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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1884-04-17
Maiden Rock.
Anril ii

Il
The April showers are starting
the grass finely.
| Considerable seeding is done, and
some farmers expect to finish this
week.
The no-license ticket prevailed at
our recent election. and A. P. Merrill,
p. Lewis and Andrew Sheldon were
| elected supervisors; town clerk, John
STAN: treasurer, III. l.. Hubbard;
assessor, l.. Stevens; justices, j..
Butcher and r. Warren; constables,
T. Clifford, FL. Richards and Jack
Baker.
DIR. A. NJ. Hutchinson was appoint
ed health officer at the first meeting
of the new town officers.
The steamer Pepin is now making
regular runs between here and Lake
City.
Late advices from reliable authori-
| ties are that the railroad is to be built
as soon as some legal technicalities
can be adjusted.
DR.. Hutchinson has removed to the
| Hubbard house, next door to the
| Methodist parsonage. lie contem'
plates running telephone from his
residence to his Office over the post
| office.
DR.. Burlingame has arrived and
commenced active practice. Dr..
| Ware leaves next week for Salem, ID.
| 7. His family will remain here till
he gets home built for them. DR..
| Burlingame's family will soon arrive
and occupy the upper part of Mr..
Butchers residence.
Mr.. Smith, of the Lake City Graph
ic, was in town last Saturday.
| Allan Hubbard and Guy Russell
have put up telephone between
their homes, over 1000 feet distant.
1t is not an entire success, but works
fairly when the wind does not blow.
Maple sugar and syrup are plentiful
in our market at prices ranging from
II to Is cts. per ID. and $l.25 per gal
lon.
Archie Herbeson cut his foot quite
seriously one day last week while
chopping wood.
At this writing no large boats have
come up the river, although the lake
has been open since Saturday. The
War Eagle is expected to-day.
Mr.. J. ID. Trumbull has commenced
building stone wall in front of his
residence. 1t will be II feet high,
and it's cost is estimated at $500.
| improvements in the appearance
and value of real estate, particularly
in the southeast part of town, are go
ing on rapidly. Geo. Heslin is grad
ing and fitting up his property nicely.
Mr., Steve Peterson has bought the
Wixon house, and is fitting it up.
Warren Walsingham has made numer-
Gus additions and improvements to his
place, not least in the appearance of
which is a new fence surrounding
his stone wall. Mr.. Chas. Walsing-
ham has just completed new wall in
front of his residence and is otherwise
improving and adjoining the property.
Mr. Peter Sere1ius is building new
house in the extreme south of town,
and others are cleaning up and repair
ing for spring. The prospects of a
railroad encourage everyone 10 spruce
up.
Parties here are figuring on filing a
S50. 900 contract for stone for Still
water. If they rake that in, the stone
quarry business will be lively this
summer.
Mr.. A. S. Otis has removed to his
farm.
Mr.. John Bowers expects to move
| to his farm this week.
Mrs. A. NJ. Otis has returned from
Crookston.
Miss Lois Russell has gone to Cum
bertrand, Wis, to take charge of the
intermediate department Of the public
lschool,
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Contractor Lammars is vigorously
at work on the school-house.
Most of our farmers commenced
seeding last Monday.
Fitzgerald Bros. sold a three-year-
old colt for 5000.
We are informed that the town
board refuse to grant license to sell
liquor this year.
Thos. Ranke is going to build cell
lars for E. j. Fitzgerald and John
Buckley.
Frank Hines, ST., has been elected
health officer in Ell Paso.
Overseers of highways who are in
need of scrapers should examine
those manufactured by the Chicago
Co. They cost but a trifle more and
are superior to any other in use.
Blakely & Andrews are prepared
to grind feed twice a week to accom-
modate farmers.
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The blacksmith employed by j. OPP
pliger during the winter has taken his
departure for Winona.
Our town officers were reinstated
this spring except assessor,
VIM. Budzwitz being the new Off
Ger.
At liberty againl We closed our
school the Goth ult. and herewith sub
NIT a condensed report: No. days
taught, 95; No. pupils enrolled, So;
No. days attendance, 334S, No. pupils
daily--average. 1914; No. cases tardi-
ness, 1872; No. minutes. 5000; No. fail
ing to attend u weeks, Is; No. visit
ors, 8. With all courtesy to the
friends of education in our midst we
must confess that we have taught nine
months at Plum City, and excepting
our Supt. not school officer has
made us visit.
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Kinnickfnnic.

