River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1920-10-07


ELLSWORTH FAIR GROUND
PAVILION. Dance Friday. Oct. Is.
Flanders Enthusiastically. 1927
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Pratt and chill
dren, of st. Croix Falls, spent Sunday
at the home of Mr.. Pratt's father,
Judd. Pratt.
Miss Helen H. Nelson returned to
Cromwell, Mimi, Saturday to re-
sumo teaching after weeks vaca-
ton.
Mrs. Andrew Jess and daughter,
Miss Dorothy, Of Red Wing spent
Tuesday at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Curtis Johnson.
F. w. Merrill, piano tuner of Still
water, will be in River Falls the week
of Oct. l1th. Those desiring work
done telephone him at the Gladstone
Hotel.-adv. (32-D
E. E. Buck, F. V. Williams, John
Haddow, P. T. Paynter, A. c. Dunn,
L. r. Alton, Harley f. Clark and
=. II. MoISe "cIc HIlGidlSd iheO viz
Elks Lodge at Hudson last evening.
The Jack Costello Post of The
American Legion will give its FIRST
dance on October s, at the Prescott
Pavilion. Little Johnnie's orchestra.
Everyone invited.--adv. (3i-2)
The dance at the Beldenville pa
vilion last Saturday night was well
attended. pratt's orchestra, of this
city, will furnish music for another
dance there next Saturday night.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Heidbrink and
Mrs, Richard Steinman, Mrs. John
Hall, Mrs. VIM. Ross, Mrs. E. w.
Woolever, of st. Paul, and Mrs.
Chas. F. Parsons, of Honolulu, mo-
tored down from st. Paul, and spent
last Thursday with Mr.. and Mrs.
c. w. Heidbrink.
DR.. R. U. Cairns and little son
had narrow escape last Friday
morning while motoring to Ellsworth.
At the turn north of the Foss store
in Beldenville the car overturned.
The Doctor was pinned under the car,
while the little boy was thrown clear
of the machine. Both. escaped with
nothing more serious than slight
bruises.
Walter H. S. johnson has been
confined to his bed since returning
from a recent business trip to Chi
cago and Cleveland, having contract
ed a severe cold which developed into
a very alarming state. He is much
better at this writing and it is ex-
pected that he will soon be able to
resume his duties at the store.
The New Richmond races last
Wednesday were featured by thrill
ing spill in front of the grandstand,
when Gibson's mare, driven by Homer
Bailey, lost it's balance and fell as it
was making a final squirt to reach the
wire. The driver escaped without in
jury, and the horse was not seriously
hurt.
The st. Croix county Circuit Court
is in session at Hudson this week,
Judge Thompson presiding There
are four criminal cases, 8 civil jury
cases and three court cases. The
criminal cases are as follows: State
vs. James Kennedy of North Hudson,
a booze case; State VS.. Ed. Higgins
and Anthony Meath, for completely in
disposal of stolen auto; State VS..
Reynold Faber, statutory oifense;
State VS.. John Martin ct. al, house
breaking and stealing liquor.
Mrs. A. Caldwell returned home
last week from Sioux Falls where
she was called the Of last month by
the tragic death of her daughter,
Mrs. Clark Wagner, and Mrs. Wag-
ner's husband. On Labor Day Mr..
and Mrs. Wagner, with two friends,
were struck by an Omaha train while
they were motoring near Mountain
Lake. Mimi, and all four were killed,
and their remains terribly mangled.
Both Mr.. and Mrs. wagner "ere
buried in the same grave at Sioux
Falls.
William Reese, Of Cleveland, Ohio,
was drowned in the Mississippi river
near Prescott on Tuesday Of last
week. He, in company with Vincent
Gilman, also Of Cleveland, were max
ing a canoe trip from Crosby, Mimi,
to New Orleans. An attempt to
speed their progress by use OF an
improvised sail is said to have caused
the accident. Both boys were about
IS wears old The Gilman boy was
able to reach shore. and was taken to
Prescott to await the coming OF his
companions relatives.