Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1867-11-23

with sixteen feet fall, further up; also n
taunery attached.
GENERAL DEALERS.
There are four or five variety stores
in the village, which do an aggregate
trade of over a hundred thousand dol
lars. The traders are nearly all young
men of the most enterprising class
They slice off largely from the trade of
Prescott and Hudson. The Burhyte Bros.
branch of their great establishment
at Hudson. BY reason of their ex-
tensive purchases they are enabled to
reach the under prices of the market.
Sandersoc d Wilson, in trade three
years, keep very fine stock. ranging
from $l2 900 20 $4,000. They Dur
chase their dry goods mostly of Sexton
Bros, and their groceries of Goodrich
d Terry, Milwaukee. They have a
large trade.
The "Old Pioneer Store" of the vii
lage, built by the Powell Bros. in 1854,
is now run by 6 w Mapes. Mapes
may be set down as q live Western Yam
kee, who would be at homo in a shop,
tavern or go cart. The old folks,
from habit, do their trading at the
"Old Store" and the young folks will
follow the old.
A p Roberts & Flint have good
assortment Oh the west side. They are
most reliable and popular men, aud 90
in for good division of trade.
Drugs--C e Davis runs about the
best drug establishment in the st. Croix
Valley, and oil the people in the country
about seem to know it.
Groceries-Saunders & Green do the
chief grocery business of the town.
Capt. S. was an old lake captain for
many years. A + Hart has a good
stock of groceries and wooden ware.
Hard ware and Tin Stores D
Dodge.
Books-Dr. RI Wilcax has a good
reading variety.
Boots and Shoes Samuel Nelson
and Eugene Boyer.
Harness-H r Childs employs four
workmen.
Cabinet Work--H g Haven, here IL
years.
Wagon.Shop-N Wales and S L
Goldsmith.
Livery-A II Lord.
Blacksmiths-Joseph Stevens, here
10 years. His breaking pIows 90
through six-inch grubs without flinching.
Hudson q CrolIy do alarge amount Of
job work.
MiIlnery-Mrs. w H Winchester.
Photographer-W Pingrey, from
Buffalo, n. Y.
Notes.-The Bracket House kept
by p + Bracket, is to be enlarged
next summer. The Goodwin House has
been kept by Goodwin fourteen years.
Physicans-Dr. A ID Andrews, sur
geon Of tbe 9Th Wisconsin, has drop
ped his practice here. and is now deep
in manufacturing. He is one of the
most intelligent and public spirited men
in the county. The doctors in practice
are S w Davis, E Ballard and r Will
cox.
lawyer Morse Practice in nll the
courts of River Falls.
Churches-Rev. Joel Brown has
charge of tho Methodist Church; A
Gibson, the Baptist. Five thousand six
hundred dollars are subscribed towards
a Congregational church.
READING PEOPLE.
The following memoranda of tue
River Falls post Office was handed us by
the postmaster, " A Tozer:
Daily papers taken 2
Weekly do $50
Tn Weekly do 90
Monthlies do SO
Semi Mouthlies do 10
Letters delivered in 1866 2l,2l6
Among the monthies are 81 copies of
the Atlantic, probably the largest small
village club in the state.
IMPROVEMENTS WANTED.
River Falls needs $4,000 hotel
Such an institution would be filled by
visitors to the picturesque falls in the
village; also by flocks of health and
pleasure seekers during the summer.
The academy building needs to be
enlarged and its grounds embellished--..
River Falls has Que of the best locations
far first class academic institution in
the Northwest.
Barker's new mill going up should be
used for a wooden factory. 1t is a
number one chance, and be will be
lucky man who gets hold of it. The
water power at the village, for its ex-
tent can hardly be excelled. 1t is suf-
icient to run dozen large mills. In
due time River Falls will be known ms
one of the most flourishing manufactur-
ing villages in the state.
THE BANNER COUNTY.
In 1850, Pierce County farmers sent
samples of their wheat, corn and vege-
tables to the State Fair at Madison, and
brought back tue great prize banner
Before that Pierce County was but little
known and little thought Of in the state.
Last summer, American wheat took the
highest premium at the great world
show at Paris. That identical prize
wheat was grown by the farmers in
Kinnickinnic Valley, Pierce County -
Lately, il has been the habit of farmers
from Iowa and Illinois to procure wheat
from Prescott, and SOW it on their lands
in place of their own seed. A quicker
growth and piumper berry is had in con-
sequence.