River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1903-10-29


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
eyes, etc.
A notable sporting event takes
place at Minneapolis Saturday.
game OF football between the team
of the Minnesota University and
that of the University of Michigan.
The Michigan team has been con-
sidered invincible and it is claimed
that the University has the best
team this year that it has ever had.
But the Minnesota boys are mo
slouches. The fare to Minneapo-
lis and back from here Saturday is
$1.10.
The gates at the new dam were
closed Saturday morning at 8
O'Clock, and Sunday morning the
pond was full and the water run
ming over the dam. The dam is
substantial structure. A building
is being put up over the fume and
extending east into the bank ten or
twelve feet for a power house. 1t
will not take long to finish this and
install the machinery. The poles
and wires connecting this with the
main station are already up.
Lillian Browning and Madge Kyes
of Minneapolis have been in our
city representing the Tapestry
Paint Co. of Chicago for the last
few days in new line of art where
by anyone can acquire knowledge
in art in few moments that would
astonish their own eyes and on leav-
ing the city they have appointed
Mrs. Annabel Knudson as local
agent for the Company to handle all
supplies in their line and give in
struction in the same.
John C. Jones, who was a mem
Der of Co. A, 30th Wis. infantry,
fell from the roof of building in
Hudson Saturday and died from a
broken neck. The funeral was held
Monday and was largely attended
by members of the G. A. R. posts.
Members of l. N. Nichols post to
the number of twelve from here at
tended-Jno. Burnett, G. R. Ellis,
Be1den Eaton, W. P. Marshall, G..
E. Pratt, F. ] Savage, Ezra Healy,
L. Spalding, Ed. Daily, S. B. Wales,
Jas. Mcdonald, C. G. Knowles.
A. A. Carter of the real estate
agency of Lang & Carter, Bemidji,
Mimi, was in the city between
trains Saturday and while here dis
cussed the advantages of Beltrami
county of which Bemidji, growing
city of 1900 inhabitants, is the
county seat. Mr.. Carter had along
some samples of grasses grown in
the county, both wild and cultiva-
ted-two punches of splendid wild
red-top, the individual spears of
which measure over six feet; tim
othy four and a half feet and red
clover three feet. These grasses
may be seen at Hamilton's store.
Wild lands, with good timber, sell
from $500 to $40 an acre.
Mrs. J. w. VIM and daughter,
Miss Eliza, returned Saturday from
a visit of several weeks TO Mrs.
Winn's daughter, Mrs. Harry Miller,
at Graysville, Tennessee. While in
Tennessee they visited Lookout
mountain and brought home some
mementoes of the battlefield
cane made of willow grown on the
mountain and into which has been
placed a photograph of the noun
tain showing the railway Up the
side. This cane now assists ]. w.
VIM on his travels and perceptit1 ~
lessons his limp. A gave1, made
from laurel grown on the mountain
was also secured which Miss VIM
presented to 1. N. Nichols post of
this place.