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Newspaper
Shawano County Journal
Location
Shawano, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1865
Page
4
The article lists an Independence Day program from sunrise to evening with a Shawano Band march, prayers, songs, readings, orations, toasts, and a supper at the Traveling Home. It also notes an officers and committees lineup and a warning to participants. A separate item mentions a cow injuring a boy named Nuttle near Shawano.
Shawano County praises its soil water and pine lands while noting a growing trade network and river routes. The piece touts farming gains, timber markets, and plans for a telegraph to Lake Superior, with community support from local groups and figures.
Government survey activity in Wisconsin advances with James L. Nowlin leading a party in Town 34 Range 12. The task targets unsurveyed lands and aims for completion this year amid reports of maple timber quality and an average grade. Also noted are postwar returns, battlefield memories, a thunderstorm in the area with a fatality at Keshena, and a Chicago Republican Company launch with subscription rates. A Richmond town meeting on July 1 addresses bridge watch, hay scales, volunteer funds, and cemetery plans.
Under secretary's authority the General Subscription Agent offers the third series 1865 United States securities for sale to the public. They mature in three years from the issue date and may be converted at the holder's option into government bonds. Taxes by state county and municipality add 1 to 3 percent annually to value. Interest or principal details include amounts such as 1000 and 5000 dollars.
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