River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1891-04-23


surprise party on an immense scale, TO
be given when some of his appoint
ments for the ensuing year shall be
made public.
Operations will soon be commenced
ON the Pittston Stove Works plant to
be put in over on the South Side. This
yin be AN extensive and important
industrial enterprise and will be
opened for business as soon as the nee
essary buildings can be erected.
Bert H. Wood, formerly a River
Falls student at the Normal, is
teacher in the public schools here in
which he gives excellent satisfaction.
He occasionally gets out on dress
parade as a patriarch Militant"
where he exhibits a clearly defined
knowledge of military tactics.
Arrangements have been completed
which is to bring to Superior one of
the largest wooden mills in the eoun-
try, the water of Lake Superior con-
tanning peculiar quality making it
especially desirable for use in the man.
ufacture of WOODEN cloth. Stock to
the amount of 100000 was taken in
the enterprise was subscribed in the
city.
The Hawn brothers, of Rock Elm
Jay, Edd., and Cassius--were i'll the
city recently intent ON raBing in a
few pine land claims with view to
engaging in the numbering business
about forty miles east of here. The
boys are first. class all around hustlers
and we shall be glad to welcome them
to point where Superior will be
their "base of supplies
NJ. B. Kimball has leased his resi-
dence No. 1923 Banks avenue to the
manager of the North American tele-
graph office here and removed to No.
$40 Tower avenue. Mr.. Kimball pos
sesses excellent facilities for invest
ing for those who desire to make some
money in Superior real estate. Now
is the time TO buy as the boom in
building will surely advance values.
The Duluth, Superior, Red Wing
& Southern railway project is receiv.
ing especial attention here this week.
1t looks as though this scheme would
materialiZe. The construction of the
road would give us competing lines
not only to Sioux City and Omaha, but
also to the 800" Ste. Marie. Then,
too, we could make River Falls by a
more direct route and without change
of cars. 'Rah for the Sd, S., K. w.
Il Sail aboard for River Falls.
The Pierce county colony here is
pleased to extend to Henry S. Miller,
OF Prescott, the right hand Of fellow
ship and bid him welcome to their
number. Though somewhat conserva-
tive in business methods Henry sees
in Superior future great industrial
and commercial city, and imbibing
the ozone atmosphere of this locality
will soon become as enthusiastic a
boomer as any of those who have al
ready made fortune here.
The West Superior Smelling and
Refining Company, to which reference
was made last week, will expend half
a million of dollars in the construction
of its big plant to be put in here this
summer. No contracts will be let and
the work will be done under the diree-
ton of the Company superintendent.
This organization has the reduction
of the precious ores figured down to
the lowest minimum and no institu-
tion of like character can compete
with it because of peculiarl~ fayora.
BILE conditions found here.
L. NJ. Thorson, formerly of River
Falls, engaged in the practice of law
here, has a fine suite of offices in
central location where he is gaining
hosts of friends as we'll as clients. lie
was candidate for the Office of mu-
nicipal judge at the recent judicial
election though an unsuccessful one.
His defeat, however, was no reflec-
ton upon his ability as an attorney
and he will continue on the even
tenor of his way, receiving lucrative
retainer's fees and giving good advice.
"Vacant houses did you say!
Well, hardly, Jerry! There are now
on track in the railroad yards here one
hundred and fifty Carloads of house
hold goods awaiting the erection of
dwellings, and though hundreds of
houses will be built the demand
will not be supplied. Anyone who
can secure two or three small rooms
in which to live at twelve or fifteen
dollars per month thinks he is in
great luck, and if fellow accidentally
strikes whole house that he can Sc
cure for from thirty to sixty dollars
month thinks he has struck bon
ANA and invites friend to share the
find--and assist in paying the rent.
The date for the forthcoming camp
fire and reunion to be held by the
Northwestern Wisconsin Veterans
Association has been fixed for July Sd,
4th, and 5th. The 4th being our natal
day will be the big day of the occasion
and is confidently expected will at
tract at least ten thousand visitors to
the "city of destiny" as all railway
lines leading to Superior will doubt.
less give excursion rates for which
arrangements will soon be made. The
executive officer of the Association is
a great hustler and will personally SUI
perintend all arrangements in detail
and he will be most heartily seconded
by our citizens in his efforts to make
the reunion a great success. OF this
more will be written as the work of
perfecting arrangements progresses.
The st. Croix Valley veterans have a
lot of old friends and comrades here
who would like to shake" with them
on that occasion, and eat pork and
beans from the same camp-kettle as
members of one ''mess." Come up,
comradesi