River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1903-12-03

at ST.. Bridget's church Thanks.
| giving day. The proceeds netted
about $500.
The firm of Pratt & Tomlinsor
has been dissolved, Mr.. Pratt re-
firing. Mr.. Tomlinson will continue
the business.
Mrs. Albert Morgan returned to
Roberts this morning after spend
ing week with friends and rela-
tives in this city.
Albion Fuller left last Tuesday
| for Jennings, La, where he will
spend the winter with his uncle,
Mr.. G. H. Morse.
The manager of the public Read
ing and Rest Rooms is now ready
to take orders for home baking and
homemade candy.
Miss Helen Clough will accept a
limited number of pupils on the
violin. For terms inquire at the
Methodist parsonage.
Mr.. and Mrs. N. Heyerdahl and
C. E. Nelson and family were out
to Gertrude to spend Thanksgiving
at the S. Shella home.
Chas. Harshman and family came
down from Gi1by, N. D., last week
on visit 10 his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Jacob Harshman.
Harv ey Sweet has returned from
Ashton, Ia, where he went the first
part of the past month as day oper-
ator for the Omaha.
Howard Hutchins and family
were down from Hudson Thanks
giving to visit his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Heman Hutchins.
Oscar Gustafson returned from
Minot, N. D., Saturday, where he
had been the past three months en-
p1oyed in the coal mines.
Clarence White, a son of Mrs.
Ophe1ia White, was seriously injur-
ed by being struck in the eye with
a Skinny club recently.
The foot ball game at Madison
Thanksgiving day resulted in the
defeat of the Badgers by the Goph-
ers by a score of II to O.
DR.. and Mrs. G. A. Hull and their
son Bert are here from Cedar
Rapids, Ia, on visit. They are
sojourning at the City Hotel.
Miss w. R. Vance of Canon City,
Colorado, visited her friend, Jose
phine Williams, at her home on
Pleasant View Farm last week.
S. D. Dodge and wife, Geo. Dodge
and wife and Geo. Pratt and wife
spent Thanksgiving with Mr.. and
Mrs. Wendell Dodge in Ellsworth.
H. Ray Chinook, who has been
rutsicating in the northern woods
and visiting here the past two
weeks, returned to Glenwood Tues
day.
1t is predicted that fifty per cent.
of the sheep on the ranges of east
ern Washington and Oregon will die
before spring because of lack of
food.
DR.. P. E. DeMille, Dentist, will
be in River Falls to serve patrons
the week beginning Monday, Dec.
7, with Office at the Gladstone as
usual.
The fire company was called out
Thanksgiving morning to extin.
guish small blaze started by chill
dren at play in George Dodge's
woodshed.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. M. Sampson of
Excelsior, Mimi, returned to their
home Saturday. While in the city
they were guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
Vino Fait.
The eight-year-old son of Frank
Otto of Prescott, while out hunting
rabbits with his father and brother
in-law week ago Saturday, fatally
shot himself.
Frank Griffin killed Is skunks
one day last week. He makes a
business of hunting skunks in the
fall when their fur is valuable and
corrals great many.
F. M. Ulrich, G. G.. Norseng and
John Dunn, who have been attend
ing court at Ellsworth the past
two weeks in the capacity of jurors,
are at home for a week.
Robt. Reed was down from the
u. of Mimi. from Friday to Mon
day. He had accompanied the foot
ball team to Madison as member
of the University band.
Rev. A. T. Erickson end Prof. j,
r. Forden spent the latter part of
last week with friends near Spoon