River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1906-07-26


brother, John Bang of Spring Dale.
Mrs. Mary S. Reyes left yesterday
for a few weeks visit with her
daughter, Mrs. ]. H. Parkhurst, at
| Durand.
! Miss Vidle Finley left this morn
ing for Scion Springs, where she
will spend week or more with her
friend, Mrs. w. E. Tubbs.
During one of the latest thunder
storms lightning struck the barn on
F. D. Ensign's farm in Kinnickin-
mic, splintering the doors, and
prostrating three men and two
COWS. Neither the men or COWS
were injured.
Frank Chapman is in a hospital
in Chicago, where he was operated
on last Friday for an attack of ap-
pendicitis. He was on his way to
Michigan and was taken sick at
Chicago. His friends report him
as doing nicely.
Mrs. Knowles of Cascade avenue
has ordered Torrid Zone Furnace
of F. w. Sturtevant & Co. for her
home. She will also have the same
firm put in complete job of plumb
ing, making the house a modern
home'' in all respects.
Martin Cornelius of Roberts, who
graduated from the River Falls high
school in 1902 when just Is years
old and who graduated from the
University of Minnesota when he
was twenty, has been appointed
electrical engineer at Pittsburg, Pa.
The boys enjoy the warm weather
in that it has so far taken the chill
off the water In the mill pond that
they can stay in it for long time
without discomfort. 1t is all right
for boys to learn to swim. Ordi-
narily the water in the pond is too
chilly for comfort or health when
one rem aims in it for long.
A pleasant surprise was planned
for Mrs. VIM. Taylor by her chill
dren on her eightieth birthday at
the home of her daughter, Mrs, F.
G. Baird. After a picnic. dinner
spread under the trees, many for
gotten and surprising accomplish
ments came to light, not the least
of which was Scotch song by VIM.
Purves. Mrs. Taylor received
many tokens of esteem from rela
tives and friends.
Three big threshing rigs--en-
gines and separators-were shipped
here Saturday for different parties
who will operate them in the vicin-
ity this fall. One rig was purchased
by Oscar Olson and Hans Sheldon;
one by Volney Burnett and Elmer
Ensign and the other by parties
near Beldenville. Two of the en-
gines are 20 horse power, the other
%, and the separators have all the
latest invention attachments.
The Prairie Mill Co. has rented
the Barg and Johnson building,
corner of Main and Maple streets,
which will be used for a feed store
and also for receiving cream, the
company being agent for the Cobb
Creamery of St. Paul. The cream
will be tested here so that patrons
can see the result of the test of the
cream they furnish. Theodore
Nichols will have charge of the
store. DR.. ] S. Mack, the veter-
| marian, has an office in the building.
Julia Anna, the 7-year-old daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. James Manion
of Clifton, died Sunday, July %,
1906, of blood poisoning, induced
by affection from poison ivy. She
was bright child, of sunny dispo-
sition, joy in the home which is
made desolate by her absence. The
bereaved family have the sympathy
of all in this affection. The remains
were inferred at Prescott, the tuner
al being held in the Catholic church
there at 10 o'clock Tuesday fore
noon.
Some big fish have been caught
in the Kinnickinnic this summer.
Ray Williams caught six
pound German trout week or two
ago and last week Eugene Krauth
caught a German trout weighing
nearly eight pounds. He hooked
him in the tail and landed him sue
cessfu1ly. The trout had a hook,
with a short piece of line attached,
in it's mouth. c.. E. Nelson and
Fred Field caught each a speckled
trout weighing over two pounds a
few days ago and many "speckled
beauties" weighing over a pound