River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1886-10-21
The Duluth, Red Wing q Southern
Railway.

where they found enthusiastic delega-
lions from Duluth, Rochester, Red
Wing and Zumbrota. The meeting
convened at the Merchants Hotel, and
scheme was outlined as follows: 1t
was proposed that a company be or
| ganiZed with the intention of building
a railroad from Duluth by the way of
st. CroiX Falls, Red Wing and Roch.
ester to the Iowa state line, the object
being to afford an easy channel of CON-
munication from the lake regions to
the coal fields of Iowa.
4 company was organized under the
name or the Duluth, Red Wing &
Southern Railway Company. The
| parties chiefly interested claim that
sufficient amount of money could be
raised to carry out the scheme, and
that it is highly probable that If the
survey develops feasible route, of
which there is little question, as the
whole route is quite well known, that
a road will bebuilt at an early day.
1t is of considerable Importance to
this city to have this road if one is
built pass this way. We cannot afford
to be cut off by roads running each
side of us, and if there are any proba-
bilities of railroads running north and
south through Pierce County it be.
hooves us TO look out early and if pos
sible present such inducements as will
determine their passing this way. If
one or more roads should be built here
this place would become quite rail
road center and nigh: develop to
large extent.
President Parker, of this city, was
given place on the board of directors
to represent this city.
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| 1t seems that Col. Dill very wisely
and honorably declines to run as the
opposition candidate for Assembly.
The committee have substituted the
name of E. ID. Holmes. Esq, of this
city. Mr.. Holmes is in every sense
worthy of the compliment, and if
elected would be an incOrruptible leg
islatOr. However, there is no reason
why Republicans should bolt the nom-
| inatiOn of their cOnvention,--and we
predict the election of Mr.. Murphy by
a large majority.
The lecture last evening by Warren
Lee GoSs was well attended, and the |
narration of the vicissitudes of prison
life at AndersOnville and the personal |
experiences of the speaker in coDnec-
ton herewith, was listened to with |
deep interest. a male QUARTET, con-
sisting of Messrs. James Tozer, Ed. |
| Pratt, Theodore Nichols and VIM. |
Armstrong. with Mrs. J. Ii. Langan |
at the organ, enlivened the occasion |
with appropriate music.
II
Marshall Bevans ON Tuesday re-
ceived a telegram from the officials |
at Detroit, Mimi, stating that a man,
supposed to be John White, of Kinnic- |
kinnic, fell from train near that place |
on the night previous sustaining pro- |
badly fatal injuries. The family of |
Mr.. White were notified and one of |
his sons left Immediately for Detroit. |
The charms of country highways are |
beautifully described by William Ham |
iltOn Gibson in the November Har-
pers. His title is "a plea for the grassy
road, and he argues with the enthu- |
siasm of an earnest lover of nature |
against the prevailing tendency for
improving" the rural lanes and old |
roads Obliterating their beauty.
| Council Proceedings.
River Falls, Oct. 10, 1856.
Council met at 1870 o'clock p. NJ.
Present, Mayor Thayer, Aldermen
Dunbar, Burnett and Jensen.
The following bills were allowed:
A. 7. Foster lumber. $50 AZ
4. y. Bevans, salary marshal etc......... SC Is
| Burnett & Grim blacksnithing. IS
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