River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1904-12-15

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]. w. Rawson returned last night
from his missionary trip in the
South.
am at K. N. Jenson'a with many
useful presents for Christmas.
Santa Claus.
Mrs. w. D. Finley won a set of
dishes in the Prairie Mill guessing
contest-No. SO.
Claus Isaacson came over from
St. Paul Tuesday evening on visit
to friends and relatives.
Get your Christmas presents at
Rasmussen's. He has an elegant
assortment Furniture; Rugs; Pic
lures; Chinaware; Toys, etc.
The Misses Amy, Eta and Ella
Chapman went to Hopkins, Mimi,
Friday evening to spend day with
their friend Mrs. Nels A. Wif-nee
Miss Emma Guiser of Martell.
The many friends of E. G. Farms
worth will be sorry TO hear that he
is very sick in Minneapolis. He re-
Gently underwent an operation for
kidney trouble. His physicians ex-
press no hope for his recovery.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jens Pagh, who late
ly moved to their new home, the
Errett place, in the east part of the
city, entertained large number of
friends who came to give them
neighborly welcome last Tuesday
evening.
The ladies of the Baptist church
will give their experience social in
the church parlors Friday, Dec. 16,
commencing at 1880 o'clock. Come
and hear the experiences and bring
your dollar. There will be light re-
freshments served. Everybody is
invited.
Owing 10 being over-run with pre-
scription work and our usually
heavy drug business, we found it
best to have all the Christmas pres
ents displayed at the Toy and Book
store, where you'll find everything
to please your friends for Christmas.
Big reductions in all lines at the
Toy and Book store.
Inasmuch as Attorney General
Moody determines that guessing
contests by which money is pro-
posed to be distributed or prizes
given to the lucky participants are
lottery schemes, Postmaster Gener-
al Wynne will order such papers as
contain an advertisement of these
schemes excluded from the mails.
At the annual meeting of the
Stockholders of the Pierce County
Fair, held at Ellsworth Dec. IL, the
following officers were elected for
the coming year: President. w.
Hancock; Vice Pres.-C. M. Stat
ford; Sec.-E. S. Doolittle; Treas
H. r. Huber; Speed Conn. L.
Moody. L. G. Spinney, J A. Freese.
Mrs. J. H. Clonts of Be1denville
writes this office that she recently
received word of the death of Aus
tin II. Davis, an old timer in this
vicinity. He resided for several
years on the farm just south of the
Sherlock Wales farm. He also lived
in this city for a time. Mr.. Davis
died July Fl, 1904, at North Wilbra-
ham, Mass, aged IS years and six
days.
Every community is composed Of
two classes of people, the success
full and the non-successfu1. Those
who are pointed out as the "suc-
cesses" become so by saving a part
of their income, be it great or small.
Study the men about you and then
ask yourself, At what age should
l begin to be a SUGGEST" When
you have thought it out, go TO the
First National Bank and open an
account.
l. N. Nichols Post, No. 1T, G. A.
R., elected officers Tuesday even
ing. Dec. Is, as follows: P. &C.
G. Knowles; S. V. CIV. w. He'll;
]. v. C.-James Field; o. Dc. E.
Pratt; Q. M.-John Burnett; Sur
geon-Ed. Daily; Chaplain-Rev. E.
E. Clough; O.gG.-W. w. Shafer;
Trustee-Luther Spalding. C. R.
Ellis was elected delegate to the
State Encampment and Martin
Welker as alternate.
Fern Colony, No. PIG, Beaver
Queens elected officers last Monday
night, Dec. IL. Following are the
officers elected: NJ. w. Q.-Frances
Van Voorhis; w. D.--Amelia Gev.
ers, w. P.-Tillie Engdahl; P. w.
Q.-Frances Wards Sec.-Katherine