River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1900-07-12
LOCAL AND MISCELLANEOUS.

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D. e. Jones is having city water
put into his house.
Mayor Chinook is suffering from
an attack of rheumatism
Mondovi is agitating the question
of water-works for that city.
Smith Michael has moved into the
Gunderson house on Maple street.
Mondovi charges nonresident pu-
pills 81 a month tuition in the schools.
All cream ice cream, with crushed
fruit, 5 cents dish at Barnard s.
Clough's.
Trinity Guild meetings are post
poned until the first Wednesday in
September.
DR.. Wingender Of Hudson preached
in the NJ. Z. church Sunday, in the
absence of Rev. Snodgrass.
The pavilion at the Park is to be
painted white, with red trimmings.
Ed. Shepard will do the work.
The nine-year-old son of Neil Rear
don of Kinnickinnic had his foot bad
ly cut by mower last Saturday.
Dance in the Pavilion at the City
Park tomorrow friday night.
Music by Dodge s. Smiths orchestra.
Rev. T. J. Snodgrass was summon
ed to Viroqua Friday by the an.
nouncement of the death of his sister,
Mrs. Beck,
Lyman Weld is canvassing in Pepin
/ county and Roy Nichols in Big Stone
county, Mimi, for the sale of stero-
scopic goods.
I The River Falls Cornet Band was a
distinctive and attractive feature OF
the celebration of the 4th in the
rendering Of good music.
T. II. Hanson of the town of River
Falls and John Larson of Troy each
lost a COW by lightning during The
storm of the 18th of July.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. L. Duncan, now
residing at Grand Island, Neb., have a
son and heir. Mrs, Duncan was Miss
Eugene Rollins of this city.
w. P. Marshall is making extensive
| provements to his dwelling house.
The ell is being raised to correspond
in height to the main building.
Glenwood had barbecue as an at
tractive feature of the celebration on
the 4th. A big, fat, Holstein OK was
roasted whole "to a turn, and eaten
piecemeal-or piecemeat.
Farmers I'm some localities are re-
ported as selling off their stock in
consequence Of inability TO furnish
them sufficient feed by reason Of the
failure Of grass from the drouth.
Is that an "entertaining speaker"
who corners" you and talks at you
all the time, refusing to give you a
chance to talk back? OBTAINING"
would be more appropriate designa-
tiOn.
Vegetation is picking up fright
smart" Garden sass" is getting
"real peart, and the prospect is that
onions will raise an average scent,
and cabbage heads will be in evidence
with congenial big-heads.
Henry and Albert Nichols were
struck by lightning the 4th of July
near Mondovi while riding on hay
rack. henry was instantly killed
and Albert was paralyzed. The team
they were driving was killed.
Judge Bevans will move from the
W. s. Ensign house into the w. p
Carr house and W. S. Ensign will
move into his own house from Miss
Hester Hulst's house, which will be
occupied by DR.. II. Fl. Matteson.
Chinch bugs are reported as exas
peratingly numerous. The dry wealth
er was favorable to their multiplied,
tion. Fears are entertained that
they will injure corn after the wheat
and other small grains are harvested
Mr. F. Engdahl, vino recently
bought the tailoring business of q.
d. Petit, has made a trade for the
real estate of Mr.. Pettet, also. Mr..
En- gdahl will commence the tailoring
business here at his new purchase
soon.
The caterers stands in the Park on
the 4th had sorry time. Business
had just commenced to boom when a
heavy shower with wind damaged a
large amount of wares,-candies,
chocolate, pies, cakes, bread, sugar,
etc. Many barrels of lemonade were
wasted. The boys say the stands