River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1916-02-24
Local News

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itor Tuesday.
Senator Geo. B. Skogmo visited in
Madison yesterday.
6 room house, west side. Corner
lot. $1,000. S. L. Krauth.
John Chapman attended the fu-
neral Of Mrs. L. D. Morgan at Big
River Friday.
B. j. Carolan entertained at a
stag party Saturday evening at his
home in Donegal.
Geo. O'Connell Of Waverly has
purchased the Ellsworth Bottling
Works of H. D. Rice.
The Baldwin Bulletin" recently
installed press similar to the one
the Journal is printed upon.
Thos. Kelly spent few days last
week with his sons James, Francis
and William in New Richmond.
Miss Eta Churchill, Of Melville
was a guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Rich
ard Osborne Thursday and Friday.
o. NJ. Lundgaard of the town Of
Martell bought a Ford touring car
from the Ramer agency last Friday.
A. E. Jensen went to Shakopee,
Mimi, Tuesday to visit with Mrs.
Jensen, who is taking treatments
there.
Mrs. Otto Sombke and children
and VIM. Sombke were down from
St. Paul a couple of days the first of
the week.
Misses Blanche MILFORD and Monte
Holmes, students at the normal
school, spent Sunday at their homes
in Baldwin.
A very pleasant surprise party
was held last Friday afternoon in
honor of Mrs. Mat. Elertson at her
home north of the city.
Make it a Hot Onet" What?
The All School Carnival at the Nor
NAL Friday, March 3rd. Come and
have the time of your life!
The Ladies' Auxiliary of the Bap-
list church will hold their regular
meeting at the home of Mrs. J. w.
Allard March 2. All are cordially
invited.
Bankers and farmers living in va
rious sections Of the state are plan
ming an excursion to the College Of
Agriculture and Agricultural Elk
pertinent station, March 27-28.
Mrs. Chas. Hepburn and son went
to Roberts Saturday for a visit with
friends. Mr.. Hepburn joined them
there Saturday evening and they
went on to Eau Claire to spend Sun
day.
The postoffice atAfton, Mimi, was
robbed last week, the thieves get.
ting about 500 in cash and stamps
They came to town and made their
getaway on the railroad, using q
gasoline ''speeder.'
A St. Patrick's day dance will be
given in the opera house Friday
March II, under the auspices of the
Fire Department. The Ellsworth
Firemen's orchestra will furnish the
music. Dance tickets will be 81.
Mr.. and Mrs. HI. N. Segerstrom o.
Spokane, Wash, Mrs. H. H. Hamil
ton and A. L. Hurley of Minneapolis
were here Tuesday to attend the
funeral of their aunt, Mrs. Marth;
Roberts, at the home Of L. M. E
Hamilton.
John Wiger participated in the SIX
meet at Menomonie last Sunday af
ternoon. John Sand, formerly o.
this city, now manager of the lum
Der yards at Knapp, also took part
Wiger made a jump of 102 feet ant
was ninth from the top. Sand wa
seventh. About 20C0 spectator
watched the program.
Hon. James A. Frear, M. c., in
forms US that he has requested tht
Department of Agriculture to senc
to this Office a few flower seeds fol
distribution in this vicinity. W.
wish to give these seeds out to thos'
who will make use of them, and a
there will probably be but a small
shipment we request those of yol
who really want them to leave you
names at this office as early as pos
sible. The seeds will probably no