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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1879-07-10
DEATH OF MISS LIZZIE DAVIS, OF
SALEM.

1t was our fortune to enjoy the hos
pitality of Mr.. J. Walsingham, of Sa-
lem, on Wednesday evening. the third
inst. The people of the Rush River
Valley that night felt the force of the
most terrific storm that ever visited
Pierce county. The river rose about
twelve feet from P, NJ. to 2 A. NJ, and
our own loss in buggy swept down
stream and damaged by the water and
drift wood, was not a cause for repin-
ing so long as the noble horse that
has carried us thus far safely through
the summer visiting campaign, escap-
ed The doom that at one time seemed
certain-a watery grave while tied in
the barn. The loss of life and prop
erty is elsewhere enumerated in this
paper. But we were shocked to learn
| that so near to us, Miss Lizzie Davis, of
Salem, who was teaching in the Nc
| Cleary district, joint Salem and Union,
persisted in the raging food while try
ing to escape from her fathers house,
after her return home. But for the
rain, we expected to visit her school
upon that day. We called at the
school of her sister, Mary, Foley dis
trict, Salem, and received warm in
vitation to share the hospitality of her
! father, J. #. Davis, which circumstan-
| ces compelled us to decline. Miss Davis
we believe. never failed to satisfy her
patrons, at least during the last three
and one-half cars, and possessed I'M
usual energy of character, and it was
her custom to attend every examina-
ton. Her brother, last winter. passed
TO his reward, and the family has our
| sympathy IN the sad bereavement.
Her teaching had been in many towns
and ner circle of acquaintance was
large. Let all of that band of Pierce
county teachers, whose noble traits
| are best known to Us. while they draw
useful lessons from the event, give
the departed that place in their mem,
| DRY which she deserves.
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c. w. Brown is after those pedlars.
The annual school meeting was held
Monday night.
Chas. Peterson has built shed over
his brick kiln.
G. V. Bissell is at work on J. Boles'
barn in Oak Grove.
Machine agents are as plentiful as
June bugs in May, and about as much
of a nuisance.
Several suits are in progress against
liquor sellers for selling on Sunday, to
minors, habitual drunkards, etc.
Don't you forget it that John VIM
keeps the best soda water in the coun-
ty. To prove it give him nickle and
try it.
John Beatty has the contract to car
ry the mail from here to Prescott for
the next four years. Ills well-we
could not improve upon John.
Winter wheat is looking finely;
spring wheat fair; so also are oats.
Corn is not as forward as last year at
this time. Potatoes look finely. Sc
do potato bugs.
The stave mill is running on half
time owing to scarcity of water. A
good many wells in this vicinity re
fuse to gush and the owners thereof
are sinking them deeper.
Our village school closed last week
and as far as we can letrn it has beer
profitable session. The pupils seem
ed interested in their studies which il
indicative that the teachers did theil
duty.
The commissioners who were chosen
to decide upon the road leading south
from this village have decided thai
the road should be opened and fitted
for travel. This is well, as it will give
us good road to Red Wing and max,
work for the overseers.
Dallas Mason, who has the mail con
tract from here to River Falls, is ais,
freight and express agent. A bette
man could not be found. Away
prompt, careful and reliable. the pub
lie may rest assured that any bushes
entrusted to him viii receive atten
| ton.
The Fourth was not so enjoyable a
we had anticipated. The bad road
| kept people at home, and the grow
was damp and uncomfortable. TIL
choir sang some patriotic pieces an
the children sang, acclaimed. etc
/ Drs. Hart and Woedworth were til
orators of the day. Mr.. Gibson declir
ing to speak. An attempt was mad
at rag-muffin review, races, etc, bu
not much interest was manifested
Several young men were taken up 70
/ drunkenness in the course of the da
and evening. There was dance 4
Keith Hall.
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0AK GRnur.
Haying is progressing slowly.

