River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1909-03-25
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i DAwsoN's.
Special sales on wall paper all
next week at Taggart's.
H.. F. Sawyer of Rice Lake has
entered upon the duties of book.
keeper at Lund's.
Martin Christensen of Ellsworth
was in the city over Sunday, guest
of his sister, Mrs. o. E. Beastr ON.
Mrs. Divine and son of Mason
are visiting at the home of her
mother, Mrs. Rosa Morrow, in this
city.
| Mrs. D. A. Blakeney of Duluth
arrived Friday and is spending the
week at the home of her mother,
Mrs. Emma Knowles.
Tom and Lester Morrow left Mon
day for southern Alberta, Can,
where they will occupy their claims
near Lethbridge this summer.
Robert Hunt attended the COM
mencement exercises of the Mime
sofa agricultural school and visited
friends in Minneapolis from Satur-
day to Wednesday.
S. Peterson and daughter Merle
of Maiden Rock visited Saturday
and Sunday with Mr.. Peterson's
daughters, Hazel and Marie who are
attending the Normal.
Thomas H. Cunning and D. j.
Hyde of Hammond came down to
attend the contest Friday evening.
While in town they visited with Mr..
and Mrs. John A. Cunning.
George E. ]. Evans of Elmwood
visited with Mr.. and Mrs. John A.
Cunning from Friday until Tuesday.
While in town he had the pleasure
of meeting many friends from the
eastern part of the county.
A slight blaze at the stock yards
called out the fire department about
one o'clock Monday morning. Lit
tie damage was done. The origin
of the fire is unknown, but it is not
entirely improbable that cigarette
butt, thrown aside by some "kid"
was responsible for the trouble.
There is too much of this knee-pants
"cofin-nail" manliness in River
Falls, and parents and tobacco dea-
| lerS should look up the laws of
Wisconsin on the subject of cigar
cites and their sale and use by min
| ors. Where there's smoke" there
is usually fire" This is the first.
The Improvement League birth
day picnic will be held with Mrs.
Frank Thayer on next Saturday aft
ernoon at 2:30 o'clock. The curtain
will rise on the one act comedy, Aunt
Jerusha's Quilting Party" at about
Sis. The birth day list for this
picnic includes all members whose
birthday occurs in any of the six
months Of Aug, Sept, Oct, Nov,
Dec. or Jan. Any lady may become
a member by paying Csc and sign
ing the constitution. An additional
charge of Sc to help pay for the pic
mic supper is made at this time.
Don't forget the day and date nor
your birthday money. Entrance to
Normal building at east end.
Lieut.. Joseph Petrosini, of the
New York police department, fell
victim of the Black Hand last Friday
at Palermo, Sicily, while on a mis-
sion in Italy having for it's object
the protection of peaceful Italians
in America. Lieut.. Petrosini is un-
doubtedly the officer who came to
Ellsworth in 1906 to identify Clio
Saragusa, the man tried here for
the killing Of John Isaacs at Pres
colt. 1t will be remembered that
Saragu 4 was afterward taken to
New York and tried and convicted
on murder charge. Lieut.. Petro-
SIM stood high in the Italian squad
of the New York police department
and was brave man. In his work
he had incurred the enmity of Ital-
ian criminals the world over.-Ells-
worth Record.
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