River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1875-07-30
"reminiscences Of Pierce County
BY ). W WIN.

PIERCE COUNTY
was organized in 1853 II was named
in honor Of President Frank Pierce
Heretofore it was a part of St. Croi,
county Had the division never oc
Cured st. Croix would have been to
day magnificent county, with Rive
Falls for its county seat, without doubt
THE FIRST MEETING
of the County Board Of Supervisor
was held at the house of Sylvester
Moore in the village of Prescott, Nov
10Th, AMMO DoMINI" 1853, =. V
Wise being Deputy Clerk ofthe Board
The Town board of Prescott constitute,
the County Board of Supervisors, anC
consisted Of o. Strahl, Silas Wright
AID Sylvester Moore. At this meeting
Henry Teachout was appointed Clerk
OF the Board, pro tenn aud j r. Free.
man, Treasurer. Proceeding to can.
Ass the votes cast at the
GENERAL ELECTION
held on the 8th day of Nov. 1853, it
was found that Que hundred and ten
votes had been cast. N S. Dunbar
was declared elected Sheriff; j. r.
Freeman, Treasurer; S: R Gum, Clerk
of the Circuit Court; Henry Teachout.
Clerk OF the Board; j. Olive, Coroner;
?. V. Wise, Dist Attorney, and J. f.
True, Surveyor There was a tie on
Register of Deeds. Prescott was Sc
lected as the county seat. The first
motion on record after the appointment
Of officers, was to make
THE POOR OF THE COUNTY
a county charge. Il. I. Thompso on
aud j. r. Freeman were appointed
Supts. of the Poor for two years. aud
jonathan Bailey for three years. A
tax OF 5 mills on the dollar was levied
for county purposes. H. C Lovejoy
aud 7. FELT were granted license to
maintain ferry at Prescott.
At a special meeting held Jan. 18th
1884, it was voted to pay P. V. Wise
FORTY DOLLARS
US his salary for his then present term.
At ;his meeting the town Of Greenwood
was set off, being the first 1t en-.
braced the territory comprising what is
now known as River Falls, the eastern
portion OF Clifton, the northern tier Of
sections in Trimbelle and six sections
in northeastern Oak Grove.
THE FIRST TOWN MEETING
was to be he'd in the house Of Col. Stone.
Martel was also set off, embracing what
is now known as Mariel, Gilman and
Spring Lake, first election to be held
at the house of Amos Bonesteel. Bills
were audited amounting to S4l.86.
A meeting was held on the 18th day
of Feb. /, S54, at which bills were audi.
ted amounting to S127.52.
A special meeting was held at the
Office of Register of Deeds to audit bills
10 case of State against A. Hauley.
The costs amounted to Sl3.27, while
the bill Of the Supervisors for auditing
the same was six dollars aud twenty
five cents.
THE TOTAL VALUE OF PROPERTY
on the assessment roll for 1853, was
S27,Gl6. Ofthis s24 452 was real es-
tate. Ia 1874 the valuation of the
county was, S3,O5O1O3.
AN ELECTION
was held Sept. %. 1854, for Judge Of
the Sth Judicial District, at which w.
J. Copp received 80 votes, s. s. N.
Fuller 10, aud i. Allen /, in Pierce
county
AT THE CANVASS
Of votes fer county officers held Nov.
IL, 1854, Mason Stone was found to
have been elected Go. Judge; j. Olive,
Sheriff; Jonathan Bailey. Treasurer;
o. Strait, Surveyor; J. Truax, Clerk
Of Circuit Court; a. .. A. Stowell,
Dist. Attorney; S. L. Otis. Register OF
Deeds; n. n. Powell, Clerk Of the
Board aud q. b. Cox, Coroner.
The meeting of the County Board
held Nov Is, 1851. consisted Of +.
Ous, T.. r Lewis aud 4. Bonesleel.
Lewis was chosen Chairman. The
towns Of
GREENWOOD AND MARTEI.