River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1875-07-23

we "started out" with a view I,
swinging round the circle" in th,
County for week.
Touching at
ELLSWORTH
We found that tidy village little quiet
but not more SO than most places TIL
rather dull season. We basket in tn
sunlight Of Hans blushing, heaminI
countenance for moment, shook hand
with the rest of the "b'hoys," then re
sponded TO the dinner bell Of Winn
Ho,el-by the way ,JoAu Is serving TEN
porarilY On the staff of the JOURNAL. |
he holds out as we'll as he starts 10. W
shall engage him permanently, whiel
would rob Ellsworth Of a star landlord
Earlyin the afternoon we heaast
Maiden Rockward. All the Grang,
country along the road appeared pros
porous. Winter wheat never looked
better, while the cor on Rush Rive
bottom is, as usual, the best in tn,
county. Arriving at
MAIDEN ROCK
we did duty ''lOng and well" at th'
sumptuous table of Capt. Doughty
For the few years last past Nader
Rock has been a lively point, the mer
chants here doing an excellent business
The last year, however has fallen below
the recent average. The passing Of
the "heTd law" across the Lake has re
lieyed the Minnesota farmers Of coming
over into our county for fencing mater
ial. Heretofore this business has con.
tributed great deal toward making
this village lively in winter. During
our sojourn We met most of the "0ld
Worthless of the place. Merchant
Trumbull has not been quite we'll for
some months, but IN a bright day casts
slight shadow yet. We heard en-
thusiastic commentator of the Summer
school just closed under the supervision
of Jimmie McCleary, fact that viii
surprise no one that is acquainted with
jimmie as a teacher. After reveina
in social and gaStronOmioal delight for
day, We set sail for
PLUM CITY.
Our readers will recognize this place
as tie metropolis Of Union, situated on
Plum Greek, with something OF water
power, though inferior to that Of River
Falls. No other place in the St Croix
Valley has made so great a percentage
Of improvement within the last three
or four years as this. Here kind
Providence delivered US into the ''care
and Keeping" of friend Tovey, propri'
etoT Of the neat and generous Plum
City Hotel. hitter aiioS we called GU
Casper Moser a thrifty aud leading
merchant Of the town. His brother
John is putting up a pretentlous look
ing three story hotel, IN the evening
We wera the boDored guests of the
ststesmanlike.looking Mayor Hum
The Mayor has one of the most costly
and elegant residences in Pierce county.
Presided over, as it was, by his estina'
bic wife aud graceful daughter, We
found it "goOd TO be there" These
Plum City people have ways of then
own, For instance, they are very APP
preciative Of first.class preaching tai
ent, aud yet they will not allow religious
services there or Sunday later in The
day than 3 o'clock p. NJ, as the portion
of The day from that hour Is by al
unwritten city ordinance devoted ex
clusively to dancing.
The following morning W took I
drive through the main business streets
Of the city, and left with a view Il
making Geo. Davis's by that interest,
ing hour Of the day, l2M We wen
yiq Uncle IIolt0, aud found him the
game intelligent, entertaining host al
of gore without variableHess or shad
ow Of turning In this immediat,
locality embracing quite an area o
land on either side Of the orange Linz
Road" is found, all things considered
the cream Of tho timber portion Of the
county. The soil is drst.class aud NJ
other locality presents 50 general al
appearance Of good husbapiry. Prom