A history of Columbia County, Wisconsin : a narrative account of its historical progress, its people, and its principal interests, Part 1

Author: Jones, James Edwin, 1854- ed
Publication date: 1914
Publisher: Chicago : Lewis Publishing Co.
Number of Pages: 506


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GENEALOGY 977.501 C72J, V. 1


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GENEALOGY COLLECTION


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A HISTORY OF


COLUMBIA COUNTY WISCONSIN


A Narrative Account of Its Historical Progress, Its People, and Its Principal Interests.


Compiled under the Editorial Supervision of


J. E. JONES, PORTAGE


Assisted by a Board of Advisory Editors


VOLUME I


ILLUSTRATED


PUBLISHERS THE LEWIS PUBLISHING COMPANY CHICAGO AND NEW YORK


1914


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Every student of history knows that Interior America is the Greater America, and just as long as the Coming United States was crowded between the Eastern mountains and the Atlantic Ocean it was bound in Colonial chains. To the romantic, ambitious spirit of the Frenchman, whether he be cavalier or priest, is due the planting of the seed which has bloomed into a nation. He opened the gates to the Mississippi with all its tributary valleys; and it was the fiery genius of Napoleon which finally passed into our keeping that vast Louisiana beyond the Mississippi, which lured us even beyond to the Pacific.


It is by thus getting a perspective that one may weigh the relative importance of any locality as a necessary feature of the broad, historic landscape over which the events of the world have marched and which the student may calmly review as from an eminence; he is blind, except with the prophetic eye, as to what lies before him.


Those who know Columbia County, and have studied its relation to the development of the great heart of the United States, are proud of the part which Providence assigned to it in the making of the Nation. In the very center of the greatest of the four waterways, whose easy portages separated the vast basins of the Great Lakes from the broad valleys of the Mississippi system, the grand figures of Marquette and Joliet, the French fur-trader and voyageur, the really noble red man, the merchandiser of all nations, the soldier, the American statesman and finally the well-molded citizen of today's Republic-in a word, this United States in the entire making-has been largely filtered through the County of Columbia. Although there have been some who would have had our home county known as Portage, rather than that other goodly section of Central Wisconsin, it is better as it is, since we are really entitled to the name and the fame.


Ever considering Columbia County from this large relationship, we have taken a deep satisfaction in gathering and presenting the details of its founding and growth; and although there are other counties in Wisconsin far more wealthy and populous, there is none whose soil has


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grown anything more picturesque and vital along the lines of history than our own Columbia.


It has been no small task to do justice to the subject, and the super- vising editor would have faltered, if not fallen in the work, had he not been so warmly and ably assisted by his advisory staff, who proved such fine workers as well as good advisors. Those gentlemen are Professor W. G. Clough, of Portage; James R. Hastie, of Poynette; William C. Leitsch, of Columbus; M. J. Rowlands, of Cambria; James E. Jones, of Kilbourn; J. M. Bushnell, of Wyocena, and Herbert Palmer, of Lodi. Although not on our regular advisory board, no citizen of the county has been more helpful and interested in the work than Chester W. Smith, county superintendent of schools. Nor must we forget to fully acknowl- edge the services of Mrs. W. G. Clough, the Portage city librarian, and Mrs. J. E. Jones, of Portage. It may be that these are our largest debtors, but all to whom application for information has been made have been so willing to assist to the extent of their ability that we simply "thank you one and all."


There never was a book published in which there were not flaws, and in preparing the history of a locality in the making of which the author has been more or less concerned, a special effort has been made to avoid any personal leaning toward or from individuals, institutions or subjects in general. All the editors and contributors identified with this work have honestly endeavored to write history without bias or animus, aud trust that its readers will give them credit for their good intentions, even though such readers imagine that they can sometimes "read between the lines." It is certain that nothing so complete has been published for thirty-five years; and probably within the next four decades Columbia County will make enough good, readable history for a whole library. They who compile this library may do their work better than we, but certainly with no more conscience.


