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Newspaper
Galesville Transcript
Location
Galesville, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Apr 12, 1861
Page
4
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A northern county editorial notes the week’s heavy rain and mud delaying farming but expects eventual benefits. It laments overextended and poor cultivation, urging thorough work and caution to avoid hurried, subpar grain. It recalls a peculiar season where surface germination yielded poor crops yet succeeded due to timing.
Mr John Clare reports a telegraphic dispatch from Wednesday claiming Ft Sumter has been bombarded and blood spilled. Troops march from New York toward the scene while Ft Pickens is said to remain in good defensive condition. Wisconsin banks fail and Illinois bills are not marketable in any discount.
A list of Wisconsin banks and places from La Crosse, noting twenty percent discounts. Banks include Bank of Albany, Appleton, Koskonong, Dodge County, Beaver Dam, Eau Claire, Green Bay, Beloit Saving, Fond du Lac, Lake Shore, Milwaukee area firms, and others. The note thanks C. B. Aver t for pickerel caught in a mill pond.
Two young residents, daughter of J B Dunning and son of D Nicholls, died in the past week amid illness. Sympathy is offered as the community notes the fragility of life and the hope time brings healing. Also cited: seven thousand children aged five to fifteen die annually from ill built, poorly ventilated schoolhouses in London per Dr Hillier of the Metropolitan Medical Association. In the county election results, Orasmus Cole led for Associate Justice with 460 votes, CG A Eldridge had 3. County Judge winner A W Newman secured 425 of 438 votes, Francis W Nowland 10, R Bun 3.
The Funeral services of Mr. Nicholls' Child will be at the Court House on Sunday at 11 A.M. Rev. S. Fallows will deliver the discourse. The paper notes tax sale advertisement will resume next week and reports from the Trempealeau Circuit Court are delayed due to illness and death in the Clerk's family.
A reader notice indicates an article from Forrstsn's Pharmats for March is interesting. The item notes it is reprinted from another source and published by William Guild at 109 Washington Street Boston with terms one dollar per annum.
The Free Democrat is described as one of the best Republican papers in the state, signaling a notable partisan press shift and strong editorial presence.
Farmers are very busy in their fields as spring opens late the season. They work with a will to catch up on planting and field tasks amid cooler conditions and delayed warmth.
A bereaved notice describes the passing of Little Hattie, noting her winning ways and cheer in the home. It speaks of her joining the divine, offering comfort to the bereaved parents and praying for strength amid the sorrow.
Notice of tax sale describing lands in Trempealeau County Wisconsin for unpaid taxes. Details include lots and tracts with described boundaries and legal descriptions, sale date on second Tuesday of May 1861, at public auction at the County Treasurer's office in Galey ville.
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