| Haying is progressing slowly.
Barley harvesting will soon be in or
der.
School in district No. closed or
Thursday last.
A new arrival at L. C. Halls. It's Q
a boy weighing ten pounds.
A boy at John Murphy's, which
makes two more prospective voters in
! the town.
We have heard from River Falls and
Oak Grove on the railroad question,
now we would like to hear from some
of the other towns. Why not!
Rust has made its appearance in
many of our wheat fields, which with
the late severe storms makes the pros
pect of good crop of grain gloomy
enough.
1t was reported that boy frem
Prescott was killed at "A picnic in this
town on the Fourth. but it transpired
that he had only engaged in the beer
business on too large scale.
The storm of Wednesday night did
considerable damage to crops here
abouts, and some of the roads i'll the
southern part of the town are entirely
washed away, making it necessary fol-
the board to declare them vacated
Several bridges were also carried
away, not even stone remaining.
Rocks weighing from two to three
tons were carried the distance of near
ly a mile in some instances. Alto
gether it was one of the seyerest
storms ever experienced here.
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SMITH AND LUDINGroN.


Some months since those ward pol
iticans of Milwaukee who We're osten-
sibly the hackers of Ex-Governor Lud-
ington conceived the idea of debating
the nomination of the next Republican
candidate for Governor and later con-
cluded to embrace in their plan the
privilege of naming the balance of the
State ticket, without any especial re-
gard for the preferences of that por-
tion of the State not included within
the limits of the Cream City. The
general scope of the programme as
originally arranged for the accomplish
ment of this object was very simple
and in effect provided for the election
of Milwaukee delegation that would
be solid for Ludington, which delega-
ton would insist upon that gentleman S
nomination even though the balance
of the convention should favor Smith,
and in case the convention should re-
fuse to be lead by the Milwaukee
squad then mutt al concessions were
to be arranged and compromise can
didate taken up. The possible contin-
gency of a compromise candidate for
| Governor has already very materially
affected the detailed execution of the
| original programme and reduced Lud-
| ington to an unimportant factor IN the
| contest by prompting some of his more
prominent hackers to themselves as
| pire to places upon the State ticket,
and the more they thought about it
the more they wanted both Ludington
and Smith left off and themselves put
on. OF course these later aspirants
for official honors held their own coun-
sci and in conjunction with Mr.. Lud-
ington proceeded to manipulate the
politicai wires for the election of anti
Smith delegates, LudingtOn innocently
suspecting that this implied delegates
| for. buff Old Hal; in some five or six dis
tricts the caucuses were called for last
week and week before, the wire-pull-
ers being careful 10 have the caucuses
| in no two districts called for the same
hour as they desired to attend al and
| thus get in their work where it would
do the most good; they expected to be
able to run these advance primaries in
their own interests respectively and
with the prestige thus gained proclaim
their victory and carry the balance OF
the CITY districts without serious op
position: they employed all the appli
ances so familiar to the metropolitan
ward hummer and went in to win
The contemplation of their scheme
was a source of great satisfaction, bu
alas for human hopesi Governor
| Smith, in his quiet and unobtrusivC
way has made host of friends in Mil
waukee and some OF those friends at
tended the earlier primaries and elect
ed half of the delegates there chosen
This result was unlocked foI and tool
the tuck out of the anti-Smith peopl,
who thus saw their only chance fo
defeating that gentlemans nomination
slip away from them. We trust tina
they will gracefully accept the situa
ton and favor the denomination o
the entire list of State officers; tw'
years hence there will be no objection
to a new deal and they viii then hav
an opportunity to trot out new candi
dates with more encouraging prospect
of success.
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REPUBLICAN, STATE CONVENTION

a state Convention Of delegates representing the
Republican party OF Is sc0nsin Is hereby called "a
meet at Madison st 10 o'clock A. n, ON
WEDNESDAY, JULY %, A. D., 1879,
for the purpose Of nominating candidates for State
officers TO be elected at the next general election
and 70 transact such other business may be
deemed appropriate
Each Senate and each Assembly district OF the
State is entitled to two delegates in the Convention
We also invite the Republicans of the state, and
all who are in sympathy with the principles and
policy Of the Republican party, 10 attend mass
meeting 10 he held In the Capitol Park, in Madison,
IT O'Clock p. sI.. on Wednesday, July 23d, for the
purpose Of appropriately celebrating the Twenty
18TH Anniversary Of the organization of the Repub-
HCan party IL Wisconsin. II IS especially desired
that many possible OF those who participated
AZ the meeting in July. lSai, viii be present. Dis
tinguisted speakers from this and ether states VIII
be secured to address the meeting.
Republican State Central Committee.
Madison, JAY Is, 1873.
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REPUBLICAN SENATORIAL DIS
TRICT CONVENTION.

