River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1905-05-25

The Improvement League is inn
proving the lot near the depot.
Get a brick of Vanderbie's Ice
Cream at Freeman's drug store.
Vince Fait lost horse Monday.
1t fell while being driven on the
street and expired.
H. A. Hagestad and Chris Wiger
left for Balsam Lake yesterday aft
ernoon for few days fishing.
S. C. Reynolds left Wednesday
morning on an extended visit to his
former home at Johnson's Creek,
Wis.
If it does not rain Rev. Clough
will preach at the Chapman school
house next Sunday afternoon, May
Is, at o'clock.
Mr.. and Mrs. David Cotzman and
dau ghter Clara of Ellsworth were
in the city Tuesday, guests of Mr..
and Mrs. D. w. Kline.
The new dynamo purchased by
the city arrived here the first of the
week and was taken to the lower
power house for insta1lment yester-i
day.
The electric line has been extend
ed up North Main street to accom-
modate those in that region who
wished to have lights put into their
dwellings,.
]. G. West has engaged as agent
for the L. S. Reichert Land Co. of
Minneapolis, his field of operation
including Pierce and st. Croix coun-
ties.
Wool is bringing a good price
this year, price higher than for
the past twenty years, we believe.
The market price here is % cents a
pound.
Mrs. Reed of Hastings, accom-
panied by the child of her son,
August Boles, is a visitor at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. James Fields,
grandparents of the child.
South Fork Y. P. S. c. E. meets
M y % at Thompson Hurst's, and
on June 4 the meeting will be held
at Frank Baird's. Meetings begin
at o'clock sharp.
Gen. Fred Funston, Commander of
the Dept. of California, has issued
an order to the soldiers of the Reg
ular Army to desist from all athletic
sports or other amusements on
Memorial Day, May 30.
Chas. Johnson died at 1000 O'Clock
Monday morning at his home IN
Mann Valley, aged II years. Mr..
Johnson had been a resident of
Mann Valley for thirty years. The
funeral was held yesterday from the
church.
L. H. Parker has taken up his
domiciliary at Scion Springs for
the summer, according to his cus-
tom. Helives in Eau Claire during
the cold weather. His route as u.
S. mail clerk is from Eau Claire to
Duluth.
Carl D. Thompson, state organ
izer of the Socialist party, will give
a free lecture on Socialism at Opera
Hall next Tuesday evening. Mr..
Thompson is good speaker and
this will be a favorable opportunity
to learn something of the principles
of this party.
c. d. McKinnon gave up possess
sion of the Commercial house at
Spring Valley Tuesday, a hotel he
had run for the past two or three
years. He will return to River
Falls and take charge of the new
hotel of K. L. Lien, which is about
ready for occupancy.
The ceremony of laying the cor
ner stone of the new courthouse
at Ellsworth will be held during the
week commencing June Is, under
the conduct of the Masonic Lodge
of Ellsworth, the Masonic lodges of
other towns in this and ST. Croix
county being invited to assist.
Dandelions are blooming in pro-
fusion wherever there is grass. The
roadsides, pastures and meadows
simmer in their golden glory. Ii
laos are also in bloom and give an
added charm to the Surroundings.
Trees are putting out an abundance
of leaf foliage and the grass-you
can see it grow.
N. D. Northrop, who was in
jured March %, having his left
shoulder dislocated, was fortunate
enough in his misfortune to have
an accident insurance policy. This