River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-02-21
The balmy weather of last week

Silas Symes Wednesday, Feb. 81, at
2:30 p. m.
The boys have been frequently
seen knuckling down in groups
playing marbles the past week, a
sure sign of spring.
A. ]. Ingli of Ellsworth, former
County Supt. of Schools and candi-
date for the Office this spring, was a
visitor in the city yesterday.
Harry Campbell, H. P. of River
Falls Chapter, R. A. M, left for
Milwaukee Sunday to attend the
Grand Chapter session there.
H. c. Spaulding, one of the judg-
es in the Normal contest here Fri
day evening, is a Minneapolis law
yer, associated with F. M. Nye.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. M. Chinook of
Turtle Lake, were guests over Mon
day night of the formers brother,
Garfield Chinook and wife.-New
Richmond News.
Chas. H. Clark of Alton, who was
before the municipal court at Still
water last week, charged with big
amy, was discharged on the motion
of the district attorney, he having
ascertained that the charge was not
true.
The local high school is in the
midst of it's preparations for an
nual declamatory contests. The
boys contest (oratorica1) will be
held March IS, three weeks from to-
morrow. The girls contest will be
held later, probably on April H..
Mr.. and Mrs. P. SINNERS of Su-
perior are spending the week at the
home of Mrs. SINNERS father; VIM.
F. Green in this city. Mr.. SINNERS
is locomotive engineer and is re-
cuper ating from an accident in
which he sustained painful bruises
about the head.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. E. Finch, of ST.
Paul, were visitors in the city, Sat-
urday and Sunday, guests of Mrs.
Finch's grandparents, Gov. and
Mrs. C. D. Parker. They will soon
locate in Cincinnati, where Mr..
Finch is in the employ of a whole
sale manufacturing company.
Women have the legal right to
vote on all questions relating to
schools, not only in school district
meetings but in municipal and gen.
eral cleo tons upon school matters.
This spring county superintendent
is to be elected and the ladies can
and should vote for candidate for
this office.
The Wisconsin Press Association
holds it's 54th annual session at
Madison March 1874. Railways
make l g fare on the certificate
plan. Those attending should pay
full fare going and take certifi-
cate and if 100 and over are in at
tendance return tickets may be had
for one-third fare.
"A business" man gives this def
milton of business that is bust
ness" ITO buy of you thing for
less than it is worth and to sell you
thing for more than it is worth. "
Well, what is the matter with that
definition? Isn't that the way one
man comes to affluence and another
to Indulgence?
The total immigration from the
United States from July to Dec. OF
the fiscal year was 1858. For the
corresponding months of 1905 it was
18,8O3, an increase of 5000, or 80 per
cent. The total immigration from
the United States for the calander
year of 1906 was 68,856.-Camrose
| (Alberta, N. w. To- Mail.
A. M. Nicholson has sold his cigar
factory, No. SO, to his son Edmund
Mr.. Nicholson is oblighed to retire
from work on account of failing
health. The new proprietor, Ed
mund Nicholson, understands the
manufacture of cigars thoroughly
haying worked at the trade under
his fathers instructions for many
years.
The high school athletic associa-
ton reorganized last evening, elect
ing Frank Symes as president, Earl
Browell as secretary and Tom Rey'
no1ds as treasurer. Messers. Symes
and Browell were also elected tc
represent the school at the annua
meeting of the St. Croix-Pierce In
terscholastic business meeting a
Hudson Saturday.
Next week closes the work of thu
winter term at the public schools
However as the schools are nov
working on the semester plan, the