River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1904-07-21

Mrs. Matt ElertSOn returned Sat
urday from two-weeks' visit with
relatives at Baldwin. Her daugh-
ter, Miss Hattie returned with her.
A squad of boys Harvey Starin,
Peter Lundberg, Neil Reed, Caesar
Spillcke, Bert Hull, Marion Keith,
Ernest Smith, Theodore Thomas
and Roy Fuller went to Hastings last
Sunday. Returning to cross the
river at about o clock mishap oc-
CURED to the ferry boat mourning
delay so that it was near morning
on Monday before they reached
home.
Hammond is divided in senti-
ment on Sunday base ball. A week
ago Monday some boys were ar
rested there for playing bali on
Sunday. The trial of the case was
held at Hudson last week and ad-
journed TO this week. At the trial
this week Monday the boys were &C.
quilted on the ground that it was
not proven that they played ball on
Sunday.
The St. Paul dailies record the
death of young man by the name
of Ellsworth Johnson by drowning.
The papers say the parents of the
young man live at River Falls, Wis.
II is stated that the deceased was
bathing when he came to his death
dove under water and failed to
rise. He was % years old and had
been working on a dam. The peo-
pie in this city do not know the
man.
Ira Chase, Mrs. Minnie Chinook
and Mrs. H. c. Newton were here
last week upon the sad occasion of
the death and burial of their moth
er, Mrs. E. P. Hammond. Mrs.
Chinook returned to her home at
Tony last Friday, Mr.. Chase and
Mrs. Newton leave for their homes
to-day, the former at Frederick and
the latter at Chicago. Mr.. Ham
mond goes to Tony to be with his
step-daughter, Mrs. Chinook.
Handland & Chapman have a
crew of men at work on the Normal
sewer. They have been having
considerable trouble on the flats
next to the creek with quicksand.
The whole fiat is full of springs, the
water filling all the flat few feet
from the surface of the ground.
They have the sewer laid now
through the greater part of this
flat, springy ground. The rest of
the sewer will not be so trouble
some to construct.
The Prohibition party of St.
Croix county held it's convention at
Hammond and nominated the fol-
lowing county ticket: For member
of assembly-Frank Webster OF
Spring Valley; county clerk-John
Boardman of Glenwood; clerk of the
court-Mr. Alexander of Emerald;
register of deeds-Herman Deyar-
mond Of Kinnickinnic; treasurer
Aleck Turner of Roberts; sheriff
Chas. Goodrich of Cylon; coroner
DR.. Sil1iman of Hudson.
The Christian Crusaders are still
here and will remain until over Sun
day at least. They hold meetings
every evening at O'Clock in the
Reading and Rest Rooms. The in
terest in their meeting, judging
from the increased attendance, is
increasing. They will hold a meet
ing at the Reading and Rest Rooms
next Sunday afternoon al O'Clock,
in addition to the evening meetings.
The Christian Crusaders are all
right. They should be encouraged
in their good work.
New potatoes of fair size and
good quality have made their APP
pearance in the market, relieving
the peculiar situation of the ex-
IRENE scarcity of the old tubers
with an exorbitant price. Potatoes
should be a good crop. The
weather up to date has prospered
the potato. The vines are now
strong and vigorous with an abund-
ance of leaf foliage. And, condi-
ton that has not been seen for
years in the potato vine, the vines
are blooming profusely. 1t has been
a common remark within the last
fifteen years that potato vines
bloomed so little, and seed balls
were scarcely ever seen. Whereas,
before the potato beetle made his
appearance here the potato vine
b1oomed and went to seed as a
habit.