River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1885-11-12

The next session of the Wisconsin |
State Grange of the Patrons of Hus-
bandry will be held at the capitol in |
the. city of Madison. commencing on |
Tuesday, December 8th, 1885.
al. J. Richardson, an old settler here, |
died last Sunday afternoon and was
buried in Greenwood Cemetery yes
terday, funeral services being con-
Quoted by Rev. John Watson.
You will find just what you want in
the line of choice meats at George
Pratt's New Meat Market, next door
south of the post-office. When desir
ing anything in this line call upon Mr..
Pratt.
Just received at Weisend Bros.
Clothing Store another lot of fine suits
and Overcoats, single and double
| breasted, received direct from the
factory, which will be sold at bottom
prices.
Mrs. Wright, of Potsdam, New
York, who has been visiting her
daughters, Mrs. r. S. Freeman and
Miss Winona d. Wright, left for her
home yesterday, accompanied by Miss
| Winona.
The train leaves River Falls for
! Ellsworth at Gas p. M, and arrives
here from that point at 7:45 a. M, the
time.schedule allowing forty five min
! utes in which to make the run between
the two places
F. j. Burhyte has purchased the
Hall & Damn warehouse situated on
the depot grounds in this city, which
he will use for the storage of oil, hav-
ing accepted an agency here for the
Standard Oil Company.
Ed. L. Steegar, an agricultural ma
chinery agent who recently left Hud-
son under a cloud" has been
brought back from Flint, Michigan,
and is under bonds to appear and an
swer in the Circuit Court to charge
of embezzlement.
The best family weekly newspaper
in the United States is the Toledo
Blade (Nasby's paper, They invite
every reader of this paper to send for
a free specimen copy. 1t is the larg-
est and best dollar paper published.
See advertisement elsewhere.
As an illustration of the explosive
! force found necessary in making the
excavation of the railroad cut in this
city between Locust Street and the
South Fork bridge we note that 1,500
pounds of dynamite and 5000 pounds
of powder were used in blasting.
|
The laborer recently shot by George
Martin, of North Wisconsin Junction,
has skipped out, and us he was the
complaining witness against Mr.. Mar
tin the latter will not have to stand a
trial. 1t is hoped that Martin will
hereafter be less impulsive when
settling with his hired help.
Members of the old Eleventh Wis
cousin are requested to send their adj
dress to Major c. G. Mayors, Madison,
Wisconsin. 1t is intended to hold a
Reunion of the survivors of this old
| Regiment at some time next year, and
| the promoters of the project are de-
sirous of learning the whereabouts of
every surviving comrade.
Supervisor F. II. Lord, of the town
of River Falls, and Hon. o. S. Powell,
NJ. C. Pierce, and G. r. Morse, Super
visors of the Second, Third and Fourth
Wards of the city respectively, went
out to Ellsworth last Tuesday morning
to attend the annual meeting of the
Board of County Supervisors. Prof.
E. S. Reed, Supervisor in the First
Ward, went to Hudson the same day
to serve as member of the st. Croix
County Board.
Ferdinand Ward, who heeced Gen.
Grant out of large sums of money, is
now serving a term of ten years in
one of the New York States prisons.
He is at work in the department for
the manufacture of stoves, the State
receiving fifty-six cents day for his
labor. He has to put up with the
regulation prison fare, which is in
striking contrast with the sumptuous
style in which he lived while engaged
in robbing Grant and others.
Words are weak to express the
wonderful curative properties of that
prince among modern medicines,
Mishler's Herb Bitters. NJ. A. Fairer,
| Supt. of the Lancaster, Pa, County
Hospital, abandoned the attempt to
express his delight and admiration
| for the medicine. He had long
suffered from dyspepsia, diseases of
the kidneys. and neuralgia, and used
hundreds of so-caled remedies with
out good results. At last he tried
/ Mishler's Bitters, and in a short time
| was perfectly cured.
/ We took occasion. the other day, to
STROLL into the well-reguated Harness
Shop Of Uncle John Watson, whom
we found busy as ever turning out
work for his numerous customers.
He may he found next door to K. L.
Liens agricultural warehouse. where
/ he at all times keeps varied assort-
ment of all goods pertaining to the
trade. Mr.. Watson has long been
known to our people as an honorable
business man and experienced work
man and we bespeak tor him a gener-
Gus share Of public patronage.