River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1898-06-16

uttered atthe Dost-o6fcein River Faiisas.econd
class matter.
LOCAL AND MISCELLANEOUS.
The Baptists will serve dinner in
Clark's grove July 4th.
The Normal School closes for the
annual vacation the 23rd.
The New Richmond High School
graduated class of Is last week.
The Baldwin picnic last Friday had
too much.water in it. Only two lodges
were present.
The w Q. Il. U. VIII meet at the
home Of Mrs. F. NJ Ulrich Friday
afternoon at 2:30.
The school marms like homing
pigeons are flocking to their accus-
toned rendezvous.
The perfume of the locust blossoms
at this time peryades the air with
| exquisite sweetness.
All Rag Mullins are requested to
meet J w. VIM at Carroll's corner
Saturday night next.
Mrs Annie P. Johnson, Melvin
Johnson and Henry Walker are
terrace-grading this week.
1t may seem paradoxicaI, but it is
true nevertheless, that it is never the
man with the big head that has the
big-head.
A hundred acres Of the sugar beet
crop near Hastings has been recently
irrigated by the inundation Of the
Mississippi River.
There will be no services at the
| Baptist church next Sunday evening.
| Morning services as usual, also B. y.
i. L. at usual time.
There will be services in the First
Lutheran church Sunday evening,
June 10th, conducted by Rev. A. G.
Johnson Service commences at S.
The Weller Theatrical Company
played three nights in this city this
week. The troupe is composed Of ex-
cellent people and their playing here
was very fine. They 60 to Ellsworth
TO night.
L. Spalding left two punches Of rye
at this Office which are indications of
an enormous growth of that crop this
year. Some of these stalks are more
than six feet long and the heads have
close on to 100 grains.
News has just been received of the
death Of Mrs Thomas Rickett at her
home in Ipswich, S. d. Mrs. Rickett
was resident Of this city for mum
Der Of years and this news brings
sorrow to many friends here.
Be sure to see the odd Maids"
before theyg go to the Klondike. More
fun here than gold in Alaska. Come
and see the Old Maids changed into
lovely young ladies while you wait.
At Opera Hall June II. Admission
p cts.
The dirt from the area Of the base
meut Of the Johnson Elertson- Carroll
block is being judiciously distributed
where it does the most good-cover-
ing the debris of bricks and rocks
recently hauled into the middle of the
streets.
If you listen now intently at the
carly blush of dawn you can hear the
busy mower as it shears the grassy
lawn, and if you notice carefully you
will often get a hint Of some very
forceful language that don't look well
in print.
The government has now sixteen
warships under construction. Five of
these are big battleships of the type
Of the Oregon. These are about half
completed. The remaining II are
torpedo boats, some Of which are
nearly finished.
Tuesday the 18th, the l2lst ami
versary Of the adoption Of the Ameri-
can flag. was observed as Flag Day
throughout the United States. Never
before has this country witnessed
such a general display of the stars and
81 pfrac q s ~, 4 I,fs apaasipy
Strawberries are abundant and the
price is reasonable; the demand is
good and the appetite for them is
always the best. There are many
things good to eatincluding ice cream,
but nothing quite so delicious as the
strawberry, with its concomitants-
sugar and cream.
The sweet girl graduate has donned
her new organdy and is telling US
what the seven wise men Of Greece
said about the seven wonders Of the
world while her masculine mate
demonstrates to a certainty what the
scientific men of twenty centuries
have considered as economic conun- |
drums.
1t is a noticeable evidence of the |
abiding interest in the highest success
Of local schools that the teachers seek |
for broadening influences. This is
in the fact that members |
of the Normal Faculty have made |
eleven addresses to graduating classes
in the northwestern part of the state |
this summer.
The result Of the election in
Oregon the 9th instant showing an
overwhelming victory for the Republi-
cans upon a straight issue Of the gold |
stanlard Is an intim ation that free |