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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1883-09-06
Rock Elm Center.

Our towns people almost enmass at
tended the Ono camp-meeting on Sun
day.
Grand preparations are being made
for the approaching campfire exer-
cises.
Charles Cooks winter wheat thresh-
ed 80 bushels per acre of excellent
quality.
Churchill & Chichester sawed out the
frame for Oberding & Hunn's new
steam mill on Saturday last.
Spring wheat so far yields from Is
to 20 bushels per acre, of fair quality,
while oats yield from so to go bushels,
good quality.
The fall Institute proper began
Tuesday, with increased attendance.
We were miSinfOrmed in regard TO the
school last week, which was only a
series of recitationS. Mr.. Lowater kind
ly continued for the benefit of those
who remained for the fall term.
Moses Laurent has sold his property
at the Center to a MIR. Miller, recently
from Dodge county, and will move to
Tennessee in six weeks. Mrs. Laurent
wishes to announce to the public that
her stock of goods will be found at her
house, and will be sold at cost to close
them out. Mr.. Miller takes imm edi-
ate possession of the store and will
open boot and shoe store and shop.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1883-09-06

"A little library, growing larger
every year. is an honorable part of a
young man S history. 1t is a man $
duty to have books. A library is not
a luxury. but one of the neccessaries
of life. "-Beecher.
There were forty-six working men,
bers enrolled in the Institute this
week.
We are pleased to learn that Miss
Ella Bradley will teach in this county
this year instead of in st. Paul.
The work in the fall examinations
viii be largely based upon the ''Man-
ual."
Messrs. VIM. Cairns and VIM. Strick-
land returned to Madison this week to
attend school.
What tortures will not some people
endure for the sake of being in style,
even to throwing away health and
making walking monstrosities of
themselves.
Among the benefits to be derived
from the annual gathering together of
teachers such as we now have are:
l. improvement in method; ..
Self-culture; 3. Development of pro-
fessional spirit; f. Broader views of
the duties of the teacher and great
er love for the work.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1883-09-06
Kinnickinnic.

Fred Dodge, who has been away this
summer as an expert for the Meteor
mick Co. returned home last Friday.
Miss Fannie Williams, who has been
spending the summer with her aunt,
Mrs. 0. w. Williams, returned to ST..
Paul last Monday with her uncle, 5. w.
Williams, who went over to attend the
celebration of the Northern Pacific
opening Mr.. NJ. w. Wilson was also
in attendance.
F. S. Kirkland, who has been spend
ing the summer at Duluth, arrived in
town last Friday night.
Mrs. H. S. Baker returned from her
eastern visit on Friday last.
Misses Varna Cook and Jessie Deyar-
mould are attending the Normal School.
Leslie Whitcomb, who has been
home on a short visit, has returned to
Dakota.
Mrs. f. P. Cole, who was very sick
with cholera morbus, is slowly recov-
ering.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1883-09-06
Manuel Training s chool.

The st. Louis manual training school
is an interesting experiment. The
FIRST class of twenty eight has just COM
pleted the three years course. They
have made three steam engines, doing
all the work from the drawing to the
final touch. This education of the
hands has not been accomplished at
the sacrifice of the education of the
head. as only two hours of each day is
devoted to manual labor. The course
extends over three years, in which
time they become skilled draughtsmen
and gain knowledge of materials
They learn to mold, To cast, and to
plane, bore and drill castings by ma
chine tools. Wrought iron and steel
are worked by them at the forge. and
tempering, braZing and soldering are
thoroughly learned. IN view of the
success of the st. Louis school, Chi.
cago has raised one hundred thousand
dollars for the establishment Of sim
liar institution.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1883-09-06

