River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1886-06-17


The Troy club and River Falls First
Nine played a game last Saturday
resulting in victory for the latter,
the score standing Is to 10.
The River Falls Second Nine went
to Hudson last Saturday to play the
Hudson club. They met the enemy,
as it were, and were theirs.
A little boy baby was born into the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. E. Ii. Currier
on the 10th inst, We congratulate
the happy father and mother.
The veteran soldiers and sailors liv.
ing in Barron county, are making ex-
tensive preparations for reunion to
be held at Chetek, July ID and Sd.
L. G. Rollins has on exhibition at
his residence what resembles a petri-
fed reptile of mammoth proportions,
which he found in Pomeroy's quarry.
The Marshal is about to commence
to annihilate all unlicensed dogs In the
city. IF you have tears. prepare to
shed them now" or come to the
rescue.
Rev. W. Il. Reynolds. pastor of the
Presbyterian church at Hudson, and
Miss Lizzie, daughter of the late DR..
Otis Hoyt, were united in marriage
yesterday.
The Monte Christie Company drew a
good house last night, Notwithstanding
the inclement weather, and the audi
ence were well repaid for their time
and money.
The Omaha road has reduced round
trip tickets to three cents a mile ON
all its lines. The reduction is a vol
untary one in the interest of the
travelling public.
John Gibson has been making i'm
prOyements upon his premises on the
Corner of Cascade Avenue and Main
streets. The house has been moved
back few feet and painted.
Street Commissioner Ensign has
been busily engaged in putting in new
crossings and mending sidewalks, do
ing much needed work in this line.
And still there is more to follow.
The Cascade mill, under charge of
P. 5. Dumont, is now in excellent con-
ditiOn, and will grind your grists for a
moderate toll and in satisfactory
manner. Feed grinding a speciality.
Members of the Prohibition Club,
and all who wish to unite with the
organization, are requested to be pres
ent at the Baptist church On Friday
evening, June Is, commencing at
eight O'Clock sharp.
The Omaha Co. are running two
trains day TO Ellsworth this week.
This is to accommodate people during
court week, and also to ascertain by
experiment the profit of running two
daily trains TO Ellsworth hereafter.
| Chihren's Day was observed in a
very pleasant manner by our churches
last Sunday. The floral displays were
profuse and beautiful, and the chill
dren took their parts in the service
with credit to themselves and teac.'-
ers.
The Alumni OF the Normal School
effected an organization last night and
will hereafter constitute a force for
the school and viii do vigorously the
literary work of such organization.
Miss AIDA Wales, of st. Paul, was
elected President for next year.
Rev. Mr.. Hines, of Hamlin Univer-
sity, will preach in the Methodist
church next Sunday, in place of the
pastor, who will hold Quarterly Meet.
ing services at Pierce Valley school
house for Rev. Mr.. Bushnell, the Pre-
siding Elder. Mr. B. is in attendance
at the Camp Meeting at Ono.
Mrs. Henry Trask, aged "a years,
died at home Sunday, June 18th, after
a lingering sickness. She leaves a
husband to mourn her loss, and a lit.
tie child, about eight months old,
mOtherless. She was member of the
Congregational church of this city,
and was esteemed faithful, christian
woman.
Rev. G. III. Rogers, of this city,
leaves us next Monday for a trip into
Iowa. The sound of wedding bells
reaches the ears of the popular pastor
of the Congregational church from
afar. We wish him happy sojourn,
and that the marriage which he
attends may have in it the usual
amount of happiness.
Randolph Mckay who is now under
treatment at indianapolis, writes
home that he is getting along splend-
idly, and thinks his limb can be
entirely cured if he is enabled to re-
main there long enough. A subscrip-
ton paper is being circulated among
his friends here, and it is hoped to
raise money enough to help him
through.
The Bank of River Falls has con-
tracted with J. W. Reynolds, of this
city, to build a second story to the
bank building, which will be used by
the Masonic fraternity under ten
years lease. We congratulate our
brethren of the mystic order in the
prospect of new and elegant quarters,
and we shall expect to aid in warm
ing" the new home about the middle
of September.
Frank b. Thayer is at the front in
the restaurant line in this city. His
rooms are fitted up with excellent
taste; his fruits and confections are