The Republicans of the goth senatorial district
comprising the counties of Pierce. Dunn and Eau
Claire, Will meet by delegates in convention at Me-
nomonie, on
MONDAY, JULY 81 1879,
10 o'clock p. n. fer he purpose of eleeting two
delegates 10 represent said district in the Repnbl-
can State Convention, July ., 1879, and to tran
saet such other business as may come before the
convention.
Each Assembly District will be entitled TO del
egates in said convention t0-wit Pierce county
.; Eau Claire county 5; Dunn county 5.
DAN'L HARSIfAIAN.
y. ]. DILL,
GEORGE II. SHAW,
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GILMAN.
Winter wheat is rusting.

Winter wheat is rusting.
Miss Isaacson's school closed last
week.
J. 3. Jensen, Clerk of Court, is at
home on visit.
Bridges washed away, and roads
badly damaged.
The prospects for rich harvest are
not very brilliant.
Hans Bredahl has purchased an or
gan of G. w. Youngman.
Miss Clara Kingsley has closed her
term OF school in the Maxgood district.
Her teaching has been another proof
of the value of trained skill,
j. B. Maxgood, Frank Hooker, Robt.
jackson and the two Lawrence brothers
logged seven acres of heavy timber
in four days, and did it well, picking
it up clean. Nj. Ia Nj.
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WE publish to-day the calls for SEN
atorial and Assembly District Conven-
tons for the election of delegates to
the State Convention to be held at Mad
ison on the 23d inst. We trust that
the primaries will be well attended
and that delegates will be selected to
go to Madison whose past record will
be sufficient guarantee that they will
faithfully perform the duty assigned
them.
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CONGRESSMAN WARNER, of Ohio, eX-
presses the opinion that the failure of
the Democratic Senate to pass a resol-
ution in favor of unlimited coinage
of silver las lost that party ten thous-
and votes in the Buckeye State this fall.
The soft money wing of the Democrat
lie party evidently does not control the
Canota
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REPUBLICAN, ASSEMBLY DISTRICT
CONVENTION.

The Republican Party Of Pierce County is hereby
requested TO meet in Delegate Convention at the
Court House Ellsworth on
SATURDAY, JULY 49, 1879,
at O'Clock p. NJ, for the election of Two Dele
gates to represent this Assembl" District in the
state Convention 10 be held at Madison, July 23d,
trict Convention which will meet at Menom Jnie,
Monday, July 81; for the purpose Of electing Two
Delegates to represent this Senatorial District in
the State Convention, and for the transaction Of
such other business as may properly be brought
before the Convention.
Each Town and Ward will be entitled to repre-
sentation as follows:
Clifton, 3; Diamond Bluff. 9; Ellsworth, 81 Ell
Paso, l; Gilman, 4; Hartland 81 Isabelle, l: Maiden
Rock, .; Martel, i; Oak Grove, 2; Prescctt--ls
ward, ?; I'd ward, l; Sd ward, ?; River Falls, 81;
Rock Elm 4; Salm, /; Spring Lake, 3; Trimbelle.3 3;
Trenton, 2; Union, y. Total, %.
J. WALsINGnAM, CHI,
T.. F. CASE,
ID. j. DLL,
Republican Co. Com.
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LOCAL ookREsPoNDENcE.


PLUM CRY.
James Cope has been home on Wis
it.
James Fitzgerald has married lady
from Prescott.
Prof. J. NJ. Borst is giving music
lessons in Plum City.
The New York Circus gave two per-
formances here on the 5tb of July.
Elmer Wheeler and wife have been
visiting at their brothers, Charles
Wheeler.
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RIVER FALLS WISCONSIN, aae,s j.

