Tax Payers propose reform and state bank plan 1858
A meeting at Avoca on January 1 1858 adopted resolutions to defend tax payers rights. They urge publication of a state journal and thorough retrenchment, proposing the state charter banks and use banking profits to cover government expenses. They name Mineral Point and neighboring counties.
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Gratary
Trennsylvania
Anl
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Aome
Avina
Times
Lapent
Argua & Demarcyat
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Pritune
Grant Co
Tlorald and Welland Co
Observer
Cine
Senxin
Lutima Tispan
Baraboo Board Adopts Adjourned Investigation Report
The Baraboo County Board directs continuance of an investigation into the late Clerk MH Wi Potter. The board reports Potter received excess funds from tax redemption disbursements totaling $1900.09 and paid the amount to his successor J I attiker. The dated notice in January 1850 records the committee findings and final action.
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Ring Baen
Wi Potter
Board of Supervisors
Saatd
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Attiker
Bamboo
Sade
Prompt Payment of Insurance and Local News
A note from Baxation Wisconsin reports prompt payment of a fire loss by the Phoenix Insurance Company to L. Swannow of Reedsburg for November 1950. The letter lauds agent service and claims handling. Also includes legislative expectations for Wisconsin's 1869 session and a Kirksville Missouri incident with a brutal assault on a man who tried to sell a enslaved person, severing fingers and prompting concern over local crime and education board actions.
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Couny
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L. Pardy
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Sid Co
Siwanow
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Bay
Phaintix Insurancy Company Ng
Swannow
Tan
Wisconsin News Snippets From Sauk County Letters and Rail Notes
A fragmented Wisconsin dispatch notes election of a new senator replacement in the U.S. Senate, various railway construction updates in Milwaukee area, and county office occupancy changes in Sauk County. It references Ex-Gov Bingham, Charles E Stuart, and local rail lines such as Milwaukee Watertown Baraboo and Milwaukee Beloit. Also mentions Sauk County Board of Supervisors actions, Grand Jury room changes, and Milwaukee Sentinel editor Rufus King.
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Lansing
Bingham
U. 3
Charles E
Stuart
U.S. Senate
Commonwealth
Sheboygan County
Milwaukee
Watertown
Baraboo
Milwaukee & Beloit
Wisconsin
Ablemant
Waterstown
Madison
Burnhoo
Board of Supervisorn
Saute County
Phow
Board of Supervisors
Sauk County
Anid County
Court House
Sheriff's Office
J. M. Clark
Miwaunne Sesromaroi
Measra
Jermain & Brightman
Rufus King
Republican State
Excited Mining Camp Narrates Gold Discovery Tale
The report recounts James Mackitgue’s carnival in Russell and nearby towns as two men, Blackstone and accomplices, explore near Ash Hollow and Pine River for gold. Nuggets worth over ninety dollars are found in sand, with one item valued at twenty two dollars. Blackstone plans to return in a fortnight, hoping vast western Kansas and Nebraska hills hold gold, signaling inflation through a grand western gold field.
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Russell
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Clackstone
Agli Tullow
Majornids Waddell
Blackstone
A. Blackstone
Kanana
Nebraska
River and prairie scenery and settlers in Honey Creek region
The passage describes the Honey Creek area along the Wisconsin River, noting dramatic bluffs up to 150 feet, deep valleys, and a varied landscape of marsh, prairie, and oak brush. It highlights rugged walls, cedar cap, and a fertile valley once thick with timber, now useful for farming as timber groves grow. The district is densely German and Swiss, with strong farming and future cultivation prospects, plus waterpower sites on Money Creek and nearby basins. It mentions immigration, will to cultivate, and a proposal to improve mills and farming infrastructure, with references to local governance and speculation about debts and government payments.
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Rowatn & Coy
Ojontilde Bronel
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Acaron
Bian's Mill
Tawenty
Ambition and bets near for Douglas in New York
A fragment discusses strong enthusiasm for Senator Douglas as a presidential candidate, noting party divisions and the risk of predicting the nominee. It recalls Van Buren’s 1844 Baltimore Convention, argues Douglas cannot win Charleston, and comments on shifting political currents.
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Douglas
New York
van Buren
Baltimore
Pever Thelnia
Douglas Rane
Charleston
Populations and plans in a ragged miscellany
The excerpt catalogues varied topics from agricultural periodicals and new dress publications to rail-company changes and political predictions. It references Mrs Tovaul, Furman periodical costs, Paral in New York, and Bronislyny brickwork, with remarks on constitutional debt, traffic, and legal predictions. It notes a voyage of ships and a warning about federal power over trade limits.
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