Acts and Resolutions Passed and Approved in First Session
Summary of acts and resolutions approved from March 4 to April 8 1869 including relief for soldiers and civilians and measures on currency railroad roads and government buildings. Also notes resolutions on enrollments interruptions and port improvements with references to DC district actions and appointments at the capitol.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Forty-first Congress
Second North Carolina Mounted Infantry
Orlando Brown
Isabella C. Youngs
Theophilus Youngs
United States
Mexico
District of Columbia
Baltimore & Potomac
Washington
National Junction Railway Company
Ohio River
Paducah
Bangor
Kansas
Thesa
Oregon
Pal
Fort Totten
Dakota Territory
Capitol
S. B. Heintzelman
Portage Lake and
Lake Superior Ship Canal
San Diego
California
Little Rock
Virginia
Mississippi
Texas
Congress
Union Pacific Railroad Company
Central Pacific Railroad Company
Going Up Adventures at Astor House Elevating Misadventure
Correspondence from the Cincinnati Times describes two rustic visitors at the Astor House who ride an elevator for the first time. They fear the moving room will explode or carry them away but survive the ride. a servant explains the elevator misadventure with humor. Also notes a bicycle 8000 mile prep, a Sierra bees discovery, and various brief items including a liquor bill amendment and church delegates question.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Astor House
Metropolis
Joe
Bill
Niagara
H. G
Discontinue Sault Ste. Marie Port of Entry in Superior
An act proposes ending Sault St. Marie 7-4 as a port of entry in the Superior District and establishing Marquette. The measure involves the Attorney General and directs reorganization of customs administration in the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sault St. Marie
Superior
Marquette
Stephenson County Fair Premium List Highlights Dried Fruits
Stephenson County Agricultural Fair showcases its premium list with emphasis on dried fruits assortment and sorghum products. Notable mentions include Imphee sugar and melasses, underscoring the fair’s focus on quality farm produce and local specialties.
Swine Class Details From County Fair Judges
The report lists Superintendent Godfrey Voyour and committee members William Warren Freeport John F Smith Freeport William Young Silver Creek R W Milligan Dakota Wm Phillips Lancaster to judge Class V Swine. Awards include best boar one year old and over second best best bear under one year best sow one year old and over best sow under one year best lot of sows not less than 56 and best sow and pigs sweepstakes not less than 10.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Warren
Freeport
Wm.Phillips
Lancaster
R. W. Milligan
Dakota
William Young
Silver Creek
John F. Smith
Poultry and Fruit Show Prizes Listed for Freeport Area
The schedule names superintendent and committee members for class VI poultry with best turkeys geese ducks and various fowl prizes. It also lists fruit and vegetable categories in class VII with officers and judges and prize amounts for apples pears grapes potatoes and other produce. Exhibits include multiple varieties and quantities as measurement standards.
Domestic and Dairy Produce Class at Fair Show
The lineup lists Superintendent John Burrell and Assistant Supt C Yarger overseeing entries from Freeport and Lena for best butter and cheese categories. Prizes include Best Fresh Butter, Best Butter by May or June, Best Cheese aged over and under a year, plus best loaves of Wheat and Corn bread and best cake, with a largest and best show award for a single exhibitor.
Agricultural Implements Show Winners and Premiums
List of prize categories for a 19th century agricultural fair. Awards cover reapers, mowers, threshing machines, shellers, seed drills, broadcast seeders, cultivators, plows, harrows, gates, fences, rakes, mills, wind mills, presses, and displays. Premiums awarded for best displays by one person, with diplomas and certificates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gilbert Younglove
Loran
Lyman Fair
Waddams
John Bradford
J. P. Reel
Buckeye
Class XI Mechanic Arts Award List
Superintendent Jas Taggert David Young Lena John Haney Cedarville N J Churchill Ele Samuel F Taylor Freeport John Hart Florence Best two horse Carriage Best top Buggy Best open Buggy Best Spring Wagon for market Best Farm Wagon Best Pair Bobs Best Wheelbarrow Best Farm Baskets three sizes Best or of Connecting Ladders Best Bag Holder Best display of Furniture Best 12 Brooms home manufacture Best Carriage Harness Best Double Harness wagon Best Single Buggy Harness Best Gent s Saddle Best Ladies Saddle Best Riding Bridge Best Cook Stove for wood Best Cook Stove for coal Best Parlor Stove for wood Best Parlor Stove for coal Best display of Iron Ware Best display of Leather Ware Diploma and
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Young
Lena
John Haney
Cedarville
N. J. Churchill
Ele
Samuel F. Taylor
Freeport
John Hart
Florence
Also Mentioned on This Page
Freeport Journal
James S. McCall
The
Cincinnati Times
Sweet
Boston
Hartford
New York State
Rome
Syracuse
Buffalo
Cleveland
Ohio
President Grant
Isis
Sierra’ Nevada Mountains
Pacific
Sierras
Atlantic Seaboard
Massachusetts
Methodist Episcopal Church of the
Kentucky
Stephenson County Agricultural Fair
Godfrey Voyour
RowEuu Colby
Charles D. Taggert
Jas
McCall
David Jones
Buckey
Thomas French
West Point
William Peters
China
B.ordway
L. K. Schofield
Joseph B. Smith
H. R. Wheeler
Lem
Jacob Fair
Erin
John Gift
Rock Run
P. A. Tisdal
E.ordway
L. K. SoHori
Jas. Adams
Buckman
McEathron
E. Stravill
Jas. Flansburg
Samuel Goodrich
Michal Gift
Rock Grove
Thomas Hunt
R. Jacob Latshaw
L. Montague
Weat Point
John Burrell
C. Yarger
Geo. Osterhout
Davis
A. Waddell
J, Hinkley
P. Bradshaw
R. V. Anke
James 8. Taggart
Grass Sword
Taggert
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