CONTENTS


CHAPTER I


NATURAL FEATURES


WISCONSIN'S BOLDEST FEATURE-NATURAL ROUTE OF INDIANS AND FRENCH DISCOVERERS-PROTECTION OF THE PORTAGE NECESSARY TO SETTLEMENT-THE WISCONSIN RIVER AND THE DELLS-THE "HOW" OF THE DELLS-THE BARABOO BLUFFS-THROUGH THE "GRAND EDDY" ON A RAFT-THE GREAT PRAIRIE BELT OF LIMESTONE-THE WATER COURSES OF COLUMBIA COUNTY-PRAIRIES, MARSHES AND TIMBER LAND-BUILDING STONE-DAIRYING AND AGRICULTURE. 1


CHAPTER II


THE ORIGINAL SETTLERS


MOUND BUILDERS KEEP TO THE WATER COURSES-MOUNDS OF THE KIL- BOURN REGION-FIRST TIDINGS OF COLUMBIA COUNTY INDIANS-THE WINNEBAGOES AND MENOMINEES-LAST OF THE INDIAN LANDS-WIN- NEBAGO VILLAGES-DE KORRA, THE NOBLE CHIEF-INDIAN PAYMENT OF 1830-MRS. KEDZIE DESCRIBES THE CHIEFS-YELLOW THUNDER, LAST WINNEBAGO WAR CHIEF PERSONAL RECOLLECTIONS OF YELLOW THUNDER (MRS. LYDIA A. FLANDERS)-LAST FORCED MARCH OF THE


WINNEBAGOES-THE PAYMENT OF 1914. 17


CIIAPTER III FIRST WHITE VISITORS


NICOLET AND COLUMBIA COUNTY-WHERE WAS THE MASCOUTEN VIL- LAGE ?- JOLIET AND MARQUETTE PASS THE PORTAGE-MEMORIAL AT THE PLACE OF CROSSING HENNEPIN AT THE PORTAGE-LASALLE AND JONATHAN CARVER-VISITS OF UNITED STATES SOLDIERS-TRADERS AND CARRIERS .33


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CHAPTER IV


INDIAN WARS AND THE FORT


THE WINNEBAGO UPRISING-THE PURSUIT OF RED BIRD-VOLUNTARY SURRENDER OF THE CHIEF-THE MAGNIFICENT RED BIRD-BEGS NOT TO BE PUT IN IRONS-RED BIRD GIVES AWAY HIS LIFE-DE KORRA AS RED BIRD'S HOSTAGE-FORT WINNEBAGO AND "A PARTY NAMED ASTOR"-THE COMING OF MAJOR TWIGGS-GROUND BROKEN FOR THE FORT-COMPLETED-AMUSEMENTS AT THE POST-NOTED MEN AND WOMEN AT THE FORT-LIEUTENANT AND MRS. VAN CLEVE- HENRY MERRELL-EVACUATED-FINAL DISSOLUTION 42


CHAPTER V


PIONEER TRADERS AND CARRIERS


PETER PAUQUETTE-DEATH OF THE FAMOUS TRADER-SHOT BY MAN- ZE-MON-E-KA-INFLAMED BY LIQUOR AND FALSE CHARGES-THE REMAINS OF PAUQUETTE FINALLY LOCATED-THE COMING OF HENRY MERRELL-FORT WINNEBAGO IN 1834-COMMANDANTS AND INDIAN AGENTS-THE DE KORRAS AND JOSEPH CRELIE-POST AMUSEMENTS-BUSINESS TRIPS UNDER DIFFICULTIES-MERRELL'S ACCOUNT OF THE FAMOUS 1837 TREATY-TRIPS MORE OR LESS EXCIT- ING-MERRELL IN POLITICS-SATTERLEE CLARK'S PERILOUS JOURNEY -BLACK HAWK THREATENS FORT WINNEBAGO-CLARK SENT FOR REINFORCEMENTS-ON RETURN OVERTAKES MOUNTED MILITIA- FATAL STAMPEDE OF TROOPERS' HORSES-"BATTLE" OF THE WIS- CONSIN-END OF THE BLACK HAWK WAR-DE LA RONDE MAKES THE PORTAGE IN 1828-THE NOTED INDIAN FAMILY, DE-KAU-RY (DE KORRA)-DE LA RONDE BECOMES A CALEDONIA FARMER- INDIAN REMOVAL OF 1840-GRIGNON, OR FRENCH CLAIM NO. 21- L'ECUYER'S GRAVE-THE POST CEMETERY-WISCONSINAPOLIS AND OTHERS LIKE IT .58


CHAPTER VI LAND OWNERS AND REAL SETTLERS


FIRST SALES OF COLUMBIA COUNTY LANDS-THE LAND DISTRICTS-ME- NOMINEE INDIAN LANDS SURVEYED-LIST OF FIRST LAND ENTRIES- WALLACE ROWAN, FIRST REAL SETTLER-MRS. ROWAN FROM "IN-


