River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1915-09-16
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James S. Roach, oldest resident
of Ellsworth, died the 3rd inst.
Consult DR.. Clough about that
headache. At Gladstone, Sept, II
th.-adv.
M. Furest, Sr. of Forest Lake,
visited at the home of his son here
few days last week.
James Boals, ST., has completed
a large, screened-in porch on his
residence on Main street.
The Consolidated Lumber GO.
quotes Lehigh Portland Cement
$3.50 per barrel net.
Robert Hunt and family left yes
terdaY to visit at the home of Mrs.
Hunts parents at Colgate, N. D.
Mrs. Lewis and daughter, Mrs.
Henry Kohl, visited relatives in
Minneapolis Thursday and Friday
of last week.
Miss Mary Levings returned home
last evening from ST. Paul, where
she recently underwent an operation
for appendicitis.
Miss Esther Hutchinson returned
Monday from a two weeks visit
at the home Of her sister, Mrs. Otto
Sombke, in ST. Paul.
Lightning struck the A. M. Mel
son house in the Third Ward about
three o'clock Tuesday morning, in
flicting slight damage.
Misses Stella Finn, Bessie Buck,
Joyce Beddall and Jessie Reynolds
left Friday to teach at Monroe. The
first three taught there last year.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will White have
moved from their farm near Rob-
erts to their house on S. Main
street, formerly the E. G. Rollins
home.
FOR RENT-Sept. 1st. the Ban
herman residence on West side.
Modern in every respect. $500
Call at F. N. Bennett home on
West side.
VIM. Mclaughlin has gone to
Milwaukee to attend the state
fair. He will also visit relatives in
the southern part ofthe state before
returning home.
Library benefit Ball at Prospect
Park Pavilion, Hudson, on Friday
evening, September "a, 1915. Dane
ing commences at eight O'Clock.
Dancing and refreshments $1.-adv.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Elliott and
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. L. WATSON n1otored
TO Amery Saturday afternoon and
were guests at the sgd. Pennington
and Geo. Griffin homes until Sun
day evening.
A steer, standing at the edge of
high bluff on the VIM. Allen farm,
was struck by lightning early Tues
day morning and instantly killed.
The carcass fell oyer the edge Of
the bluff and lodged in the tops of
some trees below.
Victor Bailey is remodeling the
dwelling house and other buildings
on his farm on the Prescott road.
His son, Professor Floyd Bailey,
has resigned his position in the uni
versity at Corvallis, Ore, and will
move onto the farm next Spring.
Allen Johnson and family and
Mr.. Johnson's mother motored down
from Anoko, Mimi, Saturday and
were guests at the Walter Johnson
home. Sunday afternoon they left
for days visit with relatives in
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turned to Anoka by way of the
Twin Cities.
Mrs. Duncan McGregor, who had
spent the summer here at the home
of her son, Rod, left yesterday for
her home at Sierra Madre, Cal. Her
son Norval is engaged as director
in the production of moving picture
plays at Universal City. Mr.. and
Mrs. George Williams, also former
ly of this city are acting in one of
the Universal companies.
The ticket sale at the local pass
enger depot shows a great decrease
from last years train patronage to
the Minnesota state Fair. Last year
over 700 people bought tickets for
the Twin Cities 6r1rino Fair uaat.