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The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1858-12-15
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The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1858-12-15
FRAN KILN
FIRE e. MARINE
INSURANCE CO +.

Merchants Block, Main Street,
FOND DU LAC, WIS.
CAPITAL, 100000.
CASH PAID IN, 800, 900.
THIS Company is joint stock association.
Il Organized under special Charter granted
by the Legislature of Wisconsin with an
AUTHORIZED CAPITAL OF S50O,0e0 |
of which is cash paid in and securely invested
in Bonds and Mortgages, The Company being
thus securely organized upon firm basis, the
Directors take pleasure in recommending it 4,
public favor as~worthy of confidence ana sup
port, with the assurance that all losses shall be
promptly and honorably adjusted, as this is
purely a Stock Company. No mutual BUSH
ness viii be done, and no premi4m notes taken.
A. M. DONALDSON, Pres.
WM. T. GIBSON, Sec
CHARLES L. CUERrER, Gen. TTap. dst.
WIN. A. TOZER, Agent,
nc17-1y RIvrE Fails. WIseeysN-
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WE mean the west 1Softhe NE quarter oil
w section /. town %, range Is. This is
ssgoed land as there is in the Kinickinic VAL
ley, and viii be sold at the lowest price for the
ready John Davis" 1t lies near the head
waters of the Kinickinic. and is most desira,
bic location. For further particulars You thai
kzre money, call en- the Subscribe at sbs
&c ,ssKL cFFICE- j. TAYLOR.
The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1858-12-15
100000 Acres of Land

EOR SALE including wild timber, prairie lots
II ana improved farms in the Counties of
Pierce and St. Croix. which are worthy of at
teniion either for homes or investment on spec
ulation. For particulars address
GEO. MAY POWELL.
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REFERENCES.

REFERENCES.
Hon. 0. T. MAxoS, Prescott,
TRUMAN FIELD, Esq. Register of Deeds, do
Hon. S. N. FULLER, Circuit Judge Hudson
DR.. THos FOSTER, editor Minnesotian,S st. Paul
Ex-Gov. BAsHFoRD. Oshkosh
Hon. d. j. Powers, editor Farmer, Madison
Capt ORRIS SMITH, President of the Galena
and Minnesota Packet Company, Galena.
and business men of Pierce County generally
Prescott, Wis. March 5. 1858. 3SyI
The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1858-12-15
asd With al Minnesota.

The FIRST CHARTERED ACADEMY in this part
OF the State, is located in River Falls, and now
in successful operation under the charge OF
Prof 3. Wilcox, long and favorably
known in Western New York as Principal o
the Wilson Institute, Niagara County.
The several Religious Societies are organi-
red and in prosperous condition. The Con-
gregational Society have nearly completed a
neat and comnodious house of worship. We
invite emigrants from the East seeking homes
d. the " est, 10 come among us, and help tU
,uild up these institutions which make lite
teasant and home delightful, and share with
N the prosperity of the future. for River
is certain to become one of the most i'm
1t inland towns of Wisconsin.
The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1858-12-15
7 o r Z N T.

The Stere formerly occupied by c. S. Wurrp
viii be ready 10 rent in q few DAYS. This
building ia one Of the most desirable business
locations in the village.
For terms apply TO me at my residence Rusl
River, OF TO o. S. Powell, River Fails.
GEOKGE BABSOSK.
Rtvsr Pals, Msy 1871. 1883. 4s-if
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j. Lothrop Motley, dur of"DeadSseret."
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Herman Melville, doctor Antonio, d..
Prof q. c. FELTON,, Shirley Brooks.
Prof. F. j. Child, dur "Aspen Court, :"
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Edmund Quincy, Political Portra;ts,"
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Thomas W. Parsons, '.Sineleton Fontenoy,"
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The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1858-12-15

WATER POW RS for spie or lease on
w the most favorable terms by
n. Y. POWELL.
The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1858-12-15

DARTIES entrusting me with the sale OF
i purchase of property will have the benefit
of thorough advertising; and all business placed
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attended to-
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A FEW choice pieces of farming land in
n this immediate vicinity. for sale at bar
--z .sin. N y. POWELL.
The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1858-12-15

