River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1912-02-15

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home here, left Tuesday, with two
carloads of stock and farm machin-
cry, for his ranch near Wisdom,
Montana.
Andrew Bjork of Beldenville was
a visitor in the city to-day. He has
recently returned from Edmonton,
Canada, where he has been work
ing at the carpenters trade since
the first of last April.
Mrs. Rosina M. Gage died at her
home in Kansas City, Kansas, Sat
urday, February 10, 1912, at the
age of eighty-one years and eight
days. Mrs. Gage was formerly a
resident of this place.
During the week of February 18th
to 18th the Congregational church
of Prescott will celebrate the six
tieth anniversary of its organiza-
ton, the church having been or
ganized Feb. Is, 1852.-Prescott
Tribune.
Leo Nugent, Howard White and
Alex Fey of Ellsworth, German
Moffat of Sparta, w. Ryan of Hud-
son, and Earl Brown of Clear Lake
were among the out of town guests
at the leap year party last Friday
evening.
Nels Bjerstedt. aged 81 years, an
old resident of Mann Valley, died
at his home there last Monday, Feb.
IL. He is survived by his wife and
one daughter, Mrs. C. Lindgren, of
Mann Valley. The funeral services
will be held tomorrow, Rev. Mr..
Ryndahl officiating.
Last Friday morning (Feb. q the
largest barn on =. H. .Syme's Buena
Vista Park farm, 36x120 feet, was
destroyed by fire, together with its
contents, CONSISTS of nine horses,
400 bushels of oats, 1,700 bushels
of corn, besides harnesses, barn
tools, etc.-Glenwood City Tribune.
The La Crosse Normal basket
ball quint will arrive here to-mor-
row to play return game with the
local Normal five. La Crosse won
in the game at La Crosse last
month, and the locals are out for
revenge. The game will be played
in the gymnasium, commencing at
Sis.
M. A. Shepard will leave next
Saturday afternoon for Madison and
Milwaukee as delegate for the local
chapter to the annual meeting of
the Grand Chapter of Royal Arch
Masons, to be held in Milwaukee on
Tuesday and Wednes day of next
week. Mr.. Shepard will return
home next Thursday.
Miss Caroline Buell. of ST. Paal
was guest at the home of Rev.
and Mrs. William J. Gray over Sun
day. Miss Buell. at one time at
tended the local Normal school.
She had taught in the hurry school
at ST. Anthony Park for several
years, and has recently been pro-
noted to the principalship of the
Monroe school in st. Paul.
Everybody and his wife and all
the children will be there, and the
whole flock of them will have masks
and makeups of every conceivable
shape and design. Where and
when? Well, the ignorance of some
peoples kids! To be sure, at the
M. w. A. Benefit Masquerade Ball
at Opera Hall next Monday evening,
Feb. 10. Hurry along child, and
arrange your costume.
A letter has been received from
w. D. Parker, first president of the
River Falls Normal School which
indicates possibility of his being
here as honor guest of the school
and of the Alumni Association at
the next commencement. He did
much in laying the early education
al foundations in Wisconsin. His
being here will mean wonderful
homecoming of early graduates.
Rev. William ] Gray was in Pres
colt Monday to attend the Sixtieth
Anniversary celebration of the
Congregational church of that city
which is being held throughout this
week. Rev. Mr.. Gray delivered an
address at the meeting Monday
evening, his subject being "A
Christian Church." He also gave
an address at Lincoln celebration
given by the Civic League of that
city the same evening.
The dance, given at the Opera
Hall last Friday evening by the
local nest of Owls, was favored with
a large patronage and greatly en-
joyed by all present. Francis Val
antina Al Cundhv Franz Chinn0ck