River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1888-07-26

Barg Bros. & johnson have com.
menced the construction of an engine
house at their elevator on the west
side.
We feel under obligations to our
neighbor. L. Stiles. for fine samples OF
new potatoes and cucumbers, the fin
est we have seen this year.
st. Croix County holds its annual
Fair at Hudson Sept. 5th, 9th and eth.
The attractions this year promise to
surpass those of any previous year.
Some of our citizens are making a
very great improvement in their
premises by removing the fences.
Let the good work go on. especially
if they are old rickety fences.
A large delegation of the Y. p. S.
@. i. left by train yesterday morning
to attend the district convention of
their society, to be held at New Rich.
mond on Wednesday, Thursday and
Friday.
Sherman Staples was in town this
morning with what would seem on
casual view a span of mature horses;
but in fact one of them was a colt
under fourteen months old, yet weigh.
ing over 1000 pounds.
About seventy-five from this place
took the special train for Hudson last
Thursday night to hear the discussion
protection VS.. free trade-between
Hon. IL. L. Humphrey, of that city,
and Fayette Marsh, of saltwater.
The Ladies Cornet Band made
their first public appearance last Tues
day evening to the delight of their
hearers and the credit of their in
structOr. They presented a very mob
by appearance in their white dresses
and blue caps.
ID. II. Tandy mas purchased the
brick yard and entire outfit operated
by Frank Till, and will at once enter
into the manufacture of brick Mr..
Tandy informs US that he will have a
spur track put in to facilitate the ship
meut of brick and wood.
The Crystal Spring Creamery has
made about the same amount of but
ter in June and July as in the same
months last year, and will open one or
two new routes August lst, the cream
from which will be shipped from Ellis.
worth on the morning train.
The School Dist. Board has engaged
the following corps of teachers for the
ensuing year: r. B. Hazard, Princi-
pal; Miss Myra Parker, Assistant Pr.n-
cIpal; Misses Frye. Stevenson, Carroll
ami Foster, and Mrs. Smith. teachers
in the intermediate and primary de.
partments.
The total eclipse of the moon at
tended to its business on Sunday night
last in a prompt and satisfactory man
ner. The moon was in disgrace fol-
nearly four hours. but came out OF
the ordeal with flying cOlors, without
a blush, and marched on as independ
emily as before.
The telegraph announces the death
of Miss Lucy Il. johnson, of Black
River Falls, at San Francisco, Cal, Oh
the 10Th, of heart disease,-where she
was attending the meeting of the Ma
tional Educational Association. Miss
Johnson was a student in the Normal
for several terms, and later taught in
st. Paul, and for two years had beer
preceptress of a school in Wyoming.
The Democratic Club has arranged
for an extensive demonstrate on here
on Friday evening, July 9th. Hons
E. w. Durant. j. N. Castle and Fay
cite Marsh, of saltwater will be pres
ent on this occasion and address our
citizens on the great issue of the cam
paign. The Club has purchased a
splendid flag, and will raise the same
with appropriate ceremonies early il
| the evening.
l.. Stiles has been Investigating and
finds that the chinch bug is busy de
strOying crops, and has committed
such depredatiOns on spring wheat a!
/ to ruin much of the crop, and render
it necessary to cut it for hay or pillow
it under. Barley is badly damaged
still while some is being plowed under
some will be harvested. In the tow
of Clifton the farmers are fencing
against the insect with boards and tar
DIR. Parsons placed his household
effects on the cars to-day with tn,
view of moving to his new home a
Lake Mills, jefferson Co. Mrs. Par
! Me- NValfrar mill oVap1