River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-01-10

The Swedish Ladies Aid Society
will meet at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Moline, Thursday, Jan. II, hall
past six. A ten-cent supper will be
served. Everybody is invited tc
come.
The fourth annual Ten Days
Course in Agriculture at the State
University will be held Feb. 5 to Is,
improvements of Dairy herds,
Drainage, Horse Raising and Good
Roads will be considered.
Miss Lovila Mosher of Waupun is
| in the city, the guest of Mrs Brier.
Miss Mosher was for several years
County Superintendent of St. Croix
county and was at one time mem
Der of the Normal faculty.
Miss Cecilia Vaughn, teacher in
the Duluth schools, visited her Sis
ter, Mrs. R. S. Williams the latter
part of last week while on a return
to her school after spending her va
cation with her parents at Roches-
ter, MINI.
The Kinnickinnic River Ice Com
pany commence harvesting ice to-
morrow. Ice is already a good,
stiff crop, with the prospect that it
will be better before the last OF
February. Ice is about Is or lie
inches thick.
The Married Peoples ball at OPP
era Hall last night was a splendid
success. Nearly hundred couple
were participants and all said they
had the best time of their lives. An
excellent supper was furnished by
Boals & Haag, Restaurateurs.
At the county convention of the
American Society of Equity held at
Ellsworth last week c. E. Hanson
of River Falls was reelected presi-
dent of the Pierce county union,
Frank Anderson of Ellsworth secre-
tary and l. Isaacson of Spring Val
ley treasurer.
"How Shall We Spend Sunday"
or "The Sunday Commandment, y
will be the theme of next Sunday
sermon at Holy Trinity church. All
young men of town who have no
regular place of worship are cor
daily invited, and any others who
may choose to attend.
Mrs. N. A. Parsons was agreea-
bly, surprised Saturday afternoon by
large party of her friends who
gathered at her home to express
their esteem and good will. They
presented her on leaving with set
of silver knives and forks and a
number of choice pieces of china
ware.
Leland Stanford University, Cali
fornia, has the largest endowment
fund of any educational institution
in the land-$35, 100000 Next to it
is Chicago University which has an
endowment of oyer $40, 100000, and
these two Universities are the
youngest frst-c1ass educational in
stitutions.
Will Freeman, who had been here
on visit to his family several
weeks, left Friday for Bism ark, N.
D., to attend the session of the leg
islature of North Dakota, of which
he is member, representing Grand
Forks. Mrs. Freeman accompanied
him, expecting to remain from
home during the winter.
Pedestrians generally have taken
to the middle of the road lately, find
ing there more reliable footing than
on the sidewalks. The sidewalks
generally, and especially the cement
walks, have been very icy. 1t is nee
essary for any one who takes to the
sidewalk to give heed to his steps
lest he should slip up and fall down.
Geo. D. Mattheson of Fort Pierre,
S. D., accompanied the remains of
C. A. Hutchinson to this place, ar
irving here Saturday evening and
returning Monday afternoon. Mr..
Mattheson is member of the Ma
sonic lodge to which Mr.. Hutchin-
son belonged and was delegated by
the lodge to accompany the remain S
to their last resting place.
Camphor all comes from Formosa
the gum of a tree. Camphor gum
is used in compromising certain med.
icines. 1t is now being largely used
in war explosives and as conse
ouence of it's more extended use
the price has advanced materially
The government now proposes to
encourage the raising of camphor
trees in Florida where it is said they