Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1868-08-21
Gossip of Things Local and
Otherwise.

- Geo. Il Nichols has gone TO New York
for the purpose of accompanying DR.. Boards
ley home. The Dr's health is steadily oeclin-
| ing.
- Maj FILkINs, formerly of Madison. now
of the world. exhibited here last Wednesday
w. J. WmPrLE, ofthe Sparta De'nOcrat.
has spent the past week with friends in this
county. Jay is as incoregible democrat as
ever. In fact there are some democrats on
whom political truth has no more effect than
dose of Cathartic Pills would have on the
statue of the Greek Slave.
- We are to have new Drug Store in
town. w. S. GRILL and W H. WELoH of
Redwing. have rented Geo Dill's new brick
store, and will open stock of Drugs and
Fancy Goods about the middle of next month
= L. D. NEWELL one of the old residents
and leading merchants of this county, who
has been i'm Minnesota for some time, will re-
tern here and engage in merchandising again
He has rented Fox & Dickinson's new store
on Broad St
= II. NEWMAN has brought mp from below
some of the finest horses ever offered for sale
here.
The Republicans at Hudson had grand
demonstration last Saturday.
A Grant and Colfax Club has been or
ganize at Els worth.
= Last Sunday the wife and one child of
John Stephens of Erin Prairie were killed
by lightning while in bed Mr. Stevens
VAS 80 stunned as to be for a long time
Unalle 10 move from his bed. The house was
set on fire in the garnet and also in the cellar.
hat Was put out without much trouble. What
is singular. is the fact that Mr. Stevens could
talE, and order the fire exiirguished, but
csuld not move muscle.
- The report that the Democrats have
sent after dozen lamps to get up a torch
light possession, is q mistake. They have
concluded they Eon't need so many. Every
body is joining The Tanners. ''--Hudson
Times
= Martin Herrick, Sam. Hartman and
John COmstocs are the delegates from ST
Croix County to the Republicans CongreSsion-
81 CONVEX ton at La Crosse.
= The article on the Bible, will be pub
lished on receipt Of the authors name. We
do not publish anOny nous articles.
= Prescott, as usual pays tie highest price
for wheat. The Hudson Times of Wednes-
day says, prices now range from 81 ,25 TO
: \ ,35 for No. /. No less tlan $3.50 las
been of rcd FOR No here, and as hhigh as
8 IS has been paid
= The threshing season has now fairly Ie-
gun. Farmers as far as heard from, report
good yields of wheat, better generally. than
was expected.
= The Democratic Convention to NOM
mate member of Congress for this District
will meet at La Crosse Sept I'd.
: The large Hotel at ST. Croix Falls is
OPEN again. 1t will be a good place for ex-
cursionists TO stop at.
= The Hastings Union says about seven
hundred harvesting machines have been sold
in that city during the present season. This
is pretty good indication of the magnitude
of farming operations in Dakota county and
sections tributary 10 Hastings.
= Gen. WAsHsURs, NJ. c., from this State,
owns % 600 acres of land in Clark county.
Enough TO make a nice little farm.
= The Redwing argus find from the books
ofthe warehouses that there has been shipped
from Redwiug this season, of last years crop
| 250.s25 bushels of wheat and 5,756 barrels of
fOuer. This added TO the amount shipped
last fall 440 Oh bushels. and ,S57 barrels of
iouer. makes an aggregate of 725, 800 BUSH
els. This wheat was marketed at Redwing
at an average of 81 so per bushel making the
aggregate amount paid farmers at that point
for the export of one crop $l,3l2,093 The
argus thinks that on account of shrinkage
from heat, rains during The harvest, DC. the
wheat yield ofthat county This year will not
average much ever 20 bushels pc, acre.
= The editor of the Racine Journal has
been ur this way rustica;ing He is enthu-
sIastic over the beauties of st Croix scenery:
In the course of an article he saws:
Here. at ST Croix. we for the first time
saw seen nv worthy of the name. Imagine
yourself standing upon rustic bridge and
lookIng down a noble stream that PUSHES be
neat NouT feet with sullen roar; on either
side the solid naked rocks rise perpendicular-
ly 10 b, ighth Of over two hundred feet on
their tops are pines. their sides covered by
moss. in beantiful contrast TO the back
ground. Bat why attempt description
when il would be failure no words of ours
can convey to YOU the wilh beauty OF the
dells of ST. Croix. If You would see one of
the most Romantic spots. and one of the finest
views IN American scenery, you must visit
that place. rsa sWl
Hon. @ c. WasHBuRx. member of Con.
gress from the eth district of this State. had
warm welcome to his home ia La Crosse on
Wednesday evening. About a thousand cit.
iz.ns with the Grant and Colfax Tanners,
bearing torches. formed procession. and.
headed by land, marched to Nr WASH
burns residence, where Capt. Dan Webster
addressed him in words of welcome, to which
he respOn ded in a brief speech replete with ad
vice and encouragement. and containing a Sc
we're criticism Of ofthe course of the DEM
ocratic party.
How to make rich iam--crowd
twenty fashionable young ladies into one