Miss Hattie Fisk is quite low with
lung difficulty.
Miss Hill commenced two months
and half term in the stone school
house last Monday.
Last Sunday the creek was lined
with fishermen and women.
NJ. w. Wilson has traded his stallion
to John Foster for span of wild po-
MES, and received the difference in
cash.
School in No. l commenced April
14th with Mrs. Joe Wadsworth as in
structor. 1t is evident that she is
well liked, as this is her fourth term
in succession.
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his bad Economy to employ Poor
Teachers. They skim over the sci
ences, foster superficial habits, and
destroy all enthusiasm in study. Take
your watch to blacksmith, and en-
ploy quack to perform surgical OPP
erations; but tolerate no quackery in
the teacher Baldwin,.
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Republican Assembly District Conven-
ttor

The Republican party Of Pierce county are
HEREBY requested to meet in Delegate Conven-
ton at the Court House in Ellsworth, on Thurs
fiav Anril 9Th 1854 at one o'clock p m, for
the election Of two delegates 70 represent this
Assembly District IN the state
Anril 30 1885, also to elect delegates TO
The Senatorial District Convention, and for the
transaction OF such other business as may proper
Ii be brought before the Convention.
Each town and ward viii be entitled to repre-
scntation as follows based on the Republican
vote for President in 1880 Clifton, 8: Diamond
RinfT 3 Ellsworth. s. Hartland, s. Isabelle. 1;
Maiden Rock S: Martel, {, Oak Grove, Il Pres
cott.-Ist ward l. "a ward |, Sd ward l; River
Fails .; Rock Elm. s. salem i Spring Lake, =
Trimbelle. 3. Trenton, 2; Union. =; Total 81.
E. BURNETT. -,
x. f. CASE, oV1l-
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Miss Lavinia McCollum returns to
No. 8. Trenton, for three months
term.
On the 14th inst, school opened in
No. 9, Trimbelle, with Mr.. w. j.
Perry, the former teacher, in the
chair.
''No. 3d. of the River Falls exami-
nation, having failed to properly fill
out his personals, we cannot send
him the result of his work unless he
send his name and post-oflice address
to the County Superintendent.
Mrs. NJ. L. Maxgood will teach a
two months school in No. 2, Gilman,
and will begin work May 5th.
School opened in Ellsworth on the
14th inst. with Mr.. Jno. Murphy, of
Lost Greek, as Principal, and Miss
Ella Kline, of Ellsworth, as assistant.
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Regular meeting of the w. G. L. U.
on Friday at usual time and place.
Will all our members please bear this
in mind and come, as matter of in
terest will be discussed. SEC.
Whisky deined-Murders, theft,
divorce, bankruptcy, death.
81 would not put an enemy in my
mouth that steals away my brains"
The president of the Wisconsin w.
C. T. u. is going abroad with her hus-
band, the Rev. j. E. Irish, who goes
as consul to Cognac, France.
New Richmond, Wis, rejoices in q
no license victory. The Good Book
bids us rejoice with those that lie.
joice and weep with those that weep.
We can do the one for New Rich
mond and the other for River Falls.
Within two months five Unions
have been organized in Wis. At
Maiden Rock, Whitewater. Lake Mills,
Stockbridge and GAINESVILLE.
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Correspondence, discussions, etc. are desired
from the TEACHERS and the FRIENDS of EDucA.
TON in this county. Address all eommunica-
lions to the Editor. at Ellsworth. Wis.
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Rock Elm.

