River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1875-12-23
Historical Incidents Of the City Of Prescott
Pierce County.
BY W. H. MASON, ESQ.


The Office Of Assessor was no sine
cure, for the town comprised all OF
what is now the county of Pierce.
Mr.. Olive in the summer of so, tramp.
ed from here to Joel Fosters at River
Falls; thence to McAllister's on the
Trimbelle River, where he took din
ner; thence to Seeley & McKinstry's
on Lake Pepin, where he stayed all
night; and back home the next day.
no roads, nothing anywhere but indian
trails and deer paths, and his emolu-
ment the magnificent sum of $l4.76.
Truly it is difficult for those who set
| tied after roads were made, towns
laid out, schools built, &C., to realize the
harsh discomforts of the early pion.
GERS.
The first school was kept by Mrs. j.
Olive in small building near E,
Harnsburger's place,-seven or eight
scholars. At the annual meeting held
at Cox's Mills, March 20, 1853, G..
Schazer, Treas, reported: Taxes col
lected, $6O.42; Delinquent, Sl4.34; Or
ders issued, $3.50; Town indebted
ness, 1870; Voted for year 1853, $780,
officers elected, o. Strahl, Chairman,
Silas w. Wright and Sylvester Moore,
Supervisors; G. McMurphy, Treas; S.
r. Gum, Clerk; Jonathan Bailey,
Assessor; Jacob True, Justice of the
Peace, in place Of o. I. Maxon. The
place now begins to feel important
and is characterized in the records as
The Village of Prescott. On Dec. Sd,
| SO, orders issued to the amount OF
| $50. 48. Several roads were laid out
connecting with the county road tC
Hudson. At the annual meeting III
March. 1854, the Treas. reported col
lections one hundred and one dollars
and seventy-six cents, and presented
orders to the amount of one hundred
dollars and eighty cents, leaving nine
ty cents in hand. The records show
as follows, to-wit: Orders and vouch
ers issued, S2l2.5S; Amount collected
$l0l.76; Indebtedness, $ll0.S2. Ia,
voted to be raised was $260.02. Apri
4th, 1854, Board met again and add eC
500, to above. and knocked the 2 cts
making $3.50 town tax, land in addition
$500 road and school tax. L. Otis
Chairman; L. r. Smith, Treasurer; ii
Lovejoy, Clerk. Some more roads
were laid out, but owing to the mea
ger description in the records, it is al
most impossible TO tell where. One a
last is found with a name. viz:-Rusl
River Road. June 18th appropriation
were made for the following purposes
Cutting and bridging Trimbelle & See
ly Road under care of +. Otis, $50; do
Big River & Diamond Bluff Road, $50
under supervision of A. b. Wilson
Repairing bridge over Kinnickinni
and road on COOKS Ill.," 800, %
Strahl to have the disbursing of ii
At the Board meeting April Sd, '55, ;
town tax of $3.50, was voted; Roa'
and school, 5225. G. NJ. Oakley elect
cd Chairman; Asse ssor, w. J. Copp
April Sd, SIS, and on the 18th of Ma
IS, appears special election, whel
three assessors were elected, viz
o. I. Maxon, J. NJ. Bailey and w. j
Copp; L. NJ. Harnsburger, 0verseer.
'Nov. 9th, 1855, meeting Of I'll
Town Board of Supervisors for tn
election of State and County officer
was held at the school.house, villag
of Prescott;-present on said board 6
NJ Oakley, j. Bailey, j. NJ. Bailey, {
T. MaxOn and II. l.. Waters. TIL
object of the meeting was carried ouI
when the meeting adjourned. Al
test, II. L. Waters, Town Clerk"
The above Is literal. transcript o
the record. So the State and Count
officers, we suppose, we're elected b
the individuals whose names are Their,
in mentioned. Sic transit gioTi
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