River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1925-11-12

New London Tuesday after visit
with relatives and friends here.
Car of Michigan apples and pears.
bulk and basket, just in. Prices rea-
sonable. Equity Coop. Elevator Co.
adv.
Miss Alice Hilsen, of Beldenville
was operated upon for appendicitis
at st. Johns Hospital at Red Wing
Tuesday.
Behlmer, Carisch and w. Chambers,
of Mortified, spent Sunday at
the home Of the formers parents, Mr.
and Mrs. E. B. Carisch.
Mrs. James e. Sleeper Mrs. Art
Sleeper and son, and Miss Josephine
Frazen of Menomonie spent Sunday
at the w. E. Tubbs home.
Walter Bailey, who was called here
by the death of his father, George
Bailey, will return to his home at
Syracuse. N. Y, tomorrow.
Mr.. and Mrs. P. o. Shelstad, who
were here to attend the funeral of
Peter Florness, returned to their
home at Zumbrota, Mimi, Friday.
Mrs. May Olson opened her new
'estaurant in the Kramer building last
Saturday. A large number enjoyed
lunches which she served on this oc-
casion.
Mrs. o. A. Osen left Friday for
Madison to visit her daughter, Mrs.
Archie Morrow, who is recuperatirg
from injuries received in an auto ac-
cident a couple of weeks ago.
Christianson's restaurant building
at Spring Valley caught fire for the
fifth time one morning recently. All
the fires have been caused by leaky
gasoline stoves. The damage from
the last fire is estimated at about
$500.
Being associated with enc of the
largest Fur Houses in the Northwest,
lam in position to pay highest
Cash Market Prices for all your raw
furs. A post card or phone 40 will
bring a personal call. ID. ]. Parks,
Ellsworth, Wis.-adv.
Mrs. A. NJ. Baldwin and daughter
Miss Betty, who had been spending
the week at the w. E. Tubbs home re-
turned to st. Paul last evening. Mrs.
Baldwin and daughter, Betty, ac-
companied by Mrs. Baldwin's mother,
Mrs. Huntress, will leave for Los
Angeles, Cal, Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Birkett re-
turned home the latter part Of last
week from a six weeks visit with
relatives at Livingston and vicinity
Returning home in their car they
were nearly wrecked when deep ruts
caused their machine to jump the
road and crash against the end Of a
culvert.
Miss Catherine Roherty has re-
signed her position as physical train
ing director at the local normal
school and has left for her home at
Evansville where she will assist in
the care of her mother, who is SER
iously i'll. Miss Blithine Smith of
Minneapolis has been engaged to
succeed Miss Roherty in the faculty.
Mr.. and Mrs. M. j. Hammer of
Spring Valley, aged SO and 80 re-
spectively, heard their first radio
broadcast last week when their son,
Gerhard Hammer of Colfax, installed
a set in their home. Their first pro-
gram was a Norwegian church SER
vice from St. Olaf college, North
field and Mr.. Hammer joined with
the congregation in singing the Nor
wegian hymns.
Mrs. Frank L. Baker, wife of
Sheriff Baker, was perhaps the first
woman in Pierce County to ever con
duct a sherifiA public sale. In the
absence of Mr.. Baker, who was talk
ing patient to the state hospital for
the insane, Mrs. Baker, as Under
Sheriff, sold 100 acres of land at
foreclosure sale at the front door
of the court house last Friday. The
bids were forthcoming, and the prem
Uses were struck off to Frank Ben
nett for something over $4,000.
Pierce County Herald.
Those from out of town who were
here to attend the funeral of the late
Francis Augustus Linehan,were his
two neices, Mrs. Lawrence Andrews,
Eveleth, Mimi, Mrs. Howard Wills,
her husband and three small sons,
Watertown, Wis; his sisters, Mrs.
Mary Hady and two sons, Pine City,
Mimi; Mrs. John c.. Steinman, Jr.,
Monticello, Wis, Mrs. Margaret Nc
Even, Lenore and Agnes, all of st.
Paul. Mr.. and Mrs. Milton Hillard of
st. Paul Park, Mrs. Mary Becker, st.
Paul, and his cousins, the Fitzpatrick