River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1886-09-23
RIVER FALLS, WISCONSIN, THURSDAY
Prescott.


7. P. Cross and wife. of Mapleton
OAK, arrived in town Friday.
Mrs. G. ". Dobney and children
are down on visit.
&c. Field, of Wadena Minn., is In
the city stopping few days with
relatives,
The railroad company has erected
a stock yard near Dudley's mill for
the purpose of loading and unloading
cars.
The depot at this place is painted
and presents quite an attractive ap.
pearance.
Rev. James Cochran, of Minneapo-
lis, was in town last Friday on bust
ness.
More grain than usual will be sown
this fall in this locality. Considerable
winter wheat will be put in.
DR.. IL. O. Cotton and wife departed
for Maine on a visit to relatives
Friday evening.
Parties to whom premiums were
awarded at the fair held here last
week can obtain the same by calling
at MoCray's drug store.
Joseph Reichert is repairing the
Carroll building. He will keep a sa-
loon below and living rooms above.
Will McCray, of st. Paul, spent the
Sabbath with his parents.
Mir. and Mrs. George Dickinson, of
Faribault, Mimi, formerly residents
of Prescott, have been IN the city
visiting old acquaintances.
Miss Attic Reed is home from the
southern part of the state where she
has been travelling in the interests of
the Good Templars.
Ed. Moody has resigned his position
| in Meacham's store on account OF i'll
health. Jay Harvey of the New York
Store has taken his place.
John Meyer has returned from his
Dakota farms.
During the heavy rain last Wednes-
day night the sand was washed down
the grade in great quantities and
covered the railroad track at Kinnic-
kinnic crossing, which necessitated
the working of crew Of men nearly
all night to keep it clear for trains.
A ball was given in the rink Thurs
day night of last week.
Nick Leven, of Hager, was In town
Thursday.
A track laying gang was in town
last week and relaid the temporary
side track.
Samuel II. Lewis has returned from
western Minnesota.
G. X. Tyler moved his collection to
Ellsworth. Saturday, where he will
exhibit it this week.
Nearly every morning there are
from twenty to forty carloads of cat
tie carried through here on their way
to Chicago.
B. Katzenberger has recently re-
painted his dwelling.
John Harwell has greatly improved
the appearance of the corner of Front
and Kinnickinnic streets by tearing
down the old barn and moving the
house purchased of the railroad COM
pany on the lot and repairing the
same.
Sunday evening the children Of the
Sunday School gave an entertain
ment in the NJ. Z. church, consisting
of exercises and songs, which was
greatly appreciated by the large num-
Der assembled.
FAIR NOTES.
The first day, Wednesday, was rainy
and very few entries were made.
Thursday was fair day and fair
sized crowd was in attendance.
Owing to the unpropitiOus weather
Wednesday the fair was continued
during Friday.
Friday afternoon the largest number
of people during the fair were present.
Mason Long, the reformed gambler,
was at the grounds Thursday with his
company and gave lecture inter
spersed with singing by the male
quartet.
The showing of live stock this year
was not very extensive.
The display of home manufacture s
and fancy articles was exceptionally
fine.
C. R. Tyler's taxidermic collection
attracted large crowds and the wing
in which it was situated was kept
constantly packed with people.
/ Very few people from distant parts
of the county were at the fair, they
being kept at home by the weather
and roads; but the town people turned
out we'll and thus made up for the
deficiency.
Thursday afternoon there was trial
of speed between the trotters owned
by lob. Lord of River Falls, and Chas.
West OF Clifton. In the last half of
the third heat the two sulkies col.
lided, throwing Lord and Gripping
his vehicle. The race was given to
West as the two were even at the time
of the accident. Friday the trotters
belonging to Thos. Davis and J. X.
Ravens respectively were speeded,
each winning heat.
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