River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1886-06-24

Slaughter Sale of Books, Boxrud' s
Block.
Mr.. and Mrs. Willis Freese, of Ohio,
spent last Sabbath in the city, the
guest of Mrs. DIR. Brown, sister of the
former. They were members of an
excursion party to st. Paul and Min
neapolis.
Rev. @. III. Rogers was called to
Iowa this week to perform a wedding
ceremony, and will be absent for sew.
eral days. DIR. F. Z. Parsons will
preach from the Congregational pull.
pit next Sunday.
A gun club has been organized here
with the following members: Al. An.
derson, W. II. Putnam, Orrin Lord
and Frank Cox. They are equipped
with MacOmber target trap and a
complete outfit for business.
The largest, finest, most robust and
healthy looking lot of Strawberries we
have seen this season were left at oul
office by Albert Currier or Tuesday
last. They were of the Monarch End
Crescent Seeding varieties.
| Major Burnett ranks well to the
front among the progressive stock
raisers of the northwest. A two-year
old short horn bull from his herd,
weighing over 1880 pounds and of fine
proportions. was on exhibition in the
city last Saturday.
| Conductor Doyle has been trans.
ferred to the North Wisconsin road,
taking charge of the night passenger
train between st. Paul and Duluth,
which was put on last Monday. NJ. ].
TOwey, from the main line, is now in
charge of this run.
| The school fund apportioned to the
several counties in this state is much
larger than ever before. This arises
from the one mill tax, of which much
was said last fall. The total school
fund for the state is 1859. S32.5S. To-
tai for Pierce county, $S,449.l4.
1t is announced that DR.. A. L. Chan.
in. President of Beloit College, will
resign his Office at the close of the
present collegiate year. This college
is the Oldest in the Northwest; was es-
tablished in lS47, 80 years ago, and
DIR. Chaplin has been connected with
it from the beginning.
No article in the July number of
the Atlantic will attract more atten-
tion than the Autocrat's engaging de-
scription of his first visit to Europe,
more than fifty years ago. DR.. Holmes
has written nothing for a long time
more charming in quality or more
thoroughly characteristic.
The Catalogue of the State Normal
School at River Falls for the school
year 1856, is before us. 1t is a
model of its kind. The summary of
enrolment given is as follows: Nor
NAL Grade, 1873; Preparatory Grade,
81; Grammar Grade, As; intermediate
Grade, SO; Primary Grade, 81. Total,
$40.
District Lecturer Cole, of the Good
Templar order, from La Crosse, deliv-
cred temperance lecture at the NJ. T..
church last Saturday evening, and also
addressed the union meeting at the
Congregational church ON Sunday
evening, which was largely attended
Mr.. Cole is a logical speaker and
maintains an incontroyertible argu-
ment.
Taggart & Johnson who have been
| engaged in the drug business at Mar
tell have dissolved partnership. Mr..
Taggart will move to River Falls and
open a store in the fremont block,
Mr.. Robinson who now occupies the
room being about to remove to Mime
apolis. Mr.. Taggart will occupy the
Philo Bracket house on Vine street
as his residence.
The ladies of River Falls and vicin-
ity are respectfully invited to call at
the millinery store of Mrs. Hamilton
and Miss Thayer and inspect their
stock of millinery and ladies' furnish
ing goods, which is now being closed
out at cost. The stock is large and
complete, and the low price for
which they are selling is rare in.
ducement to purchasers.
c. L. Day sold his wool clip to John
son Brothers of River Falls for Is
cents per pound. He sheared 1876
head which yielded 14I7 pounds, a
very good average indeed. Mr.. Day
is one of the best sheep breeders in
the county, paying the utmost care to
blood. COtswolds are his favorites
and he has a flock which numbers
over two hundred.-HudsOn Star and
Tires.
The examination of teachers for
positions in the st Paul schools next
year occurs June % at the High
School building corner Of Tenth and
Robert streets. 1t is expected that
the examination will be finished in
one day. The topics are those known
as third grade, except physiology, is
not taken. Those who pass are very
likely to get positions, provided they
have had a few terms experience.
We hope Pierce county will be repre-
scented by several successful appli-
cants.
Nearly two weeks of court have
passed without much of note having
transpired. The most important bus
mess this term so far has been in the
matter of damages for right of way of
the Burlington and Northern railroad