Dinnnnnd Rluffa

Rev. L. A. II. WEIGH. wife and
daughter have gone to Mt. Pleasant,
via Mazeppa, and will return next
week.
Threshing is being done in Il lively
way just now, wheat is OF a fine quail
ty and tests higher than last year, as
far as heard from.
G. II. Grant has completed d. N.
Wethern's new store. 1t is "a TT. wide,
90 TT. long and will be filled with goods,
new and old, as soon as the paint and
varnish has time to dry.
Miss Mary and Jessie Carpenter, of
Lake City. Mimi, recently spent few
DAYS in this place with their former
school-mate. Miss Lorinda WEIGH.
We learn that our old friend, Jim
Grant, formerly of this place but late
of Minnesota cyclone, has bought
VIM. Houston S livery stable and out
ft in Prescott. S. F. Keimer will be
partner in the business. We wish
them success.
Those four school ma ans who took
that pleasure trip on the Percy Swain,
to Reed s last week, came near finding
it not so pleasant and were slightly
frightened, as they were on Lake Pepin
at the time of the wind storm and the
cyclone at Rochester; but they recoy-
cred, and returned home with smiling
faces and glowing accounts of their
adventures.
Mr.. Durgin is at his old post as mail
carrier from d. B. to Red Wing. Per-
sons in this vicinity wishing errands
done will find him just the one to send
by. He also carries passengers, and has
complete outfit of umbrellas, rubber
robes, etc. Ladies and children going
on this route without protectors will
be especially cared for.
A sneak thief staying at Ed. Niles
for few days waiting for harvest to
begin, took On leaving, seven or eight
dollars in money from the children S
money boxes, etc. as he could find
them-S5 from one and as low as four
cents from another.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1883-09-06
Ellsworth.
School teachers are plenty.


The potato bug seems anxious. =
The young urchins are on the war.
path.
An ''old maids picnic" below town
last Saturday.
On account of the Teachers Insti-
tute. school has been postponed for
one week.
We understand that Miss Lavina Nc
Collum will attend school at Madison
this year.
Messrs. Chas. Evans and Wood were
in town one day last week interview
ing Conductor Barker.
The work on the new county build
ing has advanced SO far that lathing
has been commenced down stairs.
Last Saturday, Prof. Keyes and wife,
accompanied by his his brother, spent
a few hours here visiting friends.
The lectures read in the church dur
ing the last week. by Mr.. j. S. Rounce,
were unusually good and well deliver
ed.
Last Sunday afternoon large con-
course of friends and neighbOrs fol-
lowed the remains of Mr.. NJ. Maggie to
their last resting place.
We see many new faces in town this
week, and learn that the attendance
upon the Institute has largely in
creased over that of last week.
The farmers in this vicinity say that
there is more money obtained from a
given amount of milk if taken to the
cheese factory than if it be made into
butter,
Mr.. P. Guitteau, of Maiden Rock,
came to this place last Saturday and
made brief visit with his parents
and then returned home accompanied
by his wife.
The sermon delivered by Prof. Bar
ker in the NJ. E. church last Sunday
evening was we'll attended and the
generally expressed opinion is that he
is man of ability.
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Oiiyot.

Mrs. Rideout closed very success.
full term Of school here last Friday,
with the usual entertainment, such
as comic speaking, dialogues, ETC., all
of which were well worth listening to,
reminding us of orr boyhood days.
Mrs. Rideout goes home to her faith
er's (Mr. Alexander to remain UNI
til Chas. builds cage for her in the
village, the cellar and foundation
work of which has been let to f. Gill
more.
Our enterprising merchants, Hill &
Duclow, spent the greater part of last
week in st. Paul and Minneapolis,
they took in the Fair at the latter
place.
Mrs. McCollum is visiting relatives
and friends at Wildwood.
We see some very nice apples of the
duchess and wealthy varieties from
the orchards of Rufus. Preston, S. San
ders, and others.
Ed. IIawn is drawing the timbers
for his new saw mill.
j. B. Coon has commenced to build
dwelling house on mis- lot just north
of the spring. 1t is all to be built of
strips of boards inches wide, making
6 inch wall with inch air cham
Der between the walls.
Mr.. Nelson has finished II. T. Tous-
ley's new house, so far as the carpen.
ter work goes, and now steps down
and out to give the masons chance.
Caleb Coon has commenced blowing
for winter wheat.
Q. d. German is lifting up the lower
part of the Odd Fellows building with
counters, shelving, etc. Mr.. Duclow
proposes to move his stock of goods in
there about the 18th inst.
JAS. 0. Morrow smole smile one
day last week. It's a boy. Yes, JOS,
thank you, we smoke. and as this is
your seventh boy we think you can
stand it. NICTATE.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1883-09-06

