River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1882-10-12
Rock ELM CENTER REMARKS.

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Richard Yates has new wind mill
to pump water from his drilled well.
The farm trade between Robert
Groot and Lee Hammond has not been
contaminated.
Threshing machines are injuring
themselves and each other by reducing
the price per bushel to almost nothing.
The Institute has closed.
G. A. Hawn has again received the
appointment of post master and will
build wing on the north of his store
to be used expressly for a post office.
Parties are through here buying up
hogs to fat and paying 81 cts. on foot.
Everything in shape of a hog is mar.
ketable, be it fat or lean, little or big.
A family in our town have received
a letter from Luke. Walton, of the
state prison. He speaks of sorrow for
his crime. and asks their prayers and
sympathy.
G. A. Hawn's saw mill has under
gone extensive repairs and improve
ments, and is once more in order for
saving, planning, &C., as well as grind
ing corn and feed.
j. S. Hawn, of Rock Elm, has re.
ceived his fall stock of goods and is
ready to supply all demands in his line
at the lowest rates. Butter and eggs
taken in exchange for goods.
1t is stated that Churchill and Child
lister will soon receive the engine
that is TO run their steam saw-mill.
Mr.. Atwater was in town on Friday
collecting for the JOURNAL.
We know of four cane mills running
in this town.
The carpenters and masons are busy
at work finishing the Brown School
house."
An evening class in business arith-
metic and penmanship is to be organ.
lied for the winter.
Mr.. Bells new house is about ready
for occupation.
Are our road overseers going to
work on the roads this fall
Sylvester Cook is to teach in the
Rice district.
Miss Dancing is to teach a four
months term in district No. l..
Mr.. Lowater is to teach a four
months term is No. 8, Martel.
The lyceum is to meet on Friday
evenings, at o'clock p. m.
TAsyLATIoss.
The following tabulations were used
at the Rock Elm Institute.
Use Of the Hyphea.
/.
In compound words it is used
/. When the first word ends and
the second word begins with the same
letter.
2. When the last word is book or
tree.
8. In compounds where the use of
the hyphen changes the Specification.
4. In foreign phrase that has so
lost the meaning of its parts as to be
Anglicized.
4. When part is common to two
or more consecutive compounds.
5. In cardinal numerals from TWEEN
ty to one hundred; also in represent
ing of unit.
6. In certain words consisting of
syllables combined for the sake of
sound, if the parts were not mono
syllables.
Z. In new compounds, or one the
writer supposed not well known.
s. When two or more adjectives
stand before a noun, each of which
might qualify it, and one of the ad-
jectives is to be used as a modiher of
the other.
In other situations it is used
/. To distinguish words or similar
spelling, but different pronunciation.
Example. Deterioration, recreation.
2. To denote that two adjacent
vowels do not unite to form a diph-
thong; as, cooperate.
8. When for want Of space. a por.
tion Of a word has been carried to
new line.
4. When we desire to show the
syllables of which word is composed.
5. When prefix is used before
capital letter; as, pre-Adamite.
8. When prefix is to be followed
by an unusual pause.
I. In doubtful cases, when the
parts are monosyllables, the hyphen
should be omitted.