River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1904-02-25

while they are cheap at Allard,
Stewart Co.'S.
Michigan courts have decreed that
the board of education have a right
to require pupils TO go directly
home when dismissed from school.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Currier and
Mr.. and Mrs. Hanna entertained
large number of friends at the home
of the latter last Saturday evening.
A photographer has been taking
views at the Normal the past week
to be used in the Wisco nsin school
exhibit at the St. Louis exposition.
Freeman Cottle of Chicago takes
the manual training classes at the
Normal, in place of Prof. Forden,
resigned to make journey in the
Orient.
The county jail is over-run with
tramps. Seven came last Thurs
day, one Friday, one Saturday and
three Sunday-twelve in all.-St.
Croix Observer.
The state health officials, say
scarlet fever is prevalent and Sc
new cases were reported last week.
Eleven new cases of small pox were
also reported for the same time.
Prof. j. F. Sims gave the princi-
pal address at the meeting of the
school boards of Pierce county at
Ellsworth. His remarks were on
the line of rural school consolida-
ton.
C. A. Smith and C. Munshausen
have leased the building formerly
known as the Model Bakery, recent
ly vacated by Carl Yocum, and are
fitting it up for a frst-class barber
shop.
Leave orders at the Public Read
ing and Rest Rooms for home
baking, homemade candy, and pop
corn. Sandwiches, doughnuts and
coffee served at any hour for loo.
Baked beans Sc.
A ascent supper will be served
in the Public Reading Room Friday
evening, March 4, from 500 to ZOO
O'Clock. All proceeds to be used
for the rooms and TO renew subscip-
tions to magazines.
The Senate ratified the Panama
canal treaty Tuesday by a decisive
vote of 66 TO IA. All amendments
were voted down including that of
Senator Bacon providing a money
indemnity to Colombia.
Rev. A. T. Erickson and Prof. Jas.
R. Forden left Monday tor New
York whence they go Saturday on a
voyage to Egypt and Palestine.
Rev. Mr.. Clark of Stevens Point
Joins them in the journey.
The A. O. u. w. dance at Opera
Hall Monday night was an enjoy
able occasion for all participants.
Pepin's Orchestra of St. Paul
furnished the music. The supper
was furnished at the Gladstone.
Swan and Nels Johnson who re-
Gently sold their bakery and restau-
rant to Tingwal1 & Yocun left Mon
day on trip to Washington, D.
c., and Baltimore. They will also
visit their brother John in New
York.
Elias Jensen of Spring Valley
was in the city Tuesday looking
over the town with view of loca-
ting here. He will arrange to rent
his farm in Gilman, dispose of his
farm stock and move here in the
spring.
Monday, Feb. %, Washington's
birthday anniversary, was legal
holiday. The public schools had
no sessions. The Normal held its
usual sessions but will have no
school on Monday after the spring
vacation, as an offset.
River Falls Chapter, No. As, R. A.
M, holds a reception Monday even
ing, in honor of Companion F. P.
Ainsworth, former High Priest of
the Chapter, who was recently elect
ed Grand High Priest by the state
convocation.
1.-The Milwaukee dailies have been
giving much attention to Assembly
man Frear's speeches against Bah
cock in the third district. F." - Elk.
They seem to have given more at
tention to them than did the voters
in the district.
1t seems that the administration
by sending Lenroot, Frear, ct al,
into the third district to defeat
Babcock, has gained a loss"
Some people are so self conscious