Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1916-09-08
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Sept. Mr.. and Mrs. r. K.
Carnes returned from Wentworth the
last of the week. X,
Miss Georgina Utsch was guest:
at the Fietsam home the past week.
Nelson Flint of st. Paul visited rel
atives here the last Of the week.
| Miss Edna Downs is here for a
week 3 vacation, at the home Of her
mother, Mrs. Gus Kern.
Mrs. H. o. Batter and young son
spent the weekend at the r. j. Bat
ger home.
The semi-annual meeting of the
Royalton Library association was held
Saturday at p. M, Rev. Plachta, pre-
siding. Reports of the various COM
mittees were given. Twenty eight
new books have been purchased since
the annual meeting in March. The
finance committee reported a shortage
in membership, many of the subscrib-
ers having fallen off altogether. The
annual fee is only so cents and can
be paid to any member Or c. G. Lisle
where the books are kept. Miss Bat
zer's resignation as secretary was
rendered anN accepted. Miss Ella
Lakin was elected to fill the vacancy.
| Charles Dawley was a business Wis
itor in the cities the last of the week.
| Miss Rose Kobe left the last of the
week for Montana, to teach school. !
Miss Treva Kellogg has taken a
school at Grey Eagle.
| Mrs. f. j. McCollum went to Min
neapolis Saturday, to meet her daugh-
ter Bernice, who has been visiting at
Kansas City.
Miss Otilla Kobe will teach at Ar:
mour, N. D., the coming year.
Miss Imelda Fietsam has gone to
Claremont, to teach.
Miss Ellen Pettitt has accepted a
school at Osakis, and left Saturday
for that place.
Miss Minnie Bennewitz is to teach
at Eastwood.
A. w. Holiday and family Of Rush
City, and their guest, Miss Marjorie
Burti motored here Saturday night
and were guests of Mrs. Mary St:tcL
Miss Marie Fietsam returned to
the Winona normal Friday afternoon
Mrs. Eva Fowler IS very seriously
i'll at Anoka.
Earl Russell of Willmar spent Sun
day here, at the home of his parents.
Miss Anna Bar0en has returned
from Paynesville, where she visited
her brother, Hugh and family.
Miss Susan Batter returned to Vir-
GINA Sunday to teach another year.
Miss Eliza Batter will teach at Ely
the coming year, as will also Miss
Carrie McDougall.
Mr.. and Mrs. Peter McKibben of
Ramey spent Sunday in Royalton a.:
the L. Miller home.
Mrs. Annie Mercer Sparkhall died
Friday morning at the home of her
daughter, Mrs. A. G. Wilson, at the
age of 80. Mrs. Sparkhall was born
in Surry, England, July 81, 1928, and
with her parents came to America in
1882. Two years later they settled
in Windsor, Ontario. In 1852 she was
married to Capt. John Blackwood of
Dresden. In 1873 she became Mrs.
Richard H. Sparkhall. After DR..
Sparkhall's death in 1892 she remained
in Windsor until in 1896, when she
came to Royalton and has since made
her home with her daughter, Mrs.
Wilson, who with one other daughter,
Mrs. Byron N. White of Spokane, sur
vive her. The funeral was held Sun
day afternoon from the A. c. Watson
home, Rev. A. Carswell officiating.
Interment was in Riverside cemetery.
Miss F. NJ. Hodson of Minneapolis,
Mrs. and Miss Lonsdale of Sank Rap
ids, Don Quinlivan and son James Of
Deerwood, were among the out-of;:
town friends who attended Mrs.
Sparkhall's funeral Sunday. "
Mr.. and Mrs. w. L. McGonagle
| have returned from motor trip
through the Iron range.
| Mrs. Sugrue Of Of Aitkin was here
the first Of the week enroute to Min
neapolis, where she was accompanied
by her daughter, Mrs. B. R. Wilson.
DR.. VIM. McDougall of Minneapolis
arrived in 'Royalton Wednesday night
for few days. shooting.
Mrs. I. w. Bouck went to st. Paul
Thursday morning, to attend the state
fair.
Marcus Kobe is laid up with rheu-
matism in his feet.
Mr.. and Mrs. Boyce and Mr.. and
Mrs. CARRIER returned from the cities
Tuesday night, by motor.
Mrs. VIM. Sparrow will entertain
the members OF Grace church guild
Thursday afternoon.
| Mr.. and Mrs. B. r. Wilson and Mrs.
Sugrue returned from Minneapolis on
Wednesday night.