River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1903-10-08

Chas. Sweet has a curious pet 1T
the Gladstone tree toad. He
lives on flies, which he catches read
lily with his flip tongue. He an
nounces the coming of a storm by
croaking.
I'VE can sell, or exchange, your
real estate, stock of merchandise,
etc., no matter where located. For
particulars address Ische Brothers,
Real Estate Commission Brokers,
518 Germania Bldg, Milwaukee,
Wis"
1t has been suggested that the
new pond to be formed between the
two electric power dams be stocked
with speckled trout by the city and
fishing be prohibited for term of
years-until the trout grow to a
weight of a pound piece or more.
Here will be an ideal place for trout
as there are some fine springs
about.
The football season here was
opened Saturday with a game be-
tween the Normal and Hammond
High on the Normal campus. The
superior weight of the Normal team
helped them win an easy victory. 1t
was clean, interesting game from
start to finish. Normal made two
ouch-downs-on in each half-and
Green kicked both goals. Final
score, Normal IL, Hammond O. AL
though it was disagreeable day
quite a number of rooters accom-
panied the team from Hammond.
Some years ago Rev. c. B. Curtis,
we'll known to many people as the
organizer and promoter of the In
dustrial Missionary Society of Ala
bama, was here in the interests of
this work among the Zone Room
Cabin" people of the Black Belt"
of Alabama. Mr.. ]. w. Rawson of
River Falls, western general mis-
sionary of this society, is in the city
for few days this week. Mr.. Raw
son has been appointed as repre-
sentative of this society and will
visit Wisconsin annually hereafter.
Oshkosh Times, Sept. "a. Mr..
Rawson arrived home Friday.
John Mayer, Senior, celebrated
his 64th birthday last Sunday. His
two sons, John Mayer, Jr., of st.
Paul, and Charles Mayer of Red
Wing, with their wives, were pres
ent on the occasion and Mrs. George
Wunderlich and daughters, the
Misses Hattie and Clara Wunder-
Itch of Red Wing, intimate friends
of Mrs. Mayer, Miss Hattie celebrat-
ing her birthday at the same time.
The friends of Mr.. Mayer remem-
bered the occasion with congratula-
tons, and some with substantial
evidences of their good will. Among
other tokens of friendship he was
the recipient of fine easy chair.
Their St. Paul and Red Wing guests
returned TO their homes Monday.
Spring Valley has entered into
contract for electric lighting under
very favorable conditions. H. C..
Hullinger, president of the Berlin
Light Co., has made an agreement
with the village to put in a plant.
He furnishes II arc lights to the
city for SIS month. The contract
runs for ten years. kCommercial
lights will also be put in and it is
agreed that when the plant becomes
self sustaining from the income of
the commercial lighting the village
may buy the plant, paying for it at
the rate of SIS month. That is,
as we understand it: when the plant
receives sufficient income from
commercial lights to pay the ex-
pense of running (and we presume
providing reasonable percentage
on the capital invested) the village
streets shall be lighted free and the
SIS month go toward paying for
the plant to the credit of the village,
the village to become sole owner
when the plant has been paid for in
this way. So that finally the plant
will be owned by the village by pay
ing simply what the street lighting
would ordinarily cost.
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