River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1916-02-10
Local News
Valentines at Taggart's.

Valentines at Taggart's.
Don't forget the house dresses at
75c each at Allard S. adv.
Prescott's annual masquerade ball
will be held tomorrow night.
Mrs Chas. George went to ST..
Paul Tuesday to undergo a surgical
operation.
FOR SALE OR RENT Modern
7-room house on 9Th str. N. G. Mich
olson adv.
John MILFORD, of Baldwin was a
guest of VIM. Mclaughlin from Fri
day until Sunday.
Miss Clementine McGregor and
Mr.. Jack Neiderhauser were married
in St. Paul Saturday.
H. F. Doolittle and Bert Lord
were out from Ellsworth Tuesday to
attend the basketball game.
Charles Nicholson was called here
from Nebraska on account Of the i'll
ness of his father, A. M. Nicholson.
Students get apair Of DR.. Coughs
rest glasses. discount to students.
At Hotel Gladstone all day Feb. ID.
adv.
LADIES!-Don't fail to read
Stewards ad. on the last page Of
this issue. You will find it all in
teresting.
Mrs. j. 3. Owen has returned to
her home at Stonington, ILL.,, after a
two weeks visit here with her sister,
Mrs. w. S. Welles.
FOR SALE or RENT-Small place
a-miIe south Of normal school. Terms
reasonable if taken at once. L.
Kauphusman. Phone 367 2.-adv.
We will admit the ladies help a
little but that will nothurt the chick
enpies served by the Methodist
Brotherhood, Tuesday evening Feb.
%.
Following is 1915 crop report for
ST. Croix county: oats SO bu per
acre; wheat, % bu /; Barley, 40 bu !;
potatoes Sc bu clover l Z tons; al
falfa 5 tons.
The funeral of William Avery, a
former resident of this city, was
held at the M. E. church here last
Wednesday. Mr.. Avery died in
Minneapolis at the age Of 81 years.
A. |. Hubert of Barron has been
appointed by Governor Philip to
succeed Matt Olson, sheriff of Bar
ron county, who was killed while at
tempting to arrest Beranek couple
of weeks ago.
At regular meeting Of the w. r.
C. Feb. IL there will be exercises
appropriate for Lincoln's birthday,
at which the G. A. r. Post isinvited.
All are urged to be present. A pic
mic luncheon will be served.
The Maiden Rock Press says that
when the ground hog sees his shad-
dow on the second day of February
he crawls into his hole again for six
months more winter Sleep" AS
though six weeks wasn't badenough.
To accommodate those that cannot
consult DIR. Clough conveniently
Monday Feb. 18th, he will if neces-
sary see them Sunday p. m. 4 to 6,
Do not plan to see the DR.. Sunday
unless it is impossible to see him
Monday adv.
Mrs. Eleanor Chinook, probably
the oldest citizen of this city, was
80 years old last Thursday. She has
ten sons living-John, Frank, Fred,
w. NJ, George. c. T., Lyman, VIM,
Ted and Dan. Ted lies in Hudso n
and Dan in Montana; all of the 9th
ers live in this city and vicinity.
On Monday evening the first and
second team men of the normal
school basketball squad were enter
tanned by Professor and Mrs. B. E
Swenson in celebration of the re-
turn of Herbert Christian. After a
visit to the movies" the boys were
treated to a waffle supper at the
Swenson home.
Following is estimated value per
acre of land in Pierce and st. Croix
counties, in 1905, 1910 and 1915,
based upon land sales compiled by
the Wisconsin Tax Commission:
Pierce county-1905, $3.50; 1910.
$43; 1915, $50. st. Croix-19O5,