River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1921-12-22

business visitor in the city Monday.
Miss Celia Armibruster is home
from Raymond, S. d., for the Hoii-
days.
Miss Dorothy Oligney, who teaches
at Miles City, Mont, is home for tile
Holidays.
Miss Gladys Larson of Beldenville
was a guest of Miss Gertrude Gregor-
son Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. l.. Plummsr enter
tanned at $50 dinner party Thurs
Gay evening.
Misses Augusta Thomas and Helen
WATSON are home from Wisconsin
university for the Holidays.
Yesterday was the years shortest
day. GAS the days begin to lengthen,
the cold begins to strengthen"
Carl Johnson of Thief River Falls,
Mimi, was here Saturday on visit
to his sister, Mrs. Emma Deickman.
Miss Alvina johnson returned home
Tuesday from an extended visit at
the home of her brother Melvin at ST.
Paul.
Miss Pearl Currier was down from
st. Paul over Sunday. She was accom-
panied by her friend, Miss Helen
Heck.
Mrs. Ophelia White returned home
Monday evening after several weeks
visit with relatives at Red Wing and
Minneapolis, Mimi.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leonard BILLINGS of
Wazeka, are spending the Holidays at
the home of the latter's parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Ed. Anderson.
Dr.. and Mrs. c.. A. Dawson and G.
E. Shepard motored to MINNEAPOLIS
Saturday and brought back the Doc
tors sedan, which had been left for
repairs after being smashed in coils
sion there couple of weeks ago.
The livestock sales pavilion on the
Fair grounds at Ellsworth is matter
of considerable concern to those who
have promoted the venture. The pay
meuts on stock are far behind and
with no prospects Of further financial
assistance the disposition of the prop
erty is a conundrum which those in
terested are having a difficult time
to solve.
In a subscription and advertising
campaign conducted by the River
Falls Times Mrs. Meta Sansburn won
first prize, a Studebaker auto puf-
chased of F. J. Bjerstedt, Miss Vera
Walker won second prize, Ford
roadster from the Sutherland agency,
Hudson: Mrs. Ole Florness third.
Miss Nell Gregorson fourth, Mrs. e.
w. Segerstrom fifth and Mrs. Ed.
Peters sixth. The contest closed last
Thursday evening.
John Hastert, ALLEGED to have evad-
ed the draft during the late war. was
arrested by Sheriff Ray H. HYATT at
River Falls Saturday. Sheriff HYATT
took him to Fort Smelling for trial
Tuesday morning Hastert. whose
home is at River Falls, registered TO-
the draft at that rlace. ie said TO have
failed to report for duty when his turn
cane. He returned to his home Frida-
of last week and was arrested the
next day.-Ellsworth Record.
Mrs Martha Newcomb celebrated
her Goth Birthday SATURDAY.. Decer'o-
her nth at her home with her son, O.
w. Newcorab. on Fourth street. 4
hountiful dinner was served III her
honor with a prettily decorated taale,
A few guests were present a11Cn1
them he;no Mrs. Newcorl,'s vounpo 4
son 0rie G.. Newconh of Powcrroo7t
n. D.. who cane to visit his mother q"
this occasion. Mrs. Newcnmb re"ef"-
cd MANY pretty Gifts end cards and
tba afternoon was srent hv her visit
ing with friends who called to -,
graduate hor on her ninety successER!
years Of life.
The Stillwator Gazette some t'n'o
ago profee~e1 II hn worried over 4'a
antics of River Falls students on Hal
lowe'en nipht. Nothing ever pulled ott
hero emalled or even apprnacbed the
rowdvisn' which River Falls ratrone
saw and haar1 disDlaved by an 9n-
parently brainless crowd Of yonr9
t,>o,, during a fine nhotn-Dlav - ITO
saltwater auditorium last Sund@"
evening. throughout the entire ''~o
gram number of Young men anea"-
ID in discussing antics cat wells volt
ir~. whistlinr md the li'-o a"4 IT
epite thu feet that several p29','o rot
m and loft a. dis~ret m atteWu'
was made to maintain order.
Old-Timor in tho Ellsworth Herald
seve: when did the first rasse'' 30
train pull out of Ellsworth? Wen Z
was on the morning Of Nov 9, 1885
1T Geo A. NJ. and was in char@e =
Conductor Harvev Coffin. The fraiv
crew consisted Of CondUctor Coff}a
Engineer NJ. G. FITZGERALD Firer2'a ~
Frank Wood, Bapoa german Ianlpsoa
and Brakeman Lot Fraz5ie1 Or
roIlpd trim was made from F'fswvel'.
tn ST. Parl dailv and two fHirs Fro"
Rivcr Fails "a fFer- a faw wears be
roseonper train made two tr;r,e doi'r
besides freight in and Ont daiiv -
~r.,so tho Ts-0S071L cPtn nGtTIN l'0-