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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1891-09-17
PLUM CITY.

Henry Schwedes of Wabasha, Mimi,
treasurer of the Plum City Hardwood
Lumber Co., was here on business the
18th inst.
Joseph Oberding and wife and little
frankie spent part OF the week at
WabaSha, MINI.
John Holverson is putting the ma
chinery into his new Touring mill.
Miss Alice L. Tovey commenced
school in the Harrison district on the
18th inst.
Several of our citizens attended the
Exposition at Minneapolis and the
Minnesota State Fair at Hamline the
past week.
r. Kayser's mother is seriously i'll.
Her recovery is doubtful.
Miss Emily GuGther and her father
have gone to their home at Wabasha,
Mimi, for short visit.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Plath and their
daughter Miss Anna have gone to New
York on a visit.
Quite a number of our citizens at
tended the Pepin Co. fair at Durand
the past week.
Miss Mary E. Clark has been engaged
to teach in district No. /, Union, the
coming winter.
B. Moser has his furniture store and
hall nearly completed. -
The village school will open on the
2ist inst. with A. ]. Ingli as teacher.
This makes his second year in this
school.
Miss Rhoda Maxwell will teach in
district No. 5, Maiden Book, the COM
ing winter.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. Lowater of Stock
holm passed through town on the 18th
inst.
Miss Bessie Fox will teach in the
GILES district the coming winter.
Threshing is nearly completed in
this vicinity. The farmers are well
satisfied with the yield.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Amman AMI
Miss Lou Amman of Highland, Ills,
who have been here for some time
have retained home.
f. !. Persons has commenced his
school in Spring Valley.
Rumor has it that there will be a
wedding here this week. Tony, may
your matrimonial life be one of ever
lasting happiness.
Leslie F. Tovey has gone TO Lake
/ City, Mimi, to work.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. W. Hum are still
sCJourning in New York.
Mss Mollie Reagan has returned to
st. Paul Park.
Last week while DIR. w. A. Curtis OF
this town was prospecting for building
stone on his farm he discovered quite
an extensive bed of iron. He intends
to open up the mine the coming win
ter. the prospects being favorable fol
an extensive deposit and of good quail
ty. Next in order comes a railroad.
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HAMMOND.

NJ. III. Patterson experienced much
difficulty in moving the old school
building 10 its new location up town.
The stills of the building were 80 badly
decayed that they pulled apart at the
iirst effort at moving and required
much tinkering and boiling to keep
them in place.
Owing to failing health Zed Reyes
has disposed of his hardware stock TO
Ell. Gardner and George Wright who
will continue the business.
Mrs. j. b. Smith of Madison is visit.
ing at her mothers, Mrs. Levi Brad
fOrd's.
Mrs. Hicks returned to Saltwater,
the home of her daughter. Mrs. Otis
McGray, Saturday last. She was ac-
companied by Mrs. C. b. Norris.
Frank Carney was kicked in the face
by one of his fathers horses Saturday
of last week. The wound was quite
severe, extending from his nose across
the forehead TO the scalp.
Mrs. Armstrong and little daughter
of Minneapolis are visiting at the
home of her parents, MIR. and Mrs. w
j. Egbert.
Mrs. Fox and family of Minnesota
visited at DR.. and Mrs. Frances the
first of the week. MIS-. Cox is niece
of Mrs. +.
Miss Zuba Jacobs departed the first
of the week for Hamline. and will
attend school the coming year.
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FARMHILL.

Miss Katie Pier was visiting at her
uucle's. Henry Schoeder's, few days
last week.
Rev Klein of Eau Gale held SER
vices at the Catholic church last
Tuesday.
The Salvation Army that held forth
at Elmwood for over week is about
to leave for some other place.
Mr.. Neix's family and Mrs. W.
Young, and some others of this place,
took in the Pepin Co. Fair at Durand
Thursday of last week.
Roth Bros. put up the frame of VIM.
Dailey's new house on Chase Hill last
week.
Drs. Whitman and Clough are attend
ing Thomas Reinke's little boy, who
got his leg broken "a few weeks ago.
Albert Henschell, one of our most
popular young men who belonged to
the dramatic troupe last winter made
a pleasant call on some of the members
last Sunday.
VIM. McKernon of Rock Elm, who
took in the Minnesota State Fair, re-
turned last week Thursday and on Fri.
day made Farmhill and Chase Hill a
visit.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lawrence of Burnett,
who have been visiting at Mr.. Smiths
returned the first of this week. Mr..
Lawrence bought John Bars farm
near Maple Springs. We hope he will
make up his mind to make Pierce Co
his home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Plier visited at n.
Schoeder's last Sunday.
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THE BURLINGTON"
c. 3. & N. Z. Z.
A--.--.l -rI lnrlrl.lrn tf Lin "a presr..t4
[. S., St. P. & U. P.
TTsse L,if-rS are the Initials Of The
Mr. lime through UyOMiHg and
liGhO % The Pacific Northwest.

