River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1912-03-28
High School Contest and
Orchestral Debut

Methodist auditorium, the occasion
being the annual declamatory anc
oratorical contests to select speak
ers for tne league contest. There
were four girls in the declamatory
contest, and all did very fine work
Beth Allen, who won first place
spoke a cutting from PATSY
Her speaking was natural, sym
pathetic and effective. Marian Tay
lor, with a cutting from 1.-The
Palace of the King" won second
place, her speaking showing much
dramatic power and merit The
other speakers, Myrtle Megorder
and Myra Johnson, were also ex.
ceptionally good. In the oratorical,
Lewis Manion won first, speaking
Hancock's Grafton on The British
in Boston" His handling of the
Grafton assures the high school a
strong competitor for league honors
John Kuehnl, with Social Unrest"
for his Grafton, won second place
by his natural earnestness and
power. Elmo Dopkins, giving
Thurston S speech on Cuba" by
his clear, sympathetic, forceful
speaking, was awarded by the
Judges a tie with John Kuehnl for
second place, dropping below him
in the finals when the speakers
were re-ranked. Paul Hawkins and
George Manion were the other
speakers, and both were above the
average as speakers. 1t was an
extra good contest. 1t was also the
occasion of the first public appear
ance of the high school orchestra
coached by Miss Holbrook, and to
say that the orchestra did we'll is to
state it mildly With such an or
ganization at hand, the high school
will never lack for first class music
for its public entertainments.
Horse clipping machines and
parts at Lund's hardware.
For SALE-A 4year-old work
horse, cheap. D. P. Collins.
Examine the mighty REQ Auto
mobile. 1t is every inch car. A.
P. Forsyth, Agent.
r. Peterson of Hammond visited
from Saturday to Monday at the N.
Gregorson home east of the city.
Have you seen the new shirts
with the detachable soft collars at
Norsene Bros. Call and see them.
Mrs. N. N. Fuller of Larimore, N.
D., is spending few weeks at the
home of her sister, Mrs. Josephine
Reed.
Spring Valley and Prescott each
are to have a Postal Savings Bank
in operation the middle of next
month.
Mrs. w. F. Richardson has rented
the Dunbar residence in 1st Ward
and will move there in the near
future.
Mrs. A. P. Forsyth and daughter,
Miss Ade1ine, went to Ellsworth
yesterday for few days visit with
friends:
Thos. ]. Riley of Erin Prairie and
Peter Schuster of Glenwood City
were business visitors in the city
yesterday.
H. M. Johnston of Glenwood City
visited with his friend ]. R. Hen
derson, in the city from Tuesday tc
Wednesday.
Watch for the program of inter
esting things to be given in the
Congregational church THURSDAY
evening, April Is.
NoRsRNG BROS. have just re
ceived Is dozen Monarch shirts fol
men. The best dollar shirt on the
market. Try one.
Mr.. and Mrs. Theo. Jensen have
rented Mrs. John Lundquist's resi-
dence on West side and will move
about the first of May.
Those new shirts at Norsen&
Bros. are simply fine. Pongees
percales and madaas. The bes
dollar shirt on the market.
Miss Carrie Pardee of the Norm a
school went to St. Paul Tuesday t,
hear Edwin Blesh6eld's lecture OF
Art" and to visit the schools 0
that city.
George Richardson left Monda
for a visit with his sister, Mrs
Jennie Phillips in Superior. and an
other, sister, Mrs. Belle Sawyer, a
Rice Lake.
August Bo1es went to Tasting
the first of the week to attend tn
funeral of his brother, John Boles
who died in Idaho, the remains be
ing shipped TO Hastings for burial