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DIANER"-THE ROWAN INN-JUDGE DOTY OBJECTS TO THE HOURS- LAST OF THE ROWANS-THE ENGLISH COLONIES OF POTTERS-ARRIVE IN THE TOWN OF SCOTT-OTHER TRADES RECOGNIZED-POTTERSVILLE -TWIGG'S LANDING-DISBANDMENT OF THE SOCIETY-INHABITANTS OF COUNTY (1846) 1,200-COLUMBIA COUNTY ON EARLY MAPS. .. . 79


CHAPTER VII


MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION


THE MILITARY ROAD-IN COLUMBIA COUNTY-TERRITORIAL AND OTHER HIGHWAYS-PRELIMINARY SURVEY OF THE FOX AND WISCONSIN RIVERS-THE OLD PORTAGE CANAL-THE CANAL IN 1851-NEW CANAL COMPLETED BY THE GOVERNMENT-BOSCOBEL REALLY THROUGH-CONTROL OF FLOODS BY LEVEE SYSTEMS-COST AND HIS- TORY OF GREAT PUBLIC WORK-FIRST DYKE GIVES WAY-LEWISTON LEVEE REBUILT-ANOTHER LEVEE TO PROTECT CALEDONIA AND PORTAGE-FLOODS OF THE WISCONSIN RIVER-LA CROSSE & MIL- WAUKEE RAILROAD-REACHES POINTS IN COLUMBIA COUNTY- DEVELOPMENT OF THE CHICAGO, MILWAUKEE AND ST. PAUL- CHICAGO & NORTHWESTERN-WISCONSIN CENTRAL COMMENCED AT PORTAGE-COMPLETION OF LINE (1871)-THE M., ST. PAUL & S. STE. MARIE ,89


CHAPTER VIII


COUNTY ORGANIZATION


OLD PORTAGE COUNTY-FIRST CASTING OF BALLOTS-COLUMBIA SET OFF FROM PORTAGE COUNTY-FIRST ANNUAL ELECTION-JAMES T. LEWIS INSISTS ON COLUMBIA-THE COUNTY OFFICERS-SHERIFFS-CLERKS OF CIRCUIT COURT-DISTRICT ATTORNEYS-COUNTY CLERKS-COUNTY TREASURERS-REGISTERS OF DEEDS-CORONERS-COUNTY SURVEYORS -BOARDS OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS-CHAIRMEN OF COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS-COUNTY SEAT FIGHTS-TEMPORARY COUNTY BUILD- INGS-FIRST STEPS TOWARD PERMANENT COURTHOUSE-THE COURT- HOUSE COMPLETED-COUNTY JAIL AND SHERIFF'S RESIDENCE-HOME FOR COUNTY INSANE AND POOR-THE CIRCUIT COURT-PROBATE AND COUNTY COURT 103


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CHAPTER IX


MISCELLANEOUS COUNTY MATTERS


HOUSEHOLD POPULATION (1846)-POPULATION IN 1847-FIGURES BY DECADES (1850-1910)-REAL ESTATE AND PERSONAL PROPERTY (1875) -AGRICULTURAL INTERESTS-CONDITIONS THIRTY YEARS AGO-CON- DITIONS OF THE PRESENT-A SPLENDID DAIRY COUNTY-CREAMERIES IN COLUMBIA COUNTY-CHEESE FACTORIES-LIVE STOCK-COUNTY AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY-FISH FAIR AND SECRETARY'S REPORT-CO- LUMBIA COUNTY FAIR ASSOCIATION-CURLING IN COLUMBIA COUNTY 119


CHAPTER X THE PRESS


FIRST COLUMBIA COUNTY NEWSPAPER-SUSPENSION OF THE RIVER TIMES-JOHN A. BROWN AND THE BADGER STATE-"SHANGHAI" CHANDLER AND THE INDEPENDENT-ROBERT B. WENTWORTH AND THE PORTAGE CITY RECORD-ENTER A. J. TURNER-WISCONSIN STATE REGISTER FOUNDED-BRANNAN & TURNER-THE REGISTER FROM 1885 TO DATE-A. J. TURNER AND MAJOR LOCKWOOD-FIRST COLUMBUS NEWSPAPER-WISCONSIN MIRROR PRECEDES KILBOURN CITY-THE COLUMBUS DEMOCRAT-THE COLUMBUS REPUBLICAN- FIRST GERMAN NEWSPAPER, DER WECKER - RUNDSHAU UND WECKER-LAUNCHING OF THE PORTAGE DEMOCRAT-JAMES E. JONES-LODI'S UPS AND DOWNS-THE ENTERPRISE-THE POYNETTE PRESS-PARDEEVILLE TIMES AND BADGER BLADE (RIO)-KILBOURN'S NEWSPAPER VENTURES-WYOCENA ADVANCE-OTHER COUNTY NEWS- PAPERS-DEFUNCT PAPERS 133


CHAPTER XI .


