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

Miss George Kaler left yesterda,
for her home at Frederic, Wis, bein,
called there by the severe illness
of her mother.
The Versatile Amusement Com
pany are booked for an Afternoon
and evening entertainment at the
Opera Hall Saturday, Feb. 8.
Misses Lillian Dunbar and Bessie
Elliott went up to Hammond, Fri
day afternoon to attend the leap
year dance given by the Hammond
people.
T. H. Daniels of Seattle was in
city Tuesday between trains. He
was en- route to New York to pur-
chase goods for his wholesale
establishment at Seattle.
Until Easter there will be weekly
meetings of Trinity Guild the regular
ones being business meetings as
heretofore. The guild will meet next
Wednesday Feb. 5th, at the home of
Mrs. F. M. Jack at 2:30 p. m.
Mrs. B. S. Potter of Minneapolis
visited in the city Friday, guest of
her sister-in-law, Mrs. E. Buck.
This W as her farewell visit before
moving to Sterling, ILL.,, where Mr..
Potter has entered the employ of
the French Land Co.
Mrs. Alonzo Shafer is here with
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. K. l..
Lien, to remain a few weeks. Her
husband has gone to Brooklyn, N.
Y, to take charge of an elevator.
Mrs. Shafer will join him there in
the spring. They have resided at
Washburn for some time past.
Miss Todd of the Normal faculty
has been granted leave of absence
of several weeks during which she
will visit relatives in Chicago. Miss
Pardee accompanied Miss Todd to
Chicago and will return this week.
Miss Abbie Flint will take charge
of Miss Todd's classes during her
absence.
Mrs. H. w. Radcliff of Bunyan,
Burnett county, who has been visit
ing here with her mother, Mrs. o.
Strahl, and sister, Mrs. ]. M. Smith,
the past three weeks, went to La
Crosse Tuesday to visit her sister
there. She was accompanied by her
little daughter.
Next Sunday, February End, is
grounding, or wood-chuck day.
According to the rural traditions if
on this day the wood-chuck sees
his shadow he retreats to his hole
for six weeks, which is taken as
sign of late spring; if he does not
see his shadow, winter will break
up fast and spring will make a
speedy advent.
E. B. Armstrong was the victim
of very agreeable surprise party
perpetrated by about dozen of his
compatriots last Thursday evening
at his new home in this city. A
very enjoyable evening was spent, in
which "seven-up" cut quite figure,
and his better alfh," who had been
put WISE" attended to the matter
of viands in right proper shape.
The Methodist church was packed
to the doors last night to greet
Charles w. Kellogg, 1.-THE bird man, !"
who delivered a lecture of unusual
attraction and interest. Mr.. KEEL
logg's talk was interspersed with
moving pictures and stereopticon
views illustrating his travels and
research. He made a strong plea
for the lower animals, stating that
only through intercourse with man
had sickness and uncleanliness en-
tered among them. If the man
were alive to-day who is credited
with the statement that the more he
saw of men the better he liked dogs,
doubtless he would find in Mr.. Kel-
logg a man of like mind. However
the lecturer of last evening made
US think besides entertaining us
and we should be doubly grateful
for having heard him. Mr.. KEEL
logg's limitations of bird calls and
songs were truly wonderful and
when he initiated bird-fashion THE
Gondoliers" the house rang with
applause.
1t is but seldom that an evening s
entertainment is given which is
pleasing to every one, but the ex-
ception to the rule was found in the
program given a. the Methodist
church last Friday evening by Mr..
Delbert G. Lean of Boston. Mr..
Lean came we'll recommended and in