MOORE'S RURAL NEW YORKER.
AN ORIGINAL WEEKLY
agricultural, Literary and Family Newspaper.
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40. sNYDER's, Prescott.
n sAes per key. 81
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1868.
sos. 1851,
PROSPECTUS
OF THE
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The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1858-12-15
CHAIN OF TITLE

of any piece of Real Estate in Pierce Co.
furnished or shown on short notice from a
complete and systematic general abstract made
from the public records.
The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1858-12-15

RIVER FALLS. WIS,
CONTAINS population of 500 bona .tfdt
" inhabitants II ia pleasantly situated on
tbe Kiunickinnic River, at the junction of the
two branches of the stream. Ii has the most
available Water Power in the st. Croix Val
CIV: the river. including both Of lis branches
falling st this place 1870 feet Within the shor
distance Of one mile.
We have how in operation 2 F'louring
Mills. q Saw Mills e. Machine Shops,
doing a large and fourishing business. 4
large share Of our Water Power is vet unoeeu-
pied and uninprsred, The inexhaustible
Families of hard wood timber, of the best
quality. within convenient distance OF the
Falls. makes this one of the most favorable
points in the North Vest for the manufacture
Of Wagons, Flows, Reapers, Threshing Ma
chimes, + urHlIufeJ uCy Nc dltentloh u Nd
ehinistg and Manufacturers, is called to this
rnat;er. All the utensils used by our farmers,
and the furniture in orr dwellings, are now
lrrosght from the States south and east of us
at very heavy expense, tha freight alone
Offering splendid profit on the manufacture
at our cwn doors. Upon the completion OF
our Railroads, manufactures can be sent to all
parts Of the North West, IS cheaply as from
any othor point.
RIrrR Falls bas been fixed upon as the
.J..metion Of the 81. Crotr aud Superior
ard Baufe'i. and The North lTester"
land GRAFT Rad Roads. BY
1reans Of these roads We shall
be put ia railroad COM
Elunicat' !. with the
East, with Lake
The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1858-12-15

lbscriher offers for sale $50 lots in
'lage of River Falls, among the most
IL for business or residences in the
n. n. POW ELL.
The Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, Ohio) 1853-1861, 1858-02-04
nitch NotiCc.

MOTTO is hereby given to Benjamin IIfes, Eze-
y kiel McFerrin. NJ Wolcott 7. Meng and the own
ers of the following described lands in township four
north of range twelve east to wit North part OF the
north west quarter of section O. southeast of north
east quarter northeast of southeast quarter south
east Of southeast quarter and north of north east
quarter of section B. east soueast quarter and south
east north quarter of section 81 and west south
west of section S5, in Freedom township you are
here notified that the trustees Of Montgomery township
Wood county, Ohio, will meet at the house of Bena-
min iiiles the 18th day of March, 1885, for the pur
pose of viewing, locating and aportioning ditch
follows To be located within the bounds of the road
located the above described section line The said
ditch to commence at the east and west ROAD between
Ezekiel McFerrin and Benjamin lles, and run through
to the Portage and Roersville free turnpike road and
there terminate. n. WOLCOTT.
Eeh. 4 la5S--9auGAQ
The Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, Ohio) 1853-1861, 1858-02-04

GrEither our farmers have fed but little pork
this season, or they have packed it themselves,
for but very little--less than half the usual
.quantity--has been brought to market. Buyers
were ready and willing to purchase and pay
cash, which, in these trying times, one would
suppose sufficient inducemcnt to leave empty
nearly every pork barrel in the country Taxes
have been allowed to go unpaid-debts have
accunulated-heavy interests have been paid
and much care and anxiety has been stored up
to serve as thorns in the pillow through long
future; and all because pork ruled a figure low
er than last year, when money was plenty and
all produce was greatly inflated Buyers have
had nothing to do, comparatively, and our friend
James J. Smith, who made every need(ul prepa-
ration for an active business, has,lke,a true man.
gone to work at his trade, and makes as many
barrels per day as the next mau, though still
ready and anxious to buy pork at as high
figures as are paid in Toledo We fear our far
mers will regret, ere next fall visits them, that
Smith, and other purchasers, were not kept busy
paying out money, rendering lard, and packing
pork. Such figures as have ruled our markets
fer few years past, can scarcely be expected to
hold sway for some time to come, and we fear
that those who are holding on to their produce
for higher, prices, will fad their fingers badly
blistsred when they let it go,
The Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, Ohio) 1853-1861, 1858-02-04

