Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1867-04-27

ELLSwORTH.
ITS POSITION AND PROSPECTS.

ITS POSITION AND PROSPECTS.
EDToR JoURSAL Ellsworth is bound to
go ahead. This is the County Seat of our
county. and it is evident, without doubt.
when we look at the many inducements, as
we'll as the location Of our village, that il is
bound to flourish and will be built mp and
become place Of note. Some NAV ask what
these Inducements are. The following: A
r1eh and productive soil, plenty of good wa
ter. abundance of timber for building. also
for the wagon maker, cabinet maker, or Con-
per. IL addition. we have steam saw mill.
one Of the indispensibles in lumber region.
This mill is owned by Messrs. Ssnderson,
Sprague & Barnes, men Of capital and enter
prise. They will do large business in the
way of making lumber tins summer, as they
have large lot of good logs on hand. We
have one Hotel, School House, two Stores
that DO a fair business, one Boot and Shoe
Shop, Blacksmith Shop. Saloon, Town Hall,
besides many private residences. The Coun-
ty Building is a fine structure, made of stone,
facing the South, and standing on the high
est point of land in the county, making
beaut iful location. A Jail building is talked
Of, and undoubtedly will be erected here in a
short time, soon to be followed by the cree
ton of a Court House. At present the Town
Hall is used for Court purposes. AS for
a Church, the Town Hall and School House
are used. but the seciety are already talking
of new. Meeting House. We need Ply
sician. Here is a site for good Physician,
and ] would advise none ether to settle here
VIM. Kinney d Brother have recently made
an addition to this village 10y large number
of lots. Now is the time TO get your lots and
make the first selection while cheap Real
estate is on the rise. Building material can
be bought here, at the mill, and good stone
are near. Todd Brothers own large mill for
manufacturing slaves. and they are doing a
staving business. This place is only lS miles
from Prescott and ~ from Red Wing. We
have five mails here weekly. and good roads
In snmme- and winter. ! know of about 90
buildings thai are going up in the vicinity of
this place. Things VIII show for themselves
bye and bye. C. w. B.
IrENs.-There is an uprising of the I'm
ians" every time George Nichols goes trout
ing.
= LEONARD, of the Rochester Post, speaks
of WHrrNEr's photographs of the members of
the late Editorial Convention at st. Paul, as
an addition TO his stock Of views of rural
scenery.
= 1t is said that one of the best books for
wemen is " Self Help. by Smiles. Z"
= Mr.. Eli Holden, of Dscatah Co.. plow-
ed his farm Dec. ii, 1866. and April 10, 1867.
That will do fer this latitude.
= Some cynical old bachelor says that the
organ of speech in woman. beats the great
Boston organ completely-it is an organ with
out stops.
= Some New York local" says that the
" Black Crook" now being played at Nj
bios. makes him :hink of winter-there are
so many bare limbs to be'seen.
= Mrs. Winchester is about to open a Mil
linery and Fancy Goods Store at River Falls.
She is how in Chicago, purchasing her goods.
= S. d. Dodge. of River Falls. returned
from market this week. with new stock of
Tm-ware. Hardware, Farming Implements,
etc. Mr.. Dodge keeps good stock, sells at
reasonable prices, and is building up large
trade.
- We have received communication in
regard 10 Mr.. THURsToN, Co. School Supt.,
which We must decline 10 publish. The wri-
ter is too enthusiastic for print. Exaggerated
praise is the worst injury one can infiict on a
person.
= The new boat being built here by Mr..
Sheldon. will be ready 10 leave for st Louis
in few days. From there she goes up the
Missouri River to Fort Benton.
= We are pleased TO publish commnni-
cation in this paper on the condition and
prospects of Ellsworth. We should be glad
If those who are interested in other towns
would furnish similar articles.
- Com. w. F. Davidson has loaned TWEEN
ty thousand bushels of wheat to the poor set
tiers on the frontier. who were unable to buy
their seed, waiting until after harvest for his
pay. For such an act OF christian charity
the Commodore deserves great praise. Has
tings Gazette.
= The proprietors of The Commercial. Of
ST. Paul, have suspended its publication for
the reason that it did not pay expenses. 1t
was an ably conducted sheet, printed in We
~ neat manner. and we regret the necessity
which caused its stoppage.-I6.
- Some one has suggested that though
Barnum has Museum in New York, he did
not have show in Connecticut.
The CHAMPIossHIr We learn from Wake q
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