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local and miscellaneous.
Prescott- Wisconsin- Oct 16, 1861
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I MON NOMINATIONS.
—LOUIS P. HARVEY.
L . jr. G. ALLEN.
■ - Stale—J. F. LEWIS.
..rev— S. D. HASTINGS.
G -J. H. HOWE.
k Com—W. II RAMSEY.
A Supt—J. L. PICKARD.
Prison Com—A. P. HODGES.
For State Senator, 28th District,
HERMAN L. HUMPHREY.
“I A MEM OKI AM.”
The “Strait” Conventions.
X strait Republican and a strait Dem
«.-rath* Senatorial Convention were held,
mptedtobo held, nt Hudson on
.L .> lay last. The calls were indue
• ;. but nobody answered; the table
unread, hut the invited guests did
:1 1 ■ar; a few old sachems wcregath
,r A with due solemnity, but the fight
ir,it i raves were uot there.
‘A b .re < f sartness arid sorrow,
: , inrch) akin to prtin,”
is in car heart as we think of'the lone-
• I’-s and solitude of these two conven-
■ • ::s. Each was monarch of al! it sur
ly lut it di n?t survey anything.
Our friend, ‘ Eider” Reynolds, was
n?n President of the Republican con
’ent. ii, which numbered five in all, and
kc‘l somewhat scattered in the spa
.?u» court room. The “Elder" evident-
X red that he was the subject of a
tit pushing back his spectacles
.ining on his faithful staff, lie very
iy enquired what was “the further
re of the convention.” Well, the
lion hadn’t any pleasure. Its
gs were anything but playful and
At length, S. 11. CToVgh moved
■ >n, that “we deem it inexpedi-
v. >v.v.i.ate anv candidate for Sena-
:i' I rftwmmend the people by such
• : < - dieir own patriotic impulses
*■■■■.; pv.nt out, to select and elect the
i r •, • r man fur that office.” Ths rcso
■it n was the wisest thing spoken in the
’■■juvnt: 'ii, and we are happy to inform
•ni-f. iend, the worthy Mayor, that the
‘ /atiiotic impu’ses” o f the people point
ed to a I nion convention, which selected
! » “proper m®n,’’ H. L. Humphrey by
-'me, who will be elected to ‘that office.’
Ihe convention appointed the follow-
Senatorial committee, B. W. Rey
s .ds, Polk co; S. 11. Clough, St Croix;
1 B. Cox, Pierce; S. S. Vaughn. La
d nte; A. Whittlesey, Ashland; E. C.
Ciark, Douglas; and adjourned sine die.
The Democratic Senatorial convention
held shortly after, was even more mythi
•t.I than its predecessor. We have been
troubled to learn much about it, but give
result of the best information we possess.
|- ! -in the afternoon a few scatter
-1 were seen around the
* urt house, looking solemn, wearing
tuvir I est clothes, and acting shy enough
to Le delegates. Shortly after they were
‘ Iy confined in the sheriff’s office, but
being released, they wandered down
‘-wn, and actually “smiled” at the bar
times. It is supposed that Hon.
J'jsehi Bowron was nominated for Sen
ator as follows:—A party were gathered
s b a table in eno of the saloons, play
■’,< the politician's game of “pitch [in,]”
an ‘i bad ordered beverages. One of the
Arty who had called for gin and sugar,
WRs served with an article familiarly
r - >vn ns whiskey, and qualified by a
v ' rd descriptive of the hindennost feath
'rs bl a male hen. Not liking to lose his
mv.-.r>te decoction, he pushed the mollifi-
! whiskey towards Mr. Bowron, saving;
l-keitJo.” Jo, whoso thoughts were
il ‘ *»: the Senatorship, not noticing the
-tents of the glass, supposed that a
iiaiion was tendered to him, and ris
‘nauked the convention for the hon-
'or conferred upon him, accepted the
nomination, professed himself reconciled
1 e
to his disappointment last fall, and no
ticing ju.< then the contents of the glass,
I proposed a drink to the success of the
nominee.
The fate of these two conventions sug
gests two closing remarks:—
Ist.—The feelings of the public are in
favor of a Union ticket.
