River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1903-01-22

bonds.
Orders for Cut Flowers left at the
Millinery Emporium will be prompt
ly filed.
Mrs. Meath and children went tt
New Richmond Tuesday, called
there by the death of her father.
Nicholas Knott of Troy and Miss
Matilda Schweitzer of Warren were
married at the home of the bride
Monday.
George Cryderman, Fred Carisct
and Ben Rosenberg attended the
masquerade ball at Hudson Friday
evening.
The Joseph Barrett farm in Trim.
belle was sold at sheriff's sale here
Saturday. 1t was bought by VIM.
Gray for So, 495.
The Masonic lodge of Hudson
held a communication of sorrow
Tuesday evening in memory of de-
ceased members.
Mrs. Frances Farnsworth of Min
neapolis was called here the first Of
the week by the serious illness OF
her son Bert's wife.
Examinations are being held at
the Normal this week, for the work
of the second term. The third
quarter begins the 9th.
Ten or twelve members of the
lodge of the U. @. F. went to Hud-
son last week, Wednesday evening,
as guests of the Hudson lodge of
the same order at installation.
Ezra ]. Bartlett, formerly of Pres
colt, died of paralysis at Independ-
ence, Iowa, recently. He was a
member of the 18th Wisconsin.
Several of his old comrades live
here.
LOST. "A 1ady's gold watch,
Thursday, Jan. IS, between the
postoffice and the city limits on
north Main street. Finder please
leave at this Office and receive re-
ward.
D. H. Levings was affected with
what was supposed to have been a
slight attack of paralysis the first
of the week, but he is now able to
be about and seems to be in usual
health.
The River Falls high school will
debate with the Ellsworth high
school. The question to be debated
is "Should the tariff be removed
from such articles as are manufac-
tured or controlled by trusts?"
Prof. A. G. Bell, the inventor of
the Bell telephone, claims to have
solved the question of aerial navi-
igation. If he can sail through the
air he has accomplished what Lord
Kelvin says is an impossibility.
A High School basket ball team
is to be organized. Some 20 high
school boys have subscribed toward
the epxense of the purchase of a
ball and for other necessary appur-
tenances. They will practice two
evenings weekly, Monday and
Wednesday.
A slight change has been made
in the railway time table here. Be-
ginning Monday of this week the
evening train leaves st. Paul for
River Falls and Ellsworth at $40
instead of at 5:35 as before. This
will make the train due here at 6:35.
No change in other train service.
Mr.. Robert ]. Honeyford of Bis
bee, N. D., and Miss May Thomas
of Kinnickinnic we're married by
Rev. ]. M. Baur the 18th. The
bride has been a teacher in the
schools at Bisbee for the past two
years. They will make their home
at Bisbee. The many friends of the
bride in this vicinity wish for her a
life of happiness.
E. w. Everson and daughters
Clara and Alkaline left Tuesday for
St. Paul and Minneapolis where
they will visit with friends for a
week, after which they, with the ex-
ception of Miss Clara, will return to
their home at Darcy, N. D. Miss
Clara will remain in Minneapolis
and attend school. They had been
visiting relatives in this vicinity for
the past four weeks.
The nineteen societies, the names
and officials of which were published
in the JOURNAL of last week, have
in the aggregate membership OF
over 1000. This number is one
half the population of the city. 1t
must be understood however that
there are not nearly as manY as