River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1899-08-03

RIVER FALLS JOURNAL.
RIVER FALLS, WIS. Aug. 3, 1899.
Entered attn post-o lin River faifsassscond
class matter.
LOCAL AND MISCELLANEOUS.
Chas. Bjerstedt of Mann Valley is
building a new barn.
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The Baptist Sunday School held a
picnic in Glen Park Tuesday.
New Richmond will vote on the
license question Saturday, Aug. 5.
Corn smut is proving a great
plague to farmers in the eastern part
of the state.
N. A. Younggren is doing consider
able repairing about his residence in
Mann Valley.
We had slight shower Monday
night. Martell way the rain was
more abundant.
The W. C. T. U, will meet in thu
parlors of the M. e. church at 2:3(
Friday afternoon.
Albert Currier moved into his fine
new residence on the corner of Cedar
and Third, Tuesday.
The Ensign farm, advertised in thu
JOURNAL last week was sold to Geo
w Chinook for $4,000
The New Richmond relief commit
tee have appealed to the business mer
of Chicago for assistance.
A fine pair of driving horses wa:
purchased in this state the other da.
for the use Of President Mckinley.
Rev. Johnson from Martell viii
hold divine service in the First Luth
Gran church next Sunday evening a
1870
Rev. W. M. Balch of st. Louis, will
preach in the Methodist church Sun
day, the 9th, both morning and eve
ming.
Work will be commenced on the &C
dition to the school house as soon a
the plans and. specifications are pei
fected.
Somebody, who perhaps knows, say
that punches of tanzy hung In tn
stable will keep out flies. 1t is easi
ly tested.
Chas. a. Price, plumber, has SUI
piled himself with neat and service
able wagon for convenience in his lin
of business.
The Greenland whale has heart
yard in diameter, but like Edwar
Atkinsons it is principally blubber.-
Star-Times.
Times are so good in Kansas an
Nebraska that the bankers are grow
ing because the farmers wont borrol
any more money of them.
Thomas McClaine of Spring Valley
this county, was instantly killed Mon
day by the falling of pole used t
support the hayfork in stacking.
John tombstone has moved into tn
Horton house on west Cedar Stree
and Rev. Johnson has moved into TIN
house he recently bought c. Mr.. John
stone on Second Street.
La Crosse is working up a senti
ment for good roads convention +
be held in that city and has raised al
ready $500 to give application to tn
theory of model road.
Farmers are complaining Of tn
pest of skunks and their sneak-thie
ways They visit chicken coops a
night and play havoc with the con
tents, whether eggs or chickens.
Miss Inga Lien has asked to be re
lieved of her obligation to teach il
the public school the ensuing year
in consequence Of i'll health. Thu
board have not yet engaged substi
tute,
No one can fail to notice how rapid
ly the prickly lettuce has spread il
this vicinity since its first appearance
here but three years ago. 1t SHOULD
be cut near the root to prevent
its spreading.
The editors of the Normal Badge
have issued a July mum ber.--Tht
number in question is devoted largel.
to the publishing of the essays reat
by the graduates at the last com
mencement.
A little boy, II years old, son o
John II. Johnston, who lives on the
Gray farm In Kinnickinnic, died or
Friday from the effects Of the kick o.
a horse. His remains were buried ir
Greenwood cemetery Sunday.
The State, the weekly organ Of r
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