River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1908-03-05

The Altar Guild of Trinity churct
will meet Saturday afternoon at the
home of Miss Sadie Johnson.
The High school declamatory con
test will be held at the M. E. church
the boys March 20, the girls
March 26.
Matt and Ed. Elertson left yester.
day afternoon for Mott, N. D., to
prepare for spring work on their
farms there.
Mrs. D. E. Perkins went to ST,
Paul this morning on a visit to her
niece Mrs. C. M. Foster (nee Miss
Maud Wood.
Wharf.-The Normal Concert
Observation-Disclosures church-When?
Friday neutrality-suspicious.
it will be good.
The local lodge of Beavers and
Beaver Queens appears to be in a
flourishing condition. Ten new
members were initiated 1astiFriday
night.
Matthew Taylor and Miss Ann
Berryhill came oyer from St. Paul
Friday evening and remained until
Monday, guests at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. F. w. Sturtevant.
A horse, buggy and harness were
stolen from R. L. Reed in Clifton
last Monday night. The thief was
tracked across Lake ST. Croix which
was as far as he could be traced.
l. H. Smith, late of this city, pub
Usher of the Glendale News, at
Glendale, Douglas county, Oregon,
has been elected secretary of the
Douglas County Press Association.
Warren Bulman accompanied his
father on his late trip to the Twin
Cities and Saltwater. The state
prison was point of much interest,
to the Junior Bulman in particular.
Snow fell last Saturday night to
the depth of about four inches, and
much of it is still in evidence.
Wheeling is fairly good but the
roads are covered with muddy
s1ush.
Our former townsman B. w. Ut
man is candidate for mayor of the
city of Hudson at the spring cleo
ton. Mr.. Utman is level-headed
and conservative and if elected
would oficiate with dignity and
ability.
B. Sweet suffered light stroke of
paralysis last Sunday morning while
working about his barn. The aff1c-
ton resulted from Bright's disease
and kidney trouble from which he
has been suffering. He is steadily
improving.
Miss Abbie Flint started Monday
to take charge of the Domestic
| Science in the public schools of
Virginia, Minnesota. Miss Flint is
a graduate of the local Normal and
last year she completed co urse in
Domestic Science in Pratt Institute,
Brooklyn.
Chas Kelley came over from
Crookston, Mimi, Monday to attend
the wedding of his brother, John
Kelley, who was married to Miss
Iva Stouffer at the Catholic church
in Hammond Tuesday, Rev. Father
Duffy of that parish performing the
ceremonies.
Next Sunday is called Quadra
gesima Sunday because it is the
first Sunday in the Quadragesimal
or forty days Lenten Fast. Last
Sunday was called Quinquagesima
Sunday because it is the "fiftieth'
day before Easter. In like manner
the Sundays preceding were called
Septuagesima and Sexagesima be-
cause in round numbers they were
the seventeen" and siXtieth
days before Easter Day. These
names are the Latin ordinal mum.
bers as they appeared in the old
calendars of the church.
Miss Minnie Coggeshall has been
engaged as Critic teacher in the
Grammar Grades of the Normal and
began work on Monday last. She
takes the place of Miss Todd, who,
five weeks ago was obliged to sever
her connection with the school or
account of i'll health. During the
interval Miss Abbie Flint acted as
substitute in that department.
Miss Coggeshall is teacher who is
we'll known in this city, as this was
her home for several years. She is
a graduate of this Normal and has
done additional work at the State
University. Last wear she filled