River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1876-07-13
HISTORICAL INCIDENTS OF TRENTON.

Gu III Starting pOSl-OuCe aSalnl anu
was P. NJ. for several years. Time
and again did the citizens of Trenton
endeavor to get some capitalist
to start in trade in the village, but
nothing was accomplished till about
1870, when by the influence of many
worthy citizens, NJ. Stone, of Prescott,
was brought to Trenton, where he
built a store and warehouse, and bust.
ness was carried on lively. f. II.
Boustead resigned as P. NJ. and Mr..
Stone was appointed. About this time
David Young, of Red Wing, bought a
piece of land two miles above the vii.
lage, where the Trimbelle makes a
bend. The ground is we'll known as
the sand Ridge and "Diggings."
1t is one of the best chances there is
for many miles to start houring-mill.
This was Mr.. Young's object, and he
spent considerable means in grading,
but owing to some difficulty he aban.
ed it, and it lays waiting now for a
capitalist. Near this time Frank Ives
started fishery on the Trimbelle just
above Palmer & Johnson's saw-mill.
1t was named the Northwestern
Fishery" He succeeded very well at
first in raising trout, but by some mis-.
hap he gave it up. The fishery was
then carried on by Squire Littledeld,
but it never iourished. At this time
George Harpster put up mill nearly
two miles above Palmer & Johnson's.
These mills were run on limited means,
it is true, but nevertheless they did
lively business.
From Mr.. Stones first coming, Tren.
ton began to rise. The ferries raised
the value of the land on the island,
and caused, also, several buildings to
be built opposite Red Wing. James
Day, who it is said was born ferryman,
succeeded in obtaining the position of
running the Red Wing channel ferry.
He also kept small shop to accom-
modate the people who wished a cool
ing beverage.
A. B. Failing who was boat build
er by trade. built near Mr.. Day, owing
to the cheapness of ground. He re-
moved to Prescott in 1874, 50 that he
could follow his occupation at a better
advantage. At this time agriculture
was the leading Industry. Corn and
wheat were the main cereals raised.
We can make no defuite estimate of
how much grain there is raised here,
but we Judge from twenty-five thou
sand to fifty thousand bushels of wheat,
and nearly that much of corn.
CONCLUSION.
And, lastly, in the saw-mill bust.
ness, A. A. Fisher erected one between
the two heretofore mentioned, which
seems to be the leading institution of
the kind in this vicinity. These mills
constitute about all of the manufac.
turing institutions in our town. But,
on the whole, our town is prospecting,
and the price of land has doubled in
the last ten years. Trenton is pleas
antly located on the banks of the
mighty river, within full view of
Red Wing, and, of course, in full view
of the Milwaukee st. Paul Railroad.
While the town has some drawbacks,
it possesses many advantages. and
takes rank fairly with other prosper
Gus towns in the now prosperous coun-
ty of Pierce, of which it forms an in.
tegyal part, politically, as well as geo.
graphically. j. II. BousrEAD.
lNote.-The political history of
Trenton is incomplete, from the fact
that one page OF the manuscript con.
tanning the same was accidently mis-
laid, or destroyed, in this office. It
contained that portion of the history
in which, as many of our readers will
recollect, Mr.. E. II. Boustead was
chairman of the town board, which, if
we remember Alright, was two or three
years. With this exception, we be-
lieve these incidents, and history, are
quite fully giyen.-EDs.