Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1870-02-03

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NO mails Tuesday-railroads snow
bound.
NO. l wheat in Milwaukee 81 cents
last Tuesday.
-Wealher quotation: Poor Tom Is
a-cold." Lsar.ish but appropriate.
Two Circuit Court decision. fur
nished us will appear next week.
Wheat is getting active-jumping
up and down.
Another of those rleaant dancing
parties will be held in Fox & Dickinson's
hall next Friday evening.
Farmers Clubs are being organ
lied in nearly every town in the county.
The farmers of Trimbele held their first
meeting last week.
Our real estate sales did not appear
this week as usual. What is the matter
CLARKE there's certainly no "yoostice :"
IN that.
CHRIS. HENNINes has opened the
Mondell House. CHRIs. will keep a
good hotel-excellent fare and reasonable
prices. -
The editor Of the Weston (Mo.)
Landmark asks his readers to excuse the
looks of bis paper, as he is in bed from
the effects Of a fight with delinquent
subscriber.
Families living on the hill whose
cisterns are failing will remember that
Fred Web rnan is drawing water and
ice for their use. (. A
HOP TAYLOR, of Hudson thinks
the old saying "as good as the wheat
is about played out. We can't blame
him for thinking so just now. How are
" margins" anyhow, Horace?
Rob. Morris, T.. L. d. is lecturing
before the Masonic fraternity in Miunsso-
ia. He delivered an interesting lecture
in st. Paul last Friday evening.
The editor of the New Orleans
Times is philosopher. He says:-
4" oniy give us our daily bread and oc-
casionally forgive us our debts, and we
are as satisfied as the clam at eternal
high tide."
There is talk of starting an iron
foundry at Saltwater. Hudson is a
much better point for such an institu-
tion.-Star and Times.
Prescott is better point by far than
either.
Two new boats of the hrst class
are being bnilt for the Northern Line
his winter. The Board of Directors have
voted to name one of these boats, City
OF Fed WiGg,".and the other. "Lake
Superior" Both will be out early in
the spring.
--BoswoRrn is taking excellent pic.
lures nowadays. His gallery is open
at all houIs of the day, and he invites all
to come and examine his specimens. He
will make an announcement of prices,
styles, DC. next week.
The line of telegraph on the West
Wisconsin Railroad, from Tomah to
Augusta, is said to be the most substan-
tally built, and to have the best instru.
ments of any line constructed in the
state. 1t is owned and worked exclu.
sively by the railroad company.
JAY WHrPPLE of the Winona Herald
says that towing to the press of other
matter. considerable editor ial is crowded
out of this issue. A niger in Congress
will trouble us next week among other
things"
jar will probably crowd the "nigger'
next week.
The Lorilard Fire ms. Company is
one of the promptest and most reliable
in the country. II is as yet but little
known here-this locality being compar
atively new feid-but its claims for
public confidence and patronage will be
laid before property holders from time
to time by CHAs. Cook, the enterprising
ag't of the company in this city.
If the prospects look favorable next
spring, SAM. FIf1ELD will commence the
publication of a paper at ST. Croix Falls.
He also contempIates enlarging the Press
and otherwise Improving that readable
and spicy paper.
SAM, that you may wax great in
newspaper muchness, and store away in
your capacious pocket divers and sundry
shekels as the reward of your labors, is
the heartfelt wish of your brother crafts
men.
Picture frames. all styles just re.
ceived atWelch's Pierce Co., Drug Store.
PERSONAL.
Last Monday we were pleased to re.