River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1909-11-11

Mrs. F. D. Lord and daughter
Louise visited relatives in the city
the first of the week.
A. D. Benson, piano tuner, will
be here the 22d of November. Leave
orders at the Journal office or with
G. A. Rasmussen.
Mrs. VIM. Huff, who has been Wis
iting here the past three weeks, the
guest of Mr.. and Mrs. E. B. Arm
strong, returned to her home in
Hudson Monday afternoon.
Mrs. Oakley, who has spent the
past summer in Minneapolis with
her daughter, Mrs. James Hale, re-
turned Saturday and is stopping
with her daughter, Mrs. ]. M. Chin
mock.
A substantial team shed is being
built on the alley in the rear of the
Methodist church. It's dimen sions
are 22x81. 1t will be covered with
a gable roof and will contain eight
stalls.
Miss Elaine Williams left this af-
ternoon for few days visit at her
home in Madison and to attend the
Wisconsin, Minnesota game Satur-
day. She will return Sunday eve
ming.
Supervisors c.. w. Chinook, T.
w. TAFT and D. w. Kline are at
Ellsworth this week attending the
annual meeting of the county board.
C. O. Chinook of the 1st ward is on
duty at Hudson.
On Tuesday of last week fire de-
stroyed a barn belonging to Hans
Marker, near Ellsworth, and four
horses and COW persisted in the
flames. There was no insurance.
The origin of the fire is unknown.
The agricultural college buildings
at the University Of Wisconsin have
been connected by new tunnels with
the central heating station, erected
last year, so that now all of the uni
versity buildings will be heated by
the one plant.
Mrs. H. S. Greene and daughter
Marcia Of St. Paul were guests of
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Bliss the latter
part of last week. Mr. Greene and
son Gerald joined them in their Wis
it Saturday, all returning home
Sunday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. E. Wickersham
of La Vale, Wis, were visitors in
the city yesterday. Mr.. Wicker
sham was formerly employed here
as timer at F. w. Sturtevant &
Co.'s. Since leaving here last
March he has established himself in
the hardware business at La Vale
and joined the list of benedicts.
A change was made in the pass
enger train time schedule on this
branch last Monday. The morning
train from Ellsworth now arrives at
ESQ, and the evening train from St.
Paul at $50, leaving that city at 5
O'Clock. The Sunday morning train
from Ellsworth will pass here at
1888. The other trains continue on
the old schedule.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. D. Parker were
very pleasantly surprised by visit
from a party of neighbors at their
home Tuesday afternoon, the occas-
ion being the fifty-sixth anniversary
of their wedding. Mr.. and Mrs.
Parker were presented with beau
tiful bouquet of chrysantheums and
a souvenir spoon. A lunch was
served at five o'clock.
Last Friday evening about one
hundred seventy-fve of the relatives
and neighbors and other friends of
Mr.. and Mrs. A. L. Jensen gathered
at their home in Martell aud united
with them in celebrating the occas-
ion of their silver wedding annivers-
ary. Mr.. and Mrs. Jensen were pre-
sented with a beautiful silver tea
set by their neighbors and silver
chatting dish by their daughter and
two sons. After a bountiful repast
the remainder of the evening was
spent in playing games and dane
ing.
A recent issue of the New York
Herald contained a cut of Lieuten-
ant Henry Jenson who was with the
Pacific fleet of the United States
Navy. In its account of the victory
of the Pacific fleet over the Atlantic
squadron in the target practice re-
cords for 1909, the Herald has the
following: Credit for the excellent
work done by the Pacific fleet is
given principally to Rear Admira
w. T. Swinburne, now retired, who