River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1881-09-22
PREscoTT PAR. iRAPHs.
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Prescott Par. iRAPHs.
Don't forget the fair.
Charley Boughton is reshingling his
house.
Mrs. Abbott has been to st. Paul
buying goods.
VIM. Gates, of Saltwater, was in
town last Sunday.
The bric-a-brac in the Piaindealer
win be revived this week.
Mrs. Flint, of Warren, Mimi, is here
on visit at Ezera Beardsley's.
The Good Templars will serve re-
freshments on the fair grounds.
Mrs. Clark will move to st. Paul
where her son, James, is working.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. &. Williams have
departed for their home in 0sceola.
Miss Lulu Scott, of Hastings. has
been spending few days with friends
in Prescott.
Jas. Clark spent Sunday in this city.
He is now in the employ of P. Ii. KEEL
ly, of st. Paul.
Miss Lizzie Wilson has secured a
good school for the winter in the
northern part of the State.
N. P. Husting got severe cut over
his left eye with beer glass for re-
fusing to~sell a drink to drunken
man.
Mrs. Mansergh will go to st. Paul
this week to select a house, and if she
finds one suitable will move up next
week.
On account of the high water the
ferry has been moved up by Meacham
Bros. S planning mill, and now runs
straight across.
Norman Argetsinger, NJ. II. Dill and
George Dill fell off from the steam fer
ry in consequence of the railing CIV
ing away against which they were
leaning. All, being good swimmers,
were saved.
Last Saturday a couple of Scandina-
VianS with a bottle of whiskey be-
tween them went across the lake in a
boat. The whiskey disappeared in con-
sequence of which they lost their way,
the boat tipped over and they chung
to the submerged craft until two
O'Clock the next morning when they
were picked up by st. Jacobs Oil men.
TRIABELLE TRIPLES. -
A. j. Moore is home from Mimi,
Farmers are end eayoring to thresh.
The Trimbelle was on boom last
Sunday.
Alvah Beardslly is building school
house near Allahoe.
Geo. Scullen has his cane mill near.
ly ready for operation.
Z. Leach & Co. are doing thriving
business at their store.
+. w. Havelandt will soon have a
self feeding corn shelter in operation
at his mill for the accommodation of
his customers.
Bennett district, number 5. is to
have new school house 20x30. Work
has been commenced and it is intend
ed to have it completed in Oct.
Considerable of the cane raised in
this town will be hauled to Powell's
mill at River Falls to be manufactured.
A stone weighing several tons re-
end of L. w. Haverlandt' 5 mill dam do
ing considerable damage. Theetone was
blown in pieces with powder and the
dam will be repaired this week. This
nishap in no way interferes with grind
ing and Mr.. HaVelandt will continue to
supply his customers with an excellent
grade of flour.
GILMAN GATHERINGS.
Mr.. Weldon's family and Mr.. Coon's
are afflicted with diphtheria.
Mrs. Halls is living in Gilman again
at present, and wants to sell her farm.
A family Of Polander's has just
moved into town. They raised a log
house yesterday.
Fred Halls, formerly resident of
Gilman, died recently of typhoid fever.
He was man of very good ability,
and we'll liked by those who knew him
well.
Some months since there was fun
eral of little child that had died of
diphtheria. In carrying the corpse to
the grave some quilts were spread
over the coffin. Those quilts after
wards laid in a wagon which stood for
about two hours ill a farmers door
yard. Two little children went into
the wagon, and, after playing awhile,
lay down on those quilts and fell
asleep. Soon after they We're at
tackled with diphtheria in its most
malignant form, AID one died. The
same disease has just broken out again
in the same family, and in the family
of their nearest neighbor. How much
trouble a little prudential forethought
might have saved.
ONo ORIGINAIs.-
j. McKinstry has sold his property
to G. Betcher, Of Esdala.
Wheat and oat stacks are badly
sprouted in this vicinity.
We are promised another wedding
soon. win not mention names yet.
A new sawmill, hub factory, ETC.,
are among the things promised Ono.
Mrs. Shaver, of Waukesha county,
Wis, is visiting her daughter. Mrs.
G.. Wood.