River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1903-08-20
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was standing on the engine plat
form guiding the traction engine
down hill hauling the separator
J and water tank. One of the sepa-
rator wheels struck rock, the
shock breaking the coupling by
which it was attached to the engine.
The separator crowded down onto
the engine, catching Mr. Smith be-
tween the two.
DR.. T. w. Ashley of this city with
eight business and professional
men of Minneapolis, including At
torney Frank Nye, went to the
Black Hills mining country last
week. They went by the invitation
of Gen. S. E. Olson to investigate
some mining propositions about
Leads. The JOURNAL has request
ed DR.. Ashley 10 give its readers
the results of the impressions of
the delegation regarding the mining
prospects out there.
The people of Starbuck, Mimi,
dedicated their new Congregational
church last Sunday, DR.. Cyrus
Northrup, President of the State
University, preaching the dedica-
|
Rasmussen took prominent part
in the musical feature of the SER
vice. The new church is fine
structure, capable of seating a con-
gregation of two hundred people
and was dedicated free of debt. A
number of River Falls people con-
tributed funds towards it's construc-
ton.
We usually get frost here from
the LIST to the Goth of September.
1t is not far from the ordinary adj
vent of frost. Corn is liable to get
bitten before it hardens sufficient
to prevent shrinking. The wet
weather has had the effect TO keep
the stalks and leaves of corn put
ting on new growth and it has not
been warm enough to accelerate the
growth to advance the grain on the
cob to maturity. This condition is
not peculiar to this locality, the
same complaint is made all through
the corn country.
Hamm ond is rejoicing in the en-
joyment of light. Their lighting
system was inaugurated and tested
satisfactorily week ago. The
light is species of gas light, made
from gasoline under pressure, with
90 per cent of air and 10 per cent of
gas. The system requires that the
pipes be placed only about two feet
under ground-just deep enough so
that the gas be not affected by sud-
den change of temperature. The
p1ant-power-hou m achinery,
street lamps, piping and everything
pertaining to it complete for opera
ton cost 81, 156. The streets are
lighted with this gas and pri-
vate individuals are furnished with
light at the rate of $3.50 per 1000
feet.
Rev. M. E. Cady, d. D., of Chica-
go, is visitor in the city. Mr.. Ca
dy, as most of our readers know,
was for a number of years a resi-
dent here and a forceful agent in
advancing the educational interests
of the community. He was the
leading teacher in the Military
Academy while that institution
fourished here, subsequently build
ing the River Falls Institute and
conducting it for several years with
} marked success. Elected superin-
tendent of schools for Pierce county
in the fall of 1873 he transferred his
interest in the Institute to Prof. H.
S. Baker The people will be glad
to learn that Doctor Cady will
preach in the M. E. church Sunday
evening.
One of the ladies of the Improve
ment League, who has an eye to
the situation of the improvement of
the city In Its general aspect, calls
the JOURNALS attention to satisfac-
tory appearances of many of the
lawns and general surroundings on
west Cascade, especially on the
north side of the avenue west of
| Main street and where the lots are
of ample size. Having had our at
) tention called to it we readily aceede
and commend their taste and energy
of which it is a result. We take
the occ aston to repeat that the city
; presents the neatest and prettiest
pearance ever. The season
prompts to some of this beauty as
the abundant moisture has caused
the trees to put out a profusion of