River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1904-01-07
Mr.. and Mrs. Nelson Cooke OF

urday on visit to her parents, MI
and Mrs. O. Fl. Bang. They expect
to go to New Richmond tomorrow
to visit Mrs. Severn Olson, cousin
of Mrs. Cooke.
The Wisconsin Land Co. have
sold to C. N. Wiger and E. B. Car
isch the three business buildings
owned by F. A. Bracket and oc-
cupied by Dunn Bros, M. E. Mellen
and Carisch & Son. The transfer
was made January 1st.
The First Baptist church at New
Richmond was totally destroyed
last Sunday afternoon by fire, which
caught from the heating apparatus.
The building was practically new,
having been built since the tornado
It was well insured, and will be re-
built.
Rev. H. L. Richardson, whose
mother and several relatives are
residents of Roberts, was killed in
the Iroquois theatre fire at Chicago.
Rev. Richardson has preached in
the Congregational church at this
place and will be remembered by
many of our citizens.
After the installation of officers
of the u. O. F. Tuesday evening the
lady members served nicely pre-
pared supper to the gentlemen of
the order. 1t was in the nature of
surprise. After supper the mem
bers INDUCED in games and card
playing until the wee sma' hours.
Christ Gudmonson of Minneapolis
came down Monday evening to at
tend the funeral of his brother John,
whose remains were brought from
Mendoza asylum and were buried in
the cemetery at New Centerville
Tuesday. The deceased was a SON.
in-law of Steiner Thorson of Martell.
DR.. E. C. Roberts, Refractionist,
of Red Wing, Mimi, will be in River
Falls Jan. 7th and 9Th at the 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.
The state tax commission has
determined that the tax collector
cannot compel the mortgagor or
owner of the mortgaged property to
pay the tax separately assessed
against the mortgage, to the mort
gagee, in accordance. with the law
passed at the last. session of the
legislature. ,.
Mrs. John Melville and her daugh-
ter, Mrs. Bert Stone, Of La Fayette,
Chippewa county, spent several
days in the city the past week, the
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Mat
teson. Mrs. Melville is an aunt of
Mrs. Matteson. Mr.. Melville is one
of the most successful farmers of
Chippewa county.
The following officers of the Uni
ted Order of Foresters were in
stalled last Tuesday evening: P. C.
R., F. C. Peterson; C. r., C. F.
Heinrich; V. R., E. P. Kellogg; Sec,
R. w. McCabe; Treas, F. C. Cox;
c. A., Mrs. Helen Chinook; Chap,
Mrs. F. C. Cox; l. W., James Peter
son; O. w, H. Thomas; c. D., w.
K. Nobel; c. P, E. A. Gendron.
The best housewives use Maple
City Se1f-Washing Soap because it
gives the best results. Much de-
ponds on the woman who does the
washing; more depends on the soap.
When you buy bar of Self-Wash-
ing soap, you buy a bar of pure
soap, without an ounce of resin Or
filler, bar of soap that will go
three times as far as cheaper or
adulterated soap.
At the adjourned meeting of the
stockholders of the Pierce County
Fair held last Saturday the follow
ing officers were elected for 1904:
President i. w. Hancock; vice
president-C. M. Stafford, ST.; Sec
retary-E. S. Doolitt1e; treasurer
H. r. Huber; speed committee
L. Moody and L. G. Spinney. The
meeting voted to hold three days
fair this year instead of four. The
premium list will be revised Ellis
worth Herald
Our fellow townsnan j. H. Field
has gathered the following Stats
tics as to the building and improv-
ing in the city during the period
from March 1, 1908, to January /,
1904: Dwellings erected, Is; barns
erected, II; additions to business
buildings, 8; additions to dwell
ings, S; additions to barns, S. In