Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1868-05-08
Gossip of Things Local an d
Otherwise.


- Mr.. VIZ. CARGILL, father -in-law to Mr..
IRA WILLIAMS, of Ellsworth, and now living
in that town. is ninety-two years OF age
probably the oldest man in the Northwest.
IT. r. Huddleston and p 81. Babcock
of Hastings. have formed law partnership.
A communicate on signed "Nany cit
liens Of Oak Grove" expresses regret at the
fact of JoHs DALE being about to leave the
county. We are not going TO publish any
eulogy on John until he has really gone. He
might change his mind, stay here, and use
the article as certificate of good character.
A post Office called Big River, has been
established i'm Oak Grove, JoHN BARRETT,
Postmaster. This office win accommodate a.
bout sixty families. aud we already have a
large club of subscribers there. John don't
put on any more style than he did before
Uncle Sam gave him possession of one of his
Post Office keys.
"Should sorrow DER thy brow,
Its darkened shadow fling"
Go buy a hat of Geo. A Dill
IOd Al ~ Jure
- The La Crosse Republican has rather
prematutely announced that we are TO start
show with the Wild animal now in our pos
session. Ii will not do harm now to admit
the truth of this, and saw. further that Capt.
J. S. ELwELL has be en- engaged as General
superintendent and Manager of the Menag-
arie, and will travel with it. Persons wish
ing employment in subordinate positions
about the show win correspond with him at
La Crosse.
= The weather has been warm and beauti-
full during the weak past. and the growth of
Vegetation very rapid.
= Seyenty-five new subscribers to the
JOURNAL have been received dnring the past
week.
A. L. FULLER. agent for the sale of Rog-
eis' Broadcast Seeder. has been it town for
several days.
= ST Law. Co. N. Y. men have been
pretty thick here this spring. 4 company of
them held a very pleasant session at this Of
flee. few days ago.
Never since emly timts. has tins placs
shown As much life or ben engaged in SO
many improvements as now. Broad street
is il confusion, which i a sign of business.
- Dill Bros, have full assortment of
Spring and Summer Styles Of Dress and Sta
pie Goods. See..adyt.
Mr. KxAPP, of the Federal Union.
Rochester, MINI. brought his pleasant face
into this office few days ago.
- We have received several copies Of the
ReuOlutioa " the new paper devoted to
Wcm.n's rights. or words to that effect. II
is owned by Mr.. Susan B. Anthony, and
cti-e4 by Mr. Elizabeth Cady Stanton and
Miss. Parker Pillsbury. We don't especially
admire its style.
Weare Indebted to MATT. T. DILL for
an elegant silk handkerchief, ornamented in
the mr. st patriotic style, the gift being in
considerati, n of our reasons for being Re-
publican. as published last week. Nothing
could please Us more, Mart, except to have
you embrace like political faith.
When H. T. Rumsey was in the David
son Packet Line, and Brick Pon,eroy wore
his collar and .harked for him, every little
dinkey in the white collar Ire was gem of
boat. and every packet, magnificent
Steamer, model of beauty, speed and COM
fort. Now the line has grown to magnificent
proportions, by its enterprise il has become a
lower in the great transportation companies,
tie peer Of any and the superior of most. and
now the same Pomeroy exhausts his ingenuity
in.baseless ISLANDERS upon it, curses like a
drab, mouths all the dirty words ola black
guard. and wiggles in the slime OF defama-
ton like polawog in. the mud. His sick
ming sycophancy did Capt. Davidson no good.
his deyilish defamation does him no harm;
The White Collars dot the river thicker
every season, and every whistle OF every boat
sends back the lie to the La Crosse Dem.
ocra..
- We are indebted, TO Hon. MATT II.
CARPENTER for a copy of his Argument in the
Supreme Court on the McCardle case. This
argument has added to Mr.. Carpenters
hitherto great reputation, aud placed him in
the front rank of Constitutional lawyers. We
shall give an extract from it next week.
IT. n. FULLERTON. Presiding Elder oil
this circuit of the NJ. E. Church, is in Chi ca
go as delegate 10 the General Conference.
The Chicago papers speak Of this Conference
as the greatest religious gathering our coun-
try has ever witness ed"
MARX HENDRICKS. the large man with
fragile feet, who is well and farorably known
to everybody in this country, again has his
headquarters at st. Paul. He is travelling
agent for the N ilvaukee and st. Paul Rail-
way.