River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1925-07-23

Bjerstedt & BensOn.-adv.
Lightning damaged the Salem
Lutheran church at Hartland Satur-
day evening.
Two Jewish peddlers, operating in
Ellsworth without a license, were
arrested here Monday and fined SIS
each.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lester Finstad and
little daughter visited Mrs. Finstad's
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Ed. Brekke,
last week.
Mrs. John Deneen and daughter,
of Montreal, Canada, visited at the
home of Judge and Mrs. w. P.
Knowles last week.
Mrs. L. P. Peterson and son, Neil,
who had been visiting relatives at
Cumberland for a week have return
ed to their home in st. Paul.
Attorney and Mrs. Doar and two
sons and Mr.. and Mrs. Leon Deneen
of New Richmond, spent Sunday at
the home of Judge and Mrs. w. P.
Knowles.
Blake Phillips who had been at De-
troit, Mich, arrived home last week
to spend the remainder of the sum-
mer at the home of his mother, Mrs.
Jennie Phillips.
Mr.. and Mrs, Willard Spalding
and daughter Of Kenosha are visiting
at the home of Mr.. Spalding'a sis
tiers, Mrs. 7. Nj. E. Hamilton and
Miss Elizabeth Spalding.
Mrs. w. G. Haddow and children of
Ellsworth and Mrs. w. P. Knowles
and son, Robert, of this city are
spending the week at Miss Lucille
Haddow's cottage at Glenmont.
Mesdames c. A. Upgren, E. E..
Buck, Jonas Bergman, j. A. Knapp,
r. j. Jung and Frank Woodwork
were guests at an afternoon party
yesterday at the home of Mrs. Fred
Lord in Ellsworth.
School Board Convention will be
held at Ellsworth Community HALL
August at 10 o'clock a. m. All
school board members and teachers
are expected to attend. This is your
convention. Program will be pub
lished later.
RETURN ENGAGEMENT, Louis
Epstein's Orchestra at the Fair
Ground Pavilion at Ellsworth, Fri
day evening, July "a. Hear the or
chestra that made the enormous hit
at their opening engagement at this
popular paviliOn-adv.
Mrs. George Andrew and son,
Allie, Mrs. Mary Broadac of Living
ston, Mrs. Sarah Campbell of Platt-
vile and Mrs. Chas. Meyers of Ian
caster, who had been visiting at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. George Birkett
left Monday to visit relatives at
Bessemer, Mich.
President Coolidge, Vice President
Dawes and the governors of Wiscon-
sin, Michigan, Minnesota, Washing
ton and Oregon were last week issued
invitations to attend IS guests of
honor the worlds championship log
rolling contest to be held at Wash
burn August 9 to 16.
Mrs. Margaret A. Rea of Fargo, n.
D., Mrs. Priscilla Thompson of Still
water, and Mrs. W. H. Miller of Me-
nomonie spent last week with their
mother, Mrs. Mary j. Mullin. Mrs.
Miller and Mrs. Thompson have re-
turned to their homes but Mrs. Rea
is remaining for longer visit.
Miss Ethel West and Coach Otto
Eggebrecht had narrow escape
from death last Saturday afternoon
when large passenger bus of the
Mohawk line sideswiped and badly
damaged Miss Vests car in which
they were riding near New Rich
mond. Neither suffered any serious
injuries.
Walter Thomas, II, was killed in
stantly and his body terribly man.
gled a week ago Saturday when he
was caught in . shaft at the Clear
Lake factory where he was employ
ed and was dashed to death against
large beams in the building. His
mother and sister, also employed in
the factory, were witnesses to the
A section of the Du Pont Powder
Works at Barksdale, near Washburn,
was destroyed by a terrific explosion
at noon last Wednesday,. The fact
that the employees were at lunch un-
doubtedly saved many from death.
No one was seriously injured, though
100000 worth of damage was done
to the building. A bolt of lightning
caused the explosion.
Mrs. John G. Steinman, Jr., and
her two sons, John Hays, and How
ard, have returned to their home at