River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1918-01-31
Local News

Chris. Wenzel visited in Hudson
Saturday.
Mrs. E Fletcher was an Ellsworth
visitor yesterday.
VIM. Houston was a business Wis
itor in Hudson Saturday.
What are YOU going % d 0
about it," See Stewards ad.
Fred Bjerstedt was Twin City
visitor last Saturday and Sunday.
Mrs. J. D. Sims visited over sun
day at the ]. B. Anderson home in
Hudson.
Regent P. w. Ramer and P. L.
Williams left Tuesday on business
to Superior.
w J. Gibbs Of Minneapolis spent
Sunday with his sister. Mrs. Geo.
Chinook, Jr
Ernest White, who is employed in
the munition plant at Saltwater, was
home over Sunday.
Miss May Gillard of Minneapolis,
visited at the James Penny home
from Friday until Tuesday.
Rev. Homer w. Carter Of Madison
occupied the pulpit at the Congrega-
tional church here last Sunday.
Mrs. Oswald Solheim Of Hudson
was here Sunday to attend the fu-
neral Of her uncle, Sven Nelson.
Charles Harshman of GiIby, N. D !,
visited at the home Of his mother,
Mrs. J. Harshman the past week.
Mrs. George Rossing of Highland
visited at the home Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Peter Peterson the first Of the week.
Lester Anderson of Minneapolis
visited here with his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Ed. Anderson, over Sun
day.
Mrs. Katherine Quinn was called
to st. Paul last Saturday on account
of the illness of her daughter Mrs.
w. j. Murphy.
Mrs. Maud Carson Of Mandan, N.
visited at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
c. E. Hanson from Tuesday until
Saturday Of last week.
Constance Norseng Thorsen left
last Saturday for Hastings where
she has accepted a position as Music
al Director in the Public Schools.
Miss Charlene Flower, returned
to Madison last Saturday to resume
her school duties after weeks va
cation on account of fuel shortage.
Gregory Busby and George Pratt,
who have been working in the mu
milton plant at Washburn the past
six weeks, returned home Tuesday.
The Odd Fellows Lodge will give
a card party and dance at their nall,
in this city, Tuesday evening, Feb.
18th Each member may invite g
! friend. adv.
James Boals has filled his ice
houses and is now busy supplying
the farmers with ice. The ice is Of
exceptionally fine quality this year
and unusually thick.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. j. Honeyford,
who have been visiting at the homes
of Mr.. and Mrs. Morris Thomas and
Mr.. and Mrs. j. L. WATSON, for the
past six weeks returned to their
home at Milo, N. D., last Monday.
The late Melchoir Brook, who died
at Menomonie last week, willed the
sum of 81, 500 for the improvement
Of Riverside park, in that city, and
also made provision for the appor-
tionment of a substantial sum to-
ward the building Of an addition to
the city hospital there.
The opening bar Of THE Star
Spangled Banner" played upon
any occasion is the S G n for all
loyal citizens to stand at at at
tention" and remain thus to the fl
nal note. 1t seems absurd to have
to remind an intelligent community
of such weltknown fact, and, es-
pecially at such a time as this. But
representative River Falls audi.
ence, at the concert last Wednesday,
actually made a spectacle of itself
by bustling into cloaks. hats and
gloves while the musicians were
closing their program with THE
Gov Onopnlod RonpoY - The off