River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-10-24

the Atlantic in four days and eight
cen hours.
Edmund Nicholson and wife left
yesterday morning for Eau Claire
on visit to Mrs. Nicholson S
mother, Mrs. Carrie Peterson.
A culvert has been placed across
Main street at its junction with Pine
that will not soon decay. Cement
enters largely into its construction.
Mrs. w. H. Nichols and daughter
of Belle PLANE, Mimi, were visitors
this week with Mr.. and Mrs. G. H.
Nichols and Mrs. ]. S. Phillips
Prescott Tribune.
Halver Hoseid and two children.
Ward and Lulu, from Moscow, Ida
no, arrived here to-day on visit to
relatives and are guests at the Shell
la home on the west side.
Miss Nina Garfield, who had been
teaching music here and staying
with her aunt, Mrs. G. w. Farms
worth, has returned to her home at
Luyerne, Mimi. She was called
home by her mothers illness.
DR.. Frank F. Gray, who for some
time past has been practicing his
profession at Roberts and conduct
ing drug store there, has sold his
drug store to K. E. Anderson and
will go to the Pacific coast the first
of next month.
Mrs. A. P. Weld went to New
Richmond Friday where she was a
guest at the A. E. Smith home until
Saturday when she left for Stevens
Point, from whence she would go to
Milwaukee to make her sister, Mrs.
C. M. Gould, visit.
E. T. Shepard of Gilbert, Iowa,
was visitor in the city from Satur-
day to yesterday, guest at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. Sanderson
and other relatives. Mr.. Shepard
is a former resident of this place,
leaving here in 1869.
Mrs. John Chinook and daugh-
ter, Mrs. L. F. Miller, who has been
spending the summer with her par
ents, left Saturday for Mrs. Miller's
home at Golden, Colorado. John
accompanied them as far as Aurora,
ILL.,, returning Monday.
Mrs. Frank Tracy of Glyndon,
Mimi, with her two little sons, ar
rived here Friday for a visit with
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Sam
Steuert. Her sister, Miss Bessie
Steuert, who had been visiting with
her at Glyndon, returned with her.
N. B. Nagler has severed his con-
nection with the ST. Croix Observer
and, in partnership with Albert
Rasmussen who has long been fore
man of the Observer printing office,
has bought a paper at Soldiers
Grove, Coy. Davidson's home town
The western Canadian wheat crop
is failure. Frost killed it. Farm
ers of Alberta are much discour-
aged; many will suffer total loss and
are offering their farms for sale at
great sacrifice. East Alberta to near
Winnipeg line conditions are much
the same.
Joseph R. Posternock of Provi-
dence, r. l., who acted as operator
at the depot here while Mr.. Davis
was on his vacation, was married
at Hammond last week to Miss
Morine D. Sires. Mr.. Posternock
has a position as telegraph operator
at New Auburn.
Miss Josephine Clarity and Miss
Adele Stone Butts of saltwater,
assisted by Miss Susie Pierce of
this city, furnished the musical pro-
gram at the Musical given by Mrs,
VIM. Finley and Miss Vidle Finley
last Saturday afternoon. The ladies
all report a most enjoyable after
noon.
H. w. Morrow and F. V. Williams
of River Falls were attracted Tues
day by the good fishing in this vici-
nifty and within two hours time
landed about SO lbs. of pike, some
of which weighed as much as eight
pounds. Considering the short
time, this is the best catch of the
season. Tribune.
Postmaster-G General Meyer pro-
poses to have the 4 pound limit on
postal parcels raised to II pounds
and the rate reduced from Is cents
to II cents a pound. He also pro-
poses cheaper rate on packages
sent along a single rural delivery
route-a rate of cents for first