River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1888-04-26

1 Livery OuC Waiting wall paper
should purchase now, during the roaH
paper car. Paper never was known
to be so cheap before. A fine assert.
ment of new papers, at the new prices,
is to be found at the bookstore of Z.
L. and Ii. l.. LeVings.
The item N our last issue giving list
of third class postoiices in this vicin-
ity and the salaries paid, conveyed the
erroneous impression that the change
in the River Falls Office was OF recent
date. The present incumbent has not
suffered a raise of salary.
Frank Thayer has an interes ting
collection of leaden missives and other
instruments of destruction, CLEANED
from the battle field at Richmond, Va,
on exhibition at his restaurant. The
trophies were gathered and brought
here 10y Mr.. +. A. Bracket.
a good supply of screen doors and
spring hinges, and everything com.
plete that goes with screen door, to
be had at Burhyte's lumber yard
little cheaper than they can be bought
any where else in town. If you don't
believe it give Fatty" call and he
will convince you that it is fact.
One day last week Mr.. s. 5. Eaton,
aged IS years, walked from his farm
in the town of Ellsworth to this city,
"a distance of about twelve miles, in
four hours. Although Mr.. Eaton is
not "as young as he used to be, - the
ordinary dude would have to hustle to
keep pace with him.
Al. Anderson is agent for a Min
neapolis laundry, and is receiving
quite an extensive patronage in this
line. His customers are highly
pleased with the work. The terms
are. for collars cents, cuffs cents
per pair and shirts 1919 cents. Goods
left at his shop on Monday will be re-
turned the last of the week.
CAUCUs.-A Republican Caucus for
the ID, Sd and 4th wards of the City of
River Falls, will be held at the JOUR.
NAL office on Saturday, April 2Sth,
1883, at 7:30 p. NJ, for the purpose of
choosing five delegates to represent
said wards in the Republican County
Convention to be held at Ellsworth
May 4th.
AT the Prohibition Caucus held in
this city last Monday evening, DIR. t.
w. Ashley was elected delegate to
the county Convention to be held at
Ellsworth May lst, as representative
of the club of this city, and Rev.
James Evans, G. F. Stillwell. Geo. w.
Mchahan and c. E. Hanson were
chosen to represent the town of River
/ Falls in said convention.
For SALE.-One fine mare, a second
3 hand tanning mill. a secondhand lum-
Der wagon, sofa, double lounge, baby
: carriage (cost SIS, Will sell for So,
one new buggy, three bed-steads.
f plow, chains, &c. ID. ID. DAY.
The Red Rock camp meeting will be-
gin this year on Wednesday, June 20,
and continue two weeks. Rev. Sam
e 2. Jones will be present, and Prof O..
: E. Excel will conduct the singing.
7 The temperance people of that state
are making preparations to continue
: the work at the close of the Methodists'
). meeting, and in turn to be succeeded
, by the Gospel Army which inaugural
ed its work there last summer.
There seems to be as much uncer-
tainty concerning the health of Mr..
? Blaine as about that of Henry NJ
Stanley. The doctors disagree in the
matter, but fortunately for him the
doctors are quite distance away from
him while they do their disagreeing.
FARM For SALE.-Eighty acres of
good land, 40 acres under improve.
ment; d miles west of the village of
Martell. Inquire at the hardware
store of johnson & Elertson in this
city. l.
HARPER MAGAZINE comes before
the public once more, well deserving
the attention it will receive. The
work throughout, both literary and
artistic, meets the usual high stand
ard demanded of this periodical. The
frontispieee is portrait OF Kinglake.
the historian of Lord Raglan in the
Crimean War, engraved from a pho
tograph by KRUELL.
At the meeting of the Boys Union
last Tuesday evening the following Off
GERS were elected for the ensuing three
months:
President, Clarence Dodge.
Vice Pres, Ernest Judson.
Secretary, Rod Williams.
Treasurer, Charlie Loring.
Music Committee, Clarence Dodge,
Newell Powell, Ernest Judson.
Membership Committee, Meredith
, Wales, Henry Elliott, Paul APP Roberts,
Hector Beech, Willie Fortune.
J Curtains-in any shade and quality,
and at prices that defy competition.
Put up free in any part of the city. A
large assortment constantly on hand,
at III. G.. Haven's Furniture Store. 81
Bill Nye welcomes his brother
humorist, Berry, the queens hangman.
from Britain to the lecture field in the
United States with great eordiality
and gives him many very valuable
hints. Conceding that a lecture
from the great Justice ierker" of the
queen would be somewhat incomplete
without a practical exhibition of his
craft at every town he stops at, be rec
ommends the hanging of some promi-
nent perSon at the close of each lee
ture and advises each municipality to
select candidate for the honor. lie
casually remarks that there win be no
difficulty in finding gentlemen in the
/ first circles in most places who could
be hung with advantage. Williams
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