River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1903-01-15
The population of the state prison

The population of the state prison
at Waupun by the last report was
$50.
The blizzard and cold wave
through the western cattle ranges
has caused much loss of stock.
The trains are taking a great
deal of wood through here to ST.
Paul. Dry maple cord wood sells
for $3.50 in the Twin Cities.
If they had arranged this fuel
famine for July and August instead
of for January and February we
should not have cared so much.
Farmers cannot complain about
the price of poultry and eggs this
season. Both have sold all along
at high prices with ready markets.
George Holmberg, son of the
Methodist minister at Cumberland,
went insane last week from smok-
ing cigarettes, is the report of the
daily papers.
If you are looking for something
to tighten the hard work incident to
wash-day, try Maple City Self
Washing Soap, and it will be well
come visitor to your home ever
afterwards.
The reform spelling resolution of
the State Teachers Association
meeting is receiving but little COM
mendation from the press of the
state. This question of spelling
concerns the newspapers pretty init
mately and they are not clamoring
for fads in this line. The teachers
are force in instruction but they
cannot change the vocabulary of
the English speaking writer's.
The text for the morning sermon
at the M. E. church next Sunday is
"And when he had opened the book
he found the place where it was
written, The spirit of the Lord is
upon me, because he had Amounted
me to preach the gospel to the poor,
he hath sent me to heal the broken
hearted, to preach deliverance to
the captives, and recovering of sight
to the blind, to set at liberty them
that.are wearied, to proclaim the ac-
ceptab1e year of the Lord. Luke
4:18, 1o In the evening the pastor
will preach from, And being as
sembled together commanded them
that they should not depart from
Jerusalem, but wait for the promise
of the Father. which, saith he, ye
have heard of me. Acts IA. At
the evening services large number
of the children of the Sunday school
and Junior League will assist the
regular choir in rendering several
of the most popular hymns, and the
pastor will tell their story.
The congregations of the three
evangelical churches of the city
united last Sunday evening at the
Methodist church TO listen to the
farewell expressions of Rev. E. D.
Bewick, the retiring pastor of the
Baptist church. This was grace
full thing to Go. 1t is an exhibition
of the spirit of the gospel, and it
was an expression of the esteem in
which faithful minister of that
gospel in this community is held.
The house was filled with an audi
ence in sympathy with the preacher
in his effort to express his fraternal
esteem and good will. The sermon
was one of Mr.. Bewick's capable
efforts and was received with excel
lent satisfaction. Mr.. Bewick and
family had been here six years and
had endeared themselves to the
people of the community who wish
them a large measure of usefulness
and prosperity in their new home in
the south.
Rev. T. J. Snodgrass preached to
his congregation last Sunday morn
ing according to announcement on
the Golden Rule, his text being that
celebrated summation of Christ at
the conclusion of the Sermon on the
Mount: Therefore, whatsoever We
would that men should do to you do
We even so to them" The sermon
was commended by all as an able
effort and eminent1y practical in it's
application. More than all, the
sentiments expressed commend
themselves to all classes of men, at
all times and everywhere. If the
preachers will always tell men what
Christ said they will find hearts
open to receive and minds ready to
give instant assent. Christ's state
ments are authoritative and accept
able. No matter how contrary to
His precepts man may act, his