River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-10-10

Mrs. Newell Savage and little son
of Seattle, Wash, arrived in the
city Tuesday and are guests of her
parents-in-law, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
]. Savage.
There will be social gathering
at the home of Rev. and Mrs. A.
Jacobs, Fourth and Cedar streets,
Friday evening, Oct. IL. All friends
cordially invited.
The Royal Neighbors will meet
with Mrs. Mary Northrop next Tues
day evening, Oct Is. AS this is to
be business meeting all members
are requested to be present.
Harry Hurlburt has sold his in
terest in the Times to his partner,
Percy Ap Roberts, and left this
morning, in company with l. H.
Smith, for Seattle where they ex-
pect TO find a location for business.
The Minnesota Union of the Amer
lean Society of Equity, which
claims the allegiance of $4,000
farmers in the Northwest, at a
convention in ST. Paul, Minnesota,
September &c, passed a resolution
calling on it's members to hold
their wheat this fall till the price
reaches $1.25.
Anna Gould has furnished the
world with a striking illustration of
the great cost of titles purchased by
the mu1ti-millionaire women of
America who ought to make better
use of their money than paying the
gambling debts of profigate hus-
bands who possess nothing except
titles and habits of debauchery.
Daniel Franklin, who resides
north of Trout Falls delivered 63
bushels of cucumbers in one load at
the local sailing station. Mr.
Franklin will realize $35 from the
load. Those who have grown Gu
culnbers haye found it very profit
able. The picking station has
proven good thing both for Sparta
and the surrounding farming COM
munity. Sparta Democrat.
The balloon man at the Lake City
Carnival, was drowned in the lake,
Thursday, as fatal climax to his
ascension act. The balloon started
out over the lake and the man seeing
his danger attempted to alight, but
his parachute also went over the
lake, and the man struck the water
about block from shore, and was
drowned before assistance could
reach him. Maiden Rock Press.
Prof. R. A. Moore of the agronomy
department of the college of agricul-
ture at the University of Wisconsin
announces that 1886 in prizes has
been set aside by the management
of the National Corn Exhibit in Chi
cago, Oct. to 10, to be awarded ex-
clusively to Wisconsin corn. Exhi-
bitors must send all corn prepaid
to the exhibit, and each sample
must contain ten ears. No entry
fee is charged.
Mrs. Helen Moynihan of Darling
ton, Grand Worthy Matron of the
Order of the Eastern Star of Wis
consin, paid an official visit to the
Chapter here last evening. She was
cordially greeted at Masonic hall by
large number of the local mem
bers. Supper was served at 7
o'clock followed by an exemplifca-
ton of the ritualistic work, which
was done in such manner as to
elicit high communication from the
Grand Matron.
1t is stated that the Wisconsin
railway commission will soon issue
temporary order requiring railroad
companies to reduce their minimum
rate on package freight going over
single road from forty to twenty
five cents, The rate on shipments
oyer two or more roads will be per-
mitted to stand at forty cents until
the matter can be further investi-
gated by the com mission. At a
recent hearing before the commits
sion, railroad men asked if twenty
five cents on single shipments over
single road and forty cents on
shipments over two or more roads
would be satisfactory to shippers
until the matter was finally adjusted,
and this was acceded to by repre-
sentative shippers present.
Tuesday Club Program.
Meeting of October Is, 1907.
Early History and Norway United
Mrs. A. P. Weld,