River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1914-03-19

There is still large number of
Farm Institute Bulletins at this of
fee for FREE distribution.
A little son arrived at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Lovett, n e
latter formerly Miss Ruth Warner
of this city, at the Lovett home in
Foxboro, Wis.-Hudson Star OBJ
server.
Oscar Malberg purchased the old
Congregational church barn last
week, and on Saturday started it
out on its way to his farm using
Richard Flint's traction engine to
do the hauling.
Mrs. Emma J. Wolff, mother of
| A. N. Wolff, formerly of this city,
died at her home at Rochester, N.
Y, the 18th inst She is survived
by her husband, Abram B. Wolff,
and three children.
The city of Menomonie has
"no-license" campaign on hand
this spring; the dry advocates do
not expect to win, but are "start-
ing something" for future effect.
Spring Valley Sun.
John Wiger returned home last
week from Virginia, Mimi, where
he had been confined in hospital
for some time having broken an
arm in the preliminaries of ski
tournament in that city.
We have just received large as
sortment of new curtain scrims !,
nets and side Grapes. If you are in
need of these at the Spring house
cleaning, it will pay you to see our
large and complete line before buy
ing. Stewart Nero. Co.
Former Mayor B. w. Utman has
been down and out for many days
with severe attack of pneumon-
ia, which only his rugged con-
stitution and physique together
with expert medical attention and
nursing prevented from termin-
ating fatally.-Hudson Star-Od-
server.
Miss Lucille Haddow, of the
Training School faculty, is tn e
author of small bulletin on the
subject, "The Most Useful Rules of
Punctuation" A copy will be
sent to any teacher who is inter
ested in obtaining one.-Rice Lake
| Times. Miss Lucille Haddow is a
| daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. David
| HaddoW of this place.
Frank Tobisch, the Saltwater
florist, made a business visit to the
River Falls Floral Co. this week,
| during which he purchased over
four thousand, five hundred plants
of different kinds for his ew
green house. The firm also re-
ceived an order for a beautiful flo
raj design from the John Leslie
Paper Co., of Minneapolis, for the
funeral of their business manager,
Mr.. Green, who died last week.
The action of the young farm
ers of the town of Warren has a
ring of prosperity about it. They
organized this week at Roberts to
put into practice the facts they
learned at the farmers school the
week previous. That is the kind
of course that makes the instruc-
ton lasting and the results worth
the expenditures made by the
state. The officers of the assoc
iation are: President, T. E. Hen
messy; Vice President, George Rob
erts; Secretary and Treasurer,
Joseph Hanley-Hudson True Re-
| publican.
The United States Civil Service
Commits ion announces an open
competitive examination to be held
Saturday, April Is, at Ellsworth,
River Falls and Hager City, to fill
the vacancy in the position of rural
carrier at Beldenville and other va
cancies that may occur on rural
routes at post Offices in Pierce coun-
ty. Application form and full in
| formation can be secured from any
of the postmasters in the places
above named. The age limit is 18
| 10 SIS years on date of examination.
The usual entrance salary for rural
carriers is from $500 to $l,100 per
annu1n.