This line is composed of the Chi
cagn, s. Paul. Minneapolis & Omaha
and Union Pacific Railways and
reaches more Far Western Cities than
any other line. as follows:
HALEY, Boise City, Lewiston, Mos
coz and prime. pal Idaho points.
Wal,a W,ila. COlfax, Pennington,
Rockford. Spokane Falls and numer-
Gus Washington points.
Baker City, PendletOn, Portland and
prineipIl Greg points.
ogden ana salt Lake City. the lar
gest points in Utah.
san Francisco. Los Angeles and all
California points from Mt. Shasta to
San Diego.
And this line also reaches Butte.
Anaconda ami many other points in
Montana.
Also note that by this line accom-
mOdations are furnished in Pullman
Family Sleeping Cars at very low
rates 10 holders Of secOHd-c tickets
going 20 Washington, Oregon and Cal
ifOTnia.
When you get ready to GO West, be-
fore deciding upon your route. call on
agents of c.. It. P. NJ. & O. Ry.. who
Will cheeTfully furnish rates and in
formation about through car service
over the Lane SUPERIOR. ST. PAUL &
II8I PitiFIC LINE" and connections, or
for pamphlets and maps address
4. W. TEASDALE,
General Passenger Agent. ST. Paul.
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Rock ELM.

Last week was time of disaster to
our residents. Mrs. Merrill was
thrown from buggy and injured con.
siderably. The end board of q wagon
in which Mrs. Craudall and her child
rem were riding slipped out, the seat
fell out backward, and Mrs. Crandall
and her children were thrown to the
ground. Fortunately they escaped
with severe bruises. Mr.. Kendall s
team ran away, one of the horses was
thrown into ditch beside the road,
and his neck broken. The other horse
was not injured. One of Walter Yates
horses kicked, caught its foot over the
evener, and both being frightened in
dulged in run away, but no serious
damage was done.
Frank LOwater went to Lake City
last week to put up a kiln of brick for
]. F. Rodgers.
The village school will begin Sept.
%. Oat5. Bcytlj, Cst5l3t.
Mrs. LOwater returned from Stock
holm Friday, where she has been Wis
iting.
A large number of applicants attend
ed the teachers examination at this
place last week.
A thunder and hail storm visited us
Monday. Some of the stones were of
unusual size.
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ELLSWORTH.

The Ellsworth basket factory and a
barn full of hay near by belonging to
Mr.. Burnell were destroyed by fire
Wednesday evening.
viii Hoffman's youngest child is
dangerously sick with whooping cough
Henry Gardner moved into his new
residence last Monday.
Miss Mary Leonard who has been at
tending the Normal School at River
Falls returned home last Monday on
account of poor health.
@. n. Gardner and family who NOV
ed to Oregon about one month ago re-
turned to Pierce Co. last Thursday.
Miss Nellie Hamlin of Hudson is Wis.,
iting friends in this vicinity.
Rev. Bryan is attending the West
Wisconsin Conference at Chippewa
Falls this week.
Miss Esther Goodell has been gag
ed to teach in the River Falls public
school another year.
The Fair will commence next We'd
nesday.
Miss Lou Leonard will start for
Granite Falls on visit next Monday
VIM. Stepp is occupying his new
barber shop.
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NEW CENTERvILLE.

Miss Shepard left for her home in
Chicago last Saturday.
Miss Johanna Ryan who has been
staying with her uncle. john Farrell,
for the last three years, has gone to
her home in Richland county.
Miss Agnes Herman has a new organ.
Albert Bowen has sold his farm for
81 900 and bought ID. Finch's farm for
81, 600. Mr.. Finch will soon leave for
New York state.
Thomas Philips visited friends ia
Minneapolis last week.
o. G. 0stenson has moved his store
goods from Baldwin into the Odd Fell
lows block at this place. lie intends
to keep a general store.
George Zentzis' son Otis, who lost
his hearing through sickness a few
years ago, has been sent to the school
for the deaf at Delavan.
Geo. Wilhelm had a well drilled I55
feet deep. Larson Bros. did the job.
They also drilled one for j. Farrell So
feet deep.
J. E. Smoke and wife have gone to
Chetek.
Ida Shaw of Rock Elm is visiting
Mary Smoke
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Never Had ANY Shoes.