We have been having fine sugar
weather. Sugar makers say that this
has been the best season they have
had for years.
Herman Miller is in Menomonie this
week on bus ness.
Charles Pomeroy las changed his
mind and thinks he will not go west
until fall.
VIM. Radschlage is getting the ma
terial on the ground opposite DR.. Will
sons for his house.
G. A. Hawn has made two trips to
Maiden Rock for fish and has had good
success both times.
Eggs are only shilling a dozen and
butter fifteen cents per pound, and as
yet but little butter is brought in.
What keeps the price down!
Ed. L. Hawn has rented his mill in
0livet to Johnson Harris who took the
wheel Friday, April 18th.
Mrs. Sarah Rideout was visiting
friends in town the last of the week.
w. III. Rowley has sold his span of
mares to gentleman from Eau Gala.
There will be an unusual demand
for carpenters the coming summer, as
there will be large amount of build
ing done and great many of the car
penters have gone west.
The mill is running steadily and do
ing good work, with full crew of
men.
Lumber is being prepared for the
cheese factory by Fox & Hine, and
will commence operation in May.
S. J. Fox started for the south part
of the state with the intention of pur-
chasing a blooded stallion for himself
and Mr.. j. B. Van Schoonhoyen.
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Trenton.
The river is falling.
Farmers are busy seeding.
Some are sewing wheat and oats to.
gether.
George Harpster is dead.
Albert Barkuloo has moved to the
J. Ramsey farm in Hartland.
VIM. Barkuloo is engaged in buying
cattle.
Miss Elma Way is the new clerk in
the store of Way and Pumpkin.
A large number of work hands are
searching for thatrailroad to geta job.
Augustus Pumpkin killed with his
breech loading shot gun in one-half
day IS mallard ducks for which he re-
ceived 25c piece.
w. E. Hawkins has made vast i'm.
proyements in the ferry business.
Mr.. C. Bradshaw, Sem, has returned
from England where he has been
spending the winter. He says that
times are close there as well as here.
The following are the officers elect.
ed at our last town meeting: Super
visors, VIM. Drake. CHI, G. j. Peter.
son, Thor. Egglesone; S. I. Irvine,
Clerk; j. G. Arnold, Treas; Ole Erick-
son, Assessor; Justices of the Peace,
j. G. Arnold, 5. L. Irvine; Constables,
James Barnes, Henry Sharp, James
Ryan, S. S. Kline. A vote was taken
at the meeting to find out whether the
people were in favor of license, which
resulted in two-thirds vote in favor
of license.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1884-04-17
SPEER'S PORT GRAPE WINE!
FOUR YEARS OLD.

FOUI YEARS OLD.
THIS CELEBRATED WINE is the pure Juice
the dead ripe 0porto Grape, raised in Speer S
vineyards. Its invaluable.
TONIC AND STRENGTHENIN
PROPERTIES
are unsurpassed by any other Wine. Being pro
duced under Mr.. Speer S personal supervision, us
purity and genuiness, are guarraHtsed Y the
principal Hospitals and Boards of Health VINO
have examined it. The youngest child may par
take of it, and the weakest Invalid use ~ 10 aa,
vantage 1t is particularly beneficial TO the agea
and debiItated and suited to the various ailments
that affect the weaker sex 1t is in every respect
A WINE TO BE RELIED ON
Speer's unfermented Grape Juice.
Is the mice of the Oporto Grapes preserved in
its natural fresh sweet state as it runs from the
nrsss by fumigation thereby destroying the ex-
eiter of fermentation. 1t is perfectly pure, free
from spirits and will keep in any climate
Speer'S BugundV.
Isa dark rich medium Dry Wine used by the
wealthy classes as Table or Dinner VINE, al9 !
| by physicians in cases where d ury WINE 1Asteau
| of sweet port is desired
SBeer'S (SOdialite) Claret.
Tsheld in high estimation for its richness as a
Dry Table Wine especially suited for dinner use.
SpeeS'S Z. ]. Sherry.
| Isawine of Superior Character and partakes
| of the rich qualities OF the grape from when II
/ is made
Speer's P. ]. Brandy.
Is A PURE distillation from the grape, ah1
/ stands unriyalled in this Country for medicinal
/ purposes. 1t has peculiar flavor, similar y
| that of the grapes from " hieh it Is distilled
| See that the signature of ALFRED sPEEk
Passaic y. j., is over the cork OF each bottle.
SOLD BY r. 5. FREEMAN.
AND BY DRUGGISTS EVERYWHERE.
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lis, WISCONSIN, THURSDAY, APRIL Il, 1884,
GsAan.
tlftfssai'ts
] sugar season is good.


