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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1875-11-11
Wood County Court-In Probate.

Mood County Court--IH oodle-
In the matter of the estate OF Isaiah johnson
deceased.
On reading and filing the petition of Joseph
Allen Of the estate OF tsiah ?n-
hat he has fully administered the said estate
and praying that time and place be fixed for
examining and allowing his account OF his adj
ministration and assigning the residue of said
estate to the heirs at law of said deceased Is
liah johnson.
Tt is ordered that said application be heard
before me at nv oEee in the City OF Grand
sapids Wood County. Wisconsin on 1sz edHes
,'clock a m and # = futher ordered that nc
ice OF said application and hearing be given to
all persons interested by publication OF copy
Of this order for three successive weeks once II
each week in the Wood County Reporter q
newspaper printed and published in Grand Rap
ids in srid Wood County Tor TO sara nearing
Dated this 21st day of October. 1875.
By the Court
I. L. MOSHER, County Judge.
HENRY HAYDEN, Atty for Admir-
0et.21w4t
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1875-11-11
ai

State of Wisconsin County of Wood-ss-Pro-
bate Office October 18th A. D. 1875,
In the matter of the proof and probate of the
last viii and Testament of Sophronia L..
Thornton Otherwise known as Sophro MIA
L. Keliogg,) deceased, late of the County of
Wood.
Whereas an instrument in writing purporting
to be the Last viii and Testament of Sophro-
MIA L. Kellogg (but whose name in fact was
Sophronia L. Thornton( deceased, late Of the
County of Wood has been filed in this office
and whereas application has been made by
Frank j. Wood PRAYING that the same b proven
and admitted to pr bate according to the laws
of this State as the Last Will and Testament
of SOphronia L. Thornton. Therefore it is Or
dered that said application be heard before me
at the rebate Office in the city of Grand Rap
ids in said County on the 18th day Of November
A. d. 1875, at 2 O'Clock 2. NJ.
And it is further ordered that notice shall be
given to al! persons interested in said Will of
the time and place of said hearing by publica-
ton in the Wood County Reporter anewspaper
printed in said City of Grand Rapids for three
successive weeks. once each week prior to the
time Of such hearing.
[. L. M0SHER.
0ct2lW4t County Judge.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1875-08-06
Prescott.

River very low. Boats make this
point their place of Decentralization.
A. Morse let the light of his genial
countenance shine upon US on the I'd.
The excursion Of the Prescott Band
was success financially aud otherwise
Harvest men are plenty now. The
streets are full and the hotel keepers
are glad.
Several cases Of petit larceny have
occupied the attention of Squire Ma
son this week.
j. c. Bailey the Bigamist, was sur
rendered by his bail and languisheth
now in the lookup.
The storm 90 the 81 made things
lively round the city, filling up cellars
aud Easements with mud aad refuse of
every kind.
The missing man, John Nugent, has
been found; he was hard at work at
Hammond, with no idea that he was
being sought for.
A Morse was in the city on the 18th
lust. attending a ease before Justice
Mason. Ofense larceny. Mr.. Morse
moved to dismiss on the ground that
The Police Justice had exclusive juris
diction Of criminal cases in the city
Motion allowed, case dismissed.
There was little excitement in jus.
tice court here last Monday. One
Mrs. Elizabeth Bailey, Of Minneapolis,
made oath before Mr.. Justice Mason
that she was the lawful wife Of one
James Charles Bailey that said James
Charles had lately, to-wit, on the 9th
day Of June last married a second
"Lizzie, being no other than Lizzie
Hatteu with whom be was now cohab.
ting in this city. A warrant was is
sued for the arrest Of the said james
4 Charles Bailey, aud he was forthwith
brought into Court. lie plead mot
guilty." and was held to bail for exam.
iuation next Monday.
Wa strolled into Dnremus' Haatino
palace. or gallery Of art. the other DAY
aud we're surprised aud delighted Al
the exquisite adornmeDts Of this uniqu,
affair. Mr.. Dorouus has been engaged
for the last few years 10 taxing views
Of the scenery of the Mississippi aud
proposes doing 50 les whole length, pre-
paraiory TO the issue Of an illustrate
book of the sans. He inleois visitin.
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Bay City.
The lake is very low.

