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Newspaper
Baraboo Republic
Location
Baraboo, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Feb 14, 1857
Page
2
The Baraboo Republic outlines its political literary and scientific aims for its tenth year, pledging to denounce official corruption and defend universal education. Editor Kellogg and Perking solicit subscriptions across the United States, promising forthcoming columns and a weekly edition every Wednesday.
A Wisconsin legislature debate on repealing capital punishment draws protests against state-sanctioned killing. The letter argues life should not be taken as punishment, citing humane reform and the danger of barbaric justice, while recalling a cold case of a man lost to extreme weather.
The paper notes three freezing deaths and several near misses. A man returning home with companions found frozen face up between trees after wandering drunk. A young boy, exhausted and cold, died after sleeping outside a straw stack with his brother nearby. A third case involved a thirteen year old who walked a deer track in cold weather and perished. rescuers and a sympathetic friend who aided a boy to stay warm are described. Also mentions weather blamed on Dr Kane’s winter travels and a catalog of homeopathic physicians.
An appeal seeks a baraboo paper mill investment promising high returns. Proponents cite local wood, lime, rag, and water power, plus rail access within 10 miles and potential 125 miles to connect. They argue regional demand for wrapping and newsprint, midwestern price advantages, and a need for capital to establish a mill.
Intense excitement in New York over the sander of Dr Tonry Burdell found mutilated in his office. Hudson River ice and flooding reach high levels. Albany property damage estimated at 2,000,000 dollars. Railroad accidents injure passengers. Rhode Island elects Janes Fy Shionstone as U S Senator. pleurisy delays Senator Minegston. Legislature schedules no new business after Monday the 16th. Waterbury steeples topple. A memorial and a stave-road bill move between Portage and Maromanie.
A fragmentary item notes Jeremiah Booley rejoined his wife and eleven children in Milwaukee after friendly notices from Wisconsin press. It mentions Mr. Doonay, a Baraboo resident pursuing a Mr. Berny, and advertising for him in Milwaukee. Also references Mitcherbochker Magazine of New York and a Boston Post quote praising Knickerbocker content.
A distant fiend of unity laments lack of a well to run the mevaury but notes extreme snow depth saves ground from fires. Two and a half feet on Pocks Prairie east of town may shield soil, delaying spring ash. Fodder scarce, cattle weak, farmers wary of further losses. Dow to read Sandusky filing sketch. Uncle Tom's Cabin echoes. Lorrent's weekly AGE offers sixty four pages of varied reading material.
Millard, tried for the July murder of Joseph Davis, was found guilty of manslaughter in the second degree after a lengthy jury deliberation. He was sentenced to five years in the State Prison with the first ten days in solitary confinement. Sheriff Donovan and former sheriff Marcin transported him to Waupen following the verdict.
The village sees two temperance lodges. The Sons of Temperance have long operated here, while a newly formed lodge of Good Templars was organized last week. The temperance movement has expanded quickly, counting about twenty five members with nearly half being women. All are urged to join the Good Templars.
A brother of Mr. Wikstow, Crover of Portage, Med, died suddenly at the tea-table last Monday evening. After remarking he did not look well, he said he felt as well as ever, reached for food, his arm fell, his jaw dropped, and life ended. He was about sixty-two years old. Minutes of a Taylor's Hall meeting and hopes for a road to Portage this coming summer are also noted.
Jail Commissioners contracted with Col. Suacner Messia Nivson and Buoming to erect the jail and complete by January 1858 for 1550 dollars. Receipts from Old Court House Lot sales to cover about three quarters of the cost. Also notes Baraboo mail stage weather and local store occupancy changes.
At Taylor's Hall Banaroo a railway project for Baraboo Valley was discussed with Portage City offering to loan up to 8100. A charter, chartered town growth, and valley grades were noted. Committee formed to finalize arrangements while estimates suggested potential annual revenues around 50 000 with costs about 30 000 and shared dividends from connected lines.
The item reports Horace Greeley suing J W Gray for libel over accusations of accepting payments from rail interests and political figures. It notes public interest in the case, and mentions debates about Virginia Central Railroad engineering and regional rail construction costs and morality measures. It also touches on local anecdotes about rail workers, a loss from a traveler, and remarks on public lands near Lawrence with land values cited.
The itemized excerpts report Kirk of Bogton planning a Paris visit to establish an American Protestant church, monastic and mining notes about silver, oysters, canals, railroads, and public health. they mention relief efforts, religious revivals, a vast number of disparate global facts, and various local economic indicators from mills to peat beds.
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