River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1881-09-01
Rock ELM CENTER REMARKS

The Institute opens Sept. 5.
Frank Alexander is at home.
Several farmers pussy cutting corn.
DR.. Merrill is building new barn.
The Good Templars had an oyster
supper lately.
Frank Alexander and F. NJ. Gilmore
are visiting in town.
David White has been visiting old
friends at Darlington.
A large delegation from our town
visited Ono on Sunday last.
Mrs. Geo. Shaw has gone to La
Crosse on visit to her sister.
d. Slowing buried his little daugh-
ter, aged 5 years, on the goth ult.
Mr.. Tounoc is at work on the river.
Mrs. t. talks of living in Durand.
G. A. Hawn has ordered a large
amount of new goods for his store.
Lecture next Monday evening. Top
ic: ''IIow to study and general read.
ing"
Miss S. Alexander will reopen her
school in the Persons district the 5th
of Sept.
A II lb. boy took up his residence
in the family of Richard Yates on the
Dist inst.
j. Gore returned home for short
time last week, but returned to Mimi.
on Monday.
Miss Dora Sewell closed a 5 months
term of school in the Scott district on
Friday last.
j. 5. Hahn is about adding dry.
goods ami grocery department To his
model store.
The Good Templais now indulge in
melons as an exercise for the good-of
the-order topic.
Pupils wishing to attend the insti
tute can get board at So per week in
several families.
OF the threshing hereabouts, so far
we find the average is about l.
bushels per acre.
Drs. Hart and Merrill removed a
a large wen from G.. A. Hawn's TEN.
pie on Saturday last.
A full set of Chambers Encyclo
pedia has lately been added to the
reference books at the Institute.
Maud Storing, aged years and /.
days, died of diphtheria, Aug 10Th
Her remains were taken to Ellsworth
for burial.
Several of our citizens have been
purchasing new rifles. Among others
Jay Hawn has been trying a new
Winchester.
Al reference volumns are now to be
found in the library of the Institute,
all of great worth and to which the
pupils will have free access.
The examination for and the organ.
ization of the courses of study will
be held at the Rock Elm Center Insti-
tute on Monday, Sept. 5, 1881.
A consultation of physicians was
held Oh Saturday at Mr.. Henry Tur-
ner's over tue case of Mrs. T. To cut
or not to cut off limb was the ques-
ton.
The following are the officers of
the Good Templars for the present
quarter: Benz. Thompson. w. C. T.;
Ed. Hawn, P. w. G. T.; Mary Fox, V.
r.: Jennie Whip, r. S.; Cassius
Hawn, F. S.; Dora Sewell, w. T.;
Mrs. Sarah Cheney, w. c.; Libbie
Collett, l. G.; James BONNER, o. G.;
D. Wilson, D. G. w. G. T.
At the annual school meeting, Gen.
ter district, the clerk reported: 6
months school during the past year
33 registered during winter term; 81
registered DUNN summer term; days
attendance in winter 1851; days at.
tendance in summer 1899; total at
tendance during year 3440; average
during winter q; average during sum-
mer 30; average during year 20.
Every unmarried pupil of school age
in the district has attended school
since Sept. 1st, 1880.
Mrs. M. L. Churchill, assisted by
Jennie Whip, is conducting large
youths class in vocal music. She
holds her sessions from 10 to y and
from = to Tuesday and Friday of
each week. There is a houseful of
the little ones, and sfrom the great
interest they take in their work, it
seems that they are all determined to
be accomplished singers. Rain or
shine the children will be seen
in the morning going to the school
house. while there is but few of them
who do not walk over mile, and
some and miles. Mrs. Churchill
is having great success not only in
training the voice but in teaching the
notation of music.