River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1908-01-30

Mrs. Matt Elertson is spendin,
the week with her sister, Mrs. james
Tricky, at St. Paul Park.
The arc lights On the streets wer'
out several nights last week while
the upper power plant was under
going repairs.
E. ]. Segerstrom of Browns Val
ley, Mimi, is spending the weel
with his daughter, Mrs. Fred Young
gren, in Mann Valley.
John Keith was home from St
Paul over Sunday. He has been
employed in the postofice in ST.
Paul for several years.
Invitations have been issued for
a married peoples dance at Opera
Hall Friday evening, Feb. 7. The
unmarried are also invited.
Gust Lundeen of Minneapolis, &C
companied by his brother Andrew,
spent last week at the home of his
father-in-law, Ole Herstrum.
M. B. Whip of Rock Elm was in
the city Saturday. He was en- route
to Clear Lake to visit his sister,
Mrs. Anna Briggs, who is sick.
Miss Mamie Miles came up from
Diamond Bluff last Thursday to
learn the art of dressmaking under
the tutorship of Mrs. M. Cream.
A number of her classmates en-
joyed very pleasant evening with
Miss Marie Smith last Saturday.
1t was a successful surprise
party"
Thos. Tomlinson has installed
an up-to-date meat chopper in his
meat market. 1t is propelled by a
2-horse power Westinghouse electric
motor.
Mrs. w. E. Tubs entertained
Friday afternoon in honor of her
guests, Mrs. Bon of Ellsworth and
Mrs. Potter of Minneapolis. $500"
was the theme.
E. T. Holmes will be in River
Falls Saturday to talk on Canada.
Mr.. Holmes represents the Canadian
government. See hand bills for
time and place.
The basket ball game at Madison
last Saturday between the Universe
ty teams of Wisconsin and Minneso-
ia was won by the former by a
score of 81 to Is.
Mrs. L. C. Hall returned Monday
morning from Ellsworth where she
has been for the last three weeks
taking care of Mrs. Peter Johnson,
who has been seriously i'll.
The Canadian authorities have
entered into an agreement with
Japan by which the Mikado under
takes to keep his subjects away
from the Dominion.
Misses Margaret and Ruth Nc
Namara and Miss Ellen Gowan of
New Richmond visited their student
sisters at the home of Curtis John
son, from Friday evening till Monday
morning.
The Pierce County Telephone
Company has 9O8 phones in service
1876 at River Falls, 1872 at and near
Ellsworth, SO in the village of Spring
Valley, FL at Roberts, and AL in
farm houses.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Bliss, Mr..
and Mrs. L. E. Green, Mr.. and Mrs.
Sylvester will entertain the mem
bers of South Fork A. S. of E. and
their ladies Wednesday evening,
Feb. 5th, at $50 o'clock.
N. c. Crawley, state organizer of
the A. S. of E., will be at River
Falls Feb. 18th and 18th. He will
speak in Opera Hall Friday after
noon and evening. The afternoon
address will begin at 2:30.
The next stopping. place for the
great Yankee war fleet will be Bue-
nos Ayres, capital of Argentina.
Buenos Ayres is the largest city in
South America, and Argentina is the
most progressive country.
Mr.. and Mrs. Morgan May of
Oberon, Manitoba, arrived in the
city last week, and are guests of DIR.
and Mrs. ]. F. Mack. Mrs. May is
a daughter of Mrs. Mack who re-
sides with her son, The Doctor.
One can go from New York to any
port in England, Ireland or Scotland
for $18.75 and have seven days
board. If the war between the
steamship lines continues, it is pre-
dicted that the rate will go to $40.
Miss Winston of Minneapolis Wis