Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1871-05-10
Brevitiss.- Wheat market impro'

sweetheart! Ehi
The air is full Of genial sunshine,
and Marin Nature smileth graciOusly
ihereat.
&C. F. Wilson, senior, has 10 his pos
session real natural curiosity-a petri-
fed clam.
o S. Hutchinson has purchased a
half interest in the grain warehouse Of
f. N. Redmon.
Alderman Simon has been doinga
good thing in cleaning Orange street OF
the stones that did SO abound there.
DR.. Bourne and D. d. Proctor, OF
River Falls, gave US homeopathic call,
Monday.
The sale of lands for unpaid taxes
will be held in the office of tue county
treasurer on Tuesday next.
The collector Of Internal revenue
talks business to tax payers in a brief no.
tice this week.
We were favored with brief call
from W. II. Sanderson. of River Fails,
last Monday.
Every plain girl has one consolation
though not pretty young lady, she
will, if she lives. be pretty cd one.
Dave Rice has bought the village pop
erty now occupied by Dick Garfield, in
Ellsworth.
More wheat has been sown in this
county this spring than ever before. This
i. good growing weather aud the new
crop is doing fa ely.
Immense fiocks of pigeons TO be
seen at almost any hour nowadays. are
suggestive of plethoric game bags and
mammoth pot pies
A drove Of fifteen head &c fat cattle
passed through here Iast Tuesday en-
route to Minnesota. They were pur-
chased in this county and are intended
for the meat markets across the river.
Carpenters are laihing The Catholic
church. Wben it Is finished the society
can rejoice in the possession of as pleas
ant and comfortable pace of worship as
there is in towR.
The Circuit Court is in session at
Hudson this week. There is lengthy
calendar, and three applications for di
vorce are among thu cases being consid
cred.
Episcopal service will be held in the
old Methodist church on Friday evening
at 80. after service there will he choir
practice. Morning Prayer and sermon
at the same chu.ch Sunday at 1880.
The ferry boat, built by n. w.
Barb for VIM. Atwater of Pit Douglass,
is now completed. The impelling force
is n one horse treadle power. 10 be opera
Sted by mule of elephan:ine proportions
John Gaumon desires US Ia make
the cheerful announcement that he is
now receiving a fine assortment of Rose
wood collins, with trimmings TO match.
He also has n choice lot of chairs and mat
misses of different kinds.
Senator Ives was in town last week.
Diligently engaged in agricultural aud
legal pursuits on the banks Of the limuid
Trimbelle, he expects to waste NO moro
valuable time ''lOafing around The throne"
at Madison, after bis present senatorial
term. How is that for o Cincinnatus9
"A fearful accident happened recently
at Walsingham & Bailey's Mill. on Rush
River. A little son OF ". ID. Bailey,
some seven or eight years of age. while
attempting TO place string ON The main
shaft was caught by it and thrown against
the side of the mill. killing him instantly.
MIR. A. G. CoIey and family took
the down boat Monday evening. en- route
for Illinois. Mr. COley has resided in
River Falls for several years. and is now
trying the hazardous experiment Of going
back to the "old country" He will
probably endure it year, but not longer.
Some of the ciliz ms of Clifton, we
are told, are preparing a petition for an
increase OF mail service at Clifton post
office, which will give them tsi-weekIy
mail instead of semi-weekIv. This is
good move. The mail. DAYS now are
Tuesdays and Saturdays. Another mail,
Thursdays will be about right.
We notice the delicate figure Of John
Dale on the street this morning His
recent sojourn in the Pennsylvania oil
regions came near prostrating him en-
iIrely, as he informs US he lost twenty
pounds in weight while there. He Is
under the special guardianship of Vim.
Teare while in town.
The examination of Henry Schaser
before Justice Mason last Saturday. for
seriously disturbing the equilibrium of
Mr.. Leavitt short time since, resulted
in his being required TO give bonds to
the amount of 500 to appear at the
next term of the circuit court TO answer
10 any indictment that may then be found
against him.