River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-02-21

| Now is the time to have that new
awning put up by c. Carisch &
Sons.
| Miss Rupert of Hudson visited
friends in this city Tuesday eve-
ming.
Mr.. Walker is again making the
feathers fly in his renovator across
the street from the JOURNAL office.
| D. F. Gallup of Minneapolis
spent Saturday and Sunday with
the family of his son, DR.. G. D. Gal
lup.
The Royal Neighbors are to be
entertained at the home of Mrs.
VIM. Chinook tomorrow evening,
Feb. %.
Mrs. Mary Ingli, mother of for
mer County Supt. A. J. Ingli, died
at her home in Plum City Feb. g.,
aged So years.
Mrs. w. S. Dodge and children of
Ellsworth were guests at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. S. D. Dodge the lat
ter part of last week.
Master Albert Hyatt entertained
about fifteen of his little friends
last Tuesday, Feb. IL, that being
his fifth birthday anniversary.
Dexter Green returned to his
home at Langford, S. D., Saturday,
after a two weeks visit with his par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Lutte Green.
SEVERAL of our exchanges are
agitating the passage of law re-
quiring the publication of the as
sessment rolls as listed by the as
SCISSOR. This would give every tax
payer an opportunity of comparing
his assessments with that of his
neighbor, and would without a
doubt be good idea.-Osceola Sun.
Harry Finley has been appointed
by the postoffice department as
| weigher of the mail at Woodvil1e,
where he went to begin the work
Tuesday. The malls being weighed
all over the country at this time as
a basis for contracts for it's being
carried in the future. This process
of mail weighing is gone through
with every four years.
A company has been formed at
Saltwater to recover logs sunk in
the St. Croix river and lake. Ma
ch;nery will be constructed to
grapple and raise the logs. 1t is
known that there are large numbers
of pine logs beneath the water and it
is likely that the company will reap
a large profit from the work in view
of the high price of lumber.
A bill before the Legislature pro-
poses the division of Sawyer county.
This bill would divide the county
by line running through the mid
die east and west, the south half to
be called the county of Radisson.
Sawyer comprises SO townships and
is nearly twice the size of St. Croix
county but is not as large as Mara
thon county, which has 40 town
ships,
March / has been determined up
on for the next banquet of the Men S
Club. The Ladies Aid society of
the Congregational church will pro-
vide the supper. The question of
an auditorium for the city will be
reviewed and the committee of eigh-
teen, appointed at the last banquet,
will report, and the prospect for the
consummation of the project can
then be better determined.
Mrs. Mary L. Frederick of Mold,
Douglas county, Washington, ar
rived here Saturday evening on a
visit to her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
James Boals. She was accompan-
led by her children, James and BeS-
sic Long Mrs. Frederick says she
will be at home at the residence OF
her parents during this week, and
also after March 6, when she will be
pleased to see any of her old friends.
H. o. Morris, the author of the
article, "The Grand Canyon, print.
ed in another column of this paper,
was, with his wife, in the party with
Mr.. and Mrs. S. B. Wales of this
city on their trip to the Pacific
Coast year ago. Mrs. Morris is q
cousin of the Pratts and Nicho1ses
of this city. She was. here on visit
to these relatives two years ago
Mr.. and Mrs. Morris reside at Tisk-
ilwa, Illinois.
Saturday, March 2, the State Ciy
il Service Commission will hold ex
amin atoms in every assembly dis
+r;o, for o-o-1;ooutc for the oocitior1