River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1916-01-20

Lyman WelQ returned 70 DOuIu01,
Col, Friday.
Albert E. Jensen is employed in
the Farmers & Merchants bank.
Miss Bernice Sanford will enter
tain the Bridge Whist club Monday
evening.
FOR SALE OR RENT-Modern
7-room house on 9Th str, n. G..
Nicholson. adv.
Perry Forsyth went to Kennedy,
Mimi, yesterday to take position
in one Of the Powell banks.
FOR SALE-Second hand Port
land cutter; in excellent condition.
Inquire Of G. G. Glass. -adv.
The Misses Dora Baker and Joyce
Reed Of Ellsworth spent Saturday
and Sunday with Miss Adeline Nc
Donald.
DR.. and Mrs. Gould, who were
here to attend the funeral Of the
late Judge A. P. Weld, returned to
Superior Friday.
Miss Mildred Hawkins left Tues
day for Madison where she has &C
cepted position as assistant prin-
chile Of the Marquette school.
Frank Shuster and family left yes
terday for Galesville, this state,
were Mr.. Schuster has gone into the
general merchandise business.
Miss Evelyn Schmidt, Of St. Peter,
Mimi, is spending the week here
visiting her brother, who is employ
ed at the c.. F. Winter jeweIry store.
FARM FOR SALE-12O acres.
Fair building. Good black land. 81
miles from River Falls. $1,000.
Half down balance 5 per cent
S. L. Krauth.- adv.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Fortune left
Monday to spend the remainder Of
the winter in Florida and California.
Mrs. w. G. Fortune accompanied
them as far as Chicago, where she is
spending few days with relatives.
The Normal school basketball
team will play two games in the
Twin City this week; tomorrow eve
ming a return game with Minnesota
college in Minneapolis, and Satur-
day evening with the ST. Thomas
team.
Sunday evening the 9th inst the
choir and Sunday school of the Eze-
kiel Lutheran church rendered a
notwithstanding canata, The Heights
Of Glory" and those who had the
pleasure of being present great y
appreciated the work and ability of
those taking part in the program.
The hotel at Hammond had fire
scare during the early morning
hours last Thursday. The alarm was
turned in and the fire department
made a run to the hotel while the
thermometer dallied around the 81
below zero mark, but small blaze
where paper had been placed too
near the stove was extinguished be-
fore their arrival.
During the very coolest Of the re-
cent touch of Arctic weather the ice
froze to such a depth in the Kinni-
ckinnic that there wasbarely enough
water running into the pond to fur
nish power for the electric plant, and
for time it looked as though it
would have to shut down for a few
days. Yesterday and today however,
more water has heen able to get
through, and the pond is about fill
ed again.
Ed Nicholson and Fritz Bjerstedt
had rather chilly hike during the
wee sma' hours of Sunday morning.
Ed, after a breakdown near Alton,
Mimi, had stored his car at Hudson
and on Saturday afternoon he and
Bjerstedt went up and repaired the
attempted to drive it home. Nearly
half way between the two cities the
car was stuck in the snow, and after
several hours vain attempt to re
lease it, and an equally unsuccessful
attempt to get lodging for the night
at neighboring farm house, they
started out and walked home, arriv-
ing here about four o'clock in the
morning. AS the temperature was
about 80 below zero it is hardly nee
essary to state that they undoubted-
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