River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1883-02-08

to our capaciOuS ears rum0rS or at least I
two others in the near future.
We imagine t.ere'll be nice little
flood in the spring when this snow
takes its departure. We always were
blest with a vivid imagination.
We learn that Robert Ashbaugh
and his son James, VINO moved to
Lake Traverse last Fall, are well
pleased with their new location.
The many friends of Mrs. 0. G.
Searles, formerly a resident OF this
town. will be panied to learn that she
has become almost hopelessly blind.
The organ question, which has
caused little agitation at Glenwild,
has been amicably settled by the
Templars presenting the organ to the
church.
n. B. Caldwell will probably make
short visit home the latter part OF
the winter. Some intimate that ne
will be accompanied by Mrs. Z.
$50 mote it be. !"
The rumor that NJ. j. P. Thing
was located in Minnesota as Congre-
gational minister was totally without
foundation, Milo not having as yet
taken clerical orders.
We understand that our rising
Young townsman. Ellis Henry, conteni-
plates adding to his present property,
possessions in the borders of River
Falls, adjacent to Clifton.
Nick. Nopp has applied for pen
sion, and the probabilities are that he
will receive one at an early date. Mr..
n. bases his claim on internal disabil-
tiles received during the war.
Fred Bushman, over in Oak Grove.
has bought Mrs. Boomers farm for
80. 600. We risk the just wrath OF
our oak Grove brother in making this
statement, but will put it on record
all the same.
We hear frequent comparisons
drawn between the present winter
and that of '56-'57, bnt it is generally
admitted that the blizzard of last
week s.got away with anything ever
before known in Pierce county.
Our present town board which has
remained unchanged during the past
two years, seem to be giving excellent
satisfaction. Unless the officers them
selves desire it, there will probably be
no change made at the next election.
The Pierce Valley sociahle was to
have been held at VIM. Finley's last
Friday night, but the regular snow
squall filed a protest against active
operations. We have not been advised
as to the place of meeting for this
week.
Professional wolf and fox hunters
are common in town this winter.
Among others we notice Henry and
Hiram Judd, Dood Thomas, Eli
Granger. Joe Davis and viii Brown.
The BOYS travel usually on snow shoes
and carry repeating rifles.
Interested parties desiring accurate
information as to the sensation ex-
perienced by person lost in biz
Zard. will do well tn communicate
with this correspondent. He's been
there and knows all about it. Address
Clifton, care of Journal, and enclose
ii revenue stamp.
female ieggar has been wander
ing through this community, system
atically imploring charity ON the plea
of feebleness and disability. Twould
a
any person physically able to make a
business of travelling on foot during
the present winter ought to be aided
to some occupation not quite so ar
duous.
Belated travellers need compass.
lantern, and implicit trust in Provi-
denee, to follow the devious meander-
ings of the winter highways in this
town. Rumor hath it that one noctur-
nal traveller narrowly escaped blasting
hitherto excellent reputation as an
APOSTLE of temperance. by attempting
the transit of neighbours hen-house
under the mistaken impression that
he was placidly journeying along the
legal Choroughfare.
As Clinton Davis was returning
from Hudson one day last week, he
stopped for a few minutes in River
Falls, and left his horse hitched in
front of Boxrud' store while he went
short distance away to attend to
some business. A few minutes after
hi. left, Mr.. Johnson. one of Boxrud's
clerks, happening to look through the
window, saw two men stealthily ap
proach the cutter. grasp the buffalo
robe, and start rapidly down the alley
Just solth of the store. Mr.. j. in-
stantly gave the alarm, the thieves
were Immediately followed, and at the
lower end of the passage.way the robe
was found stuffed under pile of
wood. Neither the thieves nor
pair of gloves that were lying on the
robe were overtaken.
Mr.. Lyle, late of this town, has
had peculiar and not altogether un-
remunerative experience since leaving
Clifton in October. 1t seems that
when he arrived at Hastings while
making his trip westward. he was I'M
expectedIy detained for several hours.
and while attending to the business
causing this detention an enterprising
iail-bird. filled with Indifferent whis-
key and an unholy longing for the
property of others. stole one of Lytle's
horses and hind him away toward
Wisconsin in safety. Mr.. L., who was
not long in discovering the absence OF
his horse. started Immediately in pur-
suit. and arrived at the Mississippi
ferry just as the boat containing the
thief and his stolen chattel was near
the middle of the river headed for the
opposite shore. After considerable
parleying the ferryman was per
suaded to return his cargo to the
shore from which he had just started,
and no sooner did the boat touch land
than our townsman gripped the thief,
who was endeavoring to escape, by
the coat tails. The coat, being of the
Seymour variety and rather brief in
the skirts, afforded but an insecure
hold, but Mr.. L. hung on like grim
death until help arrived. and the cul
prt was securely jailed, when Mr..
Lyle proceeded on his journey. The
thief was tried. convicted, and sen
fenced to one year and half in Still
water last week, and Mr.. L. received
5000 reward for capturing a horse
thief.