River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1883-08-30

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Water hauling seven days in the
week.
y Quite number of prairie chickens
have been killed around here.
Threshing is being rapidly pushed
and grain is beginning to come into
| town.
Frank Yaughtrin, of st. Paul, was
down Saturday looking over friends.
Orrin Searles, of Hillsboro, Oak,
was in the city last Sabbath.
Mr.. johnson, of Kansas, brother Q
Mrs. d. j. Dill, is here on a visit.
Will Carleton is here again after an
absence OF couple of years.
John Kempf, Of st. Paul. spent sun
day in Prescott. John is in the house
of Whitman q Frye.
Among the property transfers we
notice that Capt. K. A. Meacham now
owns the building once owned by r.
L. Dunbar, and used by him as a
jewellry store.
L. C. Field, of Wadena, Mimi, was
down tile first of the week on visit to
his parents. Frank is now ON his sec
ond term of office as County Auditor,
and is considered one of the solid bust
ness men of Wadena Co.
Sunday evening at about $50 the
alarm OF fire was given and the fire
found to be in the Episcopal church.
1t seems that Just after the congrega-
tion was dismissed. and just before
closing up tie church, the rope con-
Meeting the rods supporting the chan
deiiers, parted, letting the lamp down.
By the sudden descent, the hook
Strengthened out, letting the lamps
drop on the floor. The blaze was
mostly smothsred, and the chandeliers
carried out doors. Some of the burn
ing oil run Though the floor but was
put out before much damage was done.
Damage not very heavy; lamps broken,
carpets burned somewhat, and floor
injured littk in putting the fire out.
Maiden Rock.
The surveyors have been spending
about week locating the railroad
through the Village. 1t is said that
grading will sooiI commence.
A sociable ant donation for the ben
eft of Rev. j. Holt was gotten up rather
hastily last Wednesday evening, at
which ice cream and cake formed the
principal subjec of interest. About
$40 was cleared.
The depot grounds have been loca-
ted near the Lake View House.
Ed. Stevenson is about to move into
his newly furnished residence in the
rear Of the drag store.
The Indians are doing quite a bust
ness in the sale of sang.
DR.. Harris, of Lake City, was in
town Saturday doing dental work.
They have taken new boarder into
Frank FritZ's household. The little
stranger has come to stay.
Cabbage worms are putting in their
work thoroughly in this vicinity.
f. McVean has commenced work
on his new residence.
The lake is SO low that boats have
great difficulty il landing.
Sheriff Sands, with his wife and
daughter started for a pleasure trip
to the East last Tuesday. They took
three patients to the Insane Asylum
at Madison while enroute. They
were out on Lake Pepin in the midst
of Tuesdays great storm, but the lit
tie steamer Perrin breasted the waves
like a duck, and took them all safely
ashore.
There is very little sickness in this
community and an entire freedom
from epidemic diseases of all kinds.
The Camp-meeting at Ono commenc-
ed Wednesday. There is quite large
attendance from Maiden Rock.
A portion of the cyclone that did
such damage in southern Minnesota
last week Tuesday, visited Maiden
Rock, fortunately doing no serious
damage. The gale caught Capt.
Loucks as he was returning in his sail
boat from Frontenac with the mail
and two passengers. The wind tore
the sail from his grasp and the boat
drifted rapidly before it. Many anX-
ious ones watched them from the shore,
expecting momentarily to see them
capsize, but the old Captain, who has
braved the storms of this lake for
many years, with rare presence of
mi ndskillfully guided the boat safely
to shore, although the paSsengere were
thoroughly drenched. and the boat
half full of water on landing. The
Captain said it was worst storm he ever
saw on the lake.