2nd.—The feelings of tho public must
be respected.
- .
11. Jj. HUMPHREY.
Judge H. L. Humphrey of Hudson,
has received the Union nomination for
Senator from this District.
The choice could not have fallen on a
better man. A lawyer of high standing
—a man of unquestioned integrity—a
politician without a stain of personal dis
honor, he is a man who commands tho
confidence of all and will receive a will
ing and hearty support.
Ou the one subject which engrosses all
hearts, he shares the common feeling.nnd
believes in mantainiug the unity of tho
Great -American Republic,— in pant
ing the Old Flag over its own again, at
whatever cost of blood or treasure. —
j Hitherto a warm partisan, ho was one of
' the first to declare party lines obliterated
till the war was over, and threw- the full
w e’ght of his influence in favor of the
Union movement. We predict that the
' votes against him in Pierce county will be
1 counted as “scattering.'’
COUNTY OFFICERS.
A County Convention is to be held at
the Co. Seaton Friday to nominate Com
missioners and a Co. School Superinten
dent.
The Convention will be doubtless ful
' ly attended, and there will bo quite a
number of aspirants for the offices. If
the Convention acts judiciously, putting
! up men in whom the people place confi-
I deuce, tho ticket there put forth will be
I elected.
As the action of the Convention is so
j near at hand, it is not necessary to name
the various candidates for a nomination-
Suffice it to say, that a ticket can easily
i be made up of competent business men,
who will redeem the county from its pres
ent wretched financial condition. Such
I a ticket should be elected, and no other.
A. Morse, will caii on our pa
trons at River Falls for tho little sums
, due this office. We trust that each one
will consider that be can easier pay a tew
dollais than we can do without the ag
gregate, and act accoadingly.
Tho weather during the past
week has been glorious. These warm
and mellow days are the evening of the
joyous summer, and like the evening of
the day, they are calm, beautiful, blessed.
The Assembly Dist. Convention
held at St. Croix Falls last week, ad
journed till the 18th.
Read the article by Eleanor
Lescel, on the third page of this paper.
gAtT Wo learn that considerable feel
ing is excited in the county, on account
of calling the Co. Convention at this city.
It w.-.s thought that a majority of tho
delegat ts could come here much easier
han go to the Co. Seat—that at this
limo men from nearly all the towns in
the county are here on business every
day, and that three Conventions being
held in the interior portion of the coun
ty, no one could complain of the fourth
j being called hero
gAF By a letter from tho Chairman
and Secretary of tho caucus held at River
Falls on the 25th Sept, we learn that
there was an error in the published re
port of the proceedings, as the delegates
were not chosen to represent tho town in
the nomination of County officers, but
merely to attend the Trimbcllc Conven
tion.
Pierce County had no delegates
i in either the Republican or Democratic
Senatorial Convention held at Hudson
last week. Capt. Saunders was a dele-
I gate to the Democratic Convention, but
could not find it.
gyg' The wheat trade has been lively
during the past week; tho streets being
full of teams nearly every day. Much
i of tho wheat of St. Croix Co. is brought
here to market, and a farmer from that
I county, who raised a very large amount
j of wheat, told us that he could get 10
' cents a bushel hero more than in Hud
son.
gyff Tho Teacher's Institute held at
Hudson, under the supervision of Hon.
J. L. Pickard, State Supt., was well at
tended, and gave good satisfaction.
gp L. H. Merrick has been to St.
I Louis, and returned with a fine lot of ap
ples, gropes, cider, etc. Give hioi a calk
PRESCOTT, PIERCE CO., WISCONSIN, WEDNESDAY, OCT. 16, 1861.
THE LYON GUARDS.
This compaay is now full and has re
ceived orders to be ready for marching
on Monday next. Though this is the
third company that has been quartered
in this place and the fourth raised in this
A alley, only three weeks have elapsed
smee the first man was sworn in, and
only five since the captain received his
commission to raise a company. The
success that has attended the enlistment
of this company, considering the calls
that have previously been made for vol
unteers, is remarkable, and in the ranks
the most perfect harmony and the best
feeling prevails. The fact that about
thirty of the company are members of
different churches and also that a large
proportion are men of families and valu
able members of society, are notable in
dications of the moral and intellectual
status of the ranks of tho company.—
Already have a large number of the
men resolved to keep up a company
prayer meeting.
