The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1908-03-28
VIEW OF THE CITY OF PRESCOTT.

the meantime Lutte Taylor had gone to
La Crosse, where he started the Daily
Leader in August, 1859. He died in
that city November II. 1873, at
the age of 50, having been born
in Norfolk, st. Lawrence county,
New York, September IA, 1885.
1t is but Il few year ago that
Ed. Weber passed away at Menomonie.
Following the destruction OF the Jour-
nal, in 1878 M. B. Kimball began the
publication of the Clarion. Before the
year had closed L. c. Kibbe purchased
the property and changed the name to
the Plaindealcr. In 1876 z. H. Ives
purchased the latter and in 1898 anoth
er change took place, the transfer then
George G. Price, who soon changed it's
name to that Of the Tribune. This lat
ter named journal is now being sue
cessfully conducted by w. c. lander.
Several other papers have been start
cd at intervals during the past thirty
years, only to live Il short time. One
Ct the best of these was the Ariel, with
Pryse brothers as publishers. who
al out 1881, disposed of the paper to
a Mexican colony with which they
had become interested at that time
John r. Freeman was the first mayor
If Prescott. serving from 1857 to 1858.
During his term OF office. DIR. j. w.
Beardsley filled the position of city
clerk. Other men who have been
or osen to the position of mayor since
1858 have been as follows: P. v. Wise,
A. o. Snyder, Paine Converse, J. M.
Whipple. George A. Dill, William
Howes, f. N. Redmon, Daniel ]. Dill,
j. M. Bailey, T.. A. Meacham, A. A.
Meacham. M. Z. Dill, Joseph Firner, ].
l.. Barnes, l.. r. Welch. Peter Glenn
ems, J. S. Clements. Jacob Freas, N.
Swanstrom, Swan johnson, II. +.
Strive, ]. r. Brown, H. l.. Platte and
p. f. Harris, the present incumbent.
Following Dr. Beardsley, city clerks
have been: George 4. Gibbs, w. j.
Whipple, J. M. Mckee, w. L. Hatch.
c. II. Wilson. A. Miller, w. R. Gates,
VI. T. Dill, Charles Smith, A. l.. Rob
erts. r. r. Burnett, E. A. Brooks, N.
d. McGill. George S. Hollister, S. Nc
Donald, George G. Price. J. s. Field
j.. c. Ives, Theodore Cook, William
Murray. r. H. Price. The first five
mayors served but one term each, this
rrle being broken in 1862, when George
a. Dill was chosen to the position
serving three terms or until 1855. Still
another who was elected three times
In succession, was Col. d. J. Dill, his
| tenure of office running from 1867 to
1870 and again from 1879 to 1882. ia
cob Freas must be also included, hav-
icg served from 1890 to 1893 A ma
jority were in Office one year, some
two and others three as above men,
toned. H. +. Strive, who succeeded
to the position in 1896. was in the har-
ness three times between that year and
1906. Mr.. Freeman, who had been first
mayor, died about twenty years age
in Cass county, Nebraska, where he
had become a prosperous farmer He
left Prescott in 1864. Dr. Beardsley
who was one of the active business
/ as well as professional men of that
period, and well known in social and
political life. died in New York state
along about 1869, where he had gone
with the hope of regaining his health
| which had become greatly Impaired
One of the best buildings on the levee
standing near the old Dunbar block