River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1908-02-06
F. P. Ainsworth of Glenwood was
a caller in the city to-day.


F. P. Ainsworth of Glenwood was
caller in the city to-day.
John Seinb of Spring Valley was
visiting friends in the city last week.
If you have house and lot for
sale call on Williams and Grimm.
John Reed of Devils Lake, N. D.,
formerly of this place, arrived in
the city Saturday on business trip.
Don't miss the entertainment at
the Opera Hall, Saturday afternoon
and evening. Moving pictures and
illustrated songs.
Miss Oracle Thayer came home
Saturday from ST. Paul where she
has been employed for some time
past in wholesale millinery store.
She goes to Barron soon to take
charge of store there.
The Democrats of the county
will hold a convention Feb. IL in
the office of John E. Foley at Els
worth. Three delegates are to be
chosen as the county's representa-
tives in the state convention to be
held in Milwaukee Feb. Is.
A handsome new job press of the
Chandler and Price Co. make, was
installed in the Journal office We'd
nesday night in place of the old
press so long in use. Send in your
Job work and we will show you ar
tistic and neat results that will
please, and our prices the lowest for
good materials and fine workman
ship.
1t is sincerely to be hoped that
Congress will respond to the Presi-
dents earnest recommendation that
the Census Bureau be placed under
civil service provisions. This has
been one of the worst spoi1s bureaus
in the Government in the past, and
the examinations of employees, of
which members of Congress prated
so loudly, the President assures us
were only blind TO hide the rampant
spoilsism which prevailed in the
selection of appointees.,
F. F. Morgan of Menomonie died
suddenly Monday afternoon from
the effects of severe attack of la
grippe. He was IS years of age
and is survived by a wife and
four children. Mr.. Morgan was one
of the publishers of the Dunn
County News and had been an
active member of the firm. of Flint
& Morgan for the past seven years.
He was man of great energy and
fine ability and his place in the
community will be difficult to fill.
Last week the Ellsworth Record
came out in a fine new dress, orna-
mented with strictly up-to-date
adornments. The body type used is
9-point Century Expanded" which
has neat face pleasing tolthe eye-
The Record is a clean, wholesome
sheet, and merits the success with
which it is evidently meeting. Bro.
Shaw has also reinforced his print
ing department with a Chandler &
Price Gordon quarto-medium job
press of the very latest and most
approved pattern.
A series of talks will be given in
Odd Fellows, hall Friday and Satur-
day, Feb. IA and Is, by N. c. Craw-
ley, the state organizer of thea. S. of
E. His subject will be the ex-
change system. On Friday he will
lecture at 2:30 in the afternoon and
at 7:30 in the evening, and on Sat-
urday afternoon at 2:30. An invita-
tion is extended to the general pub
lie and ali farmers, as we'll as to the
members of A. S. of E. unions to
attend the meetings. Mr.. Crawley
will speak in the M. w. A. hall at
Prescott on Wednesday, Feb. IL, at
1850 in the afternoon and 1880 in
the evening.
The billiard tournament at Hud-
dleston's Billiard Hall is nearly
finished with Judd in the lead and
White a close second. Herbert
Smith and AL. Jensen are tied for
high runs with run of IA apiece.
Those entered are Claude Judd,
Ora White, Mr.. Bulman .Jr., Ray
Williams, Frank Peterson, DR..
| Fortune, VIM. Fisher, Mr.. Grignon,
Harry Wyman, Mr.. Bulman, ST..
Herbert Smith and AL. Jensen.
The tournament ends on Saturday
evening when Mr.. Huddleston will
present the winner with fine cue,
and the one with the high run gets
box of cigars.
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