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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1889-12-05
Maiden Rock.


Ed. Eldred is visiting in Dakota.
Supt. Brewer was in town last
week.
Mrs. Barnum of Minneapolis spent
Thanksgiving with her son j. A. Bar
mum.
W. c. Owen attended the teachers
Association at Hudson last Friday.
II. u. Wilson is on the sick list.
Mr.. +. Richards of Eau Claire is
visiting his brother, iiod. Richards.
Rev. Atkinson and Miss Frye who
are holding meetings at Hartland
have been troubled by class of
tOughs who went so far that Sheriff
Robson was sent for AMI several ar
rests have been made.
Miss Allie Davis of Ellsworth spent
Sunday in town.
The Reading Club met at Mrs. Will
sons last Saturday evening.
Miss Stella Denham was home to
turkey.
Jno. Dorey Jr. left last Monday for
La Crosse To attend the Business Col
lege.
f. B. White and family of Ellis
worth were in town Monday.
Ladies of the NJ. Z. Church made
their Thanksgiving dinner a success,
and melted $23 toward bell for the
church. Rev. Atkinson's discourse in
the evening was an able one and well
fitted to the occasion.
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nIfref.


School commenced in this place
Dec. I'd.
d. Picket and wife gave an enter
tainment, consisting of songs and
dances and music on the banjo to a
full house.
Mrs. III. Z. Taylor will sell her mill
linery goods at cost for the next 80
days to make room for spring stock.
John Coon is building a new house.
He already has it up and enclosed.
W. Mathewson's smiling face was
seen on our streets Saturday. He has
been away about two months.
Chas. Ridout has new boarder. A
boy, and come to stay.
All parties having accounts with
Mrs. NJ. E. Taylor must settle by Dec.
Goth.
Quite number of the boys in this
place have gone to the woods.
All report good time at the dance
in Ducklow's Hall on the 18th ult.
Geo. Stevens is logging for Ed.
Hawn.
The topic for the last week on our
streets was a new school house.
The w. G. L. u. Twill have fine
Christmas tree in the Nj. E. church on
the 25th. All are invited. The tree
is free to all to hang their gifts on.
Thirty men and boys wanted at Mrs
NJ. E. Taylor's to buy clothing for the
winter. She has the best line in town
for the lest money.
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Wilbur Eggleston is now elerking in
Frank Saxton's hardware store.
Next week Friday our public school
will close for the holiday vacation.
1t is reported that the s'Atheneums'
have leased Odd Fellows hall for the
winter.
The complaints of scarcity of wa.
ter here still continue, but there is no
lack of whiskey.
1t is said that the days of free
bus" from the depot TO our uptown
hotels will soon be over.
More competition in trade here than
formerly has brought merchandise
down to lower figures than formerly
prevailed.
J. Ii. Thurston is seriously i'll and
doubts of his recovery are expressed.
His daughter residing at West Du.
luth. Mrs. IL. S. Sawyer, is here to
assist in taking care of him.
The largest letter mails leaving the
Ellsworth posts office go on Mondays.
thus indicating that our people are
engaged in an epistolary way at least
part of the day on Sabbath.
Some of the fellows who begin to
wonder where the money is coming
from with which to pay their taxes
manage to hustle around and raise
enough to buy their whiskey.
Though roIler.skating seems in
many localities to have been number
ed among the lost arts it stands by
Ellsworth as winter fingers in the lap
of spring or an affectionate maiden
in that of her best young man.
Hon. L. l.. Nelson has just complet-
ed extensive additions to his residence
with aNiew to opening hotel and
the furnishing of the rooms will soon
be finished when he will be prepared
for the accommodation of transient
s0journers here.
Mr.. and Mrs L. f. Petit, of Chica-
go, are teaching a class in singing
here, this week. They are putting in
four hours each day and evening from
Which we judge they are "hustlers
from away back, and they are said
to be excellent singers.
Charles McAndrew came down last
Thursday from northwestern Mime.
sofa where no has been operating his
steam thresher. He reports an aver
age yield of wheat in that locality of
about fifteen bushels per acre. When
asked if he ate turkey with his "best
girl" Thanksgiving he inquired;
whats the matter with chicken,
eaten with the old folks!" Nothing,
of course, if the girl was not at home.
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TrinibeIIe.


