Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1870-08-24

-Ih0S. bower, OF The 81. aul MAI
l.ble Works, was in town last week, look
ing up business in the grave stone line
He las been established in St. Paul but
short time, comparatively, and already
his business extends over wide circuit
of country. The quality of his work
and the beauty of its finish are already
recognized among the best in The North
west. .esi
BreriffeS.
New York Tribune for $l,00 year.
Now is the time to subscribe, at
PORTER'S
Wheat in Milwaukee yesterday, No
l sl.l0; No. sl.04. Market quiet
Rev. Mr.. Ray, preached in Congre-
gational church last Sabbath.
Read the calls for Republican eau
cusses published elsewhere.
The heavy rains of the fore part of
this week have raised the water in the
Mississippi and St. eroix rivers, between
IL and Is inches.
Tho County Building Committee
will meet at Ellsworth, Aug. 80, to ex-
anime proposals for furnishing the new
Court House with seats and desks.
George Miles has the thanks of this
office for fine musk melon of huge pro-
portions. Our satanic will reconnoiter
that melon patch in due time.
L. Jurgens has just received large
stock Of boots and shoes. He warrants
them in every particular and sells as
cheap as the cheapest
The boat May Queen that was
burned on Lake Pepin last spring, has
been repaired and is now making regu-
lar trips between Lake City and Maiden
Rock. Fl
The wheat crop raised upon the farm
Of John Burnett of Clifton this season
averaged over 35 bushels per acre. This
is the largest yield that has come to our
knowledge this year.
Juvenile esgerness and maternal SO.
licitude are skilfully blended in Tho fol-
lowing lines:
ssMudder. may Schwimmin went:'
m
bet twice more as foofty cent,
Dat youget drowned in the yotter."
Phil Skillman caught Saturday
morning, in the trout brook OH his faith
er's farm, trout which weighed just 3
pounds Red Wing argus.
That's good, but we can beat it: A
son of E. N. Redmon of this place cap
tuied trout in tho Kinnickinnic, in this
county which weighed several ounces
over 4 pounds.
Sam. Fifield is about to start a pa
per 10 Bayfield,, on Lake Superior. Sans
brother Hank" viii take charge of it,
and Sam, himself, will remain in Osceola
dishing up the good things for the Polk
County Press. The new paper will be
called the Bayfield, Press. Success to
Sam and Hank in all of their Press
work.
The firm of Geo. Smith & Bro, of
Diamond Bluff, has disposed of its stock
to Mr.. H. A. Parks of Redwing, Mum.
Mr.. Parks has rented the building occu-
pied by Smith Bros, and will continue
the same business. He has also secured
the warehouse at the Bluff, and will pay
the highest market price for all kinds of
grain and farm produce.
Go and see large stock of wall
paper at PORTERS.
"A couple of interesting fistic dis
cussions in which some of our prominent
business men acted as principals, trans
pired one day last week. Both. actions
are reported rs being short, sharp and
brilliant, but without decisive results
Outside parties interfered, an armistic
was declared, the differences adjusted, and
then the wide world wagged on, just as
though nothing had happened.
Three La Crosse politicians arc re-
ported lost in the big woods in the east
ern part of Pierce county. They have
probably persisted ere this. If the La
Crosse papers will publish this item in
season, we presume it will be the means
of saving the lives of thirty or forty
more of her estimable citizens who have
recklessly headed themselves in the same
direction.
Fine glass tumblers at cents
piece at PORTERS.
Council Proceedings.