River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1879-02-27

made for their destination. fOrGun-
atelv for Mr.. Grinde the boot leg rip
ped and he escaped W ithout serious in
jury.
CLIFTON.
Elite Wilkinson is visiting friends
and relatives in River Falls.
Aload of people from Hartland spent
a part of last week in Clifton.
Jake Rissue spent few days visit
ing his wife's folks in Ellsworth last
week.
G. L. Bowman closed four months
term of school at Pierce valley last
Friday.
Miss Elite Coulter. of Prescott, was
organist at the temperance meeting
held in the church last Sunday.
Arthur Evarts hired a horse to go
sleighriding one day last week and the
horse INDUCED in little runaway.
Some of the River Falls Good Tenn
plars visited our Lodge last Saturday
night. Come Again. you are always
welcome.
W. F. Kellogg, of River Falls, was
in Clifton the first of theweek. He
the best photographer in the valley
| Give him trial.
I. pryse. of Prescott, will canvass
Clifton soon with a valuable temper
ance book Those interested in the
cause should not fail to buy it.
Meetings will continue at Pierce val
ley during this week, part of the
time in the evening, and part in the
afternoon. Much interest is being
manifested at the present time.
Owing to defect In the mill dam at
Clifton Hollow, the mill was shut down
for short time on Monday, but it is
now prepared to do work of any kind.
Give them trial.
A load of Prescott people broke their
sleigh while returning home from the
temperance meeting at the church last
Sunday. They borrowed another. and
soon resumed their journey.
Some of the Changers from here at
| tended the Pomona Grange at River
Falls one day last Saturday. They
were treated to an excellent feast by
the members of the order at that
place.
Will Reynolds. who was helping
James Cheesebro drill wells. received
a telegram one night last week from
his home in Illinois that his mother
was dying. He immediately left for
home.
The scholars in the Clifton school
were the recipients of some beautiful
and costly presents from their teacher
Mary West, at the close of the term.
she will probably teach in the same
place next summer.
The Bailey school. which has been
under the skillful management of NJ.
J. Baird during the past four months,
closed last Friday. Mr.. Baird is an eff
ficient teacher, and was well liked by
all the patrons of the school who took
any interest in education. We have
not yet heard who viii teach the school
next summer.
c. W. Youngman. the Western Cot
tage Organ man. wasin town last week
and sold organs to Isaac Brackin and
Charles Sheppard. Mr.. Youngman
deals only in first class instruments
which have the best reputation. In
our estimation there is no organ bet
ter adapted to parlor use than the one
| he sells. A reliable dealer is worthy of
our patronage, therefore give him a
call.
Pursuant to previous notices, a large
crowd gathered at the Methodist
church last Sunday TO listen to temper
ance speeches by men from Prescott.
The meeting was opened at three
o'clock by prayer. and the reading OF a
chapter in the Bible by Rev. Davis.
| after which the choir. composed of
Prescott and Clifton singers. rendered
the song entitled, Yield Not to Tempt-
alton. Rev. Davis then arose and
made some very appropriate remarks
| in regard to the temperance movement
| He compared the saloon keeper to
/ person who would put machine IN
| Prescott for the purpose of separating
wild It's from wheat, and then to get
business. would send men all through
| the country to sow these oats IN the
wheat fields so there should be a boun-
tiful crop. lie was followed by J. :
| White. who made some excellent re-
| marks i'm regard TO some of the evils
of intemperance as seen at home. de
| said Prescott had wolf den and he
wanted US to help starve the wolf out.
| and We will. During his remarks the
audience was made glad by the arrival
of DR.. Tracy. (who was welcomed by
loud cheering accompanied by some
/ River Falls folks. At the close OF j.
5. White speech. the choir sang tenn |
| perance song, and then Doc was
| introduced to the audience. OF him
| it is not necessary TO say anything. Tor /
| he is too well known to need any CON- |
mendatien, but to say the least the au- /
dience were well pleased with his re |
| marks as they were with all the others |
The meeting closed at FIVE. and the au- /
dience went away well pleased with /
| the afteTnoQ1. S entertainments.