River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1882-08-03


be called the city of great expecta-
lions, with some degree of fitness, al
though in ten years large number of
these hopes may be realized. There
is nearly a section already laid out in
to town lots AID they are selling at
prices rangingfrom two to three hun
bred dollars. The village has about
two hundred inhabitants, chiefly
American. AMI has only four saloons
and one ehurdl organization. supplied
bya "locut lreacher'' of the M. E.
Church. Thre is occasional Presby-
terrain servie also. There are sew
eral citizens rom River Falls and vi
entity LOCATED here. The Lucas
Brothers deal in drugs. Mr.. Poor,
formerly of Warren, Wisconsin, we'll
known in political circles, and for his
large form. las a grain store and
boarding stale. John Deneen, for
merry of R1vsr Falls, IS blacksmith
ing. Z. Styles is connected with Mr..
Poor's grain store. Several nieces
and nephew of Horace Wordsworth,
have claims about thirty miles S. e.
r. S. Burlyte has farm which he is
rapidly selling off into town lots, ow-
ing to its nearness to the village.
Prof. M. E. Severance, formerly a
teacher ipthe River Falls Institute,
deals in agricultural machinery, has
extensive landed interests, and also
does considerable in surveying, and
Typographical engineering, having
two men at present employed under
him in that wcrk.
While much of the land is covered
by some kind of entry within a radius
of thirty niles, there are still some
desirable locations left for home
steads. And one with little money,
say fropa one to three hundred dollars,
could purchase good claim in a de-
sirable position. A letter with few
stamps, addressed to G. d. Austin, of
Lisbon, would probably secure def
mite information on this point. The
soil is csrtainly very desirable. For
a wonder the surface of some claims,
especially on ridges, is thickly strewn
with granite boulders, rich study for
the practical geologist. A few grass
hoppers ire seen, but the wetness of
the season keeps them in check. pro-
vided they were numerous enough to
do harm The next dry season will
show whether they are dangerous or
not. Truth compels us to say that
which WE dislike to utter, that there
is much wheat injured by the excess
i've rains. How much the crop will be
reduced, We will not attempt to say.
But journey of one hundred miles
in the territory in the James, Chey-
enne, ant Red River Valleys. shows
yellow leves, spots entirely killed,
and short leads, in many places.
Except slight fringe on the banks
of the Cheyenne, we cannot locate
any timbeiin this vicinity. Lumber,
ordinary, ellis for $4,000 per M. and
better qualities much higher. All
freight m st be taken here from Tow
er City b! teams, about thirty-five
miles. A, railroad from Fargo is
graded, or nearly so, through this
place, ard nearly to the James River,
though The cars are not likely to get
here this year, but by stage and rail
combined We are only twenty-toUr
hours from st. laul. Other Compel
ing railroads will soon be near the
town.
The eady settlers of Pierce and st.
Croix counties, especially those near
the lines Of towns on the boundary,
will remember the man who kept the
stage station and p. o. near the head
of Rush River, called Bakers Station,
for some years between 1850 and 1850,
George Baher by name. He was ia
miliar with the country about River
Falls when Judge Foster, the Mapes
brothers and the Pomeroys were about
the only settlers. He lives near this
place. He has seen much of the
world, fought in two wars, and is
somewhat familiar with South Amer
lea. But after all his travels, he is
quite satisfied that Lisbon is the Eden
he has been seeking ever since he left
the rocky Ellis of Vermont, many
years ago. He is hearty and soeiable.
This village is situated upon the
banks of theturbid Cheyenne, and is
the county sat of Ransom County.
The settlers Omprise all classes. OF
the bad we will not speak. The coun-
ty superintendent is an ex-president of
University, Washington, d.
c., W. Bascon by name. A Metho-
dist minister from Indiana, resting
year or two OF account of i'll health,
is speculatingin city lots. There are
two physicians, one graduate of
Bellevue IN. " Medical College.
While it nay be hard to say what
the prevailin, diseases peculiar to
this country may be, we learn that
hay fever is already known; also a
kind called Red River fever, caused
by drinking ne water of that river.
1t is quite PROBABLE that those fevers.
for which quiline is specific, may
prevail to some extent. The deeper
wells yield qite good water. 1t is
Gard" however, which
quality is saidto insure large bony
frame, and fne proportions in the
children that srow up here.
BETA.