River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1879-08-07
LOCAL CORRESPONDENTS.
ELLSWORTH.

SOH1e OIL our ldIlHelS are Through
stacking.
Lady copy lists are employed in our
county Offices.
A brother of S. Bateman is visiting
relatives here.
Work on the school house will soon
be commenced.
Miss Ella Bradley has been engaged
as assistant teacher.
Two large droves of cattle passed
through our streets this week.
Fred Huber, one of our old settlers,
has been very sick for some time past.
New potatoes have been selling for
some time past at so cents per bushel.
Baker & Co., well drillers, are now
at work drilling well for ]. Hamil-
ton.
II. G. Truitt died Aug. 5th at about
SAM. The funeral will be held on
Thursday.
DR.. Hancock and family, L. S. Doc
little and Mrs II. B. Doolittle are tax
ing vacation.
Mrs. G. F. Church, of Esdaile, who
has been here for medical treatment,
has returned much improved.
jim. Adams thinks Job never bought
a secondhand reaper and had five men
paid at SO per day to bind after it.
L. Spalding. S. Scott and J. w.
Smith started last Monday for two
weeks trip through Minnesota with
team.
Mr.. Fletcher, foreman of the stave-
mill, says he is afraid they will be
short of water when they commence
again.
Those wishing business notice in
serted in these items can leave the
same at the post office with 10 cents
for every words.
Northup & Kinney have been max
ing preparations for an attack on the
wheat in Oak Grove and Trimbelle
with their thresher.
Frank Brown has returned to his
place in E. l.. Davis store. after a
short vacation spent among the wheat
fields near River Falls.
The Ladies Aid Society will meet
Friday afternoon and evening of this
week, at Mr.. Dal. Mason's residence,
on Main street. All are invited.
Mr.. Alex. j. Robertson and Miss S.
A. Harris were married by Elder Haw
at the Keith House last Sunday. Both
of the parties live in Red Wing.
DR.. d. w. Woodwork left his team
standing in the street near Davis
store on Tuesday. Result--a runaway
and badly damaged buggy.
There are several cases of sickness
here and herea bouts. Two
young ladies in Mr.. Chamberlain
family are quite low, besides those
noted before.
Harris says when he goes for anoth-
er light" load of goods he wants to
know before he starts whether Davis
has ordered all the goods in st. Paul
or only 10 car loads.
The infant child of A. B. Uaieht
was buried on Saturday, Aug. 2, 1879.
Services in the church. For several
weeks in succession we have noted the
fact of a death and funeral.
Green apples have been met. Our
boys presented a stalwart front, fought
bravely, but were worsted-doubled
up, laid low and humbled. The word
'sgreen" makes our doctors-the whole
six-smile.
Mrs. SAT. Spinney and her sister
have gone on visit to her parents in
Florence. Minnesota. Mr.. S. expects
to take two weeks tour among the
lakes of northern Minnesota and Dako-
ia Territory.
C. Y. Denniston, of Hudson, has a
force of two and sometimes as high as
six employed in perfecting the Abb
stract books. The Registers office
presents the most lively appearance of
any place in town.
By letters from our former towns
men now in Tennessee and Alabama,
we learn that they have imbibed
a fear of the yellow fever. and some
are on the move north. They also
complain of hard times and poor crops.
The young ladies have organized
club--no-a society for charitable
purposes. Their meeting this week
is to be at Mr.. Kimballs. All are in
vited in the evening. Gents are re-
quested to leave silk hats at home, but
remember the dime.
Miss Celia SprOul has finished her
term of school in Oak Grove, Teare dis
trict Miss S. is a good teacher. of
large mental qualifications. Her
course of study and habits of life for
years have have been trained for her
present profession, so her success is
what might be expected.
At the roll call yesterday morning
the following truants answered: JUS
tice FentOn, George Bowers, George
DoOlittle, Frank Brown, C. Baker, Rev
C. z. Crosset and many others who
have been spacing the distance be-
tween breakf fast and dinner III some
farmers field and calling it a binding
operation.
S. s. Eaton nearly severed the
thumb of his left hand from the palm
while holding the helve in one hand
and in the act of striking. The AK
caught on something over head, the
blade struck sideways on his head
while the end of the helve caught on
his thigh, causing the blade to lodge
on his left hand.