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

Inc Misses Wlllett will entertain
at bridge this evening.
FOR SALE-A few Short-horn
bulls. P. Hastert.-adv
DR.. Cranmer returned today from
a couple Of weeks visit in Lake City,
MINI.
Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar Van Kuster
of Scoby, Mont, are visiting in the
city and vicinity.
FOR RENT-Two houses for
rent. Inquire of H. O. Wenzel.
Phone 345.-adv
c. A. Smith and son Richard re-
tusned home Monday from weeks
visit with relatives in Eau Claire.
Mrs. Geo. w. Farnsworth left
Monday for Rochester, Mimi, called
there by the serious illness of her
aunt.
A number Of young ladies Of the
city entertained at a very pleasant
leap year dance in Syndicate hall
Tuesday evening.
FOR SALE-Pure bred Plymoth
Rock ROSTERS. Phone No. 454. w.
NJ. Chinnock, N. Main and Union
strs., River Falls.-adv.
The Stout basketball team on the
evening following its defeat here by
Coach Swenson's quint, defeated
the Minnesota Aggies At to Z.
Rev. J. w. Charlton and bride, of
Shell Lake, visited the formers
mother and sister, Mrs. Charlton
and Mrs. Ada Miller, last week.
Mrs. G. Haar, and three sons,
Weyland, Russell and Gordon, of
Zell, S. D., were recent guests at the
home Of her brother, w. S. Oligney,
Miss Lou Juell and Miss Lenore
Stewart left the first of the week for
Minneapolis where they will attend
a course in corset craftsmanship and
fitting.
The Chaplin Hall House at Hudson
was threatened with destruction by
fire the 9Th inst, but heroic work on
the part of the fire department and
other volunteers saved the building
and contents with but little loss.
Some son Of a gun, with a gun,
put some shot into the hind legs of
Teddy last Tuesday. Jim Potts is
now on the war path looking for the
one who did the shooting. Maiden
Rock Press. Shot in the rear, and
his name Teddy. Can't be so.
'The Happy Valley Cow Testing
Association" was organized at Bal
dwin last week with Is members. l.
M. Bradley is president, Nels r.
Nelson sec. and treas, and the other
directors H. A. Aune, H. H. Door
mink, Henry Vrieze, R. A. Henke
and Neal Martin.
That the farmers of the state are
naming their farms is a sign that
much will be done in the future in
making the countryside look better.
AS soon as the farm is named the
owner begins to develop more pride
in it's appearance and as a final re-
suit does things better than he did
before. 1t will mean more pros
perity as well as better appearance.
The father 81 years of age and the
mother past So, an eight pound baby
girl has ARRIVED at the home of Wr.
and Mrs. Josiah Bowers of Lothian
Mont, according to message
to their daughter, Mrs. Ernest
Alton of Jan. IA, just re-
ceived. Mother and child are both
doing well, the mother being able to
supply all the natural sustenance
needed by the little one.-Hudson
Star Observer.
James Richards has been making
quite hit as basketball referee this
season Last Friday he oficiated
for the second time at Glenwood
City, and on the following day he
piloted game through at Downing.
Glenwood won from Clear Lake
68 to 10, and Downing tackled a g.
9 score on the same quint Jim says
that the Glenwood team, which will
appear here against the local high
school the 18th, is a we'll trained
and speedy organization. Their
teamwork is built around their star
player, Boyle. Jean Manion, of
this place, former star on the local
IL