River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1875-12-02


the ferry house (Which had been built
and was kept by Joe Mozierl with
twenty-four other persons OF all
climes, compilations and degrees,
among whom was one woman, a mis-
sionary lady who was on her way to
Fort Smelling. Only one room in the
house, and one woman with twenty
four men in wild country, and our
informant says that he never saw more
delicacy anywhere than that lone, self
abnegating woman received at the
hands of those rough border men, land
hunters, negroes, etc. In the summer
of Al Mr.. G. Schazer visited this place,
went away again and returned in 1S45.
Mr.. Doe came also in that season.
They found Mr.. Prescott located here;
he had come from Fort Smelling the
year previous. Messrs. Doe and Scha-
ger both broke up some land and plant
ed potatoes and corn; raised 300 bush
els of potatoes on one acre. Mr.. Scha-
ger cut wood and posts and sold them
to great advantage. In Feb, lS46,
daughter ELIZA was born to Mr.. and
Mrs. Schazer. The first white child
born at this point. During this year
French half breed named SWEET, and
called 'Long Toe," went to Rush Riv-
er to hunt, and news came that ne was
killed by man who was with him.
Mozier brought the tidings and got
help and went out and found the body,
but the murderer had fled after rob-
bling the dead man of all he had. They
heard afterwards that he was in Cana
da. The body was buried at this point,
the first grave. Mr.. Schazer built the
first frame, and the best house above
Prairie du CHEN.
In lS47 j. r. Rice located here with
his family. His son, David, was born
in Sept, l848. w. Lockwood came this
spring, and built the frame house now
owned by Philip Armbuster. G. Nc
Murphey came early this spring and
was married to Maria Antoinette, eld-
est daughter of J. r. Rice, ON the 9th
of April, lS4S. The first marriage in
this section. Their first child, Ada,
was born Feb. Sd. 1919. Settlers now
began to come in and the place began
to be known. 1t was set off as town
during this summer and named "Eliz-
abeth." The first record is very mea-
gre and simply tells of a meeting of
the Board of Supervisors, Oct. 9th,
1919, at the residence of III. Doe, and
accepting the bond of G. w. McMuI-
phey as Town Treasurer, signed, ii.
Doe, Town Clerk, in March, 1850, the
Board met again at the same place and
allowed bills to the enormous amount
of $1,000, when it appears that G.. w.
MCMurphey and Wilson Thing were
supervisors, each having bill of So, 90.
l.. NJ. Harnsberger a bill of $500 for
six days assessing, Ii. Doe $500 for
services as Town Clerk.
April ID, 1850, officers were chosen
as follows: G. w. McMurphey, Chair
man); l.. N. Harnsberger, Geo. Scha-
ger, Supervisors; II. Doe, Clerk. JUS
tees of the Peace, G. w. McMurhey,
Dexter BAILEY; Superintendent of
Schools, u. Doe; Treasurer, G. Schazer;
0verseer of Highways, G. Rissue.
Voted that fences should be five feet
high, and the amount of $500 voted
to defray town expenses for years 40
and so. On the Goth of April, 1850,
Damon Thing was appointed Assessor.
A. Cornelison makes his appearance
with bill of $3.50.
A poll tax of rs cents was voted
March 25, 1851. The Treasurer's ac-
count showed that $36.49 had been
paid into the treasury; delinquent tax
es 1881. April LIST, 1851, some new
names appear. o. Strahl one of the
Supervisors, j. M. Bailey, Clerk; Jona-
than Bailey, Assessor. Bylaws were
passed restraining cattle, horses and
hogs, with the peculiar provision that
owners of such unruly animals should
be mulcted in twice the amount of
damage, one half of which should go
into the town treasury; evidently a
Legislator in embyo is now among them
and will make himself felt if not
heard; $50-voted to defray expenses.
Special meeting, April 18th, tax Of
three mills for highways was voted.
August 5th, 1851, official notice re-
ceived that the name of the town was
changed from Elizabeth TO Prescott.
J. NJ. Bailey engineered this change,
and glories in the fact. The Board
made a contract with j. Rice TO build
bridge on the crossing of the 8lnnlc.
kinnic river, for sl25. School district