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Newspaper
Prescott Transcript
Location
Prescott, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jan 01, 1858
Page
1
A fragmentary notice from Prescott references the Transcrat and a subscription drive. It names agents Mere Nounde and Langdon and mentions Chicago as a hub with emphasis on independence and public notice. The piece thanks local Democrat colleagues for accommodations in citizen meetings and newspaper duties.
Pierce citizens meet at City Mall Prescott to memorialize Legislature on repealing the Mortgage Stay law and to question State assumption of railroad, city, town, and farm debts. Resolutions condemn railroad financiers, urge against taxation to cover losses, and warn against usury and misused state funds.
A Wisconsin committee denounces usury statutes and the Mortgage Stay Law as ruinous, urging immediate repeal to prevent foreclosures and credit foreign loss. They press action against the State Assumption of Railroad debts and call for vigorous public response. The note on state politics follows with remarks on Madison’s capitol, Brown Shepard, and a bear-meat supper anecdote.
In Prairie du Chien E W Pelton holds county orders unpaid for up to ten years. He sued Crawford County for interest totaling near $8,000. a judgment was awarded, with the county board appealing, sending the case toward the Wisconsin Supreme Court. The editorial argues interest should accrue after demands, urging prompt payment to public creditors.
News reaches Santa Fe that an overland mail party en route to Neosho was attacked by Comanche forces after by-passing an earlier raid. The five or six men, including conductor Hall and A Ferguson, fought valiantly but were overwhelmed. the outfit and mail were destroyed. Major Wells confirms the massacre based on Pueblo reports, while speculation links the violence to new road openings through their territory.
News items report a 7.5 million dollar loan obtained by the government for railway construction in England. Other notes include political shifts in Indiana and Wisconsin, a Staten Island quarantine cost, the Atlantic Cable decision, and various maritime and rail logistics updates across the era.
Deed of distress notices from 1869 with names Wells & Stillman pasted to collection bands. Call Ives & Beard at the store in Prescott for any parties identifying as above. Long et al. archive notice.
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