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Newspaper
Whitewater Register
Location
Whitewater, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1857
Page
3
A Monday New England Bards visit drew a mixed crowd, with free list sparse and holiday cheer dampened by hard times. Reports note a Pilgrims anniversary event at Metropolitan flat and a violent assault at Timlin’s groggery, detailingOle Osmanson’s beating by Pat Hughes and others, with calls to shut Timlin’s down and enforce the law.
Mr Watt of the Jeffersonian reports in last week’s issue that contact with local leaders confirms plans for the Wisconsin Central Railroad to reach Jefferson by next summer. Contracts by Harris are expected to start in spring, pushing work toward the town and beyond. A note on a boilerplate payment call for the capital stack accompanies the hopeful forecast, with no ground for doubt in its completion. The Elkhorn Independent notes a fire destroyed the Spring Prairie Vienna School House on Wednesday the 9th, estimated loss about 300 dollars, suspected incendiary. The piece also critiques city press support as a barometer of local prosperity and mentions a Cosmopolitan Art Association secretaryship and an early drawing on January 28. Asterly’s steam engine is being assembled for new harvest Reapers and mowers, while Mr and May Cornes advertise to sell a fine daguerreotype of holiday gifts.
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