River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1910-10-13

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The construction of a brick plat
form around the depot is now in
progress.
Have you potatoes to dig? Two
secondhand Hoover diggers cheap
at Lund's.
Remember the date, Oct. %, the
ladies of the M. E. church will hold
their Annual Fair.
Mrs. ]. C. Knowlton went to Chi
cago Tuesday afternoon for a two
weeks visit with relatives.
Miss Alice Condit of Hudson
spent Monday here with her neice,
Miss Ruth Warner, a student at the
Normal.
Mrs. Osborne Strahl and Mrs.
]. M. Smith of River Falls were
recent visitors at the home of Mrs.
A. S. Cairns. Pierce County Her
aid.
The River Falls Base Ball Asso-
citation will conduct the Thanks
giving Ball this year. Pipin's or
chestra of St. Paul will furnish the
music.
George Dodge recently had on ex-
hibitior at his hardware store a
fine lot of sweet potatoes raised in
the garden back OF his house on
Second street.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. M. E. Hamilton re-
turned the first of the the week
from visit to Superior and Duluth.
They leave today for a months trip
to the Pacific coast.
Mrs. Ophelia White, Miss Lena
Hamilton and Mrs. Blanche Hines
and daughter Grace spent last
Thursday with Mrs. Hines mother,
Mrs. J. A. Bowen, at Hudson.
VIM. Lowell and family, of the
Town of River Falls, wish to ex-
press thanks to the neighbors who
assisted them at the time of the de-
struction of their home by fire.
At the auction of the w. H. Put
nam property Monday afternoon
Heman Hutchins purchased the
residence and lots for $3.50 and D.
P. Collins bid in the Cascade Mills
for $4,000.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. H. Heckler of
Wilson visited their daughter who
is attending the Normal, and other
relatives here Sunday. They were
guests at. the home of Mrs. Heck
ler'S mother, Mrs Tucker,
Mrs. Anne Hooking Smith will
direct the training of local talent
for the production of "Pinafore,"
an operetta, to be given Oct. %
under the auspices of the Congrega-
tional Ladies' Aid Society.
Mrs. R. L. Hagg and daughter,
Genevieve, came up from River
Falls this morning to visit with her
sister, Mrs. A. E. Reese, on Sew
enth street. She was accompanied
by her cousin, Mrs. Hugh Morrow
of River Falls.-Hudson Star-Ob-
server.
Miss Irma Armstrong of the Nor
interesting talks at the general ex-
ercise periods this week, describ-
ing the Passion Play at 0beram-
mergau, which she witnessed dur
ing her European trip the past
summer.
Reports from the winter-apple
sections Of New York, Pennsylvania,
Virginia, West Virginia and Ohio
point to a full crop and prices
should not range much if any above
last year. The far West, Washing
ton, Oregon and Colorado will have
bumper crops.
Miss Bertha Chinook had mar
row escape from serious injury yes
terday, when the horse she was
driving took fright at a passing
auto and ran away, throwing her
onto the sidewalk in front of R. N.
Jenson & Sons store. She receiv-
ed few minor bruises about the
head and back.
The off year" crop of apples in
the Wausau Trial Orchard brought
fifty dollars an acre ON the trees,
the buyer standing all expense of
marketing, etc. The crop sold for
one hundred dollars an acre last
year. The trees are IS years old.
The State Horticultural Society
controls the orchard.
Col. D. ]. Dill returned home
Thursday evening from the Nation
al G. A. R. encamprnent at Atlantic
City; he also attended the dedica-
ton of the Pennsylvania memorial
monument at Gettysburg and visit
ted relatives at Harrisburg and
Dillsburg, Pa, Col. Dill reports
this years encampment big sue
cess and the veterans unanimous in
their praise of Capt. S. r. Van
Sandt as Communicating Chief
Prescott Tribune.
E. Nicholson, the go-ahead cigar
manufacturer of River Falls, was
Glenwood visitor Saturday. He
took a number of orders here, his
Bobby Beach" being a favorite
with smokers in this lvicinity. Mr..
Nicholson has one of the largest
cigar factories in Northwestern
Wisconsin, and it's model in every
way. He fully merits the success
which is attending his efforts along
business lines.-Glenwood (Wis.)
Tribune.
The Normal football team was
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