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Newspaper
Ripon Star
Location
Ripon, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Apr 14, 1857
Page
2
A fragment describes a subscription offer where readers mail $2 to receive copies, with postmasters acting as agents. It mentions extra copies per ton and eleven copies for a $20 payment, specifying to include post office name and county when mailing to Mexico.
The Oshkosh Democrat notes its first issue of the Ripon Stt edited by I J Mapes and defends independence from political wrangling while welcoming exchanges. It rejects attacks and asserts political neutrality yet signals support for Democratic loyalties and upcoming local judicial elections. The piece discusses subscriber growth, editorial stance, and early exchange news from Wisconsin papers.
A reader letter in the Sentinel misattributes a Stargazing recollection to a defunct institution. The piece notes a Ripon memory column from eight to nine years ago and reflects on exchange errors between weekly papers and city press.
The piece recalls Ripon’s early business beginnings with the Brockway store built by EB Northrop. It describes the rough frontier conditions, the first court scene with Sebastian Schone as constable, and a tense posse pursuit in a sparsely finished town hall, ending with jurors debating a verdict.
An emphatic courtroom exchange ends with a juror declaring he will not budge despite the presented evidence. The Madison Patriot reports Megara Langrishe Atwater troupe leaving for Watertown for a summer tour. A bloody street brawl near Portuy yields a lengthy verses filled account and a mob scene with shouts and stones.
The town election on the seventh saw Judge Whiton favored for Chief Justice of the Supreme Court. The main controversy centered on the board of Supervisors chairs, with Maeve as a candidate and a push to endorse the Winnebago Railroad bonds. Some factions demanded a public vote on the railroad issue, prompting tension between convention nominees and dissenters who pressed for support of the defeated candidate.
A river rescue near Niagara Falls saved a man clinging to rocks after a rope ladder was lowered from the bank. The attempt drew a crowd, the crowd cheered, and the rescued man thanked the onlookers. Also noted are comments on local politics, social scenes, and reflections on manners at a Girard House event.
A long distance horse race drew crowds and heated debate over animal welfare. Reported by telegraph, horses endured rough roads as spectators followed progress. finish occurred after seven hours and fifty minutes covering eighty two miles before nightfall.
A lengthy horse race narrative describes Dalton and Taylor racing from Frankfort toward Utica, with both horses showing fatigue and uneven pacing. Dalton’s horse finally faltered after Frankfort, while Taylor’s horse nearly failed near Allen. Both horses were tested by distress and tricky routes through Little Falls, yet the event concluded with the two steeds still in good condition and the riders contending. The report also includes election results and various local updates, noting judges elected in Milwaukee and Philadelphia, a note on a Swede-Irish traveler reportedly killed by an elephant, and a mishap near David Graham’s residence where a team was frightened and a wagon overturned, injuring the driver.
Patchy 19th century notes recount chaotic mix of notes on moral suasion and political chatter in Milwaukee. The fragment references Samuel Bowles, San Francisco and California gossip, a Chinatown incident, a fish market quarrel, and a police case involving a broken safe. It also mentions Postmaster appointments and local political fervor, with scattered names and places such as Janesville and Fond du Lac.
A garbled, archaic narrative fragment recalls a chaotic gathering with a child singing hymns and a Charlestown or New England setting. The passage shifts to a conversation among volunteers and a railroad era congressional scene, framing a tense, oddly punctuated tableau from a bygone day.
Vandalism and fires damaged the one a day news site entries. Authorities attribute the acts to incendiaries, with investigations ongoing into motive and suspects.
Fragmented OCR notes describe the Maelstrom and its reputed dangers off Norway’s coast, noting European skepticism and sailors’ avoidance. The text shifts to a broader 19th century progress update, mentioning Fulton’s steamboat, the rise of railroads in the United States and England, and a deadly boiler explosion in Indianapolis with Horner among the injured.
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