1t is now ascertained that Mrs. r. S
Marden died of Rough on rats" AL
are getting better.
Ben Linneman is very low with
Bright's disease of the kidneys.
At our Thanksgiving dance in Dan
iels' Hall las numbers were sold.
Mike Gratz, who has been sick
with rheumatism of the heart, is
getting better.
School in Dist. No. closed to COM
mence again after months vacation.
Miss Maggie johnson, teacher.
William Rounce is fixing up mill
to grind feed. Give him call.
Fourty numbers are already engag.
ed for the Christmas dance at Daniel
Hall Dec. 25th.
If you want anything in the line of
grave stones to decorate the grave of
the departed call on Lang Daniels.
lie has the agency for the River Falls
Marble Works.
In response TO petition to lay a
road, the town board met last Satur-
day but adjourned without decision
and met again Tuesday with same re-
suit
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ESddite.

Mr.. Lewis, of West Superior was IN
town two weeks ago.
There was dance at Herbert, Fri
evening, Nov. %, 1888.
G.. r. Clements of Red Wing was
in town few days ago.
S. Il. Irvine went to st. Paul on
business Monday, Nov. Is.
The familiar face of Christ Thomp-
son is again seen upon our streets.
G. P. Olson will run the engine in
the saw mill at Ono the coming win
ter.
Miss Spauiding closed her school in
the Forest Home" district recently.
G. Ii. Drake, now a railway postal
clerk, is occasionally seen in our
midst.
Mr.. Mouroe and family have moved
into the rooms over the company
store.
Mr. Alexander of Bay City was in
town a short time ago representing
the Standard Silyerware Company, of
Conn.
Oscar j. Olson sold his buggy to ii.
johnson last week.
Alfred Stogdill returned from Dako.
ia last week. He has been working
there since last spring.
The Thanksgiving dance at this
place was success.
William and James Morrison spent
last Sunday in town.
W. j. Irvine was in town last Thurs.
day.
August Hase stayed few days in
town last week.
@. j. Brewer, Co. Supt. of school
passed through town recently.
Revival meetings are being held in
the Forest Home" school house by
Miss Eliza Frye. She is an able min
lister and seems to give good satisfac-
ton.
j. III. Boustead was in town last
week.
The last fall of snow spoiled the fine
skating on the mill pond.
Mr.. Kingcade of Mimi. was a guest
of his sister Mrs. S. E. Mcdonald, dur.
ing Thanksgiving.
Mrs. E. r. Porter and daughter
spent Thanksgiving in town.
S. Il. Irvine has made an addition to
his private library by the purchase of
Twenty-Five new volumes.
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Esten Larson lost COW last week
by falling head first into a spring
where she had gone to drink.
The Skandinavians have laid the
foundations for two churches within
the past two weeks. One on the S. Z.
corner of Sec. 4, and the other on the
S. E. corner of Sec. Is.
jeff Fleming, youngest son of r. w.
Fleming, made an unsuccessful at.
tempt at suicide on Sunday, the oath,
ult. He had been skating on the mill
pond with other young people in the
forenoon. He went to the house, took
the gun and placed the muzzle against
his breast and pulled the trigger with
his toe. The ball missed his heart
about one inch. 1t was thought at
first that he would recover, but his
condition at present is very critical
He is supposed to have been tempo
ralily insane.
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w. d. Chaplin and Walter Wilcox
came home from Thompson, N. Oak.
last Saturday.
Mr.. Oliver White of River Falls led
the Y. ?. S. G. e. last Sunday.
Thanksgiving was observed in a
social manner in this vicinity. A
mum Der of the youDg people went to
Trimbelle in the evening TO take part
in the dance.
Miss Addie E. Stewart began three
months term of school in Forestville
Monday and Miss Lou 0strom began a
term the same length Dec. I'd, in Far
go.
The Ladies' Aid met with Mrs.
Rockwell last Saturday.
Mr.. James Hunt purchased a team
from Jesse Fargo, consideration 1925.
Miss Nellie Wiggin has come home
to spend the winter.
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Ptun CITY.

