River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1886-09-02

Martin Olson was the subject of
: ovation Saturday by his fellow clerks, '
the occasion being the tenth ami |
yersary day of his stewardship in :
Burhyte's store.
G. A. Burbank has sold his house
and lot and household furniture to
Albert Lord, the consideration being
81 800. Mr.. Burbank thinks of going
to the Pacific coast.
Lou Winters was in town last Fri
day. He was enroute to New Rich
mond to take charge of the branch
jewelry store of his brother, G. +.
Winters, of this place.
A couple of bibulous chaps from
Hudson fell into the hands of Mar
shall Bevans last Monday, and were !
assessed - each by the City Justice :
for their pugnaclous tendencies.
G. Paul Smith, the famous imper- {
, senator, will give three entertain
ment at Opera Hall in this city, CON-
mencing on Friday Evening, Sept.
10th. For particulars see small bills.
The shipment of stock from this
station this week and prices paid per
100 lbs. live weight, by V. Wiesend,
were as follows: los sheep-S250
cattle-$3.75; Q calves-$2.50; s
hogs-S3.50.
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The cold wave which struck us on
Monday was as welcome as a dish of
ice cream TO blushing maiden on the
4th of July. and has sent straw hats
and summer coats into temporary, if
not into their annual retirement.
The Physicians report much sickness
among children. The heated term
has been severe on the little ones, and
the sudden change may not improve ,
the situation unless parents are eau
tious about their clothing.
The ProhibitiOnists will hold
mass meeting at the stone school !
house. in Mann Valley, tomorrow
friday night, and an invitation is
extended to all to be present and hear
the political aspects of the case pre-
sented.
Miss Martha Bolkcom has taken the
principalship of the school at Wilson,
St. Croix county, for the coming year.
Miss Ida Nelson will have charge of
the primary department of the same
school. They began their laboEs last
Monday.
Excursion tickets from River Falls {
TO Minneapolis, including admission =
ticket to the great Exposition, will Z
be sold on Sept. Sd, eth. 9th, 18th, !
10th, 2lst, 23d, 2Sth and 3Oth, at $l.s5. I
Tickets good to return until the Mon !
day following the date of sale. c
The new Opera Hotel seems to be a
getting its full share of public pat j
ronage, as the proprietor reports all I
rooms occupied some nights this week. '
This is a sign of increasing business, |
as the popular fremont sees no de-
creas i'll its patronage.
Mr.. j. Bradley anticipates taking
trip to Oregon soon to visit his daugh-
ter, with the view of making per- I
manent home there as soon as arrange
ments can be made. He will be &C {
companied in his travels by his
daughter, Mrs. NJ. c. Woodwork, of q
Ellsworth.
The long train of flat cars run over
the railroad on Sunday last caused
many to think that washout had
occurred somewhere south of here,
but the return of the train heavily
laden with ties decided to the contrary,
and gave evidence that the K. r. Co. !
is finding six days in a week too short
to attend TO the demands of it's in
creasing business.
The crop of wheat is much better j
than reported few weeks ago. But [
few miles from the city a large t
farmer offered one hundred acres of /
his best wheat for 500, before har- {
vest, and found no bidder. lie cut
and is now threshing that same hun
dred acres of wheat, and has found !
over 1900 bushels, with a nice rem
nant still to hear from, and the wheat
is No. /.
The st. Croix County Prohibition |
Convention, held at Hudson on the !
9th, nominated Henry Kane for the
Assembly; 5. S. Beebe, Sheriff; Chas.
Thompson, County Clerk; J. b. Fithian,
County Treas; III. Robinson, Clerk of
Court; Henry Fleming, Reg. of Deeds;
Miss b. NJ. Clapp, Supt. of Schools; J.
i. Smith, Dist. Atty; G. ID. Lamport,
County Surveyor; Il. c. Robertson,
Coroner.
The expectations of the ''liberal
thinkers" are running high in antici-
patton of the course of lectures to be
delivered by J. L. Remsburg Oh Sat
urday and Sunday next at Opera Hall
in this city. Mr.. Remsburg is said to
be an able lecturer, fair and unoffen-
} sive in his statements, and positions;
questioning no mans right to hold his
i, honest convictions. The lectures are
free to the public and will undoubtedly
be largely attended.
A painful fatality seems to hang |
over the family of Mr.. E. Hathaway
in the use of firearms. Three of his
+, sons have been accidentally wounded ,
in the past, and now one of them has
received what may prove fatal injury,
which is his second accident. He was
visiting his aunt at Wilson, and while
placing a revolver in his pocket it was
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