicle.
The construction of the Carnegie
library is proceeding. On the adj
vice of Miss Stearns, of the state Ii
sbrary board, Van Ryn & DeGelleke,
of Milwaukee, were chosen archi-
tects and on their plans and specif-
cations the contract of constructing
the building was awarded to Kir-
cher & Son for $3.50. ut is of Gre.
clan architecture, of Bedford stone
and st. Louis pressed brick of light
cream color.-Hudson True Repub-
lican.
The fun era1 over the remains of
Mr.. Ap Roberts was held at the
family residence Wednesday after
noon at 200 O'Clock, Rev. D. B.
Spencer in charge of the services.
Eleanor and Percy arrived home
from Itasca county, Mimi, Tuesday
forenoon. Robert was off with
company of homesteaders for
twenty-day trip and it was not pos
sible that he could be communicate
ed with so that he could get here to
the funeral.
The people of Saltwater are dis.
cussing the municipal ownership
question as applied to the water
works system of the city. The
plant was built and the system in
augurated thirteen years ago. In
the franchise to the company that
assumed the building it was stipu-
lated that the city have an option
to purchase at any time within
twenty years. The plant has cost
about $15O,OOO and its revenue is
from $4,000 to $25, 200 a year.
Two dances were on last Friday
night but as neither constituted
crowd the two coalesced for econ
omy and company. The Odd Eel
lows and Rebekahs held social
gathering and dance at Odd Fellows
hall, and a number of young people
from Mann Valley gathered in the
Johnson Bros. hall for a social
dance. These were invited over to
the Odd Fellows hall to participate
with the Odd Fellows and Rebekahs
in their dance. The local orchestra
furnished music.
At the Chruches.
BAPTIST.
Next Sunday morning Mr.. Erick-