River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1916-01-27

Twin Cities Friday.
Mrs. w. S. Dodge Of Ellsworth
visited in the city Saturday.
FOR SALE-Used Ford touring
car. Ramer Auto Co.-adv.
Mrs. R. w. Freeman left Tuesday
to visit her parents at Nerstrand,
MINI.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. A. Haddow en-
tertained at $50 o'clock dinner Sat
urday evening.
FOR RENT-Two houses for
rent. Inquire of H. O. Wenzel.
Phone 45.-adv.
A. w. Andrus is visiting at the
home of his brother, Herman An
drus, in Spring Valley.
Miss Evelyn Schmidt returned to
St. Peter, Mimi, Friday after a
couple Of weeks visit here with her
brother.
How HENRY FORD builds ], ZOO
cars per day" at the Princess thea
ire Friday evening and Saturday
afternoon adv.
DR.. A. E. Gendron and Green
leaf Doe arerecent Ford purchasers,
the former buying a touring car and
the latter a roadster.
E. G. Ames, a pioneer resident of
Ellsworth, died last Wednesday at
the age of 81 years. He is survived
by his wife and four sons.
At a recent meeting of the Oak
Grove A. S. of E., j. D. Lowe was
elected president, Chas. Wolf secre-
tary, Theo. Heckle treasurer.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. L. WATSON enter
tanned at $50 o'clock dinner last
Wednesday in honor of Mr.. and
Mrs. w. A. Forbes, of Bisby, N. D.
There are about $500 blind pers-
'ons in Wisconsin. The Health Bull
letin published in this weeks issue
gives good advice for protection OF
the eyes.
Jesse White visited in the city Fri
day and Saturday. He is playing
trombone in the orchestra at the
Arcadia Dancing Academy and Rol-
Ter Rink in Minneapolis.
FARM FOR SALE-12O acres.
Fair building. Good black land. 81
miles from River Falls. $1,000.
Half down balance per cent,
S. L. Krauth. adv.
Louis Alvey and Oluf Ramberg
left Tuesday afternoon to return to
Chinook, Mont, where Louis and
Oluf have claims. They had been
visiting in this vicinity the past
month.
The scheduled game between the
normal basket ball quint and Mimi
esota college at Minneapolis last
Friday was cancelled by the latter
on account of a threatened epidemic
of smallpox at the college.
Mrs. O. S. Webster underwent an
operation fer goiter at St. Barna-
has hospital, st. Paul, last Thurs.
day. Her sister, Mrs. L. l.. Knapp
accompanied her to the hospital and
remained with her there for severa.
days.
Miss Madeline Schiek, who hac
been living at the home of her sis
ter, Mrs. G. r. Taggart, left Mon
day to visit at Detroit, Mich. From
there she will go to New York City
where she will resume her profes
sion of trained nurse.
The postmaster at Maiden Rock i;
not only courteous and obliging tt
the patrons Of his office, but through
the 'Press, +" "he wishes all burg
las to be informed that they reeC
not go to the trouble of blowing the
safe open with explosives, for the
combination numbers of the loci
will be placed in conspicuous place
and those gentlemen who worl
while honest men sleep are welcome
to use them"
The remains of Robert Rock, {
former resident of the town of Cliff
ton, were found in Seattle Bay, al
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search. He had been engaged il
the hotel business at Everett for the
past ten years and on the night Of
December Both mysteriously disap
peared. When the body was founC
examination showed that the skull
had been crushed in and the coron-
er's verdict was that Rock was the
victim of deliberate murder.
Lee Flint was badly hurt in run
away accident which occurred on N
Main street late Saturday afternoon
His team got beyond control com
ing down Union street, and, round
ing the sharp corner north onto
Main street, dashed the bobsled in.
to telephone pole. Lee was thrown
out and his head struck the pole
knocking him unconscious, and he
did not revive until about four hours
later. His father and mother were
in St. Paul. where the latter had
just undergone a surgical operation
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