River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1882-06-22


Mr.. d. Currier and wife, of River
Falls, spent few days here at the AS
ISOLATION.
The st. Croix Valley Baptist Asso-
citation passed the following resolu-
tions during its session here.
RESOLVED, That while we believe that all
unrighteousness is sin, that we regard the
sin OF intemperance as being first among the
vices that are dragging the bone and sinew
of our land down to destruction.
RESOLVED, That in the light of Gods
word, we use our voice, vote, and influence
against this curse, and that we heartily en-
dorse all Gospel and lawful means used for
its suppression
Mr.. Loucks returned from Camp
bell, Mimi, last Saturday. His wife
came back with him.
A. Cook and wife are in Dubuque.
Iowa, visiting.
DR.. Golden and wife, of st. Croix,
were the guests of Mr.. and Mrs. r. NJ.
Sands last week.
Miss Lulu Sands will complete her
term of school next Friday. She has
succeeded well, we are told.
Last week was week of accidents.
The packet Centennial ran over fish
ing smack at Lake City aud killed a
man. At Red Wing a gentleman, two
ladies and one child we're boat riding,
when the skiff upset and the ladies
were drowned. And a man was
thrown from Barn Bluff by a certain
party and killed.
Mr.. William McCleary had three
strokes of paralysis, but is now said to
be mending.
Mr.. Thomas Carmichael died of lung
fever on Saturday last after a weeks
illness. The funeral services were
held at his late residence on Sunday
at 3 o'clock p. m. He leaves a wife
and two or three children.
The sGopher" is anchor in Rush
River loading with wood. A barge is
loading with lumber at the levee for
it, also. The principal steamers are
now using the electric light. 1t casts
it's rays fully one mile.
A mirage was seen on tie lake one
morning last week.
Mr.. Stevenson caught fish measur-
ing nearly five feet and weighing
nearly thirty pounds.
The following is the distance travel
ed by our mail carrier, Mr.. w. b.
Geer, in a period of ten years: From
Maiden Rock to River Falls, in three
years, 9,9S4 miles; from Red Wing TO
Reeds Landing, In three years, IL, 4S0
miles; from Maiden Rock to Rock
Elm in one year, 1864 miles; from
Maiden Rock to Lake City in three
years, 7 ,4S8 miles; from Maiden Rock
to Frontenac, 720 miles; from Maiden
Rock to Ellsworth in three years and
three months, 1905 miles; from
Maiden Rock to Hersey in three years
and four months, 1912 miles; MAX
ing total of IS, miles travel in
the period of ten years, and all either
on foot or with team. In the last
three years, he has used no less than
one hundred seventy-three different
horses for the business.
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CLIFTON CHIT CHAT
Strawberries.
Garden sass.
Where do you celebrate
No lodge last Saturday night.
Robt Ashbaugh has taken land in
Mimi. He will move there this fall.
Mrs. w. c. Potter is visiting in
town.
Miss Mary West is the owner of
new piano.
OrvilIe Wood, of River Falls, was
evangelizing in town recently.
There was dance in the new house
ON the Peter johnson farm last Fri
day night.
School closes in two weeks at Pierce
Valley.
Large numbers of fish are being
caught in the creek and lake.
Picnics are not as prevalent as in
days OF yore.
A pair of Migrants, male and female.
ostensibly man and wife, have been
aimlessly wandering through town.
Mrs. Trip, nee Atkins, is living at
Green Does this summer.
A medium sized skiff propelled by
steam attracted some attention on the
lake last Saturday.
The elongated phiz. of the average
farmer has been considerably short
ened by the late rain.
Pat. Casey and VIM. Finley are build
ing granaries.
Charlie Finley and Rob. Caldwell,
two Clifton prodigals, are expected
home on visit this summer.
George Miles, of Prescott, has been
helping Moody on Copley's newlbarn.
Camp meeting attractions will draw
divers of our citizens to Red Rock
next Sunday.
LII. Shepherd is abroad in the west.
Wonder if Lewis is viewing the
broad acres of Minnesota through a
matrimonial telescope.