River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1906-05-17

Have you seen the new potato
sprinkler at Lund's New Hardware
! Store
Boys, get BEST Ever" booklet
at Allard- Stewart Cos. which tells
all about the prize suit contest.
Harry Weydt came down from ST.
Paul, where he is employed in q
bicycle repair shop, Monday even
ing and visited with his mother oyer
Tuesday, returning home yesterday
morning.
When you have failed to find the
paper that suits you exactly just go
into Rasmussen and see what a
striking contrast there is in compar-
ison when you see his new and up-to-
date stock.
| Next Sunday there will be servi-
ces in the Episcopal church at 1880,
This is the beginning of regular
services every Sunday morning.
No evening services from now on.
e. l. Gilmore, Pastor.
Raymond Ensign came home from
New York City last Thursday. He
graduated from the Pratt Art Insti-
tute of Brooklyn last year and has
since been employed by New York
mercantile firm as art decorator.
Mrs. M. Catura, who had expect
ed on her return from Florida to
engage in business in Minneapolis,
has decided to make this city her
home again and will occupy her
own house when necessary repairs
are made.
Rev. R. c. Mosher who had been
pastor of the Baptist church for a
number of years, died at Missoula,
Montana, where he had been sent
for his health, May 10. The tuner
al, which was held in Hudson Sun
day, was largely attended.
Buy your electric fixtures of C. F.
| Winter. We have on hand fixtures,
shades lamps, cord, adjusters, cleo
trio pressing irons, etc. We fit all
fixtures and wire them ready to
hang. New store, door south of
j. S. Wadsworth's Sign of Golden
Star.
Alma Olsen, one of the speak
ers in the district declamatory con-
test at the NJ. E. church last Fri
day night, was accompanied here
from Osceola by the Misses Henri
eta and Eveline Mears. While in
the city these young ladies were the
guests of Mrs. H. w. Thomson.
Tommy Tomlinson opened his
new meat market for business last
Monday. The rooms had been fit
ted up with the necessary applian-
ces for market, including a refrig-
orator closet. The market has a
very neat appearance, and the pro-
| prietor's reputation for courtesy,
fair dealing and accommodation is
we'll established.
Mrs. E. B. Armstrong, Deputy
Grand Matron of the Order of the
Eastern Star, District No. 8, visit
ed the order in this city Wednesday
and delivered a very instructive
and interesting address. Mrs. Arm
strong lives at River Falls and is
on a trip of instruction to the chap
ters in the eighth district, which
comprises the counties in the north
half of the te.-Rice Lake Lead
er.
The Wisconsin Genealogical
Service report for last week states
that the weather was variable. The
first four days were cold, snow fall
ing on the 9Th in some places to q
depth of more than a foot. The
night of the 9th there was a killing
frost. Saturday afternoon and
night thunder showers prevailed
over many places. Thunder storms
were present at places Monday
night.
Maxim Gorky, the Russ ian "out
cast" is seeking favor and fame in
America but his credentials" need
fumigating with formaldehyde be
fore they are made presentable in
this country. Gorky's "maxims, as
practiced by himself, do not com
mend themselves as axioms OF virtue
| but attach to them rather the odium
| of moral turpitude. Maxim phiz as
represented in the newspapers sug'
gests that his name would NEAR
something felicitous if spelled
"Gawky."
Mayor S. N. Hawkins of New
Richmond reported to the city coun
Gil recently that the state law pro
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