River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1899-09-07

River Falls JOURNAL
RIVER FALLS, WIS. SEPT. I, 1899.
Entered atthe post-offosin RiVsr faiisasssconl
,iass matter.
LOCAL AND MISCELLANEOUS
The afternoon train going nortl
now leaves this station at 1852.
Post No. /, of Rockford, H., is the
oldest army post in the G. A. R.
Company B, 9Th Wis. Volunteers
will hold reunion in this city Sept
81, % and 20.
The Minnesota state fair is on thi
week and a considerable number o
our people dIIeHu'
R. n. Beyans of this city has beer
granted an increase of pension-from
$14 to ST. month.
Grantsburg, Burnett county, ha
shipped nearly 10000 bushels of blue
berries the past season.
Mrs. j. w. Barrett, who has beef
seriously i'll, is improving and is nov
considered out Of danger.
John Paul, living northwest OF her
a few miles, lost several stacks Q
grain by lightning Tuesday night.
Nick Wiger will take a course G
study the coming year in the medics
department Of the University Of Mir
nesota.
Love Feast at the M. e. churc
Sunday morning at $3.50. Rev. MI
Benson, presiding elder, will preac
the morning sermon at 1890.
The schools commenced on schedul
time with a larger attendance tina
usual. Over 800 the first day at tn
Public and many new students at tn
Normal.
1.-THE Right Kind of a School;
"The Uses of an Enemy" are the sui
jects of the sermons next Sunday /
the pastor at the Congregation;
church.
Pat Moynihan has recently sold tW
lots on Fourth street to f. NJ. Ulricl
He has also sold his farm, five mile
south of the city, to E. G. Purfurst
Minnesota.
Wallace Lovely has sold his hous
and lot near the Junction Mill site
Joseph Baker of Ashton, Iowa. TIL
premises will be occupied by job
Dice and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. e. Tubbs ente
tanned the members Of the fire brigad
at banquet Monday night in recol
milton of their services at the fire
week ago Sunday.
The heaviest shower Of the seaso
fell Tuesday night. 1t came down i
"bucketfulls," washed all loose mi
terial from the roadbed and flushe
the cutters and bitches.
For the first time since 1861 ther
is not a single Democrat in til
United States Senate from the grea
area between the Atlantic and til
Mississippi and the Ohio and Canad;
1.-THE Maiden Rock News" made il
first appearance on Thursday last.
is 7-column folio sheet and we
edited. Subscription price $1.25. T
A. Axtel, editor and proprietor
Success to the enterprise.
A large number of Rev. Mr.. Blom
holm's congregation at River Fal
drove up last Sunday morning, an
attended his church here. They cam
with plenty of food and took Dime
with the pastor and family .-Hudso
Star Times.
The annual national convention c
the G. A. r. is being held in Philf
delphia this week. An immens
crowd of people throng the city, 42,0O
veterans marched in parade and th
navy is represented in the harbo
by some of our finest war ships.
The Wisconsin State Association 0
Congregational Churches and Minis
tiers meets in West Superior mex
week. Rev. G. II. Mcintosh and JOIN
Elliott Of this place will attend. MI
Mcintosh gives an address Monda
evening on 1.-THE Merits Of Christian
Endeavor."
Road expert e. G. Harrison explain
the philosophy of good roads in a fey
words: put a drain under the road an,
make the road bed as nearly I'm
pervious as possible. That road re
mains hard and dry. The rock roat
with dirt covering answers the re
quirement.
The Weather Bureau service Of tn
state reports the last week the warm