River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1881-06-02
LOCAL AND MISCELLANEOUS.

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LOCAL AND MISCELLANEOUS.
Rye is headed out.
Baby carriages at IL. G. Haven's.
Wisconsin has over 1000 lawyers.
Vegetation is making rapid strides.
I'm. Nye returned to Clear Lake
yesterday.
Circuit court convenes at Ellsworth,
June 18th.
G. w. Farnsworth was home the
first of the week
The work of matchmaking the roads
has been commenced.
Elbridge Currier is in charge of the
books at Jenson's store.
The New Richmond fair will be
held Sept. ii, 10, and l6.
r. N. Bevans is home on a visit
from Morris, Minnesota.
w. IL. Sanderson has been appoint
ed special treasury agent.
The dandelon crop throughout the
village is immense this year.
New names are daily added to the
JOURNAL's subscription list.
Degree meeting at the Temple of
Honor next Monday evening.
II. F. Woodland, of Baldwin, was in
town yesterday on business.
Farmers meeting at Fosters Park
June 18th. Bear this in mind.
j. NJ. Grisom has a new awning
over the front of his barber shop.
a. Hirsch is agent for the Ameri-
can sewing machines at this place.
Bring your job printing to the JOUR
NAL office. Satisfaction guaranteed.
j. W. Hollenbeck, of Ellsworth,
was in the village the first of the week.
j. w. Reynolds has the contract to
build Prof. w. c. Kings new dwell
ing.
The ". C. T. Z. will meet at the
NJ. f. Church Friday afternoon of this
week.
The Reform Club will meet at A.
P. YIELDS law Office next Tuesday eve
ming.
The BURBERRY crop promises to be
the largest ever grown in the north
west.
There are at present in this state
about 100 insane persons under pub
lie care.
L. G. Rollin has let the contract for
painting the iron bridges to d. Ii.
Leyings.
A. J. Follansbee. the blacksmith,
has put up fancy sign over the front
of his shop.
Mrs. N. Gibbs started for Cleveland,
Ohio, last Monday morning for few
months visit.
Oakley & Hale are now turning out
lime at the rate of one thousand bar
rels per week.
Rev. A. ). Collins administered the
rite of baptism by immersion to four
persons last Sabbath.
Pierce county boasts of an assessor
who never heard of Senator Conkling
until about week ago.
J. X. Haven is selling large num-
bers of the Marsh Harvester with the
Deering Irvine Binder.
Judge Foster is building barn 20x
100 feet, with 90 it. posts. A. w.
Preston has the contract.
A black beetle is repoi ted to be do
ing considerable damage to wheat in
some parts of the county.
Rev. a. r. Medburg, of Milwaukee,
will hold services at the Baptist church
next Sunday at 1890 A. NJ.
There are five counties in this state
without railroads; these are Door, Ke-
waunee, Langlade, Adams, and Pepin.
-Four persons from Hammond, rela-
tiyes of Rev. Collins, were in town
visiting Monday and Tuesday of this
week.
Reports from different sections Of
the country indicate that the prospect
on the whole for a good crop is very
good.
The "Dalles of st. Croix' comes out
this week profusely illustrated with
the famous scenery Of the upper st.
CrOiX.
y delegation form the Normal pic
niced at Alton last Saturday. The
Indictment weather did not admit of
the fullest enjoyment.
The 10th annual convention of the
Catholic Total Abstinence Union of
| Wisconsin has been called to meet at
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