Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1868-09-25
Gossip of Things LOcas and
Otherwise.

1 - W call atteHtl0fl on our readers 10 the
advertisement of HARRrs & PLUMMER, headed
1--WE HAVE CoME," in another column.
= Messrs. Brown & Lambert are now
prepared to supply the people of this city,
and Pierce County at large, with all kinds
of salt and fresh fish at the lowest rates. Per-
sons from the surrounding towns sending in
their orders will have strict attention paid to
them. Give them a call. .s.l
- Porter is selling Goods at the new
Book Store at reasonable prices.
- Attention is called to the advertisement
of D. j. Dill in another column. He has Just
received large stock of Goods. of every va.
riety in his line. Any one wishing the best
stock and Hay scales manufactured, will give
him a CALL
- Farewell to coughs and colds. The best
article we have heard recommended for these
diseases is Dowd d Co.'S patent nsoles Try
them.
CHANGE OF BAsE.-John Dudley has
moved into his new store, which has been fit
! ted Up in style. and is now one of the best
stores in the city. The second story is being
! finished for the use of the city bank, and will
| soon be ready foi occupancy. When Miller
| and Westfall get into their new quarters we
suppose they will Immediately reduce the
per cent. on loans We have heard rumOr
to that effect.
= The only place in town where all goods
are'beirg sold at panic prices, is at
MCKEE'S-
The only place in town where an s.
Porter's new Book and Variety Store, on
Broad Street. Try him.
- The Oct. No., which closes the volume
for the second year, of this popular little Pc
riodical, comes to us bright and gay as ever,
fourishing a grand toy residence called a
"vila, /" rich in stories, poetry, pictures, and
puzzcls. closing the interesting juvenile adap-
| ton of the famous story on Robinson CrUsoe,
and promising brilliant attraction in the
shape of new story of outdoor life, for boys
| by Geo. j. Varncy, whom not few persons
think superior as writer for boys TO Oliver
Optic. Hurry up with your pennies chill
dren. You will all want You've AMEGIcA
this year-for, with the November No, it is
TO be enlarged. and, according TO The publish
ers, "otherwise improved" Address W.
Jennings Demorest, 473 Broadway, N. Y.
81 so per year, with premium.
= Go to Porter's new Book Store if you
want New Goods, fresh from mai ket.
= The talisman Of fashion the favorite of
beauty the pet of luxury in every dressing
room and boudoir, is "Burnetts Vegetable
Hair Restorative" 1t is sure preventative
to badness and permanent gray hair, and no
lady or gentleman should be without 1t st
Joseph Herald.
= School Books School Books ! at pri-
ces that will suit every body. at
MoKEE'S.
| At the hospital in Madison, boiler ex-
ploded on the 18th. instantly killing two
men and seriously scalding third.
IN. It. BEvAys of Red Wing, Mimi. is
summoned as witness on the Surratt trial.
= The steamer Dubuque met with slight
accident on her trip up, in the breaking OF IA
shalt. She lay by at Dubuque for repairs.
and will be on duty again in a few days.
= Those who today predict that Grant
will not r. ach the White Honse stoutly pro-
phesies that he would never reach Richmond.
- Our police are constantly on the alert,
seeking who they may-fnd some body.
Transient thieves have been rather scarce here
for few days past.
= W. p. CHAMBERs has oponed writing
school in Tho. school building. and has about
twenty scholars. We see by our exchanges
that he is first class teacher. and has been
literally patronized.2 We wish him success.
- A lynx OF enormous size was caught in
steel trap, in Fairmopt, Martin county, re-
Gently, and was killed in a free fight by boy
eleven years old, and his mother.
- The ST. Cloud Journal tells OF four yoke
of unusually large oxen recently driven to
that market. The aggregate weight o. the
eight head was 1895 pounds.
A game of base ball was played on
Wednesday at Mortified, Min, between the
st. Croix Club of Saltwater, and the Mime
haha Club of Northfield. which resule in
the defeat of the latter The runs were 80
for the st. Croix Club, against "a for the
Mortified men. Mr. Walter Cowles acted
as umpire.
= The water in the Mississippi has been
gradually rising for more than week, and
there is now moJerately good boating stage
of water in the channel.
- Adyices from al parts of the country,
report that the corn crop is beyond the reach
OF frost and that tits the best ever known,
rivaling the best years in the corn-growing
districts of the country.
= Quite large amount of wheat has been
shipped from this place during the past week
- Lock over the list of new advertisements
this week.
- We have had several heavy frosts Of
late. SD
= The Republicans of Hudson are 10 have