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Newspaper
Shawano County Journal
Location
Shawano, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jul 12, 1866
Page
3
The Shawano County Journal reports Maite Eastern and Southern services leaving Tuesdays and Fridays at 7 A.M. and arriving Mondays and Thursdays at 6 P.M. The Shawano, Wis., local notice notes Rockwell & Upham authorized to collect and receipt accounts after purchasing the paper.
The article describes Shawano celebrations with artillery fire, torpedoes, and crowds marching to the courthouse square. A grand procession led by a marshal formed at 10:49, moving through town to the temple of Justice where the Orator delivered a powerful, patriotic address praised for its vigor and style.
A national holiday celebration at Keshena featured a flag decorated hilltop for chiefs and interpreters, with returning soldiers, a Declaration read in Menominee, and a speech contrasting 1776 freedom with wartime loyalty. A banquet, drill by soldiers, and a dance followed, leaving the Nation proud of its display of patriotism and decorum.
The Fourth of July celebration featured a lively dance by The Dance Ar Panker's with Randel's Band providing music, a superb supper at Peterson's, and thanks to organizers Mr. and Mrs. Tsaae R. Spencer for a well run event. The Stockwellpeople Band performed, serenading Judge Maurer and others, while the Shavyano soldiers under Captain Schneers presented a skirmish drill. An incident involved Cuartes Sumnicht of Hartland attacked while stopping at the Wisconsin House. he reported thieves unloading his wagon. Charles Barrows delivered an oration amid controversy, with Governor Yates criticized for an old speech recited by another speaker.
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