River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1900-08-02
LOCAL And MISCELLANEOUS

LOCAL AND MISCELLANEOUS.
W. S. Ensign is having the interior
of his residence reprinted and paper
ed.
The Swedish Sunday School enjoyed
a picnic In the Park Tuesday after
noon.
Rev. f. D. Bewick preached in the
Baptist church at Baldwin Tuesday
evening.
The W. C. It. q. will meet at the
NJ. f. church Friday afternoon, Aug.
Sat 2:30.
Miss Louisa Foley has been engaged
to teach the Glass Valley school the
coming year.
Mr.. Norum has done some fine
ornamental gold lettering on the
Bank Of River Falls windows recently.
After August 10 The Fair will oc-
cupy the Cheering building, east side
Of Main street. Butter and eggs
taken in trade.
Mrs. tombstone solicits employment
in the line of washing, ironing, house
cleaning, etc. Residence, north 4th
street.
The interior walls of the Phoenix
Drug store Barnard & Clough-have
been much improved in appearance by
new paper of attractive design.
The ladies of the Women's Temper
ance Christian Union will serve ten
cent supper in Good Templars' Hall
this afternoon and evening-from
to 8.
1t requires 140, 600 brick to build the
walls of Lords new livery barn,
so, 600 more than some inaccurate in
former had intimated to the JOUR
NAL last week.
A raft of lumb Der, 768 feet long and
256 feet wide and containing 100000
feet, left Saltwater for St. Louis, last
week. 1t had on it's decks 90 car loads
Of shingles and lath.
At the Republican caucus Saturday
evening. 0. W. NeWcOmb, @. r.
Morse, Herman Parsons and Warren
Knowles were elected delegates tC
the county convention.
The rock basement of the Lord liv'
cry barn is finished and the bricklay.
ers commenced the superstructnre
wall yesterday afternoon, Eighteen
men are at work on the construction,
There will be a joint picnic Of the
English Lutheran Sunday schools OF
this place and Ellsworth at Sugar
Camp, half way between River Falls
and Ellsworth, Friday Of next week
August 10.
The Glenmont Lumber Co., which
moved its plant from Glenmont a
couple Of years ago, is doing a good
business at Cass Lake, Mimi. At its
recent organization, Geo. e. Reed
lately Of this city, was elected score
tary of the Company.
w. f. Lusk gave such excellent
satisfaction in his work in the insti'
tute here that he has been engaged
for three weeks in an institute at
Menomonie. Hurrah for Lusk
Hammond's unpretentious but shin
ing principal.-Hammond News.
The social under the auspices of the
Royal Neighbors at G. A. R. hall
Tuesday evening was attended by a
large number of people and all seem
ed to enjoy the occasion with much
zest. The "Sunbonnet Drill was a
unique and fantastic feature Of the
evening and brought down the house
J. J. feelings has painted an elegant
sign for F. Engdahl, the tailor and
mounted it in conspicuous position
The letters are so prominent and lu'
minous that "he who runs may read
and 'the wayfaring man though ar
flicted with exaggerated chronic big
head need not err therein" though
his observatory be located half mile
up Main street.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Chapman
were the victims of a pleasant sur
prise Saturday evening. Their
brothers and sisters, whether by CO.
incidence or design, accident or pre-
determined arrangement, all met at
their residence unannounced simulta-
neously, and passed a pleasant hour
in the ingenious and sym pathetic
association of intimate fellowship.
Wednesday evening, July %, the
Eastern Star, Kinnickinnic Chapter,
was the delighted recipient of a beau
tiful and valued souvenir, the pro-
duction and gift of Mrs. z. W. Ra-
mer. The memento is an oil paint
ing in rich colors, representing Ruth,
Naomi, and Orpha, in
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