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

las, would make the heart of Prescott
leap with JOY. The project is feasible,
and it is not extravagant to hope that
it will be speedily accomplished.
AGRIcULTURAL IMPLEMENTS.
The farmer; Of Pierce County believe
in having the best working nipple
ments to be had in the country. Be-
fore any extra outlay fer buildings OF
furniture, they go for good farming
tools. Nearly every one has mower,
seeder, cultiVator, tanning mill, and
good set of plOws. To supply the needs
Of the country, Mason Stone & Co.
have opened large warehouse ut Pres
colt, where they can furnish nearly
every implement, with the latest I'M
provements 10 the hue of farming
They have the Wood johnson and Little
Champion reaper, the Horizon broad
cast seeders, the famous cast cast-steeI
plows with iron beams, cultivators,
Collins new aud valuable invention oI
''stubble coulters," axes, baskets, lime,
salt, &c.
MILLS.
Dudley d Go. built n three story
mill 40xl00 just below town in 1860.
They have one sett of boilers and two
engines, which run n rotary, muly, and
splitting saw, lath and Single machine
They cut 100000 feet Of lumber week
ly, 10000 shingles. aud 5000 lath
daily. The lake gives them every
facility for booming. Their flour con
meets with their saw mill and runs out
90 barrels day with three stones.
They have matching and planning
mill up on the lake side, doing lively
business.
SASH AND Doors .-Meacham & Co.
have a sash, door and blind manufac-
tory near the lake outlet. The main
building is 3Ox7O with IN addition
l0x5O. They have complete sett of
machinery and employ ten men. They
ship to st. Pau, Auoka, Mankato,
Hudson, and points below.
GENERAL DEALERS A. DILL.
There are six stores with good stocks,
all, without exception, doing q good
business. By general consent" Geo.
A. Dill stands first and foremost among
dealers in this section. Dill first came
here in SO. with a solitary FIVE franc
piece. He first pitched into farming,
in company with the great stump ora
tor of the Northwest, Hon. John Dale
Eight years ago he started in merchan-
disc with SO 900 capital, since when he
has been widening out into all branches
of trade and shipment. He has now
four stores in Prescott, comprising dry
goods, groceries, flour and feed, and ag
ricultural implements, besides n ware
house. He has two stores on Rush
River, st. Croix Co. He has store
at Point Douglas and tho best ware
house in this upper region, where he
can load barge in two hours. His
wheat shipments in '65 were 100000,
and will be much exceeded this year.
Up to the goth of October he had ship.
ped $4,000 bushels. He stocks two
flour mills on the Kinnickinnic, from
which he shipped 5000 barrels last year.
His store trade last year amounted to
$4,000. He is agent for the Dunleitb,
Prairie du Chen aud Northwestern line
Of packets. Also the Merchants Elk
press & Peoples Dispatch. Besides at
tending to all these little matters of his
own and of others, George finds odd
half hours TO give to his friends, who
are many. He is yet a young man, in
the full flower of single blessedness,
with the future all before him.
DR.. Beardsley is the veteran mer.
chant and politician OF the town. He
was representative from Rock County
in 40, and from Pierce County in the
winter of '6l, when he was elected
Speaker of the Assembly. He COM
menced trade here in 80, and took in
Mr. Lyford partner in SO. He ship
ped 5000 bushels of wheat from Pres
colt in the fall of 81. In '65 he ship.
ped 10000 bus. Their sales of mer-
chandise in '65 was 1900, in SO $685.
600. The DIR. is widely known for his
liberality and activity in every good
enterprise.
Col. d. j. Dill, Of the 9th regiment,
with his brother, NJ. T., have a general
stock of $40. 900, anil have large cir
Gle of business. They trade largely
with Smith & Chandler, Bosworth Sons,
Atkins, Steele IL White, J. Nazro, &c.
Field & Wilson have q stock of $780,
600 Of the best selected goods, and
have corresponding trade. Mr. Field
is one Of the Ancient and Hororables"
of the town.
Dudley & Co. are doing large trade
in connection with their mill business.
Hardware-J oseph Firuer, in tade
since '55, has a good store building,
and a splendid let of stoves, hardware
and farming tools.
Groceries-Peler Bot, formerly
from Milwaukee, has the best corner
location in town. and is doing a good
business.
"City Drug Store" the only shop in
town, is well stocked with drugs, paints,
oils, glass, fancy goods, DC.
Boots and Shoes-George Newton,
here II years, has an admirable stock
Of ladies' and mons wear, and has large
sales. Louis Jargens has an excellent
stock also.
Book Store-J. N. Mckee, here since
SO, has one Of the best book stores in
the valley, besides doing large bust
ness in fruit. lie sells 20 daily papers,
$50 weeklies and 95 monthly magazines.
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