River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1908-01-09

Miss Grace Peabody spent last
week with relatives in Minneapolis.
Miss Eda Anderson visited a few
days last week with friends in Hud-
son.
Miss Mabel Wadsworth returned
! to her school at Dresser Junction
Saturday after spending her vaca-
ton at home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edm. Nicholson Wis
tied at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
| John Taylor. in Prescott a few
days this week.
Mrs. Nelson Cook arrived here
from Frankfort, S. D., Monday,
called here by the illness of her
father, o. H. Bangs.
/ Mr.. and Mrs. E. K. Covell of Pres
colt were guests of Mr.. Covell's sis
ter, Mrs. Fred Bliss, from Thursday
to Saturday Of last week.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Gunder Christensen
of Ellsworth visited here with their
daughter, Mrs. O. E. Beastrom,
Tuesday and Wednesday.
Frank Chapman and bride arrived
here from Tecumseh, Mich, the LIST
instant, and are visiting at the
home Of Mr.. Chapman's mother.
William Haddow and Mr.. and
Mrs. James Haddow of Hudson
spent New Years in the city, guests
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. w. D.
Purves.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. F. Winter, Mr..
and Mrs. w. E. Tubs and Mr.. and
Mrs. E. Buck entertained at dinner
party followed by cards. Friday
evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. P. Hindahl of Fer
gus Falls, are spending a while
here with Mrs. A. T. Carroll. Mr.,
Hindahl and Mrs. Carroll are broth
er and sister.
Admiral Evans battleship fleet
is expected at Rio Jan GIRO to-
morrow. 1t is 5000 miles from
Trinidad, the last stopping place
Of the ships, to Rio.
The Ladies Aid Society of the
Congregational church will meet
with Mrs. w. H. Armstrong next
Thursday afternoon, Jan. 16. A
full attendance is desired. By or
der Of the Secretary.
The roads are in excellent condi-
ton, hard and smooth. There is a
little snow in the fields and the
roadsides but what was in the wagon
tracks has melted and been incor-
porated with the frozen dirt.
George E. Sanford, publisher of
the Viola News, called on friends
here the last of last week. He was
called to Roberts to attend the
funeral over the remains of his
father, o. D. Sanford, who died in
Oregon.
Mrs. Minnie Kyllo and daughter
Esther, of Goodhue, Mimi, arrived
here Dec. 81, on a visit to relatives
and were guests of Mrs. Kyllo's par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Peter Horstad.
Miss Esther left Saturday for her
school at Rib Lake. Mrs. Kyllo is
here yet,
The amusement of basket ball is
epidemic this winter. The Normal
school has several teams; the Sun
day school children of the Methodist
church have a number and the school
Of the Congregational church have
one or more. This game is pleas
ant indoor amusement and it gives
the players good exercise of the
muscles.
We learn from the Globe-Gazette
of Wahpeton, N. D., that 0. G.
Farnsworth went to Bemidji, Mimi,
last week and returned home with a
bride. The bride was Mrs. Clara
Martin, daughter of Gard. Lowell,
formerly of this city. The parties
were married at Wadena by Rev. /.
N, Goodell. Mr.. and Mrs. Farms
worth returned to Wahpeton Satur-
day, where they will make their home.
The term for which E.. w. Helms
Of Hudson was elected for the 9Th
circuit expires the first Monday in
1909 and his successor must be
elected at the spring election in
1908. Nomination papers are in
circulation for Judge Helms to be
candidate to succeed himself. He
has made a good record on the bench
and it is not likely that he will be
opposed by another candidate in the
campaign.
The jury in the fourth trial of
Caleb Powers, accused of con-