River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1875-08-06
"REMINISCENCES OF PIERCE COUNTY.
BY }. W. VIM.

was to be held at the house Of asa 4
Manning.
oak Grove was also orga nized, will
its present limits. The FIRST town meet
ing was to DO held at the school, houst
in Pleasant Grove, ! c. the "Stirralt
school.Louse. (Pleasan. Grove wa
once noted for its beauty aud attract
iveDess, aud we shall never forgiy,
John for cutting it DOWN.
Perry was also set off, being identi
cal with Ellsworth of the present day
First town meeting to be held at the
house of Daniel Fakns.
Oliger Gibbs, afterwards known as
"tbe Bismark Of Pierce county," en-
tered upon his duties as Clerk Of the
Board He found the public records
literally chaos, aud left them models OF
system and order. A more devoted.
efficient officer than MIR. Gibbs, this,
nor any other county, ever had.
At special meeting held March
30th, 1857, Prescott was vacated as a
town, aud organized as a city. the or
der to take effect on the 2nd Saturday
Of April. At this meeting that part of
Isabelle now known as Union, Salem,
Rock Elm, FL Paso and Maiden Rock
was set of and organized into a distinct
town, to be known as Pleasant Valley
The first town. meeting to be held at
the house Of Jeremiah Fuller.
At meeting of the Board Nov.
10th, 1857, Prescott was represented
by two Snperyisors;-N. s. Dun bar for
LIST. Ward, aud Hilton Doe for 2ud.
Mr.. Doe will be remembered as the
FIRST settler Of the couuty.) q. Strahl
represented Clifton; G w. Cairns.
Greenwood; Judson Warner, Martel: Il.
A. Jay, Trimbelle; II. Blughtoa, OAK
Grove; p. NJ. Siuons, Perry; James
Akers, Diamond Bluff; II. Il. Ames
aud n. Doe both claimed a seat as
representative Of Isabelle. Ga motion
OF n. S Dunbar. Dotg was declared
entitled to the position II. Boughton
was elected Chairmtn. At this meet
rug the Salary, Of the Clerk of the
Board was fixed at $3.50
At a meeting March 23l, 1853. a
petition was presented by n \. 4 O.
s. Powell that the names Of Green.
wood and Kinniekinnic be changed TO
RiUer Fails; aud that Deyniston Nun
SOD. Brooks & Nill,r's addition.
to Kinnichin1ic be changed to Id
ditioa 10 R,Ocr Falls. The names
Of streets in the Village Of River Falls,
were changed from fremont to Lake,
from Pearl to State, from Spring to
Adams, from Grove 70 Hill.
\ resolution was passed to assign
tax sale certificates to the several
towns for county Indebtedness Atthe
request Of J s. Ayers a committee was
appointed to make a corrected report
Of said Officers last report Messrs
Jay, Dow aud Akers were appointed.
j. s Ayers rendered his res ignation ia
take effect May lst following. Mr.. \.
having ian eye to business wished IA
retain has position until after the tax
sales in April that he might realize tbr
fees from such sale. The Committee
closed their report as follows "Thc
Committee have spent much time in
vain attempts TO uuraycl its mysteries,
but have been obliged 70 abandon it.
as beyond thuir capacity to hthom.
The resignation ct Ayers having been
accepted, the Board took n ballot to
all the vacancy. On the LIST ballot
Southwick had five votes, Henry Teach.
out four, aud Oakley one. Ga the
second ballot Southwick had five, aud
1eachout five. The chair gayo IL,
casting vote for Southwick. At thh
meeting the Damn County State RoaJ
was adopted as a county road.
The Board PASSED the following sug
/ gestive resolution: The Board do uot
deem il incumbent upon the county &
pay any hotel bills for the boarding o
prisoners while the same can be KEEP
and provided for at the common jail.
The upper room Of tho jail bulldin.
was by vote devoted 10 Circuit Cour
purposes. This is the building no,
used as city jail Of Prescott. The pe
djcm aud miage Of the Board AZ thi