River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-04-04

Mrs. Albert Olson went 20 Saint
Paul Tuesday to meef Mrs. c. P.
Nelson and her son of Balsam Lake
who made a short visit here.
E. B. and Ray w. Follansbee,
formerly of this place are now locat-
ed at Zillah, Washington, where
they conduct a general store.
Mrs. Marian Hughes went to ST.
Paul last week on visit to her
niece, Mrs. Lester Drake, returning
Tuesday evening of this week.
Ten or a dozen families sprung a
surprise on their neighbors, Mr..
and Mrs. C. Nobel, Monday evening.
They passed an enjoyable social
time.
Prof. G. L. Bowman, head of the
Dunn County Normal Training
school, is visiting the Normal here.
His son Clyde is member of the
Senior class.
The date for the next banquet of
the Mems Club has uot yet been de-
termined, but will be announced as
soon as the committee can arrange
for the banquet.
Parties owning property in St.
Paul, Minneapolis or Superior, who
desire to dispose of the same, see
R. L. Williams or ]. H. Grimm,
River Falls, Wis.
Rev. N. F. Clark, District Mis-
sionary, will hold service at the
Baptist'church Friday evening, April
5rh, at 7:30 o'clock. All are cordial
ly invited to attend.
Several Kalamazoo gentlemen
have agreed not to shave until the
Thaw jury reaches a verdict. By
that time they will have whiskers
enough to start Populist party.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Steffens eel
ebrated the fifteenth anniversary of
their wedding last Sunday. A num-
Der of friends we're invited to par
ticipate in the festivities.
Stuyvesant Fish says the President
cannot see his own faults. Still,
there are plenty of gentlemen in the
railroad business, who are willing
to point them out to him.
AP. Forsyth is remodeling the
southwest annex of the Gladstone
hotel, arranging to get a better
lighted dining room. The roof of
this annex is also being renewed.
Miss Ruby Chinook, teacher at
Berlin, and Raymond Chinook,
teacher at Apollonia, are spending
a weeks vacation at the home of
their parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Chas.
T. Chinook.
Keep in mind the declamatory
contest by the girls of the high
school at the Methodist church Fri
day, April 10. Nine speakers. The
winner goes 10 the league contest
at New Richmond May 8.
A bill has been introduced in the
Legislature requiring that the as
sessment roll of every precinct shall
be published. The bill should be-
come law. We have always con-
tended that this measure was need
ed.
Mrs. George Pratt left this morn
ing for Glendale, Oregon, on a Wis
it to her son Harry, Her niece,
Miss Hester Hu1st, had intended to
accompany her but is too i'll to at
tempt the journey. She expects to
go later.
Claud Caldwell, the fourteen-year-
old son of Mr.. and Mrs. w. A. Cad
we'll of Clifton, will have a sore
hand for a time. While manipulate
ing rifle Tuesday the ramrod was
shot through his hand but FORUM
ately breaking no bones.
Secretary of State Frear has dis
missed a disagreeable companion in
former bookkeeper and filled the
place with a man that will work in
HARMONY with the head of the office.
Frear wants the work to go along
efficiently and without unnecessary
friction.
The date for the district contest
has been set for May TO- The con-
test will be held in the Methodist
church, this city. Five leagues will
be represented, Earl Whitcomb rep
resenting Pierce and St. Croix
counties in the oratorical division
of the contest.
We have been fortunate enough
to secure the services of E. H.
Campbell, of River Falls, who takes
the position in our job department
formerly held by Mr.. Gunderson'