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Newspaper
Prescott Transcript
Location
Prescott, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
May 02, 1856
Page
2
The document outlines premium requirements for ducks, ewes, fruits, wine, maple sugar, dairy, dairies over one hundred pounds, plowing, mechanics work, and manufactured articles. It specifies proofs, witnesses, and certifications needed, entry deadlines, timing, and staffing rules, with committees empowered to award discretionary premiums and enforce strict exhibition timelines.
The text describes premiums awarded on the second day of the fair including farm, orchard, nursery and crop premiums. It notes premiums will be awarded on that day and that the society, by majority vote of members present, may alter or amend the bylaws at any annual meeting.
President Charles B Cox of River Falls and others listed include Geo W McMearvity Prescott W A Tozer Kinnickinnie P D Aupricy Sundson Recording Secretary N N Powens River Falls Corresponding Secretary J QO Hexnise Ludson Treasurer J M Wuncey Undson Executive Committee Universisns Jr Prescott James Watstow Hudson G W Catrys River Falls
Legislative enactment allows counties to form agricultural societies with corporate powers, capable of suing and being sued, owning property, and promoting agriculture, domestic manufactures, and the mechanic arts. Societies must organize by articles, elect officers, adopt by laws, keep records, and receive annual state funding subject to conditions.
The document outlines annual financial reporting to the state, publishing January statements of income and expenditures, and member counts. It requires county societies receiving state funds to publish experiments and committee reports in local papers and provide proof to the State Treasurer before funds are disbursed. It also states that live animals grown outside the state receive equal premiums and sets the act to take effect upon passage.
Dr Hubeschmann, Superintendent of Indian Affairs for Wisconsin and Minnesota, and Mr Shaw visit Prescott to discuss policy shifts. The Northern Superintendency expands to Missouri. emphasis on civilized treatment, reservations, and guards against traders with alcohol. Proposes scattering Fort Snelling soldiers to curb inter-tribal conflict and protect Indian communities. Also reports on river floods, local disputes, and a growing settler influx amid a busy county economy.
The article lauds the area as rich in timber and water power with streams suitable for machinery and mill operations. It notes six streams feeding abundant timber and agricultural potential, predicting rapid village growth and a home market as factories arise. It also praises steamboat officers and records timber rafts from the St Croix, totaling about 500,000 feet each, heading to distant markets.
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