River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1903-06-04

of last week.
Chippewa county has added $500
to the fund raised by the people of
Chippewa Falls to entertain the G.
A. R. boys.
A reception was held at the Bap-
fist church Saturday evening in
welcome of the new pastor of the
church, Rev. A. T. Erickson.
Miss Bessie Hood of St. Paul, ac-
companied by two lady friends, Wis
tied at the home of her cousin, Craig
Randall, Saturday and Sunday.
At the conclusion of the concert
at Opera Hall Saturday night the
young people had dance, the
Troubadours furnishing the music.
Dan Corcoran has bought the
Mrs. ]. B. Dunning place in the
south part of the city of Knute
Wiggen and has moved his family
in.
Mrs. E. o. Morse of Galesburg,
ILL.,, arrived in the city Tuesday on
a visit to relatives. She is the
guest of Mrs. M. D. Morse and
family.
Mrs. Joe Tricky and son, Harold,
of St. Paul Park came down last
week, Wednesday, on a two weeks
visit to Mr.. and Mrs. Matt Elertson;
the ladies are sisters.
]. w. Rawson spoke briefly at the
Congregational church last Sunday
morning and at the Baptist church
in the evening upon work among
the Freedmen. He expects to be at
Eau Claire next Sunday.
The state convention of the Wom-
ans Christians Temperance Union
is being held at Eau Claire this
week. Mrs. L. A. Downer and Mrs.
Frank Baker are in attendance as
delegates from the local society.
The ladies of the Ezekiel Lutheran
church will hold a sale of useful and
ornamental articles at G. A. R. hall
Saturday afternoon, June 6. Sup
per will be served from five o'clock
until all are served. Everybody
cordially invited. Supper 20 cents.
Penny wise and pound foolish is
a term that cannot be applied to
users Of Gold Medal flour because
it is fact that from 40 to 70 pounds
more of bread come out of every
Dbl. of Gold Medal flour. Ask your
grocer.
The annual State G.. A. r. En-
campment is held at Chippewa
Falls next week Tuesday, Wednes-
day and Thursday. The people
there are making elaborate prepar-
atoms to give the Comrades and
visitors a rousing reception. A
rate of one fare has been secured
on the railways.
The program of the G.. A. R. en-
campment next week presents some
notable features. At 2:30 p. m.
Tuesday there will be a parade.
Addresses will be made by Hon. ].
J. jenkins, Senator Quarles, Phil
Cheek, A. H. DeGroff, Ex-Gov.
Hoard, Ex-Gov. Peck, and many
orher distinguished speakers.
The l. 0. G. T. Convention is held
here this week, Friday, Saturday
and Sunday. Public meetings will
be held in the M. E. church, adj
dressed by Prof. G. w. E. Hill of
Saltwater. The announcement that
Mr.. Hill will speak assures good
attendance, for the people of this
city remember his former appear
ance here with pleasure.
Hudson's High school graduated
class of Il Friday night. The
class is as nearly evenly divided be-
tween the sexes, as the odd number
permits, there being II girls and 10
boys. The members of the class
drove out here yesterday and pic
nicked in Glen Park. They are a
fine, bright looking lot of boys and
girls. The class, by appearance of
the individual graduates, averages
quite young. We should say all
were yet in their teens. The young
people were accompanied by Princi-
pal McIver and Miss White, their
teacher of mathematics.
The Troubadours gave a very
commendable and enjoyable enter
tainment at Opera Hall Saturday
night. 1t is troupe of fine must
cians-a harpist, two violinists and
a player of the flute. The per-
former on the flute was especially
pleasing in his renditions. The
reader with the troupe, Miss Muir
raw, is a charming reciter. The