On Wednesday evening the company
met and unanimously elected Rev. N.
McLeod Captain, and O. T. Maxson Ist
Lieutenant.
The following is the roll as nearly per
fect as we can get it at present. Re
cruiting is going on and it is not unlikely
that a number of names will yet be ad
ded before the departure of the com-
pany :
NORMAN MeLEOD.—Captain.
O. T. MAXSON—Ist. I Jeut.
<7ll Ticknor, Baker
C E Meacham, W Kellscy
J M C'opp, G Allen
E VMcLeod, D Mclntyre
C E Young, Wm Pumplin
J F Young, IFm Dcnnisson
M Hawley, G II D Goodwin
R Gibson, T Carr
A Gibson, J B Patterson
II Barlow, A Sanford
N K Hammer, E C Pierce
J Quirk, J IFblls
A McKee, C G Higbee
J T Crippen, P B Jewell
J G Niclmls, D B Northrup
J Watson, PH Herriman
E C Cleveland, II Lan
J II Holman. C A Bebeo
S B Bartholemcw, G Hempel
W M Howes, JFE Moulton
F Hoyt, IP H Hodges
A Anderson, J E Allen
J Anderson, B r m Brisbin
J McMillen, D B Hyatt
B B Comstock, E B Strong
E C Tubbs, J Sbeasby
W P Dale, G Bowm
Louis Reynolds, O C Rockstud
A Wonsettcr, J C Rockstud
N Brooks, R Costello
W Libby, L Stiles
H G Loring, R Triggs
C Davarmuud D L Dresser
J Carol I ers A Lctson
ED Livings AN Olin
II Livings IF TFil y
I A Williams FJ Harner
N Blaisdell A Gray
E Blaisdell J N Hagar
E Rogers S M Ru«sell
N II Holman S C Roberts
G Borner C F Huntingdon
Win Connelly L Griffith
J Colgan S Seeley
E Boughton J Messer
G Hope IPm Jay
J N Whipple J O Oleson
Cauensscs and Convention are
pretty thick this week. To-day is a
Union Co. Convention in this city; to
morrow evening the cavcusses to elect
delegates to tho Co. Scat Convention;
Friday tho Convention at the Co. Seat to
nominate County officers, and Saturday
the Assembly Dist. Convention at River
Falls.
gfT R. S. Griffin, J. Firner, C. P.
Barnard, S. Collins, A. A. Meacham, E.
Haviland, Theo. Swem and Lute A.
Taylor are the delegates from this city to
the County Convention which meets to
day.
Major Biodoett and Orderly of
the 16th Regiment U. 8. A. passed thro’
our city on yesterday morning for Still
water. He is rociuiting for service in
Missouri. In our next we will give more
particulars.
g-f}" The merchants in our city are
receiving large quantities of new goods.
o
gfif The List of Premiums awarded
at tho last Fair was not handed in in
season for this paper.
Union County Convention.
A Union County Convention will be held
at the County Sea r on Friday. October 18th.
for the purpose of electing six delegates to
represent Pierce county in the Assembly Dist.
Convention to beholden at River Falls on the
19th inst. The committee recommend that
the towns and wards hold their caucusseg
on Thursday, the 17th inst. Each town and
ward will be entitled to the so lowing number
c * delegates ;
Preseott Ist ward 3; 2nd ward 5: Oak Grove
2: Trenton 1: P Valiev 3; Perry 2; Clifton 3
D Bluff I: Martel 3; Hartland 1; El Paso 1 Bi
ver Falls 6; Trimbelle, 3; Isabelle I. ,
3. Strickland, ) Union Co.
Thos. Hurley, \ Committee.
“ LET ALL THE ENDS THOU AIM .ST. AT THY 'dOUXTRY THY AN D TRUTH'S.”
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Proceedings of tho Union Senatorial
Convention. Hold at Hudson, Oct. 9th.
