River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-11-21

sortment at Lund's Hardware.
Homer Annis left Monday for a
months visit with relatives at Plaza,
n. D.
Dan Linehan is home from Wynd-
mere, N. D., where he had been en-
ployed the past season.
Sam Nelson was here from Tracy,
Mimi, Friday and Saturday on a
visit to relatives and friends.
Horace parkway lost his left arm
last week as the result of having it
caught in corn shredder at Rob-
erts.
C. H. George will sell his place
north of the city at auction Nov. 80.
| See further notice in another COL
umn.
Miss Grace Thayer, who had been
employed as trimmer in a millinery
store at Barron for the fall, returned
home Saturday.
Memo Suydam, who had been out
west the past two years, arrived
here from Seattle last week on a
visit to his mother.
Miss Anna Linehan who is teach
ing at Maple Lake, Mimi, spent
Saturday and Sunday here at the
home of her mother.
w. H. Currier is in Canada, where
he took party of landseekers. The
lands he is agent for are situated
near Lethbridge, Alberta.
Verne Hemenway left Monday for
Montana, after a month spent here
with his mother. He intends to go
to southern California this whit er.
Mrs. Frank Carroll left Monday
to return to her home at Portland,
Oregon, after months visit at tn e
home of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank Savage.
The ladies of the Aid Society of
the Congregational church will hold
their annual fair and sale of second
hand articles Friday, Dec. 9th, in
the building vacated by Simon &
Kaler. They will also sell home
baking.
Mrs. John A. Reed and children
of Devils Lake, N. D., arrived here
last week. Mr.. Reed will arrive
some time this month and the fami-
ly will spend the winter here. Mrs.
Reed and children are staying with
her father, D. S. Hall.
The Mems Club of the Congrega-
tional Church give banquet in the
parlors of the church tomorrow
night. A general invitation is ex-
tended to men to attend. Tickets
may be obtained of H. A. Wilson,
DR.. Ashley, or w. G. Spence.
The church societies Of Kinnic-
kinnic and Roberts have combined
to support a pastor between them
and have invited Rev. r. V. S. Fish
er of ST. Paul to officiate. Rev.
Fisher accepts the charge of the
churches and will reside at Roberts.
The mill pond and the park pond
froze over the first of last week and
by the middle of the week the ice
was sufficiently thick to be safe for
skating. AS consequence the
boys and girls are improving the
situation with much merriment-
and shiny.
Now that freezing weather forms
a CLASSY crust of the surface of
ponds boys are likely to need re-
straint until the ice is thicker. The
daring instinct of youngsters should
be fortified with caution to guard
against disaster. Every year many
deaths of skaters are reported from
drowning through carelessness or
venturesomeneSs
G. F. Human moved his family
here from Greenbush, Sheboygan
county last week. They occupy the
Joe Jensen house on 4th street.
Their son, C. E. Human, was dis
charged last month from the U. S.
Army, Battery B, Sixth Regiment
Horse artillery, having served his
three-year term of enlistment.
Miss Ella Forsyth had engaged
to teach the year at Black River
Falls but failing health compels her
to give up her position. Her mother,
Mrs. H. J. Forsyth of Burlington,
N. D., went to see her at Black
River Falls and came to this city
with her the last of last week. They
left for their home at Burlington
where Mr.. Forsyth is operating the
Burlington Ignite coal mine.
| The Firemen's annual ball is the
social event of tse season for those