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Newspaper
Monroe Sentinel
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jul 14, 1858
Page
2
A fragment recounts a Republican convention with delegates discussing credentials and seating. It notes a deadlock over seating committees and the potential of further action at a Saturday session. The text references named figures and local political tensions.
The article celebrates a German community event in Bouroe on the thirteenth, with Monroe Brags Band and German singers energizing the crowd. It highlights Wrisberg, a 1848 exile, as a keynote speaker and notes Judge Dinwiddie’s afterward address, with abstracts promised for publication.
A pedestrian named Mr. C. Martin or Pleasant suffered a severe accident while moving lumber on a hill in Round Grove. A strap broke causing a wagon and horses to derail, the man sustaining a thigh fracture. Dr. Ball treated him and the patient is recovering.
In a winter reflection the author argues true religion must be practical and alive beyond mere profession. It condemns church sectarianism, stresses daily conduct, and warns against separating faith from science, literature, politics, and business while urging salvation through Christ. M. Jn.
A reader refers to Mortgagor and Pedagogue, condemning legal and ethical faults in mortgage foreclosures. The letter argues Maine law protects mortgagors, rebuts Mortgagor’s constitutional claims, and laments the credit system’s impact while urging respect for capital and labor.
A Monroe Wisconsin rural celebration features a large south parade to a grove near the brick school and speeches by local leaders including William Green and Dr. Ruttan, followed by a picnic. The July 1858 village Board of Trustees ordinance sets fines and enforcement for running at large swine and cattle, dog restrictions, a Pound Master role, posting notices, and impoundment procedures with sale of animals to recover costs.
The ordinance assigns the Pound Master the duty to kill or secure dogs found running at large and contrary to the rules. If secured, the master must give notice like swine impounding and may charge for taking and keeping. After three days from notice, if charges are unpaid, the dog may be killed or sold publicly or privately with no further notice.
Correspondence from Leavenworth reports Gen. Lane’s murder trial ended with the prisoner discharged from arrest and virtually acquitted. The ruling stirs excitement in Lawrence as local figures face indictment, habeas corpus actions, and ongoing political commentary.
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