River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-09-19

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mond visited the schools here Fri
day.
L. H. Ashley returned Sunday
from a summers sojourn in the
Dakotas.
DIR. Stephen E. Williams of St,
Paul visited at the home of his par.
ents Sunday.
Mrs. F. P. Ainsworth and daugh-
Alice entertained Miss Maud Irle OF
St. Paul last Sunday.
Edwin T. Reed is spending the
week at home. He returns to Moor
head, Mimi, on Saturday.
J. G. West is building a stone
arch bridge for the town of River
Falls in the Fargo district.
Charley Gunthrop of Edgeley, N,
D., was a guest at w. A. Chapman S
from Thursday to Monday.
Ed. VERT arrived from North
Dakota Monday evening and will
visit friends here for a few days.
Miss Maude Leonard of Rochester
Mimi, is spending a couple Of
weeks here with Mrs. G. w. Farms
worth.
Rev. N. L. Blomholm will hol6
services in Ezekiel Lutheran church
next Sunday at four o'clock in the
afternoon.
A second daughter made her de.
but in the home of Mr.. and Mrs
Chas. Loring at Crookston, MINI.
on the 10th inst.
A cooperative store company is
being organized in Hudson. 1t is
being backed financially by the mer
in the railroad shops.
Truth about the Bush & Gerts
piano goes long ways. See Ras
mussen and have him show you the
merits of the instrument.
Miss Hattie Short left last Tues
day for Montivideo, Mimi, where
she will spend the winter with he1
sister, Mrs. Chas. Simons.
Miss Lily Watson visited last
week with her sister, Mrs. w. A
Chapman in Troy. She is nov
visiting relatives in Red Wing.
Rev. and Mrs. NJ. Thorson anc
son Hauman of New CenterYillt
were visiting in the city Monday
guests at the home of Mr.. and Mrs
H. A. Hagestad.
R. S. Beebe and son Clinton are
preparing to open a general store a
Cylon. The latter has been EN-
ployed in Stewart & Grimms store
the past summer.
Rev. T. H. Haugen has resigned
the passionate of the South Rush
River Lutheran church, which he
has served for the past fourteen
| years. and has accepted call tC
the church at Cottonwood, Mimi.
The prize winners" in Wiscon
sin politics were at the State Fail
at Milwaukee last week, to see anC
be seem" There is nothing like
rubbing against the sons of homes
toll to make smooth the way TO pc
litical preferment.
The elements have been working
over time this week. Every nigh
thus far we have had a severe rair
storm with a considerable display
of lightning and plenty of thunder
We mention this for the information
Of our out of town readers and no
as an item of news for the resident!
who must all be cognizant of thu
fact.
The barn of j. w. Davis in the
town of Clifton was struck by light
ming at about ten o'clock last eve
ming and was totally destroyed b.
fire, together with its contents
thirty-fve tons of hay, three hun
dred and fifty bushels Of barley
three buggies, three sets of harness
and cutter. Mr.. Davis carried nc
insurance.
The Huntley Entertainers who
showed at the Opera House las
week conducted a contest to decide
who was the most popular child il
the city under the age of four years
Master Reginold Knapp carried OF
first honors and was presented Will
a set of dishes; Miss Louise Gree
was awarded second prize,-a solit
gold ring set with chip diamond
Hon. C. A. Windle, General Or
ganizer of A. S. of E., will give
lecture at the Pierce County Fai'
Sept. q, entitled, The Stars. ;