River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1908-03-12

Arthur White is spending the
week with relatives in Minneapolis.
The Royal Neighbors will meet
with Mrs. Jennie Chinook March
IL.
Mrs. Brier, Mrs. Wheeler and Miss
Armstrong entertained Saturday
afternoon.
Mrs. Charles Hill of Saltwater is
the guest of her sister, Mrs. Fred
Chinook.
Mrs. o. H. Bangs visited her par
ents Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew Fand, in
Martell the first of the week.
Miss Alma E1ertson went to St.
Paul Park this morning on a visit
to her aunt, Mrs. James Tricky.
Services at Ezekiel Lutheran
church next Sunday at 400 p. m,
conducted by Rev. L. n. Blomholm.
LosT-A watch fob, bearing init
ais IF. H. B." Finder please leave
same at Miss Bangs millinery store.
The freshmen class of the High
school comprised a jolly party of
sleigh-riders last Saturday evening.
if. Smalley and family, who
have spent the past three months
here, departed Tuesday for Warsaw,
Nebraska.
Geo. Scott of Gilby, N. D., is Wis
iting relations in the city, guest of
his grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Jacob HarShman.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. H. Ulrich of
Morris, Mimi, were guests of Mr..
and Mrs. F. M. Ulrich last week.
The men are brothers..
The Ladies' Aid Society of the
congregational church will meet
with Mrs. Douglas Reid next Thurs
day afternoon, March 10.
There will be masquerade at the
Roller Skating Rink Friday night
follow by a dance. Ladies ad-
mitted free. Dance tickets SOC.
Steiner Kindseth suffered a stroke
of paralysis, affecting his left side,
while at work in his tin shop last
Saturday. He is rallying slowly.
Mrs. r. S. Bredahl of Forestville
returned Tuesday from Minneapo-
lis, where she has been under treat
ment at hospital, to attend the fun
eral of her infant nephew, son of Mr..
and Mrs. Oscar Gilbertson of Nor
tom S Corners, held yesterday.
Eggs for Matching, from standard
bred winter layers, barred Plymouth
Rocks. Special price on incubator
eggs. Also few bushels of extra
Early York seed potatoes-earlier
than the Early Ohio and four times
the yield. G. w. FARNswoRTH.
Fritz Engdahl and family return
ed Tuesday from Niles, Ohio, where
they have spent the winter. Mr..
Engdahl will resume the tailoring
business in the building adjoining
Dunn Bros. hardware store, his
own building having been leased
last fall for a year.
This is the Lenten Ember week.
The Ember weeks occur at the four
seasons of the year and are the days
set apart in the historic churches
for special prayer and fasting, and
the ordination of clergy. The En-
Der days are the Wednesday, Fri
day and Saturday after the First
Sunday in Lent; the Feast of Pente-
cost, or Whitsunday; Holy Cross
Day, September, 18th; and the Feast
of ST. Lucy, December 18th. The
name "ember" is supposed to be
derived from a German word signi-
flying abstinence; by others it is
supposed to signify "ashes;" but
more probably it is corrupt con-
traction for "quattuor tempora,"
1.-The four seasons" These days
were originally substituted at Rome
for the Pagan festivals which took
place in the agricultural districts
and correspondent with the times of
blowing, sowing, reaping and vint-
age. They were established about
the year 220 and were known as the
fasts of the first, fourth, seventh
and tenth months. Later they be-
came associated with the times of
ordination,
The Normal concert given last
Friday evening at the Methodist
church was a success in every way,
and the Athletic Association is
about $50 richer as result. There
was a very large audience, all of
whom were loud in their praise of