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Newspaper
Prescott Transcript
Location
Prescott, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1858
Page
2
Fragmentary passage notes shifting loyalties and uncertain intentions regarding officials and movements in Switchbarsh. Text mentions General Vicree and an absence of visits, suggesting unresolved plans and possible obstructions to disclosure.
Legal notices outline six months to answer bills in mortgage foreclosures under the Wisconsin Revised Statutes, with six months’ notice before sales and sheriff publication duties. The text also mentions publication requirements and the act’s effective date and officers’ duties, plus a literary note about a famous contralto and a dispatch about Billy Bowles.
Elwell of the Star reports Taylor alias Noble, a habitual land usurper and thief, who fled Hud soo last week and resurfaced in Trimbelie as Sewell, operating a bold fraud. Inquiries persist on his arrest as he continues his misconduct. Local debate sees Mr Hughes of Iadiona clash over parliamentary privileges and speaker rights.
A critical editorial argues the investigation exposed corruption across parties. It notes Republicans denounce frauds while Democrats resisted and expelled allies, contending the graft belongs to individuals, not a single party, and warns against political capital from the affair.
A River Falls Journal note reports broad support for President and Congress backing U S ships against British cruiser intrusions. It cites naval orders to protect vessels, senatorial committee action, and consul Havana details of American ships facing search and scrutiny. The piece closes noting the journal’s first volume just ended.
The United States Supreme Court ruled that public lands are not subject to taxation until patent issuance. Titles sold at land offices remain untaxed until patent, affecting counties with entered lands prior to patent. The decision may reduce state, county, and town taxes and delay funding for schools and improvements, while rendering some tax titles worthless for nonresidents who invested in lands recently.
A long excerpt discusses a 19th century trout law restricting take and sale from November to March and a similar prohibition on nets and traps. It notes penalties likened to 1853 laws, questions over whether trout means game birds, and includes editorial quips about editors wives at a convention, local paper launches, and civic notes from Wanpaca and New Orleans. The text blends law, satire, and local notices with multiple individuals and places.
At a La Crosse meeting, forenamed directors were elected including TP Stanton Eli Perry Artimas Fish G W Luthor and N Radcliff Jacuk L Shear of Albany W Ti Sait of Fox Lake J P Ma Gregor Portage City. The new board later chose N P Stanton as President Eli Perry as Vice President and Lockwood L Daly as Secretary and Treasurer. Reports say Western stockholders withdrew and formed a vigilance committee to protect investor interests as lawsuits loom over mortgages and stock values. The article also notes a controversial mortgage law triggering widespread alarm among lawyers and stockholders.
The fragment cites Indiana and Illinois sites with flooded prairies and dampened activity. It mentions women in fl ington elty and references a beverage offering, then notes water levels rising and weather hindering progress. The piece is garbled and lacks clear events or names.
A Boston letter from Fort Bridger describes Gov. Cumming being publicly welcomed in Salt Lake City with a Brigham Young speech and a Democratic, warm reply from the governor. It notes expected forward movement by Col. Johnson, dire troop rations, and rising trader prices. A boating tragedy on Lake Pepin near Lake City claims several young women’s lives as rescuers attempt recovery. The State Fair grounds at the Pegan Farm near Madison are prepared for the forthcoming exhibit with easy railroad access.
Lieut Maury extols the Gulf Stream as a powerful, fast moving river in the ocean with a sharp boundary to common waters. The Missouri era notes heavy rains in the state threaten corn planting and farming. ongoing weather gloom portends poor prospects. Various items cover U S ship rights, a disease labelled National Democracy, and a local arrest in St Paul with a fraud scheme.
A collage of brief items: Willis and his sister Fanny Fern met after seven years at a funeral. gold discoveries prove scant. Gor might run for Congress. Henry B. Anthony elected U.S. Senator from Rhode Island. Arizona letters hint Peschieres may declare Sonora independent if Zuloaga government succeeds. Congress and war talk over British Gulf aggression. Central Democratic Club condemns British outrages and plans public demonstration. rumors on Chief Justice Taney’s resignation with potential successors. wealth of William B. Astor estimated at 40 to 50 million. Mrs. Astor active in benevolence. speculative end-time numerology linked to Ezekiel and Revelation theories cited from the Syracuse Journal.
Five peaceable free state men were killed in Linn County on May 19 by a party of about twenty five ruffians led by the notorious Brackett. Other named victims include John F Campbell of Pennsylvania Wa Stillwell of Lower Colpetter Pennsylvania Michael Robinson of Iowa and Patrick Roggy with 23 others wounded. Rev Charles Reed a Wisconsin Baptist missionary is among the wounded. The country is aroused to a pitch of excitement as free state men gather at Lawrence and other Territory towns to seek vengeance, with a potential bloody border war looming.
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