River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1879-07-03


in this issue.
Many of our citizens will celebrate
at Lake Elmo tomorrow.
The Oneida community of free-loy-
ers in New York is to be suppressed.
n. p. Haugen now uses a machine
called type writer, for transcribing
his shorthand court reports.
John Deneen is building platform
for his bowery dance on the lots south
of his house opposite the JOURNAL
| Office.
Jay Baird had HIS left shoulder dis
located by kick from a horse last
Tuesday. Drs. Ballard and Gould at
tended him.
Dial. Mason, of Ellsworth. has the
sub-contract for carrying the mail be-
tween this place and Ellsworth, COM
meneing July LIST.
Mr.. William Funk has put up small
building between the stores of r. W.
Fleming and r. n. Jensen for Il con-
dictionary stand.
d. NJ. Woodbury. left this morning
for Minneapolis, Minnesota, where he
expe IS TO take charge of private
school for the next two months.
\. p Weld has been at work with
the railroad surveyors in the woods
the past ten days. The party return
ed to this place Tuesday night.
p. Peterson & Son have large
stock of Jewelry, Watches, Clocks,
etc.. which they offer at low figures.
See their advertisement in another
column.
4 portion of the bank at the west
end of the dam at Prairie Mills broke
away last Sunday evening, necessitat-
ing a temporary delay of operations at
the mill.
When at Ellsworth drop in at John
Winn's temperance saloon and quaff
of the soda water or pop therein con-
tanned. 1t is delightful to the taste,
and may do you good.
The boiler of the May Queen, an |
excursion boat on Lake Minnetonka, |
near Minneapolis, exploded on Satur-
day last. killing the engineer and Sc
riously injuring several of the pas |
sengers.
The Board of Review met at the
JOURNAL office last Monday and after
a careful examination of the as
sessment roll as made by Mr.. Crossman,
did not deem any material changes
necessary.
Rev. Mead Bailey, who was report
ed a short time ago as having received
great benefit from the removal of
cancer, is again quite low-the disease
having returned with greater vigor
than before the operation.
Under the provisions of chapter As
laws of 1879, chaIrmen OF town boards
of supervisors are entitled to copies of
the Revised Statutes of 1878, upon APP
plication in due form to the Superin-
tendent of Public Property. at Madi-
son.
During the past year, to better their
condition. some $50 Fond du Lac peo-
pie went to Kansas, Nebraska, Iowa,
Dakota. and it may be to other points,
but it is believed that fully one half
have returned to rejoice in their old |
homes.
A ram storm set in on Tuesday even
inc and has continued at intervals until |
this morning. The ground is thor
oughly drenched, and it is hoped that
the wet spell is over for the present.
that farmers may have an opportunity
to get in their hay in good condition.
The following are the officers of the
a. q. of L. w. for the ensuing term:
W. 4. Burnett, NJ. W; l.. W. Aus
tin, G. F.; S. J. Oakley, O.; Geo.
SALISBURY. Recorder; Geo. Reed, F.;
w. G. Cheever, Receiver: A. Parsons,
Guide; d. Ostrom.I. W.; Z. Getchell,
O. w.
Messrs. |. n. Curry and Geo. McKah-
an have rented the Revere House of
Mr.. Ecker and are now in possession.
They are putting every thing about
the premises in perfect order, and are
prepared TO dish up viands to suit the
tastes and requirements of the most
fastidious.
The board of Normal Regents Mt
their annual meeting in Madison on
the LIST inst, elected Regent Evans, of
Plattville, president; Regent Hay, of
Oshkosh. vice president, and Regent
Chandler. secretary. Miss Rose {.
Svart. of the faculty of the Oshkosh |
school has been transferred to River
Falls.
The large grain elevators of Com
stock. Clarke & Co., and Platt & Hill |
at Hammond, were destroyed by fire |
about two o'clock Monday morning. |
The formers loss was about $4,000;
insured for SIS, 600. Loss to the latter, |
about 81 800; fully insured. Four |
ears standing near the elevators were
also destroyed. The fire is supposed
to be the work of an incendiary.
Owing to inability to obtain cars the
Good Templars and Band boys were
obliged to indefinitely postpone their
excursion to Lake Elmo on the Fourth.
The railroad company, however, offer
reduced rates for that day as follows;
TO St. Paul and return, 81. so; to Lake |
Elmo and return. $l.00: to saltwater |
and return. $l.00; to Hudson and re-
turn. IS cents; leaving River Falls at |
-.55 N and returning leave Lake |