Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1868-06-12
Gossip Of Things Local and
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- The weather has been beautiful for the
week past. and crops aie looking very finely.
An extraordinary large wheat crop is almost
beyond doubt.
- The steamer Oceaa Wape was burned
at Frontenac last "Wednesday night ~
- The Hudson Times has been enlarged TO
nine column paper. .... Is.
= 1t will be seen by the proceedings. in an
other column. of the st. Croix.. Valley Med
ical Association, that the Directors have
adopted scale of prices that will effeetually
prevent all accidents in this neighborhood.
- The st Croix Valley Baptist Associa-
ton, held here last week. was well attended.
and the exercises are said to have been nu.
usually interesting.--Hs'dson Times.
A. P. Muzzy of Star Prairie, st. Croix
Co. has made am artificial trout pond. for the
purpose of breeding the speckled beauties.
- The Sabbath School scholars are to have
fine Pic-Eic on the 10Th. See notice else
where.
&C. N. ARCHIBALD. ON Dundas, MIMI,
well known to many of our readers. has been
appointed one of the Board of Directors for
the Minnesota Institute for the Deaf, Dumb
and Blind. e-a
FRANK MEAD's new paper. the Farming
ton Telegraph, has made lis appearance. 1t is
neat and lively.
- JOHN HUMMER of Alma, has been elected
Treasurer of the Beef Slough Boom Co.
JOHNNY. we congratulate you on the honor and
emolument.
- The Alma Journal contains the follow
! ing bit of interesting local history -
First. we will take up jeff Davis the orig
! inal arch traitor, who was the first man aho
| euer run a raft docn Bcef Slough Our in
formaHt is uncle Burnett, of Burnett Falls,
| on the Chippewa. tie has lived in the
Northwest for the last fifty two years, and is
| known by nearly every one. His yeracity
will not lie questioned. We think he said It
! was twenty five years ago that Capt. Jeff
| Davis. then stationed at Fort Crawford, now
| Prairie du Chen. was seat with detachment
| of soldiers up the Chippewa river to get a
| raft OF timber Tor certain government build
| ings, Comming down with their raft. in the
| spring of the year. they stranded near the
/ head of Beet Slough and he raft broke in
twain, half of it going down the main Chip
pewa and the other half going down Beef
| Slough. Had jeff. at that time had tho fire.
sight to accept Beef Slough as the last
ditch" instead of hunting for it in the South
| years afterwards. no would undoubtedly be
to-day better, happier. wealihier, and wiser
man.
- Albert Smith has sold his farm in Cliff
| ton, one of the most desirable locations in the
| County, 10 Rev. L. Atwater and Brother. for
$500. some personal property included.
= The fine weather last Tuesday bulled up
Circus stock pretty high. At the evening
Board. stock was in great demand at $l,2I34
- There has been on exhibition for few
days at the Prescott Drug Store. leaf of pie
plant, taken from Mr.. JAS. GUMS garden.
which is the largest we ever saw in this cli-
mate. The leaf is four feet and six inches
in length from the stalk, and thee feet one
inch in width. 1t is monster growth,
worthy of tropic cline.
- DIR. BEARDsEEY left to-day for Chicago.
His health is quite poor.
G. III. MILLER and E. N. REDMoN have
gone below to purchase horses.
= Casper Hauser. of Taylor Falls. was
fined $500. by the U. ). District Court. at
Winona, Minnesota, for selling liquor to In
dams.
= Jos. FIRMER of this city, and A. D. An
DREws, of River Falls were in attendance at
the Grand Ledge A F and A NJ, in Milwau-
kee this week. E fa# <a aeaF
- Emil Hauser, of Alma, formerly County
Surveyor of Buffalo County, committed SUI
icide by drowning last week Thursday.