River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1903-08-06

was an occasion of unceremonious
good cheer. Some substantial to-
kens of goodwill were rendered the
honored host.
A critic teacher for the grammar
department of the Normal has Just
been engaged in the person of Miss
Vesta Cornish, a graduate of the
full course in the Mankato Normal
and of the University of Minnesota.
Miss Cornish is lady of consider
able experience in grammar grades
She has spent the last year in travel
and study in Europe.
Prof. j. F. Sims delivered lee
ture on education, dwelling especi-
ally on consolidation of district
schools, Thursday evening His
arguments were conclusive and con-
vincing. Mr. Sims is an able speak
er and one who can hold his audi
ence, for when he closed his ad-
dress regret was expressed that it
was not longer. Polk Co. Press.
Considerable work is being done
down this side of the Powell falls
preliminary to building the dam
for power. The brush is being cut
on the flats along either side of the
river and men with teams have been
scraping out a channel so as to
turn the river along near the west
bank in order to give opportunity to
work at the dam, commencing on
the east side.
Those angle-maniacs who have
been up north fishing this summer
all had good luck. That is what
they say and many of them had the
evidences of success to show. C.
R. Taggart brought home 80 trout
as the result of one expedition.
The Elertsons caught many bass.
DR.. Toby, Mr.. George, Mr.. Briggs
and other expert fishermen had
their share of success while up on
the fishing preserves.
Miss Lena L. Leonard has been
engaged to teach music in the Nor
NAL school. Miss Leonard has
been teaching music in the Moor
head Normal during the last year
as a substitute for the regular
teacher who was abroad. She comes
to the school strongly recommended
by President Weld, Prof. Reed and
others of the Moorhead faculty.
Miss Leonard is a graduate of the
Literary course in Olivet College,
Michigan, as we'll as of the Conser-
vatory of Music connected with that
institution.
The street commissioner is hav-
ing gravel put onto the crushed
rock that had been hauled onto the
streets. We understand it is the
intention to have all this rock COW
cred with gravel. In this case we
shall have a splendid roadbed.
This kind of rock, after it is crushed
by heavy wagons into fine dirt is
very dusty in dry weather and mud
dy in wet weather. To mix it with
gravel will prevent this trouble to a
great extent. The roadbed with
the gravel covering will be much
more durable also than without the
gravel.
w. D. Doolittle and family leave
the last of the week They go to
Trenton, the home of Mrs. Doc
Titles parents, where they will visit
for time, after which they go to
Coffeeville, Kansas, where Mr.. Doc
little has a brother who has an in
terest in and is superintendent of
the glassworks, and in which the
Doctor also has an interest. The
people of River Falls regret to see
Doctor Doo1ittle and his estl.nable
wife leave the city where since their
sojourn they have made all of US
their friends. Good wishes accom-
pany them to their new home.
J. w. Allard and family returned
Friday from their trip to the, home
or Mr.. Allard's father in Madison
county, N. Y. That part of the
state of New York is celebrated for
its excellent diaries. While at his
old home Mr.. Allard witnessed the
sale of the worlds butter champion
cow-a Holstein Friesian. This
cows's milk of seven days produced
80 pounds and 1913 ounces of butter,
feat which beats the worlds best
record heretofore. This COW, with
another that produced 20 pounds
and ounces of butter in a week,
together with bull, all of the same
breed, sold for $4,000.
While speaking in general terms
of the beauty of the comprehensive
view of the city-in the aspect of
the landScape-the vivid green of