River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1910-01-20

Wednesday in St. Paul.
John Bartosh went to ST. Paul
Monday to work on railroad.
Miss Hazel Gardner is attending
the Button Business College at Fer
gus Falls, MINI.
Martin Christensen of Ellsworth
is visiting in the city with his sister
Mrs. O. E. Beastrom.
Mrs. c. T. Ritchey and daughter
Elva visited friends in ST. Paul
from Friday till Monday.
Carl Johnson returned to Mime.
apolis yesterday after weeks visit
with his brother, Emil Johnson.
Mrs. W. ]. Mott of Menomonie
spent Tuesday and Wednesday with
her sister, Mrs. Gilbert Norseng.
The ladies of Ezekiel Lutheran
church met with Mrs. Chris. Nobel
in Kinnickinnicy yesterday afternoon.
A. J. Gardner returned home
Tuesday from Hudson, where he
has been employed as blacksmith
the past three months.
Bruce Hall, who has visited at the
home of his cousin, Mrs. Will
Wilton, the past month, returned to
Roberts the latter part of last week.
The local M. w. A. met last even
ing for the purpose of organizing
a lodge basket ball team. D. V.
Dawson is at the head of the
scheme.
The Normal basket ball team
will play at Prescott next Friday
evening. A large delegation OF
students will drive down to witness
the game.
Oscar Weberg returned from the
University of Wisconsin Wednes-
day, being compelled on account Of
sickness to abandon his work
temporarily.
Everyone is invited to attend the
dance at Opera Hall Friday even
ing, Jan. %. Music by the Hudson
Harp orchestra. A good time for
all is assured.
Mr.. and Mrs, VIM. Foley went to
Lake City yesterday afternoon for a
weeks visit with relatives. They
were accompanied by Mrs. Martin
Foley of Ellsworth.
A special train took Gov. Glen to
Hudson after his lecture here Tues
day evening 10 enable him to make
train connections for Platteville,
where he lectured last evening.
The Congregational C. E. will meet
Sunday evening at $50. Topic for
discussion is: docs Religion Pay?"
Leader: Marjorie O'Hearn. Every
body come ready for an interesting
meeting.
J. H. Langdon returned this
morning from three weeks visit in
Rice Lake. Mrs. Langdon, who
accompanied him on the visit; re-
NAMED to assist in the care of their
daughter, Mrs. N. Nilsson, who is
i'll.
The last big dance before Lent
will be given by the Firemen's
Orchestra in the Fireman's Opera
House at Ellsworth on Friday even
ing, Jan. %. Everyone is cordially
invited to come and have good
time.
The St. Croix Valley Gas Co., a
$75O,OOO concern, has been incorpor-
ated as a branch of the Saltwater
Gas Co. for the purpose of furnish
ing gas for heating and lighting
purposes in Hudson and Saltwater.
The plant will be located at Hud-
son.
Will Prisk of Monticello has pur-
chased the Joe Davis farm in Cliff,
ton, and the Henry Edgar farm ad-
joining has been purchased by V,
M. Richards of Roberts, a brother
of Thomas and Henry Richards OF
this place. Mr.. Prisk is a nephew
of the Richards brothers.
The following gentlemen have
purchased land in Alberta, Can,
and intend removing to that country
the latter part of February or the
first of March: Alex Campbell, John
Shorn, Homer Annis, Hugo and
Walter Weiss, Peter Lewis, Chas
Jackman and G. B. Smith.
The lecture by Gov. Robt B Glen
of North Carolina at M. E. church
Tuesday evening was heard by one
of the largest audiences that has
attended the Peoples Lecture
course numbers this season. The
subject of his lecture was "Oul
Country" and the earnestness Of
his appeal and the eloquence of his