River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1919-03-06
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Ames yesterday afternoon.
Ed. Muckenhausen and Harle,
Clark were Twin Cities visitors yes
terday.
Mgr. Mike Collins Of the Minnea-
polls Boxing Club. purchq sed the
Hudson arena at auction last Sat
urday for 81, 500
The charge for trunk delivery to or
from upstairs is SOC; steamer
trunks delivered on ground floor,
Csc. w. S. Oligney
All who are interested in organic
ing band in this city are requested
to send in their names to this office.
Further notice concerning this is
given in another column.
Harry WATSON was the guest of
his sister, Mrs. ] r. Haddow, Tues
day and yesterday. He is employed
by the International Harvester Co s
agency in Argentine, South Ameri-
ca.
The Gilman creamery closed on
Tuesday of last week for the reason
that most of the patrons of that in
stitution are now shipping their
milk TO some c0ndenSarv Fills
worth Record.
The Interstate Lumber Co. of
Saltwater has recently bought lum-
Der yards at New Richmond, Glen
wood City and Cylon, making total
Of 20 yards under their control in
Minnesota and Wisconsin.
Harley Clark is preparing extern
sive Improvement in his billiard hall,
adding new lighting system and a
general redecoration. He also plans
to install small soda fountain for
the accommodation Of his patrons.
In a recent letter to her mother,
Mrs. Hattie Ensign, Miss Mildred
Ensign states that she is ordered to
accompany her Red Cross team to
Coblenz, Germany, and that she ex-
poets, while there, to visit her broth
er Wilbur, who is with the Marines
in the Army of Occupation.
Adolph Kohl of Clifton bought a
Ford Sedan from the Ramer Auto
Co. Monday. Other recent sales
made by the Ramer agency include
runabouts to M. II. Pritchard of
Prescott and Harvey Stark Of Mar
tell, and Ford touring cars to Lars
Peterson of Martell, Leslie Bauer
kemper Of Clifton, j. F.. McLaugh-
lin of Kinnickinnic and F. d. Stew
ems Of this city.
Bids for the paving of Main street
were opened at special meeting Of
the City Council Monday evening.
The firm of Johnson & Drake of
Minneapolis, quoting a price Of SITS
per so. I'd. for paving and 85c per
cubic yard for grading, had the low
est of eight bids. The nearest price
to theirs was $1.89 on paving. The
total cost of grading and paving is
quoted at $4,000.
Elbridge Currier, who recently
sold his farm east Of the city, and
who has purchased the G. w. Jensen
residence on 4th street, visited his
farming interests in Montana last
week. He reports that weather con-
ditions there had been very mild,
and that he saw gophers and other
signs of earl Y spring, but upon his
return he received a letter from
there stating that the mercury had
dropped to Is below zero for brief
period.
The st. Paul Dispatch of Tuesday
evening featured news story re-
garding the reunion of Lyle and
Norman Roberts, which occurred
during a lull in the fighting in the
Argonne forest. The brothers, both
members of the Marine Corps, had
not met since joining the colors and
leaving st. Paul in September, 1917.
They are sons of DR.. E. c. Roberts,
optician, who makes regular visits
to River Falls each month, and who
has been well known here for many
years. The one son, Norman, hav-
ing been gassed. is home for treat
ment, while his brother is with the
Army of Occupation at Coblentz.
The success of the River Falls Co.
operative Laundry is receiving con-