River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1908-09-17
Miss Maud Wyman left wednes-

Miss Maud Wyman left Wednes
day afternoon for Grafton, N. D.
where she will teach the coming
year.
w. F. Houston is home from
Wheaton, Mimi, where he spent
several weeks attending to his
farming interests.
DR.. Rupert Parker who has been
visiting his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
C. D. Parker the last three days
left Wednesday for his home in
Chicago.
Mr.. and Mrs. N. D. Northrop left
this morning for American Falls,
Idaho, where they will locate. Their
many friends wish them prosperity
in their new home.
J.R. Getche1l who has been visit
ing here the past four weeks at the
home of his daughter, Mrs. E. b.
Wadsworth, left yesterday after
noon for his home at Willmar, MINI.
A handsome specimen of night
blooming cereus drew crowds to the
River Falls Floral Co.'S greenhouse
Sunday evening. The plant, which
blooms once year and at night, had
five blossoms which were very beau
tiful and fragrant. Nearly a hun
dred people dropped in during the
evening to admire its beauty.
Mrs. G. w. Mcintyre of St. Peter,
Mimi, is visiting relatives here,
guest of the Healy family up the
South Fork. She came here from
Meadowland, about 40 miles north
west of Duluth, where she had
sought relief from hay fever, but the
forest fires raging in that vicinity
rendered it hazardous to remain
there longer.
Oscar Gustavson returned from
Gilby, N. D., Sunday, where he has
been working the past month with
a threshing machine. He reports
that ]. w. Scott, an old-time resi-
dent in this vicinity, raised from
an 8O-acre tract an average yield of
thirty-two bushels to the acre of
macaroni wheat, which is something
extraordinary.
Lightning Saturday evening killed
one of Peter Peterson's best COWS
and knocked down several others
that were in the pasture near the
brick yard. George Smith, son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. TIL. Smith, who
was out in the lot, was felled to the
ground by the bolt, but was quickly
on his feet again and making rapid
strides for home, rejoicing in the
fact that he was alive.
After several days of blufing the
leaden skies got down to real bust
ness Saturday night and treated the
thirsty ground to a good old-fash-
toned shower. The rain began early
in the evening and lasted all night
and when the sun rose Sunday the
landscape had a different aspect.
The country is once more green and
the air refreshing, but this vicinity
has been cry so long that a few
more such showers will find a well
come.
Tuesday evening the Pierce
County Medical Society held it's
quarterly meeting in the parlors of
Hotel Gladstone. The doctors pres
ent from out of town were DR.. Booth
by Of Hammond, DR.. Dill of Pres
colt, Drs. Woodwork, Nash and
Rudolph of Ellsworth. The meet
ing was a symposium on obstetrics.
Papers were read by Drs. Dill,
Gendron and Boothby and there was
lively discussion by all the doctors
present.
The Young Peoples Societies of
the various churches gave recep-
ton Friday evening to the students
of the Normal and City schools in
the parlors of the Methodist church.
The object of the reception was that
the young people might become
acquainted with one another. The
parlors were crowded and all re-
ported a good time. A quartette
composed of Messrs. Wright, Chap.
man, Snodgrass and Welles render
ed several excellent musical selec'
tons.
A carload of water melons con.
signed to the Stewart Mercantile
CO. was broken into Sunday even
ing and several melons stolen and
many more damaged. Information
was obtained con corning the guilty
nartieS and thew were given the