SCHOOLS AND CHURCHES


FIRST SCHOOL OUTSIDE THE FORT-FIRST SCHOOL DISTRICT FORMED AT CAMBRIA-TOO FEW CUBIC FEET PER SCHOLAR-SCHOOL CHILDREN IN 1913-LEGAL QUALIFICATION OF TEACHERS-COLUMBIA COUNTY TEACHERS' ASSOCIATION-COLUMBIA COUNTY TEACHERS' TRAINING SCHOOL-PRIVATE AND PAROCHIAL SCHOOLS OF PORTAGE-COLUMBUS


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COLLEGIATE INSTITUTE-THE KILBOURN INSTITUTE-REV. B. G. RILEY AND LODI-POYNETTE PRESBYTERIAN ACADEMY-PRESENT STATUS OF PUBLIC SCHOOLS-PIONEER TRAINERS OF THE SOUL-FATHER MAZ- ZUCHELLI AT THE PORTAGE-THE FIRST OF ST. MARY'S PARISH-STIR- RING METHODIST PREACHER-THE METHODISTS OF FALL RIVER-LODI METHODISTS ORGANIZE-MR. TOWNSEND ON THE LOWVILLE SABBATH SCHOOL-THE PRESBYTERIANS AT THE PORTAGE-CAMBRIA AS A CHURCH CENTER-PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH OF KILBOURN-THE NOR- WEGIAN LUTHERANS ORGANIZE-EARLY CHURCHES IN THE TOWN-


SHIPS . 149


CHAPTER XII


MILITARY RECORD


JEFFERSON DAVIS-EDWIN V. SUMNER-OTHER NOTED OFFICERS OF FORT WINNEBAGO-THE PORTAGE LIGHT GUARD-COMPANY G, SECOND WIS- CONSIN VOLUNTEER INFANTRY-FIRST WISCONSIN REGIMENT TO ENTER THE SERVICE-RECORD OF THE SECOND WISCONSIN-COMPANY D, FOURTH REGIMENT-GENERAL BAILEY AND MAJOR PIERCE-GENERAL BAILEY AND THE RED RIVER DAM-COMPANIES A AND B, SEVENTH REGIMENT-COMPANY H, ELEVENTH REGIMENT-COMPANY D, NINE- TEENTH REGIMENT-COMPANIES C, G AND H, TWENTY-THIRD REGI- MENT-GENERAL AND JUDGE J. J. GUPPEY-RECORD OF THE TWENTY- THIRD-COMPANIES A AND E, TWENTY-NINTH REGIMENT-COMPANY K, THIRTY-SECOND REGIMENT-LAST INFANTRY COMPANIES-CAVALRY AND ARTILLERY-THE DRAFTS IN THE COUNTY-GUPPEY GUARD OF PORTAGE-COMPETITIVE DRILLS-CAPTAINS AND ARMORIES-COMPANY F, THIRD REGIMENT, W. N. G .- COMPANY F IN SPANISH-AMERICAN WAR-THE NEW ARMORY 167


CHAPTER XIII


THE CITY OF PORTAGE


FIRST WHITE WOMAN AT THE PORTAGE-THE SETTLEMENT GROWS-THE CANAL BOOMS THINGS-PLATTING THE TOWN OF FORT WINNEBAGO- THE GUPPEY PLAT-INCORPORATION AS A CITY-INCREASE OF POPULA- TION-THE PRESENT CITY-CHICAGO & WISCONSIN VALLEY RAILROAD -THE FINE CITY HALL-FREE PUBLIC LIBRARY OF PORTAGE (MRS. J. E. JONES)-THE CITY WATER WORKS-ELECTRIC LIGHT AND TOWER-


