River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1919-08-21
Local News

Mrs. Alice Bushnell of st. Paul is
visiting Mrs. Alice Weld.
Walter Glass has purchased the
James Manion farm in Clifton.
The Old Academy girls are hold
ing their annual picnic in Glen Park
today.
Master Warren Knowles returned
Tuesday evening from a two weeks
visit with his grandparents at Ham,
mond.
Miss G. Minnie Barg returned last
night. from Cable where she had
been visiting friends the past two
weeks.
Miss Nell Farnsworth returned to
st. Paul Tuesday after weeks visit
at the home Of Mrs. Mamie Farms
worth.
Charles Sakrison, Of Madison, who
had been visiting relatives here, left
Thursday to visit relatives in
Superior.
Mrs. j. M. Bushnell of Wyocena,
this state is spending few days at
the home of her uncle, Mr.. Ben
Burnett.
Word has been received here that
John Linger is on his way home from
Panama, where he had been station
ed for several months.
John Stockdale of Belmont, this
state, has purchased the Joe john
son farm in Kinnickinnic and will
take possession next Spring.
Mrs. Anna Dahlgren Of Rice Lake.
and Miss Mary Shol of Minneapolis
are visiting at the home of the
formers daughter, Mrs. r. Conrad.
Mrs. Elmer Young and daughters,
Misses Lonaverne and Marjorie, Of
Manawa are visiting at the home Of
Mrs. Young's parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
E. P. Sanderson.
Sister Anastasia and Sister Frances
Edward from st. Clara's College,
Sinsinawa Mound, Wis, are visiting
at the home of the formers sister,
Mrs. Ell. Prucf1a.
Ralph Powell of Warren, Mimi,
nephew Of Mrs. Alice Weld and Mrs
Harriet P. Ensign, is spending to-
day in the city. He is on his way
home from overseas.
The Wisconsin Brown Safety Lad
der Co. has its machinery all install
ed in the old opera house and will
commence the manufacture of lad
ders the first of next week. Step
ladders will be manufactured exclu-
sively at first.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. A. Simonette and
son, Of Little Falls, Mimi, and Mrs.
Anna Cans and son, of Judith Gap,
Mont. who are visiting relatives in
Saltwater. motored here Tuesday
and spent the day at the Fred
Williams and l. L. Stewart homes.
Alfred Sweitzer of Roberts died
last evening as result of thresh-
ing machine accident which occurred
on the farm of his brother, Frank,
in the town Of Warren in the after
noon. He was backing the engine
up to the separator and was in some
manner caught and crushed between
them.
In the obituary notices Of the late
Andrew Carnegie prominent mention
is made of the fact that he learned
telegraphy under the late J. Douglas
Reid, formerly of this city. Mr..
Reid, during his residence here, had
confded to friends that Mr..
Carnegie was at one time employed
in the department over which he,
Mr.. Reid, was superintendent.
Miss Alberta Greene of Detroit.
Mich, arrived in the city last even
ing and is guest at the home of
Professor and Mrs, H. A. Davee.
Miss Greene has been doing army
reconstruction work and was located
at Otisville, N. Y. She expects to
be here abouta month and then go
to Cheney, Wash. to teach in the
Normal school there.
Mrs. H. Snyder of Chicago, and
Mrs. j. S. Risteau and daughter,
Miss Ruth, of Minneapolis, were
guests at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
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