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Newspaper

Alton Spectator

Location

Alton, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Aug 03, 1837

Page

5

Alton Incorporation Act Creates City Government Structure

The act forms the City of Alton with perpetual succession and corporate powers. It divides territory into four wards and outlines mayoral, aldermanic, and city officers, election rules, tax powers, street and public works duties, and court provisions under a municipal system.

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Vermont Wool Crop exceeds three million pounds

The Vermont wool crop this year likely tops three million pounds. At sixty cents per pound last year’s price would equate to about two million dollars. Other brief items note a deathbed confession by John R. Bazzel tied to the Charleston Convent riot, punishment of horse thieves in Providence, and various local incidents and curiosities.

Vermont John R. Bazzel Charleston Boston EALED St. Maury Lawrencevills Vinenna W Bt Fox River Elm River Racoon Creek Skillet Fork Little Wabash M. K. Alexander William Kinney Judicial Circuit Andew Leach Macoupin Circuit Carlinville

Sir Walter Scott theme echoes in theatre and auctioned tale

The passage notes Scott’s affection for his daughter and a quip about marriage bringing sunshine. It mentions the Woods appearing at Park Theatre New York from August 21 and a dated notice about Captain Thomas ope and Dr T M Hors in the city, reflecting late 19th century newspaper voice.

Sir Walter Scott Wnion Park Theatre New York

Edward Keating Counsel in Raw Alton Ill

Edward Keating attorney and counsellor listed with associated names Cowless Krum Adon Hom Prentiss Mellen Portland Maine John Holmes Alfred Dunel Goodenlow XI Office Second Street Hankinson Co referenced in description of legal firm connections and addresses.

Edward Keating Raw Alton, Ill Cowless Krum Adon Hom Prentiss Mellen Portland Maine John Holmes Alfred Dunel Goodenlow Second Street Mesers Afarsh, Hankinson & Co

Property lot figures and sellers listed in fragment

Fragment shows a list of lots with names Samuel Wade Caleb Stone Godfrey Guman Co Beal Howard Zachariah Heys James M t Adem Hallee and amounts 100 00 00 13 35 00 14 25 00 15 30 00. Indicates sale or ledger of parcels Marsis y comer lots 10 11 12 13 14 15 with varied sums.

Havana Rio Domingo B. Boortn Whate Tu Island Alon Bacon Boeond-street Fate Willa Burcon C. Pierce Alton State and Second Street A. G. Bloo & Co Matther, Lamb & Co Bloo A. B. Roff Wm G, Pinkard John van Antwerp William Miller Goodfrey Marsis Samuel Wade Caleb Stone Godfrey, Guman Klock Habst Brata-Giaxet Isaac Negua Comer Negus David J Baker Stone & Co Ban Robert Smith & Co Juhn Hogan 4 Co

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