River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1915-12-30

Cne CITY SUNDAY.
Miss Florence Kemp was out from
yesterday.
Tom Snodgrass was home from
Minneapolis during the holidays.
Mrs Albert Smith spent Christ
mas with Mr. Smith in Minneapolis.
REMEMBER-Rich Jersey milk
and cream at Allards every day
adv.
The Sociability Club will meet with
Mrs. Dennis Collins next Thursday.
Jan. 6.
H. C. Stewart and family spent
Christmas at the Larson home in
Hudson.
Prescott, as usual has a fast bas-
ketball team this year They de-
feated Pepin 66 to 6.
Mr.. and Mrs. AL. Anderson and
son Leslie spent Christmas with rel
atives in Minneapolis.
Norval Oakley and family of
Grand Forks, N D are visiting at
the L. F. Oakley home this week.
Governor Hammond, of Minneso-
ia. died suddenly today in New Or
leans, La. Death followed a stroke
Of paralysis
Secretary Doar of the New Rich
mond packing plant company an
nounces that the sale of stocks now
amount to 1925, 900.
Mabel Henderson, a 17-year old
girl living on route l out of Down
ing, killed a big wolf recently, beat
ing it over the head with the handle
of mop.
The Tabernacle, erected for the
Rayburn meetings, has been torn
down and the lumber returned. The
entire work was done in two days by
volunteer carpenters.
Cover up each cough and sneeze;
If you don't you'll spead disease :"
This rhyme, printed on placards,
was sent out broadcast by the health
department Of New York city last
week as a means Of educating the
public in the prevention Of la grippe.
Practically all of the right-of-way
of the Prairie Farm & Southwestern
railway has been secured and most
of the grading has been done. M.
0. Shoop, of Minneapolis, who has
charge of the sale of New Richmond
packing plant stock is sole owner Of
the road. It's southern terminal will
be at Emerald. 1t will cover route
of % miles.
Politicics in Wisconsin are still in
a very uncertain stage, but Cover
nor Philip has cleared one point by
declaring that he will not be a can
didate for the u. S. Senate. He
undoubtedly wishes to cary out his
retrenchment program more fully.
John M. Whitehead of GAINESVILLE is
being pushed as the conservative re-
publican candidate for the senator
ship, against La Toilette, who will
probably be the progressive candi-
date. La Follette's vitrolic attacks
upon Philip have led some to be-
lieve that he intends to run for gov
ernor; others opine that this is merely
part Of La Follette's campaign
for reelection. The democrats are
being stirred by Senator Paul O..
Husting to save Wisconsin for Will
SON."
The Rayburn, revivalist, meetings
closed Monday evening after a
month of continued enthusiasm,
which, large at the beginning, grew
beyond the widest hopes of the most
ardent promoter. Hundreds of
converts" ''came forward" thus
publicly manifesting a new or strong
er belief in the Rayburn interpret
atiton Of religion, and these are now
to become active members in one
or another of their home church or
CARNATIONS. It is said that over
$50 people became converted during
the month. There has been a wide
range Of views concerning the af-
fair. Many have given every phase
of it their highest commentator,
expressing the belief that the speak
or has hr011Oht the trupSt religion to