River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1915-06-24

of the Civil War.
It afforded me some grounds for
reflection as | gazed upon that
old mil site, now occupied by a
new and costly building, with all
Of it's improved machinery, to o
numerous to mention in d e i l
while at that time, about As years
ago we had the old fashioned way
of doing business, up and down
saws, but it was the bestf they
had in those days, and we did a
good stroke Of business. Might
add also, that we received good
pay for our services, $3.50 to SIS
a day for sawyers.
Upon making some inquiry, /
learned that out Of that whole
crew Of 48 years ago, there e
only three persons living now, in
Guiding my selfl All the others
have gone to their final resting
place.
The ball game being over, h e
people departed for their respec-
tive homes, and [ can assure you
that there was some good natured
scrambling among the numerous
auto drivers trying to get posi-
ton Of saftey in taking their de-
parture from the city, as there
was an immense gathering there
that day.
However, by being a little care
full we managed to make our way
thru the crowded streets, and we
started out towards our own city
of New Richmond.
On our return homeWard w e
passed over another portion Of the
Hudson Prairie, and we passed by
Old Grange Hall where | tried my
first law suit, away back in 1876.
I recalled the fact that it W a 8
a pretty important case, RepleVln
of some animals, and that [ was
confronted by a pretty eminent
LAWYER who had been a Circuit
Judge in his time, and for lack
of some witnesses at the trial, a
big snow drift had blocked h e
train and delayed my witnesses
and the opposing counsel did not
act very courteously, and would
not wait for their arrival, so W e
were defeated in the Lower Court.
I felt at the time that the> other
gentleman did not treat me fairly,
as was then a young, beginner,
SO appealed the case, and [ had
the supreme satisfaction Of clean
ing them out and winning my first
case in the Circuit Court.
On our way home we stopped at
Willow River Falls. which has been
for many years a noted visiting
place for tourists, and we viewed
those pretty falls, natures scenes
now. however being utilized for
electric power purposes, and 1t IS
not too much to say that, h e
plant which they are constructing
at the present time is wonderful
piece of mechanism.
Not being a machanist, and not
being a man who claims to be COM
petant to give suitable descrip'
ton of that kind of work. | will
not attempt it, but will say, that,
it is a wonderful construction of
concrete and steel, and it is e.
ported that they propose to have
what they call a head of water
80 feet in depth, and the power
| house is located farther down the
stream at about the foot of the
| falls, nd at a shreWd guess I
should say the gorge is nearly $50
to 200 feet in depth.
We also observed that about all
Of our n ew Richmond people
stopped there on their way home.
and viewed that scene. And /
am warranted in saying that it
is Well worth the time andllabor
spent in viewing it, first as ma
ture formed it, and now as m n
proposes to change and utilize it.
After satisfying our curiosity, if
may call it such, we steered
homeward, and again passed thru
Boardman Village where, among
other things, we observed t h e
Old Grange Hall where mirth and
Uayety held forth. MANY wears aoO
as a place of resort for the far
mers and their families, but now
it has become dilapidated and is
becoming a wreck, and it's former
occupants and their defendants
now come to our city for enter
tainment.
So far as I learned every thing
passed off smoothly and pleasant
ly with all of our peoples and. l
heard a number of them say that