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Newspaper
Oshkosh Democrat
Location
Oshkosh, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Sep 13, 1850
Page
2
Erastus W. Drury of Fond du Lac receives the Democratic nomination for circuit judge. The contest centers on his legal record and community service in Fond du Lac, with campaign support building across local party organizations.
The Oshkosh office cautions advertising customers about E A Codey, claims purchase of its books and dues for subscrip tion and job work, then shifts to updates on Texas New Mexico border politics and local population figures. The piece lists town commerce and population milestones in Oshkosh and nearby Harrson Tohart Sheboygan, noting eight dry goods stores, several mills, hotels, and crafts amid a growing town.
A new Post Office is planned in Nepenskin named Atortu. Mr. Doty reports the Department has promised to establish one of Dell. Local friends in Delhi welcome this development and celebrate the prospect.
Mr. oF. 7, Williams, a London trained druggist, has bought the building beside the bridge and opened a Brug Store. He fits it up in a modern style and plans to stock a full line of goods. Citizens note a quality drug shop has long been needed in the county.
The notice promotes Fanning Mills manufactured by Messie Dowp Bonra as a quality article and urges reader support. It also mentions the Peytona Steamboat Company purchasing the steamer D. B. Whitacre and renaming it Vosaxosa to operate with the Peytona on regional rivers.
Foundry at Menasha run by Sells & Co is praised for its iron casting and machinery finishing. We visited and found lathes and tools and a well equipped shop. Godey for October is on our table with engravings praised though one image misproportioned. OFA Teacher's Institute in session this week at Janesville.
Fall trade brings fresh apples and new stock as Major Androtes enlarges his clothing store and reopens shelves. Edward Andreae offers dry goods and hardware, Alexander Reed expands his stock, Hicks brothers relocate to the Post-office area with a wide assortment, Litte Ames returns boasting plentiful arrivals, and Hay & Hall plan to flood the area with hardware stoves and hollow ware as roads improve.
Gov James Duane Dorr forwards a letter from the Secretary of the Interior dated August 9 1850 noting that alternate sections three miles wide from the Fox River mouth to the Portage canal were granted for river improvements and that remaining lands on the north side from Wolf River to the Portage are now available after Indian title extinguishment. The Secretary concedes the claims are just and Congress must authorize selections. Montreal fire destroys 128 houses on the 24th ultimo.
A commentary condemns laws restricting small notes and Sabbath enforcement as absurd. It argues leg bodies cannot override natural rights and conscience, citing California foreign miner laws and other examples as monuments of legislative folly. It insists laws lacking moral force should not be obeyed.
The Wisconsin Democratic Convention in Waupun convened to nominate a candidate for the Thud Congressional District. Harrison C Hobart won a majority on the voting rounds and was declared the nominee after ballots showed Doty and others receiving scattered support. A Congressional Committee was appointed and the gathering adjourned. The issue of the 1851 Almanac from W B Palmer was also noted as the “Buginese Men’s Almanac” with details on banks canals railroads trade and agriculture.
Circular urges Wisconsin voters to back Walker bill for land reform. Advises petitioning Congress, interrogating candidates, and pledges for U S Senate support. Notes date Sept. 5 1880 and critiques written pledges while urging active statewide action. Includes letters about 1850 mail routes and post office appointments in Wisconsin.
The article reports Dr. Webster’s execution in Boston on Friday August 30. His family left him unaware of his fate as he prepared for the gallows with a last prayer service by Dr. Putnam. He walked to the scaffold with calm resolve, was hanged, and his body placed in a jail coffin for transport to Cambridge amid crowded streets. No confession appeared forthcoming.
A. Spauldovna defends Oshkosh census figures against the Oshkosh Telegraph critique, arguing reporting errors and language barriers. A separate note reports a large New York land reform meeting with Senator Walker and Horace Greeley endorsing soil use, land limits, and opposition to grants for public improvements.
The editor notes difficulty in selecting items for readers amid reports of mining luck, clashes with Native peoples, mining sickness, supply woes, social events, mail delays, rapid city growth, lodge and temperance activities, weddings, and deaths.
The inaugural state election occurred on June twenty with all state officers chosen. Hugh N. Smith lost to Congress by four hundred sixty votes. The realm split between Territorial and State Government factions.
In this village on the 7th the report notes the death of Mr. J. Y. Davis a cabinet maker. Davis was among the first mechanics to settle here and was a highly esteemed industrious citizen. He leaves a wife and small children to mourn his loss.
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