River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1879-09-11

new index books for the registers Of
| fee.
The public schools will not open
| until one week from Monday--the %
inst.
Mr.. Ii. Green lately sold his stock of
sheep and cattle preparatory to a
| move.
1t is rumored that VIM. Lauder will
hang out his shingle, as attorney, in
| Esdaile.
On Sunday last John Cook and Miss
| Rollins were married. They have our
| best wishes.
Some talk of a stock company steam
| Touring mill being built at or near j.
| Walsingham's
1t is the opinion of many that the
| school house should be painted, clean
ed and ventilated.
Mr.. Kimball is shipping several loads
of broom handles to an eastern market
via. Diamond Bluff.
| Esdaile was here en- nldSse last Mon
day as principal and witness in the
Tabor VS.. Low case.
| The side walk from the Herald block
| to Maple street has been graded up to
make better footing.
The "Mrs. Bragg VS.. Mrs. Hicks"
| case resulted IN verdict of guilty and
a fine of 81 and costs.
Several of our citizens are filling up
| between the studding with soft brick
preparatory for winter.
| 81 in, frU 10 70
| where the witness is a lady 50 years
old, says, SO my dear grill
We would thank the gent who kind
| ly furnished the items for this column
last week during our absence.
One school district reports 33 schol-
ars under years of age as attending
school at that district last year.
John Hamilton has found water 90
feet from the surface. The new pump
was placed in position on Monday.
Monday next Rev. G. z. Crosset will
take his departure. His farewell SER
mon will be preached Sunday evening.
Nearly 125 bushels of crab apples
have been marketed by three men in
this village. Lowest price, 40 cents.
Herbbie Beatty was airing that new
hack on Saturday soon to be used on
the Ellsworth and Red Wing mail
route,
William Moore has been engaged to
teach the winter term of school in
district No. 2, near the Catholic
church.
E. Case and wife, j. Beatty, W. Ii,
ri nfl dnGtitan
their clothes at the Red Wing fair
this week.
Mr.. Griggs has vacated the sold
land mark, known as the EameS prop
erty, and moved into the Davis build
ing, mp stairs.
Maiden hock village school district
is in "muddle." Temperance and
anti-temperance factions, and two di
rectors elected.
j. S. Vanderwater, so we are told,
has abandoned his mill ON Lost Greek
and is building a store in one OF our
northern counties.
In the three sections in which this
village is situated there are 1853 chill
dren of school age, 100 of which at
tended school last year.
Geo. Thompson, Of Prescott, Is Wis:
iting at Ellsworth. He is attending
the Pierce County "Witenage mote
by special invitation.
Complaint is made that the travel
ing public in Ell Paso are obliged to
try bluffs, etc., to accommodate some
farmer in the fence line,
Mr.. Lowater has established read.
ing room for his pupils. Several pa
pers have been secured as a weekly
gift. Now for some books.
While at River Falls last week, we
had the pleasure Of meeting VIM, Coll
Inns, who occupies a good situation as
engineer at the junction Mills.
Don't forget the excursion to Lake
Elmo next Saturday, Every body is
invited to attend. This will undonbt-
eddy he the last for this season.
VIM, II. Warn, who has for some
time been at work on the Chaplin Hall
Hotel in Hudson, is at home. He will |
soon commence work at Red Wing.
Capt. Eames is talking of putting In |
kilns to dry heading, The MinneapQ- |
lis branch is of such magnitude that |
the demand calls for kiln dried head |
ing.
The voters in the Stafford school |
district have concluded not to build |
a new school house at present. A |
slight difference in mind as to location |
caused the decision.
Our thanks are due to John Peter |
son for few of his choice winter APP |
pies grown in his garden He has
four large bearing trees OF this winter
fruit that appear to stand the climate
well.
1t will take about 6 weeks to cut |
the remainder of the stave bolts at the
mill. About Is cords are cut daily.
l3 men are kept constantly employed
besides the several engaged with teams
hauling to River Falls.
Judge Ames is about to build a res
idence on the property lately purchas-
ed of Mr.. Westoott. The removal OF
that log house and its being replaced
by new building will fill blank on
our Main street to advantage.
VIM. McEwen has been getting out
timber preparatory to manufacturing
a large number of AK helves. Mr.. Nc.
+. has made and sold, several hundred
OK yokes this season. large ship
ments being made to st. Paul.
The item last week in regard to the
building of the bridge near VIM.
Youngman's should have been written.
will be built under the direction of
the Board, Arne Johnson being the
subcommittee. Fryer does the work.
The walls of the school house nave
been tied with four rods and plates
and the lower room sealed over head:
Large rods will be run to the roof
srusses as supports to the upper ioor
and new painting done before school
commences.
Town clerks are going to have "mn-
sic" this fall. The change in the Law
IN regard to descriptions VIII cause
several days extra work and trouble.
All descriptions AS recorded IN book /
- on page - must be hunted !
put and the full surveyors notes in
'erted.