River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1879-08-14
LOCAL CORRESPONDENTS.
AIARTEI.

MARTEI..
Farmers are busy stacking their
wheat.
Mr.. P. Christensen had his wheat
threshed last Monday.
P. Elertson and Hans Oson have pur-
chased a steam thresher.
Mr.. o. Sheldren went to Eau Claire
on Saturday for a short visit.
0lof Forseth and t. Winger did
some threshIng last Monday.
Our friend, F. Roche. is still improv-
ing our village building another
house.
Mr.. John Breitenger has beautiful
garden-the best one in town. His
trees are loaded with fruit.
Mr.. O. J. Hagestad has gone to
Ellsworth for medical treatment, un-
der care of Dr.. Woodwork.
pleasant VALLEY.
Mrs. Miller's broken arm is improv.
ing slowly.
Alba Webster has erected new ma
chine shed 36x40.
A travelling artist is stopping few
days at the Corners.
Calvin Roodersill has left his lum.
Der mill and moved to Britton's Cor.
ners.
The mail carrier failed to make his
trip through Pleasant Valley last
| week.
Our blacksmith has the rheumatism
in his arms which almost disables him
for work.
Mr.. Stephen Matteson has threshed
his barley which averaged 80 bushels
per acre.
Mrs. Blanchard who has been visit
ing at Albinus Webster's, has return
ed to her home in Prescott.
hlNNlChlNNlC.
Threshing has commenced.
Stacking is progressing finely.
Mr.. Nye commenced blowing on the
18th.
Lodge opens again next Saturday
evening.
Mrs. N. N. Fuller is recovering from
her late illness.
Prof. Johnston has succeeded in
getting a musical class in this valley.
Henry Chase, of Polk county, for
merly of this place, was in town last
week.
Miss Eva Garfield is spending a part
of her vacation in town visiting hel
friends.
One of /. P. Whitcombs colts was
hooked by cattle while in the pasture
recently.
Mrs. Warner and Mrs. Fowler were
in town the other DAY. Mrs. w. is
having tomb stone erected at hel
husband S grave.
Professors Baker and Woodbury.
have been rusticating in the harvest
field. This shows what kind of stuff
they are made of.
UTAH.
Mr.. John Reeves is slowly improv
| ing.
Wanted.-To know what has become
of the railroad extension.
Ripe gooseberries and black currants
are plenty along the creek.
Mr.. c. Gilman has purchased a
handsome span of horses from Abe
| Gray, of Prescott.
For real downright generosity and 9
desire to accommodate, commend us tC
the River Falls merchants.
We are informed that Mr.. Ed. Leach
will reopen his store with anew stock
of goods about October LIST.
Parties running steam threshers
who want an engineer can hear of one
by addressing or calling on A. j. Bar.
rett.
Mr.. Aaron Robbins and others have
purchased a threshing machine and
will try their hands this season at ru-
lining the poor farmer.
To all lovers of good flour and good
bread, we would say, that Mr.. Haver-
landt is making, by his new process,
the incest flour we have seen.
Messrs. Roher & Butler have com
pleted their mill pond and are now
saving. The saw instead of going NJ
Monday morning and coming down
late Saturday night, runs at lively
rate, and they are turning out good
quality of lumber.
The Trimbelle Board of Supervisors
have laid Il road from Reeves shop to
the south line of the town, and the &c
days allowed by law for aggrieved
parties to appear having expired, the
road is now a fixture. An order is
now in the hands of the pathmasteI
to open the road. This road has been
Il bone of contention for years and a
pressing necessity all of the time.
PREsCoTT.
Send in your orders for tramps we
can fill them.
Steamer Alex. Mitchell broke down
at Dubuque and did not arrive till
Tuesday morning.
A candy factory has been started in
Geo. Dill's building formerly occupied
as a reading room.
Messrs. McMurphy & Ravens have a
new buggy; Dbl. Bates also has a fine
new platform wagon.
G. w. Scribner and family left for
New Richmond on Tuesday evening
and the Mondell House is again with