River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1900-08-23

The Methodist Sunday school held !
picnic In Glen Park Tuesday after
noon.
The ladies of Ezekiel church give |
dime social on the lawn at Ed Ebert
sons this evening.
James Carolan has sold his farm
four miles and half south OF this
city to Joe Faltesek. Mr.. Carolan
contemplates moving TO this city.
Mr.. L. M. Rosenquist, formerly of
this place, now Of st. Paul, was mar
ried, Aug 70, TO Mrs. II M. Boeke of
the same city.
Mrs. Kate Taylor of Loyal, Clark
county, has moved into Mrs. Edsall's
house on Second street, lately yacat-
ed by j IT. Deans.
Entrance examination at the Nor
mai will begin Monday, Aug. 81. The
Normal department. and the Model
grades will commence Tuesday, Aug,
2s.
At the Democratic caucus Satur-
day night f. NJ White, f. A. Howe
and A p Forsyth were elected dele
gates to the county convention held
at Ellsworth Monday.
Glenwood has built an experimental
brick kiln and will burn 100000 brick
to determine the quality Of material
around there for the manufacture OF
suitable building brick.
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This continuous hot weather with
flies yertible pestilence, is terrible
on animals, especially work horses.
There have been many losses of horses
the last few weeks by the heat
The Standard Oil Co. will have a
car load of engine gasoline in storage
at their station in River Falls next
week, so that those using gasoline
engines can procure engine gasoline
(74) in bulk hereafter. F. A. HOWE.
Mrs. Nettie Barg gave very pleas
ant afternoon coffee in honor of Mrs
Geo. Nelson of jamestown, N d.,
Monday. Her sister, Mrs. Deans, and
daughter Marguerite, from Prescott
were also present. Covers were laid
for ten.
A number of River Falls young peo-
pie attended party given by Miss
Vera Christianson at Baldwin last
week Wednesday. Among them we're
Misses Maude Burnett, Maude Dan
iels, Eva Williams, Mollie Daniels
and Chas. Houston.
A merry-go-w hirligtg arrived in
town Tuesday but has not yet com
menced its revolutions to the accom-
paniment of beautiful "Annie Room
ey." The water was too deep for the
children TO be out last night, except
those that might be web-footed.
John Chapman has builU l00-bar-
rel cistern at his house for convenience
in piping water into the basement of
his barn. The cistern is supplied
from the well by means of the wind
mill. Walter Chapman will have a
similar convenience at his place.
Mrs. Elizabeth Bolckom is having
her residence remodeled-practically
rebuilt. She says THE old home is
not what 1t used to be, " and when the
new house is finished 1t has the
promise Of being beautiful home.
Charlie Newstrom has the contract for
building.
M. Norseng has taken note Of the
extreme s of temperature for several
years past. He observes that Satur-
day, Aug. Is, was the hottest day
Of the year, the thermometer showing
l0l In the shade. This was also the
hottest day since Aug. 4, 1896, when
the therm ometer stood at 1903.
This has been first class ice-cream
weather. That is to say, ice-cream
has been 10 great demand-partly for
the ice-even greater than the sup
ply. The extreme heat has dis
couraged the COW from giving down"
good quantity, or quality of cream.
The weather and the flies and mos
quitoes would give her disposition
to produce sour milk, instead.
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This locality was visited with
heavy rain storm yesterday afternoon
and evening. For part Of the time
the wind blew furiously and drove
torrents OF water before it. The
storm must have done much damage
to stacked grain and has probably
knocked the corn down. 1t blew over
some windmills-W. A. Chapman's
was blown down, striking on his house
and breaking through the roof and
the windmills Of Ed. Chinook and
Alfred Stiles we're also blown down.
The Normal opens its 26th year Of
school next Monday under favorable
auspices and pleasing prospects Ev-
cry necessary convenience and appli-
ance for study and comfort are ct
hand and in their appropriate place
and all the rooms are scrupulously
clean. 1t should be Joy to study in
such a pleasant environment. The
young student Of the present day has
supreme occasion to rejoice in his
privileges and apply himself with an
energy corresponding r. the incen-
tiyes and the means.
Electric Lights Pretty Soon.
1t will be seen by reference to the |
council proceedings published IN an
other column that contracts have |
been made to build the power and |
electric light plant. To attain to
this consummation a great deal or |
hard work has been done by the coun-
ell and city clerk, much Of which was
complicated and involved. In the |
engineering work incident to formu-
lating plans upon which the contracts
we're TO be submitted, the council had
valuable assistance from Mr.. Loweth.
The york on the plant will be COM
menced at ones and pushed TO COM