River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1917-07-05

Miss Joyce Beddal OF Ellsworth
was guest of Bessie Buck Sunday.
DIR. and Mrs. T. w. Ashley left
yesterday on a motor trip to Du-
luth.
Mrs Emelie Gevers and Miss Hell
en- Pratt left Sunday on a trip to
Montana.
Mr.. D. B. Names left Tuesday on
a few days visit with her daughter
at Hudson.
Leo Kelley left Tuesday on visit
of several days with his brothers in
New Richmond.
The National Editorial association
will visit Saltwater and the Mimi
esota state prison July IA.
Miss Elizabeth Taggart left Tues
day on visit to her uncle, DR.. w.
H. Marshall, at Chaska, MINI.
FOR SALE-2 registered Guern-
sey Bulls, ready for service. Ham
mer Bros, Spring Valley, Wis.
Mrs. E. C. Ames Of Ellsworth had
three COWS. valued at 500 each,
killed by lightning the first Of last
week.
Misses Alma and Ruth Moline Wis
tied at the home Of their brother
Tony in Elmwood from Friday to
Monday.
DR.. and Mrs. c. A. Dawson leave
in their car Monday for two week S
outing trip through Sawyer and
Bayfield, counties.
M s S Laura Sturtevant Of St.
Paul visited over Sunday with her
sister, Miss Grace, who is attending
summer school here.
Two boys, Albert a nc Russell
Smith. aged Is and 13 years, were
drowned while swimming in Red
Cedar river, near townsville last
week.
Through recent enlistments Pierce
county's draft requirement has been
reduced from 40 to Sc men. St.
Croix county will only have to fur
nish 81.
DR.. w. G. Fortune has arranged
for a ball game between a local
nine and the Minnesota state prison
team, to be played at Saltwater a
week from Saturday.
Miss Nora LINER, who taught at
Virginia the past year, returned
home Sunday. She had been camp
ing with a party Of friends near Du-
luth since school closed.
A social will be held in the Mann
Valley Mission church next Satur-
day, July Z, commencing at s p. m.
Coffee, strawberries and cake will
be served; adults 15c children 1Oc
DR.. and Mrs. A. E. T oby ar e
spending the summer at the home
of Mrs. George. DR.. Toby has been
taking treatment in an Ashland hos
pital, and will remain here during
his convalnSnnca
Mr.. and Mrs. R. L. Williams en-
tertained a number Of Twin City
friends at their Glenmont cottage
the Fourth. Among the guests were
F. A. Dickey and family and M. j.
Trevor and family Of Minneapolis.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. S. Johnson,
Mr.. and Mrs. Otto Johnson, Mr..
and Mrs. T. L Lee of Minneapolis,
Hadley Johnson and family n d
Herman Johnson and family motor
ed to Cannon Falls yesterday and
spent the Fourth at the G.. O. John
son HOIflO.
The Fourth was very quietly OBJ
served in River Falls. In fact the
city was almost deserted, motors
taking picnic and sightseeing part
les from here to the lakes and to
the several celebrations in this vi
cinity. Saltwater and New Center
vile were the most popular for To-
cal patronage.
1t is reported that the CLOSING ex-
ercises'' at towns in this vicinity
which which went dry last Saturday,
were quiet and remarkably free from
rowdyism. Ellsworth probably was
the most popular mecca for the
thirsts of this territory, and is the
only place that reports even so much
as scrap. At Spring Valley the
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