The usual Thanksgiving parties pass
ed off in good style here.
Quite number of our young men
have gone to the pine woods for the
winter.
Mr.. Istus having leased the lower
mills for number of years, has re-
paired the same and is doing extra
good work, as of old.
Rev. j. Holt and wife of Durand,
picked turkey Thanksgiving with
their daughter Mrs. w. A. Curtis.
Balls. Moser has moved to the farm
with his father.in.law.
DIR. Curtis took flying trip to Chip.
pewa Falls last week.
Henry Fritz has started a feed mill.
Mr.. Ferry is also about to start one.
Who nextl
Farmers, do not fail to go to Far
mers' Institute at Ono, the 18th and
18th.
ID. Parker was called home Thurs
day from the pinery to attend the fu-
neral of his mother who died of heart
disease.
Died, on the Goth ult., Mrs. r. Park.
hurst, aged nearly 80 years. Deceas-
ed was found dead in her bed by her
aged mother who was living with her.
She leaves many relatives and large
circle of friends to mourn her sudden
death.
Jos. Wagner has moved into w.
Moser's house.
Mrs. Jos. Britton is seriously ill.
w. Istas has taken possession of G.
Moser's grist-mill.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. w. HUM and Mr..
F. NJ. Purdy and family have left
the former going to California, and
the latter New York.
Hubert Wagner has moved into S.
W. Hunn's house.
Miss May Terry is attending school
at Maiden Rock.
F. Inabnit commenced his school at
Olivet on the I'd inst.
There will be a Literary and Debat-
ing Society organized at this place on
Saturday eve. Dec. It'll. The follow
ing is the program for the first meet
ing:
Ia) Election of Officers.
(b) Song
lei The Purpose of this Society, by
A. J. Ingli.
(d) Recitation by Alice L. Tovey.
lei A Farce, The Frog Hollow Ly.
ceum.
ifl Recitation by Ethel E. Ferry.
(g) Song.
ibl Debate. Resolved, That the en-
forcement of the Bennett Law would
be a benefit to the cause of education
in wisconsin. Leaders, affirm alive
A. J. Ingli, Negative, G. I. Lowater.
A cordial invitation is extended to
all to attend and participate in the
exercises.
a. j. INGLI,
G. I. LowATER.
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First publication Oct. 81 1889. ]
cIRcUIT c0URT SUMM0NS.

CTATE OF wIsCoNsIN-CireuitC Court. Pierct
- County.
Calista Andrews, plaintiff, VS.. John Dunseith
Jane Dunseith, his wife, James Cochran and II
C. Cotton, defendants.
The State of Wisconsin to the said named de.
PENDANTS, and each of them.
You are hereby summoned to appear within
twenty days after service of this summons, ex.
elusive of the day of service, and defend the
above entitled action in the Court aforesaid; end
in case of your failure so to do, judgment viii
be rendered against you according to the de-
mand OF the complaint: of which a copy il or
file in the Office of the Clerk of the rircuit Cour
of Pierce County, Wisconsin,
+. L. PERRIN AND ALLEN p. WELD.
Plaintiffs Attorneys.
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STATE OF WISCONSIN, - Circuit Court for
- Pierce county.
The Seven Corners Bank, q corporation plain
tiff, VS.. Esther o. Lyon, defendant
The State of Wisconsin to the said named de-
PENDANTS
You are hereby summoned to appear within
twenty days after service of this summons ex-
elusive of the day of service, and defend the
above entitled action in the Court aforesaid; and
In case of your failure so to do, judgment will be
rendered against you according to the demand
of the complaint.
+. L. PERRIN,
H-7w Plaintiff Attorney
p. o. Address River Fslls, Pierce County, Wis
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nF WISCONSIN.

ColN- OF flNHtks Il, y. u.
Jensen. Hs4aty Clerk Of said County. do hereby
certify that the foregoing Tabular Statement Of
Taxes levied fer the County OF Pierce for the
year 1859 is correct, as appOrtioned by me
among the severHl towns, cities and villages In
said county according to law.
Dated at Ellsworth this Goth day Of Novem-
Der, 1889
CLEMSON. County Clerk.
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We are to have Christmas tree.

Archie McCleary and family have
returned from Carman. Mimi, who
they have been the pass year.
Mrs. Jennings visited her sister
Mrs. Brackin, at 0ttman last week.
The men will meet Thursday and
saw and split wood for the church.
Miss Lottie Campbell of Rock Elm
and John 3. Van Scho0nhoven Of Ono
were married Nov. % by A. w. Ogil-
vie at the residence OF the groom's
father,
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LINE

between these principal cities, the Chicago &
Northwestern system OF lines composed of the
Chicago, ST. Paul. Minneapolis & Omaha, Chica-
90 & Northwestern and Fremont, ElkhOrn 4
No. Valley R'ys-(aH advertised as THE North
western Line, , travcr-cs a rich and Populous
country, aud offers she quickest means of reach
Ing all the large towns OF villages in the terrific
n fntersected by it, Bt fore selecting a route,
travellers should get "a folder. with map OF this
line. aud they will quickly see the advantages
offered al. particulars. with maps and time
tables. may he obtained at any station. or write
T.W. TEAsDALE,
Gen'I Pass. Agent, st. Paul.
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STATE OF WISCONSIN,
COUNTY or PIERCE, s. hereby certi-
f. that the foregoing is correct copy of the pro
ceedings of the County Board of Supervisors of
1889 That have con pared the same with the
original now of record in my office, that il is q
true transcript thereof and Of the VIII ole thereof.
Dated at Ellsworth this 9th day of Dec. 1889.
J. Is. JENS0N, County Clerk.
County Board FOR TIE YEAR 1889.
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Presented by Sun. Dill:

