River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1905-03-02


spring is to find candidates for the
Offices to be filed.
w. D. Spence of Spring Valley
was a business visitor here Friday
and Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. A. Fuller have
issued invitations to a card party
on Saturday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Walker will
entertain large company of friends
this evening at cards.
Special for Saturday, one box-4
bars-good toilet soap for l0c at
Allard- Stewart Co. s.
Albert and Cora Dyson of New
Richmond are guests of their aunt,
Mrs. Ole Bang and family.
Erick Heyerdahl and son Melvin
of Daisy, N. D., arrived Friday and
are visiting relatives here and at
Martell.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred Anderson of
Valley City, N. D., were guests of
Nh. and Mrs. c. N. Wiger the first
of the week.
The 9Th of March is Ash Wednes-
day, the beginning of the period of
Lent. This throws Easter Sunday
to April 23-the first Sunday after
The period of the 40-day fast.
The members of the L. N. Chap
man family met at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. Arthur Chapman Satur-
day evening for a farewell reception
in honor of Mr.. and Mrs. Jason
Downer who were preparing to leave
for a residence in Idaho.
The great Simplon tunnel through
the Alps was completed last Friday.
The tunnel is IL miles long, the
longest in the world, we believe.
1t was begun in 1895 and has cost
SIS, 100000. 1t is the work of the
governments of Italy and Switzer-
land.
James De Foe and his mother-in
law, Mrs. Emma Hammond, visited
with friends in Ellsworth last week.
Mr.. De Foe left for his home at
Cooperstown, N. D., Tuesday. He
took with him his little son who had
been cared for by his grandmother
since his mothers death.
The John Gibson house, corner
of Main street end Cascade avenue,
was sold at au ction Saturday. F.
M. Ulrich bought the property for
$725. 1t is understood that Mr..
Gibson, in his will, gave the pro-
ceeds of this property to the Ameri-
can Baptist Missionary Society.
Some claim to have seen robbins
and heard their spring song. The
only birds in evidence generally
this winter are the English spar
rows that are always with US and
the fippant Jay. The sparrow says
little and seems to be satisfied with
his condition. The jay is always
jawing.
There were two formal dances in
the city last week, that under the
direction of the Redmen's Orches-
ira, on the evening Of Washington s
birthday anniversary, and that of
the Married Peoples Club on Fri
day evening. Everything went
merry as a marriage bell" in both
instances.
"a light of former years trembled
in her eyes; h>er nerves thrilled with
the joy of vag ne expectancy, as she
permitted he4- senses for a brief
space of time to be penetrated with
the forbidden nectar of land whose
hopes and ami oitions she had buried
under her fe, IT." Whew! by the
size of her feet she must be from
Chicago!
Cyrus Carr and Jason Downer
left Monday in change of a car OF
household goods for Mountain
Home, Idaho. Their families will
follow them to-day. The people OF
this city regret to part with these
estimable families but wi sh them
health, prosperity and happ mess in
their new home beyond the snowy
mountains.
Col. D. J. Dill, who has been
spending several weeks at Colorado
Springs, Colorado, writes to have
the JOURNAL sent to his address at
Denver, Colorado, where he will l'e-
main through this month. He say
the weather is very fine in Colorado
for the last two weeks, but the two
weeks previous was quite cold for
that country.
There is always a place for men
of proved ability and faithful ser