River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1880-03-11

Our merchants are receiving spring
goods.
Triple,
AZ Bradshaw's.
For high toned visiting cards call
at this office. Il
Caucuses as well as crocuses will
soon be in bloom.
Thanks to Hon. n. p. Haugen for
the annual Blue Book.
Kellogg's artistic talents should not
be overlooked. Call at his gallery and
sample them.
You can buy good plough shoe at
Bradshaw's for Sl.25, good kip boot
for a2S IS, and a calf boot for S2.75ii
Forty thousand Wisconsin veterans
have thus far announced their pur-
pose to attend the soldiers reunion at
Milwaukee in June next.
6. j. Oakley has one thousand cords
of wood at his lime kiln and expects
to burn thirty thousand barrels Of
lime during the summer.
John Rehcler, near Saltwater, J.
w. Gordon, of Alton. and Frank Mel
son. each purchased a celebrated
Western Cottage organ last week of
C. w. Youngman.
Those who desire to advertise for
the real benefits to be attained will
find the JOURNAL the best medium
through which to reach the maSses,it
circulation being at least double that |
of any other paper in the county.
The sugar refinery enterprise does
not look very encouraging just now,
but there will doubtless be several
small mills built throughout this Sec
ton and a considerable amount of |
cane raised the coming season.
Chas. Simons has purchased of p.
f. Bracket the vacant house that |
stoed near Mr.. BIS residence and |
moved it on the lot in front of |
Shorts mill. He will occupy it as
dwelling as soon as it can be put in
order.
Henry L. Huber, of Ellsworth, is
canvassing this county soliciting in
surance for the old and reliable Cont
| mental Insurance Company, of New
York. His headquarters are at Els
worth. Amy one desiring insurance |
| in a good company should consult Mr..
Huber.
Lewis K. Muzzy, of Buffalo Co.,
formerly student in the Normal at
this place, who shot and killed Geo.
W. Ellis at Modena, Buffalo county,
on the evening of Feb. 18th, 1879, has
been convicted of the murder in the
fourth degree and sentenced to the
State prison for fifteen months.
The suit of Redmon, Cross d Co,
against the Ftna Insurance Co., for
insurance on their mill at Prescott
which was burned in 1875 has recently
been decided by our Supreme Court,
which affirmed the judgment of the
Circnit Court allowing Redmon, Cross
& Co.. the full amount OF insurance
claimed. Us. White, Esq. of Prescott,
conducted the suit to a successful
termination.
Upon the authority OF an exchange
we last week made the following an
nouncement Hon. c. d. Parker has
been appointed regent of Normal
Schools. vice I. ID. Weeks, resigned. ="
| A friend at our elbow who knows
what he is talking about says that item |
should have read as follows "Hon. |
c. u. Parker has been appointed a
Regent of the University of Wiscon-
sin, vice +. d. Steele, resigned. .
The soldiers of st. Creix county have |
perfected an organization with Otis |
Hoyt rs President, and Capt. A. A.
Kelley as Secretary, and are moving
for the organization of st. Croix
Valley Soldiers Association, to in
clude the soldiers of Polk, st. Croix |
and Pierce counties. Indications point |
to a large attendance at the June re-
union in Milwaukee from this section
of the State.
John Watson Is now well establish
ed at his old stand on Main Street
where he has large stock of harness
es of all kinds, the material and work
manship of which Is not excelled any
where. During his sojourn here Uncle
John has turned out several hundred
sets Of harnesses which speak Tor
themselves and the manufacturer
with more potency than we can in
dite. Mr.. Watson always gives his
customers a square deal. Call on him.
I'VE cannot but smile" says an ex-
change, "w. en- man tells us he can
not take his local paper because he
wants to take a Chicago paper. He
might us well say that he cannot af-
ford bread because he intends having
sponge cake. Meanwhile he has to
ask his neighbor about the local news
and notices, and the local paper goes
on building up his place and business
and serving his conyeniences without