River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1919-02-27
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Cash Paid for Eggs. NJ. NJ. Wal
tiers.
Fred Shannon spent Wednesday If
St. Paul.
Wanted buy good barn. ]. j
Rolling.
Miss Sina Foster was down from
S. Paul over Sunday.
Cecil Heebink Of Baldwin visited
in the city over Sunday.
Elbridge Currier has purchased c.
w. Jenson's house on 3rd street.
Born, Tuesday, Feb. rs, to Mr..
and Mrs. Harry Fuller, a daughter.
Robert Hurd left Monday for a
few days visit with his family
at Rice Lake.
The Congregational Ladies' Aid
society will meet Thursday, March
6, at the home of Mrs. j. L. WATSON.
F. M. White & Son of Maiden
Rock have sold their store at Grange
Hall to Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Watkins.
Mandus Halverson sold his farm
in Gertrude and has purchased the
Henry Cornish property on E,
Cascade Ave.
z. r. Peterson has sold his resi-
dence on S. Main street (the Grossert
place. to Ed. w. Slater who will
take possession April 1.
J. J. Rolling has purchased Nels
Jenson's place of six acres. east OF
Mrs. Howard Pratt's. Mr.. Rolling
expects to build on same at once.
The Ladies Aid of the Swedish
Mission church in Mann Valley will
meet at the home of Chas. Bjork
Tuesday afternoon, March 4, at 2:30
A large crowd is anticipated.
Thos. Richards came up from
Texas this week and is visiting ir
the city. He has traded his farm
ing interests there for land in the
vicinity Of Grand Forks, N. D.
Ara E. Barton, who recently re
turned from overseas service, visi'i
ed the first of the week at the home
of his aunt, Mrs. A NJ. Baldwin. He
was enroute to his home at Herman
MINI.
The w. R. C. entertained the
G. A. r. at "Washington's Birth
day" party Saturday afternoon, The
guests were enthusiastic in theil
praise of the splendid hospitality anc
the good things to eat.
The st. Croix County Live Stool
Board has organized the townships
and school districts for the further
ance Of their work, feature Of
which is to be thorough census Of
the county's live stock.
Three divorce cases were heard il
Circuit Court at Ellsworth last week
and in each case divorce was grant
ed--Ida L SundbY VS.. Alfred Sund
by, Hazel A. Winter VS. w. E. Win
ter; w. L. Pearson VS.. Marie Pear
son.
Regent P. w. Ramer went tC
Madison Monday to be present al
the hearing Of the new building pro
position before the Board of Educa
ton. The proposition, already con
sidered by the Finance Committee
has yet to run the gauntlet of severa
boards and COMMITTEES before pre-
sentation to the Legislature and Mr.
Ramer is "chaperoning" it at every
step.
The new. tax rates of the Wal
Revenue Act Of 1918 went into effect
yesterday, with the result that
customers are now paying a few
cents more for the articles which
are included in the list. There is {
| so per cent increase over the 1917
tax on wines and spirits; an increase
of from zoe to SIS per thousand on
cigars; of Csc per thousand or
cigarettes; 10 per cent on sporting
goods and cameras; 5per cent OF
monographs, Photographic film ant
plate, candy, firearms, and shells
thermos bottles and jewelry, sc pei
pound on smoking and chewing
tobaccos; 4 per scent on all toile
articles and patent medicines Afte
May l other articles will be affected
by additional tax under this act