River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1878-05-30
ELLSWORTH.

1t continues cold.
Croquet parties are not as plenty as they
were.
The club dance at Winn's last Friday night
was success.
One hundred and ten pupils are now en-
rolled in our school
The Juvenile Tempars of this place held a
picnic ON Lost Creek last Saturday.
The Pierce County Teachers Library Asso-
citation will be held here ON June Sth.
The club dance closed last Friday evening
for the season.
A new barber from Minneapolis has located
at the Winn House.
s. Close has commenced building a two
story dwelling on Maple street.
We are glad that the farmers Of Clifton have
plenty of grubbing to do to keep the boys at
home.
There will be a grand dance after the
theater on Friday evening, the 3lst Tickets
so cents.
Quite number of the young people OF this
vicinity attended the confirmation at the
Lutheran Church at New Centerviile, last
Sunday.
Will Valentine left town on Sunday even
ing Klingensmith was in close pursuit but
arrived at the ferry too late
Among the callers in town during the week
were J. ii. Il N. b. Wilkinson, of River Falls,
and Miss Susie Wilkinson, OF Clifton.
We learn that Frank Lebrash and Charlie
Huber have rented the Valentine building
and will soon be dealing out steak to the cit
liens of Ellsworth.
CLIFTON.
d. w. Currier has number OF Poland Chi
ma pigs for sale very cheap.
Norma Dunbar, of Ellsworth, is visiting
his cousin, Frank Wilkinson.
Billy Schofeld, who is now working in
Minnesota, was visiting at home Sunday.
VIM Buekmaster has purchased boat OF
Swingler 4 Taylor for spearing purposes.
An excursion to the Dalles on the 4th of
June is contemplated by SOME Of our young
people.
L. J. Richardson has built en- addition to
his house, and L. P. Beers has his house
nearly completed.
There will be quilting party at Silas Nc
Ilroy's this Thursday afternoon and sup
per in the evening.
Farmers are shearing their sheep. Most OF
them viii hold their wool for higher price,
it being worth only 10 cents now.
Mrs. +. J. Stanley. who has been visiting at
her fathers during the past month, has re-
turned to her home in Jordan, Minnesota.
F. +. Judd has an attendance of % scholars
at his writing school in the Angel school
house. None for whom it is convenient
should fail to avail themselves of this oppor-
tunity.
Swingler & Taylor are fencing in all the va
cant land in Clifton Hollow for gardening and
pasturing purposes. Thus the Hollow inn
proves slowly.
The Clifton base ball club went to Prescott
last Saturday to play with the boys OF that
place. The score stood, Prescott, 10, Clifton
"a, and the Prescott boys had to present the
Clifton club with q ball.
When the pathmaster go'eth home for rec
reation and leaTes crew of men on the road
to wofk, the men have a regular off hand
seufiie and the one who comes OF victorious
sends the others home and works alone. This
was TIE experience of a crew last Thursday
afternoon in which Sale Dale was the "boss"
in the scuffie.
We attended the Good Templars' conven-
ton at Hammond last Friday and Saturday,
and pronounce ii a grand success. We then
and there witnessed the dedication OF the first
tent that was ever unfurled in the cause OF
temperance in the world. Many prominent
temperance workers OF the world were pres
emit 1t is the only thing of the kind now in
use and was introduced by 7. ID. Kanouse, OF
Sun Prairie and we already see that men
can he reached thereby who would not attend
Temperance meeting held in hall or church
Az there have been several applications to
Raee and Robert Wilkinson for their boat for
spearing purposes, they, by permission OF
your correspondent, hereby state tilat they
will not loan their bat on any condition what
ever for spearing purposes. But VIII Wiling
II loan il to their friends for any other pnr-
pose when not using It themselves VIII
not be loaned ON Sunday.