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COMMISSION FORM OF GOVERNMENT ADOPTED-PROTECTION AGAINST FIRE-WISCONSIN RIVER BRIDGES-FINAL DISSOLUTION OF $119,000- NOMENCLATURE OF PORTAGE STREETS (A. J. TURNER)-EXPERIMENTS IN BANKING-CITY BANK OF PORTAGE-FIRST NATIONAL BANK- PORTAGE LOAN AND TRUST COMPANY-THE EULBERG BREWING COM- PANY-EPSTEIN BROTHERS' BREWERY-THE PORTAGE HOSIERY COM- PANY-LL. BREESE 184


CHAPTER XIV PORTAGE SCHOOLS, CHURCHES AND SOCIETIES


HIGH SCHOOL AND GRADED SYSTEM ESTABLISHED-HISTORY OF THE POR- TAGE HIGH SCHOOL-THE STUDY OF GERMAN-PRESENT SCHOOL BUILDINGS-CITY SUPERINTENDENT CLOUGH-LIST OF SUPERINTEND- ENTS AND CLERKS-EARLY CATHOLIC MISSIONARIES-FOUNDING OF ST. MARY'S PARISH-PASTORS OF ST. MARY'S-SCHOOL BUILDING ERECTED -THE FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH OF PORTAGE-FIRST METHODIST CHURCH-ST. JOHN'S EPISCOPAL CHURCH-FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH- ST. JOHN'S EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN-OTHER PORTAGE CHURCHES- THE MASONS FORM PIONEER LODGE-CHAPTER, COUNCIL AND COM- MANDERY-I. O. O. F. BODIES-THE PYTHIAN BROTHERS-THE ELKS LODGE-D. A. R., OF PORTAGE-KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS AND FORESTERS -LODGES OF RAILROAD EMPLOYEES-PORTAGE LIEDERKRANZ-THE NATIONAL VERBAND-COUNTRY CLUB OF PORTAGE-THE Y. M. C. A. .206


CHAPTER XV COLUMBUS CITY


FIRST SETTLER-WAYNE B. DYER DESCRIBES THE VILLAGE-DRAKE SUC- CEEDS DICKASON-FIRST LAWYER AND FIRST DOCTOR OFFICE TOGETHER -JAMES T. LEWIS-POSTMASTER WHITNEY AND "OLD HYSON"-LUD- INGTON PLAT AND ADDITION-FIRST HOTEL, STORE AND SCHOOL-MILL PROPERTY PASSES TO J. S. MANNING-COLUMBUS BECOMES A VILLAGE -INCORPORATED AS A CITY-CITY DEPARTMENTS AND ACTIVITIES- ELECTRIC LIGHT AND WATERWORKS-FIRE DEPARTMENT-FREE PUBLIC LIBRARY-THE SCHOOL SYSTEM-HISTORY OF THE SCHOOLS- PRESENT GRADED SYSTEM ESTABLISHED-WILLIAM C. LEITSCH-CON- GREGATIONAL CHURCH OF COLUMBUS-GERMAN LUTHERAN CHURCH-


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GERMAN METHODISTS-ENGLISH METHODISTS-THE CATHOLIC CHURCH -LEADING LODGES-FIRST COLUMBUS BANKS-FIRST NATIONAL BANK -FARMERS AND MERCHANTS UNION BANK-EARLY BREWERS-THE KURTH COMPANY-COLUMBUS CANNING COMPANY 227


CHAPTER XVI


KILBOURN CITY


THE VILLAGE OF THE PRESENT-WISCONSIN RIVER HYDRAULIC COM- PANY FATHERS KILBOURN-EDITOR HOLLY ARRIVES-VILLAGE PLAT RECORDED-SALES OF LOTS-SCHOOLS OF KILBOURN CITY-P. G. STROUD AND JONATHAN BOWMAN-VILLAGE INCORPORATED-WATER SERVICE AND FIRE PROTECTION-THE FREE PUBLIC LIBRARY-IM- PROVEMENT OF SOUTHERN WISCONSIN POWER COMPANY-FIRST STEAMBOATS AT THE DELLS-BANKS AT KILBOURN-THE PRESBY- TERIAN CHURCH-THE METHODISTS-ST. CECELIA (CATHOLIC) CHURCH-OTHER RELIGIOUS BODIES. .250


