River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1896-05-21
WEST SUPERIOR

In the matter of murders and sui.
cides, Superior seems to be holding
her own, when compared with other
cities of like size and Importance.
Three of our large Touring mills
resumed operations last Thursday
with new crews OF men.
The fool-killer has overlooked few
of the strike agitators.
Prof. McNiell of Kansas City, who
has been elected for the presidency of
the Superior Normal School is i'm the
city, sizing up the situation, and will
remove here sometime in July.
The weather clerk must owe the
head of the Lake some grudge and is
trying to get even.
Our venerable friend l.. l.. Lewis,
formerly Of Hartland, will in few
weeks reach his seth birthday, and
but for partial paralysis would be hale
and hearty.
Miss Elsie Williams of Trim belle
who has been visiting friends here
since the holiday season, will soon
return to her home, and will be
accom- panied by Mrs. III. G. Wood who
will visit her friends in Pierce county.
Those fellows who run the political
machine here are beginning TO mix
their war paint and will put it ON in
good time for the coming campaign.
Ambitious statesmen who get left
when the ticket is made up by the
Republican conventions will provide
themselves with Mckinley torches
and music and hope for better luck
next March.
The recent change in our municipal
administration was wrought with
but comparatively little friction.
The new Mayor is ex-Mayor Pattison,
and he is not a minister, but he knows
thing or two about municipal affairs
that some ministers never thought Of.
You can safely bet the bottom penny
in your pile that he will never be i'm
peached for giving the boys chance
to help him out on his campaign ex-
penses.
III. T.. Tict nor, IA. old Menomonie
boy. is tilrd-termer as City Comp
troller. He has repeatedly made the
bosses and boomers exceedingly weary
by refusing his sanction to DARTS
upon the municipal exchequer, and
for this reason the more conservative
people are we'll suited with him as no
draft on the City Treasurer can be
honored unless countersigned by the
Comptroller. Tichnor is made up of
the right kind of stuff for a public
official.
DIR. Grounde, one of our leading
physicians succeeds DR.. Pillsburv as
health officer, and his appointment
of subordinates indicates a purpose
to maintain for this depart
ment the excellent reputation it has
attained under DIR. Pillsbury's fearless
and independent management. Ma
jor A. S. Eaton, a first-class man for
any duty to which he may be assigned.
has been appointed health Inspector
III. G.. Wood. whose two years service
i'm the department, sixteen months OF
which have been in the office, has
made him thoroughly conversant with
its duties. has been re-appointed to
the Office clerk ship, well-merited
recognition of faithful performance
of duties which are well understood
ID. w. Rollins smiles blandly as ne
places in his pocket a disappointment
as meat inspector, and in another
pocket fresh supply Of kerosene oil
bottled of course-and straddles his
'.bike'' headed for the next meat
market containing meat that cannot
stand the test of Wallace's keen scent
for everything in the way of food
supply that doesn't smell just right =
Capt. ]. w. Palmer is police inspect.
or and always carries his end of the
stick as high as do the Other fellows.