River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1914-02-12

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Mrs. Douglas Reid fell and sprained
one of her ankles last Friday.
The AS You Like It club meet with
Mrs. r. L. Williams next Thursday,
Feb 18th.
Dean Rogers joined the u S. navy
last week, enlisting at the ST. Paul
recruiting station.
Work has commenced upon the con-
crete stair cases at the new Normal
A small crew is employed.
Mr.. and Mrs. Homer Clark of Neills-
vile, were guests at the home of
Prin. and Mrs. H. c. Amy Sunday
and Monday.
o. Bergum and daughter, Miss Hazel.
Of Nerstrand, Mimi, were guests at
the r. w. Freeman home from Friday
until Sunday.
Messrs. Edm. Nicholson and G.. A.
Smith attended the funeral of their
mother-in-law, Mrs. Peterson, in Eau
Claire last Sunday.
F. Bjerstedt, formerly in the employ
Of the Ramer Auto Co., has gone into
partnership with Ray Wilmoth in the
automobile business
Mrs. C. A. Smith and Mrs. Edm
Nicholson went to Eau Claire last Fri
day, called there by the death of their
mother, Mrs. Peterson
Mrs Isabelle Larkin returned to
saltwater yesterday after ending
several weeks here with her mother,
Mrs ] H Patterson.
Regular Friday evening dances at
Syndicate hall Everyone cordially
invited. A good time for all. Music
by Syndicate orchestra.
Harold Doolittle and Fred Gold
smith were out from Ellsworth Tues
day afternoon to attend the Normal
Ellsworth basketball game.
The Ladies' Aid society of the Con
gregatiOnal church will meet in the
social rooms of the church at two
o'clock next Thursday afternoon.
Mrs. Vogel of Eau Claire, arrived
i'll the city last week on visit to
her daughter, Miss Margaret, who is
attending the Normal school here
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Mrs. John Taylor is spending the
week at the home of her daughter,
Mrs. Otto Sombke, in St. Paul. A
daughter was recently born to Mr..
and Mrs. Sombke.
Howard Pratt, rural mail carrier on
Route 4, had the robe and some pa
pers in his buggy catch fire from the
footwarmer when starting out on his
trip Tuesday morning.
Miss Kennedy of the Normal school
faculty, is still under medical care in
the Twin Cities. Miss Flint is in
charge of the domestic science depart
ment during her absence.
The percentage of failures at the
Normal in the semester exams was
greatly below the average. On the
whole the school standard of scholar
ship is much higher than ever be-
fore.
The annual mid-winter picnic and
entertainment of the Improvement
League will be held at Normal school
Saturday, March Z, at o'clock p. m.
Dues will be received and new men,
bers are invited to join.
H. H. Howe, of the Maxwell Motor
Co., of Minneapolis, called on the
local agent, I. o. Isaacson, Tuesday.
The company is going to send a rep
reSentative here to demonstrate the
Maxwell cars the first part of March
A number from here attended the
funeral of Mr.. H. S. Miller at Pres
colt last Wednesday afternoon. Mr.
Miller was a pioneer resident of Pres.
colt, having lived there for the past
SIS years. He was SO years of age
at the time of his death.
G. e. Shepard of the Kramer Auto
Co., River Falls, brought County Sup
erintendent Mattson and Professor
Welles from River Falls to Prescott
last Saturday. The two educators
came to attend the teachers institute
at this place.-Prescott Tribune.
The Board of Normal School Re-
gents has decided to locate the $780,.
600 dormortory nrOyided for by the