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

Window Glass and Putty at Lund's
| Hardware.
Firemen' annual ball at Opera
Hall. Thursday evening, Nov. 20.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. c. Whitcomb and
little daughter of South Bend, Indi-
ana, are visiting relatives here.
The ball under the auspices of
the Hudson library committee the
9Th netted the library about $3.50.
Gwyll. APP Roberts arrived here
from Winnipeg, Canada, Saturday
evening, on visit to his mother.
Mrs. L. P. Whitcomb leaves to-
day for Dunkirk, N. Y, where she
will spend the winter with relatives.
The St. Croix county board of
supervisors in session at Hudson
elected A. ]. Walker of Warren
chairman.
Mrs. Charles Naramore of Com
frey, Mimi, visited here with her
friends, Mr.. and Mrs. L. D. Morgan,
last week.
Silas Symes went to ST. Paul last
week to undergo an operation in St.
Joseph's Hospital. He is reported
as getting along nicely.
Mrs. Tobias Lord of San Jose,
CAL, is visitor in the city, guest of
her sister, Mrs. H. A. Wilson, and
her brother, T. M. E. Hamilton.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Taylor re-
turned to their home al Dwight,
Kansas, last week after visit here
with their son, Prof C. H. Taylor.
DR.. Mary Downer, who came to
the city with the remains of her
mother last week, will remain here
with relatives until after Thanks
giving.
We publish to-day an abstract of
the real estate sales of the county
for the last year, page 8, and state
ment of the growing crops in 1907,
page 4.
A surprise party was rendered
Mr.. and Mrs. Mike Mclaughlin last
Friday night. A large number were
present and enjoyed the evening in
dancing.
Ray Sharp of Roberts, a practical
barber, is now employed in the shop
of Finn & Beschta. Mr.. Sharp had
been employed in barber shop at
ST. Paul.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. Shella, accom-
panied by Jerry Kelly, went to Min
neapolis Saturday to pay Mr.. and
Mrs. James Tanning a visit for a
few days.
Miss Gertrude Parker returned to
her home in Minneapolis last week
after an extended visit at the home
of her grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs.
G.. D. Parker.
The Normal Basket ball team
played the Spring Valley high
school team at that place last Fri
day night. Final score 81 to % in
favor of the Normals.
Prescott was treated to a beauti-
full snowstorm a week ago last Sat
urday. We are not jealous little
bit. In fact we hope all snowstorms
will skip us until next year.
The board of supervisors award
ed the Farmers and Merchant state
bank of this city the depository of
the funds of the county, the bank to
pay 3 per cent interest on the money.
Mrs. Margaret Taggart returned
to Edmond, Oklahoma, last week
after a visit with her son, G. R.
Taggart. Her granddaughter, Miss
Dorothy Taggart, accompanied her.
The entertainment at Opera Hall
last Thursday night by Mr.. and
Mrs. Chas. Ellis, under the aus
pices of the M. w. A. society, was
patronized by full house and g en-
orally enjoyed.
Among the hunters from this vicin-
ity who are now at their camps in
the northern woods, not previously
mentioned, are Gotlieb Gender and
Frank and George Taylor, who are
located near Radison.
Thomas Swenson, a well-to-do
farmer of Martell, committed suicide
last Saturday. He had hung him
self in his corn crib. Ill health is
supposed to have prompted the
deed. He was an old resident of
the town.
Miss Pearl Wyman returned last
Saturday from near Bismark, N. D.,
where she had been teaching the
past season. While in Dakota she