River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1908-10-01

MISS I1GISH 1laOo0O1l ID dlI6QQ1Qg
school at Stanley Hall, Minneap-
oils.
The Home Missionary Society
will meet with Mrs. N. A. Young
gren Thursday, Oct. 8.
Mrs. Frank Spalding of St. Paul
was a visitor at the Spalding home
here from Thursday till Monday.
Command & Ford's Theatre Co.
are playing at Opera Hall this week,
and are doing very creditable work.
Mrs. Geo. Richardson went to
| Rochester, Mimi, Monday to attend
her husband who is in the hopital
there.
P, S. Peterson and wife of Luck
were guests at the home of his
brother, S. C. Peterson, from Friday
until Monday.
Charley Haven left this morning
for Milwaukee and Chicago, on his
annual commercial trip through the
south and east.
Russie Younggren, Alfred Larson
and Martin Anderson went to Madi-
son the first of the week, the first
two to complete the course in engi
neering, the latter to begin the first
year.
London Tower" lecture of un-
usual interest will be delivered this
evening at the Congregational
church by Charles w. Seymour un-
der the auspices of the Tuesday
Club.
Albert Steffen has traded his farm
in the town of River Falls to Fred
and Frank Bliss for 480 acre farm
at 1'enny, Mimi. Mr.. Steffen shipped
| a car of horses and implements to
Tenny Saturday for use in the fall
work. He will not move there un-
til spring.
The Ladies Aid Society of the
Swedish Mission church of Mann
Valley will give a sociable next Sat
urday evening, Oct.3. Sandwiches,
cake and coffee will be served.
Adults, 25c; children, 10c. Proceeds
90 to the fire sufferers of northern
Wisconsin.
DR.. ]. F. Mack left Saturday on
two weeks visit to his mother, who
lives near Winnipeg, Canada. She
has been seriously sick for some
time past. DR.. L. Wilson, govern
ment veterinarian at Ft. Smelling,
attends to DIR. Mack's business here
during his absence.
Goodbye, base ball. Hail foot
ball. First gridiron contest of the
fall on high school campus Saturday
8 o. m. when Hastings comes. Has
tings takes to foot ball like a duck
takes to water. Better come out
and watch them do things. Also,
watch the local. They want to
learn the game.
George Skogmo returned last eve
ming from Fit. Benjamin Harrison,
Ind, where he went with Co. c of
Hudson 10 join in the maneuvers of
the regular army. He reports an
interesting and profitable trip.
Oliver knight, also a member of the
company, stopped at Madison on
his return, where he i; attending
the State University.
Henry S. Baker. formerly prin-
cipal of the Humboldt high school,
has just been appointed superin-
tendent of the schools at Monticello,
Mimi. Mr.. Baker was principal of
the Humboldt school up to little
more than two years ago, when his
health failed. He has so far re-
covered his health, however, as to
be able to resume his profession.
st. Paul Dispatch.
Three hundred and forty-three
railroad tickets to the county fair at
Ellsworth were sold at this station
last Thursday and Friday-263
Thursday and 80 on Friday-and a
host of people went by team. This
is a pretty good showing for this
corner of the county and if the whole
turned out as we'll each year as this
section does, we should soon see a
county fair with few equals in the
state.
The funeral of Charles L. Gleason
was held from his late residence
Friday afternoon at 2 o'clock, Rev.
Fred w. Harris officiating. Rela-
tives present from abroad were:
Mrs. Florence Seton of Glendale,
N. D., and Mrs. E. w. Hill of Far
go, N. D., sisters of the deceased,
Mrs. Ella Scott of Shullsburg,
| WE oo5 Mice Alice Moore of Shell