Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1868-07-17
Gossip of Things Local and
Otherwise.


the profession and are appreciated wherever
they go. The Menagarie is No. L:
Dudley. Fox d Co.'S fre-proot building
is nearly ready for the root. When compile
ted this will be the finest building in the cl-
ty. G. A. Dilrs new building begins to
" look up" and will soon be finished.
- The water ia the Lake continues to fall,
although there is yet a fair stage for naviga-
ton.
- The steamer Reserve is now running in
the upper trade. in connection with the Nor
thern Line Packets. The water IN the Miss
issippi has been very low and The large boats
cannot get above this point. The Danasel
makes connection with the Davidson line of
steamers at this place.
All goods at cost at McKEE'S.
- A few days since. we were favored with
a call from Capt. Moulton, of the steamer
city of st. PAM. The Capt. is well known
by everybody in the west, and they make it
a point to wait and go on the City"
- Judge Barron of Polk County, had
very narrow escape from drowning on the 4th
of July. He was out on one of the lakes in
that section, with man by the name of Sey-
mour, when the boat suddenly filed and
sunk. The Judge reached shore in a perfect
ST ate of exhaustion. Seymour was drowned.
- The Wisconsin State Teachers associa-
tson meets at Milwaukee. July 2lst. The
Railroads will carry teachers at half fare.
- There has been an APPROPRIATION of S.
900 for the improvement of the st. Croix
lake and river.
ID. NJ Bawldin, of Redwing, found the
way into this Office and we went off with
him, but it was so near the GLORIOUS fourth, !"
We hadn't better say much about if.
= Farmers are busy now in getting their
machines and supplies for harvest.
- The weather for two weeks past has
been extremely hot and dry. and we fear con-
siderable damage has been done to late
grain in this vicinity.
- A teamster. belonging to Robinsnn's
show. died in Hudson on Saturday night -
He was buried in the Willow River Csmete-
~.
- Farmers are at work haying The crop
is unusually good.
A Second Advent Tent Meeting is in
progress out near River Falls. 1t opened on
the 9th, and is being largely attended.
DsIlxu DIoJoa I,, !,
Mccormick can furnish. Perhaps advertising
had nothing to do with it,
- They are now grading on the Tomah &
st. Croix Railroad. this side of Black River
Falls. The iron for 30 miles of road is pur-
chased and shipped.
"A barn belonging 10 Peter McGregor. at
Richmond. was burned few nights ago -
Mr. McGregor was himself badly burned in
trying TO get a horse out of the barn.-Hud-
son Times.
- Call at the Book and Variety
Store if you wish to get goods at COST.
- The elephant belonging TO Robinson
show. got on tsntrum Sunday. and threat
ened destruction TO everything and everyho-
dy. His keeper. but for his great GOODNESS
and bravery, would have been killed. The
monster got his anger appeased after while.
and was given a pail of whiskey to secure
future good behavior Hudson Times.
We never knew whiskey to be given for
such reason before
= CoSKEY, d. c.. of the North Star Wool
en- Mills. moved to this town few days ago,
and staid two Gays.
Two engines for the ST. Paul and Supe-
rior Railroad went up the river this week.
- We received pleasant call few days
since from J. Disturnell. author of "Guide
to the Mississippi" and several valuable sci
entifc works.
- The Waverly House at Hastings, has
been sold to Henry Glenn. for $4,000.
- Work has again commenced on the Has
tings ard Dacota Railroad. and the iron for
the first twenty miles is bought.
- inf OF wheat. raised on John Taylor's
farm on Big River. has been left at this office,
which is really curiosity. 1t sprang from
one kernel of wheat, contains thirty-two
headed stalks. nearly fourf feet in length.
- colored man employed about Robin
sons Circus was lost off the boat and drown-
ed here last Tuesday night. and on Thursday
the body was found and buried.
Oliver GIBBS, Jr is spending few days
at Lake City.
john WNN has been out of his iurisdic-
ton this week. having LEFT the crowded streets
of Ellsworth to rusticate at st. Croix Falls
Il. r. SMITH has gone back into G.. A.
Dill's Grocery Store. and r. L DUNBAR now
runs the books in the office. LES" gets pro-
motion rapidly and earns it
= Mr. BECKER of Winona, Capt. SEAvEY of
Stilw alter, FIELD agent Western Railroad,
UTLEY of Racine Journal. and MAYHEM, with
Noonan & McNsb, gave us call to-day.
- We were pleased to receive call
from DILLON O'BsIEN, well known as a
speaker and writer, to-day.
We give our readers double paper
8 pages, to-day, containing besides our
usual variety of local matter, a full &C.