Among the many interesting Incl
dents connected with the closing OF
the saloons in Kittanning. Pa, a lead
ing merchant tells the following:
A woman came into his store timid
ly. She WAS unaccustomed to trading
what can do for you!' inquired
the merchant.
Il want pair of shoes for a little
girl. she answered.
'What numberl"
''She is twelve years old. !"
"But what number does she wearr'
81 do not know"
"But what number did you buy
when you bought the last pair for
herl"
''She never had pair in her life.
You see, sir, her father used to drink
when we had the saloons; but now
that they are closed he doesn't drink
any more, and this morning he said to
me: Mother, l want you to go down
town to-day and get sissy pair of
shoes, for she has never had pair in
her life. thought, sir, if | told you
how old she was, you would know
what size to give me-"
Oh, it is pitiful that the children of
this republic must be robbed of shoes
and bread that few idlers may be
supported!
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EsDAIIE.

The late frosts did very little dam
age in this vicinity.
The phi m harvest is exceedingly
abundant this year.
rhe mill has run two hours extra
each day the past week. 1t will shut
down in few days.
The village school opened the 18th
inst
The young people will meet at the
school house next Saturday evening to
organize literary society. A debate
is planned for entertainment.
L. G. Mcdonald has gone to Mime
sofa to thresh.
Miss Kittie Bunker will make her
home at j. o. Lusk's while attending
school.
Our merchants are having "a brisk
trade, which betokens the good feel
ings of the farmer in consequence of
good crops.
Potatoes are plentiful and of excel
lent quality, but there is no market
here for them.
G. l.. Rice of Superior visited his
parents at this place one day last
week.
Apples are scarce and command a
good price.
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Unanswerable Facts.

Liverpool, England, has district
containing a population of $4,000 in
which there is not licensed drinking
place. A recent attempt made by
brewers to plant public houses on the
borders of this district was strongly
opposed by the residents, most of
whom are working people. The board
school is about the best attended in
the city and is more than self-support-
ing; the police have little to do; pau
perism is found to be a vanishing
quality and the rate of mortality as
compared with districts where prohi-
hilton does not prevail, is given thus:
Within the most prohibitory district,
10 to IL per 1000 per year; within
partially prohibitory district, IA to is
per 1000 per year; within the least
prohibitory district, IS per 1000 per
year.
The above facts are taken from a
lengthy and most interesting report in
the British Woman's Temperance
Journal, written by Edward Jones, ex-
chairman of the board of guardians of
the district of which he writes.
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ono.

A Chinese missionary preached at
the church here sunday and Monday
evenings. He also gave us some nice
views of China and religious scenes
with a stereopticon.
r. w. Harvey is at st. Paul. He
had another operation performed on
his face, taking the remaining piece of
the lower left jaw bone out. He is
getting along nicely.
Mrs. Thomas Fisher has an aunt Wis.
iting her.
Miss Angie Miller of Prescott will
organize singing school here on the
18th. Her charges will be $l.00 per
term and books furnished at 75c each.
Mrs. Greene and son Fred, accom-
panied by her daughter and husband
(Mr. and Mrs. w. Wood) started for
Dakota on Tuesday last. They ex-
pect TO be on the road about two
weeks, as they go by team.
Mrs. r. w. Harvey visited her hus-
band at st. Paul Hospital the latter
part of last week.
Miss Florence Usher of Rock Elm
is working for 0cellus Whip. and
Miss Minnie Hamilton is at work for
Elijah Martin.
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knoxville.

Born, 30 Mr.. and Mrs. A. Swanson,
son.
Miss Annie Davidson is visiting at
Jacob Skoden's.
Mr.. Nugent is on the sick list.
Mr.. shannon, Mr.. Heasley, Miss
Heasey and Miss Murphy visited at
Pete Walkers last Sunday.
Gustav Skog got lS4 bushels of win.
ter wheat from = acres--4I bushels
to the acre.
Mrs. Allen has gone to Adrain,
Mimi, visiting her daughter, Mrs.
Kruger.
The farmers are busy marketing
barley and putting in their winter
grain.
Tom Eidom went to Minneapolis to
work last Monday.
Casper Dahlin moved out to his farm
the first of the week.
Miss Mollie Kjelsted is home from
Minneapolis.
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MAIDEN ROCK.

