River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1899-05-18
River FALLS JOURNAL.

RIVER FAILS JouRNAL.
RIVER FALLS. Wis. MAY IS, 1899.
Entered tine Dost-otfcela RIger afIsa.sscona
'iass matter.
LOCAL AND MISCELLANEOUS.
DR.. P. E. DeMille will be at the
Gladstone June for one week.
The Good Templars had a sweet
time at the maple sugar wax works
Saturday night.
Arbor Day exercises in the schools
Of thisscity were directed along the
lines of its intention.
The marriage of Miss Ada Green
of Hudson and Mr.. Harry Little of
st. Paul took place last evening.
James Y. Anderson has purchased
the lot on Cascade Ave, east of G. E.
Pratt's, on which he will erect a
dwelling.
The Pierce County Circuit Court
convened at Ellsworth Tuesday
Judge Vinje of Superior presiding in
the absence Of Judge Helms.
The dealers anticipate large sales OF
agricultural implements this summer,
judging from the numbers on hand
and the orders from farmers.
Willard Tubbs caught the most
costly string of trout yet reported
valued by the court at $54. They
were caught over month ago.
The National Convention of Royal
Neighbors held in st. Paul last week
marks an epoch in the history of the
organization. 1t is growing cause.
The Normal nine played ball with
the High School team Friday. The
High School was defeated as usual
and the Normal came within four OF
It.
There was a heavy frost Friday and
Saturday nights and garden "sass" is
out of sight. 1t is feared the apple
plum and strawberry blossoms were
killed.
The pulpit of the Methodist Church
will be supplied next Sunday by Rev
James Evans of Prescott: Rev. Mr.
Snodgrass being in st. Paul for a
short time.
Last week while dredging in the
harbor of Sebastopol a shell fired by
the British in 1855 was fished up which
exploded, killing four men and wreck
ing the dredge.
Oscar Thelander came into collision
with w. A. Chapman's team while
cycling one night last week. The re
suit was painfully abraded face anC
a sadly damaged new Imperial wheel
There is a better market for ha,
this spring-but the quantity is limit
ed, while prices are better. Thu
quality of timothy brought to town il
excellent--the color bright, the odo
fresh and sweet.
The Hudson Company C, of the Ma
tional Guards, has been reorganizeC
with a embership Of IS. w. Y
Burton was elected captain, Lon;
EnSlin 1st lieutenant, and JOSEPH
Miller End lieutenant.
Washburn County is booming thi,
year, if we may judge from the lane
sales. The delinquent tax list OF
lands sold Tuesday comprised 1910 de
scriptions-nearly all of the separate
descriptions including a 40 acre tract
Of land
A notable event will be the Peace
Jubilee in Washington May %, "a, 25
The great battles of the Spanish wa
will be reenacted in pantomime, in
Guiding Dewey's and SIMPSONS mag
nificent ocean fights with the fleets o
Montojo and Cervera.
The Wisconsin Grand Army OF tn,
Republic held a state encampment a
Milwaukee yesterday and Tuesday
Hon. G. E. Pratt was in attendant,
as delegate from the Post here .anC
Mrs. Emma Knowles and Mrs. e. B
Armstrong delegates of the Women
Relief Corps.
Ellsworth, River Falls, Hudson ant
other points in Pierce and st. Croi,
counties are now connected by tele
| phone with St. Paul and Minneapolis
This matter of business convenience
will reduce time and consequent ex
pense to merchants-and also reduce
the revenues of the post office and tel
| egraph offices.