River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1878-01-31

To sF'st' IND Vs4LEEr.
J. E. Howard and family have gone
to st. Paul.
Trains on 5he West Wisconsin now
stop at Baldwin for dinner.
Furs and winter goods sold regard
less of cost at R. n. Jenson's.
Assemblyman Hawn is member of
the Committee on Engrossed Bills.
Wood promised us on subscription
would be thankfully received just now.
Harrison Shin sold his farm to Dan
iel Collins for $4,000, instead of Sc, 400
as stated last week.
Miss Sophia A. Wadsworth, niece of
H. l.. Wadsworth, of this place, died
at her home in St. Paul on Sunday last.
L. W. Curtiss has IN stock fine lot
of harnesses. trunks, whips, blankets,
&C., which he will sell at extremely
low rates.
Regular rehearsal of the Musical
Union, at the Baptist Church, to-mor-
row evening. Election of officers to
take place.
DR.. J. C. Kinkle's family have ar
rived and viii soon occupy the house
on Pine street recently vacated by j.
f. Howard.
Washington Birthday is to be CON-
memorated by appropriate exercises
in the Normal Chapel, ON the afternoon
of the 22d.
During last year school districts in
Pierce county borrowed 5000 from the
state school fund to assist in building
school-hOuSes.
Susan b. Anthony delivers her lee
ture entitled "Woman Wants Bread,
not the Ballot, at Hudson on Monday
evening. Feb. 4th.
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Claire river next spring on which will
be shipped most of the lumber sawed
at the mills there.
All the logs which have lodged along
the banks of the st. Croix river for
many years past are being put into the
stream this winter.
Snyder, VanYetchen & Co.'s Illus
trated Historical Atlas of Wisconsin is
now IN press and will soon be ready
for delivery to patrons.
The Daily Globe, of st. Paul, says
there IRE more yearling babies in Min
nesota than in any other state not
having a million or more inhabitants.
The many friends of Mrs. Rickett
viii be glad to learn that she is not 60
ing to Minneapolis at present, but will
remain in River Falls until summer at
least.
Morning subject at the Congrega-
tlonal church next Sabbath Church
Work" Evening subject: 'The First
Four Days of Genesis in the Light of
Science.
The West Wisconsin Railroad with
ali its equipments, franchises and
lands, is to be sold at public sale in
pursuance of a decree rendered by the
United States Circuit Court.
The whole number of patients treat
ed in the hospital for the insane, since
its establishment, in Pierce county, is
"a; st. Croix county. %. The whole
number from the state, 2,493.
The salaries of the Wisconsin state
officers are as follows: Supreme
Judge, $1,000; Governor, $4,000;
Secretary of State and Treasurer, each
$4,000; Attorney General, $4,000.
1t cost S3I, 1866 to run the WiscOn-
sin Institute for the education of the
deaf and dumb during the year 1877.
The total number present during the
wear was 1S2. three being from Pierce
county.
The Pioneer Press, always unex-
celled in quality, has been increased
in ouantity-seven numbers week
being now issued regularly. The Z.
p. is bound to retain its reputation as
the Great Paper of the Northwest.
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A large audience was attracted to
the congregational Church, last Sun
day evening, to listen to the lecture on
Geology and Genesis, by Rev. I. G.
Jerome. All the comments we have
heard. are complimentary TO the lee
ture.
To-day Thursday, Jan. 31st is the
annual day of prayer for Colleges and
Schools, as observed by all denomona-
lions throughout America. union
service viii therefore be held this
evening in the Baptist Church, COM
mencing at o'clock. Teachers and
parents are especially requested to at
tend.
Last Thursday evening literary So
ciety was organized at the Institute
with the following officers IL. II.
Hall. President; Clara Nelson, Sec
rotary; Robert Wilkinson, Treasurer;
w. Daulton, Janitor, Only members
of thn Institnte- are allowed to take