The lake is very low.
Lake breezes are very acceptable
these very hot days.
a fishing party from Lake City, and
another from Red Wing, have been Wis.,
ting our sho es this week.
The Nellie Sheldon brought large
picnic party from Red Wing yesterday
aud judging by the numerous skiffs,
skimming the lake, and the people
wandering up and down the beach
they found the esjoyment they came
for.
A woman going to the late circus at
Red Wing with her husband, in a skiiI
got so scared at the rocking of the boat
that she dropped her child overheard;
the child sank to the bottom of the
river aud the husband dived down aud
brought it up
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1875-08-06

Jimmie Wilkinson is with us TO rus.
ticate for few weeks
Albert Curriers' new house develops
into Que Of the finest in town.
David McT'roy has returned from
his prospecting tour in Tennessee aud
Iowa.
Bro. Watson Of River Falls will take
a tu-n at US next Sunday at the usual
hour Of service,
A crowded house was on hand 20
hear Bro. lIorncr on temperance, last
sunday. His address was one Of the
most eloquent and impressive we ever
listened TO.
There was harvester trial on the
farm Of John Colby last Monday. The
contest was between the Mccormick
and Belot 4 large number Of spccta .
tors were present, the friends Of each
being perhaps about equally divided
No vote was taken, but Il is but fair 70
say tina, the Mccormick was warmly
applaudei by excellent judges and IL
certainly Did elegant work.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1875-08-06
Ell PasO.

AUGUST 2 Haying in this part OF
the county is done.
Messrs. Warner, Paine and Brown,
of Ellsworth, we're out here last Satur-
day looking after the speckled beauties
in Rush River.
The frame Of the new Catholic Church
here was raised last Friday and Satur-
day. We never saw a better crew of
men at raising; there we're over eighty
present, and as the first section of
the tower is forty.eight feet high and
all made of white oak, it was heavy
work. No serious accident occurred.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1875-08-06
Salem.

Winter wheat harvest is in full blast
j. K. Hunter is building hay
barn.
A good variety of lumber for sale al
Brisbine's mill.
VIM. 15flsbine built hay barn in
one day. Beat that If you can.
Geo. Oatley is going to build feed
mill ON Decks corners to be run BY
steam.
Crops are badly struck with rust,
caused by the exceeding warm weather
and heavy dews.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1875-08-06
0livet.

All gone to Minnesota harvesting
Winter wheat is nearly all cut and
ready for the thrashers.
Messrs. Hanes & Tic have purchas.
ed a thrashing machine of G.. p. Brack.
EFT, of River Falls.
Olivet Lodge, No. 203, /. 0. o. +. :,
meets every Saturday evening. Broth
ers Of the order when here are cor.
daily invited to attend.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1875-08-06
Talks With the Young People. "
No. l..
FRO De ooSTiSUED.l

II long haze thought, my youthful friend,
Of something to nae sent you,
Though il may serve no other end
Than just kind memento.
But how the subject theme may gang,
Let time and chance determine;
Perhaps it may turn out Gang,
Perhaps turn out a sermon"
Ny Young Ffiends:-The Editors Of
this paper have kindly permitted me to
occupy little space every week, IN
communicating with you. What /
shall say, will, | assure you, be prompt
ed By an earnest wish for your highest
and best interests. | am coDcious of
having nothing specially new 10 the
way Of advice to offer you, and Of an
inability to present even old thoughts
in a new or attractive light. And yet
because | have associated SO long with
some Of you, and become so familiar
with your habits of thought and life,
hope to be able to address you with a
directness and freedom that may not be
without profit. | think | have at least
one fitness to address you, aud that is,
a fitness of sympathy, Though to. day
| can
BRUSH the few silver threads out of my
hair"
and have passed the immediate period
of youth. Yet it is not so long but
can readily recall the Lopes, the joys
and aspirations Of the young. My ad-
wee, therefore, be it we'll or lily spoken,
will come from one whose heart goes
with the words he ut,ers. And as on
a journey we readily receive counsel
from the humblest traveller who has
just passed over the route we are in.
tending TO pursue, | hope for a read
Ter hearing from you, because | have
just travelled over the period of youth,
aud know its Joys aud sorrows, its as.
pirations and Heterogeneous. | be-
lieve many writers fail to reach the
young because they are elevated above
The warm quick natures they address.
They have lost all intst st in any youth.
ful pleasure. They stasd aloof in
cold trigid atmosphere, and lay down
rigid rules in a manner that repels,
rather than attracts the heart shall
earnestly endeavor to avoid this; and,
whether it will be discernible or not,
yet every word of counsel give in
these talks, will come from heart that
shares your thoughts and feelings. |
shall try TO talk plainly too. The
young have been too often preached
to, lectured to. taught, reproved, ex.
horted ,scolded, but very rarely talked to.
My aim will be to talk Familiarity,
without resort TO can't to give direct
and plain counsel on subject which
have an immediate practical bearing on
life and destiny.
With this word Of introduction
shall in my next come to the subject
proper. PHILos
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River Falls al an early date to take
some photos of the scenery on the Kin
nickinnic. We bespeak warm wei
come for him, for he is frst.class ar.
fist and whole souled, high toned
gentleman.
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meeting was one hundred and forty
three dollars. A resolution was passed
granting the Prescott Transcript and
River Falls Journal SIS. each, for
publishing proceedings Of the meeting
This is the 6srt time the JOURNAL
is mentioned in the county records.
fro DE cosrixuED.)
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Ellsworth Aair.'!aII. s...' Lin.

