10 Years Ago PRESCOTT JOURNAL May 20, 2010

Postal Service needs help preventing dog bites: Fifty-four Chicago U.S. Postal Service letter carriers were among the 2,863 postal employees attacked by dogs last year, yet that pales in comparison to the $4.7 million Americans bitten annually – the majority of whom were children… “We often hear two tall tales at the Postal Service – ‘the check’s in the mail’ and ‘don’t worry, my dog won’t bite’,” said Delores Killete, Postal Service vice president and Consumer Advocate. “Given the right circumstances, any dog can bite. Working with animal behavior experts, we’ve developed tips to avoid dog attacks, and for dog owners, tips for practicing responsible pet ownership.”… The Postal Service offers these tips as well: How to Avoid Being Bitten

• Don’t run past a dog. The dog’s natural instinct is to chase and catch prey.

• If a dog threatens you, don’t scream. Avoid eye contact. Try to remain motionless until the dog leaves, then back away slowly until the dog out of sight.

• Don’t approach a strange dog, especially one that’s tethered or confined.

• While letter carriers are discouraged from petting animals, people who choose to pet dogs should always let a dog see and sniff them before petting the animal.

• If you believe a dog is about to attack you, try to place something between yourself and the dog, such as a backpack or a bicycle.

How to Be a Responsible Dog Owner

• Obedience training can teach dogs proper behavior and help owners control their dogs.

• When a carrier comes to your home, keep your god inside, away from the door in another room.

• Don’t let your child take mail from the carrier in the presence of your dog. Your dog’s instinct is to protect the family.

• Spay or neuter your dog. Neutered dogs are less likely to bite.

• Dogs that receive little attention or handling, or are left tied up for long periods of time, frequently turn into biters.

The Postal Service receives no tax dollars for operating expenses, and relies on the sale of postage, product and services to fund its operations.

25 Years Ago PRESCOTT JOURNAL January 5, 1995

Library board candidates sought The Prescott Public Library is seeking candidates for the Board of Trustees. If you have an interest in, serving the community in this capacity now or in the future, please read on.

The Prescott Public Library Board is made up of citizens from the City of Prescott and may include one representative from Clifton and one from Oak Grove. The primary qualification for a Board member is their interest and dedication to the mission and goals of libraries and library service.

The Board consists of seven members appointed by the Mayor for up to two three year terms. One member is appointed from the City Council and one from the school district, all other members are at large. When vacancies occur on the Board they are filled per the Wisconsin State Statutes and the Library By-Laws.

If you are interested in serving your community as a Board member please contact Julie Green, Library Director, at 800 Borner St. N., for an application form. Each new Board member will be given a tour of the library and an orientation to the Board of Trustees you have any questions, please call 262-5555 for further details.

PRESCOTT JOURNAL February 28, 1980

City must ok dredging An application from the St. Croix Boat Works for some dredging was considered at the Monday meeting of the Boundary Area Commission in Eau Claire. The commission members voted no objection to issuance of the dredging request provided there is written permission from the riparian owner (city of Prescott). The commission also noted dredging should be no deeper than four feet below flat pool level.

The Corps of Engineers issues the final permit in any such action, but asks the B A C for comment. At the recent city council meeting, no action was taken on the St. Croix Boat Works request as the owner did not appear. Leo Simones did appear with a similar request for removal of fill, which was approved by the city as landowner.

60 Years Ago PRESCOTT JOURNAL February 18, 1960

(photo) Mr. and Mrs. Fred E. Borner, Prescott, were among the nineteen Wisconsin Farmers Union Washington bus trippers who had breakfast with Cong. Lester Johnson, February 4th in the Speaker’s dining room at the U.S. Capitol. In the photo above, they chat with Cong. Johnson (left) on the Capitol steps.

Heart Fund Drive In February Solicitation for funds for the Wisconsin Heart Association will be made by mail this month in Pierce county, according to H. G. Seyforth, County fund drive chairman.

Seyforth has appointed fund drive chairmen in every locality in the county. They are: Mrs. Melvin Anderson, Bay City, Earl J. Larson, Plum City, Mrs. Charles Julian, Maiden Rock, Mrs. Leonard Winjum, Hager City, Howard Garfield, Spring Valley, Mrs. Doris Welch, Prescott, Mrs. Fred Matson, Elmwood, Mrs. Gordon Ely, Martell, John Halls, Ellsworth.

80 Years Ago PRESCOTT JOURNAL January 25, 1940

Oak-Cliff Homemakers Met Last Week—•— The Oak-Cliff Homemakers Club met with Mrs. Fred Eichman, last Thursday. The lesson on good health was given by Mrs. Henry Dravis. The roll call was answered with a favorite recipe. There was a good attendance in spite of the stormy weather and the meeting was greatly enjoyed by all present.—•— Vesper Services—•— Vesper Services will be held at 5 o’clock p.m. at the Congregational church next Sunday.

Topic — A Merry Heart.

Leader — Jerry Reichert—•— Ed Paulson Nearly Drowned in Lake—•— Ed Paulson of Point Douglas had a narrow escape from drowning in Lake St. Croix, Tuesday.

Mr. Paulson was watching the crew cutting ice in the bay on the Minnesota side when his feet, in some manner, slipped and he fell into a small hole from which the ice had been removed. The water is some twenty feet deep at that point. Mr. Paulson came up in the hole but the men working there were unable to get ahold of him. He came up the second time and the men succeeded in pulling him out. Aside from an ice cold bath he was none the worse for the experience.

Had there been any current at the spot Mr. Paulson would very likely have been carried under the ice and drowned.

Just over 110 Years Ago THE PIERCE COUNTY HERALD December 30, 1909

Local Newslets Clyde Flanders is home from Tenney, Minn.

