River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1882-07-20
TRENTON TIDINGs.-
The river is on the fall.

TRENTON IIDINGs.-
The river is on the fall.
The late wind broke up several RATS.
Mrs. Sharpe is recovering from her
illness.
Rumor saith that C. Hart has discov-
cred a gold mine.
Henry Pumpkin has returned from
the south where he has been handling
the Wood Self Binder.
Our hay crop is lighter than last
year. and we now look for high prices.
Daniel Hansen died on the 25th inst.
of inflammation caused by bruise on
his lower limbs.
We are all going to vote for Hans
B. Warner this fall.
Potato bugs are very numerous in
in places, and farmers are using paris
green very plentifully
A caucus will be held at the school
house in Dist. No. on Saturday after
noon at two o'clock, July Goth, for the
purpose of electing delegate to at
tend the county convention to be held
at Ellsworth the 3lst inst.
j. ii. Boustead, notary public. is
prepared to draw up all legal instru-
ments. deeds, mortgages. ETC., and is
agent for some of the best insurance
companies in the United States.
Some of our foremost farmers have
gone to-day to the farm of Howard
Libby, on Feathe rstone Prairia, to the
great binder trial.
HARPER's MAGAZINE for August Is brill
liant Number. 1t opens with fine frontis-
piece, a full page illustration by ABBEY, en-
graved by CLossoN. We note especially two
bright Summer articles-both splendidy IL
lustrated-"Some Western Resorts" by
JOHN A. BUTLER, and "The Cruise of the
'Nameless' by BARNET PHlLlPs.
Col. 7. w. HIGGINsoN contributes "The
First Americans" an entertaining and in
structive historical paper-the rst of Sc
ries which is to give continuous history OF
the United States down to the close OF Presi-
dent Jackson's Administration-proius
illustrated.
There could be no more attractive Sum-
mer holiday reading than Mr.. LATHRoP's
fourth paper of 'Spansh Vistas," in which
he Introduces his readers to Andalusian de-
lights and the splendors of the ALEXANDRIA
Mr.. REMNANTS beautiful illustrations en-
no ah "A I,5s laI 1,
sauntering.
"Some Worthless of Old Norwich" (Sir
Thomas Browne, Lord Nelson, John and
Mrs. Opie, Mrs Barbauld, Harriet Martineau,
Sir William Beechey, Elizabeth Fry, and old
John Crome) are treated by Miss ALICE R.
HoBBINs in an interesting article. illustrated
by views and portraits.
GEORGE M. DAWSON contributes an enter
tanning sketch of the Queen Charlotte Is
lands and their native inhabitants, the Haida
Indians, with illustrations
7. L. PDNDERGAsT contributes an article
on the Canadian Pacific Railway, and the
wonderful region-the "New Northwest -
which is about to open to civilization. The
article is illustrated with an excellent map.
very important article relating to the
perls OF navigation in the North Atlantic
Icebergs and fog-is contributed by J. w
SHACKFoRD, Captain OF the ILLINOIS.
Thousands of Magazine readers will give
an eager welcome to one Of the oldest con-
tributors to HARPER, DR.. A. A. LIscoMB, and
will read with interest his exceedingly able
article on ''The Uses of Shakespeare off the
Stage
The Number contains three strong short
stories: ga Rebel" by JULIAN HAWTHORNE;
''Laquelle?" by Mrs. u. b. GRsTAFsoN; and
"a St. Augustine EPISODE" by Miss A. R..
MACFARLANE. Poems are contributed by Ed
GAR FAweETT and WILLIAM WINTER.
The Editorial Departments maintain their
old vigor. Among the contributors to the
DRAWER are k. K. MUNKIrTRIcK, J. NJ BAL
LEY, JOHN GOODMAN. G. t. LANlGAN, and A. K
SWEET.