River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1910-01-20
New ginghams just in at Nor

tween trains yesterday.
Miss Dorothy Johnson returned
home Tuesday evening from Clear
Lake.
AS long as they last we will sell
our coats at a big sacrifice. c.
Carisch & Sons.
Miss Lottie Grondahl left to-day
for Mandan, N. D., where she will
teach school.
Mr.. and Mrs. M. ]. Richardson
went to St. Paul yesterday for two
days visit with relatives.
Mrs. John Lundquist went to
Minneapolis Monday to visit her
sister, Mrs. Tillie Johnson.
Thomas Richards received Tues
day morning, by express, a fine
Holstein bull from Ripon, Wis.
Elmer Barg returned to Little
Falls, Mimi, yesterday after a few
days visit here with his brother,
Orval.
A. Potter went to Lavalle, Sank
county, to attend the funeral of his
brother-in-law VIM. Kinney, who
died Monday.
Rev. G. A. Bird attended the
dedication services of the new M. E.
church at Hammond, Wis, Friday
and Saturday.
Fred Grondahl, telegraph operator
at Clear Lake, visited his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Nels Grondahl, few
days last week.
Mrs. Louis Heineg, nee Mrs.
Nettie Barg, of Chaska, Mimi,
formerly of this city, visited here
from Saturday until Monday after
noon.
Spring Valley citizens are feeling
the need of an opera house and are
agitating the question of organic
ing a stock company for the pur-
pose of building one.
George Fox, formerly of this city,
died January at his home in
Fresno, Cal. His wife, formerly
Miss Ruth Tozer, also former
resident here, survives him.
The excellent sleighing and fine
weather have popularized evening
sleighride parties the past week.
Every evening the streets are en-
livened by gay bob loads of merry
young people.
For SALE-Residence property on
west ide,-8.room brick house
with bathroom, furnace, city water
and electric light; good barn and
two lots. Call on Rev. John Peter
son for particulars.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robt. Haddow of
Gilby, N. D. and Mr.. and Mrs.
Archie Stevens of Grandview, Man.,
arrived here Saturday for a visit at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. John
Haddow of this city.
The Beavers and Beaver Queens
hold their annual supper at G. A.
R. Hall at their next regular meet
ing, Jan. %. All members of the
colony are requested to bring a
friend. SECRETARY.
A Quincy man made bet that he
could invent a question to which
fifty men would give the same an
swer. He won the bet. The quest
ion was: Have you heard that
Smith has committed suicide?"
The answer was in each case;
"What Smith,"
The people of New Richmond de-
clare themselves at quits with the
Wisconsin Telephone Co. A local
company is being organized and all
the monopoly" phones are being
taken out. The new organization
will charge the old rate of 81 per
month for business phones and 81
for residence phones.
A. N. Wolff, manager of the Gem
Theatre, is getting out tri-weekly
poster containing advertisements
for local business houses and the
program of his picture show. He
also enlivens interest in the scheme
by adding humorous squibs on local
topics. The idea seems to meet
with popular approval.
About twenty River Falls wrest-
ling fans took in the bouts at Hud-
son Friday night. Oderman of
Minneapolis had no trouble at all in
downing Johnson of the St. Paul Y.
M. C. A. The match between Sam
Nelson of this city and Harry Mills,
wrestling instructor in the Mime
apolis Y. M. c. A., was a clever and
exciting struggle, the Minneapolis
man winning two straight falls.
Hudson Skiers have rebuilt their