Leaves Ellsworth every morning at six
o'clock, and arrives at River Falls at
eight Leaves River Falls on the arrival
OF the stage from Hudson, and arrives at
Ellsworth at seven p. NJ.
All orders or packages left at JouRsAL
OFFICE, Bracket House, or Post office at
River Falls will receive prompt attention.
b5yr Express business promptly attend
ed to.
1911 j. w. WYNN, Prop.
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TO BUILDERS.

We are agents for II. W Johns
Asbestos Roofing for st. Croix and
Pierce Counties and keep a good
Sock on hand. People that are
building and want good and cheap
Roof, will use the Asbestos Roofing.
Inquire about it.
1888 BURHYTE Bros.
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RESTAUR A N IT!
MAIN STREET, RIVER FALLS.
H. Nj n " IcIS, Proprietor,

Having opened new Restaurant in this
village am DESTROYS OF calling attention
thereto, aud that am now fully prepared
to serve up Oysters and Warm Meals in The
best style, and at all hours during the day
and evening Will also keep a choice stock
Liquors and Cigars. Patronage respectful
ly solicited. B.MAYER.
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MISSES LEvINGs.

Keep bookstore embracing School and
Miscellaneous Books, Periodicals aud Mag
aIines A fun supply Of stationery -
Store in JouRSAL BLOCK, Main Street,
River Fsils, Wis. 1873
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TIE River falls ll.aHA.
A WEEKLY NEWSPAPER.

pUBLisHED EVERY FRIDAY, TERMS, VI 20
JOURNAL and ADVANCE one year to ON
address, $500, cash IN ddranee.
Local Ediiion-JoURNAL & ADVANCE, pub
hshed every Friday, Sl,0O, cash IN Advance.
pay-F all transient subscribers, twenty
I've cents must be paid in addition to the
subscription price above named.
A. MORSE SON. Proprietors.
y9B PRINTING
or every description exc uied on short no
tice, neat and at reasonable prices. --OP-
PIct on Main Street.
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4. j. GOLDEN.

PHYSICIAN, SURGEON & DENTIST.
Office over Slepsns Market. Entrance
Rexi door north Of Utveu's Furniture Store.
Residence opposite press Office. " 8
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BLACKSMITH. shop on Main Street.
south OF Bracket House. Particular attcn-
son given to shoeing horses. 1888
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RATES OF ADVERTISING.

Business Cards four lines or less, 50
square will be counted the space ofone
inch
Local notices will be charged according
to their character. Nothing less than 10
cts line for the FIRST insertion, and 10 cts.
for tbs second
All job work must he paid for on de-
kvsry.
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p. D. PIERCE.

Attorney and counselor at Law. Ellis
worth Wisconsin. Ofhce-in stone build
ing on Court House Square. 1890
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1875-03-17
The Christians Tongue.


