River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1905-09-28


Our Cloak styles are correct. New
goods coming in daily. Allard-
Stewart Co.
Mrs. John Stephens of Eau Claire
is spending a couple of weeks at
the home of her brother-in-law, Jos.
Stephens.
We have two-horse potato Dig
ger that is a dandy, and we want
you to stop in and look it over. c.
Carisch & Son.
The Ladies Aid Society of the
M. E. church will hold their Annual
Sale Friday, Oct. Fl, in the new
basement of the church.
Louie Romdenne, President of the
Board of Black Duck, Mimi, was
visitor in the city for several days
last week, guest of his sister, Mrs.
J. H. Langdon.
The Tuesday Club commences
the work of the season of 1866 Oct.
8. The first meeting is at the home
of Mrs. w. ]. Brier, the subject of
study being Ralph Waldo Ener-
son. Business meeting at 2::30 p. m.
George Cobb has sold his house
and lots in the Third ward TO Mrs.
John Rockstad. Mr.. and Mrs.
Cobb will take their departure about
October 18th for the Yakima Val
ley, Washington, where they have
purchased land.
Harry Pratt is now cashier Of the
new state bank at Glendale, Or
egon. He is also one of the owners
and incorporators. Harry's many
friends are pleased to hear of his
continued prosperity.
Just as we are about to go to press,
at 6 o'clock p. m. Wednesday even
ing, we are shocked to hear of the
death of Henry Forsyth, a young
man whom everybody loved. We
shall speak more of the sad event in
our next weeks issue.
The Pierce County Telephone CO.
applied to the New Richmond city
council to let them into the city
with their lines but were refused the
privilege, DR.. Epley, owner of the
Phoenix Exchange, agreeing to es-
tablish rural lines in all directions
from the city.
That some big corn can be grown
here is evidenced by specimen ear
left here that was grown in the gar
den of Matthew Proctor. This ear
is of the golden-dent variety and is
we'll matured. 1t is borrowed with
so grains in row, the grains of
large size. The stalks of this corn
grew to height of II or IL feet.
We go to press on Wednesday this
week on account of the Ellsworth
Fair. Everybody wants to go to the
fair on Thursday and Friday, es
pecially Thursday. There is no
special reason why Thursday should
be the banner day for attendance
except that people have such an i'm
preston. and make it so, and thus
it is Soft the weather permits.
Anton Bolusky, living in the south
part of the town of River Falls, lost
his granary and eight or nine hun
dred bushels of oats and barley last
Sunday by fire. He had threshed
and housed the grain Saturday. 1t
is not known how the fire origi-
mated, but may have been caused
by the carelessness of children. The
loss is five or six hundred dollars
on grain and granary, with no in
Surance.
Nels Holmes will move to Mime
apolis next week, having engaged
himself to conduct a fancy poultry
ranch for a Mr.. Jones, who has fifty
varieties of chickens. Holmes is
considerable of bird fancier him
self. He had quite yard of poul-
try with number of kinds of chick
ens-Plymouth rocks, barred and
white; black Spanish; buff cochin;
partridge y7yandottes, and several
other varieties. He also has a lot
of Belgian hares and Spanish rab-
bits.
Notwithstanding the fact that
many new residence buildings have
been put up within the past few
years there are the smallest number
of vacant houses in town that we
have ever known at this time of
year. Many are enquiring for a
house to rent and such thing is
difficult to find in this city. Farm
ers are moving into the city, buying
or renting residences. Many of
these have retired from the active
business of farming and some come
to town that they may have the adj