River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1917-05-24

colt last Friday.
Miss Helen Scroggie visited IN
Hudson last Thursday.
Bachelor Hall" at the City Audi
forum Tuesday, May 29th.
L. Cranmer of Lake City was
business visitor in the city the first
Of the week
Mr.. D. Squirt of Beauaette, Mimi,
was a guest at the A. E. Reese
home Tuesday.
Axel Rasmussen of Stanley, form
err operator at the local depot visited
in town yesterday.
Mrs. M. WiIlett Of Saltwater visit
ed at the home Of Mr.. and Mrs.
John Kelley Tuesday.
Mrs. Geo. Steele Of Evanston, H.,
arrived last Friday on an extended
visit with Mrs. D. D. Webster.
Mrs. F. A. Howe a d Mrs. L.
Phillips attended the Rebecca Dist
riot Convention at Hudson Tuesday.
David Huddleson, who had been
visiting with relatives in Lake City
the past month, arrived home Mon
day.
Miss Margaret Kelley left Tues
day for New Richmond where she
will be employed by her brother, in
his tailor shop.
Have your lawnmower ready for
the summer campaign. Get it sharp
ened NOW at H. w. Thompson
blacksmith shop.-adv.
Miss Inez Lauder Of Shell Lake
spent Sunday with her parents at
Gertrude. Miss Lauder is mem
Der of the Shell Lake high school
graduating class.
Barn Dance-Tomorrow (Friday)
evening, at the Dan Lowe farm 3
miles North Of town on the Hudson
road. New barn, and good floor.
Pratt's orchestra. adv.
The Womans Christian Temper
ance Union will meet on Friday,
May 25th, 2;3O p. m. with N r s..
GobIe. Subject-"Our Inspiration. :"
Leaders Mrs. Tozer, Mrs. Short.
This spectacular scene, staged
months ago by Mr. Ince with the
aid Of the United States govern
ment, came as a great prophesy
Of what is actually occurring along
the Atlantic coast these days.
Harold Boothby, son Of DR.. and
Mrs. Boothby of Hammond, n d
Miss Mabelle Lazar, 0 f London,
Eng. were recently married at Nc
Intosh, S. D. Mr.. Boothby has been
engaged in the theatrical profession
since graduation from the Hammond
high school several years ago.
VIM Renter is now stationed at
Key West Barracks, Fla, with a
unit Of the Coast Defense Division
He writes that he was glad to leave
the St. Louis, Mo-, camp, where
5000 soldiers were assembled for
drill, and enjoys his new location, on
an island 10 miles from the city.
In the contest conducted by Tag
CARTS Rexall store the past four
months, and ending last Saturday
night, prizes were earned as follows:
Miss Eva Ramer, first, a choice of
either Ford, bort, Saxon, Monroe
or Partin-Palmer roadster; M i S S
Margaret Norseng. second, Elgin
wrist watch; w. E. Hunter, third,
ivory toilet set; Tony Nelson, fourth,
pearl set cavalier; Miss Genevive
O'Mara, locket and chain. Rod Nc
Gregor officiated at the counting of
votes.
Many states in the Union, among
them, Wisconsin, are seriously con-
sidering the daylight saving" plan,
now generally adopted throughout
Europe. If adopted here, on stated
day and hour all clocks will be set
back one hour for the remainder of
the summer months, and in the late
autumn, will be returned to the
former schedule. The idea is to use
the early daylight so that business
people may have more OF the eve
ming for recreation, garden work,
etc, during the 'long" days of the
year. 1t won't affect the farmers
"sun,up to dark" schedule, nor ma
terially ange the moon.struck
lovers hours for signs, but it is a