River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1905-03-16

Stewart Co.'S.
Mrs. e. Van Voorhis entertained
few ladies Tuesday afternoon in
honor OF Mrs. Robbins of Amery.
Mr.. and Mrs. Isaac Lusk have the
sympathy of their neighbors in the
loss of their little boy, which died
Tuesday.
Hector Beach left Friday for Sc
attic, Washington. On his way
there he stopped over few days at
Mountain Home, Idaho.
Members of the lodge of Yeomen
to the number of forty gathered at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. A. ".
Lovely for surprise party Satur-
day evening and spent an enjoyable
social season.
Mrs. A. A. Ames of Appleton,
who had been spending the winter
with her son, Prof. J. w. T. Ames,
left Friday for Rolfe, Iowa, for a
short visit with younger son, DR..
E. r. Ames, before returning home.
Prof. Ames accompanied his mother
as far as ST. Paul.
The firm of Handland & Chapman
Plumbers, has been dissolved, Mr..
Handland having sold out his in
terest to A. E. Chapman who will
continue the business. Mr.. Hand
land goes to Minneapolis. He is
competent workmen and very
pleasant gentleman.
Tomorrow, March II, is ST. Pat
rick's day. In most instances men
who had distinguished themselves
in the world are honored by COM
memoration of the day of their
birth, but what is little peculiar
in regard to St. Patrick is that not
the day of his birth but that of his
death is commemorated in the an
niversary of March IL.
A mass meeting of the Normal
school was held yesterday afternoon
in the assembly room. Mr.. Eldred
delivered his Grafton after which
the delegation that will accompany
him to Stevens Point sang the school
songs they will sing at the contest.
Besides the speaker 18 students and
members of the faculty will go to
Stevens Point. The contest will be
held tomorrow evening.
Many people suffer daily with
headache, caused by eye-strain, that
can be entirely relieved with prop.
er-made spectacles. Those having
trouble with their eyes will do we'll
to call on Meudeking who makes
the fitting of the eyes a specially
and makes regular visits to River
Falls. At the Gladstone Hotel The
10th and 18th of 6 March. Office
hours from IL m. to 3 p. m.
The citizens who secured the
names on the nomination petition
for A. L. Ewing as alderman of the
fourth ward, have, been requested
by Mr.. Ewing to withdraw his name.
He reluctantly accepted the nomi-
nation, and his sole desire and pur-
pose was to serve the city to the
best of his ability, but did not wish
TO enter into any struggle nor op-
pose any other candidate for the
office and demands that his name
be withdrawn. ~
Geo. T. Angel, publisher of Our
Dumb Animals" who has devoted
his life and fortune to the ame1iora-
ton of cruelty to animals and the
preservation of song birds, was re-
Gently asked this question:: "Mr.
Angel. what do you consider the
most important work you dor" His
answer was: "Talking.each month
to the editors of every newspaper
and magazine in North Americas
who in turn talk to probably sixty
millions of readers"
The article on the first page,
Study Causes of Pneumonia" will
be considered with much interest.
1t will be noticed that it is asserted
that pneumonia is more likely to be
contracted in the spring than at
any other time of year, fact that
should suggest extraordinary pre-
cautions against exposure TO taking
colds. Changeable weather is
fraught with the greatest danger.
Damp weather will subject one to
taking cold much more readily than
will cold dry spell.
Rev. William ]. Gray, pastor of
the Pacific ongregational church,
will announce his resignation to the
congregation this morning, to take
effect May /. Rev. Gray has no
definite plans for the future, but
will probably return TO Minneapolis