River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1903-08-13

/ Ierm1ned upon as farmers day anC
every farmer within sight hearing
and mail-route terminus will be in.
duced to come to the city and be
entertained. The biggest OK in the
state will be obtained, roasted whole
and served piecemeal, and Senator
Moses Clapp will talk to their delec-
tation, the day to end up with pyro-
technics.
The Prison Mirror" published
by inmates of the Minnesota State
Prison, asks queer question:
Why is it that from the first in
ception of our paper to the present
time we have never had an editor to
sojourn in our midst? Other pro-
fessions have been we'll represented.
OF preachers we have had enough
TO furnish subsistence to an African
chief for a year; of doctors, suffi-
Gent in number to depopulate the
state; and lawyers enough to estab-
lish good sized colony in hades.
But editors-not one.
George w. Chinook, accompa-
MED by G. E. Pratt, Cyrus Carr and
Robert Smith, went to Burlington,
N, D., Monday. Mr.. Chinook is
Secretary of the Burlington Ignite
Coal Co. He will stay there in the
interest of the company until the
1st of October. Messrs. Pratt, Carr
and Smith are in the employment of
the company, the latter as book
keeper, while Pratt is weighmaster
and Carr prepares the provender
for palatable presentation.
The Wisconsin Land Co. have re
Gently effected the following real
estate transactions: Sold the Mrs.
Judson Knight house in the first
ward to Will Chinook; the C. P.
Short place across the South Fork
to B. R. Burnett; the Mrs. Hodge
house on east Spring street to Mrs.
Drake; the Gibson house on Main
street to Mrs. Hodge; three lots for
Mrs. N. Wales to the Hemenways
and rented the Mrs. Hemenway
house to Mrs. Eta Miller of Hum
bird.
If you would economic you would
buy the best. Maple City Self
Washing Soap pays interest on
every cent invested in it. You do
not pay for resin, which has no
washing qualities, as you do when
you buy inferior soaps. Every
ounce of it has washing value,
which makes it cheapest to buy.
Use it on your next wash day. Give
your tired muscles a rest. Save
your strength, your back, your tenn
per and your money. For sale by
all grocers.
The Old Academy Girls will hold
their annual picnic at Glen park on
Thursday, Aug. 20. Dinner served
at II o'clock. In case of rain the
picnic will be held at the home of
Mrs. Victor Bailey. The member
ship list comprises all those who
attended the Academy prior to and
including the year 1870. This no.
tice is intended as personal invita-
toin to all those who are thus in
Guided. Come with your baskets
and be girls again just for day"
MRS. w. S. ARMSTRONG, Sec.
Secretary Cortelyou of the new
Department of Commerce and Labor
has appointed ]. D. Putnam as
officer in charge of all government
al Chinese matters for the port of
Los Angeles. All officers and en-
ployes of the Bureau of Immigra-
ton stationed at this port are placed
under his immediate Jurisdiction.
The transfer relieves the officers of
the customhouse from taking furth-
er action in immigration matters.
Offices for Mr.. Putnam and his as
sistants of this port have been es-
tablished at No. 413 and Ala Lark
ershim Block.
The south end of the city, along
the outskirts, has been the scene of
considerable improvement within the
past year, John Winn has built a
neat new house as has also d. w.
Kline. Mr.. Winn has also a good
barn, built within the past year.
C. T. Glass, who bought the S.
Porch place, has fixed up the build
ings in good shape. The road to
the south leading out of the city
has been covered with broken ston e
as far as the top of the hill by John
Fosters. The south side of this
hill needs improvement as here is
the hardest haul for teams coming
into the city. The road to the east
on the south line of the city has
been turnpiked to Mr.. Glass place
and the track is fine. The side of
the road along the Catholic GENE
terry needs some attention as it is