River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-03-28
Baling wire at Lund's.

| Baling wire at Lund'S.
Now is the time to have that new
awning put up by c. Carisch &
Sons.
Miss Lettie Hunt, teacher il
Minneapolis, is spending her vaca
alton at home.
Joseph Stephens visited with his
son, John Stephens, in Minneapolis
the latter part of last week.
Mrs. F. w. Sturtevant and sor
Milton, visited at the home of Mrs
Sturtevant's mother, Mrs. o. eros.
by, at Elroy the latter part of last
week.
A company of the neighbors OF
D. S. Hall surprised him by an un-
announced visit and spent an en-
ioyable social time last Thursday
evening.
Chas. Nicholson has completed
the course in the Minneapolis bust
ness college and is now employed
in the offices of an automobile gar
age and sales house.
1t was hot in the southwest last
week. In Missouri, Indian Terrific
nv, Oklahoma and Texas the Their
mometer registered from 90 to 1O2
in the shade. Fruit trees rapidly
put forth their blossoms.
Geo. Theo. Smith made trip to
Madison the past week, returning
Tuesday. While at Madison he
sold the Green Doe farm, formerly
known as the C. V. Guy place, to
Thos. Richards of Green county.
Dispatches say that the Jim Hill
big steamer, Dakota" is aground
and abandoned on a reef near Yo-
kohoma. 1t was rumore6 some time
ago that Hill had sold his steamers
Minnesota and Dakota" to Jap
an.
&c. Mcneil has rendered his res
ignation as president of the Super
ior Normal school. The regents
haye appointed Prof. c. A. McCas-
KEEL, institute conductor, of the SUI
perior Normal, as McNeill's success
sor.
Tax Commissioner N. P. Haugen
was visitor in the city between
trains Monday while on his way to
ST. Paul and Minneapolis. Mr..
Haugen addressed the members of
the Minnesota Legislature Monday
evening on taxation.
The Dunbar house in the First
ward was sold at auction last Satur-
day. The prope rty was bought by
D. ]. Collins for $1,000. There
were two lots on east Maple street
belonging to the estate that were
also sold at auction. Dennis Col
Inns bought these.
E. w. Shepard returned last Fri
day from Grand Rapids, Mimi,
where he had been employed during
the winter by a logging company.
He says the snow was very deep
in the northern part of Minnesota
this winter and had not begun to
melt in the woods when he left.
The spring term of the Circuit
Court for ST. Croix county opened
at Hudson Monday. The calendar
comprises a large number of suits.
There are three cases against S. N.
Hawkins, mayor of New Richmond !,
for damages growing out of impris-
onment by Mayor Hawkins alleged
illegal court on account of Hallow-
cen pranks.
Merton Herrick died at his home
in Hudson last Sunday. He was
one of the pioneer. settlers of St.
Croix county, locating on a farm
near Baldwin in the early Cos. He
had been a prominent figure in the
politics of the county and was sew
eral times elected to Office He was
also influential in Grand Army and
Manonic circles.
All the high schools of the state,
including those that give no work
in foreign languages, will be ac-
credited by the University of Wis
consin. The only requirement is
that the course of study be equal to
that recommended for four years
high school curriculum by the state
superintendent of public instruc'
ton. The graduates will be rec civ
ed without examination.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. H. Garfield and
Miss Nina Garfield of Luverne
Mimi, arrived here the latter part
of last week on visit to rela-
tives and were the guests of Mr..
and Mrs. G. w. Farnsworth. Mr..