River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1904-12-01

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Bargains for this week only in
winter goods. c. CARIscH & Son.
Louis Rosenquist and wife were
over from ST. Paul for Thanksgiv-
ing.
Mrs. Eldred spent Thanksgiving
with Mr.. and Mrs. E. G. Farnsworth
in Minneapolis.
E. 1. Brown goes Saturday to
Princeton, Minnesota, where he will
spend the winter.
Among the teachers home for
the Thanksgiving vacation were
Misses Emma Cooper and Ellyn
Thelander.
Mrs. Coggeshall closed her house
last week and has gone to ST. Paul.
She will spend the winter with her
daughters.
David Young of ST. Paul is spend
ing the winter with his brother,
Thomas Young. The are working
on a patent of some kind.
Your vision may be very clear,
and yet you may be suffering from
Eye Strain. l will be at the City
Hotel Dec. 6 and 7. Call and see
me. C. H. Todd, Optometrist.
The board of supervisors of Pierce
county at their November meeting
again selected the Farmers & Mer-
chants State Bank of this city as
the depository for all county funds.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Pratt entertain
ed party of twenty-four at Thanks
giving dinner, among whom were
Wendell Dodge and wife of Els
worth and Harry Hurlburt and wife
of Prescott.
All members of the K. o. T. M.
are requested to be present at the
next regular meeting which will be
Wednesday evening, Dec. 7. Elec-
ton of officers will then be held.
Remember this is the most impor-
tant meeting of the year.
Prof. J. F. Sims conducted very
successful teachers institute in
Hudson last Friday and Saturday.
Pres. w. J. Brier, EXPIRES. w. D.
Parker, and Profs. Clark, Ewing
and Wilson of the Normal were
among those who attended from
here.
There will be no services in the
Episcopal church next Sunday nor
thereafter until further notice. Rev.
DIR. E. E. Edwards, who has ofici-
ated with satisfaction to the people
the past season, leaves tomorrow
for Mobile, where, in company with
his wife, he will spend the winter.
The third number of the Peoples
Lecture Course, the Dunbar Male
Quartette and Bell Ringers, will ap-
pear in the M. E. church Dec. 81.
Seats will be on sale at Taggart's
on and after Saturday, Dec. 10.
Single tickets, 40 cents; for rest of
season, zoe. Reserved seats 10c.
Soren ]. Rasmussen and family
arrived here Friday and are guests
at the home of Mrs. Rasmussen's
mother, Mrs. M. Gibbs. Mr.. Ras-
mussen has sold his interest in the
National Bank at Perham, Mimi, a
property he purchased after having
sold his interest in the bank at Star
buck.
JIG. West returned Saturday from
Egan, S. D., where he had been
summoned a week before by the
serious illness of his daughter, Mrs.
Irene Cakes, who was suffering
from blood poison. Mrs. West,
who went to Egan the 14th of No.
vember, still remains with her
daughter and will not leave her un.
til she is out of danger.
Many of the county boards, In ses.
sion this fall, have expressed the
desire that the Office of county
supervisor of assessment be abol-
ished, alleging that the Office is
useless. The board of Racine coun-
ty passed a resolution fixing the
pay of the supervisor of assess
ments at 80 cents day, practically
abolishing the Office as no one would
apply for the place.
The remains of the late J. D. Put
nam were brought here from Hud-
son Sunday morning. They were
accompanies from California by
Dana Putnam. The funeral was
held at 2;30 o'clock p m. Sunday,
from the home of w. H. Putin am
Rev DR.. Edwards officiating. The
burial services were in charge of /.
n. Nichols Post, the internent in
Greenwood cemetery.