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Newspaper
Prescott Transcript
Location
Prescott, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jul 13, 1861
Page
4
An announcement notes Eysxer Kearper will visit and hold divine service at the Episcopal church on Tuesday evening and at River Pats on Wednesday evening. The report mentions community events, local officials and a reflection on harvest prospects with rust and wheat crop concerns.
A visit to the county seat shows Judge Wetherby presiding over a progressing court session and a controversial one sided sale plan. The piece criticizes a Building Committee and county administration as corrupt, detailing supposed overcharges, mismanaged funds, and alleged taxpayer burdens while predicting the scheme will collapse when scrutiny rises. The writer cites a 1854 Lunatic Asylum link and alleges widespread public deception by officials and vendors.
A July 3 letter from Camp correspondence describes Milwaukee officials blocking a display and a march to Madison. Regiments including the Sth and 6th forced part of a procession through dusty streets as citizens watched, amid discomfort and grim significance. The writer notes a tense start, a bayonet stance, and a push to clear a path through the crowd.
A letter from Prescott detail of marching hardships with no water or rations and tired regiments returning to camp for salt beef beans and potatoes. It describes company letters in the 6th Regiment, uniforms incomplete, and plans to swear into service while noting currency and bank status influenced by Southern stocks. The Prescott boys are in high spirits, Capt. Bin as officer of the day, and a brace for brave defense of the Union.
Advertises daily rail and boat connections from Presc ott to La Crosse with 7 pm train, noon boats from Prescott, and links to Milwaukee Prairie du Chien and Chicago networks. Notes Beardsley Lyford and N S Dopbar agency representations and connections at Minnesota Junction Milton Junction and Jonesville.
Tue American House at Madison is an unpretending, homelike hotel in the state capital. Visitors are urged to stop with Jefferson at the Ameri can and will be pleased with the fare.
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