River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1903-09-24

three, on the occasion of the funeral
over the remains of Mr.. APP Roberts
Mrs. w. S. Ensign went to Alex.
andria, Indiana, Tuesday to visit
her adopted daughter, Mrs. Eccles
Her daughter, Inez Ensign accom-
panied her.
Special train leaves here at SOC
a. m. for Ellsworth Thursday and
Friday, returning, leave Ellsworth
at ZOO p. m. Fare for the round
trip, SIS cents.
Miss Amy Chapman returned Fri
day from her trip t. Washington
and left Saturday for Madison to
resume her place as teacher in the
public schools.
Miss Caroline Henderson and
Raymond Ensign went to Brooklyn
N. Y, Tuesday where they will
take course of study in the Pratt
Institute of Art.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Robinson left
for their home at Ellensburg, Wash
ington, last Saturday. They were
accompanied by their sister, Miss
Julia Moynihan.
Rev. E. E. Clough returned yes
terday from Chippewa Falls with
his household belongings and fam
lily. He will preach in the M. E..
church next Sunday.
Mrs. Mary Cross died in Hudson
last week. She was member of
1.-The Daughters of the Revolution. +"
Her father, Gen. Grover, was killed
in the battle of Gettysburg.
Potatoes were reported before the
rains as only half crop. The wet
weather caused the tubers to rot in
some soils. What the damage is
from this cause has not been deter
mined.
Carl Yocum, at the stand of the
Model Bakery, sells good bread, a
square loaf, cents. He has first
class baker whose work is honest,
clean and the goods are of the best
quality.
The weather bureau suggests the
burning of damp straw in truck
gardens and orchards to ward off
early frosts. This method has been
successfully adopted even in wheat
fields in North Dakota.
Prescott voted the 18th to deter
mine what amount saloons should
pay for a license TO sell liquors.
The ballots voted were for 5000,
$3.50 and $500. The vote was the
largest for the largest amount.
Mrs. G. E. Nichols, nee Miss Eva
Burnett, of Chokio, Mimi, who had
been here for the past month on a
visit to her aunt, Mrs. G. w. Chin
mock, Jr., leaves to-day for Wichita,
Kansas, TO pay her mother and
grandmother visit.
A man named Kerkey was found
frozen stiff Sept. Is not far from his
home twelve miles northwest Of
Minot, N. D. He had gone out in
the snow storm to recover some
cattle which were straying away by
the force of the blizzard.
Genuine goodness is a rare virtue
that is always recognized, whether
in folks, merchandise or soap.
Maple City Self-Washing Soap pos
sesses this virtue as does no other
soap on the market. To try it once
is to use it always. Get it at your
grocer's.
| We are informed that the ladies
of the Improvement League intend
to have a footbridge built across
the South Fork into the park this
fall, and that carpenters are max
ing preparations towards the con-
struction. The particulars we
have not learned.
Much fruit is being raised in St.
Croix county. Not berries alone,
nor crabs, but good varieties of
apples. Some of the incest fruit in
the market is home grown which is
especially encouraging for the pros
poets of future fruit growing
Hudson True Republican. Same
here in Pierce county.
The High School Literary Society
have organized for the terms work,
electing the following officers: Pres
ident, Miss Anna Smith; Vice Pres
ident, Miss Ruth Scott; Recording
Secretary, Miss Helen Laughlin;
Corresponding Secretary, David
Smith; Treasurer, Miss Julia Ander-
son; Critic, Prof. Ames.
B. L. Grant moved his family here
from Hudson the first of the week.
They occupy the Albert Currier
house, corner of Cedar and Third