River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1886-11-25

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/ along ar sec, 90 place ofbeginning except acre
j tax s2765 Defective description "a only on,
J course is given ia most lines, and the acre II
And would respectfully ask that the same be-
charged back 10 the respective towns as the law
directs. J. ,. kouSeE Co Treasurer.
On motion the report was accepted
] and the County Treasurer instructed
TO charge back to the different towns
their proportion Of tho delinquent tax
, on above descriptions. Sup. Rclson
presented memorial to our Lsgisla-
ture relating to State, county aud town
roads. and which on motion was laid
over till Tomorrow morning. A petit
ton from l. Ceon for license to run a
ferry across Lake St. Croix between
tho City Of Presoett,ia Pierce County,
Wis, and Pt Douglas. Mimi, with
bond &C.. was presented and read:
TO the Honorable The County Board Of Pierce
County,
l. the undersigned, hereby mako Applicant on
10 your Aou3. able body fora iise, 20 10 operate
a ferry between the city Of Prescott in Pierce
county, Wisconsin,. aud the village Of PoiuL
Douglas ia Washington county. Minnesota,
across Lake st. Cfotx near tae mouth thereof.
Dated this 18th day Of Nov, A. d. 1850
l.. COON.
Know all mem by these presents that We, l..
Coon, ms principal. aud I. }. Atwater, as surety,
| are held and firmly bouHd unto tho county Of
Pierce state OF " Wisconsin, IL the sum Of five
hundred dollars for the payment Of which sum
| well aud truly to he made "a bind ourselves
| our heirs. administrators anQ executors Jointly
| and seyeraliy hrlniy by these presents.
| Scaled with our seals and aated this 10th day
of November. A. ID. 1850.
The conditions Of the abofs obligation arc
such that whereas the above oouuden H. Coon
has this day made application in writing 70 the
County Board Of the said Piece county, for
| license 70 operate Terry between the city OF
Pretcott ia said county and tie village of Point
| Douglass IN Washington eouuty. state OF Min
| nesota.
Nov therefore II the said l. Coon. such IL
| csnse being 10 MIN granted, shall during the
| continuance Of such license ksep safe aud good
| boats IN good repair, adapted to the waters
| where they are TO be used, faithfully attend
| sseh ferry with a suitable number Of men dur
| ing tho several hours IN each lay, and at such
| rates Of terriage as the SAID hoard shall order
| and direct, then this Obligation shall be void,
| 0therwiis to be and remain u full force and Of
feet. = Co0I tss4Ll
IL AIwATER. tsEALl
Whereas, Levi Coon has made application in
writing for a license 20 keep. main tain aud OPP
crate ferry across Lake So. Crsix from the
| city 81 Prescott ia Pierce eennty, Wisconsin,
! and Point Douglass, in Washington county,
/ Minnesota and has flod bond therefor accord
Resolved, That the license be and is hereby
| granted TO Levi Coon to keep, maintain and
| operate a ferry across Lake s.. CroK in accord
| ance With the said application. said license to
run for ten years from this nth day Of NoVsm-
Der, 1886. That said ferry be kept run3ing at
all times whom said lake shall not be frozen
over OF when IL shall not be 10 windy sr stormy
a. to be uasafe to cross betWesu the hours Of
O'Clock A.. N. and II o'clock NJ, and thst he be
| allowed TO charge the following rates ~ fer
/ rage: For persons not in charge OF conveyance
5 cents; tor single horse, carriage and driver 10
cents; for team and driver ~ cent?; for equine
an u-2.s, sheep, swine RKd neat cattle 5 cents
each. with privilege in each 81 above eases of
| returning same day between sunrise and nine
s'elocK r. NJ. free, and provided that he hal 0e
allowed to charge douple the above rates be
| Nv cen . clock y. N. aud sunrise, and wien BY
reason Of high water y shall BIO neee sary to
/ land 20 rods or more above the usual point OF
landing on the Minnesota shore.
On melton the matter was laid ever
till tomorrow morning, and the chair
instructed TO appoint a committee to
investigate and report as 10 the char
ter now existing and its relation to
this application. Sups Lord, Murphy
aud j. X. Havsns were appointed as
such committee. Sup. Holt moved
that the chair appoint a committee of
two on Official bonds to act in conjunc
tion with the chairman Of this board
on approving bonds Of county officials
Sups. Holt and ClemeRts were ap-
pointed as such committee The re-
port of the Superintendent Of Schools
was offered and read to tbs board by
Mr.. j. A. Murphy, the present incum
bent of that office:
REPORT OF co. SUPERINTENDENT.
Ellsworth, Wis, Nov. II, 1886.
To the honorable, the County Board of
of Supervisors for PierceCOunty;
Gentlemen: The subJectsot interest III
connection with the public schools are too
numerous to be presented at great length
| in this report. | shall content myself
with calling your attention tc some OF the
serious hindrances connected with rou-
| tine work ofthe common school. During
the wear | have experienced high de-
gree of satisfaction with certain phases OF
the progress of the schools. There is a
growing tendency TO divide the school
year into three terms, spring, fall and
winter, thereby affording 90 the most
children the greatest amouns of schooling
duringthe year. This tendency should
| receive encouragement. The introduce
ton of the new study, Physiology and
Hygiene with reference to the effects OF
| stimulants and narcotics on the system
| has been attended with high success.
| This study is now in successful operation
| in nearly all of the schools and the indl-
cations are that it will be more productive
| of great good in the way Of shaping the
morals of the youth and giving him a
scientific ACQUAINTANCE with the evils both
physically and morally, that indulgence
IN stImulantS and narcotics VIII lnnlct on
| the human race.
The teachers associations that | have
held in nearly all the towns during the
year have been largely attended and a
Jealous interest and hearty cooperation
| in the work shown. A teachers institute
conducted by Prof. Thayer was held at
| Ellsworth in March last. The enrolment
reached one hundred before the close of
| the week and the aim of the work was to
| outline a more systematic plan OF school
organization and to impress teachers and
those aspiring to teach With necessity
of professional preparation.
During the past winter organized
| fifteen teachers reading circles in the
county. each under the management of
energetic leaders, and l think more good
has resulted from this move, along the
line of accumulation of general historical
and scientific knowledge among teachers,
than from any other pan l have ever
seen tried.
| | have made something over two hun
dred visits to schools dunng the year ana
while | have tried to assist the teachers
nv suggestions and criticisms ION their
work. still / cannot make any honest as
surance of the real benefit derived from
this work. In brief, think and believe
that the real end sought in school visit
ing is almost entirely lost. A visit OF one
or two hours from the Superintendent
gives him something of an idea of the
condition of the school, but what can he
40 i'm that time in the way of improve
ment? Written criticisms are made.
The teacher assents to them and expresses
a willingness to carry them into effect.
viii il be done? This is the question L
have asked myself on leaving nearly
every schoolhouse. Could L return the
next week, as is the case with city
schools. the whole matter would be differ
emit. As it now is the teacher can choose
whether she is to abide by the instruc-
tons of the Superintendent or not. Most
Of the superintendent districts in the
state are too large for effective supervision.
Another difficulty presents itself IN the
way of inexperienced teachers. About
one-fourth of the teachers yearly en-
poved in Pierce county are beginners.
The average teacher begins his work at
, the AGE of seventeen and wants maturity
, of mind and breadthof knowledge. But
this might be remedied If teachers would
pursue for any length othme their chosen
Calling But no. After three or four
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