Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1868-05-22

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d Dickinson, have commenced laying the
walls oftheir new stone blocks
- RAIDER. at the Post Office, has received
new lot of books and stationary.
The worms IN the gardens are as thick
as the lice were in Egypt and are eating up
every green thing.
- Every door "squcaks like rain" but the
rain does not come.
= It is expected the new st. Croix Steam
er Nellie Kent will be out this week. and
there will then be daily boat each way be-
tween here and Taylor Falls-a eonsummation
deyouily 70 be wished for.
- See CHas. COOKS new advertisement.
IT. the line of clothing, like Artemus Wards
wax "fggers," he is equalled by few and sur
passed by mono.
- Here is pretty conseit-whst the
brook says
"And ont and in curve and flow
To join the trimming river;
For men may come. and meR may go.
But go on forever"
y. A. WHEELocx. editor if-chief OF the
st. Paul Daily Press. W III deliver the address
before the next convention of Minnesota ed
itcrs. May We be there to hear.
= Greeley says the man who pays more
for his shop rent tim for advertising don't
know his business.
- We are indebted to Senator Corr for
copy of Blue Book ard other valuable pub.
lie documents.
- Those who:think legislatures have huge
steslings. should have seen Senator CoPP's
plumber box, which only arrived few days
ago. It. bore many facetious Inscriptions,
press charges. A few things for the printer.
and the rest a bcggariy account of old Senate
journals worth Two cents pound.
- acMAsrRE. of the Lake City Leader,
has E pleasant chat in his last paper, Of Pres
colt, Ellsworth, and things Oh the st. Croix
MAC, do you remember that morning. Eve
know you do) in July, 1857. when crushed
with great and sudden sorrow, you came in
tothis JeuRSAL office, and there abode till
tie months grew into years. Those pleasant
years arc photographed on memory's pages.
and it lie pleasant to turn back the leaves and
read the record oTer. as We always DO at sight
or thought of you.
-FRASK DAGGETT is again editor and pro.
prie.or of the Wabasha Herald. This is a
good thing. he delivered his humorous
lecture on Whyarethesethin gsthus." at Wa
basha last Tuesday night. That was another
good thing. We met FRANK in st. Paul last
week. he was disguised in good clothes
wore hat. sort of compromise between
that one lie used to wear and good one. We
were introduced by mutual friend ard con.
yersed pleasantly together. r..
= Billiards. panorama of New York,
which was exhibited here last week. was a
good thing, but NORTON, the "gentlemanly
agent" is still better. He carries panora-
ma in his head snd show bill on his face.
He tried 10 form q new show company with
Ms; and have our catamo unt put in as the
capital stock of the concern. bet with all
defer enee TO his abilities We preferred to
play lone hand
= Dacota County. just across the river is a
lively place. They have frst-class sensa-
ton there nearly every week The last was
finding the body of a man in we'll at Rose
mont . few days ago. W hich had been there
until the man and the well were both ruined
B. N. NEEDS spent a few days in the
county last week. and was warmly welcomed
by his many friends. Since the war, BEN
has been in the War Department at " ashipg.
ton. He was delegate from the District of
Columbis to the Republican National Con.
ventioh.
- Business has been lively in the oasce of
the Register of Deeds for month past.
We have received large lot of latest
styles of cards and jobbing paper. and bus
letter heads. bin heads. Dc. by just speaking
about it.
- We are indebted to Hon. @. G. WASH
burn. for large number of public docu-
ments.
- The Telegraph ONCE is remev ed to the
irss floor Of the same building. in Drug
Store. 49,
- B. CAM has bought Mr.. Collins place
in Clifton. advertised in last weeks paper.
- Mr.. s. COLLINS has gone into Southern
Illinois and Indiana to sell his new invention
ioi turning and covering stubble. cornstocks,
weeds. DC, Iii good thing. and viii, no
doubt, pay well. 49,
- Prof. REED has procured for the school
here two superb outline maps. one Of the.
World G by 10 feet ;and one Of The United
states6 bye feet 80 - go