River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1877-08-30


Sunday.
Charlie Dunbar, of Clifton, is build
ing 4 house on Brooklyn side nea- r.
n. Jenson's.
Business men are like Helen's baby,
Toddie; they ''want to see the wheels
go wound"
Messrs. John Comstock, A. J. Goss
and J. X. Ismon have purchased the
Hudson City Mills.
jay LOucks and wife returned from
Montreal last Sunday. Mr.. Loucks
is much improved.
The Good Templars held picnic at
Fosters grove last Saturday, which
was highly enjoyed by all present.
This office is under obligations to
Mr.. James Chinook for a pail of nice
green peas presented last Saturday
The sunday-School Of the Episcopal
church VIII open on next Sunday. All
the children are requested to be pres
ent.
Mr.. w. f. Hook. of Chippewa Falls
has been in town for few days tax
mo stereoscopic views. lie has some
fine ones
Prescott Graded school opens Sep
te,nber 10th. The high school depart
ment will receive pupils from abroad
upon the payment of tuition.
Rev. :. w. Herner will speak at the
Einniekinnic Church on Friday even
inc. Sept. eth, at 80, P. N. Subject
..probibition. All are invited.
Messrs. &c. Hopkins and John Dav-
orport. of Eau Gala, have purchased
the livery stock of Albert Lord IN TINS
village and will take possession IN
about three weeks.
b. W. Andrews left last Tuesday for
Fargo. d. T., where he will purchase
and ship to this place a superior grade
Of seed wheat to be sold to the farm
ers in this section.
4. W. Reed, jeweler. having lately
ratnrned. was yesterday arrested by
peputy U. 5. Marshall Harding, OF
Hudson. In default of bail he VIII be
taken to Madison.
l.. z. Torrey is III town this week ue-
Iivering the fourth and last volume OF
Jobnson's Universal Encyclopedia.
This is the best work of the kind yet
published and gives general satistac-
ton.
Lodge Deputy. Geo. t. Williams, or
aanized a Good Templars Lodge in the
.sBrowelI district" this town, on the
evening of the 22nd instant, with
TWENTY-FIVE charter members; also
one in Mann Valley on the evening OF
the 25th inst, with twenty charter
members.
Joseph Stephens has on hand very
fine lot of cross plOws of his own man
ufacture which he offers for sale at
very reasonable prices. 1t is conced-
ed by all that Mr.. stephens plows
have no superior. He has enlarged
his shop and now has better facilities
than ever for turning out good work.
Call and examine his plOws before
purchasing elsewhere.
The River Falls Institute will reopen
some time between September 18th
and October lst. under the principal
ship of Prof. Martin Z. Severance,
formerly a teacher in the Institute
and late principal Of Alton Academy.
The general pI n of the school will be
the same as in former years. Letters
of inquiry addressed to the principal
at River Falls will receive attention.
Definite announcement will soon be
made.
We are informed by MeSsrs. Freeman
L Stephens that they have completed
arrangements for bringing to River
Falls large quantity of choice hard
fife wheat from the Red River of the
North, and that they propose to fur
nish it to farmers for seed, at cost.
The wheat will be shipped from Fargo,
ID. T.. this week. Parties desiring a
change of seed viii do well 10 call at
their office and examine the sample
now on exhibition there.
Tramps entered several houses In
town last Sunday night and helped
themselves to such articles of clothing
as happened to be lying around loose.
Elder HOrner lost pair of pants, an
overcoat, a dressing gown and a pair of
boots. MeSsTS. j. d. Putnam. j. II.
Thompson and Samuel Wales were also
relieved OF considerable clothing. Mr..
Wales discovered them the next morn
ing in the brush near his residence
when they fled, leaving part of their
plumber. They were three In number.
Since the Fourth of July but little
rain has fallen and the drouth has
been so great that many wells and
cisterns have become dry, and farmers
during their busy work have been
Obliged to haul water for their stock
as well as family use. nmany farms
corn has dried up before earring out,
thus rendering the crop almost worth
less. Potatoes are unusually small and
tbe Weld will be very light. The
wheat crop is excellent and has never