River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1911-03-16
Travelogues at the Normal

The good sized audience that wit
messed the program given at thu
Normal last Friday evening in be
half of the oratorical contest fund
was we'll entertained. The mum
bers contained much to please anc
instruct. The songs, the costumes
and the little lectures were arranged
to give in turn ideas of Ireland, Italy
Greece, and Germany. In connection
with the first of these subjects Miss
Eugene Willett sang 1.-THE Kerry
Dance, Miss Anne Fitzsinmons
appeared in Irish costume, Mrs.
Skogmo sang Come Back to Err"
and Miss Shultes told of Barney
Castle and kissing the Barney
Stone, Miss Shultes' part being the
recital of an original poem.
In presenting Italy, Esther Dem.
ulling appeared in costume, Miss
Coggeshall gave an account of ST.
Peters Church and the Vatican, and
the grammar grade girls sang
Santa Lucia In giving impress
sionS of Greece Sheridan Murphy
appeared in costume, and Miss
Lovila Mosher gave travelogue en-
titled Two Days in Greece-Olym-
pia and Delphi. The concluding
travelgoue related to Germany and
consisted of the singing of "The
Watch on the Rhine" by the Faculty
Quartet, and the recounting of ex-
periences in witnessing the Passion
Play at Oberammergau, by Miss
Irma Armstrong.
The entertainment was carried on
with professional ease and finish,
due chiefly to the management of
Miss Shultes, who took the initial
i've in putting on the program to Sc
cure funds for the oratorical associ-
alton.
The high school declamatory con-
test, TO decide upon the young lady
to represent the school at the league
contest at Hudson a week from to-
morrow, was held in the high
school assembly room this evening.
Miss Beth Allen won first place,
Miss Jessie Smith second, and Miss
Effiie Mikalson third.
George B. Skogmo, city treasurer
of River Falls, was in Hudson yes
terday, making his return to the
county treasurer. He is the first
treasurer TO make his returns to
County Treasurer Nobel, and what
is better still, he did not report one
cent of uncollectable taxes from his
ward.-Hudson Star.Observer.
F. Cooper of Black River Falls,
the oldest printer in the state, and
a Civil War veteran, was stricken
with apoplexy last Thursday and
lived but one hour. He had been
connected with the Badger State
Banner of that city since 1867 and
continued at the case up to his 84th
birthday. He was sc years old at
the time of his death
Miss Mary Frances Cummings, a
talented vocal soloist of Minneap-
oils, will give a concert in this city
Tuesday evening, April 4, under
the auspices of the Congregational
Ladies' Aid society. Miss Cum
mings is highly recommended by
music critics of note wherever she
has appeared and her program will
undoubtedly prove rare treat to
local music lovers. She will be as
sisted in her performance by John
E. Howard, violinist, who has al
ready won high favor with local
audiences and needs no further in
PRODUCTION here.
The residence on the Luther
Spalding farm, about two miles
north of this city, occupied by b.
B. Spalding and family, was totally
destroyed by fire early last Sunday
morning. The origin of the fire is
unknown, but from its location
when first discovered, about five
O'Clock, it is thought probable that
it caught from q defective hue in
the partition between the sitting
room and the parlor. The flames
spread SO rapidly that but very lit
tie was saved. The insurance on
the house amounted to 81, 800, with
$500 additional on the household
furniture and 500 on clothing. The
building was fine two-story frame
structure and was erected by Luther
Spalding thirty-six years ago. B.
b. Spalding and family are living
with Mr.. and Mrs. Dwight Flower
until a new home is erected on the
Spalding farm.