River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1903-07-16

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undergoing repairs Mrs. Stewart
and little daughter Georgia will
spend a few weeks at the home OF
her parents-in-law, Mr.. and Mrs.
James Stewart. Later Mrs. Stewart
will visit her mother, Mrs. Daniel
Stewards, at Columbus.
Sunday was an ideal summer day
and many took advantage of the
fine weather and the fact that bust
ness was side tracked to ride off in
to the country. A large number
went over to Lake ST. Croix. Among
these were Nels Heyerdahl and
family, c. E. Nelson and family,
Even Bergseng and wife, Almingo
Shella and brothers and sisters.
A ferry boat is to be run from
North Hudson to South Saltwater.
Frank Johnson has purchased the
Two Brothers" the boat which the
city of Hudson-or the merchants
of the city-secured two years ago
to bring people from the Minnesota
side to trade. The boat was sunk
but was recently raised and repair
ed.
The little girls who carried flow
ers Memorial Day to decorate the
graves of soldiers in the cemetery
were promised a picnic in the city
park sometime during the summer.
The picnic will be held in Glen park
tomorrow (Friday) afternoon at 3
o'clock. Each IN and child is
requested to bring a plate, cup and
saucer, spoon and napkin.
About twenty young people camp
ed for the past week on the banks
of the Kinnickinnic in Chinnock's
grove, chaperoned by Mrs. Hendrix
and Mrs. Mcclure. They had fine
weather for the most of the time
and enjoyed themselves to the limit
principally in administering to
the satisfaction of a voracious ap-
petite which the outing had encour-
aged.
An alarm of fire just before noon
Monday called out the hose com
pany to locate and extinguish the
fire. 1t was found in David Green's
house on the west side. 1t seems
that the stovepipe had been sepa-
rated where it passed through the
ceiling and set fire in the room above.
Some bedding and clothing were
burned but the loss from the fire
was comparatively slight.
The Hot Springs Medicine Com
pany performed and operated here
for over a week. A sort of vaude-
vile aggregation gave exhibitions
on the street every night and a man
lectured on the virtues of his medi-
cines. The performances were not
high class and they also lacked in
refinement but the biggest crowds
of the season came out to see the
show. The evenings were fine, the
weather enticing people out and
this show gave them occasion to
stop and listen and appropriate
what amusement there was in evil
dence.
There is general condemnation
of the way the Fourth of July has
come to be celebrated. Nearly
every paper we take up since the
4th this year speaks in strong pro-
testation against the practice Of
celebrating with such terrible, ear
splitting racket. Cities are gener-
ally passing ordinances against the
use of cannon crackers and toy
pistols. 1t would be a good thing
if the manufacture and sale of these
dangerous and noisy toys were pro-
hibited, but it is probable that pub
lie sentiment will be sufficiently
strong to secure the passage and
enforcement of ordinances in cities
prohibiting their use hereafter.
Milwaukee will have it's first an
nual horse show in the Exposition
building the week of July 20, and
Judging from the amount of interest
reflected by the press of that city it
is to be a great success. Highbred
horses from Wisconsin and adjoin-
ing states, and even from far away
Virginia, have been entered In the
various classes. Society people
from all the important cities of the
West have already bought boxes,
about 100 of them selling at $500
apiece, while others have brought
SIS and $50 each. The Exposition
building is being re-arranged for
the express purpose of accommodate
ing the immense attendance that Is
anticipated.