River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1908-12-24
Merry Christmas!

III NEW NlCQluOuo tO-Qdys
Clarence Hall of Fargo, N. D., is
visiting his wife's parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. L. F. Oakley.
Mrs. Charles Boles of Alton,
Mimi, is a guest at the home of
Mrs. Ella Harrington.
Mrs. Frank Spalding and Miss
Anna Spalding came over from St.
Paul to-day to spend Christmas.
Everybody invited to have good
time at the dance in Opera Hall on
New Years night, Friday, Jan. l.
Andrew Morrow and family of
Colderaine, Mimi, are guests at the
home of his mother, Mrs. Rosa
Morrow
T. w. TAFT was struck by fall
ing tree a few days ago and suf-
fered severe injuries which confne
him to the house.
Miss Elizabeth Townsend, assist
ant in the high school for the last
four months, has resigned her posi-
ton. No one has yet been chosen
to succeed her.
R. D. Simpson returned Tuesday
from Red Wing where he has been
employed the past month. He
spent several days in St. Paul with
relatives on his way home.
Among the teachers arriving to-
day were Miss Rose Cheney, Mani
towoc; Miss Laura Weld, P+atte-
vile; Miss Anna Forsyth, Phillips;
Miss ArMeda Howe, Oconomowoc.
Frank Grimm, of the firm of
Stewart & Grimm, who recently
sold out their interests in Hudson,
has moved to Orth, Mimi, where
the firm will do business in the fu-
ture.
The high school boys have already
begun to prepare for their annual
oratorical contest, which will be
held earlier than usual this year,
probably about Jan. %. The ar
rangements for joint debates make
it necessary to get the oratorical
contest out of the way. Eight or
ten speakers will take part in the
oratorical, and it will be good.
Leonard Oliver, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Norman Forsyth, died at their
home at ST. Croix Falls, Wis, Dec.
IS, 1908, aged months and days.
The remains were brought here for
interment. Funeral services were
conducted by Rev, F. w. Harris at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. A. P.
Forsyth at 1:30 Monday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Forsyth have the sym
pathy Of the community in their
loss.
Yesterday and to-day witnessed
an exodus of school teachers ard
school teachers-to-be. Nearly all
the Normal teachers and students
from out of the city returned to
their homes Wednesday for a two
weeks vacation, the High school
closing for the same period. Teach
ers who count River Falls their
home, have been arriving for sew
eral days and the rest are expected
to be here in time to join in the
Christmas feast tomorrow.
By a vote of fourteen TO four the
Pastors Association of La Crosse
denounced President Rooseyelt's
use Of the term "bigot," when he
said that no one but a bigot would
refuse to vote for man for Presi-
dent of these United States on the
ground that he was a Roman Ca
tholic. No doubt his excellency,
the president, has been waiting for
somebody or other to prove his
statement and overtax his waste
basket with some more brainless
resolutions.
Songs From the Wayside," is
the title of a neat little volume of
poems from the press of the Spring
Valley Sun. The writer of the
verse is Mrs. Ninette M. Lowater,
who greets the Journal readers in
this issue with Christmas poem.
The book is attractively bound in
silk cloth and will sell for 81. The
poems of the collection have ap-
peared in various Eastern papers
and magazines and are written in
the authors happiest mood. Mrs.
Lowater's many friends in this vi
cinity will welcome this little book,
which places her work in permanent
form.
The local high school has tried
its hand at foot ball, base ball, dec