River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1909-06-03
Dance at Opera Hall tomorrow

funeral of his sister.
John w. Brown of Stevens Point,
Great Commander of the Wisconsin
K. O. T. M, visited the local lodge
yesterday,
Regular meeting of the Improve
ment League next Monday at $50
p. m. in the parlors of the Congre-
gational church.
Miss Gladys Stiles, who has
been teaching at Langford, S. D.,
returned home last evening for the
summer vacation.
Mrs. Ida Barney returned Satur-
day from Gettysburg, S. D. Her
daughter, Mrs. +. Lagerstedt, came
with her for short visit.
The River Falls Floral Co. fur
nished the roses for the Hudson,
Ellsworth, Hammond and Spring
Valley graduation classes.
New Richmond high school won
this seasons base ball pennant by
defeating Hudson high at Hudson
last Saturday. The score was 6 to 2.
The Reverend F. w. Harris
preached a most excellent Memorial
sermon at the M. E. church last
Sunday. The G. A. R. and w. r. C.
attended in body.
Mrs. Henry Walker, Mrs. Fred
Covers and Mrs. Harry Wyman went
to the Twin Cities this morning for
a days outing, probably with Won
derland in the perspective.
Mrs. Ella Heasley, Mrs. Geo.
Dodge and Mrs. Lee Stewart visited
friends in Ellsworth Saturday and
and Sunday. S. D. Dodge and son
George spent Sunday there.
]. w. Allard has just added to
the equipment of his store a dried
beef slicer Of the latest and best
pattern. It is the only one in town
and cuts beef in thin, even slices.
Several young men of the Normal
and high schools have arranged to
give dance at Opera Hall to-mor-
row (Friday) evening. Good music
and good time. You are invited.
The local passenger was over an
hour late on this mornings trip to
St. Paul. The locomotive was out
of order and another had to be sent
down from Hudson to pull the train
out Of Ellsworth
During the electrical storm of
Tuesday night the Methodist church
Of Hammond was struck and burned
to the ground and an ice house in
Hudson was also destroyed by light
ming.
Chas. Deans has leased John FL
liott's house on Maple street and
will move into it the last of the
month. Prof. Lloyd Goble will
move into the Haven house now &C.
cupied by Mr.. Deans.
Rev. N. T. Blakeslee, a former
pastor of the Congregational church
Of this city, died on the 25th ult. of
apoplexy at his home in Port Wash
ington, this state, where he had
been preaching the past FIVE years.
He was 81 years of age.
Following the heavy precipitation
of Sunday afternoon, every day this
week has witnessed more or less
rainfall. The excess of moisture
and the warm spells intervening be-
tween showers, has made the local
vegetation partake of some of the
beauties of Eden-as it is usually
described.
This afternoon on high school
campus the high school and Alum
nj cross bats in their annual base
ball game. The Alumni will have
Jensen and Forsyth for battery,
Whitcomb, Elertson and Skogmo
on the bases, Knowles, short stop
and Sweet, Hendrix and Dopkins in
the ol1t-feld.
]. Weller Long, representative of
the A. S. of E., delivered an address
to a farmers meeting at G.. A. r.
hall last evening. The subject of
his address was "How to Secure
Profitable Prices for all Farm Pro-
ducts" explaining the principles of
controlled marketing. The attend
ence was not very large.
The IL Chinese students of the
University of Wisconsin, who have
formed a Chinese Students Club,
recently entertained the members of
the International club, composed of
foreign students, with a programme
including Chinese music, stories of
Chinese life, and addresses on