River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1888-12-20

| Inc SCHOOLS Oh tue city VIII clOSs
tomorrow for the holiday vacation.
The Milwaukee Weekly Sentinel anC
the RIVER FALLS Journal one year fol
1925.
The person holding Tea ticket No
81 viii call at Burhyte's and get {
so K of Best flour free.
J. VI. Chinook of River Falls town.
ship has caught eight wolves thus fan
this winter and several foxes.
George Ellsworth received severe
bruises by the upsetting of a load oil
hay which he was bringing to town
on Tuesday last.
Next Sunday will be Christmas Sun.
day at the Baptist Church. In the
morning the pastor will preach a ser
mon appropriate TO the day.
There will be a Christmas tree al
the NJ. f. church on Christmas eve,
and literary and musical program is
being prepared for the occasion,
The gold chalice and several other
articles. to the value of about SO,
were stolen from the Catholic Church
at New Richmond the other night.
DIR. C. NJ. Gould has moved his of.
fee fixtures TO his house where his
headquarters will be during the re-
mainder of the winter, at least.
Last winter Hold Taylor was sick
and had to seek a warmer climate.
This year he seems inclined to make il
warmer here in Wisconsin. -MilVau-
Rec Journal.
The semi-annual roll call and BIZ
mcnthly business meeting of the Con-
gregatiOnal Church will be held Satur-
lay of this week at O'Clock p. NJ. A
full attendance is desired.
Rev. DR.. Cyrus F. Knight of Lam
caster, Pa, was elected To the vacant
bishOpIic of Milwaukee at the meet
ing of the special Episcopal council
held in Milwaukee last week.
The officers elect of River Falls Ma
sonic Chapter and Lodge will be in.
stalled on Thursday evening next
Dec. 81. All masOns and their fami-
lies are invited to be present.
The cattle in the woods townships
are said to be keeping fat. or in fine
growing condition with little night
and morning feed, by running in the
pastures and grazing and browsing.
The members and friends of the
Baptist Church will have a Christmas
Arch on Christmas eve. The Sunday
School will present a program apprO.
pirate to the occasion, and sociable
will follow the services.
The Duluth road right of way APP
prisers fixed valuations on thirty-eigh
pieces of land between here and Zum-
brota. The appraisals amount to Sl3.-
347 80. The largest amount of damage
in any one case is Sq76 80 and the low
est S15.-Red WiRg AGUaace Sun.
Rev. j. d. Rumsey closed a series
OF seven sermons TO young people on
Sunday evening last. There has been
good attendance throughout and
much good will doubtless result from
the practical and excellent discources.
Prof. II. W. Mercer of Minneapolis
VIII lecture on southern prisons ana
scenes and incidents of the war, at
Opera Hall this and tomorrow even
ings, under the auspices of the Grand
Army Post of this place. The presen-
tatiOn of panoramic views will be a
prominent feature and the occasion
Of inf nd 70 oil
This is the Goth day of December.
As yet no snow to speak of has fallen
and the weather has been exception
ally fine. ClOudless skies. pure air.
with mercury away above zero is the
usual order. To-day is no exception.
At this writing (lO:40 A. NJ the ther-
mometer registers 800 above zero in
the shade.
Special Canadian excursions via
the Northwestern line, Michigan
Central and Canadian Pacific Rys.,
Christmas and New Years at greatly
reduced rates. Tickets sold Dee. 20.
81 and -, good to return until Jan.
9th. For rates and full information
apply to F. l.. Colgrove. Agent c., st.
P, NJ. & o. Ry.. River Falls, Wis.
At this time of sickness and contag-
ious disease. we call attention to
Chap I6S. Laws of 1881. which under
very heavy penalties prohibits the
taking of the remains of a person
dead of diphtheria from one town to
another for burial or other purpose
unless precautions set fourth in such
statute are complied with.
Saws the Duluth News: Members
of the chamber Of commerce are plan
ming an excursion to Red Wing on the
completion of the first installment Of
the Duluth, Red Wing & Southern.
This is well designed. Our relations
are destined TO be very intimate with
the latter city, and the sooner we
form a closer acquaintance the bet
ter"
The first Wisconsin man to be killed
in the war for the Union was MyrOn
Gardner. who was struck by twelve
pound shot from a rifled cannon.
The missile came into possession of his
sister, Mrs. T. A. simpson of Arcadia.
who kept the grim relic for twenty
FIVE years. and recently gave 1t to the
Wisconsin State Historical Society.
Our star Prairie neighbOTs are a
little more wideawake over the con-
struction of the Duluth. Red Wing &
Southern Railway than are the people
of this place. We wish TO preach a
brief sermon TO our people to the ef-
feet that New Richmond cannot af-
ford to lose the road at any cost. and
our burgers must not forget this fact.
ST CroiF Republican.
Taking time by the forelock" was
the maxim observed by the many
friends of Rev. Mr.. Evans who attend
church at Kinnickinnic. in comforting
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