River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1908-08-20

/ The Normal school opens week
from next Monday.
Mrs. Henry Parks of Batavia, ILL.,,
is visiting her brother, Frank L..
Baker.
Primary Elections are on the hor-
lion. Get ready to vote week from
Tuesday.
Stewart Mercantile Co. have
full line of the Ladies Home Jour
nal Patterns.
Mrs. Frank Spalding and Miss
Anna Spalding were down from st.
Paul over Sunday.
Hon. Irvine L. Lenroot candidate
for congress from this district is
booked for a speech at Opera Hall,
this city, next Tuesday evening,
August rs.
Mrs. Rosie Babcock and her sister,
Mrs. Lucie Spear of Maiden Rock,
arrived in the city Saturday evening,
on a visit to tie futile family at
| the Gladstone. Mrs. Babcock is
the mother of Mrs. futile.
Miss Ida Johnson who has been
visiting her friend Mrs. T. Johnson
in this city, left Tuesday for Mime
apolis where she will spend few
days with friends before returning
to her home at Winona, MINI.
Mrs. C. A. Gustaveson and son
who have been guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. H. N. Wiger, returned Monday
to their home in Minneapolis, &C
companied by Misses Florence and
Miriam Wiger, nieces of Mrs. Gus
| taveson.
Miss Maggie Munshausen returned
from Minneapolis Monday and her
sister, Miss Lena Munshausen, and
cousin, Miss Susie Reichlein came
Tuesday and are spending a week
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Chas.
Munshausen.
Mrs. Hans E. Nelssen of Rice Lake
is here visiting her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. ]. H. Langdon. Mr.. Nielsen
was here over Sunday. Miss Lillian
Langdon, who had been visiting her
sister at Rice Lake, returned to her
home in this city with Mrs. Nielsen.
A party consisting of Even Berg
seng, Halver Hoseid, Edmund
Shella and Knute Wigen left for the
Dakotas last Thursday afternoon.
They have answered the call of the
northwest for thresher-men, and
will engage in this work for the sea-
son.
Another fine addition to our main
street was put in place this week
when new cement walk was laid
from Opera Hall to the corner &C.
cupied by Zorn's blacksmith shop.
The walk is a welcome relief after
some months of walking on the
dirt and mud.
The premium list of the 25th
annual Pierce County Fair is on our
desk. The fair is to be held at Ellis
worth from September 1925 inclu-
sive and all should make an effort
to attend. 1t promises to be the
best fair yet held and numerous at
fractions have been engaged. The
premiums to be given are more
liberal than ever before.
Mrs. Lillian Currier arrived from
Mayville, N. D., Saturday evening,
and with her sister, Mrs. V. E.
Bailey, left yesterday for a months
trip to the New England States.
They will go by way of the 500 line
and will end their journey by a trip
up the St. Lawrence River. Maine
and Massachusetts, will be their
objective points.
The Omaha road has nearly com.
pleted the new stockyards which it
has been busy erecting the past two
weeks on the flat of ground south of
the Wisconsin Elevator. The new
location is great Improvement over
the old one so far as sanitary condi-
tons are concerned, but it is not so
easy of access. The yards have
two run-ways and several enclosures,
and will accommodate several herds
at once.
c. H. George went to Roberts last
Tuesday to visit his old comrade,
DIR. E. ]. Foster, who was called
there from Vermont by the severe
illness of his sister, Mrs. ]. Clapp.
Last July, DR.. Foster was elected
Comm handler of the Vermont Depart
ment of the G. A. R. The Doctor
and Mr.. George during the war were
musicians together in the Tenth
Vermont Regimental Band.