River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1905-12-28
zee Ainsworth is spending the

/ ODeQ FuSSelman was over from
Minneapolis for few days the past
week.
Martin Cornelison of Roberts, a
student in the u. of M, is a visitor
in the city.
| Lyman Getchell of Valley City, N.
D., is visiting relatives in the city
and vicinity.
H. c. Amy and wife are spending
the holidays at the home of Mrs. T.
]. Snodgrass.
Capt. T.Thomas of Alberta, Can
ada, is visiting here with his son
and daughter.
F. P. Ainsworth came over from
Glenwood Saturday, returning Mon
day afternoon.
DR.. Stephen Williams and Ray
Williams spent Christmas at the
parental home.
DR.. E. H. Parker and wife of
Minneapolis were Christmas guests
with parents in the city.
L. w. Kinney left Friday after
noon for Mapleton, N. D., on visit
to his daughter, Mrs. Chas. Tabor.
Jan. 8 is the date for the annual
meeting of the stockholders of the
River Falls City Mutual Fire ms.
Co.
Atty. Lyman Weld of Warren,
Mimi, spent Christmas with his
parents, Judge and Mrs. A. P.
Weld.
E. E. Finch and wife of St. Paul
were the guests of Mrs. Finch's
grandparents, Hon. and Mrs. G. D.
Parker, Christmas.
Fred Steuert and wife of ST.
Paul were Christmas guests at the
home of the formers parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Sam. Steuert.
The nonresident teachers of the
Normal and public schools left af-
ter the close Of the schools last
week to spend their vacation at the
home of friends.
Miss Hilma Nelson, trained nurse
in a hospital at Lake Nebagamon,
Douglas county, is home for two
weeks visit with her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Nels P. Nelson.
The Temple Quartette Concert
Company, which appears at the M.
E. church, the fourth number of the
Peoples Lecture Course, Jan. ID, is
first class in every respect.
Mrs. Eva B. Nichols came up
from Tomah first of last week and
visited with her aunt, Mrs. G. w.
Chinook, .Jr. Tuesday she left for
Eureka, Kansas, to teach in high
school.
Friday evening the Normal bas-
ket ball team defeated Prescott
high in the Normal gymnasium.
The game was too one sided to be
interesting winning by
score of 81 to 7.
DR.. Thomas McDermott of Min
neapolis, accompanied by his son
Mills and daughter Helen, spent
Christmas with his sister, Mrs.
Sam. Steuert. They came over
Saturday, returning Tuesday after
noon.
Prof. E. T. Reed is in attendance
upon the meeting of the State
Teachers Association of Minnesota
held at St. Paul, Dec. 27-29. The
28th he read an essay he had pre-
pared on Exercises in English as
Means of Developing Individual
ity."
The Firemen of Ellsworth have
their annual ball in their opera
house on the night of Jan. l. They
have splendid hall for dancing, and
the music will be the best obtaina-
BILE. In fact the managers will
spare no pains to make the event
most pleasant for all who attend.
City Treasurer Knowles is gath
ering the taxes assessed against
the city for the year, the amount of
which tax is $18,972.42. Of this
sum $814.27 is apportioned to the
first ward-in St. Croix county.
The rate for that part of the city in
Pierce county is .02049 and that
for the first ward is .02024, a little
over two cents on dollar in each
case. If our recollection is not faul-
| ty this is the lowest rate for quite a
number of years.
Fred Jackman had strenuous job
in perfecting that circuit of the wat
er works determined upon by the
City Council near the central power
house. The street commissioners
put down the main across the pond
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