SOUTHERN members of Congress ex-
press themselves as well satisfied with
the results OF the extra session. That
sentiment will not meet with arespon-
sive throb in the breasts of the Demo-
Gratis of the North.
TIE New Orleans Times is of the
opinion that so lid South doesnot
want Samuel j. Tilden as its eandi-
date for the Presidency in 1880 and
that it will not consent to his nomin-
alton.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1879-07-10

THE latest Tilden rumor is to the
effect that Tilden and Ewing have
formed political copartnership by
the provisions of which the latter is
to have the second place on the next
Democratic Presidential ticket as a
consideration for keeping Thurman
from getting the first place.
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MARTEL FAIR

monthly fair Will be held at Mar
tel, Pierce county, on the second Tues
day of each month for the purpose of
buying, selling and trading in
horses, cattle, sheep, swine &c. The
farmers of Mdrtel and adjoining towns
are cordially invited to bring their
stock TO the fair. Butchers and 9TH
ers desiring to buy fat cattle will do
well TO attend.
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Ellsworth & River Falls Stage
Line.

Leaves Ellsworth every morning at Gao
and arrives at River Falls at A. NJ. Leaves
River Falls at 1880 and arrives ut Ellsworth
at p. NJ. Good accommodation for passeng-
ers. Special attention paid to freight and
errands.
50 FRANK LETSON, Proprietor
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NELLIE BANCROFT. No. 7, Oak Grove,
gives us some facts relative to her
school which closed June 81: Pupils
enrolled, 81; average attendance, %;
Cases of hardness, 4; one pupil has
neither been tardy nor absent. Johnny
Giebler and Bessie Giebler missed half
day. The following is the grading
of the pupils from written examlna-
ton in reading, spelling, arithmetic
and Geography. The names are ar
ranged as they were marked, the best
placed first. The first five were per-
feet: Kate Giebler, Bessie 6iebler,
Amelia Giebler, Kate wvif, Theodore
Firner, Theodore Hartmann, Johnny
Giebler. Joe Firner, Leonard Giebler,
George Giebler. Louis Mercord, Her
man Mercord, Lena EnGorf, Louisa
Endorf.
Mr.. BAKRR:-The picnic on the 2lst
of June, in Mr.. ID. S. Featherstone' s
grove, on the line of Trenton and
Hartland. was in every particular a
success, the attendance being about
800, many of whom came from Red
Wing and adjoining neighborhoods.
The teachers and pupils of the Drake
district, Hartland. and Snow district,
Trenton, were present and took an ac-
tive part in carrying out the pro-
gramme in the afternoon. MIR. NJ. b..
Lewis, from Red Wing, interested the
children very much in his speech.
Nj. G. W. Akers talked about Wiscon-
sin and showed the children what a
glorious state we live i'll. Speeches
from Rev. Ford, of Maiden Rock, Rev.
G. Ii. Akers, of Hartland, were listen
ed to with interest. The dinner was
bounteously spread on q long table
which was served by about twenty
walters. Vocal and instrumental mu-
sic was in abundance. Swings and
lemonade completed the pleasure of
the children. l wish you had been
there j. A.
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Educational.
HIS. sasxEE,A. R. Editor.
COUNTY uiEsTSTENnES1.


WE expect All Institute at River
Fails late in August. Prepare.
ANNA IsAAosoN is tenhing her eighth
term in No. |. Gilman. she has a
study programme an{ uses it. Bota.
ny and drawing ar taught She
works.
! PROF. ID. NJ. Wo0DHRY read at Dia.
mond Bluff village through the agen-
cy of G. L. Bowman, last Friday even
ing, the 9th ult., to an appreciative
audience. Teachers ean do much to
create interest ID school work by
these indirect mons.
FRIEND BAKER, L have adopted the
plan of having ny pupils seated nv
grades and it works very well. 1t
saves much noise and confusion and
it enables me to Keep my eyes on them
all the time without taking my mind
from the recitation. Minnie Horstad,
Brown district. Spring Lake.
JESSE RosENBEaIER, started for Chi
cage for the purpose of fitting him
self for the practice of law, ON the
morning of the Sd ult. Miss Emma
Thurber's schoo closed Friday, the
9th. Mr.. f. W.Spear has moved to
Stockholm to praetice law, and so the
books of the p. c. I. L. A. left here
are now in care IL A. Rosenberger. r.
We still continue to get ''blowed
up" for granting certificates to those
teachers whose conduct in the school
room and during term time is good,
but whose habits at other times are
bad. Good. But just hand IN your
specifications before examination and
watch results. Your anger is well
timed. Make it effective, hereafter,
by giving it yen i'll season.
THE summer school in district No.
5, River Falls and Martel, closed ON
Tuesday. The following are the
names of parents who have visited the
school: c. G.. N. IIeyerdahl, twice;
Mrs. Heyerdahl, Oliver Johnson, Mrs.
Oliver Johnson, Olof Olsen, twice;
Mrs. Olof Olsen, Tarben IIalvorson,
AIRS. Halvorson, NJ. VAIL, Ole Sather,
Mrs. Ellefsen. Mrs. Anderson, Svens-
ing Halvorson. Whole number of WIS.,
itors, 43. {. c. MCINTYRE,
Teacher
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.KEFD WIFE.

