River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1906-11-15
N. Heyeadahl did business at the

j N. Heyeadahl did business at the
= county seat last Tuesday.
A.. w. Lund is painting his store
building front silver gray.
Herman Scheik returned to his
claim near Stroud, Nd, Tuesday.
Mrs. Everett Fuller spent few
days last week with Mrs. Evelyn
Burhyte in st Paul.
Mrs. D, Deneen of Hammond
visited with her daughter, Mrs. w.
ri. Knowles, the first of the week.
Mrs. Al. Morgan is down from
Minneapolis this week on visit to
her parents. Mr.. and Mrs. G. w.
Chinook.
Bert Lord and Ray Munger were
out from Ellsworth Saturday to
i witness the River Falls Hastings
football game.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Bush came up
from Knapp last week to visit their
daug liter, Mrs. Emil Carisch. They
returned Monday morning.
! The merchants of the city closed
their stores Tuesday afternoon from
2 to in respect for ]. C. Carroll
whose funeral occurred at that
hour.
Everett Poneroy, who has been
attending the school of Pharmacy
at Milwaukee, came home the first of
the week TO attend the wedding of
his sister, Miss Emily, record of
which event is made in this issue
of the JOURNAL.
N. A. Thelander has rented Opera
Hall to the River Falls Roller Skat-
ing Rink Co. Last evening was the
opening night of the Rink. The
hall was built for a roller skating
rink and used as such while the orig
inal craze for skating was on,
some twenty years ago.
The Nelson Brothers have sold
their delivery. business to Monroe
Briggs of Donegal, who took pos
session this week. The Nelson boys
bought the business of Emil Ander-
son year ago and have operated
the venture to the general satisfac-
ton both of the merchants and their
patrons.
Mrs. Nye, wife of E. w. Nye, (Bill
Nye) died at the home of her daugh
ter, Mrs. E. N. Pharr, at Avoca, La,
week ago. She had been sick for
two years. She leaves five children,
three sons and two daughters. Her
maiden name was Smith. While
teaching in Wyoming she met and
married Mr.. Nye. She was Sc years
old.
A curious coincidence is notice
able in the membership of the Mis-
souri, legislatures of 1902, 1904 and
1906. In the Legislature of 1902
there were 80 Republicans and 80
democrats; in 1904 there were 81
Republicans and so Democrats
elected to the Legislature while this
year so Republicans and 81 Demo
Gratis were elected. #
It has become national custom
to observe the. last Thursday in
November as a day-of Thanksgiv-
ing. This year the last Thursday
of this month is the 10Th day. Pres
ident Roosevelt has dictated proc
lamation advising the people of the
Union to desist from labor on that
day and meet in their homes or their
churches with a serbice of thanks
giving for past and present favors
and supplication for the continu-
ance of Gods blessings.
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Yes, ''the people will all belong
to one church, The Church, when
they all join ours. So hope the
Baptists, the Catholics, the Cong
regationalists, the Methodists, the
Presbyterians, etc. That will be a
harmonious time. But will it?
What will the disgruntled member
do when there is no church but the
one he belongs to? AS it is different
denominations are handy for such
dissatisfied brother or sister.
When they get mad with their own
church they can join another, easily.
Mayor Hawkins Police Court