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Newspaper
Baraboo Republic
Location
Baraboo, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Nov 05, 1857
Page
2
A collage of late 19th century items mentions financial figures, fires, railroads, births and deaths, political notes, and scholarly notices. It includes references to a Chicago fire, banking suspensions, a major earthquake, rail construction progress, and notable figures like Florence Nightingale and Louis Napoleon.
The Baraboo Republic announces a temporary suspension of subscriptions for those more than a year in arrears. It states a willingness to reinstate paid copies for current patrons, but will not continue sending the paper beyond the time paid without consent. It requests prompt payment, with some case-by-case extensions.
From and after the present, the proposed clubs offer Soul rates for memberships. The notice outlines yearly pricing options including four copies, one year for sixty dollars, with variations for different quantities. Specific figures are partially garbled but indicate published agent prices and multiple term options.
In a light turnout across town and Greenfield, expected two thirds support faded to about one third for higher ticket races. Baraboo and Honey Creek show small shifts, with urban centers voting closer to full rates while rural areas lag. A list of railroad company distress and a note on European economic turmoil accompany reports on education, the Dutch abolition of slavery, and a literary promotion offer.
Election dispatches report Republican gains across towns in Baraboo and surrounding districts. Early tallies show Randall and Cross leading in several townships with double digit margins, while assembly candidates face close results. State ticket appears ahead in some precincts. overall numbers indicate Republican strength growing in the region.
The Wisconsin legislature enacts a county tax up to four hundred dollars yearly to support agriculture and the mechanic arts. Funds collected to be paid to the County Agricultural Society treasurer and used to acquire grounds and build facilities. The act becomes effective on approval, with officials of the society directing expenditures. Also notes a temperance conference conclusion proposing not to commerce with distilleries and urging ministers to preach against it. Reports on lumber economic distress in Michigan and Wisconsin, with mills shutting and workers unpaid, plus local incidents and political notes.
The Buffalo earthquake of yesterday shook streets and buildings across the city. It toppled objects on upper floors, rattled crockery and stoves, and sent jurors, lawyers, and spectators fleeing the courthouse in a dramatic stampede. The tremor lasted about fifteen to twenty seconds and was the most severe ever felt in the region.
The page lists grain prices and commodities such as wheat and plow items with figures like Winter Wheat 70, sugar and butter. A cautionary note warns the public of a fraudulent financial instrument and refusals to honor notes from Miles Freoinin, dated October 98 1887 in Sauk County.
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