River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-11-14
The Winslow Skates--a large as.
sortment at Lund's Hardware.

The Winslow SkatcS-a large as.
sortment at Lund's Hardware.
County Supt. Weldon attended
the meeting of the state Teachers
association at Milwaukee last week.
The county superintendent of the
state held a separate meeting in
connection with that of the associa-
ton.
The ladies of the Aid Society OF
the Congregational church will hold
their annual fair and sale of second
hand articles Friday, Dec. 9th, in
the building vacated by Simon &
Kaler. They will also sell home
baking.
/ 1. H. Smith, formerly publisher of
the RIVER Falls Times, has bought
a newspaper at Glendale, Oregon,
and assumed charge of the publica-
ton. Our former townsman, Harry
Pratt is located there, cashier of the
Glendale Bank.
Papers from all neighboring towns
except Hammond speak approvingly
oe the quietness of Halloween.
They also remind the public that
preparations had been made to nip
any infringement of the law of tress-
pass in the bud.
There is tariff of S. 90 a ton on
print paper brought into the United
States. In view of the constantly
advancing price Of paper the Presi-
dent promises to recommend to
Congress in his annual message the
abolition of this tax.
A star of red thing was placed in
the floor of the waiting room of the
Pennsylvania depot at Washington
to show the exact point where Presi-
dent Garfield was shot by the assas-
sin Guitteau. Recently some one
stole this historic memento.
Peter Benson, an employee of the
Willow River Lumber Company, fell
from a platform, distance of about
twenty feet, at the company's mill
at New Richmond, week ago Mon
day, the fall resulting in a broken
neck. He lived about two hours.
The state teachers association
held its annual meeting al Milwau-
kee last week. 1t was the largest
and most successful meeting in the
history of the association. Oyer
5000 teachers are said to have at
tended. H. C. Buell. of GAINESVILLE
was elected president for the year.
James Reed, who resided near
Roberts, was killed in St. Paul last
week by an Italian who threw
rock at him, striking him in the
head. The murderer had not been
apprehended at latest reports. 1t
is thought he has fled to the old
country.
Harry Hur1burt, late of the RIVER
Falls Times, has accepted the posi-
tion of foreman in the job rooms of
the Joseph Leicht Press at Winona,
Mimi. He left to assume his duties
yesterday afternoon. His family
will join him at Winona about the
first of next month.
Since 1890, when the Grand Army
of the Republic had 400, 489 members
enrolled, its numerical strength has
been cut down almost one-half.
There are only about 213, 900 COM
rades now. The losses by death
run up to 5000 or 10000 a year.
There is practically no chance to
gain recruits.
The Oxford Linen Mills of New
York propose to buy all the flax
straw produced in the country. The
company has new patented pro-
cess for converting fax straw into
the finest linen in a short time.
Farmers who have fax straw are
invited to write the company at 227
Fifth Ave-, New York City, stating
how many tons of straw they can
furnish.
The Post Office Department is
sending out it's winter stamps.
Stamps for the summer season, and
those used in the south the year
around are treated differently in
the matter of the sticking material
upon them. Those for summer
service and the south have a harder
quality of stickum" than those for
winter use in the north.
The Ladies of the Improvement
League will celebrate their October
and November birthdays by giving
a New England supper in the G. A.