The sugar season is good.
The roads were drying nicely be-
fore these rains.
Seeding is progressing slowly.
Mrs. Ole Mathison is on the sick
list.
John Fay has traded yoke of steers
for span of horses.
The Lutherans held Easter services
in the new cnnrch last Thursday.
Hans Selvig has purchased another
horse to take the place of the one that
was killed.
Miss Fosmo, of Minneapolis, is Wis.
iting her sister, Mrs. Fosmo, and her
cousins, the Misses Jensen.
ii. L. M.
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Educational.

a. RosENBERGER, Editor,
COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT.
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New millinery, and gents summer
hats at Mrs. Hawn's.
The people in the east neighborhood
made a bee one day last week and put
up log house body for old Mr.. Miles.
Miss Jennie Whip commences her
school in Dist. No. l, the Bell
Dist, Monday. Miss Dauson COM
mences her summer term at the Brown
school-house.
Alonzo Slagle and family move to
Dakota this week.
David Scott was elected assessor for
the coming year and not Daniel Fox.
as given in last weeks locals.
J.P. Whip is building a house fol-
George Davis, of Salem.
Churchill & Chichester are adding
new machinery to their saw-mill.
Misses Amanda and Ida Elliott, of
River Falls, were visiting friends here
Friday, Saturday, and Sunday.
Charles Pomeroy starts Tuesday
morning for Washington Territory.
At River Falls he will join Mr.. and
Mrs. Stops, of Eau Gala, Mrs. Elliott
and her daughters, Amanda and Ida,
and the party will leave in company
for Puget Sound on Wednesday. Mr..
Elliott has been there over year and
writes very fattering accounts of af-
fairs there and has sent for his family
to come to him. Other parties intend
going there next fall.
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Temperance.
CONDUCTED BY THE W. G. T. U.

"For God and Home and Native Land"
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1884-04-17
AND STRENGTHENING
PROPERTIES

THIS CELEBRATED WINE is the pure Juice 0
the dead ripe oporto Grape, raised III Speer
VINEYARDS. Its invaluable.
The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1884-05-17
A GRACEFUL AIT.

william II. Vanderbilt Returns the Dseds
Owen By General aud Mrs. Grant Of Their
Property In Connectiss with ths Recent
ssiiurs :" Pay whsn You Oct Coed aad
Ready"
Nsw YoRK, May u.
II Ia q fact that Is now pretty gen
rally known that on May 9TH General
jrant went TO WIN. II. Vanderbilt aud
lskcd him to loan him $780, 900, which ho
aid was 10 help the iirm Of Grant 4 Ward
:ide over the affairs Of the Marine Bank
which he said needed little aid. Mr..
Vanderbilt loaned the money 10 General
Grant, and on the Tuesday following
both the Marine Bank and the nrm Of
Ward q Grant failed. On Wednesday
Mr.. Vanderbilt had an interview with
General Grant and asked him TO ex-
plain the affair. The General
had little to sayl he bad been
isked to borrow the money for
the arm and I'D II In good faith. The
failure was as much surprise 70 him AZ
10 any one and he felt his position keen
~. lie said he would make all the rcpa-
ration possible and be assigned ell his
property 10 Mr.. Vanderbilt. Mrs. Grant
I'D tho same, including her Newport
property. Two hours before Mr.. Van
ierblIt sailed for Europe on Saturday BE-
,ent for General Grant, handed him sl
The deeds that had been assigned 10 bin
lnd told the General he had no use fol
them, he also told him 10 psy him tn
$4,000 when he got good and ready
hoped the General would come out Of hi
iifilculties y. X, and bads him . cordia
xood-by.
The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1884-05-17

