River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1899-11-30

State Bank for deposit of county funds
was read and laid over for action later
in the session.
TO the Honorable County Board Ct Pierce
County.
The undersigned, The Farmers and Mer-
chants State Bank, a corporation duly organ
lied under the laws Of the state OF Wisconsin.
aud engaged IN the banking business ct the
city Of River Falls, IN your county, hereby Of
ters aud proposes 10 receive the counts funds
OF Pierce County on deposit for one year from
the FIRST day OF January, a, j. 1900. and prom
ises and agrees To Pay on all amounts so dc
posted With il interest at the rate % one and
one half per centum per Rpnum on daily bal
aueas, such interest 10 be computed nd cred
tied to the county at the end OF each month,
and such deposits and accrued interest to be
held subject to DRAFT aud payment at all times
| on demand.
Merchants State Bank has caused this proposal
to be signed by Nils T.. Iaugen. its President
and eountersigned BY c. N. Wiger its Seere.
tary. and its corporate seal to be hereto affixed
this 10th day of November, A. d; 1889
In Presence of NILS P. iIAuGEN,
i. H. oi barrett. counter.isgoa. .ss,s'a''
O. n. WIGER,
TsEALl Secretary.
| On motion Board now adjourned
until O'Clock in the afternoon.
WEDNESDAY. O'CLOCK p. NJ.
At2 o'clock r.. Nj. the Board met
again. Roll called; full board pres
ent; journal read and approved.
Moved and seconded that the pro-
posal of Farmers and Merchants State
| Bank for deposits of county funds be
| acted upon Thursday morning. Mo
ton prevailed.
! Petition from residents of the towns
| of Diamond Bluff and Trenton for
laying ont certain highway in said
| towns was read and referred to COM
| mittee on roads.
To the County Board Of the County OF
Pierce
! in the towns of diamond Bluff and Trenton,
do hereby request youto lay out pubic nigh
| way as follows:
Beginning on existing highway where 1T
| crosses the line between the N. 2. 4 of the
\. W. u and the S. E. 4 of the N. W. a, thence
east to corner of said AS, thence south on or
| e. Il, and the 5. E. \ of the n w a, to corner,
| thence east on line or near 1t, between the y
w. II of the 5. E. a, and the 5. W. "a OF the n
+. a to ravine, thence following ravine as near
| as may be deemed proper, in southeasterly
| direction, up to town line, SAID aescIlptioR
Being and lying in Section Seventeen town OF
Diamond Bluff
we also request you TO open and make pass
able for public travel highway formerly laid
out and partly worked, described in substance
as follwos: Beginning from old highway rum
ming through the N Wa of the n. E ABOUT
| said quarter, thence west following small
r2vne about forty rods, thence southwest TO
the line between the n p 4 OF the y w 4,
ing said line west to corner of said quarters.
thence south ON line between the s w. "A of
the n w. Il. and the s. Il. "a OF the N. w. "A
to corner thence following Iavine as near as
practicable across the N W. a of the 5. W. a,
in southwesterly direction down TO town line,
said description being and lying in Section
Sixteen, town OF Trenton.
Dated this 28th day of october, 1892
Signed by seventeen residents of Trenton
and sixteen residents of Diamond Bluff.
Report of Committee on Roads, APP
pointed by Board of 1898, upon the
application for the alteration OF
state road between the towns of Rock
Elm and Union, reported. The re-
port was accepted and the order alter
ing said state road was on motion ac
copied and adopted.
Resolution passed by County Board
on Nov. Is, 1885, regarding certain
book in the Register of Deeds office
| known as the tract book was read.
Mr. WalSiugham presented the old
COPY of said book which was in very
poor condition, and he informed the
| Board that Mr.. Sanderson WAS in pos
session of a new copy of said book
which may be obtained by the county
| at a reasonable cost. On motion a
committee of three was appointed to
interview Mr. Sanderson regarding
| the purchase of said book and report
| to the Board. Sup's Robson, Fitzger-
aid and johnson were appointed such
committee.
The Supt. of the Poor Farm now
| read his report which, was on motion
| accepted and adopted.
prpopT cr poop FARM SIip'F
| 10 the honorable Board OF Supervisors of
| Pierce County Wisconsin Gentlemen:
hereby submit TO you my report OF Pleree
County Foor House and Farm, from Sept. 30th,
1898 to Sept Goth, 1899. We commenced the
| there was eight males and six females. There
| has been received during the year eight, MAX
| ing the whole number provided for during the
| year Twenty-Five; out of this number one is
| dead, one was taken to the home for the feeble
| minded at Chippewa Falls, and five have left.
| leaving in the poor house on the 3Oth Gay OF
| Sept 1890. fifteen, of which number there
| are ten males and five females, OF those re-
| naming in the poor house there are three from
| Trmbelle, two from Martell, one from the city
| of Prescott, one from Maiden Rock, one from
| Isabelle. one from Union, two from Salem, one
| from the town of River Falls, one from Hart
| land one from Gilman, one from Oak Grove.
| Making the whole number of weeks board
| furnished all inmates during the year. eight
| hundred and fifty-five
| There has been raised on the farm during the
/ year, All bu of oats IS 5 bu fwheat, III bu OF
| rye. 200 baskets of potatoes, 200 baskets OF
| corn, IS ton of hay, 200 head of cabbage, 90
| suuaShes. two baskets of beets, five baskets of
| onions % baskets of carrots, I08 bu of barley
| and enough cane for ! 70 gal OF sorghum.
| We have in stock on the farm. six mich cows,
| one yearling bull, two yearling hefers, three
| calves three horses thirty-nine sheep, twenty
| one head of swine. The financial report Is as