River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-08-15
LOCAL ITEMS.

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phone central.
Mrs. A. H. Lowell visited her
daughter, Mrs. lay Hanes, at Spring
Valley last week.
Miss Jennie West is over from St.
Paul on a visit to her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. ] G. West.
George Smith left Monday morn
ing for Irma, Lincoln county, with a
view to buying farm.
Mrs. c. F. Winter and daughter
Cole returned Thursday from their
visit in the Twin Cities,
Mrs. w. D. Parker went to Mime
apolis Saturday for weeks visit
with Mrs. Louise Parker.
Mrs. VIM. Ward left Monday NOR
ming for Hixton, on a visit to her
father, Edmund Mortorbois.
The Epworth League of the M. E..
church give an ice-cream social on
the parsonage lawn this evening.
The two-cent passenger fare is to
go into effect in Wisconsin to-day,
according to the provisions of the
law.
Ralph Grehno, painter at the A.
w. Lund shops, visited with his
parents at Trempeleau from Satur-
day to Monday.
The water main is to be extended
from Main street west along Vine
street to accommodate the residents
with city water.
Prof. John E. Hale will be the
principal of Barron county's new
training school, which opens the
first of next month.
There is a new law in Wisconsin
to the effect that only attorneys at
law are hereafter eligible to the
office of county judge.
Clarence Reid, government cleo
trician at Hot Springs, Arkansas,
is here on a visit to his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Douglas Reid.
The Bush & Gerts piano is high
class instrument sold at price that
wins favor with the most skeptical
buyer. Talk with Rasmussen.
P. A. Johnson left last Friday
morning for Cannon Falls, Mimi,
where he will spend a couple of
weeks with his brother, A. S. Mel
son.
Mrs. B. E. Vannatta and Mr.. and
Mrs. Wellesley Vannatta left yester-
day for Angus, Mimi, to spend a
couple of weeks in visiting Mrs. A.
J. Goodwin.
Mrs. Isabelle Larkin came over
from St. Luke's Hospital, St. Paul,
where she is trained nurse, Friday,
and is visiting at the home of her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. ]. H. Patter-
son,
Mary Levings and Blanche Chin
mock of River Falls are visiting at
the home of H. Peck. Mrs. Peck
gave an ice-cream party Tuesday
evening in honor of her guests
Knapp News.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jas. Stirratt of Oak
Grove, accompanied by Mr.. Stir
rats sister, Mrs. Libbie Cross of
Prescott, are in the city to-day,
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. ]. w. VIM,
parents of Mrs. Stirratt.
The Woman's Relief Corps of the
county and some from outside had a
great gathering and banquet at
Ellsworth yesterday. I. N. Nichols
Relief Corps of this city sent large
delegation to the county seat on the
occasion.
Frank H. Bascom was in the city
Saturday. He had been at Spokane,
Washington, for several years, en-
gagged in business as contractor and
builder, but recently came to Pres
colt to attend his father, H. N. Bas-
com, who is afflicted with paralysis
Laws come high but we have tc
have them although there are lots
) of them that we don't need. 1t cost
this state $3.50, 481.14 as a total ex
pense of the legislature of 1907
which enacted 677 laws. 1t cost
S96.72 for each of the 1S9 days OF
the session.
The school laws of the last SEES
sion of the legislature go TO the
minuti3 of things, even to designate
the height of school desks, and their
proper alignment. The Legislators
or some superior school man who
drafted the laws-seemed to as
sumo that school boards" have
. wooden heads"
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