River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1911-06-15


Mrs. Fred Covers left Sat urday
for Owatonna, Mimi, on a weeks
visit to her mother, Mrs. George
Carpenter.
Mr.. and Mrs. Monroe Bushnell of
Wyocena, Columbia county, visited
relatives in the city from Friday
until Monday, guests at the B. R
Burnett home.
The general exercise period at the
Normal school yesterday was de-
voted to Flag Day exercises. The
pupils of the model grades perform
ed several very clever flag drills.
Leslie Ewers left this afternoon
for few days visit with relatives
in Minneapolis after which he will
go to Morton county, N. D, where
he will reside at the home of his
brother.
S. c. Peterson and family, Mr.. and
Mrs. Geo. Theo. Smith, Mr.. and
Mrs. Ed. Anderson and daughter
Edith, and Mr.. and Mrs. Albert
Borgerson and children attended
the Sons of Norway annual picnic
at Hudson last Sunday.
Mrs. w. Willard and children left
to-day for their home at Brecken-
ridge, Mimi, after weeks visit
here with rel atives. While here
they were guests at the homes
of Andrew Sansburn, Glenn E.
Sansburn, and Mrs. Ella Taggart.
The many friends of Gilbert Nor
seng are pleased TO learn that he
has passed safely through the crit
ical stage of his dangerous seige of
pneumonia and is now on the way
to recovering his health. Mr.. and
Mrs. M. Norseng and daughter,
Mrs. Constance Thorsen, have
abandoned their plans for voyage
to Mr.. Norseng's old home in Nor
way. To start for there next month
would bring them to Norway during
an unfavorable season, the cold and
damp of autumn being experienced
there from two to three months
earlier than it is here.
A party of thirty-three relatives
and friends gathered at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. w. D. Purves yes
terday afternoon, the occasion be-
ing Mr.. Puryes' eightieth birthday.
Among those from out of town who
were present were: Mr.. and Mrs.
John w. Purves and daughter, of
Friendship, Mrs. A. A. Tucker and
three sons, of ST. Louis, and Mrs.
c. B. Stone Of Menomonie. George,
Charles and Mae Purves were un-
able to be present. Mr.. and Mrs.
James McDaniels of Minneapolis,
long time friends of the Purves
family, were also present. Dinner
was served on the screened porch
of the home and the afternoon was
spent in recalling incidents of days
gone by. Several beautiful aud ap-
propriate presents from Mr.. Puryes
children and friends were presented
to him as tokens of esteem and
good wishes.
Judge John ]. Jenkins died at his
home in Chippewa Falls last Satur-
day evening, June 10. The funeral
was held Tuesday, under the auspi-
ces of the Masonic lodge of that
city. He is survived by his wife
and one son, Judge F. w. Jenkins
of the Chippewa County Mucipal
court. Judge jenkins was native
of Weymouth, England. He came
to America in 1852 with his parents.
He served throughout the Civil
War in the famous Iron Brigade,
under Gen. Edward Bragg. He
was the representative of the tenth
district in Congress from 1896 to
1910. Pres. Taft appointed Judge
Jenkins to the position of Federal
Judge in Porto Rico, a position
which he held from June 1910, until
last April, when his health failed
him and he was forced to return
home. He was sixty-eight years of
age at the time of his death.
Mrs. Amy D. Winship, 80 years
old, of Racine, Wis, will enter the
University of Wisconsin next fail to
complete the regular college course.
Mrs. Winship holds the record as
the oldest college student in the
world. She is now completing her
sophomore year at Ohio State Col
lege but will complete her junior
and senior years at the University
of Wisconsin so as to receive her
diploma from that institution. Mrs.
Winship was a personal friend of
Abraham Lin coin and remembers
distinctly the days of the great re-
bellion. She has been a resident of