River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1879-02-13

last ueSday morning LOT lheIl Ho"
home at Athens, Alabama. They
carry with them the best wishes of a
host Of friends.
An effort is being made among the
members of the Grand Army of the
Republic to have law passed through
the legislature making the Both OF
May legal holiday.
River Falls has had Temperance
revival. Over 900 took the pledge.
Their Splendid watel- power is more
appreciated by the people than ever.
Eau Claire NeIcS.
The Minnesota Amber Cane Grow
er's Association has been organized at
Minneapolis to take into consideration
and foster the interests of the cultiva-
ton of sorghum in that state.
The Milwaukee Seminal recon-
mend that the Legislature make an
appropriation for State wolf hatch
erv to be located near Madison, as the
cheapest and easiest way to procure
wolf scalps.
According to the Scientific Ameri-
can. imitation honey is now being
manufactured for the markets; the
comb being made of parafine, and the
filling with glucose. or grape and
starch sugar.
There will be a ''social hop" at
Bracket s Hall on Friday evening, the
DIST inst. The music will be furnish
ed by Prof Burt's Quadrille Band.
Supper at the Central Hotel. All the
requisites for a good time have been
arranged.
The Maine Beet Sugar Company, at
Portland, is turning out $4,000 pounds
per day of refined granulated sugar,
and has demonstrated the success of
Che enterprise. The manufacturers
promise not to adulterate it, and say it
can be beat.
Fred. Muckenhausen is now manu-
featuring at his restaurant in this VII
lage. pure candies of all kinds, which
he is retailing at the low price of IS
cents per pound. Call and sample
them. First door south of the Com
mercial House. 42-6t
The total government. state and
railroad land sales in the Western
states and Territories in 1878 were
p 1872 80 acres, equal to more than
half the area of the State of Indiana.
This fact indicates gigantic strides in
national development.
Rev. Atwater and r. n. Bevans
held a temperance meeting at the
Kinnickinnic church last Monday
evening. Thirty-eight signed the
pledge and put on the blue ribbon.
Another meeting will be held at the
same place next Monday evening.
one thing is certain, the old Chaplin
site-is to be graced with a new hotel
1t an early date; but who is to be the
aenefact0r, who is to have the privi-
lege of sacrificing himself in this
worthy aause, prophecy does not yet
reveal. Hudson Star & Times.
\ correspondent writes us that those
having homestead and presumption
claims in Traverse county, Mimi,
should fulfill the requirements of the
Jaw. as there are parties now in that
locality looking up desirable improved
claims with the intention of Jump
ing the same.
A telegram was sent to D. ?. Hau-
gen yesterday morning stating that
five hundred citizens of River Falls
requested him to vote for an amend
ment to the State constitution forever
prohibiting the manufacture and sale
of intoxicating liquors, except for me-
dicinal purposes. The resolution upon
which this telegram was based was
adopted unanimously at the temper
ance meeting Tuesday evening.
The character soeiable of the Congre
gational society was held at the resi-
dence of G.. B. Merrick last Friday
evening. There were several notice
able characters, among others 80
siah Aliens wife" Mother Hub
bard" and her dog, MARY MalOney, "
Ann Ryan and that "Chiniser" 1.-The
havthen chate." The house was fill
ed and all agreed in pronouncing it a
very enjoyable occasion.