River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1880-03-18

Rev. Foster. of Rock Elm, was in
town on business recently.
Pierce Valley school house is to have
an organ-possibly.
Frank Bush has tackled down his
scalp, bought revolver and Is going
''beyond the Missouri" with a survey
ing party.
School closed-a six months term
in the Angel district yesterday.
G. l.. Bowman goes to the Stuff this
summer, and Clara Healey comes back
to Pierce Valley. One good teacher
succeeds anoJh er.
A social at VIM. Finley's and par
ty at neighbor Judd's furnished enter
tainment for young and old last Friday
night. Both were well attended and
heartily enjoyed.
The matrimonial boom still contin-
ues in this town. Joe Davis and Ollie
McIlroy are the latest converts to the
theory, and have started together on
life's journey followed by the kindest
wishes of hosts of warm friends. Con-
gratu .dtionS.
Henry Judd departs soon for the
W1luS OIL MOHUdlid. bOlilS WCob W
'grow up with the country,
School-master Bowman presented us
with a lock of hair and his benediction
and left Clifton last Friday to canvass
for the News Cleaner.
Misses Clara Hammond and Isabel
Rollin will return to their schools, the
Forestville and Mann districts respect
lively, the coming simmer. Mary
West will probably teach at the ''Hol-
low" and Helen Atwater i'll the Bal
ley district. If uninterrupted .contin-
uation in the schools of one locality be
take& as a standard Of merit our home
teachers rank among the first
Bartlett Ashbough starts for Dakota
soon TO permanently locate III the Red
River Valley. j. w. Davis moves in
as Bart. moves out, and purposes set
| thing among us as horny handed
granger.
And now comes rumor with low
whisper and bated breath, confidently
stating that our steady going friend
Tim Beers has registered his name on
| the parchment roll of the great army
OF benedicts.
Friend Tozer, at Potter's mill, is do
| ing rushing business in grinding feed
and -four. Our farmers are gradually
| discovering that there are few better
millers in the northwest than Mr..
| ToZer, and as a consequence are giving
him their custom.
One of our prominent Good Templars
used the blinds of the school house at
the Valley as temporary hitching
post last Saturday evening, aud now
| the janitor of that institution has an
unlimited supply of painted kindling
| wood, while the enterprising G. I. in
dulged in little healthy pedestrian
ism, consisting of one straight heat
against time, go-as-you-please, with
bats two to one offered by enthusiastic
bystanders with no takers. When he
goes abroad now he carries an iron
hitching post in his pocket but you
can't get him within furlongs of that
school house. w.
Wild geese and crows have put in an
appearance. Sportsmen are i'll quest
of them with not much success.
Mr.. Lyttle, who has been hauling
wood to the railroad at Hersey during
the past two months, returned home
the latter part of last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. n. l.. Schofield will
move into their new house this week.
B. A. Rissue has returned from Buff
falo county where he has been during
the past two weeks attending court.
A full attendance is requested ~ our
lodge next Saturday night as business
of Importance is to be transacted.
VIII Caldwell closed bis school in the
Judd district yesterday.
Alfred Cochrane and wife, accompa.
MED by two brothers. started for Ma
pleton, d. T., the first Of the week.
Alfred has land there and his brothers
are going for the purpose OF taking
| land.
A Sunday School was organized at
the church last Sunday to be held ey-
cry Sunday at l O'Clock P. n. The fol
lowing officers were elected: Superin-
tendent, Mr.. Lyttle; Assistant Supt..
T. ). Atwater; Secretary, Librarian
| and Treasurer, Vim. Schoaeld.
Several of the young people partici-
pated in a dinner party given at the
| residence of Mr.. Glover. Or Troy, last
Saturday by Miss Boiles- An excellent
| time is reported.