Tnf pestefsssf ii North hsheassssF.
Ind, wsa fsuensly Hfes "a W ct agent "A
The rost.oFlet Dsi#ftmsni, wh8 sscufei
from hin egn si4taH thsi hs tooh tSiei
ifom . feFlsfsfsi letter.
A isHas tallilaR q Hassanah, us., was
blown down W gsIe The oihsF evening,
killing one man and faally lnIafing two
othefs.
TwkEfT.TIve young men graduated
from the baptist Halsn 7 geological Aelni.
nary u CicsE0 On size a'h. President
Forthfup reported that tts institution
ownoi pfupsrty worth fyO,0D and owed
nothing, but was IN need u library
building and chapel
TnnNr men wsre struck by lightning
and instantly killed during recent storm
Al Krisef, N. g.
OvrH one.haif of Madison aud Tsnsas
Parishes, In Louisiana, were under water
on the 9TH. Cattle were dying IN great
numbers from starvation aud the stlngs Of
buralo.gnats, a1d negroes were fleeing
from the flooded regions.
TnE statement was made by the Illinois
Department of Agriculture on the 9Th that
the prospects were not encouraging fof
over olghiy.four per cent. Of an average
yield OF winter wheat.
BY the explosion Of the boiler Of loco
motive In tho Missouri Pacific shops al
Parsons, Kan, thc other afternoon, two
mon were instantly killed and four Others
were severely hurt The pccuniary loss
The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1884-05-17
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The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1884-05-17
LATER.

In the Senate on the 10th concurrent
resolution OF the Legislature Of California,
relative 10 the appropriation for the I'M
provsmrnt Of the Sacramento River, was
presented by Mr.. Frsley. and referred 10
the Committee on Commerce. The Senate,
shortly before one o'clock, suspended bush
ness 10 permit members 10 attend the un.
yelling Of the statue Of Chief.Justicc Mar.
shall. The House was no, in session, having
adjourned over till Monday.
the Alert sailed on tho 18th for the Arc.
tic regions.
AT Fall River, Mass, tho operatives
strike II at an end.
Rrrosrs Of the 10th said Charles O'con-
nor, the eminent New York lawyer, was
not expected 70 live.
A MANITOBA hsryistrr named John
Boulthss has stscoa<sd with $1,000.
APLunpER In B. Paul. MINI. fell frcm
The afth story Of building and only broke
his ankle.
MoxsfoEon CArrL will probably be Of
fsrsd an American bs.hopsie.
GIOVANNI PnArr. the Italian poet, born
In 1915. died on the 10th.
THR Hwecslaud Manufacturing Works,
wallinxfcrd, Conn, burned on The 10Th
Loss, <{1.0oo.
Ex.oovERson PAsis Q. DusSso Of In
diana died Of apoplsxy aiSBloomington, In
tkas esa'e, on the 10Th.
fxuuSnsAST CHrHNsrDE has been de-
er~ed Governor Of suakim by the Khe-
dive Of Egypt
Tnr charge Of forrsry against MeKim.
member Of the Canadian Parliament, has
been dismissed
pxrAnvnysr Of Agriculture returns In
dIcase the winter wheat product 81 20, ,ooo,.
90 bushels.
Pnor. orseoar says there is nothing In
Ne Civil ssrvics law 10 prevent officials
from attending palticsl conventions.
l wuxrAu n. vkEpEkpu.r sailed for En-
rrps sa fhs rosh, but before b len he seni
fsr orn>rsl orrss and resarn>d 70 him sll
~ deeds 10 Ne prepssty Which she Den
svui ed his wife had made over 70 him N
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II = rvpousd Pr~idens Arthur io>l
msa>y by ~ ornss 3 Ward failur~.
sxnAro4 BAsfs he's determined 10 rssixs
- eaalrnas.hip Of Ne NssionaI RepsblI
lee C1mmf1fee.
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The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1884-05-17
An EscltInx flre.

