River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-07-18

Fred Steuert, accompanied by a
friend, was down from ST. Paul
Sunday to visit his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Sam Steuert.
Mrs. Nida Fitzsimmons and two
daughters left this morning for
Lake Josephine-near ST. Paul-for
few days camping.
Miss Abbie Currier came down
from Minneapolis and will visit with
friends and relatives here the re-
mainder of the week.
Mrs. S. Nelson, accompanied by
her daughter Bessie, left this morn
ing to visit her daughter, Mrs.
Ingram, at Rice Lake.
A band of gypsies made their an
nual trip through here the first of
the week, enquiring if the fortunes
they had ordered last year had ar
rived. AS they had performed no
personal additions in the meantime
they were dirtier than ever.
Mrs. P. w. Ramer left Tuesday
for Chicago where she will meet
and spend several days with Mr..
Ramer, who is on his way home
from South Africa for a few weeks
visit. Mr.. and Mrs. Ramer will
arrive here the latter part of this
week.
The Gollmar Brothers circus
came and went-this time without
hitch. The weather on the occasion
of the show was superb and there
was an immense crowd of people in
from the country. The show was
we'll patronized, but better in the
afternoon than in the evening.
M. w. Bulman of Marshfeld was
here the first of the week making
preparations to locate in the city to
take advantage of the educational
facilities offered here for the educa-
ton of his children. He has rented
the Avery house on 18th street and
will move his family here in August.
The Sunday school of the Congre-
gational church will have an excur-
sion on Friday, August 2. A
good boat and barge will be engaged
for trip down the river and the
exact date of the excursion will be
announced soon. The excursion
may be enjoyed by all who desire
to go.
During an electrical storm last
week lightning struck the barn of
Garrett Klanderman near Baldwin
and killed two COWS. K1anderman
was milking one of the cows when
struck and killed her, the
COW falling over onto him. The
shock of the lightning and the cows
falling on him rendered him uncon-
scious for several hours.
A teachers institute begins at
Ellsworth Monday, July %, for a
two weeks session. The conductors
are-M. H. Jackson, Edgar Packard,
c. L. Hill, Abbie Terpening, G. w,
Weldon. In accordance with the
Institute circular inexperienced
members must take reading, library
reading, school management and
language. Others may choose their
subjects.
The Misses Abbie, Laura and
Hattie Flint returned Friday from a
visit of several weeks to relatives
and friends in New England. The
Misses Abbie and Laura Flint grad
uated from the Pratt Institute,
Brooklyn, at the last commencement
of the school. Miss Hattie went
east to attend the graduating ex-
ercises and the three in company
went on this visit.
Miss Charlotte J. Caldwell, a
former member of the River Falls
Normal school faculty, died at her
home in Cincinnati, Ohio, Friday,
July IL. The funeral was held the
following Tuesday. Miss Caldwell
left the Normal in 1898, after fifteen
years of successful teaching. Her
father and sister died while resi-
dents of this city, their remains
being taken to their former home at
Cincinnati.
A couple of Mormon preachers
are perambulating this region on a
PROSECUTING itinerary. They leave
tracts at a house and make tracks
for the next. II is reported that at
one place this coloquy occurred:
MAY l leave some tracts here?"
"Sure-with the heels the other
way" One of these preachers
spoke his piece on the street here
Tuesday night. He took the Bible
for his text and as matter of