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Newspaper
Prescott Transcript
Location
Prescott, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Apr 20, 1861
Page
3
The fragmentary clipping reports varied topics from tax sales and local auctions to shipping movements and weather effects. It references Esrua Bort and a Casement story, volunteers supplied meat, shipments of wheat and grass seed, repairs on the Allen vessel, and remarks on cold weather and scarce sun. It notes a town supervisor session at Perry’s house and mentions local editors and papers like the Whitewater Register.
The Prescott Guards held a Thursday meeting and offered their services in response to a call for volunteers. Recruits are being sought from county towns as interest grows in forming a 78-man company from Banner County. A broad enlistment call was issued by Captain Dill, urging loyal Pierce County citizens to enroll immediately and be ready to obey governors’ calls at a moment’s notice.
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