CHAPTER XVII LODI VILLAGE


THE BEGINNINGS OF LODI-I. H. PALMER AND THE BARTHOLOMEWS- REV. HENRY MAYNARD-THE SUCKERS SETTLEMENT BECOMES FAMOUS-SETTLERS OF 1846-FIRST M. D. AND D. D .- OTHER PHY- SICIANS-SOUTH VS. NORTH, BEFORE THE WAR-I. H. PALMER FOUNDS LODI-PROGRESS OF LOCAL SCHOOLS-VILLAGE CHARTER- WATER SERVICE AND ELECTRIC LIGHTING-THE METHODIST CHURCH- THE BAPTIST CHURCH-LODI LODGES-BUSINESS HOUSES-BANKS OF LODI-HERBERT PALMER, SON OF LODI'S FOUNDER. 266


CHAPTER XVIII VILLAGE OF PARDEEVILLE


PARDEEVILLE FOUNDED-YATES ASHLEY -JOHN PARDEE, FATHER OF JOHN S., PROPRIETOR-THE OLD MILL UP TO DATE-PROTECTION AGAINST. FIRE-PARDEEVILLE STATE BANK-INCORPORATED AS A VIL- LAGE-GRADED SCHOOL SYSTEM-PARDEEVILLE'S CHURCHES-MASONS AND ODD FELLOWS 276


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CHAPTER XIX


VILLAGE OF RIO


ORIGIN OF THE NAME DOUBTFUL-RIO PLATTED BY N. B. DUNLAP-FIRST MERCHANT AND POSTMASTER-PIONEER BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL MEN-VILLAGE INCORPORATED-SCHOOLS-BANKS-PEOPLE'S TELE- PHONE COMPANY-THIE CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH-THE BAPTIST CHURCH-LUTHERAN AND CATHOLIC CHURCHES. 281


CHAPTER XX


CAMBRIA


THE LANGDONS FOUND CAMBRIA-ARRIVAL OF FIRST WELSH COLONY- SEEKING A LOCATION ON FOOT-DECIDE ON WELSH PRAIRIE-FIFTY- THREE COLONISTS "AT HOME"-ONLY THREE LEFT IN 1912-LANG- DON'S MILL BECOMES BELLVILLE-BELLVILLE CHANGED TO CAMBRIA- THE SCHOOLS-WELSH ORGANIZE A MUSICAL UNION-DR. WILLIAMS, PATRON OF LITERATURE-REVIVAL OF THE ANCIENT EISTEDDFOD-POST OFFICE ESTABLISHED-INDUSTRIES AND BANKS-WELSH CALVANISTIC M. E. CHURCH-THE ENGLISH PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH-EVANGELI- . CAL LUTHERAN ZION'S CONGREGATION-MORRIS J. ROWLANDS. ... 286


CHAPTER XXI


POYNETTE


VILLAGE OF TODAY-ITS NAMING, A MISTAKE-JUDGE DOTY INTENDED "PAUQUETTE"-VILLAGE PLATTED-POYNETTE IN 1855-FIRST SCHOOL-CRUSTY BACHELORS WITHHOLD TAX-FIRST PREACHING- THE TIMES THAT TRIED MEN AND WOMEN-THE JAMIESON FAMILY- POYNETTE AS A FLOUR CENTER-RIVALRY OF THE "SIDES"-THE GRAIN TRADE-BANK OF POYNETTE-SCHOOL HISTORY-THE CHURCHES-THE METHODISTS ORGANIZE-REV. JOHN M. SPRINGER, WAR HERO-THE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH-THE LUTHERANS AND CATHOLICS 299


