River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1909-12-02

The Home Missionary Society
will meet with Mrs. H. E. Chinook
next Thursday, Dec. 9.
Mrs. Everett Dodge came down
from Duluth Tuesday for a week S
visit with relatives here.
Miss Ell sic Bergen of Minneapolis
visited relatives here Sunday, guest
of Misses Healy and Pratt.
Remember you can get the best
tea and coffee at Allard's; his coffee
is fresh roasted every week.
For SALE-Dry Oak block wood;
also some standing timber by the
acre. JOHN SIMPSON.
Orvil Ramer, late of this city, is
convalescing in a hospital at Mime
apolis from an attack of typhoid
fever.
Mrs. Cara Hunt of South Bend,
Ind, is spending a few weeks with
relatives and friends in the city,
guest of Mrs. L. P. Whitcomb.
Mrs. M. Driscoll, Mr.. and Mrs. J..
A. Cunning and T. ]. Driscoll and
family spent Thanksgiving at the
home of E. P. Driscoll in Saltwater.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alonzo Baldwin and
three children of Minneapolis were
guests Of Mr.. and Mrs. E. 8. Arm
strong from Friday until Sunday
evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. A, Howe had as
Thanksgiving guests Mrs. Howe's
two nieces of Glendale, N. D., who
are attending the university at Min
neapolis.
The old Model Bakery and Res
taurant is being thoroughly remodel
ed and put in shape for business
and will be ready for your inspection
in about two days. We will be glad
to see yoa. SCHUYLER HAMILTON.
J. M. Richter, a former resident
of Ellsworth, died in hospital at
Seattle, Wash, last Sunday morn
ing. Although he had been i'll for
some length of time his demise was
sudden and unexpected. His re-
mains were brought to Red Wing
for interment.
The farmers of the vicinity have
taken advantage of the past week of
good weather to make another hole
in their fall ploughing. To judge
from the present condition of the
roads one would think they had put
their labors in this direction on the
public highways.
At the home of Mr.. Thos. Hanson,
in the town of River Falls, his
daughter, Martha, was married to
Mr.. Charles Stewart by Rev. D. B..
Spencer. 1t was quiet wedding,
none but the immediate family be-
ing present. The young people go
to housekeeping on farm in Big
River.
The Annual Convention of the
State Horticultural Society will be
held in Madison Jan. 1890.
Noted specialists including Prof. U.
P. Hedrick of Geneva, N. Y, Prof.
E. Wallace of Cornell University and
others have been engaged to lecture.
Secretary Cranefeld of Madison
predicts the largest attendance in
the history of the organization.
The Circuit Court, in session al
Ellsworth since Nov. 8, has been
occupied thus far with one case
Johns Olson Wolf Co. VS.. the Omaha
Ry. Co., and the end is not yet.
During a flood on the Eau Gale
river last summer foodwood and
rubbish caught in the railroad
bridge and formed a dam which, it
is alleged, backed the water over
the streets of the village, flooding
cellars and doing considerable dam
age to property. The hardware
company brings suit to test the
liability of the railroad company.
Twenty Bible courses are given
for students of the University of
Wisconsin, although, as a state in
stitution, it is non-sectarian and
can give no specifically religious in
struction. The pastors appointed
by the Presbyterian, Congregation
al, Lutheran, Catholic, Methodist
and Baptist churches to have spec
ial charge oe the interests of the
students, assisted by members of
the university faculty, graduate
students, upper classmen, and pro-
minent Madison people have charge
of these Bible courses, which are
arranged on such hours and days of
the week as to give opportunity to
all who desire to pursue such