River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1904-03-24
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Roscius S. Freeman of this city
has been appointed representative
] of the Grand Chapter of Royal Arch
Masons of Nebraska for Wisconsin,
an honor worthily bestowed.
The Rummage Sale spoken of in
/ last weeks JOURNAL is TO be held
in the vacant candy store next door
south of Dunn Bros. hardware store
on Friday and Saturday, April 8, 9.
] sAll proceeds of the farmers din
I ner next Saturday are to be used to-
wards establishing a permanent
place for the Public Reading and
Rest Rooms as centrally located as
possible. ~.
The Tuesday Club was postponed
this week on account of illness.
The ladies will meet with Mrs. Clark
next Tuesday at 2:45 p. m, when
the program printed in the JOURNAL
will be given.
w. H. Putnam went to Minneapo-
lis Friday TO see his father, ]. D.
| Putnam, who came to that city to
consult specialist physicians con-
corning an ailment affecting his
tongue and throat.
The young people of the city will
hold a temperance meeting in the
M. E. church next Sunday evening,
March 81, at $50 o'clock. 1t is
hoped that each society will be
we'll represented.
Jason Downer returned last Fri
day from Carpio, N. D., where he
had been employed in store for
several months. He will remain
here until he makes more definite
plans for the future.
Merchants: one or two ladies will
call on you for articles you may
wish to donate to the Rummage
Sale. Look about you and see
what you can spare and have it.
ready when they call.
At the inter-normal oratorical
contest, held at Platteville last Fri
day evening, Edward Mcmahon of
Milwaukee won first place, Frank
| McNa1ly of Superior, second and
| Samuel Block of Plattevi1le third.
If you think of buying carpet
cali at the River Falls Building &
Mfg. Cos shop, opposite the Jour
NAL office, and examine their sam
pies and get prices. They also sell
house paints.
Wash-day has no terrors if you use
Galvanic Soap, The Famous Easy
Washer 1t costs no more than
other soap, and is much cheaper in
the end because of it's purity and
the fact that it does not injure the
clothes.
A fund is being raised to buy.
100, 900 trout fry to replenish the.
Streams here. Not quite enough
money has YET been raised. If you
will kindly aid in this enterprise
hand your contribution to H. w.
Thomson.
At a special election held last
week Washburn voted to incorpo-
rate into full-hedged city and to
this effect city officers will be cleo
ted April S. The vote on incorpo-
ration was, for incorporation ass;
against, 1873.
Prof. D. E. Cameron, superinten-
dent of Our city schools, has tender
ed his resignation to the board to
take effect at the close of this school
year. We understand it is his in
tention to enter some other line of
work. -Washburn News.
Frank Griffin will give the skunks
a rest until the market value of
their hides advances. He has kill
ed 28O the past season. Skunk
hides were worth $1.00 apiece the
first of the season, a price which
has fallen to half that sum.
The sun crossed the Zine" Mon
and is coming our way. In further
evidence that spring is on it's way a
large flock of robins arrived here
from the southland the first of the
week. Hail! the robins and the
springtime! But-keep your shirt
on.
Lake Superior is frozen over for
20 miles east of Duluth and Lake
Michigan is frozen throughout its
whole extent. With the ground
frozen five or six feet deep and such
vast quantities of ice on streams
and lakes spring will necessarily be
late.
C. o. Marsh, publisher of the Re.
publican, Amigo, was in the city
the first Of the week, an official Wis
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