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CHAPTER XXII


AN OLD SETTLER'S MEMOIRS


HUGH JAMIESON'S YOUTH IN SCOTLAND-BOOKED FOR AMERICA-THE ROUTE TO COLUMBIA COUNTY-ARRIVES AT THE SITE OF POYNETTE- PRICES AND TAXES IN THE '40S-TEAMING OVER SOUTHERN WISCON- SIN-THE RAILROADS-COMMENCES TO IMPROVE LAND IN 1850- PRAIRIE FIRES- BREAKING UP THE LAND-PIONEER PLOW FOR HEAVY WORK-FIRST LAND ENTERED IN THE COUNTY-GETS CURIOUS ABOUT MISS THOMAS MARRIED BY SQUIRE CURTIS-THE THOMAS FAMILY- UNION SCHOOL AND CHURCH-ROWAN WAS NOT FIRST SETTLER- PURCHASES A HOTEL-FIRST VILLAGE PLAT OF POYNETTE-SCHOOL DISTRICT OF 1852-AN IMPORTANT YEAR-WHY THE HOTEL PAID WELL-BUYS MORE LAND-RAILROAD FROM MADISON TO PORTAGE- A BOOM FOR POYNETTE-COMPLETES NEW AND LARGER HOTEL-RAIL- ROAD WORK CEASES-YET LOCAL IMPROVEMENTS PROGRESS-ADMITTED TO CITIZENSHIP-PLATS JAMIESON'S ADDITION-RIVALRY OF NORTH AND SOUTH SIDES-WAR TIMES IN THE COUNTY-SECURING VOLUN- TEERS FOR THE UNION-RAILROAD PROJECTS (1861-62)-LABOR AND CROPS IN WAR TIMES-CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD AGAIN-RAILROAD WORK RESUMED-SUGAR RIVER VALLEY RAILROAD SOLD -- IMPROVE- MENT OF SOUTH POYNETTE-FALL OF RICHMOND CELEBRATED- DECLINE OF WAR PRICES-LOCAL IMPROVEMENTS AFTER THE WAR- HEALTH FAILING-SIXTEEN YEARS A HOTEL KEEPER-AGAIN DE- FEATED BY MR. TURNER-FORMATION OF THE MADISON & PORTAGE RAILROAD-TOWN VOTES AID TO THE ROAD-THE MEETING AT MADI- SON-"OLD BEESWAX" AND GEORGE B. SMITH-"JACK OF CLUBS" SUSTAINED-GENERAL STORE FOR RAILROAD MEN-TRANSFER OF TOWN BONDS FOR RAILROAD STOCK-BOND QUESTION TRACED TO THE END- "OLD BEESWAX" GOT THERE-ESTABLISHES GRAIN BUSINESS- CHEESE FACTORY ESTABLISHED-BUSINESS PASSES TO JAMIESON (H. P.) & GAULT (W. C.)-FARM MACHINERY AND SUPPLIES- JUSTLY PROUD OF HIS HOMESTEAD- RETROSPECT IN 1883-HIS RE- LIGIOUS CREED-GOOD FAMILY STOCK-MR. JAMIESON'S DEATH. ... 306


CHAPTER XXIII WYOCENA


FOUNDED BY MAJOR ELBERT DICKASON-NAMING OF WYOCENA-HIGH GRADE OF EARLY SETTLERS-FIRST STORE-MESSRS. DEY AND DICKA- SON-THE DAIRY INDUSTRIES-PICNIC HELD ON HISTORIC GROUND- SKETCH OF J. M. BUSHNELL. .358


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CHAPTER XXIV


FOUNTAIN PRAIRIE (FALL RIVER)


DRAINAGE AND LAND SURFACE-CHESTER BUSHNELL, FIRST SETTLER- DYER, BROWN AND SAGE LOCATE-THE MAGNIFICENT MCCAFFERTY- FIRST LAND ENTRIES-SCHOOL AND CHURCH ON SECTION 23-TOWN GOVERNMENT IN RUNNING ORDER-REMINISCENCES OF JAMES C. CARR (BY HIS DAUGHTER, MRS. GERTRUDE C. FULLER)-FIRST BIRTH AND FIRST DEATH-FARMING UNDER DIFFICULTIES-AN OPINIONATED APPLICANT-PUBLIC SERVICE OF CARR AND ADAMS-STORY HE TOLD ON BROTHER SAGE-BENJAMIN SAGE, THE VICTIM-VILLAGE OF FALL RIVER-A. A. BRAYTON, FIRST SETTLER-POSTOFFICE IN 1847-THE VILLAGE SCHOOLS-METHODIST AND BAPTIST CHURCHES-EARLY TIMES IN VILLAGE AND TOWN 365


CHAPTER XXV OTSEGO TOWNSHIP (DOYLESTOWN)


PRESENT VILLAGE OF DOYLESTOWN-WAYNE B. DYER WAS FIRST SETTLER -VILLAGE OF OTSEGO-LAND OWNERS OF THE PRESENT DOYLESTOWN -TOWN OF OTSEGO ORGANIZED-PLAT OF DOYLESTOWN RECORDED- FIRST IMPROVEMENTS-A BOOM-COLUMBUS TOO SWIFT-SCHOOLS AND CHURCHES .374


CHAPTER XXVI ARLINGTON (TOWN AND VILLAGE)