The Union Son; torial District Conven
tion met pursuant to call at the Court
House, in the City of Hudson, on Wed
nesday, Oct. 9th, ’6l.
The Convention was called to order by
O. Gibbs, Jr., and on motion of A. Daw
son, Dr. J. W. Benxlsley, of Pierce Co.
was chosen Chairman, and Sam’l Harri
man, of St. Croix, Secretary, vro tern.
On motion a committee of three were
chosen to examine and report on creden
tials. Judge Barron, W. A. Blodgett,
and G. W. Pratt, were chosen as such
committee. They reported thefolowirg
gentlemen entitled to seats:
From Piorre County.— Thos. Hur
ley, G. W. Pratt, H. A. Jay, J. W.
Beardsley, I. B. Maynard.
St. Croix. —A. Dawson, W. A.
Blodgett, Lyman Kidder, L. D. Bartlett,
I. N. Van Slyke, Richard Joyce, Sam’l
Harriman.
Polk County.— Judge Barron, 3 votes.
Committee appointed to report per
manent organization:—Dawson, Hurley
and Barron. Reported Dr. Beardsley,
for President; Lute A. Taylor, of Pierce,
and J. S. Elwell of St. Croix, as Secre
taries. There being a vacancy in the St.
Croix ar.d Pierce delegations, on motion
of G. W. Piatt the delegates present
fix m each county represented, were au
thorized to cast the full vote of the coun
ty.
On motion of Judge Barron the Chair
appointed a committee of five on resolu
tions, consisting of 11. D. Barron, L. D.
Bartlett, Sam’l Harriman and I. F. May
nard.
Judge Barron, from the committee on
resolutions, reported that the committee
believed that at such a time as this ac
tions were of more importance than mere
words— and in behalf of the committee
be would therefore report but a single
resolution •
Resolved, That we look upon the pre
sent as a time that tries nn n’s patiiotism,
and as sad and evil days, in which love
of Country should predominate over love
of Party, and that the success of this man
or that man is but little if any consequence
compared with the success and perpetua
tion of our present form of Government,
and the strengthening and upholding of
the hands of those who are manfully
working mid fighting to sustain tLat Gov
ernment and its Laws. •
Which was unanimously adopted.
On motion, the convention proceeded
to an informal ballot for Senator, winch
resulted as follows: —H, L. Humphrey,
10; John Comstock, 3; Augustus Gay
lord, 3: Dawson, 1.
Samuel Harriman stated that Mr. Gay
lord was not a candidate, and withdrew
l.is name.
On motion tho Convention proceeded
to a formal ballot, with the following re
sult:—Humpbrev, 7; Coinstock, 7;
Van Slyke 1.
2nd Formal ballot.—Humphrey, 9;
Comstock, 7. On motion of A. Dawson,
IL L. Humphrey was declared uuani
mously nominated.
Mr. Humphrey being called for,accept
ed the nomination in a few brief but elo
quent remarks. He said since the seigo
of Sumter he bad been n Union man—
that ho was in favor of a union of parties
during the war “for the sake of the un
ion.” That if elected he should endeavor
to discharge the duties entrusted to him
faithfully and honestly—before his con
stituents and his God.
On motion of Mr. Jay the Chair ap
pointed a Union Senatorial Committee
of five. — A. Dawson, S. Harriman, O.
Gibbs, Jr., Thos. Hurley, and Asaph
Whittlesey.
Moved that tho proceedings of this
Convention be published in the various
papers of the district.
J. W. BEARDSLEY.
Chairman.
Lute A. Taylor, )
J. S. Elwell. )
[communicated.]
Ed. Journal :—Sinnll-souled people
are plenty, and not a few stop at the
Kilbourn House, and wait half a day, or
all night for a boat, and never think of
paying for the aceominodation afforded.
Let mo give an instance: A gentle
man living in Hastings, with four ladies,
recently came to the Kilbourn House
about 4 o’clock in the afternoon, to take
the boat for home. The steamer was de
tained, and at supper he declined to go
to the table. They occupied the parlor
all night, sleeping rather miscellaneous
ly on the sofa and floor, and getting con
siderably “ mixed up,” while the fire nnd
lights were kept burning for their bece
fit. Tn the morning they declined to
take breakfast, and when they left, the
gentleman was highly offended at being
asked to pay a small bill, as he said “he
had not had anything.”
