River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1879-09-04

Our best judges estimate the aver
age yield of wheat in Clifton at Is
bushels. Rio Grand and Lost Nation
yield better than Fife.
ELLSWORTH.
School district No. wants male
teacher.
Miss Taylor, of Hartland, is visiting
friends here.
j. I. McCleary made us visit Mon
day afternoon.
We went fishing the other day.
Caught 43 bits.
tenant can find a house to rent by
calling on Dr.. Hancock.
Miss L. McCullom has been hired to
teach in district No. s.
j. Hoffman is at work on the school
house. ''More mort
Mr.. o. P. Whipp will teach the win
| ter school in district No. 4.
Harshman, on Lost Creek, has his
mill ready for fall custom.
Mrs. Paine has returned from Wis
it to her relatives in Minnesota.
Miss Florence Olive, of Prescott, has
| been visiting friends in our village.
The road between Forestville and
River Falls needs the care of an over
seer.
Jerry Quinn has sold his. interest in
the threshing machine to his brother
Matt.
Our village school will open on the
18th inst, provided the school house
is finished.
c. L. Taylor. NJ. Ware, and George
Carmichael, of Maiden Rock, were in
town Tuesday.
Arne Johnson is to build the bridge
near VIM. Youngman's, he being the
lowest bidder.
Mr. j. Davis, the milk man of River
Falls, has been here about one week
threshing his wheat.
j. A. Bowles and wife, of Esdaile,
passed through here on Tuesday on
their way to st. Paul.
Fred. Parker, of Isabelle, has re-
turned to his studies in the Office of
DR.. d. w. WOOdWOrth
School district No. s has built a
new school house near the geographic
al center of the district.
Philip Huber, No. ., builds the
bridge between sections Is and Ii, he
being the lowest bidder.
NJ. l.. Robey and J. G. Skaro are
talking of leaving for the Rush Medi-
cal College in short time.
Pat. Stafford and II. Huber passed
through town Monday with drove of
cattle and sheep for the st. Paul mark
ct.
Friond klingensmith is making his
best efforts to get a pension, with
some show of success. King says he
has the asthma.
NJ. j. Paine has a crab apple tree
upon which there is one limb covered
with blossoms while the rest of the
tree is bearing fruit.
L. l.. Nelson, L. L. Davis. Dr.. Hart,
j. w. Hancock, G. Manser and wife
and others are visiting the fairs at st.
Paul and Minneapolis.
j. B. Jenson, Clerk of the Circuit
Court, left for River Falls Monday
morning to attend the special term Of
court held there this week.
Frank ellison and II. Lowater are
counting at River Falls. 1t is legiti
mate for Frankfurt Lowater with
wife and three children, it is il.
The following citizens have gone to
St. Paul to attend the Minnesota State
Fair: c. w. Brown and wife, Uncle
Charley, Norman Dunbar. and Arthur
Brown.
On Saturday the Town Board let the
contract for the three jobs of work on
the north and south road in section
IL to A. Rice for $50, to be finished by
Sept. 18th, 1879.
short time ago we made an item
in regard to calf. The next day af-
ter the delivery of that issue in Els
worth three men called to see the calf
and it is now sold to an advantage.
The E. c. B. boys. of Ellsworth, have
made arrangements for grand excur-
sion to Lake Elmo one week from Sat
urday. If every body and his neigh
boris sisters do not so they will lose
u grand treat at small expense.
Arthur Huber, while hauling out
manure, on Friday last, fell from his
load and was run over by the wagon.
lie died at O'Clock A. NJ, Saturday, |
and was buried on Sunday. We I'M
derstand that this same team has been
the cause or three other accidents.
At the Democratic Convention held |
here last Saturday f. n. McVean. of |
Maiden Rock, and E. b. Holmes, of /
River Falls, were elected delegates to /
the State Convention, and G. l.. Tay- I
Tor, j. d. Putnam, and E. ii. Ives were /
elected delegates TO the Senatorial
Last Sunday while some OF the boys
were in the woods near Beldenville;
they ran across a wildcat which they
freed and captured and brought home
in triumph. The cat was q little over
half grown. but old enough to know
how to use both teeth and claws, as
the boys can testify.