Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1871-05-03
News from our Neighbors.

! epltome OF Inc report OF the Secretary vi
the Red Wing Board Of Tradc, showing
the amount Of shipments from that place
during the year 1870. from which we
extract the following items:
There was shipped from Red Wing
during the year 1870, 32,433 barrels of
-four and $50, 1881 bushels of wheat; to.
gether equal to l,046.O46 bushels of
wheat. Among other footings of the
tables OF shipments of home products
and manufactures for the year are: Bar
ley. 6l,943 bushels; Butter, 2246 lbs:
Cheese, 81 boxes; Oats, 81, G7S bushels;
Onions, 500 barrels.
The Secretary claims that the wheat
delivered by wagon in Red Wing. (equal
to an average OF about 81 wagon loads
for each business day of the YEAR, is
larger in amount than the like deliveries
at any other grain market 10 the State.
The railroad, although it gives us n di
rect outlet only to the country and towns
north, is doing a large freight aud pas
| Senger bushes. Up TO Dec. 3lst the
freight received ut the Red Wing station
amounted TO l25.70G lbs; that forward
ed to 754,9S5 lbs; stone and other ma
teral transported for the construction
company not being included.
The number of passenger tickets sold
at the Red Wing station for the three
months, was 246.
The report gives the number of me
chauical and manufacturing establish
ments of the city at 10: the number of
hands employed 4oS; the capital invest
ed. $529.65O.
The sale of agricultural machinery in
Red Wing for 1870, amounted to Sl56
2 9, of which S32.2IO was of articles of
home manufacture. Dealers estimate the
falling off of sales, as compared with
previous years, at no! less than so per
cent.
The report was good exhibit of the
annual business of our thriving and en-
terprisng neighbor.
Tho Polk County Press says over
loo men have been Mt work on big
jam in Osceola Boom, this week. The
logs are coming out freely. The logs
belong to Kettle River drive.
The same paper states that the new
Iy appointed Receiver, Joel F. Mason,
was obliged to give the usual bonds to
the U. S. Government-sixty thousand
dollars. He secured the whole amount
in Polk county in one day, which is GER
tainIy good home endorsement Mr..
Mason will probably assume his duties
the first of May.
The Hudson Star says that service
at the Catholic church last week Sunday,
large section Of the plastering of the
ceiling fell, somewhat injuring several
| persons. Mss Nellie Joubort had quite
cash cut in her face Fortunately no
serious damage was done.
The Hudson Democrat says little
son of Mrs. w. r. Anderson Of tue town
of Richmond managed to put out one of
his eyes with cross gun last week.
We learn from the Hudson Demo
crat that to obtain n desirable grade,
the track Of the w. w. Railway will
cross Willow River ice at that place -
once near j. O. Fo1lers's saw mill, run
ming thence northwesterly for short dis
lance and having described a semicirce
will again cross near the lake and re-enteT
the CITY from the north. The bridge will
be south of the mouth of Willow River
The Tomah Journal says: We
learn from reliable sources that on and at.
ter the first of May the Vest Wis
consn Railroad will be managed rs an
independent line. Mr. IIumbird has al
ready purchased IT, rec additional locomo
tives, three passenger coaches, two bag
gage ears and seventy box cars.
The Red Wing argus says that 9
little daughter of Mrs. Patterson, living
near Winamingo, was thrown from .
wagon on the l6th uIt., which broke hel
neck.
The Republican says ground was
broken last week for the t unlation ot
Seminary to be at once erectel. 1t ]:
beloved that $4,000 or So 600 will b,
subscribed ia Red Wing for Public
Library.
KILLED ON THE Drives. w Wednesday
evening, O. is Richardson. of Saltwater,
arrived here with the body Of Sumner
Palmer, a resident of Cottage Grove,
Washington county, who was killed on
the Mimeakeagon river, while engaged IN
"breaking landing" on Monday LAST,
the 23d. The body was sent home by
Nellie Kent, yesierday.-1a ylors Fails
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