River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1888-08-30


late of this place.
5. P. Fay, chairman of the town of
Ellsworth, was in the city yesterday.
Mr.. F. proposes to enter the race for
the Republican nomination for sheriff
this fall.
Here is an ALTERATION that gets
there on the HI business, and is
the watchword of Pierce county Re-
publicans: whats the matter with
Harrison, Hoard, Haugen. and Hans! +"
"They are all right" "You betl"
''Scrap Iron Bill" of Minneapolis.
a representative of an Odd Fellows
life insurance company, paid our city
a visit the first of the week, and gave
a lecture on Odd Fellowship to a fair
sized audience at Bracket Hall on
Tuesday evening.
W. A. Burnett has sold his interest in
the blacksmithing business to his part
ner, Mr. Grim, and will move to Eureka,
Kansas. He expects to take his depart
ure in about three weeks from this date,
and those desiring to purchase house
hold furniture at bargain are invited to
call at his residence.
The Republican Club was addressed
by Hon. j. A. Murphy Monday even
ing, and considering the fact that no
pains were taken to work up meet
ing, the outcome was very satisfac-
tory. Either we are unusually happy
in our speakers, or they are swim
ming with the current.
The Us gave a reception to their
president, Miss Shultes, at the resi-
dence of Mrs. A. P. Weld on Friday
evening last. There was large at
tendance and very pleasant evening
passed. Music was a prominent
feature and the Ladies' Band add
ed materially to the enjoyment of
the occasion.
The Balloon Ascensions at the st.
CTOix County Fair will be made on
Wednesday and Thursday, Sept. 5th
and 9th, and not on the 9th and 7th,
as enormously printed on the large
posters. The committee assure us
that the ascensions will positively take
place. Everybody and their chill.
dren" should go and see the Big Bal
loon.
"Old Country Coffee, in pound
packages, roasted and prepared by
YAM, Griggs & Howe, of st. Paul, for
sale by Carroll Bros. Composed of
coffee carefully selected and so skill.
fully combined as to produce the best
coffee on the market at the price. 1t
is always fresh and cannot fail to
please. Call for the "0ld Country
brand.
The Knights of Pythias anniver,
sary celebration will be held at Mil
waukee Sept. Sth, 1888. For this Oc.
casiOn | Will sell excursion tickets to
Milwaukee and return at $9.l5 each
Tickets on sale Sept. It'll, good to re.
turn until Sept. 10th, inclusive.
+. y. COLGRovE, Agt.
c., ~. p, NJ. & o. X. r
The Atlantic Monthly for September
is notable for the opening chapters Of
serial novel by Arthur Sherburnt
Hardy, author of The Wind of Des
tiny and that still more popular no
vel But yet a Woman" The story
takes its title, ''Passe Rose" from
the name of the heroine, a French
girl of remarkable beauty, and begins
in way to enlist the heartiest in
terest.
The many friends of Prof. j. b. Thaye
residing in the st. Croix Valley will
recognize the handsome compliment
paid our worthy and efficient repre-
sentative upon the Republican stat
ticket by going to the polls on election
day. Prof. Thayer is gentleman o
which any community might feel PROUD
as its representative, and he reflect
credit upon the educational feature o
our state government by laboring zeal
ously to promote its best interests, il
which he lis meeting with marked success
Barg Bros. & Johnson have fitted VI
their warehouse throughout in first-clas
order, and supplied it with modern equip
ments for facility and convenience; al
engine, and a set of Fairbanks scales
arranged to indicate the bushels as wei
as the pounds of the different small
grains, being among the principal acqui
sitions. These gentlemen through thei
energy and uprightness have won tn,
confidence of the farmers of the surround
ing country, and are reaping their reward
through the large business which they
have been enabled to secure.
Minnesota State Fair,
Opens at Hamline, September 18th.
For the occasion | will sell Excursion
Tickets September Sth to September
18th. inclusive, at the following rates
To ST. Paul and return SI.45; To Min
neapolis and return 81. IS. And witt
each ticket sold will give ticket oil
admission to the State Fair. Tickets
good to return until September 18th.
F. l.. CoLGRovE, Agent
c.. st. p, NJ. & o. r. r.
POTATO DIGGER. Those having
potatoes to dig in any considerable
quantity should not fail 10 examine
the new potato digger recently pur.
chased by MeSsrs. E. ii. and Geo. Cur
rier, and which proves to be a great
success, a saving of at least SO per
acre being gained over the ordinary
mode of digging. Messrs. Currier are
agents for the sale of the machine in
Pierce and st. CTOix counties. and
will take pleasure in exhibiting it to
all parties interested. The machine
is propelled by horse power. and is
manufactured by Hoover & Prout at
Avery, Ohio.