If meanness and parsimony can stoop
much lower, will you toll how and oblige
Kilbourn House.
Prescott Oct. 16, 1861.
/AiF Dr. Riker, Dentist, of this place,
will visit River Falls on Saturday, and
will be happy to do any work in the lino
of his profession.
The Minnesota 2d Reg. passed
down on Monday last. It was a fine
lookii g Regiment, well uniformed and
armed. Tho bayonets looked peaked
enough to push into a man, to the great
detrimout of the man thus pushed into.
DIED,
In this city Friday morning, October 11th,
Fawsy HuTcnixa, daughter of C. L. and L. M.
Barnfs, aged 11 months.
j ‘-There is no flock, however watched or tended,
But one dead lamb is there,
There is no fireside, howgo'er defended,
But has one vacatrt cjiair.”
In Pleasant Valiev, Pierce Co. Wis. Sept,
j 20th, of Diptheria. \V illiani Thomas, and on
the succt-eding day, of the same disease. Rob
: ert Henry, only children of James and Mary
■ Ann O’Brien, aged respectively 4 years and 1
month and 2 years and 3 months.
| SPECIAL NOTICES.
Strayed or Stolen !
From the premises of the subscriber in the
town of Clifton, on the night of the 30th of
■ Sept, a bright red cow. two and a half years
j old, medium size, gave milk at the time, had a
star on rhe forehead, also a white spot on the
j right flank, left ear torn. Any person giving
infoimation where the above described cow
I may be found, or returning her to the under
signed, will be satitfactorily rewarded.
P. D. PIERCE.
Clifton, Oct. 15. 1861. u 025 w 3
Take Notice !
My wife, Susan Wright, having left mv
■ bed and board, I hereby give notice that I will
pay no debts of her contracting after this date
P. I. WRIGHT.
Piescott, October 16, 1861. 25w3
To Whom it may Concern.
Tiieundersigned having by mutual consent,
divided their personal and real estate, and
j each having agreed to take care of and provide
j for ourselves, do hereby give due notice that
. we shall pay no debts of the other’s contract
• ing after this date.
Lovel Gore.
Susax Go ie.
River Falls, Sept-25, 1861.
NEW AnVEKTISE.iIENTS.
Booms to Eet!
rpWO commodious rooms in Strauss’ Build-
I ing. on Broad Street, on reasonable firms.
Enquire of J. M. McKee, at the Book Store,
Prescott, Oct. 16. 2861. n2swtf
J. C. Button,
Attorney at Law ; Will attend to all legal
business entrusted to his care, in the North
part of Wisconsin, and all collections pi omt
ly attended to. Office in Prescott, Avis.
October 16, 1861. n2syl
Circuit Court—Co. of Pierce.
The State of Wisconsin, to Horace K. Mc-
Kinstry, McKinstry, Harvey See-
1V• Elitre D. vauotid, Taaaa and
Henry Munson, Defendants ;
YrOUarc hereby summoned and required
1 to answer the complaint of Willard Ives,
plaintiff, which will be filed in the office of
the Glerk of this Court, at the county seat, in
said county, and serve a copy of your answer
on the subscribers, at their office, in t e city
of Prescott, in said county, within twenty
days after the serv ee hereof, exclusive of the
day of such service ; and if you tail to answer
the complaint as aforesaid, the said AVilla''d
Ives will apply to the court for the- relief de
manded in the complaint.
VorxG <t Fitch, Pl'fl’s Att’ys.
Dated October 8, 1861, n2swt»
Circuit Court--Co. of Pierce.
The State of Wisconsin, to George Loomis
and Lucy Loomis, Defendants :
Y. r OU are hereby summoned and required
I to answer the complaint of Gilbert Wood
ruff, plaintiff, which will be filed in the office
of the Clerk of this Gourt, at the county seat,
in said county, and serve a copy of your an
swer on the subscribers, at their office, in the
city of Prescott, in said county, within twen
ty days after the service hereof exclusive of
the day of such service ; and if you fail to
answer tho complaint as afiiresaid, the said
Gilbert Woodruff will apply to the court for
the relief demanded in the complaint.
