River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1884-03-20
Maiden Rock.

March IL.
The school boys have organized a
lyceum with G. Brown, Pres, A. P.
Hubbard vice Pres, and Belle Frye
sec. They meet Tuesday nights.
The w. G. L. Union has shown re-
markable activity since its organiza-
ton. They have weekly meetings
and have arranged for vigorous
campaign this spring. They intend to
have temperance work put in pretty
thoroughly between now and election
day, in the hope that the liquor traffic
may be driven from the place. The
women are deeply in earnest. They
are working for their homes, their
fresideS and their children. They are
struggling to keep pure, land from temp
tation, their dear ones, and are bat
thing against stupendous evil, which
is bolstered and sustained by political
strength, human avarice, personal APP
petite, vice, crime and almost unlimi-
ted financial support. Surely they have
hard contest, but they should receive
the assistance of every right thinking
man and women in the place.
Rev. Mr.. Bouquist, Swedish preach
er, of Red Wing, is to deliver tenn
pefance lecture in the Swede language
at Warrentown on Saturday evening,
March Goth, and another at some place
not yet designated, but probably at
the Swedish church in the eastern
part of Maiden Rock township, on
Sunday, March 80.
George Peterson is another of the
teachers whose school is out and who
is improving the time by attending
school here. 1t speaks well for the
merits of Mr.. McAndrew as principal,
to have teachers come here for in
struction.
Sunday, March 80, is to be temper
ance day at this place. The Sunday
school will have special exercise in
the morning, and in the evening there
will be union meeting by Revs. w.
e. Barker and E. B. Russell.
Mr.. Put. Guitteau has rented his
farm to Mr.. Maley, and will move to
town this summer to work at his
trade.
One of the McClary boys had a valu-
able horse drop dead in the road few
days ago while on his way home, and
within short distance of the barn.
March Is.
These warm spring like days are
rapidly transferring the heavy snow
fall into slush and water filling the re-
vaines, and making roads almost i'm
passible.
Mr.. Ira Carpenter, formerly of this
place, but now of Red Wing, lost his
valuable stallion while he was visiting
here Monday. The horse was taken
sick upon the street and died before
help could be obtained.
Mr.. and Mrs. Francis White, of
Ellsworth, have been on a visit here
during the past week.
A delegation of Masons crossed the
lake on Monday night, to visit the
Lake City lodge.
Last Saturday night a large number
of the ladies of the village surprised
Mrs. f. w. Carpenter and made her
joyous surprise birthday party.
There is to be temperance meet
ing at the school-house on Friday ev-
ening, March 20th, at which Mrs. j.
Ii. Carson and others will talk on tenn
perance. There will also be a temper
ance meeting on Sunday evening,
March %.
A joint call for a caucus has been
made by the committees of the Re-
publican and Temperance parties, to
nominate town officers, to be held at
the school-house on Sec. is, on Tues
day, March 25th, 1884.
Mr.. Darwin Kline, of Ellsworth,
has been down here during the past
week visiting friends.
1t is a singular thing that in all the
years that have elapsed since the long
bridge over Rush river, on the War
rentown road, has been built, no side
boards have ever been put on to keep
the snow from blowing off. AS con-
sequence it has been bare nearly all
winter, and while roads have been
excellent elsewhere it has been almost
impossible to get a load of any size
across the bridge. The matter ought
day, and If an especial appropriation
is necessary to have the boards put
on, it should be made.
DR.. NJ. Ware has sold his practice
and real estate here to Il DR.. Burlin-
game, from the southern part of the
state, and says he will leave Maiden
Rock in about six weeks, permanently.
He goes to Salem, Dakota. DIR. Bur
lingame is a nephew of Mr.. A. Cook,
the attorney. He will arrive about
the first of May. He has wife and
one child. He was here few days
last week making the purchase, and
a at
gentleman, and will be an acquisition
to the society of the place.
Monday, March 18th. was the 25th
anniversary of the wedding day of
Rev. E. b. Russell and wife, Some of
his friends learning of the fact de-
yised surprise silver wedding party,
and on Monday evening party of over
fifty ladies and gentlemen rushed in
upon them unceTemoniouSly, carrying
with them substantial tokens of friend
ship and regard. Owing to the almost
impossible condition of the roads,
many friends from a distance who de-
signed to be present could not come,
which was regretted, as it disarranged
plans somewhat, but the evening
passed very pleasantly and viii long
be remembered by all present. The
presents consisted of a silver castor,
silver spoon holder, set of table
spoons, desert spoons, mustard spoon,
and silver in money, 5000 of which
was placed, in dimes and quarters
upon the brides cake. Some hand
some boquets were also sent in by
a lady of Plum City. SI7.00 in silver,
and $500 in silver ware, making
So 90 in all, is the amount of sub
| stantiaIs sent in.