River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1878-05-09

| The Changers will hold their first
meeting in their new hall next Satur.
day.
Or. r. 4. Bourn has moved his Office
into the insurance office of. W. Pierce,
opposite the Pierce House.
Mrs. C. B. Cox arrived here from
California last Tuesday. She intends
to spend the summer with her friends
in this vicinity.
There will be special meeting held
at Masonic Hall in this village on
Tuesday evening next, May l4th, for
work in the Second Degree.
Rustic Frames, Sxl0 20cts.; Motto
Frames, 40cts.; Stereoscopes, 55cts.
Bird Cages, Scots; Opaque Oil Shades
4ects. LAWRENCE Bros.
Should the weather be favorable, a
large number of Normal students and
their friends propose to enjoy picnic
excursion to Willow River Falls, on
Saturday.
There seems to have been some mis-
understanding in regard ; time of
holding the special towr meeting in
Kinni:kinnic. 1t will be held at the
barn Of NJ. W. Wilson Oh Saturday, the
18th inst, at o'clock A. NJ, as will be
seen by official notice.
Gen. Putnam, of Revolutionary fame,
bearded the wolf in his den, and Judge
Foster thinks it is perfectly natural
for his descendants to follow his ex-
ample. See Fosters commentary on
the fist epistle to the Turks.
Dr. NJ. C.. Woodwork, of Ellsworth,
lectuied at the Patterson school-house
in the eastern part of this town last
Friday evening on greenbacks. The
audience were so highly pleased that
they insisted that he come again.
Julius Anderson, of Pleasant Valley,
while cleaning out well for Mrs. Alec
siile who lives about six miles East of
this village, received serious injuries
from a stick of timber 2x6 feet long
calling upon him from the top of the
we'll which is 90 feet deep.
That auction of frames, vases and
shells, that was to have taken place
at Lawrence Bros. last Saturday was
postponed on account of the weather,
however you can go there and buy the
same goods just as cheap as they could
have been bought at auction.
This village came very near furnish
| ing one of the victims of the Minneap-
oils disaster. Mr.. Thos. Risckett was
on his way to the mill which he
would have reached just about the
time of the explosion. The delay OF
ten minutes undoubtedly saved his
| life.
/ John H. Ives, of Menomonie, Oh
| Thursday evening last led to the by
mental alter Miss Ida V. Sherwin, of
West Salem, La Crosse county. The
marriage ceremony took place III the
West Salem Congregational Church,
and the La Crosse Leader reports it as
| h!gh-toned affair. We extend con.
gratulations TO the happy couple.
Try my 5O-cent Japan Tea-it will
satisfy you. G. I. APRoBERTs.
Acting Governor Hans B Warner.
How does this sound to the people of
Pierce county In the absence of
Governor Smith, who is now in Wash
ington looking after some land interest
of the State, and Lieutenant Governor
Bingham, who has gone to the Hot
Springs for his health. Secretary of
State Warner is for the time being
acting Governor of the State.
Thos. Z. Tubbs has an Adams &
French Harvester and Binder on eX-
hibition at his office, and it is admit
ted by those who have examined it to
be equal, if not superior, to any other
machine i'll the market. Mr.. Tubbs
also has self-raking reaper, a self
dumping horse rake, cultivators, &c.
Call and examine them before purchas-
ing elsewhere.
The May number of the Young Folk S
Rural is upon our table. 1t is hand
some eight-page monthly filled with
excellent reading matter for young
and old. Every person who cultivates
the soil, whether it be on farm or in
garden, should read it; and as its
cost is tri1ing only $l.00 per year
lit is within the reach of all. Adj
dress the publisher at 1l6 Monroe ST.,
Chicago.
Mr.. S. Sheppard. state agent for 1.-THE
Crusader" threshing machine man
ufactued by the West De Pere Agri-
cultural Works, exhibited to us a
model machine on Saturday last. 1t
is very simple in its construction,
and seems to contain all the essential
elements of first-clasS thresher. The
machine has but recently been placed
upon the market. yet has become very
popular wherever used. Mr.. Sheppard
his RECEIVED several orders in this vi.