River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1910-04-21

| Mrs. Steven Williams of Chippe-
wa Falls visited relatives in the
city Monday.
/ Mrs. Eta Miller of Deer Park
visited friends in the city the first
of the week.
Warren Wilcox came over from
Minneapolis yesterday to visit his
brother R. S. Wilcox,
Geo. L. Hawkins will dedicate his
large new barn with a dancing party
Friday evening. May 6.
Cleve Clark of Hinckley, Mimi,
visited his mother, Mrs. E. H. Clark,
from Thursday until Monday.
1t is reported that Mrs. John
Cederholm, who is in the hospital
at Mendoza, is considerably i'm
proved.
An electric theatre has been in
stalled at Ellsworth and is now in
operation. A Mr.. Benjamin Black
is managing the show.
The ladies of the Congregational
church will hold ''Sun-bonnet"
sale early in May. The exact date
will appear in later notices.
A full attendance is desired at
the regular meeting of River Falls
Lodge /. o. o. F. next Saturday
evening. Important business.
Herman Bohnert is building the
basement for barn for Victor
Weiss, on route 2. Mr.. Bohnert
will also plaster Mr.. Weiss resi-
dence.
Bion Eaton, Alfred Bjerking and
Andrew Pinet of Minneapolis were
guests at the home of the formers
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Belden Eaton,
Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Haddow are
visiting in Minneapolis to-day.
Will Davidson is attending to Mr..
Haddow's rural route during his
absence.
| Miss Mabel Simons, who has been
in ST. Joseph's hospital, St. Paul,
the past three weeks, recovering
from an operation for appendicitis,
returned home last evening.
Fred Covers and family have
moved into the Matt. Elertson house
on Main street. Mrs. Elertson left
Yesterday afternoon for Mott, N.
d., TO join her husband and daugh-
tiers.
Benjamin Torgeson of McF ar
land, Dane county, visited here
with his uncle, O.. S. Torgeson,
last week. He was .enroute to his
home from landseeking trip in the
West.
The Stewart Mercantile Co. are
backing the organization of a base
ball team which will be known as
the Stewart Grays." They play
their first game next Sunday at
Prescott. "a @@
The city team nosed out a 6 to
victory over the Normal nine in a
loosely played practice game yester-
day afternoon. "Putch" Symes as
a twirler, is back stronger than
ever this year, and with any kind OF
support at all would have held the
pedagogues to shut out.
One of the musical features of the
play What Happened to JONES'"
at Opera Hall will be the violin
selections by John Howard of Hud-
son. Mr.. Towards playing has
delighted many River Falls audi
ences and the fact that he will ap-
pear on this program is noted with
pleasure by all.
The central Pierce county declam-
atory contest for rural and graded
schools will be held at Ellsworth,
Saturday, May 7, under manage
ment of County Supt. Oscar F.
Mattson. The county was divided
into ten districts and at this con-
test the winners from each district
will participate. This is the first
contest of this kind ever held in
Pierce county and much interest has
been manifested.
c. G. Knowles, P. F. Lowell and
Chris. Nobel went to Hudson this
morning to attend the convention
of the seventh Wisconsin district of
the 1. o. o. F. Several other men,
bers of the local lodge intend to
drive up in autos this afternoon.
The seventh district includes the
lodges at River Falls, Hudson, Ellis
worth, Prescott, New Richmond,
Baldwin, Downing, Spring Valley,
Glenwood, Hammond, Hersey, New
Centerville, Roberts, Ono and Star
| Prairie.