River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1916-05-18
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| visitor Monday.
VIM Junkman was an Ellsworth
visitor Saturday.
Miss Martha Rockstad visited in
st. Paul over Sunday.
G. A. Rasmussen transacted bust
ness in Ellsworth today.
Miss Edna Symes made business
trip to Madison last week.
phone your news items to the
Journal. Phone No. 20.
Atty. F. M. White was a business
visitor in Hudson Monday.
James Allen was business visitor
in the Twin Cities yesterday.
The River Falls Laundry Co. has
established an agency at Hudson.
Mrs. Otto Thelander visited
with friends in Hudson yesterday.
Atty. ]. H. Grimm was bust
ness visitor in Hudson yesterday.
FURNI SHED ROOMS to rent.
Mrs. S. H. WATSON. Phone 1872 -
adv.
Frank Spaulding of Minneapolis
visited with relatives in town yes
terday.
George Pratt visited with his
brother Fred at ST. Croix Falls over
Sunday.
Albert Anderson, employed at the
Carisch garage. spent Sunday at St.
Peter, MINI.
Help keep our city clean by pick
ing up waste paper and placing it in
the receptacles provided for that
purpose"
Mrs. Caroline Isaacson and daugh-
ter, Mrs. I. |. Larson, of Detroit,
Mimi, and Mr.. and Mrs. Berndt
Nelson of Candy, Mimi, arrived
yesterday to attend the funeral of
Mrs. Sri Herum, who died at her
home in the town Of Martell Mon
day. The funeral services were held
today at the Rush River Lutheran
church. Rev. M. Thorsen officiating.
President B. F. Bush Of the Mis-
souri, Pacific Ry., accompanied by
his secretary and VIM. Hawkins,
who has charge of the coal purchas-
| ing for that company, arrived here
last Thursday in the formers pri-
vate car, and visited at the home of
Mrs. Stella M. Deneen. Mrs. Kath-
crime Hawkins accompanied them
back to St. Louis and will visit at
the home of Mrs, Bush, her daugh-
ter.
Gurdon Whitaker Of Glenwood
City was here yesterday. He is plan
ming to organize a voice class here
and to make this city his home. Mr..
Whitaker is possessed of fine
voice, with splendid talent, developed
by concert work and excellent spe-
cial training, and he will be well
come addition to local musical cir
cles. He is a graduate of the local
Normal school, spending most Of the
time since leaving here in the west.
Secretary w. H. S. johnson of the
River Falls Commercial Club circu-
lated petition yesterday for the
purpose of having the business
places of the city closed during the
stock show program June 2. At
everystore or office visited thepropo-
sition was received cordially, show
ing the interest that all are taking
in this event, and their willingness
to cooperate in making it a big
success. This morning so names
had been secured upon the petition.
The Congregational church was
we'll fiji ed Tuesday evening with lis
teners to an open number of the
Mcdowell club, their last program
for the year. 1t was a most excel
lent program, mostly of American
composers, the one exception being
'Kamenoi Ostrow" by Rubenstein.
played by Mrs. Wickland at the or
gan and Miss Tossing at the piano.
Mrs. Thorsen gave three numbers by
Nevin and Mcdowell. Mr.. Howard
gave several violin selections in his
usual excellent style, accompanied by
Mrs. Howard. A double quartette
rendered Dudley Bucks Hymn to