River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1879-02-20
CLIFTON.

w. H. York has erected an ice
house.
J. G. West is in Lake City visiting
relatives.
Some of the farmers predict all ear
ly spring.
Fred. Judd is once more able to re-
turn to school.
The majority of our farmers have
sold their wheat.
The snow storm of Tuesday made
very good sleighing.
Rev. Goodsell preached an excellent
sermon at the church last Sunday.
There was dance at the residence
of James Dale last Thursday night.
Remember the mass temperance
meeting at the church next Sunday.
Mary West will close her school for
the winter in Clifton Hollow next Fri.
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Schofield are both
passing through a terrible siege of
sickness.
E. A. Bradish closed his school in
Minnesota last week and has returned
to Clifton.
E. A. Brown and wife were out in
Hartland visiting friends and relatives
the first of the week.
A sleigh load from Glenwild Lodge,
|. O. of G. T., visited the River Falls
Lodge last Thursday night.
C. w. Beers was down from Star
Prairie on visit last Saturday. He
has three weeks more school at that
place.
The Minnesota man is still looking
for his dog. lie now offers a reward
of twenty-five cents for the return of
the animal.
Charlie Vest, of this town, and
Charlie Boggs, of Prescott, ran foot
race in Prescott last Saturday. Char
lie Boggs won the race.
Johnnie Potter, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
VIM. Potter, is very sick. He has the
lung fever and is under the care of
DR.. Ballard, of River Falls.
D. Rissue is piling large quantity
of oak wood along the road in front
of his house. He will let it dry during
the summer and sell it next fall.
Wolves are getting very plentiful in
this vicinity. There has been num-
Der seen in the woods north of Clifton
Hollow within the past few weeks.
Some of our citizhns are getting ex-
cited over politics. We predict that
a majority will be in favor of tenn
perance ticket in this town at the
spring election.
NJ. j. Baird will close four months
school in the Bailey district to-mor-
row. His scholars will have rhetoric
ais of various kinds. The patrons OF
the school are cordially invited to at
tend.
Mrs. T. j. Atwater is on the sick list
and has sent for her daughter, Helen,
who is attending school in Elroy.
Helen will arrive in few days. Rece
wilkinson who is attending school at
the same place will return home in
about two weeks.
Mrs. John Barns has gone to Pres
colt to remain for some time for the
purpose of obtaining medical treat
ment for one of her children who has
been suffering from disease of the
spine for nearly year. DR.. Young
has the child under treatment.
Those farmers who still have their
wheat to sell will be pleased to learn
that Geo. Hollister has put in a wheat
shutter to be run by his engine.
Heretofore those wishing to get their
wheat smutted had to haul it to one
of the mills and then off to town.
Our citizens will please bear in mind |
that there will be mass temperance |
meeting at the Methodist church next |
Sunday at half past two O'Clock.
Among the speakers will be Geo. A.
Dill. j. S. White. and perhaps Or.
Tracy. The meeting viii be of high /
order and should be largely attended
by the citizens Of Clifton.