Yoyxo A- Fitch, Pl’ffs Att’ys.
Dated October 8, 1861. n25w6
Probate Notice.
In Probate—Pierce County Court. In the
matter of the estate of Wilson Thing, deceased.
ON r*ading and tiling the petition of Ed
nah E. Thing, adra n’st.atix of said es
tate, setting forth amount of personal proper
ty that has come to her hands and the
disposition thereof; the amount of debts out
standing against said deceased and a descrip
tion of a part of the realestate which the said
deceased died seized, and the conditions and
value of the respective portions thereof; and
praying that license be to her granted to sell
the whole of said real estate, or so much of
said real estate as shall be necessary to pay
said debts ; and it appearing by said petition
that there is not sufficient personal estate in
the hands of said administratrix to pay said
debts and that it is necessary in order to pay
the same to sell the whole or a part of said
real estate, it is ordered that all persons inter
ested in said estate appear before the Judge of
this court on Monday, the second day of De
cember, 1861, at 1 o’clock p. m. at his office, in
the city of Prescott, then and there to show
cause why' license should not be granted to
said administratrix to sell said real estate ac
cording to the prayer of said petition. And
it is further ordered that a copy of this order
shall be published for four weeks successively
prior to said day of hearing in the Prescott
Journal, a weekly newspaper published at
Prescott, in said county.
William Howes, County Judge.
Dated at Prescott, Oct. 14, 1861. 25w4
Circuit Court—Pierce County.
George W. Heath against Horace K. Me Kin
stry, Harvey Seely, Isaac Munson, Gilbert
Woodruff, and Reuben Ives, assignee ot
Reuben Cole. [Summons for Relief.]
State of Wisconsin, to the above named de
fendants
YOU are hereby’ summoned and required
to answer the complaint in this action
of which a copy is herewith served upon you.
and servo a copy of your answer on the sub
scribers, at their office in the City of Prescott,
Pierce county, Wisconsin, within twenty days
after'the service hereof, exclusive of the dav
ol such service; and if you fail to answer the
complaint as aforesaid, the plaintiff will ap
ply to the court for the relief demanded in the
complaint.
Witness, the Hon. L. P. Wetherbv, Judge
of the Eighth Judicial Circuit, at the city of
Prescott, the 4th day of September, one thou
sand eight hundred and sixty-one. n022w6
White Jat, Plaintiffs Attorneys.
The complaint in the above action, was filed
in the office of the clerk Circuit Court for
Pierce Count v, Sept- 18thl86J.
Write <fc Jay, I Ills Ally.
POLITICAL NOTICES.
County Seat Convention.
The undersigned being of the opinion that
it is inexpedient to remove the County Seat of
Pierce County from its present location, and
that, the question of its permanency is the teal
and only important issue in the choice of Co
officers at the coming election, hereby unite
in calling upon the qualified electors in the
county who are of like opinion, to hold cau
cuses in the several towns and wards of the
county on the evening of Oct 17th, for the pur
pose of elect ing delegates to a County Con
vention to be holdeii at the County Seat on
18th of October to nominate a county ticket
to be supported at the ensuing Nov election.
Each town and ward will be entitled to the
following number of delegates ; —Prescott Ist
Ward 3.2nd Ward 5. Oak Grove 2, Martell 3.
