River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1903-07-30

Cement walks are taking the
place of old plank walks in most oil
the towns and cities of the north
part of the state. Plank walks in
these towns were built when good
lumber was cheap. The price OF
lumber has doubled since the walks
were built with the quality of the
lumber now obtained much inferior
to that used at first.
Why pay for wind to make soap
float2 Why pay for rosin to make
bulk? Why not save the expense of
a washerwoman by getting a soap
that will do her work? Maple City
Self-Washing Soap is all soap, made
from Packers Prime Tallow and
Cocoanut Oil, with no adulteration.
1t will save you money in the end
Your grocer is waiting to sell it to
you.
E. S. Doolittle, Secretary of the
Pierce County Fair Association, was
in the city Monday on business
looking to the exhibition to be given
this fail. The fair is to be held at
Ellsworth Sept. 22-25. The man
agement purpose to elaborate con-
siderably upon previous exhibitions
in amusements as we'll as in entries
of display of products and indus
tries.
This is fine weather to ripen pic
mics, and River Falls is a fine place
for their production. There is no
prettier place for a picnic gathering
than in Glen Park. Excellent shade
with chance for a breeze; conven-
fences for cooking, with tables and
seats at hand; good we'll, in a cool,
quiet place with as much romantic
scenery about as you will have time
to appropriate and enjoy.
w. H. Terpening of Ellsworth,
the pioneer tobacco grower in Pierce
county, returned last week from an
extended trip through portions of
Michigan, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois,
Iowa, Missouri, Arkansas and Kan
sas. He says that Pierce county is
good enough for him in the sum-
,mer, but he hopes to hereafter
spend the winter in a climate where
mercury has nothing to do al the
lower end of the thermometer tube.
Neil Clouse got a cut face Tues
day afternoon in a runaway acct
dent. AS he was driving into the
city from the north the harness got
broken and let the buggy onto the
horse. The horse ran down Main
street and the buggy struck the
edge of the side walk just this side
of Division street throwing Clouse
who struck the walk with such vio-
1ence as to lacerate tie flesh of his
face pretty badly. DR.. Ashley fixed
him up.
w. M. Grant entered our sanctum
last Friday and presented us with
ten-pound head of cabbage which
was grown on his farm near this
city. After a critical examination
a subscriber remarked that, barring
the editor, it is the biggest cabbage
head he had seen this season and
we are trying to figure out what he
meant. Whether or not he was in
sinuating we do not know, but we
are thankful to Mr.. Grant for the
gift.-Hudson Observer.
New Richmond has the champion
bad boy, who was sent to Wauke-
sha for his reformation last week.
The boy, whose name is Henry
Kane, is but eleven years old, and
for a six months record he had
charged against him three burglar
les, three acts of larceny and num-
Der Of forgeries, all of which he con-
fessed to. His last offense was to
break into the bowling alley and
take the cash from the cash drawer.
He said he had done this twice be-
fore.
Vegetation keeps fresh in color
and is making growth from the en-
enlargement of warm weather with
a suficiency of moisture. Garden
truck is good and abundant. New
potatoes are of sufficient develop
ment to make good eating; beans
are plentiful but pease are mostly
thing of the past. Cabbage, beets,
onions, carrots, etc., are in the mar
ket and green corn is in sight.
Watermelons and green apples are
shipped in from the south to help
the sale of patent medicines.
Some of the business men of the
city remark that the boys endanger
the store windows by the use of
sling shots after sparrows and the
City Marshal wants the boys to de-