Trim BELLE

Threshing is the order of the day.
The crops so far as heard from are
good.
Last Saturday report came that Sim
Bolton had been found dead at the
Prescott fair grounds. Mrs. Bolton
started after the supposed dead hus-
band, but before she had left the viii
lage limits she met him hail, hearty
and happy. We learn that he offers Il
reward of 500 for the apprehension
of the man who started the report.
Consider King, the veteran miller,
late of Rarden's mill, came home one
day last week badly hurt. A runsa'
way was tie cause.
Do you want straight grade flour
that beats roller flour altogether! Go
to the Huot mill.
John Reeve has moved his saw-mill
on land opposite Levi Stafford's, and
will be ready to commence saving in
a few days.
New wheat is coming to the mill
quite lively and is of a general good
quality.
Does anybody want peddling Ii
cen SCI if so apply to A. j. Barr EFT,
Utah, just below the village of Trim
belle.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1883-09-06

The fact has been forcibly illuStrat-
ed during the past week that we as
teachers are not as familiar with the
work outlined in the Course of Study
as we should be. AS a result of this
ignorance, wrong idea of the work
to be done under it has gone forth
among many of the patrons of our
schools and we hear such expressions
as the following: sit is all red tape.
''It is 1t dead weight to our schools, =
etc. The fact is that we have brought
it into disrepute not by reason of its
thorough use, but on account of its
disuse. | do not believe that there is
anyone at the present time who will
advocate that aimless, spasmodic, and
irregular work in any department of
life, either in manual, professional,
or an educational line, will accomp.
lish nearly as much in given time as
well-directed and persistent efforts do
accomplish in the same time.
At the age of sixteen, our pupils
should possess a good understanding
of reading, writing, spelling, geOgra-
ply, and history; also, have a. fair
knowledge of how to keep simple ac-
counts, to properly write a bill or note,
and above all, how to write a letter,
placing each item in its proper place.
capitalizing and punctuating properly,
and having every word in it properly
spelled. Have we been able to secure
these results in the past! If not, why
cling to the old methods, or rather to
the lack of methods, when by system
attic work we may accomplish so
much more! Before we can become
thoroughly ready to do this work we
must know what we are to do. when
to do it, and how to do it. Let us man
ifest the same wisdom that is shown
by the commander of ship. Before
he ventures upon the seas he studies
his charts and determines where he
wishes to go, and also how he can best
reach that place. He does not trust
to his fancy to direct him;-to-day
sailing north, tomorrow south, the
third day east, and the fourth day
west, but he once having determined
his course, keeps steadily to that
course. Right here the question comes
home to us, should not we, as teach
ers, study our chart and apply it most
thoroughly, thus making our work
progressive, instead of each one fol-
lowing out his own whims to the eX-
clusion of the general good of the ma
iority. | am anxious that the coming |
school year may show at its close such
educational advancement as has never |
been witnessed before in Pierce coun-
ty. With this in view let us one and |
all put our shoulders to the wheel and |
lift, and keep on lifting until we see
the work accomplished.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1883-09-06
Oak Grove.

Stacking and threshing are being
pushed as rapidly as possible.
Grain in localities not visited by the
chinch-bug is yielding well. Thomas
Davis threshed % acres that yielded
Is bushels to the acre, while as low a
yield as bushels has been reported.
Corn is in very backward state for
this time of the year, and should there
be early frosts the crop will not ma
tGre. as it is several fields have been
killed by the recent frost.
There are seven steam and eight
horse power threshing machines at
work in this town at the present time.
Alpha Walters, over in the neigh
boring town of Clifton, has new
house nearly completed. 1t is one of
the finest in the town.
John Foley will move to MINI. in
about week. By his removal Oak
Grove loses a good citizen.
Tho it may be late for congratula-
tions. vet we tender ours to Prof.
Bowman.
Thomas Manion, who has been ex-
porting for the Mccormick Harvesting
Co., has cancelled his engagements and
returned home.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1883-09-06

Bro. Weisman, of Spring Lake, has
our thanks for visit and present of
some nice apples.
Mrs. Isaacson has her house almost
finished. 1t is credit to the village.
A new conner of the male persuasion
at Micheal Murphey's.
Two dollars and fifty cents per day
was paid for harvest help in this
neighborhood.
A. j. Abair has q new burg lar
proof safe.
Hugh Mcdonald has set good eX-
ample by closing his bar on Sunday.
There are some fields that were not
touched with frost on the Goth.
Cole & Sheldrew have the frame of
their mill nearly ready.
George Wentworth, of Cottage
Grove, Mimi. bought large drove of
sheep here recently.
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EsdaiIe.

