River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1908-08-20
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Carrie Wilcox of Glenwood is
spending a few days in the city.
Epworth League will meet with
the Baptist Young Peoples Union at
p. m.
Miss Belle Dunn went to Eau
Claire to-day to visit her sister Mrs.
Louis Plat.
Miss Phoebe Whip has returned
home from three weeks visit with
friends at Ono.
Mrs. A. S. Cairns of Ellsworth
visited with her son, DIR. r. U.
Cairns, yesterday.
Mrs. a. c. Van Hee of Hammond
is attending the Old Academy Girls
picnic at the park to-day.
Union evening service at the Bap.
tist church Sunday at 8 p. m. Ser
mon subject: "The Spirit of Christ"
Mrs. Anna Dahlquist and Miss
Nelson of Velva, N. D., are visiting
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. N.
DIN.
n. L. Nelson and wife came out
from Ellsworth to-day the latter to
attend the Old Academy Girls
picnic.
The w. r. C. came out from Ellis
worth, Wednesday and were enter
tanned at a picnic in Glen Park by
Mrs. Roe Walters.
The Ladies Aid Society of the
M. E. Church will hold an "Exper-
fence Social in the church parlors
next Thursday afternoon, Aug. 81.
John Hoffman of Sparta, a former
proprietor of the Electric Theatre,
was in the city Tuesday and We'd
nesday visiting with old acquaint-
ances.
Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Stearns re-
turned Wednesday to Elgin, ILL.,,
after a months visit with Mrs.
Stearn's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. c. S.
Ensign.
Miss Martha Sonju has been Wis
iting friends here on her way home
from Norway where she has been
visiting her parents. She left Thurs
day for North Dakota
Old Glory foated from the flag
staff at half mast on Tuesday, We'd
nesday and Thursday in honor of
William w. Hall, one of the old boys
in blue, whose funeral took place to-
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. N. Erickson and
children, Walter and Florence, re-
turned to their home at Cunningham,
N. D., last Tuesday, having spent
a week at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
N. DIN.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. P. Hurlburt and
daughter, Mercia, of Winona, Mimi,
arrived here Friday evening from
Barron, where they had spent several
days visiting relatives. They re-
turned to their home at Winona
yesterday.
The new bridge over the Kinnic-
kinnic on Cedar St. was opened for
traffic last Monday. John Shorn and
his threshing outfit took the first
advantage of the privilege to go
across the new way. No perceptible
sag was noticed in the bridge.
Mrs. Frank Spalding and Misses
Annie Spalding, Margaret Campbell
Alice Duffie, Annetta Blase, Mill
cent, Bessie and Carrie Newton of
St. Paul and Misses Allen McPhet-
res and Maude Batchelder of Still
water were the guests at the Spald-
ing farm last Sunday.
Neil Reed has been engaged by
the Electric Theatre Company to
handle the musical end of their per-
Torrance, and he does it 10 the sat
isfaction of everyone. Mr.. Reed is
skillful pianist and is the posses
sor of good voice and the company
is to be congratulated on obtaining
his services.
E. j. Thompson, formerly of
New Richmond, died of tuberculo-
sis at his home in Pasadena, Cal
| ifornia, Aug. Is, aged SIS years. The
deceased was a son-in-law of Pet
er Horstad of this city, and we'll
known by many here. His wife,
one son and one daughter survive
him.
River Falls will have a strong
team on the field against the Color
ed Gophers Monday, and the Dark
town players will have to play ball
ali the time The River Falls line