River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1884-01-10
Maiden Rock.
Dec. 81. 1893.

me SlelBnlHS HAS Dotll lllpTOVeu Dy
fresh supply of the fieecy covering.
Quite large amount of wood,
wheat, lumber and miscellaneous
goods are being taken across the lake
every day.
j. w. Ross and wife, of Crookston,
Mimi, were in town over Sunday Wis.
iting relatives.
The news which has been received
here that the Winona, Alma & North
ern Railroad is to be completed by the
lst OF June, 1884, is very gratifying to
people here. Parties have already
commenced cutting ties in view of the
probability of ready market soon.
The rise in the price of pork from "a
to SIS has brought considerable into
market.
The lake is very low and the water
settling daily. The ice is now about
eighteen inches thick.
The wells in town are nearly all dry,
and in case of fire they would be of
very little service.
II. i. Hubbard has his office in Car
penter's store, where he receives taxes
until rep. ISL.
As this is the season of retrospect
ton, looking over the past year, and
laying plans for the future. we have
deemed it advisable to look up the
building statistics of Maiden Rock for
1888. that we may have it for the 0as-
is OF future comparisons. Notwith-
standing the fire last spring swept out
of eXistance alarge amount of proper
ty, yet the people are by no means
discouraged, for our report will show
that more improvements have
been made in the past year than for
previous years. With the exception
of the new school house, the burned
district has not been rebuilt, but re-
mains like sad looking scar on the
face of the village. However, as soon
as the railroad is built it is fair to
presume that new and costly business
blocks will be built where now there
is nothing but ashes and ruins.
In preparing the following list We
have been kindly assisted by Mr.. Nor
ris Denham, and an effort has been
made to give a fair and impartial
statement of the valuation OF improve
ments made:
School district No ., school house and i'm
provements.. 2OJ
George Heslin, improvements.
Warren Walsingh ham improvements.....,..s,...r,S
Chas. Walsingham improvements. ............,50
Walsingham Bros, saioon...
Geo Richardson, improvements. 100
Mrs. WiXon, improvements. .......a....,.......lOO
J. d. Trumbull, imp. dwelling. 900
j. Bowers, imp on residence.
n. Beck, barn.
Homer White, barn
f. w. Carpenter, barn. .............-"....."..1
s7,o5o.
These estimates are Appropriated
and may not be exact. Numerous
others have put on improvements
varying from $40 to $50, of which no
mention has been made. On the
whole the footing is quite creditable
to the enterprise and prosperity of the
village.
Jan. 8, 1884.
The thermometer has ranged ut 800
and 800 below zero nearly every
morning for week.
The sleighing is badly worn along
the sand roads, but is splendid on the
lake.
The church furnishing society met
at Rev. E. R. Russell's on Friday even
ing, but it was so intensely cold that
few of the adult portion of the CO.
munity attended. The young folks,
however, were out in full force, and
had an enjoyable time. The receipts
were 81. The committee have not
designated where or when the next
meeting will he held.
The Good Templars of Maiden Rock
lodge intend to visit the Ono lodge on
Friday evening of this week.
The Hamilton family of Hudson,
who SAM SO well and acceptably at
the camp meeting last summer, are
to hold concert at Ono. on Thursday
evening of next week.
Our merchants are closing down on
or edit. and "pay up, and mo more
credit" signs are glaringly conspicu-
Gus. Some OF them are already max
ing it warm for dilenquents.
Will Holbrook has come down from
Ellsworth on visit.
Frozen noses, ears and extremities
have been common during the past
week.
y AlTS. OlSOii. VI 11thO OtOl. nd0 L.
Gently come among us intending to
engage in laundry work if she receives
sufficient encouragement. She comes
highly recommended and parties in
town who have employed her speak
OF her work highly. Information
concerning her can be obtained OF
Mrs. Sawyer, at the Seeley House, or
of Mrs. r. NJ. Sands.
Mrs. Minnie Woodwork, of Mazep-
pa, better known as Minnie Poole, is
in town visiting at A. p. Merrill's
Mr.. Woodwork spent New Years
here, but has returned. Mrs. w. will
remain two weeks. Her brother, Ed.
Poole, now of Minneapolis, spent New
Years in town.
Rush River is frozen over for many
miles from the mouth-an unusual
occurrence.
John Bowers has been playing sad
havoc among the wolves near his
farm, with poison. He had fine
specimen in town the other day,
which he said was the third he had
obtained within few days.
Morris Denham and his daughter,
Mrs. S. Goucher, have been out re-
Gently to Central Dakota and taken
nm claims. to which they expect to re-