Trenton 1, Hartland 1, Pleasant Valley 3, El
Paso 1, Perry 2, River Falls 6, Trimbelle 3,
Clifton 3, I). Bluff 1. I abell
c B Cox Geo colo
A McCleary B D Maynard
A Bounett A Hammond
Jas M Tozer OHP case
F J Bell S A Short
S T cole P c Flint
Ezra Healy J F Nichols
Manly Healy Samuel Pratt
Lvnian Healy F J Berkil
N N Powell Wm H Rowley
Stephen Bolkcoin Win H O lell
A. 1). Andiews S Wales Jr
R P Pratt c c carpenter
John Carruthers H A Truman
Job Doolittle G W Truman
P II Sain J H Hill
J W Pratt Noriis Kinney
A Morse Thos B Lyon
M W Packard Wilson Kinney
c J Riker Alex cmripbell
E Brownell A Grant
A L Cox L S Lewis
S Nelson J L Dale
Henry Mcßorie c D Angel
George Dresser R P Wilson
S E Whitehead H Baker
J S ebb Win Tomilsoti
A Gibson Isaac F Weston
Jay E Loucks Edward Weston
Anthony Olen W W Thurston
Giles G Bennett J Severance
8 W Dick'nson O Stral.l
Martin E Moore Seiah Strickland
Lovel Gore Peter McMahon
George Swarts Thos Quinn
A B Lord James Murphy
Judson Wnrnor J Rnss
Jacob Iverson J sh ia Wi ki ison
Ole Sansom D Klingensmith
Thomas Lauder Win c Kinney
Wm Powell Perry G Northrup
S >loinon Hfijcox D A Beers
James Akers Wm Hutchinson
G P Smith MS Ferguson
E S Fnlkinburg Andrew S Watx
Franklin Otis J N Adams
F Kregg< r John Hoffman
c L Barnes Michael Welsh
N S Dunbar A Huddleston
Lute A Taylor Wm Smith
c P Bnrnrrl Warren dark
B J Williams L J Filkins
M D A Rott c S Dunbar
John Nelson Win crippen
A c F< ster II P Ames
Ainos Harris J W carpenter
W H Boggs
Union Assembly District Con
vention.
There will be ft Union Assembly Dis
trict Convention held ni River Falls on
Saturday, Oct. 19, nt 2 o'clock p. M. for
the purpose of nominating a candidate
for Member of the Assembly, to be stqi—
ported and elected nt the npproaching
election by the loyal voters of tho Dis
trict comprising the counties of Pierce
and St. Croix. Each county will be en
titled to six Delegates in said Convention.
11. A. Taylor, ) • rx- ,■ ,
, I union District
t w v I Coinin’ttee.
J. M. McKee, )
Notice.
Editor Journal :—Please announce that I
will be a candidate for County Superintendent
of Common Schools for r iercc county at th.
ensuing Nov. election. I trust that an expe
rience of over t venty-five years, as a practi
cal teacher, has given me advant ges that are
desirable in the office sought.
I would give reference to Prof. W ilcox.
Rev. M-. Stevens and G. W. Pratt, Esq.,
of River Falls; O. Strahl, W. Crippin and S.
R. Gtmn. of Perry’; Rev. W. C Dennison, of
Oak Grove; J. D. Trumbull, of Maiden Rock*
and the citizens of Prescott ;.ud vicinity, with
whom 1 have lived for the part three years
Sept. 23, ’6l. W. T. HATCH.
Notice.
C. P.Brown respectfully announces to th<
Electors of Pierce County that he is a candi
date for the office of County Superintendent
of Schools. References—Prof. B. Wilcox and
Lnte A. Taylor.
September 24,1861.
NOTICE.
Al ths request of many friends of E.luca
tion. I hereby announce myself a candidhte
for the office of Superintendent of Schools tor
the county of Pierce, subject to the decision
of a Union Convention, which mav be called
to nominate a candidate for said office. Ref
erence —no person “in particular,’ but to all
persons in the county with whom I am per
sonally or bv reputation acquainted.
J. M. McKEE.
Prescott, Wis., September 24,1861.
CAUCUS.
A Caucus will be held at the Council Room,
in the 2d ward of this city of Prescotton
Wednesday, the 16th inst.. at 7 o'clock p. m.
for the purpose of electing five delegates to at
tend the County Convention to be held at the
Countv Seat on Fridav. the 18th inst.
Dated at Prescott, Wisconsin, this 15th day
of October, A. D. 1861.
Ma>t Citizens
•( TERMS: $2,00 per Annum
:NO. 25.
Presentation.
