Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1869-04-02
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tins winter bas been great. 1t is esti-
mated that over s25. 900 worth Of stock
have died or been killed.
The Hastings Gazette says We
learn that c. Fl. L. LANCE has resigned
his position as secretary of the Hastings
and Dakota Railway. His successor has
not yet been appointed. A. Nj. VIII
IN ms has been appointed superintendent
OF the road, who will supervise the run
mig on the line.r
On Thursday last, DR.. Thompson,
OF Hastings. died very suddenly. In the
afternoon he had been out for ride,
and coming in had thrown himself down
on the bed, where he was not disturbed
until tho supper hour when his wife 60
ing in TO call him to that mea, found
that he was dead. 1t is supposed that
apoplcxy was the immediate cause of his
death.
The steamer Wyman x, which re-
ceived so many favorable notices from
tho press OF the ST. Croix and Mississip-
pi rivers, will be ready to resume her
trips from this place TO St. Paul imme
diately on the opening of navigation
through Lake ST. Or ok.
The State Register says The hop
growers of Kilbourn pay cents per H.,
in commissions, for shipping their hops,
2 cents for transportation, carriage, &c,
cents commission for selling in N. Y,
and the hops sell for cents per pound
Query-How much does the producer
get
The Herald says Wabasha has
some four year olders who are up to
sharp saying. The mother Of orc Of
them the other day, informed him if he
did not mind bis juvenile ways, she
should be under the necessity of chasti
sing him. The threatened youth march
ed up in front of his mother, thrust bis
little hands into his little pockets, straight
cned up his little form, s,itftnel his little
back bone, with little extra starch, and
answer made thusly: "Mother, I'm tax
ing bets you don't whip me-" Now,
there's hero for you, mixed up with q
good deal of Young Americanism.
Ey The principal, and. in fact, the
only real Objection, urged against Judge
HowEs by bis opponents is that he has
held the office long enough and it should
now be given TO some other man. Ii
another man were presented whose quail
lticailons for the Office equsled or surpass-
ed those Of the present Judge there
might be some reason in the objection
When .wo change let Us have the best as
surance that we have selected one as
good, if not better, than the present in
cumbent. With offices of political
character. this rotation" argument may
be Of some weight, but with offices of a
judicial nature it is the sheerest nonsense.
The Chief Justice Of the United States
don't "rotate' at all. but holds his office
during life and the same is the case with
the Associate Judges on the Supreme
Bench. Chief Justice Dixon is now n
candidate for tho third time for the Office
he 50 worthly fills and we haven't as
yet heard any ono cry d" cast him out, he s
had it long enough" nor do we expect to
hear it as long as he keeps the scales Of
Justice in equal poise.
Judge HowEs is serving his third term
as CountysJudge in - manner acceptable
to the people, and We frankly confess we
haven't yet lived long enough TO be con-
vince that long aud faithful service is
any disqualification for oflice.
GF p. V. WIsE's "little piece in
in the Herald of last week was nothing
more nor less than tissue of personal
filings at Judge Howes, and contempti-
bic sIurs upon somebody whom he styles
the Judges "pariieular friend" We
have heard asked repeatedly, "Who is
this particular friend? No one seems 10
know. If Mr.. Wise is writing for his
own amusement it may serve its pur
pose, but if he writes for the benefit of
the people," he ought to express him
self so they wil know whom he is talk
ing about. If this particular friend is
so influential as to require the combined
forces of tho people of Pierce county to
" clean him out" Just be fearless and
manly enough to tell US who he is. A
few facts aud names would have given
u. some inkliDg of the cause of Wise's
great distress, and enabled the voters of
of the county to understand what new
bugbear he had upon his mind when
he wrote that article. The TRADE was
doubtless written for effect and also to