Close of the volume transcript for Pierce County press
The Prescott Pierce County Transcript closes its second volume noting rapid growth since navigation opened and a $1,300,000 assessed property base. It credits the press with informing emigrants and drawing capital, while expressing gratitude to patrons, announcing plans to expand, repay debts, and secure land for a permanent home as prosperity begins to unfold.
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Pierce County
Prescott
Transcript
Free State
Union
Duluth
Pierce County Town Site Directory Proposed in Transcript
The piece urges building a permanent newspaper to serve the county, asking readers to boost circulation and ads. It proposes a Pierce County Town Site Directory to attract capital and settlers, noting the river traffic and hotels as distribution points. Also mentions Stillwater, St Croix Valley, and local notices about elections, leading figures, and business needs.
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Reaers
Pieres
Tromble
Maiden Tock
Ghance
Mississippi
St. Croix
Pierce County
Superior Man Disparaged by Argus and State Journal
A Madison Argus report and a State Journal reply accuse Geo Strong and Capt Markland of falsehoods over a contested Assembly seat. Strong contends the accusations are bogus and notes alleged irregularities in La Pointe and Douglas counties.
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Geo. Strong
Markland
Hudson Chronicle
Strong
Spring Creek
Strange
The
State Journal
Assembly
Madison
Ealitora
Argus & Democrat
Marklund
Audzon
la Pointe
Committee On
Republican Party
United States of Congress
Douglas County
Geo. Strone
la Pointe County
Mr. Strong
Art
Barstow Dynasty
Wisconsin Republicans and foreign born citizens debate
A Wisconsin editorial discusses Republican stance on naturalization and foreign born rights. It notes Assembly resolutions urging Congress to ease naturalization, calls for Governor to sign, and frames the party as seeking equal cooperation among all citizens while opposing slavery extentionists. The piece argues critics fear the party excludes immigrants.
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Republican Party
Buchanan
Wisconsin
Ostrander
Senate
Assembly
Congress
United States
Iborera
West
Letter from Maiden Rock Wisconsin Feb 11 1857
Mapes Rock Wisconsin describes Maiden Rock in Pierce County as a rich farming area backing Rush River Valley near Lake Pepin. He praises corn yields, springs, water power, white oak resources, and prospective mills and mills activity. The letter notes emigrants from Illinois plan to settle, a saw mill operating, steamboat landing, a boarding house, and a single local store with expectations of more settlers and new businesses in spring.
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Mapes Rock
Wisconsin
Lake Pepin
Pierce County
Pierze County
Rush River
Ohio
Indiana
Furntera
Messrs. McKinstry and Seely
Pepin
Misippi
J. D. Brown
Mendota
Ilinois
Dennis McClary
Patrick O'Tranigan
Torn
Early steamship plans and land office decisions afloat
A prospective spring steamboat between this place and Reed's Landing is planned, with Bangor builder Josiah Bachel der to construct it and May delivery promised. The piece discusses Pierce county’s land issues, pre emption locations, and a Minnesota Supreme Court opinion on Warrantee Deeds, plus a rail meeting in Faribault to fund a Cedar Valley line to Minneapolis.
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Reed's Landing
Josiah Bachelder
Hsg
Bangor
Maine
Pierce County
Rush
J. D. Tremble
Spee
Paul Zanes
Hastings Informa UN
Tadge Shurburn
Minnesota Supreme Court
Minnesota
Sioux and Chippewas Reach Peace by Signs
A Pioneer letter recounts a Sioux Chippewa peace treaty made after a surprise meeting on Sauk River. Delegates exchanged signs of peace amid language barriers, gifts, and a ceremonial dance, with the Times corroborating a Sioux and Chippewa greeting in St. Paul.
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Sauk River
iSt
Paul
the Times
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