The apostle James teaches that a mal',
religion is vain who does not bride his
tongue. In fact, he maintains at large
through his Epistle that speech is the sign Of
character; that a man who is offenceless in
this respect is so in all respects; and in fine,
a perfect character. But it will be asked,
Why does the Apostle single out one virtue,
and make all religious service vain which
does not manifest itself in well-goveued
speech The answer is that speech is n
mans most spiritual act An uncontrolled
aud a conscienceless speech is the sign of a
soul conscienceless and uncontrolled On
the contrary, an offenceless tongue is eyi-
dence Of perfectness in life, Think what
self-control it argues 10 give a soft answer in
place of rough one, when unjust words,
barbed and poisoned with insult provoke on
the instant. Think what it costs sometimes,
when the answer is hot in the heart, TO be
still and say not word Think Of Jesus
standing before the maddening priests and
answering not a word, standing before a
"whited wall and not calling him so-a
test which the impulsive and eloquent Peter
could not stand, although he recovered
quickly his sef-consciousness, and was
prompt to apologize with Christian humil
ity. Selicontrol in speech is mastery OF
spirit, better victory than his who taketh
city. How many conquerors there have
been who never conquered this little mem
ber. -AmericdH Messenger,
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1875-03-17
The Patch.MOrk Quilt.

II was the traditional old woman who
said the next best thing to keeping jour
nal was making a bed-quit; and, indeed, it
is curious to see what a record Of family
history an old-fashioned, pieced-up country
bed-Quilt is. Get your grandmother 10 show
YOU one, and she will tell YOU
There, Mary Jane wore the red dress,
when she was two years old. Pretty little
tot she was, with her curls flying and her
eyes dancing and her cheeks as re as roses.
If any of the children were sure to grow up,
you'd have said it would be Mary Jane; but
there's a grave in the southeast corner of
the old buryin' ground, and willow tree
dropping over it, and Mary Jane lies there.
There's another of her dresses-that bit of
crimson merino. / remember that, because
she wore it the first winter she went to dan
cing-school. Pretty creature she was then
Just the same shining eyes and red cheeks
as when she was a child and the curls, too
only they were tied back with a ribbon, and
not flying and dancing around her head any
more. But she's gone-she never grew old
and s'pose ! shall find her when get to
the promised land.
And there-that was your mothers. Now
your mother was meek, quiet kind of 9
child-you'd a thought maybe she wouldn't
live; but she did, and grew stronger every
year and held her own pretty well with all
you big boys, There's bit Of her wedding
gown-th that shiny, ilac-colored stuff they
didn't wear white so much then in the
country. She looked like flower, as sh,
stood up there, all smiling and crying ant
blushing together--but she's grown old, anC
YOU never would guess she was the SAINT
Martha that wore the lilac colored gown OF
her wedding day.
And this was little Ruth's; and She
gone too. There's more Of them there
can't pick out any more there's something
ails my eyes"
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1875-03-17

Our liyes-or rather their happiness or
misery-are in great measure made up Of
moments.
The discomfort Of having TO wait for a
meal beyond its regular hour; Of finding
things i'll prepared or careessly done; or
meeting sloyenliness and discomfort, when
a little thought and pains might have intro
duoed ease and even elegance or Of being
brought up sharp at every turn by want Of
punctuality and Of method these are ills
more difficult than the unnitiated imagine.
Most houses might be comfortable and
elegant. Yes, elegant for comfort consists
in finding everything where and as it should
be elegance, in adding to what should be
there, that which need not be there, but
whose presence surprises attracts, gratifes.
There is often neither comfort nor ele-
gance in the richer mansions, while both are
found in the laborer's cottage. A Jug filled
with flowers neat, white curtain a
couple Of flower pots, effect what the eXpen.
diture Of as many dollars has not achieved
Let it not be said that these are mere trines
unworthy Of attention.
Distrust the pretence OF that spirituality
whose eyes are too lofty for the common
things OF life. In the long catalogues Of things
TO think on they rank at any rate among
the whatsoever things that are lovely
You say they are triAes; then all the mor'
they ought not 10 be neglected, But, tri
fles though they be, TO neglect them is not 1
trite 1t is q breach of plain duty
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1875-03-17

