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Newspaper
Baraboo Republic
Location
Baraboo, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jan 17, 1857
Page
2
Fragmentary OCR reads as a garbled sentence mentioning an angry man, pearls, a bag, attire, and an altered era. No coherent event or identifiable names beyond Bod Joles and Graham's Magazine emerge. content unusable for concrete summary.
The Baraboo Republic declares its aim to overcome prejudice through truth and education, upholding Republican principles, universal suffrage, and anti corruption. It vows fair, local content, scientific notices, and broad national reading, with weekly Saturday publication. Kellogg and Perkins, proprietors.
The piece argues Madison is unsuitable as Wisconsin’s capital and Baraboo offers a central location. It contends northwestward growth, centrality considerations, and forthcoming rail lines justify moving government to a western-north position, claiming Baraboo’s geography supports central placement.
In a spirited plea Baraboo residents argue inland towns need more than railroads and assert Baraboo’s rich farming land wood water power and readiness to host the state government. They offer the town as a location for the state house and a seat of democracy, warning against shifting the capital away from their republican village.
The article extols the vast output of U S periodicals, estimating about 4600 papers producing roughly 40 folios weekly each. It argues the annual content would require decades to read aloud, notes manpower and press capacity, and concludes that reading all print is impractical for an ordinary person with limited time.
The Wisconsin Register notes Baraboo’s omission from a state list of principal towns while Baraboo is listed with 1530 residents in the census. The editor questions Milwaukee Sentinel coverage and asks why Baraboo is overlooked amid papers criticisms. The issue also mentions Harper's Magazine prospectus to appear on the next page.
A crowded meeting at the Brick Cinireh was adjourned to the Methodist church where three to four hundred heard a lecture by Roy W. Coouman on the harms of intoxication. He cited seven Village deaths linked to drink and thirteen confirmed drunks with twenty nine more on the road. The audience responded with interest as the speaker urged ongoing lectures.
The Democratic majority in Penneyhia's legislature is noted while U S Senate race coverage highlights a Republican contender. The fragment praises typographic quality, labor in compiling news, and previews the Home and Tourнаd prospectus, praising the paper's beauty and early issues.
Portage issues a plan for a 700 foot bridge over the Wisconsin with Hart & Co of Philadelphia as contractor. The La Crosse and Milwaukee Railroad advances ties and raises amid heavy snow. The paper urges rail access for Baraboo Valley residents and calls for temperance action and anti slavery stance while critiquing a Tribune Almanac. It reports election results and corrects Fremont and Fillmore vote shares.
The late campaign newspaper notes the Badger Store shifts to temperance reform advocacy and urges the Independent to take a firm stand. Rail service from Milwaukee to Mazomanie resumes despite ice, with hopes the season’s eleventh snow will be the last major obstruction. Col Ben Ton critiques the word ady and warns on such claims after being shown in multiple Bible references.
A Kansas minister cites a ruffian who claims to be her delegate and recalls Whitfield denouncing Parkville for destroying the Luminary press. He vows to contribute twenty five dollars to obtain a medal commemorating the deed, spoken aloud before families and observers.
A column cites high money rates and a critique of the bonus system as harmful to business. It thanks Senator Doxus for documents and quotes John W. Gronixes on aiding fugitive slaves, noting a rift with the President over obedience to divine mandates. The piece mentions a Judge Danyers’ wife burned at home, Illinois population rankings, rail and fire statistics, and a request to read the letter on the first page.
In a single establishment Messrs Savace and Suanoms produce thirteen balusters forming a washboard with smooth projections. The device promises reduced labor, less splatter, and the ability to manufacture seven hundred boards weekly with orders for twice that soon.
Baraboo gains a daily stage to Portage with morning departure and afternoon return. The line, third railroad link after Madison and Mazomanie, prompts talk of a daily Milwaukee mail by three o clock, potentially saving 24 hours in transit. Reedsburgers back the plan. residents urged to petition the Postmaster General. A new Illinois Central route may connect Mineral Point to Superior via Lone Rock and Bear Creek, boosting the region’s rail coverage.
Five daily stages now serve Baraboo and surrounding towns with roads over the Bluffs described as improving through the season. Rev A Woon, successor to Messrs Stanley, advertises drugs and groceries on the next page and is pointed out to citizens. A donation visit to Rev A E Guging will occur at Mr Jolly Boon’s house starting the 28th inst.
A garbled compilation reports varied items from 25 000 insane in the US to 30 000 in Teddo, a ship bringing 221 Mormons to New York, costs of sending paper to Europe, a Kansas settlers expedition bound for Michigan, a new bridge at Berlin, a 686 pound hog in Chicago, and Boston ladies taking up skeet. Also noted are telegraph, fires, imports, a sheriff’s resignation, and local civic plans. The piece mixes statistics, local curiosities, and headlines with little coherent narrative.
Reports from Washington and Topeka detail treason arrests by U S Marshal and senatorial seating disputes. Debates cover Harlan from Jaws remand seats, Kansas legislature action, and a petition to Congress for university and common school lands. Discourse on San Francisco grants and libel suit against Horace Greeley also appear amid party shifts.
A late Thursday report from Madison notes that Commissioners Hows, Lixpe, and Lovers awarded Mr. Proudfy the sum of 67,482.00 regarding a dispute with the former contractor for the State Lamatic Asylum. The article reviews the protracted saga from the 3-year-old Senate committee report through the Barstow era, detailing inflated cost estimates, contracts awarded and repudiated, and the ensuing arbitration. Readers are assured of an upcoming abstract of the decision and a brief history for newcomers and veterans alike.
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