MRS. S. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Midwife
and Nurse. Residence on corner Main and
Division streets, South of the South Fork
bridge. River Falls. Wis. 2l-35
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BUSINESS FAILURES.

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V. Pierce, M D., Buffalo, New York.
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l992Ic; centrifugal 1S026c; fair 22@
23c; prime tochoice 2593lc. Rice easier
oTdinsry TO choice Louisiana 5tS0l
6ssc. Wheat nothing doing.
NEW YORK MARKETS.
NEW YORK, February ll.-Cotton-
market quiet; sales 5l3 bales; middling
uplands 8 lI-t6c: middling Orleans
SiocSs quiet. Money lS@9ISc. Ex.
ehange-lOng 4.S5Is; short ass. State
bonds duh. Governments active.
ST. LOUIS MARKETS.
ST. LOUIS, February ll.-Flour steady
aud in good demand at previous quo,s.
tons; M, fall So. 5OGl3. is; xxx s.. 30
@410; family S430@4 80. Wheat
higher but inactive; No. 9 rcd fall 961
94lsc cash; March 967s@97ke; April
y1ls@91lic; No. red fall, 9lIS@92c.
Corn active, firm and higher; No. ,,
mixed, 81 li@33c cash; for February see.
for March 39ll@S29Sc; for April 33IS
@53ssc; for May 341s@3Sssc. Oats
higher; No. > 24@241Sc cash; no option.
Whisky strong, at SiO4. Pork quiet,
at $1,000, cash and April. Bulk meats
easier; cured shoulders So so cash; March
$500, for twenty days; clear ribs $4.75.
Bacon higher; clear rib $5.45@5. 80;
clear sides So 60@5. 621s.
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An Aasoni,hinr Rnn,

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pEsludice and skepticism, take the adj
vice Of druggists and your friends. and
Try one bottle OF Green's August Flow
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Millions of bottles Of this medicine
have been gwen Away to try its virtues
With satisfactory results in every case.
You can buy = sample bottle for ten
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he worse case. Positi rely sold BIZ al
druggists On he Wostsrn Continent.
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CoTToS AND BUSINESS. The heavy
cotton rece' pls tue past few dye, since
the adyarcs Of the price of the staple,
is evidence that there Is yet much co..
ton in the country. Some estimate
that in this section of the State not
more than tw.-.hird Of the crop has
yet been marketed, and II this be true,
there yer romans 10, 600 bales to be
shipped from Anstin. at any rate, we
may reason that several thousand
bales are yet to be shipped, which
will prolong the business season, So
called, till late in the spring, and
give pleasing activity to trade here
and elsewhere. Cotton is not king,
but 1t is a power IN the land, and the
more Of it there is shipped the more
money comes IN return. There has
been general advance in the last few
weeks IN American products, which
has given q hedlthy tone 10 business
in the East and West, Cotton, pork,
lard. wheat, sugar, corn, etc, have ad-
vanced, and the business outlook is
therefore decidedly better everywhere
than when everything was ON the
''down grade" Here in Austin trade
IS good compared to what it was few
months ago; money is more plentiful;
the city is died with people, and there
is a growing demand for houses. Aus
tin to-day has as fine prospect as any
city in the State.