River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1905-12-07

MI. ana MIS-. EDWARD Lees OF WI
mona were the guests Of Mr.. anc
Mrs. |. /. Lusk Thanksgiving.
Mrs. Anna Mortoboy of Minnea
polls was a Thanksgiving guest
with her cousins, Mrs. Ward and
Miss Josephine Mortoboy.
Miss Bertha McKinnon, who had
charge of a school at Rice Lake, has
resigned her position there and will
remain at home this winter.
Regular meeting of the Rebekahs
next Thursday evening when Off
GERS will be elected. All members
are requested to be present.
VIM. Stanley and wife returned
last Friday from Monroe, Washing
ton. They will spend the winter
with Mrs. SANKEY'S parents.
Five hundred thousand house
wives say Swift Pride Soap" when
asked as to the best Laundry Soap
Sold by every first-class grocer.
Mrs. Elmira Powell went to White
Rock, S. D., last week where she
will visit with her sons, Harvey and
Newell, until after the holidays.
David Smith, Roy Sweet, Glen
Rounsevell, Leon Barney and John
Knapp were home from their uni
versity studies for Thanksgiving
vacation.
The firemen wish through the
JOURNAL to express their thanks to
the people for their liberal patron
age on the occasion of their last an
nual ball.
Garfield Chinook and wife, who
had been visiting at the home of his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. C. O. Chin
mock, returned to their home at
Turtle Lake Monday.
Carl D. Thomson will repeat his
lecture, "Shall the Nation Own the
Trusts or the Trusts Own the Ma
tion," at the Baptist church next
Monday evening, Dec. IL.
Services were held in the Episco-
pal church last Sunday by E. l..
Gilmore of Minneapolis. Mr.. Gil
more will conduct the services here
every two weeks hereafter.
Mr.. and Mrs. D. F. Gallup of
Minneapolis, accompanied by their
daughter, Mrs. c. N. Gorham of
Hudson, spent Thanksgiving here
with their son, Dr. G. D. Gallup.
w. P. Peckham came down from
ST. Croix Falls Monday. He was
accompanied by his daughter, Miss
Laura, who had been a Thanksgiy-
ing guest of her sister, Mrs. w. F.
LuSk.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ben Spalding came
up from Hartland to spend Thanks
giving with Mrs. Spalding's mother
Mrs. L. N. Chapman. Mrs. Spald-
ing will visit here until after the
Christmas Holidays.
There is to be a Farmers Insti-
tute in Hudson the 18th of this
month, a week from next Friday.
One will be held in Star Prairie, ST.
Croix county, Dec. IA. But one In
stitute will be held in Pierce county
this winter-at Prescott, Jan. 2.
The Firemen's ball at Opera Hall
Thanksgiving night was the most
literally patronized of any of their
annual functions of the kind and
the occasion was one of una1loyed
enjoyment. The number of tickets
sold was 225. The music was salts
factory.
w. H. Putnam. accompanied by
Mrs. Putnam, left Tuesday on a
business trip to San Antonio, Tex
as, and other points. They will
stop at Chicago on their return to
attend the Bee Keepers Convention
before which Mr.. Putnam will de-
liver an address.
Casper Johnson, formerly of the
town of River Falls, died very sud-
denly of heart trouble at his home
near Glenwood, St. Croix county,
on the Doth ult. He leaves a wife
and eight children. The deceased
was brother of Vincent and Frank
Johnson of the town of River Falls.
Many people suffer daily with
headache, caused from eye-strain
that can be entirely relieved with
properly made spectacles. If your
eyes trouble you, call on DR.. Mued-
eking and have them tested. Office
hours at the Gladstone Hotel from
IL m. to 2 p. m. the 18th and 18th
of December. No charge for test
ing the eyes.