Quite number have taken the train
at this place for the fair at st. Paul,
Mimi, and the Minneapolis exposi-
ton. Among others we noticed G.. G.
Carpenter, Andrew Julian, +. w. Car
penter and Sabin johnson of Maiden
Rock. Messrs. Martin, Watterson and
Thomas of ono, and Mrs. Beverly
White of BrasingtOn.
Miss Maggie Hager went to Mime.
apolis Thursday noon. She will spend
week with friends there and then go
to Crookston where she will remain
several weeks.
And still they come. Maiden Rock
can boast of lawyer once more. Mr..
Cook returned last week, rented rooms
in Mrs. Steele's house and has now
gone to South Dakota for his family.
Warren & Childs, travelling artists,
are doing some very creditable work
here.
a. very instructive entertainment
was given last Saturday evening by
Mr.. Foo Cbun. a Chinese missionary.
1t consisted of magic lantern per.
Torrance and is said to be the finest
thing of the kind ever shown in town.
The views were exceptionally fine and
were ably explained. Mr.. Foo Chun
is local preacher of the NJ. f. church,
educated in this country, and the
views were calculated to show the
deplOrable condition of the unenlight.
ened people of his country where he
will soon return to labor for the cause
of Christ among his own people.
Rev. Doughty and wife spent part
of last week in Durand visiting friends
and attending the fair.
Miss Maggie Gilmore spent last Fri.
day with friends here. She attended
the meeting of the W. C.. L. U. and
made it particularly interesting, as
she was on her way home from the
convention at Winona.
Miss Stella Denham has engaged to
teach eight months school in Downs
vile.
A party of about thirty persons from
here attended the dedication of Villa
Maria Convent last Tuesday. Arch
bishop Ireland of st. Paul delivered q
| fine address. The music was grand
| Refreshments were served, free OF
charge to all who wished to partake.
Rev. and Mrs. Doughty have gone tC
Chippewa Falls to attend the NJ. f
Conference.
Mr.. Foo Chun preached last Sunday
evening in the NJ. +. church. Rev
Ray gave up his appointment and as
sisted.
1t would be amusing were it no
obviously unjust to hear some of ou
chronic croakers prate of the "thing:
that be- in the Villa Maria convent
While we do not propose to take III
arms in defense of any particula
creed, we have an innate sense of jus
tice. and il seems to us that Chris
tians Cd who are commanded to- judy
not lest We be judged are overstep
ping the bounds of brotherly love ant
kindness by making some statement
in regard to that institution which
they are not justified in making. W,
have visited the convent and could Sc
nothing of any "cells with grated iroi
doors or barred windows" although
we explored the building from base
ment to tower. Our party was yer
nicely treated by the Mother Superio
who kindly showed us through tn
convent and explained the use of eac
lrOom.
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d. PASo.

There is no clover seed this year in
this part of the country.
About one third of the threshing is
done. Small grain is yielding well
and is of good quality. Winter wheat
80 to 40 bushels TO the acre, oats so to
s., spring wheat Is to Is, barley IS to
So, rye rs to 80.
A few pieces of winter wheat art
sown and some are blowing for it. The
ground is very dry. We had light
shower of rain last Saturday morning
and some more last Monday in the
forenoon accompanied with hail.
The grist Tnill company has made
great Improvements recently. They
are now prepared TO grind corn and
cob on large scale, and the corn
shelter is fitted so it runs by water
power, thus saving lots of labor to
patrons.
The contract for repairing of the
bridge on the north side of the village
has been let to Peter Sather of Martell
and when completed will be similar to
the one on the south side, and almost
new.
Ed. Moran's house is completed on
the outside except painting, and the
work on the interior is progressing
rapidly.
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By Our Great River.
$50 blue yon winding river flows,
1t seems an outlet from the sky.
IL. - HIM. till the tunsf nuind Ill


There is, and always has been, some
thing about rivers that fascinates man
kind. All poets, from Homer down,
have sung their praises. The ancient
Egyptians worshipped the Nile as a
god. The earliest settlements were
made along the banks of rivers, be-
cause they afforded means of easy
transport. Most of the great cities Of
the world are located on rivers-eyen
Chicago, with its odorous stream. The
most delightful journeys are those
that lead by the banks of rivers, and
so, for those who appreciate lovely
river scenery, 1.-The Burlington" fol-
lowing the east bank of our great Mis-
sissippi for three hundred ant fifty
miles, is the favorite line between
Chicago or st. Louis and st. Paul and
Minneapolis. To test. and enjoy. ask
your home agent for a ticket by this
line, or address for information, w. J.
G. Ken yon. Gen. Pass. Agent, c., b.
& Y. Il. r., st. Paul, MINI.
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State Normal School.
Fall Term Opened August 25, 1891.

