River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1878-06-13

The Junior of this firm, in company
with Mr.. B. w. Andrews, recently took
ride through the southern and east
ern portions of the county.
Leaving River Falls at noon on the
Sd inst, we passed through the towns
of Oak Grove, Trimbelle and Diamond
Bluff, to the village of the last named,
where, there being no public house,
we experienced some difficulty in OBJ
tanning lodging for the night. As we
were covered with mud, or for some 9th
er reason, the denizens of that burg
seemed to be somewhat suspicious of
us. and evidently disliked to admit such
characters into their homes. But at
last, meeting Mr.. Chas. Nero, who had
known us in our better days, ourselves
and horses were provided for in a
sumptuous manner. We found Mi.
Nero laboripg under a severe attack of
the Minnesota fever, which will prob
ably prove fatal about the LIST of Au-
gust and Pierce county will lose one
of her best men. He has purchased a
farm near Granite Falls and business
lot in the village where he intends to
make his future home.
In the morning, after interviewing
s'Uncle Quimby' and the principal
business men of the town, we contin-
ued our way down the river, stopping
occasionally to talk with candidate
for sheriff, with which the county
seems to be we'll supplied. During the
afternoon we sstook i'm Red Wing
with its splendid milling interests, not
forgetting the several printing estab-
lishments. Returning to Mr.. r, l..
Mero's at Diamond Bluff. we were in
time to make night raid on the fish
Astounding in the sloughs of that vicin-
ity.
Wednesday morning we again took
our course down stream, calling on our
way upon such genial gentlemen as
w. L. Colyer, of Trenton. A. w. Park
Ell, of Isabelle, q. L. Tyler and Mr..
Philips, of Bay City, and others. AT
Bay City we had the pleasure of listen
ing to some excellent music by Mr..
Tyler and family. Master Claro Tyler,
little fellow only nine years of age,
did exceedingly well. playing the pi-
ano in a manner that would do credit
to an older and more experienced per-
former. The farmers in this vicinity
have just established a cooperative
store with Mr.. Philips at its head, from
which they expect to realize some of
the profits of the s'middlemen.
We next came to Esdaile where we
stopped at an excellent hotel kept by
Mrs. Butterfield. Here we found many
improvements were being made.
Messrs. Betcher & McDougall are MAX
ing extensive preparations for the
manufacture of wagon material. They
have already improved the water pow
Ell and the old saw-mill; will soon place
another engine in their factory, and
put the machinery in order for doing
first-class work. We were informed
by Mr.. McDougall, who is superintend-
ing the work, that they intend to COM
mence the manufacture of wagons and
sleighs as soon as the necessary ar
rangements can be completed, and
also to erect Touring mill for custom
work at an early day.
Our next stopping point was at
Maiden Rock. We were surprised to
find so many business houses here and
all apparently doing a live business.
Among the leading dealers in general
merchandise, we noticed the firms of
Merrill & White, Hubbard & Carpenter,
Heslin C Co., and Trumbull & HUM.
The last named are erecting fine store
building. In the hardware and ma
chinery line, McVean is doing large
business. S. L. Keller & Co. are MAX
ing the harness trade lively. There
are also two drug stores and various
other branches of business, the propri-
etors of which our limited time did
not permit us to visit. To be number
ed among the pleasures of the trip was
ride on the lake in the little boat Pepin
which plies daily between Maiden
Rock and Lake City under the charge
of the genial Captain Murray.
On our way home we passed through
the towns of Union, Rock Elm, Ell Paso,
and Ellsworth, in each of which we
formed many pleasant acquaintance.
at Olivet, Messrs. Oily & Taylor are
running steam saw and shingle mills
in which they are turning out some
good work.
We returned home well pleased with
Pierce county as a whole, and particu-
larly with the eastern portion where
we found much better farms than we
had expected, and large amount of
the finest hardwood timber. Every
where the crops of ali kinds were look
ing unusually well and the farmers
rejoicing over the prospects of an
abundant harvest.
A well has been dug in the ceme-
terry and furnished with pump.
For Kid Gloves Opera shades,) Par
asOls and Fans, go TO Mrs. Scales.