River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-04-03

mill business is doing an extensive
merchantile trade, which "A large and
carefully selected stock of goods en-.
ables him to do.
Wood & Larson constitute q firm of
stirring, energetic fellows who have a
saw mill nearly ready for operation
and with which they will soon CON-
mence saving into lumber the eight
hundred thousand feet of logs now
piled up in their yard. They are also
carrying good stock of general mer-
chandise, and among the improve
ments which they are now preparing
to make the present season will be a
large building for store and another
for a commodious hotel and boarding
house. They are hustlers who take
an active interest in advancing the
interests of the village and are good
men to have in the community.
We are pleased to note that our
genial friend Geo. Il. Doolittle is
steadily getting his flag up toward the
front with varied stock of general
merchandise, with the convenient
handle Up. NJ" attached to his name.
George also represents the railway
company here so far as a representa-
tive is required under existing ar
rangements.
A public hall owned by Goldsmith
& Wilson furnishes convenient place
for meetings of all kinds, and under
the hall the proprietors operate gen.
eral repair shop.
G. J. Baker is the pioneer black
smith here and is always ION deck"
''Cash" has unfortunately been called
upon two or three times to furnish
work for the fire department, but
"Phmnix-like" always rises and is
now preparing to build better dwell
ling than the one recently destroyed.
Sidney McCutcheon caught onto the
tide that has set in this direction and
has opened harness-shOp here in
which he is doing good business,
and meat market is now in course of
construction by parties whose names
your reporter did not learn.
\ sketch of Beldenville would hard
ly be complete without any mention
of "Shube" Davis, who is always
''loaded fun for the boys.
And this reminds us of a little
story" The love of "Shube" for
dancing is proyerbial and he is still
young and frisky enough to take in a
party of that kind occasionally with a
zest that would be the envy of young
blood of twenty. 1t is reported that
he once went to dance where the
liquid refreshments served were not
quite as pure as those to which his
stomach had been accustomed. In
consequence of this his digestive or
gans rebelled and after starting for
home he paused for moment to
''heave up JONAH" While thus en-
| gagged stranger approached him and
feelingly inquired, Are you sick?" to
which ''Shube" Enthusiastically and
as feelingly responded, "You id
fool. do you think I'm doing this for
fun!" But, seriously, what ''Shube"
dosen't know about ballroom ETH
quette wouldn't make much of pam.
phlet.
J. A. Hall, who during the ''late un-
pleasantness tented on old and new
camp grounds and tasted enough to
realize the luxury to transient So
journers of good bed and bountiful
supply of clean hash, furnishes trav-
elers with first-class accommodations
and also deals out justice to all who
resort to legal proceedings in his
court. Jerry" measures thirty-six
inches to the yard, is all wool, and
dosen't pile up costs for the county to
pay, for the purpose of raking in fees.
The old John l.. Dale farm is occu-
pied by C. d. Ferguson, one of our
substantial citizens who is an old
Australian miner, having spent over
a quarter of century in Australia.
| He is also of literary turn and gain
ed celebrity as an author by his book
Thirty Years in the Gold Fields, a
work based upon his experiences in
I fha mi N IN sSfr or ~ that
Mr.. Ferguson is an ardent admirer of
good stock and is engaged in breeding
| thoroughbred horses from imported
stock, fact which farmers and 9TH
ers interested should bear in mind.
A delegation ol our prominent citi.
zens recently visited the Omaha off.
Gals with view to securing the es.
Enlistment and opening here of a
regular station with facilities for
handling and storing freight. Our
people feel that the business of this
place amply justifies the request
made, and the railroad people seemed
inclined to give the matter favorable
consideration.
Beldenville now offers a desirable
opening for a physician who could
combine the business of a druggist
with the practice or his profession,
and the field is well worth eulti-
waiting.
This place is getting to be a regular
''hummer" and now is the time TO
locate here ard catch your portion of
the music and money.
YOU BET.