A Clerks wife sends us the following
bit Of experience, which may have for many
Of our readers an interest both timely and
practical
After many years of married life passed
m comparative attluence, reverses came, and
my husband was obliged to accept a situa-
tion in a large city, with a small salary Of
eight hundred dollars per year felt that
this could suffice for our maintenance only
10y the exercise Of the strictest economy. A
little over fifteen dollars a week How
many times | divided that eight hundred
dollars 10y ffty-two, and tried to make it
come out little more Still. ! determined
to solve the problem Of the day-namely /;
whether one could keep house on a small
salary, or whether boardinghouse life was
nccessity-as So many clerks wives assert
We had neither Of us been accustomed to
economizing, and felt il was but just il
my husband worked hard for his salary,
that should perform the labor of making
IT go as far as possible.
Thirty replies were received 10 our ad-
vertisement for two unfinished rooms,
without board. Looking them over care
fully, ] selected haf-a-dozen which came
within our MEANS and started on an explor-
ing expedition. In pleasant house and
nelghhOrhOOd | found a lady willing TO rent
TOO adi,;,,;,,,, ro,,,,s ,,-;,i, - 4 -.
conveniences for the modest sum of twelve
dollars q month. In one room there we're
deep south windows. whore | could keen /,
few plants in the winter. ! consulted my
husband. aud with his approyal enoaged the
rooms.
We had one hundred and seveutv.6ve
dollars. ready money. WITH tbis we h6ugbt
bright but inexpensive carnets. n nafior
cook-stove: an Oiled. black.walnut Set of
furniture: table: student lamp; a few
dishes. and some coal. With the few pic.
lures. a rack of books. and some ornaments
in our possession. we decked tbe rooms t,sts.
fully. and commenced the serions business
of keeping bonse ON eigbt hundred dollars
per wear. we deterrnined from tbe fret
that we wonld NOT have onv acno,,,ts Lrt
would paw cash for everything and when
we corid ,ot afford an sr,;aI1 L., ,,;,hou,
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1875-03-17
CrOss-BearIng.

I idea Of cross-bearing, As far as we 60 iu our
/ conception Of its significance We may be
/ right but we may stop so far short Of the
special grandeur Of our calling as 30 hold a
real error by holding partial truth.
/ When We speak of taking up the cross and
/ following Christ, we have in our mind. per-
| lars, the denial of our natural inclinations.
/ II is the cucifyng Of flesh, and sense, and
natural delights, and ties IL is the cross Of
| personal troubles the sorrowful way Of our
| own inward conflicts ria d0'or0sd along which
| we gain no step Of progress but 10y terrible
struggles with foes without aud fears
| within" Now this experience, with more or
| less positiveuess, belongs Of course 10 the
Christian life. If ore count the cost, he must
face these items and reckon them in
But the true cross is something more and
other-we must 90 back to the original cross
to learn what. We follow Christ in cross
bearing Our cross is modelled after his.
Cmcifxion is one with the Master and the
disciple. The cross of Jesus was the burden
Of all shining aud suffering hearts. lie was
a man Of sorrow and acquainted with grief
But we shall belittle the grand and awful
dignity Of those sorrows and that grief il we
make them TO consist ia the suffering that
was purely personal. the privations that con-
"
wearness, and the houselessness, tried his
human frame, but it was not these that mar
red his countcnance more than all the sons
of men. The record Of his cross bearing is
not that line Of the gospel that tells us Of
the wood, and the hill and the place of a
skull 1t is that earlier gospel Of Isaiah.
lie bare our griefs and carried our sor-
rows" II was no such mean idea as the
stinting Of his own comforts, the breaking
up of his nightly rest long Journeys on foot,
or even the sharpness 20 the flesh Of nail and
thorn II was the sadness and sorrowful-
ness of our condition that bore him
down. IL was our pain that gave him
the sharpest pang. Human misery. hui
man unbelief, human selhshness, human con-
demnation. these were heavier than the pom
derous oaken beam Simon of Cyrene took
the wood on his shoulders aud bore it up
the slopes of Calvary but he did not bear
the cross Of Jesus. That lay heavy ON the
heart Of the Master II was that that pressed
the life currents out Of his veins twas no
grief whose cause was personal to himself
that made his soul exceeding sorrowful,
even unto death. lie carried us, in all the
burden of our ruin the weight of our eter-
nal care. each individual soul gone astray and
given over as lost aud this was the strain
upon his soul too mighty for nature All
his life witnesses to the fellowship of his
inhuman anguish 1t was not Just our ma
ture which he took, it was our perverse,
wandering, outcast selves with all our eX-
posure, with every disability and iniunity,
our subiec.ion to pain, and toll, and sick
ness, and death. The lame, the halt the
blind, the manned, the palsied, the possessed,
the leper-why the very mother that bore
"a