River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1881-02-24
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A water famine prevails at Baldwin.
Measels affllct the rising generation
of New Richmond and vicinity.
Quite number of wild ducks are
wintering in the open places on Apple
river.
A red ribon club at New Richmond
is the result of DR.. Reynolds temper
ance lectures. NJ. E. Clapp is presi-
dent.
A brewery at Eau Claire has sus.
pended operations for want of patron
age. This is an almost unparalleled
circumstance.
The New Richmond Republican
says: "There are stacks of grain of
last years crop, still unthreshed, in
sight of the road to Hudson"
A portable engine. belonging to
Lester Griffin, of Troy, which was
used in resawing lumber at Glenmont
Mills, was destroyed by the bui ming
If Il .illing which WAS used as All
engine house, last week.-HudsOn
True Republican,.
The doctors report number of
cases of spinal meningitis III this vi
entity, and that here is danger of
is becoming epidemic. Unlike sever
al years ago, wnen it was 81 prevalent
among the children of this locality, it
IS confined to the young people between
sixteen and thirty-four years OF age.
Nearly all the cases have been fatal
Hudson True Republican.
There will be some tall steamboat
ing on the st. Croix river next sum-
mer. The steamboat men do not pro-
pose to let any little railroad get away
with them. -.Stittwdter Lumbernedn.
H. S. Foster has been notified that
the mail route from Baldwin to River
Falls has been discontinued to take eff
feet February 28th. A new route has
been established as follows to com
mence March LIST. From Baldwin
three times week TO Woodsidt, Pleas
ant Valley. Kiunickinnic back to
Pleasant Valley. New Centerville,
Woodside to Baldwin.
This route II Is been established in
connection with tri-weekly route
from River Falls to Ell Paso. Martel
and New Centerville, where the con-
tractors engage to meet ut the same
time.
This will give several towns increas-
ed mail facilities for which they will
he thankful. H. S. Foster is contrac-
tor on the Baldwin route.-BaidWin
Bulletin.
If you have bad cough try Tubbs'
Elixir of Life.
More snow has fallen this winter
than during any season ii the past ten
years.
LOST On the Ellsworth road, be.
tween this village and Forestville, on
Wednesday, the 23d inst, a gentle.
mans scarf, of brown color with pink
border. The finder is requested to
leave the same at the JOURNAL office
and receive a suitable reward.
The temperance meetings now in
progress ut Brackets Hall are largely
attended, the audience being limited
only by the capacity of the hall.
4 bout three hundred persons signed
the pledge Tuesday and Wednesday
evenings. DR.. Reynolds is a forcihle
speaker and his meetings are generally
very successful.
The annual meeting of of the Green
wood Cemetery Association Will be
held in the Baptist church Saturday,
March 5th, at 2 O'Clock P. NJ. The
adoption of Bylaws. and other impor-
tant bus ness will come before he as
ISOLATION at that time, and it is very
desirable that all lot owners should
be present. ]. B. THAYER,
44-3w Secretary.
EDS. JOURNAL
Report of the last month shows no
instance of corporeal punishment in
the Graded School. | am not advised
AS to whether or not there has been
during the present year. There has
been but one case of suspension or ex-
pulson. The average attendance dur
ing such month was % per cent. of
the enrolment. l often visit the Prin-
cipal's room, where there sit so pupils.
With single exception the Principal
has never seemed conscious of the
fact that there were pupils present
save those in recitation, in that case
a little girl being merely reminded
that she was making undue noise in
her books.-and yet | have
not seen the first instance of commun-
ication or mischeivousneSs in any
form. SO far as can be detected the |
entire buildings and furniture are in |
as good condition as when school COM |
menced. I have spoken specially of |
the highest room, because such APP |
parently voluntary department on the
part of so many children is tribe nov
81 to me. The other rooms are In ex.
,ellent order.
Feb. %, 1881.
O. SMITH. Disc Clerk.