River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-01-17
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this week, with office over Dodge s
hardware store.
Miss Olga Jorstad of Hammond
is visiting here, guest of Miss
Margaret Simpson,
1. H. Smith and John Campbell
have arranged to start newspaper
at Richardson, N. D.
Dudley D. Danforth, resident of
Prescott since 1854, died at his home
there Jan 6, 1907, aged SO years,
mos. and 6 days.
The citizens of Eau Claire raised
a fund of $1,000 to buy supplies for
John F. Dietz and family of Cam
eron Dam notoriety.
F. N. Barry, for some time pub
Usher of the Hammond News, has
recently bought the Sentinel, pub
lished at Suburban, Washington.
To-day and tomorrow are the
days of the midyear examinations
at the public schools, and Monday
classes will be promoted from grade
to grade and into the high school.
M. Nugent, the retiring sheriff,
will take charge of the county poor
farm on the first day of April, the
commissioners of the Poor having
contracted with him to this end. A
good selection.
Mrs. Jersey F. Lord of San Jose,
CAL, who has been visiting her
aunt. Mrs. F. H. Lord, here for
some time, went to Ellsworth Tues
day on a visit at the homes of Grin
and Fred Lord.
The w. R. c.. held one of their
popular dime socials at G. A. r.
hall Wednesday afternoon. About
fifty members and guests were
present and spent the time pleas
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The dance in Odd Fellows hall
last Friday evening, gotten up by
the young ladies of the Normal, was
a success and all in attendance re-
port a good time. The boys give
return dance tomorrow evening.
Mrs. A. R. Vollmer, who had been
here since the death of her father,
left for her home at Grand Island,
Neb., Saturday. She was accompa-
MED by her mother, Mrs. D. M.
Lusk, who will remain with her
during the winter.
r. S. Robson, who assumed the
duties of sheriff at the beginning
of the year, has appointed H. w.
Morrow of this place under sheriff
and has appointed Jas. Gilmore of
Hager and A. Wehrman of Prescott
as deputy sheriffs.
N. Northrop has resigned his po-
sition as mail carrier on rural route
No. l, and John A. Haddow has
been appointed as his success sor,
Mr.. Haddow will assume the duties
of carrier the first of February.
Frank Symes has been appointed
substitute.
Joseph Stephens, in renewing his
subscription to the JOURNAL the
18th instant, took occasion to re-
mark that he had paid his subscrip-
tion to the paper on that day of ev-
cry year since the paper was first
issued by Taylor Brothers in 1857
a period of fifty years.
The time of meeting of the Ladies
Aid Society of the M. E. church,
which was announced for Thursday
(to-day) has been changed to Fri
day tomorrow that it may not in
terfere with arrangements for the
banquet of the Mems Club, which
takes place in the evening.
Mrs. Walter S. Fowler Of Michi-
gan City, N. D {, arrived here Friday
evening, called here by the serious
illness Of her son Harry Fowler who
is here on a visit at the home of
Mrs. Manly Healy. Harry's half
sister who came with him is a
granddaughter of Mrs. Healy.
Harvey Powell, formerly of this
city, who has been connected for
some years with bank at White
Rock, S. D., has accepted the posi-
ton of manager of a string of five
banks in Canada at salary of $751;
900 year under a five-year con-
tract. He will reside at Weyburn,
Canada.
About 20 of the w. R. C. ladies
surprised Mrs. Marian Hughes, the
efficient secretary, at her home Fri
day afternoon and spent a pleasant
time. A picnic lunch was served
and before leaving the ladies pre-
sented Mrs. Hughes fine fountain
gold pen to facilitate her work as