River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1905-11-30
LOCAL ITEMS

J.E. Flint is down from Wheaton,
Mimi.
Stillwater's tax rate is IS mills on
the dollar.
Potatoes wanted at the Cascade
Mill, car lots.
A Farmers Institute is to be held
in Hudson Dec. Is.
G. A. Rasmussen has good Sec
ond-hand organ for sale.
The Firemen's Ball - Thursday
night, Nov. 80, at Opera Hall.
Gold Medal Flour makes happy
homes. Order by phone, call 8.
F. D. Lord and wife of Ellsworth
were River Falls visitors over Sun
day.
Top-notch prices on potatoes,
onions, etc., at Utman's warehouse.
Come and see us before selling.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. D. Purves are
spending the week of Thanksgiving
with their son John at Friendship,
Wis.
DIR. p. E. DeMille, Dentist, will
make his next official visit here for
the week beginning Monday, Dec.
lat the Gladstone.
Frank Jackson, who lived in the
southern part of the county, fell
from his wagon Tuesday of last
week and was killed.
Mrs. James Dunseath has return
ed home after a tWo-monthS' visit
with her daughter, Mrs. Theodore
Brackin, at Paramount, N. D.
Prof. r. B. Anderson 1ectured in
the Lutheran church Friday night
on Morse History. The audience
was delighted with the lecture.
An ordinary cook can establish
an enviable reputation, and COM
mand an increase in salary, if she
only insists on Gold Medal Flour.
Jas. Tanning and wife returned
to their home in Minneapolis Mon
day after spending a couple of weeks
in visiting relatives in this vicinity.
Mrs. Garry Green of Hudson was
a visitor in the city Thursday and
Friday of last week, guest at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs Howard Pratt.
Washing easier understanding
clothes IN time and less
ening of hard work-all accomplish
ed by using Swift's Pride Soap and
Washing Powder.
The Farmers & Merchants State
Bank of this city gets the deposit of
the funds of Pierce county for this
year as it did last The Bank of
New Richmond gets the St. Croix
county funds.
Mrs. Gibbs of River Falls, Wis,
and Hiram Gibbs of Grand Forks
came Tuesday for visit with their
daughter and sister, Mrs. Rasmus-
sen. Hi. returned home yesterday
I-Carpio IN. d. News.
F. N. Barry of Hammond, late
publisher of the News, visited rela-
tives in the city the first of the
week. He goes to-day to Portland,
Oregon, where he expects to locate.
He was accompanied by his wife.
S. ]. Bradford, D. Hennessey and
L. B. Nagler of Hudson have been
appointed civil service commission
ers for ST. Croix county to examine
candidates aspiring to appointment
in work for the departments of the
state.
Rev. I. F. Nuzum, brother of
Mrs. T. J. Snodgrass, has with
drawn from active work as a preach
er and will engage in the sale OF
lumber. He has bought an interest
in several lumber yards doing bust
ness in Viroqua county.
The Ladies Aid of the Congrega-
tional church will meet with Mrs.
Henderson on Thursday afternoon,
Dec. 7, at half past two o'clock.
Annual election of officers. Mrs.
.Wyman and Mrs. Henderson will
entertain. MRS. KNIGHT, Sec.
Work on the furnace is about
done, and it is expected that blast
will be put on some time next week.
An immense amount of work has
been done to the plant this summer
with the result of increasing its out.
put about one-fourth. The new
stoves and the new stack are the
main improvements, but there are
many others.-Spring Valley Sun.
The assessment of St. Criox coun
ty, as equalized by the county board
shows the total amount of valuation
to be SIG, 305, $40, of which $2,828.
$50 is personal property and SIS,
All, 240 real estate. The first ware
of this city is assessed at $44 900