Thisschool offers special advantages to
those who desire to prepare to teach.
Three Courses of Study are offered: Ele-
mentary, Advanced and One Year Pro-
fessional. Tuition Free to those whose
qualifications entitle them to admission to
either of these courses. Tuition IN Pre-
paratorv Glasses will be 40 cts. a week
Grammar Grades, 20 cts. week; Inter
mediate Grades, Is cts. week; Primary
Grades. 10 cts. week. Attention OF pa
rents is invited to the thorough and ex-
cellent training afforded by the Model
Department. -
For catalogue containing information as
to courses of study, terms of admission,
expenses, etc, apply to
j. @. EMERY, President.
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(First publication Sept. 10. 1891
pRnRATF NlTIcF

GTATE OF WISCoNSIN,-CoUNTY COURT FOR
= Pierce County. In the matter of the estate
of Noah Barker, deceased, intestate. In County
Court.
Notice is hereby given that the claims aud
demands of all persons against Noah Barker,
deceased late of Hancock county, State OF
Maine, win be received, examined aud adjusted
by the County Court of Pierce county, Wiscon-
sin, at the regular terms of said court, to be
held at the Office of the County Judge in the
village of Ellsworth, in and for said county, on
the first Tuesday of March, A. d. 1892, and on
the FIRST Tuesday of April, A. d. 1892. Also, that
from and after the tenth day of september, A.
d. 1891, 10 and including the first Tuesday of
April A. d. 1892 is the time limited by said
Court for creditors of said Noah Barker, de-
ceased TO present their claims TO said Court for
examination and allowance.
Dated September 9, A. ID. 1891.
BY order of the Court,
21-5W j. w. HANCOCK, County Judge,
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WILDWOOD.

Eva Haines, little daughter of ).
Haines, is sick with typhoid few.
Geo. Durham and family attended
the county fair at Durand, and while
away visited Mr.. Dunham's father at
ATkansaw.
F. W. Chinook has resigned his
cleIkship in the Co. store and thinks
some of accepting position as fore
man in store in Eau Claire.
I. ii. Vanasse is teaching class in
music here.
Mrs. Peterson who has been serious
ly i'll for several weeks is thought a
little better.
School has commenced with Geo.
Appleman and Miss Carrie Nelson as
teachers.
A load of children from this place
attended the birthday party of Glayde
Akers IN Spring Valley last Saturday.
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CTATE OF wIsCONsIN,-CoUNTY COURT FOB
- Pierce County. In Probate.
Notice is hereby given that at the regular
term of the County Court to be held in and fDr
said county at he office Of the County Judge in
the village of Ellsworth, in said county, on the
first Tuesday (being the sixth day of October
A. ID 1891, at ten o'clock A. NJ, the following
matter will be heard and considered
The application of Amos b. HickOk for the
appointment of himself, the said Amos y. IIiekok
OF the city of River Falls, in said comfy, ad-
minstrator of the estate of Richard p. HickOk,
late Of the city of River Falls in said county,
deceased
Dated September g. 1891.
By order of the Court
2l-4w J. w. HANCOCK, County Judge.
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PRESCOTT.


F.C. Field of Wadena, Mimi, spent
Sunday with his mother.
Miss Stella McGray returned from
Wheaton. Mimi. last week.
The new bank was opened last week
and is doing good business.
Miss Mary Barnes returned Friday
from lisr visit TO Red Wing.
A small dwelling house in lst ward
was burned last Wednesday night.
Mrs. Churchill has moved her stock
of millinery from the Abbott building
To the next building.
Mrs. Haviland has returned from
New York, where she has spent the
past month.
Considerable grain is being hauled
into town.
Mrs. A. Young visited relatives in
Minneapolis last week.
4. B. Failing was in st. Paul and
Minneapolis Saturday on business.
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IrsI pUDIICiIIUH SEPT. 3, 70
F0gECI0SURE SALE.

CIRCUIT COURT, Pierce County. Judson
u knight, plaintiff. against NJ. A. Taylor,
Martha NJ. barrow and Charles r., Hastings,
defendants.
Notice is hereby given that by virtue of and
action on the I'd day of September A. D. 1890, 1
shall on the 18th day of OCTOBER, A. ID. 1891, at
one O'Clock in the afternoon of that day at the
front door of the POst-0fiice in the city of River
Falls, Pierce county, Wisconsin, expose to sale
at public auction and sell TO the highest bidder
the premises IN and by said Judgment directed
to be sold and described as follows, to-wit:
That portion of the northwest quarter of the
northeast quarter of section eighteen QS) of
township twenty seven CD of range nineteen
O9) west as lies east of the Prescott and Hudson
road, all in Pierce county, Wisconsin.
JOHN MURPHY, Sheriff.
20-6W BY w, H. TOZER, Under Sheriff.