River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1910-02-10

goods at R. N. Jensen & Sons.
Monday is the day sacred to Saint
Valentine, the patron of all lovers.
A large number of her friends
very pleasantly surprised Mrs. Nida
Fitzimmons at her home Tuesday
evening.
Mrs. Mitchell, who has been visit
ing her daughter, Mrs. H, E. Wy
man, returned Tuesday TO her home
in St. Paul.
Miss Frances Mckee and Master
Forrest Wyman were the prize win
ners at the Gem Theatre matinee
last Saturday.
The Ladies Aid Society of the
Congregational church will meet
Thursday afternoon, Feb. II, with
Miss Elizabeth Ellis.
Mrs. Josephine Williams went to
New Richmond Monday for few
days visit with her sisters, Mrs.
Allyn and Miss Thayer.
The Congregational Sunday
school teachers were entertained by
Mrs. H. ]. Elliott at 6 o'clock
dinner Tuesday evening.
Mrs. Frank Bon visited Mrs.
Ernest Buck a couple of days last
week, returning to her home in
Minneapolis Friday afternoon.
Mrs. L. P. Whitcomb left to-day
FOR Dunkirk, N. Y, on a visit to
relatives. She has rented her house
here to Walter Switzerland of Rob-
erts.
The Ladies Aid Society of the
M. E. church will meet in the church
parlors next Thursday afternoon,
Feb. II. Everyone is invited to
attend.
Mrs. C. Spillcke returned home
Saturday evening from ST. Paul,
where she has been employed in the
Golden Rule department store since
Thanksgiving.
Mrs. Nellie Ramer, who has been
visiting at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. P. w. Ramer the past week,
returned to her home in Minneap-
oils Tuesday.
Christian Olson died of paralysis
at his home in Pleasant Valley
Tuesday, Feb. 8, aged Sc years. He
is survived by his wife and daugh-
ter, Miss Ovida.
Several young men of this city
drove down to Prescott last Friday
evening and attended the annual
masquerade ball given by the Odd
Fellows of that city.
Harry N. Pratt arrived here Mon
day morning for three weeks visit
with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
George Pratt. Harry is employed
as head accountant in the main
offices of the Pioneer Fruit Co.,
located at Sacramento, Cal.
Miss Josephine Armstrong, ac-
companied by her nephew, Prof.
Thomas Armstrong, instructor of
Manual Training in the Cannon
Falls High school, spent Saturday
and Sunday with her brother, E. B.
Armstrong, who has been danger
ously ill for the past five weeks.
Mrs. Otto Wenze1 received tele-
gram Tuesday announcing the sud-
den death of her sister, Miss Laura
Bennett, who died of heart failure
Monday at Kansas City, Mo. Her
remains will arrive here tomorrow.
Funeral services will be performed
by Rev. G.. A. Bird at the home of
Mrs. Wenzel at 1870 p. m, and the
interment will take place at her
former home in Beldenville.
G. P. Burnett recently sent to US
from New Orleans, the "Momus"
edition of the Carnival Bulletin"
in which the floats in the parade
Feb. 3, by the Knights of Momus,
are shown beautifully in colored
cuts. The general subject of the
scheme was entitled The Winged
World" Headed by an elaborate
"Momus," the parade included
gorgeous floats repr e S e n tt G
wicked Wasps," "Giddy Butter
flies" Flirting Humming Birds,
"Foolish Night Moths Festive
Mosquitoes" Busy Bundle Bees"
Winged Nautilus" The Ancient
Pterodactyl. and many others, the
seventeenth and last float being an
enormous affair representing The
Hobgoblins of the air.
The athletic program at Opera
Hall last evening drew a rather
slim attendance. The Ryan twins
of St. Paul did not arrive to put on
their sparing exhibition. Howard
Griffin and Fred Krauth essayed to
acknowledgements - tbic line