HIGHLY IMPoRTANT.--Some time during the
past week one of the boys in the Democrat Office
went up to Gilead, and while there, DR.. Gardner
inuited him to tea So at least says the Demo
.crat, aud we hasten to lay the important and high
ly interesting item of intelligence before read
era Whether it was the red haired one or the
black haired one we are not informed The pub
lie as well as ourself are in fever of anxiety to
learn lphich it was that was invited to tea--and
whether he went or not--and whether he takes
the =" trimmings" in his tea. The Union is not
safe until this important and highly exciting mat
ter is settled.
The Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, Ohio) 1853-1861, 1858-02-04

Morals OF FINDLAY.-Every town thinks its
own inhabitants the mos. immoral and is GER
tain that its boys are not equolled for devilish
proclivties Conscious that Perrysburg is no
exception TO the general rule, unless 1t may be in
degree, we hold up to their gaze the vices OF
ncighboring towns, and If any one sees coat
which fits him, he can put it on and wear it in
welcome. Our ncighbor Of the Findlay JcBer-
soniun, ian excellent paper, by the wOy.) has
been rending the veil which has partially con-
cealed the corruption of that town, and exposes
certain practices to the gaze Of moral and
christian public. The picture is not the most
creditable TO our neighbors, yet we have no
doubt of its truthfulness. 1t may not be amiss
to say that this Bit of history confirms the reports
which are prevalent concerning the people of
Findlay. Here is what the Jefersonidn says:
ave spoke last week OF the very lamentable
state of public morals, as regards the children
and youth of this town. And we win add, that
such is the condition of things, that there are
few boys from ten years old and upwards, that
have not become more or less indoctrinated into
the most reprehensibe practice of card playing.
Establishments are kept open day and night in
which not only card playing but gambling in
all its branches, are carried on by professional
loalers and "black legs with such bodness
and unbushing impudence, as might be expect
ed in communities in which such practices are
protected by law. To these dens of corrup-
tion, our youths have access, and through the
influence ond example of those who frequent
them, have they become demoralized. 1t is high
time for the public authorities, TO give this mat
ter some attention; for if they do not and the
people themselves are driven to take steps to cor
rect the evil in a very summary way, no little
responsibility of the consequence will attach TO
them. There isno doubt that many parents are
very remiss, in allowing their boys 10 wander
about the streets at night exposed to tempta-
tion, but these establishments are kept open
day and night, and unless every dwelling is
made private prison, beyond whose limit none
of the juvenile class are permitted to wander,
they will come in contact with those tainted
with this moral leprosy and be corrupted"
Here is another item from the same paper:
RETREATED-The keeper of billiard room
in Findlay, "pulled up stakes and made good
his retreat, on Thursday night last, leaving divers
debts unsettled. The bursting up of this estab-
lishment, no honest man need regret; for it was
den of moral pollution fruitful source of
prohigacy and the worst forms of immortality,
and consequently was, to allintents and purposes,
public nuisance and we are astonished that
our public authorities did not, long since, take
steps to close it up.
The Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, Ohio) 1853-1861, 1858-02-04
Wood Con,. pleas.

Charles c Baird, plaintiff "a. james MURRAY, Chris
tina - nA, ana Twredy & Moshor, defcnaautS.
fENllE defendants Tweedy X MOSher viii take nolise
1 that thc puintd, ON ihc I'D la, nj January 1875,
dled his petition in the Clerks Office OF the Corr et
Common Pleas of Wood county, OhiO, against them
and the other defendants her lin nlme The o5iect AMI
prayer Of which is the removal Of a building belong.
ing 10 defendants, situate nldt in the town of Per-
rysburg, Wood county, Ohio. number 81, adjoining
plHs, dwelling Rd that unless tLoy apsWer sGidpe-
tition by the 20th DAY OF Febrnary next the ne win
be- taken confessed against them srd the as&>
cd 20 decree thereon accordingly ASHER oO0k,
Jan %, lsi0-5aNj4ij, ATTY, OF Prg.
The Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, Ohio) 1853-1861, 1858-02-04

~ rhese are indeed hard times, and perhaps
no class of,persons suffer more than printers.
We need not tell why it is so, for every think
ing person understands it already. Times are
too hard to ask man to pay his debts-but We
trust those who can do so, will rene mber us at
.theig earliest possible convenience.