Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1868-07-24
Correspondence.
CHICAGO CORRESPONDENCE.
Trade---Amusemen Land
IOrd---The Crops--WoOd,s Portable
steam Engine--The Wheat Corner--
Wind storm.

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Trade---Amusements Land
lOrd---The Cr0ps--W0 Portal bile
steam Engine--The Wheat Corner--
Wind Storm. ts
/ CHICAGO, July 10, 1868.-The dull season
| Tor trade has begun, and merchants have
| been busy the past few days in taking ac-
| count of their stock. Though trade this sea-
son has not quite equalled their expectations
and hopes, yet on the wholeit has been quite
satisfactory, and far better than last year.
The large wholesale houses have done very
well indeed, and the collections have been
rather slow, the unusual promise of an album
dant harvest makes all hopeful and cheerful
ADJUSTMENTS.
The White Fawn has been played at Woods
Museum, and the Black Crook at McVicker's,
for several weeks, with some success. The
season closed at the Museum Monday evening
with a rousing benefit for Mr. Frank E. Aiken,
the manager. At the close he was called be-
fore the curtain for speech, and as he was
retiring, the curtain was lifted, disclosing a
full set OF silver service, which was presented
to him in neat speech by Mr.. Southwell, a
former resident of Milwaukee. The great
Arlington Minstrels occupy the Museum ill
August lOth, when the regular season begins
A UNIQUE LANDLORD.
Chicago has her peculiarities in hotels and
hotel keepers. Nj. p. Vinton, proprietor of
the st. Cloud Hotel refuses bed and board to
whisky loafers, thieves. and blacklegs, enter
tains all honest folks, has room fitted up
for chess and chequer players with all the
appurtonances, and Is always ready to play
teach the science, or give advice to players iii
a tight place.
The abundant rains and warm weather of
the past few days have brought vegetation
forward surprisingly. Corn is still full
headed, but winter grain is beginning to
ripen. The promise Of a most abundant har
vest leads me to suggest better and cheaper
method OF preparing grain for the market.
The substitution of steam for horse power
has already been made by the best farmers
in all sections of the country, and the steam
engine at no distant day is destined to super
cede the use of horses and oxen for large
portion of farm work, and especially for
thrashing grain. The best machines for this
purpose are
A. N. WOOD co.'s PORTABLE STEAM ENGINES,
furnished complete-of any power desired
with smoke pipe and screen, steam and water
gauges and whistle, mounted on strong
iron wheels and movable to any place. They
are the best made, are warranted perfect,
and are unequalled for simplicity, durability,
economic use Of fuel, efficiency and adaptation
to all places and uses where power is requir-
ed. Their six horse power-equal to the
eight horse power of other engine makers
will do the work of eight horses on a thresh-
ing machine, with uniform speed, faster and
with less cost for fuel than the feed OF
horses when at work, and nothing when idle.
IL works without stopping TO rest, costs but
about half the price OF good horses, is not IL
able to disease or death, and win lastfor many
years. 1t can be used for saving wood ana
lumber, boring wells, corn-shelling, cider
making, cutting and steaming food for stock,
and for nearly all stationary work where pow
west saw this subject as do, fhodsfi22Est n "a
these engines would be ordered in a month.
Circulars, with price list, sent on application
to A. N. Wood, Eaton, N. l., or to the branch
office 234 AXE street. Chicago.
THE WHEAT CORNER
of some two weeks, by which some parties
were ''done" out of 100000, chiefly by means
of AIilwaqkeeans, is still the subject of COM
mcnt. Those who handle fire must expect
occasionally to get burnt.
The storm of Tuesday last did much dam
age north and west of Chicago, by laying
down the grain. grass and corn. B.