River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1911-07-13

De6n unQeT the doctors care since,
is somewhat better.
Mrs. A. M. Schoonover and
daughter, Miss Lucileen, returned
the first of the week from few
days visit with relatives in the
Fargo district.
H. E. Robinson at Ilwaco Springs
will serve you a first class meal and
furnish you with launch ride for a
reasonable compens alton. Just the
time and place for such an outing.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank E. Munroe
and son Harry arrived from Lady
smith last Tuesday evening and are
guests at the home of Mrs. Munroe's
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. C. w. En-
sign.
Mrs. James Porch and Mrs. H. w.
Wulffe and two daughters of Che
banse, ILL.,, and Mrs. George Poukitt
of Fairfield, ILL.,, arrived this morn
ing and are guests of Mrs. S. T.
Hunter.
DR.. and Mrs. Rupert Parker drove
up from Chicago in their auto last
week. They started on the return
trip yesterday morning, accompa-
MED by Mrs. ]. B. Fighter and Mrs.
E. P. Cole.
Stanley Bolin and Emery Kane
picked up a base ball team at Bras
ington and drove to Ellsworth
where they easily defeated the East
side bunch of ball tossers to a tune
of 6 to 0-Maiden Rock Press.
At the recent election at Hud-
son to determine the location of he
new bridge across the ST. Croix, the
majority held that Walnut street is
the proper location. The structure
is to cost in the neighborhood of
$3.50, 900.
Mr.. and Mrs, c. A. Upgren and
children returned home Saturday
evening from Marine Mills, where
they had been enjoying a week
of camp life in company with Mr.
Upgren's cousin and family from
Saltwater.
Miss Belle Thompson, who was
the guest of Mrs Frank A. Fuller
the past few days, went to Baldwin
for visit with friends.
Miss Thompson is a 10 graduate
Of the local Normal and has been
teaching in Everett, Wash, the
past year.
Misses Edith and Anna Weberg
and niece, Miss Alpha Younggren,
left for Big Lake, Mimi, this morn
ing for visit with the formers Sis
er, Mrs. Kuno. Mrs. N A. Young
gren accompanied them as far as
St. Paul and returned home this
evening.
The ladies of the Improvement
League wish to thank the CONNER
cial Club for their generosity in
turning the entire net proceeds of
the Omaha picnic, about $50, into
the league treasury. AS the ladies
were acting only as first assistants
to the Commercial Club they did
not expect to receive the whole
amount, but will endeavor to use it
in some way that will benefit the
whole city.
The lecture given at the Normal
Monday evening by Supt. L. D.
Harvey was a significant beginning
to the series furnished by the state
for the summer school students.
Mr.. Harvey is an energizing speak
er, convincing in his manner, and
possesses a vast deal of informa-
ton concerning up-to-da teaching
He spoke particularly of the value
of agricultural training and manual
illustrating the need of
them by showing that pupils leave
the school to learn trades by prac-
Using them, which is often tedi
Gus and wasteful method: by show
ing how boy who studied the
elements of agriculture taught the
farmers of his community how to
raise 228 bushels instead of an
average of Is to the acre; and by
showing how county school board
valued a teacher who could show
the boys how to splice a rope.
Other speakers who will give ad-
dresses are Supt. H. A. Aune, July
10; Supt. John Klingman, July "a;
Supt. H. H. Heeter of St. Paul,
July %, and President G.. E. Max
we'll of the Winona, Mimi, Normal,
who will speak during the last week
of the session
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