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

Clint. Winchester came over last |
week for brief visit, and tarries |
with us still. owing to the blockade.
A party of River Falls Good Tenn
plars visited Kinnickinnic Lodge last |
Saturday evening and had fine time.
They have stood the test of time
"Tansills Punch" Americas finest |
5 cent cigar. For sale at G. z. Davis |
drug store.
Three engines stood fixed in the
snow last week f0r four days on the |
River Falls track. one "dead" and two |
in dying condition.
G.. II. Winchell has changed his |
headquarters to the room in Carrots |
block. lately occupied by w. Z. |
Knowles as a law office.
Messrs. A. d. Andrews and #. l.. |
ellison, who departed a few weeks
since for warmer cline. are now So |
journing in New Orleans.
We have a train at last. The first |
twain for one week arrived Wednes-
day at about three a. IN. We have not |
as yet received the revised time table |
Mr.. Dorus Stafford, of Sheboygan
Falls, this state, arrived i'll town last
week and will spend the remainder of
the winter with lis sister, Mrs. w. L.
Burnett.
If your teeth pain you, or if they
are in need of repairs, remember that
DIR. Crazy attends to such matters and
can be found at his rooms in the Com
meTcial.
The Joint convention of the Wiscon.
sin State Agricultural Society and
State Horticultural Society will be
held Feb. 6, Z, s and in the agricul
tural rooms, capitol building.
The furnace at the NJ. E. Church.
which has been source of much per-
plexity this winter, was last week
overhauled and the trouble found to
result from disconnected fue.
The Sunday services at the Episco-
pal church will be held in the future
at D. m, instead of 3, as heretofore.
There will also be services every Fri
day at p. NJ. during the Lenten sea-
son.
We would call attention to the adj
Vertisement of J. W. Gibson which APP
pears in another column of this paper
Mr.. Gibson keeps a fine assortment of
goods, and sells at very reasonable
prices.
Joseph Brown, postmaster at Cable,
on the North Wisconsin L. r., was
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last by inspector Pulcifer, for stealing
$3.50 worth of stamps. He was taken
to Madison for trial.
President Parker left for GAINESVILLE
on Saturday morning taking with him
the remains of his mother. The fu-
neral services and burial will be at
GAINESVILLE, where the remainder OF
the family are buried.
The last meeting of the Recreation
Club on the evening of the 26th ult.,
was largely attended notwithstanding
the bad weather, and the occasion was
a very pleasant Que. The next meet
ing will be on Friday evening, Feb. 9th.
The readers OF the JOURNAL will
undoubtedly miss last week 5 issue.
We were unable to procure our
s'inside sheets on account of the
snow blockade, and so this week pdb-
lish all of the local news for each
week.
Messrs. +. Condit and J. 5. Hahn.
of Rock Elm, spent Thursday night in
town. They were returning home from
saltwater, and found some difficulty
in forcing their way through snow
drifts between here and Hudson, be-
ing obliged to break their own road
portion of the way.
Messrs. Lien and Weiger are pre-
pairing to erect building on the lot
first south of Mrs. Winchester mil
linery store. 1t is to be 22X60, one
story. and will be occupied by NJ. An
derson as a hardware store and tin
shop. The Bank of River Falls wiz
be moved into the building now occu-
pied by Mr.. Anderson.
There Will be a general meeting
held mt the Adventists' house of wor-
ship commencing on Friday evening
next and continuing two days.
Preaching at the usual hours, 1880
m. and p. m. Ed. Ii. Grant, PreSl-
dent of the Minnesota State Confer
ence. and Ed. II. w. Decker. Presi-
dent of the Wisconsin State Confer
ence. are expected to he present to
conduct the services.
Mr.. r. S. Buhyte on reaching home
Friday evening found his house bril-
hantly Illuminated and within patty
of gentlemen who had taken possess
sion and seemed quite disposed TO re-
main. Remembering that it was his
birthday he at once appreciated the
situation and entered heartily into the
enjoyment of the occasion. Being
one of the fortunate number we can
testify to the fact that all had an eX-
cellent time. a fine supper, and didn't
60 home till morning.
Mr.. Weld visited st. Paul on Mon
day in behalf of the committee APP
pOinted last week to interview Mr..
Hobart. Supt. of this division of the
railroad, in relation 10 our railroad
difficulties. Mr.. Weld reports that he
was pleasantly received and that as
surances were given him that all mat
ters would be speedily adjusted.
Among the reforms proposed are the
Dutting on again of the afternoon
train and keeping the River Falls
track clear for the evening train, and
possibly making the latter passenger
train only.
Two young men named John Plank
and Thomas Sullivan, who may be
tramps, were last week arrest
ed for stealing, the articles TAX
en- being buffalo robe from sleigh
and am overcoat from Weisend Bros.
store. The examination showing
that the goods stolen exceeded in val
ne twenty dollars they were bound
over to answer the charge at the next
term Of the circuit court. 1t is quite
generally thought that they took the
articles for the purpose of getting free
hoard during the rest of the winter.
pity the county hasn't big stone
pile.