River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1877-05-24

Rock Elm.

LOCAL CORRESPONDENTS.
Rock ELM
Henry Kruenkirnk has been suffering from
dropsy for the past few months.
The school in the Hurley district is pro-
crossing finely under the supervision OF
Miss Mary Lewis.
George Shaws' house was consumed by
fire last Sunday while its inmates were at
tending church at Rock Elm Center. Only
few of the household articles were saved.
OLIvRT.
Walker Thompson is building anew house.
WI. Burns moved into his new house on
his farm last week.
Winter wheat never looked better at this
season than it does now.
George Shaw's house in Rock Elm was de-
stroyed by FIRE On the 18th instant.
A Sabbath-School was organized in this
place on the 18th instant, with IL. w. Couch,
Superintendent Charles Anderson, Secre-
tary G.. r. Taylor, Treasurer.
People having logs in the olivet Mill
Company's yard are hereby notified to put
them on the skids for they will not saw any
soft wood logs on shares alter June LIST.
TRENTON
The mosquito is ON the war path.
Apple and plum trees are in full bloom.
The ferry is moved and now Trenton is on
ly two miles from Red Wing.
VIM Skater has one OF those portable forg-
es "Bill"is an old hand at the forge and
will find this a great convenience on his
farm.
B. +. Way had over a hundred rods of fence
destroyed by fire last week. Our youth ~
better keep out of reach if they persist in set
ting fires.
The high wind of last Thursday did con-
siderable damage in this vicinity. b. Ovens
windmill was wrecked and fences were
blown down on nearly every farm.
DIAMOND BLUFF.
Wheat, 1.75.
The crops are looking splendid in this Vi
cinity.
Our wood merchants are finding ready sale
for their wood.
We now have a fish market. Lovers OF
fish will find them cheap here.
C. II. Nero has been appointed agent for
the New American Sewing machine, Call
and get his prices.
Steamboats, are numerous now. More
packets will be put on in June and then we
shall have daily boat
The Good Templars of this place are going
to hold an open lodge in the VI. 4. Church
on the Goth instant Good music, dialogues,
speeches, poems, &C., &c. A good time is
anticipated. All are cordially invited.
OSo.
Croquet is raging among us again.
Mrs. &. r. Snow returned from her visit to
friends in Minnesota, looking we'll
S. M. Baker has moved into the barn on
his new premises so as to be near his work.
The prospects for good crop of winter
wheat in this section has not been better for
many years.
Mr. W. Ramsey. of Vermont, is making his
home at Mr.. Hunters this summer, intend
ing to locate in the fall
C. H. Brown, OF Hartford, Washington
county, Wisconsin, has been looking at the
various farms for sale in this vicinity, con-
templating purchase.
Mr. Frank Chesebro. formerly resident of
Chautauqus county, New York, has decided
to settle in our midst and bought farm. He
started to return T., his former home recently
but ON reaching Chicago became homesick
and returned to this place
MARTEL.
Eek MaGee brings in his fire wood by proxy
before long. He, meantime saying, sonnie
my soni
Winger Bros. have sold the old Havalandt
homestead to Ole Winger, and the land and
water power thereto belonging to Gilbert
Gilbertson
Andrew o. Sather and Miss Caroline An
derson were made one, Saturday, May 18TH
The wedding was grand affair and certainly
not indicative of the hard times OF which so
many complain. The guests, numbering
about eighty, from various parts of this
county and the state of Minnesota, gathered
at the residence of Mr.. Jacob Iverson whence,
at eleven, A. NJ, they drove to the church
where the marriage rites were performed by
the Rev. Thorson, after which the party re-
turned to Mr.. VERSIONS. At two o'clock, P.
NJ, dinner was served, No pains had been
spared in the preparation and nothing was
lacking which could charm the sight or tempt
Al. 90, Oh,
the most fastidious could not but admire.
After dinner the party repaired to the parlor
where were exhibited the wedding gifts
which were many and beautiful. The many
friends of the happy couple unite in wishing
them long life and much happiness. May
their future be as bright and unclOuded as
the present.
PRESCOTT.
The Changers, now that seeding is over.
congregate in large numbers.
d. NJ Lusk, formerly of River Falls, was
here last week and greeted his old time
friends.
An excursion on the new steam boat Mag
gle Reaney on the LIST of June from Prescott to
Taylors Falls.
A number of our citizens are irate because
their cows have been shut up. The law will
probably settle the question of who is to
blame.
Saturday the 18th vas busy day the
streets were lined with teams, and every
team had a lady and every lady had a par
eel II I'm Abbott's.
Joe Riechert has the agency for the McCor-
mick reaper, harvester and mower; he has
built nice platform adjoining his hotel
where the machines can be inspected.
Henry Smith, who has been sojourning in
Texas, arrived here last week and learned
that the Prescott bank had collapsed-and
therefore the public learned that he was a
rictirn 70 the time Of fifteen 1hnnsand dol