River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1904-01-14

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.
Harry B. Cornish with his wife
and two sons visited the scenes of
his early life here the first of the
week, guests OF his cousin, Henry
Cornish, and family. He resides
in Minneapolis and is a member of
the Northern Gas Machine Co.,
which was organized by him, with
headquarters at 201 N. w. Building.
Harry is possessed of inventive
genius and this talent has served
him we'll in a financial way.
When horse dropped dead in
town some time ago, scared by the
train, it was thought to be a re-
markable circumstance; but the
same thing happened in the same
way last week. A team belonging
to Ole Thorson was on Newman
Ave- when the train passed. One
of the horses jumped, fell, and was
dead instantly. The M. & w. train
must have some peculiarly terrify-
ing quality, in equine eyes.-Spring
Valley Sun.
| 1. N. Nichols Post No. III, and
I. N. Nichols Corps No. 81, held a
| joint installation of officers Tuesday
evening, Jan. IL, L. Spalding act
ing as installing officer for the Post.
The following officers were Install
ed: P. c., D. S. Hall; S. V. c., D.
w. Kline; ]. V. c., S. E. White
head; o. D., F. ]. Savage; Q. M,
John Burnett; Surgeon, Ed. Daily;
Chap, Rev. E. E. C1ough; o. G.,
Burr Olson, Adjt., C. R. Ellis; S.
M, VIM. w. Hall; Q. M. S., C. G.
Knowles. A banquet was served
by the Post before the installation.
The population of Wisconsin in
creased % per cent from 1890 to
1900, the increase for the United
States being 20 per cent, and for
Iowa 16 per cent; seven-eighths of
the farmers of Wisconsin own their
homes; as a manufacturing state
Wisconsin has in ten years risen
from eighth to seventh place; in the
same time the increase in the
amount paid in wages has been $50
per cent; from 1896 to 1902 the de-
posts in the banks of the state in
creased from 1858 ,281 $50. "A to $780,
1896, 64825 and the increase in re-
sources was from $95, 059, 050.70 to
$194, 469, 1925
Miss Anna Baur of Marathon City,
Wis, and Miss Anna Beschta of
this city have purchased the nillin-
cry establishment known as the
Millinery Emporium of Miss ]. A.
Morse and will continue the bust
ness at the present stand. Miss
Baur left this morning for Marathon
City where she has been in bust
ness for some time, and after clos
ing up her affairs. there, will return
to this city. Miss Beschta is in
charge of the store meantime.
These are worthy young ladies de-.
serving the patronage of the COM
munity which we doubt not will be
accorded to them.
1. N. Nichols Relief Corps, No.
81, installed the following officers
last Friday evening, Mrs. Alice
Weld acting as installing officer:
President, Judith Rogers; Senior
Vice Pres, Mary Haling; Junior
Vice Pres, Emma Burnett; Treas,
Christie M. Wales; Chap, Eunice
Savage; Con-, Emma Sweet; Asst.
Con-, Abbie Myers; Guard, Minnie
McCabe; Asst. Guard, Abbie Love-
ly; Sec., Marian Hughes; Patriotic
Instructor, Jennie Cobb; Musician,
Nellie Toby; Press Correspondent,
Louise Reid; Color Bearers, Viola
Mcclure, Eva Ritchey, Martha Bar
rett, Nellie Hawkins.
Clarence Dodge and wife left last
Friday evening for River Falls,
Wis. Mr.. Dodge has for four years
and a half been editor and publisher
of the Journal and during his resi-
dence here has gained for himself
the reputation of being honest,
sober and industrious and a good
newspaper man. Both he and Mrs.
Dodge leave behind them many
warm friends who deeply regret see
ing them move away, and wish them
success wherever they may perma-
nently locate. It is understood that
Mr.. Dodge has newspaper project
-, Nov 1n howe fhn game