The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1859-03-16
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pRNS.
: Mr., misunderstanding that my al
D cienJ and honorable name still command
some respect among the children of mer
have come forth from my obscurity t
write few words for the JOURNAL.
Il have observed of late that the peopl
OF this place are much agitated in reear
to certain road. Now it appears tina
one, Mr.. Citizen, thinks the people ough
to have State Road. Mr.. Justice think
the people ought not to have such road
Now this has created what I term ciyi
war. MIR. Justice in discharging his bat
terry at Citizen, hit and wounded (but no
mortality an innocent man, Late reports
show that that man was in the fed exc
cutting the important duties involved upor
him with dexterity and skill, and he LEI
off a volley that laid Mr. Justice fiat o,
his back. | thought the man would new.
er rise again. But after writhing in
agony for two or three weeks, his friends
then gathered around him, propped him
up on his crutches, loaded his bunderbuss.
and told him to fire. But says Mr.. Just
ace, my fortress is stormed and [ sur
rendered prisoner at discretion, and am
now on parole of honor. There is no
law or rule of etiquette among civilized
nations, that would justify me in taking
the field again. I shall henceforth exer-
else my best talents for the good of the
people. This was a very wise conclusion.
He is a man after my own heart,-he is
man of honor,-he deserves pension,
and SO does Mr.. Taxpayer.
1t is not my purpose to take an active
part in this warfare farther than to record
the most important events as they tran
splre from day to day, and give the peo-
pie now. and then a short exhortatioD.
perhaps sprinkled with little good adj
vice.
One man says this road is of no impor-
lance. that it leads off into the woods to
region fit ouly to be Inhabited by bears
and wolves. l take that maps knowl-
edge to be somewhat limited. Now it is
well-known fact that the southern Dor
ton of this County is fast settling I'D. aud
oy a opulat on tc 0 that will ere lono send
voice to your councils that will CON-
na Al respect They have all the ele-
nentS necessary to constitute first-c!ass
armng community. They have a rich
OIL, and when a suitable portion of the
and shall be cleared Of its native growth.
nd each. quarter section shall have ifs
ram fields, its hay-felds, its pastures.
and timber-lot, with its spark
ng springs and gurgling streams, it will (
Q the garden of Pierce County. The !
eople OF Prescott see this, and thew are :
Stending to them the right hand Of fell
vslllp' by reaching out to the people of
lat region their State read, their County
'ad' and in inviting the people to come
Prescott to- trade. a
Now let the people of River Falls speak i i
that community through their State a.
ad. Now, it intimates to them lon- n
lage too plain'to be misunderstood. IT b
TINS: 1t you want to come to River 81
ILLS, get here the best way you can: if :,
u can't como across lots, or THROUGH ct
id knee deep, go somewhere else. IT b
no pleasure to me to cast reflections III
on the people of River Falls. For the "
'st part, they area liberal, enterprisino do
But there are some few who be
nd ready to hop on and hang off like Ike
cad weight whenever the question is an an
tafed for any public Improvement. 90,
" IS thiss The answer is. am afraid we
ili benefit your property more than it vii
mine. This reminds me of the mon an'
was penny wise and pound foolish. ~ :,
II village is not SO extensive at present in
mat II public Improvement were 80
le IN any part of it, it would benefit
whole. The prosperity of any impor- !
town depend much upon the pros hav
y OF the country around it. Tt is taxi
'fore good policy for that town TO aga
Its thoroughfares to the back conn - : :.
and, invite the people to come in and tells
ange commodities. for
lie object of this State road was 70 stra
thoroughfare from Lake PENN 10 neve
ot Croix via River Falls, to Hud- n
nd Saltwater. But there are some the
Individuals who say that road must en- r.
% unless il goes directly by their 81, to
And then we hear sound BOOM n'' !. :,
:. - ~ ousn ork that we can | days.