River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1885-06-04


with friends in the city last week.
n. A. Thelander has put up small
building at his lumber yard for an
office.
S. NJ. Rosenqulst has built bay
window on the south side of his resi-
dence.
Miss Ida Nelson, of this city, is
teaching school in Emerald, st. Croix
county.
AL. Anderson has bought the house
and lot on Second street opposite F. j.
Burhyte's.
W. W. Wadsworth is building tene-
ment house near his residence i'll the
first ward.
George Fortune is building an addi-
tion l6X16 ON the north side of his
dwelling.
Charlie Smith, of Eau Claire, spent
a couple of days in town the first of
the week.
Carpenters are engaged in fitting up
bowling alley in the River Falls
Roller Rink.
Miss Jennie Burhyte is home from
Minneapolis for a brief respit from
school work.
John Clough is building a good sized
barn at his suburban residence in the
Fourth ward.
A handsome iron fence is to be
built along the road in front of Green
wood Cemetery.
About fifty from this place went to
Hudson last evening by special train
to see the circus.
p. F. Lowell and T. 7. Glass are at
Appleton attending the Grand Lodge
|. o. o. F. this week.
The st. Paul Chamber of Commerce
has invited President Cleveland to
visit that city this summer.
The Second Day Adventists will
hold camp meeting at Clareyville,
near Eau Claire, on June l4th.
The st. Croix Baptist Association
will hold three days meeting at
Hudson, commencing June 9th.
The River Falls base ball club goes
to Ellsworth next Saturday for con-
test with the club OF that place.
The Good Templars gave an ice
cream and strawberry festival Tues
day which was we'll patroniZed.
Frank Little has added another
story to his dwelling and is also build
ing an addition to the west side.
Mr.. Krauth will soon erect a new
building on the corner by the bridge,
in place of the one lately destroyed by
fire.
The Milwaukee common council has
transferred the new Normal School in
Milwaukee to the state board of re.
gents.
The supper given by the ladies of the
M. E. Church on Friday evening last
was a success in all respects. Net
proceeds 1855.
| Swarms of locusts have appeared III
| portions of Arkansas. They are strip
| ping the trees of foliage and destroy.
ing the growing wheat.
Mr.. L. L. Frost, of the st. Paul
| Type Foundry, accompanied by his
wife and daughter, ruralized in ouI
charming city couple of days last
week.
A new barn is soon to be built al
junction Nils. 1t will be considera
bly, larger than the one lately de
stroyed by fire. N. A. Thelander ha;
the contract.
DR.. n. Juell, from Michigan, has
located in River Falls. for the practice
of his profession. He will occupy the
Moe residence, at the south end Of
Second street.
d. =. Proctor has photo of a big
train in California loaded from one
tree which yielded 5000 feet of lum
Der, board measure. Most as big a:
our Wisconsin pines!
Prof. C. II. Reyes has rented the up
per story of Geo. w. McKahn's new
house and will move in this week
lie makes the change to be nearer the
school building.
Rev. c. II. Rogers, at the request OF
the members of the G. A. r. and 9th
ers, repeated the memorial sermon OF
the previous sabbath last Sunday
There was large turn out.
The old settlers of Wisconsin
| under the auspices of the Wisconsin
| Pioneers Association will hold their
annual reunion at the capitol, in Mad
| iSon, Wednesday, the 18th inst.
Mr.. G. c. Collins. baggage master
on the River Falls division of the Oma
] Ia road, will move his family from st.
/ Paul to our city. lie will occupy j.
H. Lords house, cor er Fifth and
/ Elm streets.
Sam Nelson returned Tuesday from
a trip to the iron regions, north of Du-
| luth. He went up in company with
| Messrs. Jay aud Ed. Wadsworth who
remain to look after their pine land
! interests there.
The band realized about $50 from
| the festival at Brackets Hall last
/ Thursday evening. The ladies who
/ had the affair in charge deserve
much credit for their efficiency in
| serving the choice viands with which
| the tables were ladened.
The Milwaukee Daily News, one OF
the newsiest and spiciest papers in
! the country, has moved into its new
office at No. % Mason street. The
building is four stories high, and is
one of the best appointed newspaper
/ offices in the west.
Do you want to buy first-class sew
ing machine, handsome organ, easy
/ chairs, tables, bedroom suits, carpets,
stoves or anything else in the line of
household furniture at your own pricet
/ If so attend the sale of Prof. Reyes
furniture at the Boxrud Block Satur-
day morning at 10 o'clock.