Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1870-10-26

Dickens Mystery Of Edwin brood"
has been dramatized and is being played
at Chicago.
We understand. thai Chris. Maurer
has purchased the residence of VIM.
A,water, of this city, for 500.
The Prescott Musical Union will
meet in the front room on second floor,
over T.. d. Newol's store, Friday even
ing, Oct %.
2 The first number Of the Saltwater
Republican under the management of
G. K. Shaw, is on our table. 1t starts
out with apparent life and vigor.
Davenport is the largest city in the
Mississippi Valley above @ iincy leads
st. Paul by 100.
The Minnesota school fund appor
toned the first Monday in October, 1870.
was 1922, 1925; number of scholars,
l43,745.
Elsewhere in to days paper will be
found carefully prepared critique OF
Miss Potts lecture, which we were obliged
to omit last week.
w. II. WEIGH is now receiving large
quantities. of new goods at his drug store,
among which may be noticed splendid
variety of Picture Frames and holdings.
Autumn took severe cold on Tues
day evening. Her coquetting with Old
Winter, like Virtue dallyiug with Sin, is
leaving on her an impress of defilement.
MIR. Potter, the evangelist. closed
bis efforts here last Thursday evening
We are not aware that any decided
conversions were effected. The meetings
are Icing continued by the resident
clergy.
The number legless and armless sol
diers now on the pension rolls is as fol
lows: Number having lost both legs, AZ;
number having lost one leg, 1927; num-
Der having lost one or both arms, 5000;
number having lost one arm and leg, 81.
We understand that Charley Champ
lain, who last fall removed with bis fam
lily from Prescott to Canton N. Y, has
returned west, and is now located at Lake
City, MINI. Mrs. G, is now visiting at
her brothers. G. L. Barnes, in this city.
Last weeks Hudson Democrat came
10 us enlarged to an eight column sheet.
While we don't admire its politics, we
are yet pleased to note this evidence of
prosperity, because of its whole-souled
proprietor. No mole. no more can the
seathing "sarkasam"-"liHle Democrat"
--be INDUCED in.
The Baptist sociable will be held at
the residence of Geo. Dickinson, on Fri
day evening, Oct. 2sth.. Geo. wants
everybody to attenG-Christian, Jew and
Gentile-the reclaimed and the unregeu-
erate-al who will, LET 'em come.
The Baptist sociables are VIGOROUSLY
pleasant affairs.
We have several times taken occa.
sion to call attent ion to the deplorable
condition of the sidewalk extending
from kinuickinnic to Orange street,
along the lexee. Last week a lady pass
ing along the walk, stepped through,
and only good fortune, apparently, pre-
vented her sustaining severe injuries. 1t
will surprise no one if the city has dam,
ages to pay one of these days.
"A friend in Colorado attended the
Territorial Fair ut Denver lately, and in
a private letter he rites US as follows of
particular branch of the exhibition:
l saw "gold brick" weighing l96
pounds, valued Mt $4,000; a "siIver
button weighing ll4l pounds, valued
Ut 2SO.OOOS duOtiicI DuttOU weigh
ing 1000 pounds, valued at $1,000
and other bricks and buttons, besides
the finest collection of ores imaginable
Pierce county can beat 'em all on
wheat, turnips and cabbages, but she'll
have TO be counted out on " bricks "and
" buttons"
Our music dealers seem TO be doing
"land Office" business in the Piano
line. The fore part of last week Geo.
HI. Nichols received two-one n .sGrand'
and the other a square piano, both of
which are on exhibition mt Newelrs
store. opposite the tue JOURNAL Office
A day or two after the first arrival, N.
I. Porter received two magnificent square
pianos direct from the Manufacturer
What better evidences of advancing civ
iixation can be afforded? Where mu-
sic is cultivated aud fostered, there will
be found an intelligent and refined com
munity.
LATER .--Porter's instruments, we are
informed, are of Emerson manufacture
Council Proceedings.