County Treasurer’s Report on State and County Finances 1861
Audit reveals total accounts allowed over two years ending Jan 1 1861 amount to 4294 dollars 98 cents. Outstanding liabilities total 567 dollars 33 cents while assets including county tax levies and sale certificates reach 9586 dollars 61 cents. Report by Frevce Nicholls and Nicnolls notes delinquent town taxes and pending state account standings, with a plan to liquidate debt and potential county surplus.
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Arcadia
Caledonia
Gale
OM Preston
Bummer
Trempealeau
Henry Frevce
Co Joun Nicnolls
Galesvilla
Flax Culture Promises Cheap Linen For Western Mills
An article from Chicago Tribune advocates flax cultivation to counter cotton shortages from war. It describes a near year round harvesting and processing system, from cutting flax with reapers to steep rotting, washing, and continuous drying, yielding a white fiber ready for drawing frames. A one ton straw yields about 400 pounds fiber at low cost, enabling linen mills near flax fields to compete with cotton on price and durability. Contacts for publishers are given.
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Chicago
North West
Ireland
Great Briton
A. Clemens
Rockford Til
Pineries on Black River Estimate Workforce
It is estimated that there are many men in the pineries on Black River and its tributaries this winter, according to the Jackson County Banner report.
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Locarxa
Pineries
Black River
Jackson Co Banner
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R Parker
Witneys
Maral
W Marsh
P Clark
M Brandenburg
F Brewin
E Perkins
RY Whield
Beswick
Services Ag
JT Holmes
Geo. D Dewey
M Barrett
HY French
Newland
Daniels
Newman
Booth
Bis
Eberhard & Feather
Strickland & Co
Jones
Agricultural