River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1888-10-04

John L. Mitchell, of Milwaukee, IL
the newly elected President of the
State Agricultural Society.
DIR. Young has reftted the CONNER,
cial barn, and is now able to handle
all kinds of stock with every comfort.
Forty years ago Bishop Morris or
ganized the Wisconsin Methodist Con
ference at Southport (Kenosha). II
then embraced all of Wisconsin, Iowa
and Minnesota.
Miss Thsyer has engaged a lady di
rect from the City to assist in the
trimming department. Ladies please
call and leave orders.
Hon. j. d. Putnam. of this city,
was placed in nomination for the state
senate by the Democratic convention
held at Hudson this afternoon.
There was a very large attendance
at the funeral of Hon. o. S. Powell on
Saturday last. The services were con.
Quoted by Revs. Whitelaw, Watson
and Gill.
AT the Republican city caucus held
at Bracket Hall last Saturday even.
ing C. Il. Morse, NJ. c. Pierce and c.
Smith were appointed city committee
for the ensuing two years.
Charley Glass, brakeman on the
freight, had the first and second fin.
gers of his left hand broken while
manipulating a coupling pin at Still
water Tuesday morning.
The regular monthly Covenant
meeting of the Baptist Church will be-
held Saturday next at p. NJ. The
Mission Circle of the chnrch will meet
the same afternoon at 2P.M.
Mr.. Henriksen has secured the ser
vices of Buierie Heffern, late of St
Louis, for his dry-goods department
We think patrons will find him a
pleasant and honest salesman.
Those wishing syrup would better
call at the Sugar Mill of o. S. Powell
as early as possible where Harvey
Powell will attend to all orders which
must be filed before the mill is closed
NJ. Deneen has entered the list O.
produce buyers in our city, and will
pay the highest market price for tn,
various products of the farm. His ad
vertisement appears in another col
umn.
Mrs. Gunderson will dispose of he
personal property, consisting of hor
SEES, cattle, farming tools. ETC., at auc
ton at her farm in Martell on Tues
day, Oct. 23d, the sale to commence a
10 O'Clock A. NJ.
In another column appears Mr.. Z
j. Fitzgerald's card, announcing hi
candidacy for reelection. If he haC
so good a man to run against, ant
were not running in Pierce county h,
would make good run.
Some remark is made on the con
duct of certain small boys in the com
munity on occasion of funerals. The,
intrude into places where they should
not be, treating the burial exercises
as something in the nature of show
Mr.. o. Strahl on behalf of the Rive
Falls Grange presented the Fire Com
pany a basket of apples last Monday
evening, as a token of appreciation o.
their efforts in saving the appurten
ences in Grange Hall on the occasion
of the recent fire.
i ifrGJHff Ties Ties. Frawley, of Eat
Claire, will address the Cleveland Clul
at Opera Hall this evening. Our Dem
Ocratic friends desire that the hous,
be well filed on this occasion, as Mr.
F. is a speaker of more than ordinary
ability, and invite everybody to come
and hear him.
We are shown letter written by f
A. Ross, of Superior, in which speak
ing incidentally of politics he says
1t is expected that we will be able Il
carry Douglas Co. by something lik,
500 majority. The largest majority i
ever gave for Republican candidat,
lit is usually DemOcratic) was "a. Mr.
Haugen is very strong here and Will,
think, poll more than the party vote.
The st. Croix county Republican!
have placed in nomination the follow
ing ticket: For member of assembly
Edward Conner; sheriff, I. F. Young
register, NJ. w. Wilson; clerk of tb,
court, o. w. Arnquist; county clerk
Charles Lewiston; treasurer, w. b
Andrews; district attorney, S. N
Hawkins; superintendent of schools
Lovila Mosher; coroner, E. l.. Booth
by.
A Council of Baptist Churches will
meet with the Baptist Church Tues
day, Oct. %, to consider the advisable
ity of ordination to the gospel minis
try of the pastor, Jno. ID. Rumsey
Should the council advise to ordain
the ordination sermon will be preach
ed 10y the Rev. ID. ID. MacLaurin, o.
the Emmanuel Baptist Church, Mime.
apuiis, Mimi.
Messrs. Wolff, Lamm, Druke, Ro
senberg and Rossell have been ar
rested and arraigned for illicit liquor
selling. The cases are adjourned Il
next Saturday for trial. Reed anC
Jumbo" are under arrest for same
cause. Carey who is supposed to have
been running a "blind pig" in thu
building next the old Mayer saloon
was arrested and paid iine of $50 anC