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Newspaper
Badger State
Location
Portage, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Mar 04, 1854
Page
1
An old newspaper fragment recounts a counterfeiting and swindling episode in Portage City with a peddler, a dealer named Nelson Ketchum, and Nellie Lowden. The tale interweaves a visit to Lowden’s tavern, a staged barter, and a suspicious escape as a wagon hauls away a hidden treasure while observers react to the drama.
Nellie, alerted by a theft, confronts a suspect near the yard and guides Ketchum to Bolton’s detached building where the regulator council meets. A mistaken sighting of Bolton prompts Nellie to urge help from the council members to recover the peddler’s property.
In a tense tavern confrontation, Isaiah Ketchum and Lowden confront a frightened merchant who claims he was robbed and watched. Bolton pressures pursuit, while Tilford and Lewden resist rash action. The group debates next steps as plans form to track the suspect.
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