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Newspaper
Beaver Dam Argus
Location
Beaver Dam, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
May 30, 1862
Page
2
Wheat flow overwhelms three elevators and bagging spouts with thousands of bushels daily. Receipts exceed shipping capacity as railcars lag, keeping markets low and warehouses full. Fond du Lac Reporter notes the heavy demand and strained receiving facilities.
Wisconsin Editorial Association schedules its sixth annual convention in Racine on June 18 1862 at 12 o'clock. The program includes an annual address by Charles W Fitch a poem by Thurlow W Brown and essays by George Hyer and Charles Wright plus a eulogy on William M Graham and a lives and services of pioneer editors of Wisconsin.
The May 6 1862 Common Council proceedings note the new year’s standing committees, salary fixes for City Clerk Superintendent of Schools and City Attorney, and ballots for Clerk and City Attorney. Also amended rules set monthly meetings first Wednesday. From First Wisconsin Cavalry reports on Col Daniels troopers at Arkansas fight and New York Times commentaries on slavery and rebellion. The President’s message to Congress recounts wartime actions to defend Washington and funding arrangements, with defense and transport measures authorized.
A Washington note dated May 26 1862 assigns shared responsibility to other heads of departments for a stated error. The text then shifts to a Cincinnati Commercial correspondent describing eve of battle levity in camp, mock battles, and the morale of Federal troops near Donelson and Shiloh. It also covers grain supply concerns in Europe and U S tax politics, plus promotions, slavery, and reports from various papers on wartime matters.
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