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Newspaper
Baraboo Republic
Location
Baraboo, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Apr 29, 1858
Page
3
Baraboo investors discuss stock subscriptions to complete the Milwaukee to Baraboo railroad amid financial strain. The note details stock limits, distribution, and civic support. Also listed are a Presbyter concert, a cake and ice cream social, billiard house changes, Baraboo Mills exports, and local advertisements for wool, timber, and town orders.
The Franklin town list shows supervisors John Bear chairing. Mitchell, Dol. D. Thompson, S. Barnhart. Town Treasurer El Jones. Town Sup’t John Johnson. Assessor John Beay. Justices A. G. Barrham, James Harvey. Constables Reason Renard, Patrick Donahoe. The town sits in the southwestern county with about 100 square miles and 1900 inhabitants, lacking a local post office and considering Bear Creek as a possible post village.
The article discusses rail road arrangements involving the Great Western Railway and connections to Milwaukee, Detroit, and Milwaukee road interests. It argues completion of routes to Quebec and Montreal will boost trade, with the port of Oswego and Can ada lines expected to bring heavy traffic. It anticipates the Atlantic route linking to western markets, predicting significant passenger and freight growth once the routes are finished by 1969.
A local report discusses deep mining legislation, criticizing a failed grant of $10,000 yearly for three years and opposing state appropriations. It notes opposition in Lafayette and Grant counties, concerns over sovereignty, and references a new periodical from Bryant & Stratton.
Fragmentary text lists numerous officials and offices including secretary of Virginia, attorney general, land office, secretary of the commonwealth, governor candidates, and other state and local positions. The legible names include Peter Daniel, C. Grier, Ames Chase Cook, and Alex Randall among many others. The garbled OCR appears to be an old government roster or slate of officials with scattered titles and departments.
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