bhAifotDss db, way ".
John Smiths grocery was destroyed
by FIRE on Saturday night. lie was badly
burned, and an aged lady named Myers In
an adjoining building very narrowly escap
ed perishlng In the flames, being insensible
when dragged through the window by q
one-armed boy named Joe Parham. Al
the Commercial House, a couple Of doors
away, there was the widest excitement,
every one moving out. The Post.ofiice,
opposite, was endangered, aud the ex-
press Office was also threatened. The
only protection the city has against fire
Il the cxcrtions Of citizens, and right
nobIy did the bucket brigade work, but
without success In saving the building OF
goods, though the flames were prevented
IRON spreading. Awatch will be kept, Il
case the flames now smouldenng shouls
| eyiye.
The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1884-05-17
PHONE OF THE WEEK.
rLyffftII fionorrss,

ftfsBty, May O l@Hetsfsl tieinoflals
. presented IN the Hsnsts IN favor
.vsTesiIng ths cuInsns of The silver
|sIsf. A MII fef q free bridge acfoss
fasnmac was passsd NJ. Vance made
assHsnt IN support u the Hhlppirt
IN The House. after long debate.
Morrison TariH bill was defeated by q
n Of iis 70 ibs'
WypssspAY, May H. IL the Henass
Eiuunds introduced bill 10 place
name of U. :. Grant on the retired
4 of The army, and Mr.. Blair presented
usssufs for The adjustment Of accounts
Iabofers and mechanics under tho
rkthour law. Tho shipping bill was
rther discussed. In tho House
kveurrsnce was refused In tho
hate amendments 10 tho BILL far tho
lJsf Of FIis John Porter, which cut on
N and allowances from tho date Of dia.
lssal, and tho bill would 20 TO a confer.
Ire committees. Bills were reportedi Di-
rliug tho Committee on Military Affairs
investigate the present management Of
kldIers' homes; for the completion Of a
onument TO Mary, the mother Of Wash
rton; for tho establishment Of branch
biiIers' Home In Michigan, and the River
ID Harbor bill.
| THURSDAY, May ga favorable re.
prt was made In tho Senate on The bill
unting pensions 70 soldiers Of tho MexI.
N war, with m amendment that only de-
sndsnt persons can enjoy i.--bensflts.
b Shipping bill was passed. In the
ouss tho bill TO appropriate Sl,000,0OO to
ke Worlds Industrial Exposition at New
)rleans was passed, the amount 10 bo re-
hrned from the gate receipts.
| FnIDAY, May 0.-ln the Senate the
ndian Appropriation bill s,4oo, ,so9) was
bken up, and Mr.. Plumb spoke in op'
josition 10 the education Of the red men,
bhils Mr.. Conger favored 1t. In the House
bill was passed giving tho widow ol
General Frank p. Blair 5000 for his
krvices in organizing troops, aud incrcas.
bg her pension to iifty dollars per month.
! communication was received from the
)ecretary Of War recommending an addi
onal appropriation Of 100000 for tho ro'
)ef OF sufferers by the foods In the Lower
Valley. Adjourned to the 18th.