Foreman Monro has gone on a tour
through some of the eastern cities to
work up a larger sale for the produc.
lions of the mill.
j. E. Harris has given up his position
here as engineer, and expects to find
employment at Wildwood soon. Ras-
mas Peterson, who has been firing for
the past three years, is his successor.
d. Klingensmith was in town last
Monday on official business.
a few water-melons were brought
into town short time ago, but did
not find ready sale. Weather too
cool.
Nick Larson is MuMford's successor
as shop foreman, also foreman in the
absence of Mr.. Monro.
Miss Kate Gillespie is expected
home from River Falls the last of this
week.
E. f. Case, of the Herald, was in
town few days ago.
Mr.. and Mrs. Homer Brown have re.
turned from Minneapolis where they
have been visiting relatives.
Miss Minnie Church has returned to
her home i'll Minneapolis.
Mrs. Fred Shield died very sudden.
ly last Thursday morning.
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Spring valley.
Frost in these parts.

FROST IN these parts.
Mr.. NJ. TIC, of the firm of TIC &
Preston, was riding out late one even
ing last week, and arriving at a mar
row cut in the road, met Mr.. Martin
Anderson and team, and in passing
each other the horse of Mr.. Tic was
frightened and jumped against the
wheels of Anderson's wagon, throwing
Mr.. Tic, to the ground. The horse
stepped upon him breaking two or
three ribs and tanning him pretty bad
".
Since the frost the potatoe bugs are
Il sorrowful looking set.
Mr. Ed Madison, of Knapp, is build
ing a cellar wall for Mr.. Tic.
The revival meeting on Cady ere Elk
has closed. There were several con.
versions and additions to the church.,
and the older members are encouraged
and strengthened to press on. Rev.
Haskell is their pastor.
There is some more talk now of a
grist mill at this place.
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/ "a ~
The Boardman tiiresher has gone to
| MINI.
Ii. v. Hogan and Willie Goodwin
left for the west last week.
F. l.. Smith Fritz caught strange
hog while hunting on the island last
week.
Way & Bousteal give l0lbs. of gran.
ulated sugar for 800. They intend
to keep up with the times.
Olln and Mary Arnold will attend
Carlton College ut Northfeld this sea-
son.
Our Sunday school has an organ, and
the attendance has greatly increased.
Mr.. Durgin is mail carrier again
Mail is delivered here three times
week, and we look for daily stage
next year.
1t is too dry to pillow.
Melons are now ripe.
Demp. Boardmanr recently purchased
span Of horses of Roy Thurber.
j. II. Boustead is agent for this
county for Dr.. Chase's Recipe Book.
The rail road men are still on the
war path.
''Shot in one of tue Red Wing Bag
Mos says Red Wing reporter to
the st. Paul Press. but the Red Wing
paper says they have no such place in
their city. Well, We will allow it is
on the island opposite Red Wing, and
supported by Red Wing people, and it
was one of Red Wings people that got
shot.
Last Saturday morning a tramp who
had put up for the night at the house
of Bradley Owen, wIrloined watch
and some cash, and after evacuating
his bowels on the bed and -four, lit out;
but Mr.. Owen captured him at Dia-
mond Bluff, and he was speedily
brought to Justice Boustead and SEN
fenced to the county Jail for ninety
days.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1883-09-06

Gov. LoRING, the United States COM
missioner of agriculture, who ought
to be carefully advised of his premises,
told the forestry congress recently
held in st. Paul that New Hampshire
and Vermont are exhausted of their
pine supply, and their spruce supply
will last but seven and four years re-
spectively at the present rate of con-
sumption. In Maine the pine will last
but four and the spruce fifteen years i,
while in South Carolina at the present
rate of cutting the pine forests will
last fifty years; California $50 years;
Arkansas 400 years; Pennsylvania fif-
teen years; Georgia eighty years;
North Carolina fifty years; Wisconsin
twenty years; Michigan ten years;
Minnesota ten years; Mississippi so
years; Alabama ninety years; Florida
80 years; Texas $50.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1883-09-06
Temperance.
CONDUCTED By THE w. C. 4. U.

