River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1894-07-12

West Superior will be alternate.
Rev. 5. Z. Washington. a returned
missionary from Africa, gives free
lecture tonight, at the Baptist
church. His curiosities are interest
ing.
Installation OF officers of r er Falls
Lodge L. o. o. +. will take place next
Saturday evening. f. A. Severance,
ID. ID. G. NJ, will officiate. A full
attendance is desired.
The freight train on this branch
resumed business Tuesday after a
week : rest. There has been no inter
ruption to the regularity of the
passenger and mail train.
1t will be necessary for the Congre-
! gational Sunday School to meet on
the lawn again next Sunday at the
usual hour. The primary department
will meet in its regular place.
The intense heat and severe drouth
is having a disastrous effect on the
| crops. Grain is prematurelv ripening
with short straw and shrunken berry.
! Grass is curing uncut, and corn and
potatoes suffering UNNECESSARILY.
Congratulations are extended to
our former tOwnSman Lincoln III.
Parker, who was welded on the 10th
inst. at Reedsburg, this state, to
Miss Lena Lois Wyse of that city.
Their residence il 265 La Sale
Avenue, Chicago, Ill.
VIM. Miller of Clifton was arrested
yesterday on a charge of rape upon a
little girl. He was brought before
Justice Bevans and bound over to the
Circuit Court. His bail was fixed at
$500. in default of which he was sent
to the county Jail.
BIN. Lawrence of this city has oc-
cupied his leisure hours in construct
ing an artistic trunk X IL and 81 in.
high. This trunk is made up of 2O66
pieces of wood of different shapes and
various kinds. Much mechanical and
artistic skill is displayed in the work.
The catalogue of the River Falls
Normal School Iss5-ls9i is out, from
which il appears there have been en-
rolled at the institution for the last
year a total of 4l6 students, 2s6 of
which number were in the normal
department and 100 in the model
grades.
The ladies of the Congregational
church will hold the Fair, for which
they have been preparing, Friday
afternoon and evening of next week
at Odd Fellows Hall. Supper will be
served from $50 till O'Clock, so that
all VINO wish may enjoy the substan-
tials and dainties these ladies know
so we'll how to prepare.
At the Baptist church next Lords
Day the following services will be
held: At 1890 A. NJ, brief address to
girls and boys on Two Pieces of
Marble; sermon topic, In Time Of
Spiritual DrOuth. At 7:30 Praise
Service and a short sermon. topic:
Those Who Fished All Night and
Caught Nothing before Morning.
The coating OF asphaltum on the
interior surface OF the reservoir was
not success The substance seems
To have adhered satisfactorily the
rock. but where it came in ontact
with the cement at the joints of the
stones it was mo good, the combina-
ton resulting i'm a sOftening and dis
integration. which mingling with
tile wate- made it unfit for drinking
pur poses. \ force Is ~ work cutting
away the asphaltum with view TO
LAYING a coating of cement upon the
rock. This work will be completed |
ne early part OF next week.
Pursuant to car Ia a Republican eau
Gus was held at the Jour-, II oi'i0e
saturday evening, July eth at 100 p. /,
VI. Organized by choosing Prof. W. ].
brier as chairman and A. p Weld
secretary. On motion the following
delegates were selected To represent
the city at the county convention
held July 9TH at Ellsworth: E. Ballard,
Allen p. Weld, Jerry f. Flint, Prof
W. J. Brier and G.. f. Pratt. The
town caucus was held at the same
Mace N = p NJ and the fnIiowiDtr dole
gates chosen: Freeman Lord. Lutte /
Green and j. A. johnson.
Few medicines have held their
ground so successfully as Ayers /
Cherry Pectoral. During the past
fifty years. it has been the most |
popular of all cough-cures and the de-