Will Crowley returned to St. Paul Monday.

Dr. E. Mihleis, dentist, Swahn block, Ellsworth.

The roller rink was well patronized X-mas night.

Blanche Goldsmith is home from New Rockford, N. D.

Vera Munger clerked from A. Swahn & Co. last week.

Prof. Dan Ryan is home from Wabena for the holidays.

Miss Pearl Peterson assisted in Moody’s drugstore last week.

Mrs. Walter Warren is spending a few days in Maiden Rock.

Conductor Frank Bon was down from Minneapolis Tuesday night.

Harry Merriman came down from Minneapolis Tuesday night.

H. G. Wood was down town yesterday for the first time in four weeks.

F. D. Lord and family spent Christmas day with relatives at River Falls.

Born—To Mr. and Mrs. Philip Fellenz, town of Ellsworth, Dec. 24th, a son.

115 Years Ago THE RIVER FALLS JOURNAL April 27, 1905

Cerebro-Spinal Meningitis./ The epidemic of cerebro-spinal meningitis, or spotted fever, which is now raging in New York city, and which has appeared in other parts of the country, was the subject of an interesting lecture by Professor W. D. Frost of the department of bacteriology of the University of Wisconsin, as a part of the course now given in the history and nature of communicable diseases… Council Proceedings.

COUNCIL CHAMBER.

CITY OF RIVER FALLS, April 21, 1905.

Regular meeting of Common Council.

Council convened at 8 o’clock p.m.

Mayor White in the Chair.

Present: Aldermen Williams, Chinnock, Barg and Foster.

Minutes of the meeting of April 11th read approved.

Finance Committee reported following bills approved: F. J. Savage, salary…17.20; F. J. Savage street work… 1.10; F. J. Savage water service…5.10; General Electric Co., supplies…78.65; F. Buck, Supt. Elec. Light, salary ½ mo… 41.50; L. Chinnock,…22.50; L. Chinnock, extra labor… .2.25; N. Rock, elec. Light, salary ½ mo…17.50; W. Campbell, elec. Light salary ½ mo…12.50; S. Adams, extra labor…00; St. Paul Electric Co. supplies elec ?…16.13; Dunn Bros., supplies electric light…25.36; Bills allowed, all voting aye…

127 Years Nine Months Ago THE WEEKLY PRESS Vol. 1, No. 1, September 24, 1892 Maiden Rock, Wisconsin

Short Stops./ What is done cannot be undone, especially if it is a hardboiled egg.

Life is shorter in the valleys and lowlands than among the hills and mountains.

When a girl turns up her nose it isn’t generally in order that you may kiss her lips more easily.

A man down in Georgia has built a number of houses which are occupied by widows free of charge.

Electricity was discovered by a person observing that a piece of rubbed glass attracted small bits of paper.

A Boston writer has figured up that heaven contains 1,800,000 souls, against a population in hades of 175,000,000,000 (Note: no mention is made of the writer’s method of calculating, but the Bible and Quran do both talk about hell).

No matter how foolish an undertaking you may embark upon, folks will stop laughing at you the moment you succeed.

145 Years Ago THE PRESCOTT CLARION May 1, 1875

Motto: “Be Just and Fear Not” ACTS OF GENERAL INTEREST [Published March 23, 1875] CHAPTER 323?.

AN ACT to authorize the establishment and aid in the maintenance of free high schools.

The people of the State of Wisconsin represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows: SECTION 1. Any town, incorporated village or city in this State may establish and maintain not exceeding two free high schools, whenever a majority of the legal voters voting upon that question at any regular annual meeting thereof, or at any special meeting legally called and held for that purpose, shall determine so to do. The vote upon the question of establishing such high school or schools shall be taken viva voce (Lat. “by the living voice”), or by ballot, as may be determined by the proper authorities for calling and conducting such annual meeting; and the manner of taking such vote shall be specified in the notices of such meeting whereat such vote is to be taken; Provided, That whenever is it determined by the proper authorities to take such vote viva voce the notice thereof shall specify the hour of the day at which such vote shall be taken, And provide dfurther….(fourteen and a half sections intervene here)…SEC. 16. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage and publication.

Approved March 5, 1875 (hand pointer) COPY.

160 Years Ago THE PRESCOTT TRANSCRIPT June 1, 1860

YOUNG & BRO., Publishers. Office “Strauss’ Building,” Terms $2,00 a Year.

VOLUME VII, NUMBER 14 Miscellany.

For the Transcript. From the Upper St. Croix./ Messrs. Editors:—Since South Carolina, through her base conduct at Fort Sumter, threw the gauntlet upon the ground and defied the government to enforce the laws of the land, we have nothing but excitement upon which to feed our minds. The thoughts of business has not hardly entered the heads of businessmen, so great has been the interest taken in matters which are considered of much more importance, namely: the preservation of our country. But now that the policy is known, and the path of the Administration made clear, the excitement is abating somewhat, and business is once more resumed.

The Allen which, by the way, is making her regular trips, and is as neat a packet as one could wish for, comes to our landing loaded with goods for our merchants…If the war continues, there will be quite a large emigration during the present season, from St. Louis and other ports of Missouri to the St. Croix Valley. So I am informed by persons who know. The paper currency here is bad, making it hard to do business. Most of the money now in circulation is Stillwater scrip, endorsed by Stillwater bankers, and which is generally considered good. At any rate it is the best currency we have in “these parts.”… F. Jr…. P.S. Since the above was written, the river has raised and the logs are running by the hundreds. Every drive will come in except, perhaps, one or two “hung up” on purpose.

Taylor Falls, May 17th, 1861.

A Look Back

Compiled by Joseph Back