River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1920-08-12
Local News

Fred Covers Of st. Paul, is visiting
his mother. Mrs. Emile Covers.
Lyle Gillen of Milwaukee is visit
ing at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. n. G.
| Nicholson.
| Mrs. Floyd Keith and two children
were over from Menomonie the first
Of the week.
| j. G. West returned home Friday
from four-days' visit in st. Paul
and Minneapolis.
Mrs. Madore Day of Hudson is
spending the week at the home of
MI. and Mrs. Ed. Brown.
Mrs. N. G. Nicholson returned vest
| erday from Sebeka. Mimi, where she
had been visiting relatives.
Mrs. M. Wick and daughter, Miss
Elsie, of Milwaukee, are visiting at
the home of her brother, c. F. Winter
Two motorists were arrested and
fined $40 each last week for running
their cars with muffiers open in Pres
colt.
Prof. and Mrs. j. l. Malott visited
in Wheeler last week at the home of
Heth Smith. They made the trip by
auto.
Mrs. Elmer Conner and two sons
came down from st. Faul the first of
the week to visit her mother, Mrs.
Anna Keith
Mrs. E. C. Hoffman and daughter,
Miss Edith, of Breckenridge, Mimi,
are visiting at the home of Mrs. nj.
Goodmunsen.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. H. Brown of
Wheeler spent Sunday and Monday
at. the home of Mrs. Browns sister,
Mrs. VIM. McKernon.
DR.. and Mrs. Walters motored here
from st. Paul and spent Saturday and
Sunday with Mrs. Walters parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. R. w. Reynolds.
Mrs. Sophia Healy returned Mon
day from a visit with her son, Don,
at Karnak, N. D., and her grand
daughter, Mrs. Steenson, at Hillsboro,
n. ID.
Clint Beebe went to Cylon Sunday
to join his family and from there
they went to Clear Lake to visit at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. A. L..
Haugen.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. w Holman Of
Wirona, Mimi, and Mr.. and Mrs.
Norbert Kruger Of st. Paul, are
visiting at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Herbert Kruger.
Edward Nelson Of Lost Greek has
purchased a residence at River Falls
and will move to that place to give
his children the benefit of the normal
school.-Pieree County Herald.
DR.. A. G. Benson has purchased the
Capt. Anthony building, next to
Firner's store, and viii remodel it,
making modern Offices downstairs and
modern living rooms upstairs. Pres
cctt Tribune.
Both Of the Freeman store build
ifgs on Main street, one occupied by
Heidbrink's jewelry, and the other by
the Freeman Drug Co., are presenting
resplendent fronts. as The result of a
recent application Of dark green
paint.
Miss Arvys Alnes returned to her
home at Lewiston, Idaho, Tuesday
after a visit at the homes of her
grandfather, George Ames, and uncle,
President j. II Ames. Mrs. Harry
Ames of Appleton accompanied her
/ to Lewiston.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. E. Dennis and
daughter, Miss Lois, Mr.. and Mrs. j..
Souter and children, Mr.. and Mrs. A
Friestad, Mr.. and Mrs. w. Phinney,
and Ross Cheney and daughter, Miss
Helen, motored here from Downing
Sunday and visited at the home OF
Mrs. Dennis's mother, Mrs. James
Stewart. Miss Lois Dennis remained
| for longer visit.
An out of town motorist the other
day got a good start on the pavement
and, opening his muller, made dash
| down South Main street. A pedestrian
was forced to such quick action to
save himself from the speeder's
wheels that he slipped and fell beside
the car. But in arising the pedestri-
ans hand grasped a neat little pebble,
and with creditable accuracy he
n ~
window of the fleeing car and it went
right through and smashed the wind
shield. The driver took one peep to
the rear, and the next instant was
half way to Ellsworth. Moral: A
speed maniac should have a concrete
windshield as well as a concrete
"dome."