18 Dec 1868
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Newspaper
Dodgeville Chronicle
Location
Dodgeville, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1868
Page
1
Thrall and Son advertise Massoit custom boots and moccasins for sale with sewing claims by Dave Feathers who boasts he can sew anything with his weed. The La Fayette County Union also notes opposition to Mr Carpenter and bias against any candidate.
A correspondent visits the Brisbane residence, noting its stone construction, thick walls, two impending wings, a deep well, and nearby improvements by Albert D. Jones. Rail and timber activity along the bluffs, ice across the river, and a prospering Arena Lodge S O G T share the scene. Christmas preparations and a Hodgson Hall ball add seasonal bustle.
A man registered as John H. Mitcham from Ohio calling himself the Buckeye Sailor Boy delivered a temperance talk at the M E Church. He attacked locals, mocked the audience, and failed to win support, prompting warnings to temperance supporters statewide. The note also reports Frank O Wisner, once Lo cater, has moved to Vermillion Dakota Territory with Mr True, purchasing the Republican there.
A murder in La Crosse and a rapid river pursuit ended with the arrest of two men near Lansing Wisconsin. They traveled by skiff with a trunk to Prairie du Chien but were intercepted by seven armed men, brought back for La Crosse trial. One suspect claimed a steamer second mate killed two deckhands. another tale alleging a hidden life in La Crosse. The village remains excited but peaceful.
The text reports several Wisconsin incidents: Dr. Hipolite’s residence at Ives Grove burned, loss about 6000 dollars. Francis H. Brown dies in a Sauk County well collapse. Mrs. Pamelia Morey loses a leg after the planing mill accident in Stevens Point. Willard Morrill escapes a delirium state during smallpox. hop pickers from Water town garnishee Milwaukee and St Paul Railroad over unpaid labor. Maggie Wisman, a chambermaid at Oshkosh Adams House, dies from kerosene lamp fire. Also notes a staged “photographic marriage certificate” gimmick at Cornish gallery with cautions about legal recording requirements and penalties for clergy or officials failing to file marriage records.
Congressional reaction splits on President Johnson's message with the House approving a resolution against repudiating national debt by 154 to 6. A legislative committee, guided by Senators Hazleton Williams Clark and Assemblymen Turner Tollam Buxton Pale Maxon, plans a statewide inspection tour of reform, education, and state institutions starting Madison.
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