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Newspaper
Pepin County Press
Location
Pepin, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Mar 30, 1861
Page
2
The steamboat whistle signals the coming emigration tide and renewed river trade as ice recedes from our lake village. The Northern Belle leads a flotilla after a long winter, bringing travelers and letters from friends far to the East, South, and beyond.
The piece notes extensive emigration from the East and South to the North West during the coming summer, with Minnesota exchanges and readers in Pepin County highlighting fertile lands and favorable terms. It also reports a Senate approved bill to reorganize county government by adding commissioners in counties with more than three Assembly districts, replacing the current supervisors.
The March term of the Circuit Court, led by Judge Weatherby, closes with a rapid dispatch of a large calendar. Numerous cases across many defendants were heard, with verdicts, dismissals, settlements, and injunctions noted as recorded decisions.
The village voters chose Benjamin Anes for President Joax Newcous for Treasurer Joan Sternine for Assessor C BR Havswepunz for Clerk P 2 Granger for Marshal Wat B Newcomb for Supervisor First ward Giorew C Hint Frepertex Sraui for Supervisor Second ward Josnpa Manxine for Trustee Second ward Joux Lownn for Trustee N C Munnar The past week brought many visitors to the village and mentions D W H Manning and others from Apple River Durand and Lake City referenced with local officials. The St Paul papers face hard times and a suggestion to move to Lake City is offered. Buchanan pardoned S M Booth on March 2 revealing clemency in the Glover case.
The Village of Pepin Wisconsin held a board meeting March 28 1861 with President W J Newcomb and trustees Barron Fuller Manning Kellogg present. Clerk reports $206 collected for warrants and assessments incl. $150 for street and $56 for village purposes. $8 for bog licenses, $7.20 balance paid to Treasurer after fees. Treasurer’s and clerk’s reports cited with issued orders totaling $378. Signed Philip Piaf Village Clerk March 11 1401.
The report details collections and balances for street and village funds in Pepin March 11 1861. It notes uncollected delinquent amounts, funds received from the Village Clerk, redeemed orders paid, and on hand balances for street and dog funds. The Committee certified correctness, canceled orders, and the board adjourned to March 27 1861.
The article defends the country press as vital to enlightenment, stressing it speaks to thousands of homes and should be funded by local communities. It urges readers to support their own paper first, then consider distant ones, and to promote and defend editors.
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