The S . Croix Rifles, Company F,
First Regiment Wis. Volunteers, now at
Camp Scott, held a meeting yestgfdny
morning, at which Lieut. W. J. Vin
cent, on behalf of the company, present
ed f’apt. M. M. Samuel, commanding,
with an elegant sword. The presenta
tion was accompanied by appropriate
speeches,that were received with enthusi
asm by tho company.
Lieut. Vincent said:
“Capt. M. M, Samuel.’ In behalf of
the St. Croix R'fles lam delegated to
present to you this sword, as a testimoni
al of our regard, and of our confidence
in you ns ar efficient and able command
er, confidently believing it will never be
dishonored in the service of our ceuntry,
and that it will lead us on gallantly to
battle for the right-—and to victory.”
After which, three cheers and “big In
jun” wore given for the cause to which
all loyalists are devoted, and Capt. Sam
uel, in accepting the testimonial of con
fidence from bis men, addressed them as
follows:
“Lieut. Vincent: In accepting this
sword, it is needless for me to express to
you, in set phrase, my thanks for this
beautiful testimonial <-f your regard. How
ever unworthy I may be of tlio position
to which yourselves and my country have
called me, of one thing be assured-—that
the recollection of this moment, and the
associations that accompany it, will prove
a most powerful incentive to earnest ef
fort at all times, and under all circum
stances, to discharge my every duty to
you and to the c unmon cause of our
common country.
This sword I here devote to that
and that country. As it is now
free from blemish, gleaming unspotted in
its brightness as when it came f-om tho
hands of the artificers, so, God willing, it
shall never be sheathed in dishonor be
fore our common enemy. I shall lead
you proudly on to victory, and battle
bravely at your head, so long ns this
right arm shall have power to wield it.
Should the fortunes of war permit ns
a safe return to our beloved valley of St.
Croix, next to the consciousness of having
done my whole duty, the recollection of
your friendship, your faithfulness, and
your patriotism, embodied in this trusty
blade, shall be the most grateful. The
hour calls to action! Our duty end our
future are one! Let us here renew our
vows of devotion to oyr country, and bo
onj watch word, henceforth, ‘Give us vic
tory, or give us death.’ ”
It was voted by the company that
these proceedings be publishe«l in the
Milwaukee Sentinel, and the St. Croix
Valley papers.
The meeting broke up with throe rous
ing cheers for Capt. Samuel.
This company was formed in the St.
Croix Valley, and has, thus far, spoken
well for that section, from which it is a
representative.
School Lands in Fierce OoUnty.
Editor Journal :—ln a trip just
n ade through Pierce and St. Croix
counties I have been Utterly surprised at
the steady and solid improvement that
has been made in the last four years.—
Where in 1856 I saw whnt seemed to bo
one vast expanse of wild, uncultivated
land, now is dotted all over with cultiva
ted fields, showing that the pioneer was
truly there, and the clusters of stacks of
wheat and other grain told that bis labor
had bo n crowned with success. Yet,
Mr. Editor, there is much yet to do in
the St. Croix Valley. You have thous
ands upon thousands of broad fertile acr «
as yet a stranger to the plough of tho
sturdy pioneer. Upon enquiry I find
that a great deal of the uncultivated ter
ritory is what you call School or Univer
sity land which is now in the hands of
the gtate, and in the speculative times of
1856 nas appraised by commissioners
appointed for that purpose, at a high val
uation, and consequent!) is out of the
reach of the actual settler. This is all
wrong, it is unjust, not only to the peo
ple of your valley, but in my opinion is
a sei ions drawback upon the school fund
of the State.
You should nstruct your representa
tives, in both branches of the Legisla
ture, to present this matter in its true
light, get the valuation reduced, and you
will not only as by magic develop© your
whole country but at the same time add
to the school fund of your State.
Yours truly,
H. -
Prescott, October 16, 1861.
[The subject to which our correspon
dent alludes is one of much importance.
There is no greater incurbus on the pros,
perity of this county than the high price
of the school land—a price in many in
stances much higher than that for which
deeded land of the same quality can be
bought. As a consequence much of the
land is being forfeited, and the county
and the school fund are both losers. We
hope onr representatives in the Legisla
ture may yet bo able to effect n reduction
‘n the price,—Ed. Journal. |