River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-04-18
Lyle Randall visited his friend
Jay Truesdell at Owatonna, Mimi,
the latter part of last week.


Jay Truesdell at Owatonna, Mimi,
the latter part of last week.
Bruce Youells is here from Cas-
Teton, n. D. He is looking about
the city to-day for house. His
mother intends to return here to
reside.
M. w. Odland, editor of the Hud-
son Star-Times, notifies the pub
fishers of that paper that he will re-
sign his position as editor about
May l. He has bought a newspa-
per at Fergus Falls, Mimi.
The result of the vote on the
question of licensing the saloons in
the village of Hammond at the late
election was tie. There was one
challenged vote cast, and if it is
shown that this vote was illegal
there will be no licensing of saloons
in the village this year.
Friends of Mrs. John Gardiner,
nee Miss Julia Bates, formerly of
this city, have received news in
forming them of the death of her
husband. Mr.. Gardiner died on the
18th of March as the result of cold
contracted at the time of the burn
ing of their home in Mobile, Alaba-
ma, last December.
The summer school at the White
water Normal school for the coming
season will begin July 8 and contin-
ne six weeks with corps of ten in
structors. The Board of Regents
at it's session in February appro-
priated 81 900 to carry on this sum
mer school at Whitewater, and no
tuition fee is charged.
Anderson Brothers, the popular
cigar makers of Menomonie, are
putting out a new cigar of high
quality that finds much favor among
smokers. The La linda, the new
cigar, is made by the best workmen
of the best material available.
Those who have tested this latest
brand of cigars speak of it in high
praise.
At meeting of the board of edu-
cation held Monday evening, Prof.
]. H. Ames of Shiocton, this state,
was elected principal of our high
school for the coming year in place
Prof. Schofeld, resigned. Mr.. Ames
is graduate of the Stevens Point
Normal and State University and
comes highly recommended. Ellis
worth Herald.
From a North Yakima, Washing
ton, paper of recent date we learn
that J. H. Rose, formerly of this
place has succeeded in obtaining ar
tesian water in the Mckee Valley,
near North Yakima. He has put
down about twenty wells in this dry
valley, some of them 1000 feet deep.
From the deeper ones the water
gushes out in torrents. Artesian
wells will make the Mckee Valley
produce heavy crops, and greatly
enhance the value Of the land.
All these attacks on President
Roosevelt with the intention of dis
crediting him with the people only
add to his popularity and still fur
Their confirm the public confidence
in him. The more enemies he
makes of such men as Hartman,
Burton, Harvey, ct al, the more the
great mass of the citizens love him.
1t is Roosevelt and the People YER
sus the grafters, the cranks, the
trusts and the sore-headed imbe-
Giles.
| H. C. Baker has offered to the
pupils of the public schools three
prizes of 81, SIS and So for the three
best essays on the trees Of ST. Croix
county as related to Arbor day.
This is a very worthy offer and
should be appreciated by the
pupils and teachers. A number OF
years ago the True Republican
awarded a prize for the best essay
on the same subject, and the con-
test was very successful. True Re-
publican.
Judge VIM. Lauder of Wahpetou,
N. D., in an interview with the edi,
tor of the Napoleon Homestead q
few days ago, referred to the fact OF
his haying run newspaper for q
time. It will be remembered that
| Lauder, in connection with John
Mcmahon started newspaper at
Hammond, the Independent, about
1875. Lauder tells the Homestead:
Il had $500 and my partner an equal
sum. We made the purchase of a
plant and for five full months enjoy
ed the distinction of being the edi-