River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1919-04-24
Local News

The w. C. T. u. will meet with
Mrs. w. S. A~mstrong, at 2:30 p. m.
Kelly Clark, of Worthington,
Mimi. arrived in the city Monday
for a few days visit.
Myron Powell, of Minneapolis,
was guest at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. E. H. Currier Saturday and
Sunday.
F. M. Welsh has added to his
string of bill boards in the city, and
has had some CT the old ones ex-
tended and repaired.
The Easter Monday. dance at the
Syndicate Hall was we'll patronized
and everyone had a good time.
Smith orchestra furnished excellent
music.
Frank Demulling is building a
new office in his blacksmith shop
and implement store, and is other
wise making general improvements
in the building.
/ The Swedish Mission congregation
has purchased Mrs. Elsie Gates
Fletcher's residence on Third street
for use as their parsonage. 1t will
be occupied as such after September
LIST.
Dist. Atty. w. G. Haddow of Ellis
worth visited his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs David Haddow Monday. They
have received word that Duane
Haddow has returned to this country
from overseas and expects to be
mustered out of service soon.
A family reunion was held att the
Walter Glass home Sunday, the &C.
casion being the 81st birthday an
niversary Of Mrs. Kirstine Barg.
Her five daughters were present,
Mrs. Curtis Johnson. Mrs. Walter
Glass and Mrs. Cordelia Severson,
of this city, Mrs. P. L. Place, of
Lawton, and Miss Minnie Barg, who
teaches at Cochrane.
The newly organized girls "Hik-
ing Club" left here at 1920 a. m.
Saturday on hike to Hudson. They
took their lunches and "dined' near
Glover's Station, luncheon being fol-
lowed by an impromptu program of
song with ukelele accompaniment,
after which the hike to Hudson was
resumed. They returned on the ev-
ening train. The party consisted of
the following young ladies, with
Miss Johanna Mckenzie of the Nor
NAL school faculty as chaperon:
Misses Julia Anderson. Nina and
Ada Tubbs, Florence johnson, Aloa
and Audrey Armstrong, Helen
Lampson, Georgia Stewart and
Irene Larkin.
Frank Symes, who was with a
tank squadron overseas, brought
home many interesting souvenirs,
from the battlefields Of northern
France. In his collections are speci-
mems Of many different kinds of
shells, hand grenades, etc., but the
article which he prizes most highly
is miniature tank, with every de-
tail of the complete equipment,
made from shell fragments by me-
chanic from his old company. The
task of bringing all of his souvenirs
home was no light one, for they adCs
ed considerably to the weight of this
! 100 ID. full pack" which he lugged
on hikes to the port of embarkation,
and afterward, on the boat and in
camp he had to be on constant guard
lest he lose them to other soldiers
who were anxious to bring home
war trophies, but who weren't so in
dustrious in collecting them.
The Freeman drug store window
display is certainly well calculated
to arouse enthusiasm for the open
ing of the trout season, containing
photos and mounts of some of the
best catches made from the Kinnic-
kinnic in recent years. The follow
ing photos are displayed: Harvey
Wygant with Il Ib. Liberty"
Brown; Dick Osborn with one weigh
ing q; Monroe Briggs with another
q FOUNDER; Maurice Johnson with a
string of 40 trout; Carol Oakley
with an 81 FOUNDER and Alfred
BJersted with an s FOUNDER. There
are three splendid specimens which
were stuffed and mounted by Dick
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