River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1908-03-26

Prof. A. L. Ewing and family are
home from St. Paul, the school hav.
ing closed for vacation.
The Altar Guild of Trinity church
meets with the Misses Sturtevant
next Saturday afternoon at 2 o'clock,
Mrs. ]. M. Weeks came down from
Superior Monday to attend her
father, Mr.. Jerry Kelly, who is seri-
ously sick.
John Keith, employed in the post
office at St. Paul, spent Sunday
here at the home of his mother, Mrs.
]. G. Keith.
Arthur White will leave Friday
afternoon for Hector, Mimi, where
he will be employed in the Hector
Mirror office.
Trinity Guild will meet next
Wednesday afternoon at 2:30 at the
home of Mrs. c. C. Glass. All the
ladies are asked to be present.
There will be a cottage service
next Wednesday evening at the
home of Prof. and Mrs. F. M. Jack
at which all will be welcome. The
service begins at 1880 p. m.
Mr.. and Mrs. Johnson with their
two children arrived here from Loyal,
Wis, Wednesday evening, and are
guests of Rev. and Mrs. w. A. Ward.
Mrs. Johnson and Mrs. Ward are
| sisters.
Mrs. Horace L. Wadsworth had
the misfortune TO slip on the cellar
stairs last Saturday, falling to the
bottom. One of her thigh bones
was broken and she was rendered
unconscious. She is still in a very
critical condition.
C. F. Winter is taking down the
partition between the room he now
occupies as jewelry store and the
room just vacated by ]. S. Wads-
worth, and will occupy the entire
space for the display of the various
commodities he has on sale. 1t will
be one of the finest store rooms in
the city.
John Till, convicted in justice
court a few weeks ago on the charge
of practicing medicine without
license, was acquitted by the Circuit
Court at Hudson Tuesday. Till
was met at Somerset by a crowd OF
fourteen hundred people, and two
brass bands helped to celebrate his
aCquittal.
Mr. Richard Hagg and Miss Sadie
Bowers were married at the home of
the brides parents in Maiden Rock
last Saturday. Mr.. Hagg, whose
home is now at Cannon Falls, Mimi,
was late resident of this city, and
the bride was a student at the Nor
NAL. Both are we'll and favorably
known here and their many friends
extend congratulations and best
wishes.
The high school seniors surprised
Miss AmeS at the home of Prof.
Ames last Saturday evening. 1t
was a genuine surprise, too. When
Miss Ames returned from regular
choir practice she was met by the
class and the high school teachers
at the door, and taken possession
of for the rest of the evening. About
thirty were present. The evening
was spent in games and music, and
when refreshments were served, the
class took advantage of the oppor-
tunity to present their departing
teacher with beautiful loving cup,
Raymond Thayer making the pre-
sentation speech. Last evening
Frank Pomeroy entertained the high
school teachers and number of the
high school pupils in honor of Miss
Ames.
Have you noticed the changed ap-
pearance of our main street? 1t
was caused by the unwilling of that
handsome new front which adorns
the building in which J. S. Wads
worth will conduct his shoe store.
Mr.. Wadsworth now prides himself
that he has the finest display
windows and the most modern front
in River Falls, and all appearances
Justify him in his boast. But he
has also arranged the interior of the
store in most pleasing and con-
venient manner and has installed
the finest repair shop in this section
of the country, where he guarantees
to turn out the most satisfactory
work in the best possible manner.
He will also carry as fine and as up
to-date a line of shoes as can be
found anywhere outside the large
cities.
Mrs. Ida S. Dearborn of Mime
apolis gave dramatic recital at the
Congregational church last Monday
evening. She came to River Falls
under the auspices of the Tuesday
Club and the subject of her recital
was Henrik Ibsen's popular drama,
The Doll House" Mrs. Dearborn
is without doubt an artist in her pro-
fession; in the course of the three
acts of the drama she impersonated
ten characters in a most satisfactory
and pleasing way. In the second
act she wore the Scandinavian dress
which added much to the interest of
| the recital. After the evenings en-
tertainment, an informal reception
was held in the parlors of the church
and the opportunity given of meet
ing Mrs, Dearborn. Miss Jones of
the Normal rendered a couple of
solos in her usual pleasing manner
| and was in most excellent voice.
Mrs. Dearborn also responded with