River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1901-07-25

sity says Americans are all turning to
the color of the aborigines. Perhaps
his conclusion was reached by 0bserv-
ing the boys who live most of the time
In the water. They have all assumed
the color OF the American Indian
within the past few weeks.
This hot, dry weather is pretty ex-
acting on the waterworks man. 1t
keeps him humping" Last Satur
day he kept the pumps in operation
22l hours, pumping 1886, 720 gallons, by
far the largest amount OF water the
pumps ever raised in one day. The
general run on these hot, dry days has
been near the 25O, 900 gallon mark.
A number Of Masons Of this city,
most of whom are officers In the local
lodge, went TO Baldwin Tuesday night
to assist the brethren OF the Masonic
lodge of that place In some third de-
gree work. The party consisted Of f.
p. Ainsworth, r. S. Freeman, G. r..
Morse, o. w. Newcomb, John Nelson,
f. M. Ulrich and Harry Chinook.
The visitors report pleasant time
and speak in high praise Of the hos
pitality Of their Baldwin confreres.
President and Mrs. Brier and Royce
returned to-day from a months trip,
visiting friends In eastern Wisconsin
and northern New York, and in see
ing the Pan-American at Buffalo.
They report comfortable weather dur
ing almost the entire time, their re-
turn Journey being by steamer
through the Great Lakes from Buffalo
to Duluth, this part OF the journey
consuming nearly weeks time. A
cold wave met them at Duluth yester-
day and overcoats were in demand at
that place and Superior,
The hotel register OF the Hoyt
House at Hudson for the years 1867 to
1859 is preserved by Miss Van Meter
whose father kept that hostelry at
the time. The names OF about sixty
young people from River Falls are re-
corded in this register as present at a
dance held at the house Dec. a, 1857,
/ Christmas eve. The list is headed by
II. A. Taylor and Lady; Lutte A, Tay
lor, stag. "Mr. II. A. Taylor, who
was here this week." says the Hudson
True Republican, explains the pres
ence OF his brother Lutte without a
girl as follows There were about two
young men for each young lady, and
Lutte who knew them all gave his SER
vices as kind OF matchmaker, assist
Ing the other fellows to get girls, and
when tho party came he monopolized
them all as kind OF beau at large "
A good wet raiu and decided drop
in the temperature have changed the
subject OF general conversation, the
aspect Of the landscape and the pros
poets In agriculture. Yesterday ar
ternoon shower accompanied with
stiff breeze knocked the mercury
down from 100 to about SO. During
the night aud this morning several
additional showers have added a large
dlnOuhb Vi uublobulO W buC Otlll soy
ground and penetrated to depth OF
five or six lncees in cultivated fields.
This will revive vegetation in general
but the drouth and heat have worked
irremediable damage to some crops.
The yield Of small grains has been
considerably reduced and the quality
impaired. Corn, except on sandy soil
where 1t is practically killed, may re-
vlve and make fair crop. The pota-
to crop is difficult TO estimate. In
many fields the vines are wilted and
the leaves are falling off. These are
probably past redemption; some fields
show comparative thriftiness, but
even In these the probability is that
new tubers will set and the quality be
poor with the quantity reduced; grass
will be restored in short order.
At the adjourned school meeting at
Hlleworfh the 18th II WAC votad IN