The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1861-01-23
ills ADDRESS.

Agreeable to adjournment, the III ct
ing again convened at o'clock in the bali
room Of the Hotel AM listened to the Adj
dress by DR.. O. Hoyt The address WAS
q fine production, and admirably adapted
to the occasion. 1t is tntirely authentic,
and will be invaluable rs = matter of his
tory. The pleasant scenes rs well rs the
graver incidents Of j N or life wore both
referred to, and tho Address was inter
spersei with few racv anecdotes, and
pervsied with happy humor SO charac
leristic of the Doctor, making it highly
entertaining. As we intend to pablish
tho Address soon, we shall forbear an
"vtanded nniice ! ere
THE PRESENTATION.
Next in order came the pre.cntationpf
a CAGE and salt cellar, carved from the
famous Lone Tree which form .rly stood
oon Lone Tree Prairie near Richmond,
TO Mr.. and Mrs Capt. J. 3. Page. This
ceremony was of the most in ere,ing and
amusing nature. The presentation was
made in behalf Of the 'O.I Settlers AS
sociation,' BY DR.. OTIS Hpyt. The Doctors
remarks were pithy and pertinent. He
stverted in pleasant terms TO the associa-
ton that cluster round the old Lone Tree.
He said that years ago, before tho coln-
try was surveyed, when there were no
roads but the trail of the Indian, with no
habitation in sight save perhaps the tepee
of the wild .Siomr, in company witt Capt.
Page he hal trayersed the broal prairie,
with no other beacon to guide him but
the Lone Tres. He said that under that
Lone Tree he had laid his pack and gun,
stopped TO rest his way-worn limbs, aud
eat lis scanty meal. He INDUCED in some
pleasant imagery, calling to mind the
days long before the Pale Face had visited
the Upper Mississippi, when our valleys
which now rustic with their wealth Of gol-
den grain, and arc chequered with throng-
ing highways, smiled in the wild beauty
Of Nature aul were untrod, save by the
moccasined foot of the Red Man when
our bills which now echo the thousand
sounds of lusy world, gave back Only
the wild war-whoop of the Indian, or his
song of victory.
The Captain returned his thanks to the
Association in very happy manner
He mentioned some incidents of his Pic
neer life-sald he supposed he was the
first white man that ever rested under
tue old Lon, Tree. The Capl..;n eyiden-
tly felt in tho best of spirits, and his re.
mark. where greeted with the most en-
thus;astic applause.
The salt-cel,ar was then presented to
Mrs. Page in style equally felicitous
| with tho presentation of the cane. Mrs.
Page very courteously Il anked the As
| ISOLATION, remarking that it was truly
unexpe ted and pleasant surprise, and
that i, woull s2rve to make more dear
her relations to the Association and all
Old Settlers.
The cane and salt-cclar was cut out
by Ira Parkc. of Richm oud and presented
to the Association. They are curiosities
worthy of preservation. The old tree
has for years been mark upon which
Indian hunters have tested their skill, and
we doubt not many young Brave has
taken his first lessons in cunning, By
shooting ut the Old Lone Tree and ac-
cordlngly it is filled with bullets. In
carving ont the cane, several bullets were
embedded in the wood. Upon one of
these is engraved the inscription, LONE
TREE
The presentations that we have refer
ed to, were q most fitting and deserved
compliment to Mr.. and Mrs. Page. They
were the first Americans who ever set
tied where is now located the City of
Hudson, then called Willow River, and
thers is probably no one who has been
more active ia developing and adding to
the msteri: growth and Importance Of
he g.. Cox Valley, than Capt. J. 4.