River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1901-02-14

DR.. Radcliff has been off duty for
couple of weeks and Gwill APP Roberts
is assisting in the store.
The Baldwin Bulletin came out with
all home print last week, but reduced
in size to 5-column quarto.
The morning train for st. Paul now
leaves here at 1882. This change Of
time-from 7:22-took effect Monday.
Frank NJ. Bliss of Big River has
purchased the Samuel Wales farm.
He will not move to the premises I'M
til next fall.
jay Grimm has been elected secre-
tary of the River Falls City Mutual
Fire Insurance Company, in place of
N. P. Haugen, resigned.
CT. Ritchey has bought of T. Fl.
Daniels the house and lot on the cor
er of Maple and 2nd streets which he
has occupied since last fall.
Mr.. c. H George will celebrate his
10th birthday with a party of friends
at the home Of his daughter, Mrs. K.
A. Toby, tomorrow evening.
There is to be a social at B. Caro-
lan's at Donegal Saturday evening
(16th) Everybody invited. Free
buss starts from Gladstone at 1880.
Rev. G. T. Burnley, of Hudson, will
preach In the Congregational church
next Sunday morning and evening, in
exchange with Rev. G. Fl Mcintosh.
Electric lights are now in use at
the depot and are found to be a great
convenience. Four incandescent
lights are placed outside to light the
platform, thirteen are in use inside.
A number OF local items that had
been scheduled to appear in the JOUR
NAL last week, by some mistake got
on the wrong hook. This may be
offered as an excuse for their tard-
iness.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Wilcox have
the sympathy of the community in
the loss of their little child which
died Friday and was buried Sunday.
The child was five, months old and
died from an attack of pneumonia.
The city is accommodating wood
pile for the use Of the water works.
A first class quality of wood is being
brought in. 1t is intended to buy
200 cords. The wood is mostly bass
wood and the price paid is $3.50 per
cord.
Sarah, wife of L. H. Powers, died at
her home IN this city to-day of con-
sumption. She had been i'll for about
a year and half She leaves hus-
band, three sons and one daughter.
The family moved here from Waba-
sha, Mimi, in 1891
The sun is coming our way. The
lengthening of the day is plainly per-
ceptible The sun rose today at 6:5S
and sets at 5:31, making the length of
the day 10 hours and 33 minutes
against day of hours and 5 min
utes six weeks ago.
The River Falls Advancement As
ISOLATION is advancing in the right
Northumberland At the regular
meeting Monday evening seven
names were added to the membe
ship and special meeting was called
for next Monday evening.
If you miss hearing Dr. Bolton in
his famous lecture, What to Shoot
and How to Hit" tomorrow evening
you will lose what you might have
gained-an evening of rare enjoy
ment-a treat in fervid eloquence,
lecture replete with instruction,
pleasing and uplifting.
Flags hung at halfmast Tuesday,
Feb. u, in honor Of Lincoln, the
anniversary Of whose birth occurs
on that day. Public meetings were
held In some cities where speeches
were delivered in eulogy of this
martyred president, philanthropist
and statesman.
County Surveyor Mcclure has just
completed and forwarded TO Hudson
very handsome and complete plat
book Of the county, for which he was
paid $50 by the county, and he says he
would duplicate the order for pri-
vate individual for twice that. 1t
contains copious field notes and real
4. is a very valuable work New Rich
mond Republican Voice.