River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1921-06-09

AASiiidH PARSONS was over from
| Minneapolis Sunday.
| | have some bargains in houses al
old prices. S. L. Krauth.-adv.
Get your Berry Boxes at Lund's
Hardware Store.-ady.
/ Mrs. G. w. LaDuke and children
of Gilmanton, are visiting at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. H. o. Standish.
/ Almond Christensen who had been
teaching at Staples, Mimi, is home
for the summer vacation.
Miss Ethel Nelson, who taught al
Fairchild, is visiting at the home OF
Professor and Mrs. j. M. May.
Tickets for the concert, THE Holy
City," Ellsworth, Saturday evening,
for sale at Dewey's Rexall Drug
stOre.-adv.
| Misses Edna Foley and Jennie
Campbell, who taught at MERRIAM
Jet, arrived here last week for the
summer vacation.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. F. Turner who
| had been visiting at the home Of Mr..
and Mrs. H. O. Standish left Satur-
day for their home in Gilmanton.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter H. S. John
son and son, Lorimer, motored to
Anoka, Mimi, Sunday to visit relat-
ives. They returnNi home Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. o. A. Sheldrew and
children, Mr.. and Mrs. HI. E. Simp-
son and daughter, and Miss Clara
Thompson, spent Sunday IN Minnea-
polls.
The Hudson lodge of Elks will in
itiate six new members June 21st.
Discussion of plans for new lodge
home at Hudson will be held on that
date also.
Two hundred thousand cabbage
| plants for sale: also 10000 cauE.-
flower plants. Ready for setting
about June 18th. Inquire of E. Van
| Voorhis adv.
| Mrs. A. E. Jensen, Mrs. Herman
Halsted and Mrs. Amelia Megordon
were initiated into membership in the
local chapter of the Eastern Star
Monday evening. A banquet proceed
/ ed the ceremonies.
Eleanor Olson, famous reader and
contralto singer, artist for the Vic
tor company, is one of the four great
sOloists who will sing at sacred con-
cert at Firenen's Opera Hall, ELS
worth, Saturday, June 11.-adv.
Milwaukee normal school won the
sixth annual inter-nornal school
track meet at Madison last Saturday.
La Crosse was second, Stevens Point
third, Oshkosh fourth, Whitewater
fifth, and River Falls and Superior
tied for sixth.
At the annual meeting of the rural
mail carriers of Pierce county, held
in Ellsworth last week, Ed. Warner
of Elmwood was elected President,
Merle Dopkins of Beldenville, vice
pres, and Frank Parrish of Ellsworth
secretary and treasurer.
The body of Wellman R. Hunter, a
Brookville boy who died in service
overseas, was brought home and fun
eral services were held here in the
town hall at Spring Valley. He en-
listed in Co. &C" at Hudson. He was
killed in the first battle of the Marine,
July %, 1918.
A subscriber opines that the news
papers should keep list of auto rules
in every issue, especially during the
summer season. There is but one
rule of the road" that can be observ-
ed in all instances, and that is, keep
your mind on your driving, and don't
lose control of your car
Several from here drove to ST.
Paul Monday evening to attend the
Brennan-Miske fight, not knowing
that it had been postponed. The ex-
cuse for postronement was given as
threatening showers, but many seem
to be of the opinion that there was
not sufficient advance SHOWER at
the ticket sales room.
The Spring Valley Sun says that
a reckless driver in that city was ex-
cused for speeding as he had no
speedometer on his car. 1t was eth
er that the driver was taking his
first trip in an auto or else the Sun
scribe was putting it as mildly as
possible that the driver had no brains
in his head, for there isn't a motorist
in the world who wouldn't know
whether or not he was driving reck-