OO-NDt 2 Id d TIT. " . I. ..
Regular and semi-annual meeting
for the election or officers, of the w.
C. L. U. on Friday, at the usual time
and place. We wish all orr members
would remember the day and hour and
be present SECRETARY.
The question is often asked ''does it
pay to keep the Reading Room open. -
II it pays" to keep five or six saloons
open, where men and boys can be help
ed dorm MI, me thinks it pays to keep
one place open where they can be
helped up, even if 1T is not as well pat
roniZed as they are. w. G. T. u.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1883-09-06

IT is stated at the Treasury Depart
ment that by reason of the vigorous
action of the Government in prosecut-
ing the opium smugglers on the Pa
cifc coast, the duties collected in San
Francisco on opium during the last fs
cal year were more than million dol
lars in excess of the collections from
that source in the previous year.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1883-09-06

Wheat coming in lively.


Wheat coming in lively.
Plums are ripe and going fast.
Walter Ferguson spent last week in
town.
A large number of Prescott people
went to st. Paul Monday to attend the
celebration.
Frank Hicks has been spending a few
days in Prescott visiting his parents.
Thos. Nelson and wife. of Ellsworth
were in the city on Wednesday and
Thursday of last week.
We notice that most of the farmers
around here stacked their wheat this
year. Guess they have had enough
wet wheat and are going to guard
against it this year.
George Meacham and Jay Harvey
started Monday for Beloit College,
where they will attend school.
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Stray Notice.

Notice is hereby given by the under
signed, that on the 10th day of August
1888, two young horses apparently of the
ace of two or three wears, of brown color.
with white feet behind, the owner Of
whom is unknown, strayed upon lands
occupied by me and on which ] reside,
to-wit: ON the southeast quarter of sec
ton twenty-five Isl, Of township twenty
eight (2sl, range nineteen (l9l, in the town
of Troy, st. Croix county, Wisconsin, and
there found and taken up by me.
Dated August 10th, 1888:
IT w IVrrp
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1883-09-06

VERY few people know that letter
mailed in a hotel envelope which fails
to reach the person addressed is sent
at once to the dead letter office, not.
withstanding the ten days return no.
tice ON the corner. If you are at a no.
tel and use one of their envelopes, al
ways mark out the name and insert
your own if you want your letter
again if it fails to reach the person adj
dressed.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1883-09-06

School Dist. No. has hired Miss
Dora Sewall to teach the fall and win
ter terms of six months and to begin
the first of October.
Mr. Tousley has his house nearly
completed.
Jerome Smith, of Sheboygan Co.,
who bought the Pete Olish farm, is
now building house and preparing to
move. He intends to keep lirst-class
shoe shop at 0livet.
The school at Olivet closed last week.
Mrs. Rideout has had very good sue
cess and has taken the winter school.
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A YOUNG lady in Philadelphia SEM
mary was heard to say that the hot
weather had made her ''sweat. One
of the teachers, lady of the old
school, reproved her in these words:
''My dear, bear in mind that horses
sweat, men perspire, and young ladies
get i'm glow
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1883-09-06

The ceremony of initiating forty
eight young ladies as nuns, took place
at Notre Dame Convent, at Milwaukee,
a few days ago. After the imposition
of the black veil the Archbishop placed
upon each of the newly made brides a
crown of thorns. These crowns are
preserved and when one of the sister
hood dies, it will be placed on her
head. The young ladies came from
all parts of the country, some from
Missouri,
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1883-09-06

ave are in the midst of the great
est educational activity that our coun-
try has ever seen. Old methods are
laid aside; new ones meet with a
hearty reception. The best teachers
are inquiring for the better ways, and.
thoughtful minds are discussing prin
ciples and weighing theori es. None
can afford to stand still, or go back
ward. Forward is the only line OF
motion, that is rational or consistent
with the spirit of the true teacher.
The good must give place to the bet
ter, the better to the best, and the old
and useless must go by the board"
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1883-09-06

THE volcanic eruption and tidal wave
which destroyed $4,000 lives on the
island of Java, caps the climax of the
ravages of the elements. Other parts
of the earth have suffered terrible Wis
itations during the past year, but the
worlds annals do not furnish paral-
lei to the Java calamity.