River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1908-09-17


buying, as we have something to
offer you. c. Carisch & Sons.
Mrs. B. S. Potter of Rock Falls,
ILL.,, has been visiting relatives in
the city the past week, guest of Mr..
and Mrs. E. Buck.
George Hensler, Sr., and Mrs. N.
Wivinus and son Charles were
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. c. Nuns
hansen Saturday and Sunday.
i'm. Skinner. State Lecturer of
the |. o. G. T., delivered temper
ance lecture here Wednesday eve
ming at the Methodist church.
Mrs. F. A. H Ealing and daughter
Mrs. Geo. Wilmoth went to st. Paul
Tuesday to visit their son and
brother, Charles Haling, who is i'll.
The Grand Army at Toledo de-
cided not to make any new demands
on the nation for three years. The
encampment will be at Salt Lake
City next year.
Mrs. George Cochran and little
son returned to their home at Fari-
bault, Mimi, Saturday, after a
weeks visit at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. D, G, Snow.
Enrolment almost doubled last
year. Get next to good position
by taking a Course in Brandrup &
Nettleton Business College, Winona,
MINI. Catalog free.
Einar Christensen arrived in the
city Friday evening direct from
Norway. He is a brother OF Mrs.
Olof Nelson, residing on Joe Foster s
premises in the 18th ward.
Miss Nealie Knowles came home
from Ames, Iowa, Sunday for a
short vacation. She is in charge
of the domestic science department
of the Iowa State College, located at
Ames.
Rev. and Mrs. Walter ]. Harris of
Rewey, Wis, and Mrs. John Barrett
of Belmont, Wis, are guests of Rev.
and Mrs. Fred w. Harris. Mrs.
Barrett is mother of the Harris
ladies.
Lightning destroyed barn and
it's contents Oh the farm of Mrs.
Patrick Hawkins in Kinnickinnic
Saturday night. The loss was par
TALLY covered by insurance in the
local company.
Miss Lottie Deneen came down
from Hammond Friday evening on
a visit to her relatives here. She
left Tuesday for New York where
she will take a course of studies at
Columbia University.
Mrs. H. Hill and daughter Hazel
who has been spending several days
here as guests Of the families of
John and Alfred Stiles, left Tues
day afternoon for their home at
Sierra Madre, California.
w. H. Carpenter of Duluth was
in the city one day last week, guest
of Geo. Hutchins. Mr.. Carpenter
is interested with Herman Hutchins
in the farming business near Lamp
son, in Washburn county.
Mike Fitzgerald, formerly engineer
on the passenger engine on this
branch, now on the Saltwater short
line, is running for alderman of the
first ward of Saltwater on the Demo
cratic ticket, without opposition.
A, w. Fisher returned last even
ing from Gilby, N. D., where he has
been at work the past month harvest
ing and threshing. The average
Weld of wheat in that section this
wear is about IA bushels per acre.
Misses Anna and Fannie Smith
left Tuesday afternoon for Apple
ton to resume their studies at Law
renee University. The former en-
tiers upon her 4th, or last, year, and
the latter her I'd year at the school.
Atty. ]. E. Florin of Men omonie
was in the city Monday and Tues
day. He'holds the position of First
Deputy State Fire Marshal, and was
out on official business. He grad
uated from the Normal School here
in the class of '88.
The intense heat of the suns rays
last Saturday afternoon fell with
fatal effect upon six fat hogs be-
longing to Nelson Elliott. They
were in a pasture on his farm in the
town of River Falls. Their aver age
weight was about 200 pounds.
Company c, Wisconsin Nationa
Guards, of Hudson, with 68 mem
bers, will go to Fort Benjamin Har