River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1876-05-04
HISTORICAL INCIDENTS OF DIAMOND BLUFF.
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The election was held at the house OF
Daniel Comssock, The following were
chosen: Supervisors, James Akers,
Allen B. Wilson and Wilson Thing;
Town Clerk, Edmund Thing; Assess
ors, James Akers, Richard Keniff and
George Harpster Treasurer, Anterior
Blaisdel; Justices of the Peace, A. B.
Wilson. Wilson Thing, c. F. Hoyt and
Samuel Hunter Constables, Edmund
Thing and Charles H. Grant; Town
School Superintendent, f. II. Bous.
tead.
The territory embraced in the town
as it was organized, was that of the
present Diamond Bluff and Trenton.
The following persons have been
elected as Chairman Of the Town
Board 1857, James Akers; 1858, c..
F. Hoyt; 1859, David TIaner; 1850,
Enoch Quimby; 1851, do; 1852, do;
1853, do; 1854. j. A. Mcconnell. 1885,
Enoch Quimby; 1885, do; 1857, do;
1868, 9. H. Grant; 1859, f. Quimby;
1870, do; 1871, do; 1872, do; 1873,
G. H. Nero; 1874, do; 1875, C. c..
Burke; 1875, do. In 1859 Haner did
not serve, and Mr.. Quimby was APP
pointed in his plac which makes
twelve years that he has served the
town in the capacity of Chairman, be-
sides being chronic Justice of the
Peace.
The first store was opened In 1857
by David Stone. There are now two
in operation, one by Burke Robbins,
the other by C. II. A. r. Nero.
Both seem to be well stocked with
goods and doing fair business.
There have been regular religious
services in the town for many years,
there being both a Methodist and a
Free Will Baptist organization. The
Methodists have quite a respectable
| church edifice.
Doctors Wilson, McCosh, Alexander,
Hart and Boothby have successfully
served the community as physicians.
Wilson is now located at Rock Elm,
Hart at Ellsworth, and Boothby at
Hammond. McCosh is in Illinois. He
had rather rough experience while
at the Bluff. Having cultivated
Beecher relations, as was supposed,
with one of the good wives of the
town, the boys generously put in a
little time, labor and money in pre-
venting the good Doctor from getting
fy-blown, by protecting him with a
liberal coat of tar.
From an early day this point has
furnished much wood TO the boats on
the Mississippi. This has made So
ciety little uncertain and floating, as
well as at times somewhat unruly.
Only about one-fourth of the land is
arabic. This, however, is quite aver
age in quality. For some time past
this has been something of a wheat
marked, that product coming in from
portions of Trimbelle and Oak Grove,
as well as from all parts of the Bluff.
The Trimbelle within the limits of
this town furnishes some excellent
water-power, which will at no distant
day be fully improved.
We close with an extract from
letter by c. F. IIoyt published in the
Prescott Transcript of Dec. I, 1855.
1t pictures the condition and aspira-
tions of the place at that day, and Of
fers some suggestions that are in or
der even at this time:
"The woods are alive with wood
choppers, and this snow has called out
great many teams which are putting
the wood on the bank of the river
really for the use of boats in the
spring.
We are yet without store; and it
is very inconvenient for us to get our
supplies, as we are obliged TO go to
Prescott, PIT. Douglass or Red Wing
for them. There is also great need Of
a blacksmith here. This is first rate
opening for one, and in regard to
store, | know of no better place in the
upper country for one than this would
be. There will, no doubt, be one in
the spring, but we need one now, and
if there were two even, there would
be business for them.
A steam saw and Touring mill would
pay largely on the investment, espec.
tally the saw; and after few years
the Touring part would be frst.class
property. saw mill would pay much
better than in many other localities,
for we could get pine logs from above
as well as your mills at Prescott, and
then we have large supply Of hard
wood"
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IL 1878 Eunice Cole of Hampton,
Ct, was tried for the crime Of witch.
craft. The jury found her mot legally
guilty." but said "there were strong