River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1878-07-11


TONY AND T.9LLEY.
Farmers are in the midst of haying.
Peaches have appeared in the mar
ketS.
F. B. Smith has moved his family to
st. Paul.
II. A. Taylor and party are expected
home the first of next month.
Sumner Farnsworth is home again,
having closed his school at Brainerd,
Mimi.
The barn of Joshua Pike ut Belden-
vile was burned on the night of the
4th inst.
James Elliott has returned from his
new place in Iowa to look after his
harvest here.
L. W. Curtiss is erecting building
on the block south of Burhyte's for a
harness shop.
Scotch Ale and London Dock Porter
for sale at the Model Drug Store by
+. j. Burhyte.
1t is reported that Alex Mitchell has
bought half interest in the North
Wisconsin railroad.
j. IL. Chinook has the largest per-
sonal property assessment of any
farmer in this town.
Ii. S. Proctor deposited in our office
a few stalks of timothy measuring sew
en- feet. Beat that if you can.
Nh. Jerome Pratt, of Montpelier, VT,
has entered the employ of w. w. Da-
Wis as painter in his carriage shop.
Dave Saunders and family moved to
Trimbelle, the first of the week.
Thos. Rickett will do likewise on Sat
urday.
DR.. and Mrs. Golden, of Maiden Rock,
came up to spend the Fourth in River
Falls. Tfiey were the guests of &. w.
Pratt.
r. W. Fleming has so far recovered
from his recent severe illness as to be
able to ride about for short time ev-
cry day.
According t. the assessors report
VIM. Taylor was the only man in this
town who raised apples, he having
produced two bushels.
There seems to be a general exodus
of millers from this village just now.
As they are all irst-class, somebody
gains, even if we lose.
r. A. Bowron has gone to Tennessee
intending to establish himself there
in the milling business. His family
will probably follow ere long.
C. II. Ellis is agent for the Dauntless
Sewing Machine, ore of the best and
cheapest now in use. Call at his house
on Cascade Avenue and see them.
I'll. S. Comings has returned from his
farm at Grand Forks, d. T., where he
has with his son Fred broker 200 acres
of land during the present season.
1t is feared that the wheat crop is
considerably damaged by smut. We
were recently shown several heads
that did not contain sound kernel.
The average citizen of this region
now regales the inner man with green
peas and new potatoes. Cucumbers
and cholera morbus will be in order
next.
j. A. Short left yesterday for Os-
wegO. n. Y, on visit. He will be
absent several months. Mrs. Cheever
and Mrs. Boutwell, also departed for the
east in his charge.
We were misinformed in regard to
Geo. Angeles having rented Potter,
Walterhouse & Co. s. mill. 1t is the
Clifton Mills he has rented instead,
owned by Taylor & Swingler.
j. ID. Putnam and his daughter
Kate, leave for Connecticut next Sun
day evening. where the latter will re-
main to attend school. Mr.. Putnam
will return in about three weeks.
G. W. Pratt has just received one of
those Wagner upright pianos, manu-
featured by Waters & Sons, of New
York. 1t is a seven and one third &C.
tave, and a marvel of beauty and
sweetness of tone.
Mr.. Joseph Nichols, retiring treas
urer in this school district, has held
that Office continuously for the past
twenty-One years. We doubt whether
there is another treasurer in the State
who can beat that record.
This is the way some schoolmasters
spend vacation. Prof. Thayer will in
stitute during August in Buffalo and
Trempealeau counties; Prof. Earth
man, during the same month. in Dunn
and Polk counties. Frank Ensign will
assist the former in Buffalo, and Miss
Kelly the latter i'm Dunn.
That magnificent organ used at the
celebration, last Thursday, was Wes-
tern Cottage, for which YOungman Il