River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1905-04-13

/ OF his sister, Mrs. ID. w. Kline.
Special for Saturday 3-lb. canned
apples 6Ac at Allard- Stewart Co. s.
Prof. Hoag of the Normal visited
the schools of Menomonie last week.
H. Bleisner and wife of Spring
Valley visited friends in this city
Sunday.
Trinity Guild will meet with Mrs.
Arthur Symes next Wednesday,
April 10, at 2 P. M.
Leslie McKahan returned Monday
from Eau Claire, where he had
spent the winter.
Go to the high school contest at
M. E. church Saturday night. 1t
will be worth while.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Pratt move
down to Ilwaco Springs next week
to spend the summer.
Muslin underwear sale April 22nd
to 18th at Allard-Stewart Co.'s. See
ad. on opposite page.
The Ladies' Aid Society of the M.
E. church will meet with Mrs.
Thomas Thursday afternoon, April
20.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Matteson re-
turned Friday from a five weeks
visit with Mrs. Matteson's relatives
at Randolph, Wis.
Miss Helen Healy went to St.
Peter, Mimi, Wednesday, called
there on account of the illness of
her niece, Mrs. Geo. Nc Intyre.
Geo. ]. Dodge is improving his
residence by the addition of large
veranda to the west and south side
of the main part connecting with
the one on the ell.
Judge Charles Smith was visit
or in the city few days the past
week. He left Superior with his
wife, who goes to Alberta, N. w.
T., to spend part of the summer,
that climate agreeing best with her.
The Judge drove down from here to
Prescott Monday TO see his old
friend, M. T. Dill, who is in failing
health.
Officials of the Omaha Railway
Co. were out from ST. Paul the last
of last week and authorized the
statement that the Company was
willing to pay half the cost of a
sidewalk from the depot to the
Maple street bridge. They further
stated that the city might build the
walk and charge up half the cost to
the railway company.
Rev. Thomas A. Stamp of Els
worth has been assisting in the
special Lenten revival services at
the Methodist church this week with
great acceptability. Mr.. Stamp is
a young man of very attractive
ways and genial personality with
SPLENDID abilities who will yet make
his mark in the world. He will al.
ways find welcome in River Falls.
Mrs. w. P. Marshall, in writing
to friend in this city recently said:
please remember me kindly to
Mrs. Tozer and say to her that last
summer in spite of Oceans breeze
my heart turned many times to the
White Birch cottage among the trees
on the banks of Lake ST. Croix and
for summer outing could l choose
between a cottage in the sand on
Coronado Beach or a cottage at IL
waco Springs, would take the lat
ter"
The friends of John O'Keeffe were
confident of his reelection to the
office of county superintendent of
ST. Croix county, so confident in
fact that many of them failed to go
to the polls and vote for him. But
if Mr.. O'Keeffe is defeated for coun-
ty superintendent he is available
for better job-something where
his talents, accomplishments and
energy will tell to better advantage
than in so prescribed field as that
of school superintendent. Mr..
O'Keeffe is reported as defeated by
4 votes.
Ashes are of use. Frequently
people throw ashes in the street in
the winter. Against this objection
is raised, and the city council passed
an ordinance forbidding the throw
| ing of ashes in the street in the win
ter. The Objectionable feature of
ashes on snow track is that load
is very hard to haul over them. FIRE.
quently3a team with load on sled
gets stalled-stuck-o little pile
of ashes. But ashes-especially
coal ashes-make a good summer
road bed. They harden with the
dirt and moisture, if not put on too
thick, and make good track.