River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1898-08-25

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LOCAL AND MISCELLANEOUS. /
Grisom has a new barber who is
claimed to be finished tonsorial
artist.
Don't fail to see Bonnie in the
new Santiago" dance. Opera Hall
Aug 29-3O-31
The public School will commence
Monday. Sept. 5th and the Normal
Tuesday, Sept +.
Clarence Hatch is manipulating
type with nimble fingers in the
JOURNALS press room.
JA. Reed is building a house 2Sx42
two stories high-on the corner Of
Walnut and Summit streets.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. +. Marshall Of
River Falls. we're Sunday guests Of i.
f. Briggs and wife. -Ne,c Richmond
l'gice
south Fork service next Sunday.
Sunday School at 2:30 p. NJ. Preach
ing $3.50, and Christian Endeavor at
, o'clock,
G. b. Stone, the shoe man, Of Me
nomonie, bought a smashing fine rig
in town this wcek-horse, carriage
and harness.
1t will be seen by the council pro
ceedings that an ordinance creating a
Board Of Park Commissioners has
been passed.
The River Falls base ball team got
laid out by the New Richmond boys
at New Richmond last Thursday, the
score showing 20 to 6.
The costume worn by Bonnie" in
her 'sleigh-bell'' dance is the richest
and most expensive dress Of its kind
on the American stage.
Howard Pratt has moved into the
| house with Joel Barnett, and John
Myer has moved into the house of A.
RI. Lord, vacated by Howard Pratt.
The American Aag was formally
hoisted over the Hawaiian islands on
the 18th: so that now they form
part and parcel Of the United States
4 report Of the doings Of the Re
publican State convention, together
with the platform adopted by that
body, viii be found on the third page
u this issue.
The Good Templars viii serve ice
cream and cake Friday evening, Aug.
26 On the lawn Of Mrs. f. 7. Ham
uond The proceeds go toward pay
ing for their hall
Doctors Lain and Ellis, who were
announced to be at River Falls Aug.
> and %. are obliged to postpone
their visit till Sept. % and 24, when
they will be on hand without fail.
Excavations are being made to ex-
tend the water service on East Maple
and East Elm streets. J H. Langdon
and Mrs. Glendenning will have their
dwellings supplied with city water.
At the last Department W. r. c.
Council meeting held at Appleton
Aug. 9th. Mrs E. b. Armstrong was
elected by the council to attend the
National Convention, held at Clncin-
natl Sept. 9Th.
Miss Ellsworth. the High School
assistant Of last year, and who was
engaged for the school this year, has
resigned on account of the failure of
her eyesight. Her successor has not
yet been designated.
Downes Parker started last Thurs
day on his return to the copper mines
Of Ketchem, Idaho. He is acquiring
thorough knowledge of mining engi-
ueering and his prospects are most
promising.
Monday was the hottest day of the
season. The Thermometer stood at
100 for several hours in T. j. Burhyte's
store. The papers record the highest
temperature Of the year in many
localities in the northwest.
1t is proposed to do some necessary
trimming up in tue City Park on Sat
urday and all who are at liberty and
willing to donate little work are re-
quested to be on the grounds armed
and equipped with a sharp AK.
Owing to the hurried time Of the
year and the many entertainments
billed for the last Of this month and
the first Of the next the War Concert,
under the auspices of the Methodist
choir, will be postponed until later.
w. II. Wolf will establish general
store to be known as THE Fair in
the George Chinook building on
Main street Announcements in re-
gard to his day of opening will be
made in a subsequent issue of the
JOUSNAL.
The NJ. E. Ladies' Society will give
a ten cent supper next Thursday Sep
tember ! at the home Of Mrs. VIII
Davies Cthe house formerly occupied
by Mrs Chas. Dayies.) 1t will be a G
supper, everything on the bill Of fare
beginning with the letter 9. All are
invited.
The season has been Of such a ma
ture as to advance vegetation very
rapidly and while in most plants this
remarkable growth is advantageous,
i'm the case Of corn it may be to its
ultimate detriment. The stand and
growth of corn is enormous, there is
such a superabundance Of sap in the
stalks that the ears do not yet mature
proportionately, and there is some
fear that a frost may injure it before
the ears have matured and hardened.
The tow mill fired up last Wednes-
day and the running order Of the
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