1t is hereby resolved by the County Board of
Supervisors of Pierce County. That the County
Treasurer bs and hereby is authorized to bOr-
row money to pay outstanding orders and other
expenses that may accrue before money from
taxes becomes available, not TO exceed the sum
OF six thousand dollars. at rate of interest not
10 exceed per cent. per annum and for as
short time as is expedient.
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Total amount of County orders is
sued at this session. exclusive of poor
orders, 81, 226.34.
II. B. WARNER, Chairman.
j. b. JENsoN, County Clerk.
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First publication Nov. Il, 1889.
PRlRAIE NlIIcE.

CTATE OF WISCONSIN, - County Court 70,
- Pierce County. In Probate.
Notice Is hereby given that at special term
of the County Court to be held in and for said
county, at the office of the County Judge in the
village of Ellsworth in said county, ON the Sec
ond Tuesday (beiug the tenth day of December,
A. ID, 1889, at ten O'Clock A NJ. the following
matter win be heard and considered:
The application of Charles Z. Davis Jr for
the appointment of J. d. Putnam of the city OF
River Falls in said county as administrator OF
the estate of Cynthia L. Gould, late of the city
Of River Falls in said county, deceased
Dated November 9th, 1859.
By order of the Court
J. w. HANCOCK,
SO-4w County Judge.
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T Rec AGENTS WANTED F.!
TsSell Hardy Frat Trees on Commission.

TeSeII Hardy Frat Trees on Commission.
We want local agents throughout the northwest
TO sell our Ironclad Fruit Trees No varieties
sold that will not stand the winters here 45S
nortn latitude. A general assortment Of Apple
merry ana Plum. Currants Gooseberries etc.
no clapper-tongued travelling agents wanted.
we simply want to pay men liberal commissions
10 sell trees TO the amount of $50 500 or more
among their neig hbors and townsmen All com
missions paid upon the delivery of the trees
Address, for full particulars
EFERGREEA NURSERIES,,
"A EVERGREEN. Door Co., Wis
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State of Wisconsin, County of Pierce, S.:
l, j. S. Rounce, do hereby solemnly swear that
the above statement is correct and true.
]. S. ROUSCE.
Subscribed and sworn to before m this 18th
day of November, 1889.
SYLVESTER COOKE, Clerk of Court.
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SWIMMING

SUMMONS.
DIERCE COUNTY-City of River Falls S.: II
Il Justice Court.
To George L. Hawkins.
You are hereby notified that a summons aud
garnishee has been issued against you and your
property garnished to satisfy the demand of A.
w. Lund, amounting to twenty dollars and
eighty cents Now unless you shall appear
before A. T. Carroll Justice of the peace IN
and for said county, at his Office in said city, on
the 9th day of December, A. ID. 1889, at one
o'clock in the afternoon, judgment will be rem
dered against you and your property sold TO pay
the debt
Dated this Sd day of December A. ID. 1889.
33-8w A. w. LUND, Plaintiff.
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tee and the County Treasurer's annu-
al report accompanying the same we're
now accepted and adopted as fellows:

Ellsworth Wis. Nov 15 1889.
To the Honorable the County Board of Super
yisors of Pierce County;
Your committee on finance having examined
the report. together with the books, accounts
and vouchers of the County Treasurer, beg leave
to report, that we find said report, books, ac-
counts and vouchers correct, and the cash bal
ance on hand is six hundred and twenty weight
y2- 100 dollars (S62S 92).
We would respectfully recommend that the
following amounts be levied upon the taxable
property of Pierce county for the ensuing year,
tO-wit:
State tax for school purposes. ....... SS2oS. 10
Tax to pay state charges for insane. 2Sl9i "A
County school taX.................... 1881 %
INDECENT soldiers fund under chapter
sOi Laws OF 1887 ............. 4OO.O0
Amount for officers salaries 100000
For all other county purposes. 100000
All of which is respectfully submitted, this 10th
day of Nov, 1889. DAN'L J. DILL,
4. BALLARD,
PETER LEWIS.
To the County Board Of Supervisors for Pierce
county Wisconsin:
!, j. 5. Rounce, County Treasurer of said
county, would respectfully submit the following
report Of the finances of said county for the year
ending Nov. IA, 1889:
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On motion the same was laid upon
the table. Sup. Murphy presented
the following:

Resolved. By the Board of Supervisors Of
Pierce County, That the Chairman OF this board
be and is hereby instructed to appoint before
Nov. l, 1890, a committee on reads, consisting
of three persons, out of the members OF the
County Board to be elected in the spring of
1890, and that said committee be and is hereby
authorized t. exercise all the powers mention
ed in subdivision county roads" chapter o.
Of the revised statutes OF Wisconsin for the year
1878 and laws amendatory thereof. That said
committee go appointed as aforesaii. shall re-
port its dOings in full as such committee. to
the County Board OF Pierce County at its an
nual meeting in the year 1890.
Accepted and adopted. On mo-
ton the following resolution was then
adopted unanimously. All members
voted aye.
Resolved. BY the Board of Supervisors of the
County eff Pierce, That there be and is here y
levied upon the taxable property in Pierce
County for the year 1889. state school tax OF
So. 2osl9; a state tax for support of insane and
boys at industrial school S2,319.44; a county
school tax SO sSI.05, and a county tax sls.OOOOo.
On motion the board then adjourn
ed sine die.
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ALWAYS ON Time"

There Is no line so handsomely equipped for
Throlgh Passenger Service as 1.-THE Northwest
ern Linz. st. p, NJ, & D. Ry-and the
Minueapc lis, St. Paul and Chicago trains over
lhts line have better record for reaching either
end Of thsir run ION time than those Of any
.tI,n- Vine IN ths. cnnnfrv
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oFFIcIAL.
COUNTY BOARD PROCEEDINGS.
Annual ssssisamysr:nss. 1899.

The County Treasurer then pre-
sented the following list of illegal de.
scriptions:
To the Honorable Board of Supervisors of Pierce
county, Wis:
III. S. Rounce. county treasurer of said coun-
ty would respectfully submit the following re-
port of lands withheld from the tax sale Of May
n. 1882. for the reasons set forth, and ask that
the amo unit of the tax upon the same be charged
back to the respective towns, villages and cities.
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Accepted and adopted. The fol-
lowing were then accepted and adopted:
To the Hen. Board sf Supervisors of the
Your committee on Official Bonds beg leave
TO report that we have examined the bond Of
all respects and we have approved of the same.
Dated Nov. Is, 1883.
H. B. WARNER,
ri. C0OSEY,
Cemmitte on Official Bonds.
Resolved. That the Chairman and Clerk of
this board issue orders for the per diem and mil
age Of the members of the county board and ten
dollars 10 r. 5. Robson for services as janitor.
The Finance Committee presented
the following:
Ellsworth Nov. 18th, 1889.
We. the undersigned finance committee, to
whom the report of supt of Public Property was
referred, would respectfully report, that we
have carefully examined the vouchers presented
and find the same to compare. and are correct
with his report herewith submitted;
nAE'L ]. DILL,
Z. BALLARD.
PETER LEWIS.
To the Honorable the County Board Of supervi.
Your Supt of Public Property beg leave TO
present the following statement OF expenditures
Tor repairs and otherwise during the past year;
Close. hooks and strips for hanging hats
and coats in Board room and Clerks
Office. as per order Of Board .......... $3.50
washing Jail 500
y Werner, plastering and withdrawing
jailOr's rooms and paving cellar floor
under 1ailor's rooms. So. Is
NJ stafford, shelving in Co. Supt's Office IS
Reeve. Gilman & Taylor lumber and nails
for repairs county barn. ............... 14.42
VIM Winters, cleaning chimneys Of Office
building, court house. jail and vault u so
o y Werner, whitewashing county Offices
except clerk of courts ONCE, also
court room. ......... ..............-... 14.25
DAYS at 200 and furnishing soap. 800
JK Turner cleaning vaults in wo9dshed IS
Reuben Close, screens for jailor's rooms
and doors. ......... !.....-.....--- H. 50
W II Davis piling 2S5S cords Of wood into
the wood ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. IS
sl47 81
Bills for these expenditures are fled with
County Treasurer
Ellsworth, Nov. Il, 1853
J. B. 1ESsoS, Supt. of Property.
We find the receipts aud vouchers in hands of
the Treasurer to correspond with the above re-
port. DAS'L J. DILL,
Z BALLARD,
PETER LEWIS.
On molten the report of the FL
nance Committee was accepted and
adopted with report of Superin,end-
ent of Public Property.
The report Of the Finance Commit