River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1873-12-26

youHS sprlS OF the law, commonly
Known as Ives, set out upon an excur-
sion which was to include the most at
tractive points in the southeastern nor.
ton of this county. The junior edi.
tor started in advance as van guard
to clear the way to Beldenville, while
the aforesaid Ives followed at safe
distance in the sober stage The exis-
lance Of the janior Ed. was fearful
uncertainty until the following mes.
sage from BeldenviIle relieved the sus.
pense:
BELDESvILLE, Dec. 10, '73.--Arrived
safely after a brief engagement Send on
more cutters.
The occasion for the allusion to the
cutters will be more fully explained by
the narration Of the gentleman who
brought up the rear, who relates that
the highway over which he journeyed
in pursuance of the one object of
reaching Beldenville bore evidence of
DIREFUL COMBAT
and desperate struggle, and that the
atmosphere had not yet subsidized from
the agitation caused by furious spin
tiers and assailihg cord-wood On
reaching Beldenyille the narrator learn
ed that the gentleman IN the van had
met some stubborn steers and cumbr-
GUS cord wood in pass and like the
brave Thermopylean, had resisted val.
iantly, but at disadvantage, yet had
weakened the impression of defeat
by collecting all the scattered forces IN
the vicinity and promptly telegraphlng
along the line for the proprletors to
hold their sleighs IN allegiance thereby
creating corner in the cutter market,
which accounts for the absence of con-
yeyances slong the route.
The remainder Of this eventful chap.
ter is better related in their own words,
which read as follows:
We continued for several miles with
out incident until within a short dis.
lance of Rush River Valley when we
debouohed without danage 10 the right
of two loads of hay and a small boy
with a yoke Of oxen and entered
Ell PAso
10 triumph and were imme diately vel.
coined by Mayor Ed. WEIGH. We
were speedily cared for by the courte.
Gus proprietor of the III Paso House,
whose excellent lady dispelled all feel.
ings Of eHnui by her cheerfulness and
ready wit Mr.. Welch was making
desperate Efforts to move his goods into
his new store, very attractive bull
ding, bat met with serious obstacles
from Ills 'naGy customers upon whom
he was obliged to wait Here alsl
we found Mr.. Anderson who is dispens-
Jag commodities from his we'll filled
store to numerous customers at prices
moderately renuHeratiye, El Paso
has also a saw mill aud gristmill The
place is comfortably debarred from the
chilling winds Of winter by the pres
ence of protecting bluffs, but in order
to obyiate the inconyeniances Of the
lack Of circulafi9e atmosphere We are
informed that they have special agree.
ment with the
SUMNER ZEpHYRs
TO call there once week. The only
obvious objections to FL Paso surround.
Jugs, Is that you cant see the Borealis
until it's all over with. III Paso has
future, although Ed WEIGH says "its
going to make tough place it grows so
slow"
We left III Paso ia good order en-
route for Plum City. We we're griev.
ously annoyed by seductive wood roads
which we're continually tempting us of
into a wilderness of woods until being
under the impression of having lost our