LEADER IN AGRICULTURE-CLARK M. YOUNG, FIRST TOWNSMAN-EVOLU- TION OF ARLINGTON TOWNSHIP-FIRST SCHOOLS-PIONEERS OF RE- LIGION-THE FIRST OF THE VILLAGE-IMPORTANT 1871-BRISK, PLEASANT VILLAGE OF ARLINGTON 377


CHAPTER XXVII TOWN OF LODI (OKEE)


A PRETTY, HEALTHFUL TOWN-GEORGE M. AND MARSTON C. BARTHOLO- MEW-REV. HENRY MAYNARD AND WIFE-A HUNT FOR "MILWAUKEE WOODS"-ORGANIZATION OF THE TOWN-MATURED PUPIL WRITES OF FIRST SCHOOL - VILLAGE OF OKEE - EXPECTED LAKE - HISTORIC ITEMS 380


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CHAPTER XXVIII


TOWN OF DE KORRA


ROWAN SETTLES AND OPENS HOTEL-PAPER SEATS OF JUSTICE-VILLAGE OF DE KORRA-FIRST GRIST MILL IN SOUTH-CENTRAL WISCONSIN- RAILROAD GO-BY A DEATH BLOW-THE SPELLING OF DE KORRA ( ?)- RAILROAD STATION OF HARTMAN .385


CHAPTER XXIX


TOWN OF COURTLAND (RANDOLPH)


RICH AND BEAUTIFUL PRAIRIE LAND-THE IRISH PIONEER-"CHESTNUT," SAYS PAT-OTHER ARRIVALS OF 1844-45-HORACE RUST-PIONEER HAPPENINGS-BECOMES COURTLAND TOWNSHIP-RANDOLPH (WEST .388 WARD) .


CHAPTER XXX


DEAD AND PAPER TOWNS


BAD CONDITIONS FOR BIG CITIES-CHAMPION TOWNSITE MAN-BALTI- MORE CITY-WISCONSINAPOLIS-CANAL TO STIR THE PORTAGE PEOPLE -EASTERNER LOOKING FOR WISCONSINAPOLIS-FIRST SETTLERS COME TO TOWN-THE VILLAGE OF NEWPORT-JOSEPH BAILEY AND JONATHAN BOWMAN, BACKERS-IN 1855 CONTAINED 1,500 PEOPLE-MAKING ALL SAFE AND SOUND-THE SLIP AND FALL-FOUNDERS MOVE TO KILBOURN -NEVER MORE THAN PORT "HOPE"-WISCONSIN CITY. .392


CHAPTER XXXI


COLUMBUS AND WYOCENA (TOWNS)


THE TOWN OF COLUMBUS-FIRST SETTLEMENT-TOWN ORGANIZED- BIRDSEY A "LIVE WIRE"-WYOCENA TOWNSHIP-GOOD WATER- POWERS-FIRST WHEAT AND CORN RAISED-SETTLERS OF 1845-46- TOWN ORGANIZED-U. S. REGULARS ROUT CLAIM AGENT-GRIST MILL BELOW WYOCENA. .399


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CHAPTER XXXII


CALEDONIA AND LEEDS


CALEDONIA, THE LARGEST TOWN-DRAINAGE AND SURFACE FEATURES- FARM AND TIMBER LANDS-FIRST FARMERS OF THE COUNTY-FIRST PERMAMENT SETTLER-"DADDY" ROBINSON AND JOHN PATE-SCOTCH- MEN NAME TOWN, CALEDONIA-DAUGHTER OF PAUQUETTE LIVING IN TOWN-TOWN OF LEEDS-CHIEF OF THE FORAGE TOWNS-FIRST LAND CLAIMS AND SETTLERS-LEEDS CENTER-ORGANIZATION OF TOWN- POSTOFFICES-FIRST NORWEGIAN CHURCH. 403


CHAPTER XXXIII JAMES R. HIASTIE'S RECOLLECTIONS


"OLD DADDY" ROBERTSON'S FAIR-THE SETTINGS-EVERYTHING AND EVERYBODY TURNED LOOSE-NO OTHER LIKE FAIR OF 1861-LAST DAY OF DE KORRA HOME GUARD-BIG BILLY WOOD GETS EVEN-LIVE STOCK EXHIBITS-CAN WE BEAT THESE ?- NO MORE DADDY'S FAIRS- A MYSTERY STILL-KENTUCKY CITY-ITS ONE BUILDING-THE POOR MAN'S COURT-DIXON'S FIRST CASE-HONOR TO THE WESTERN PIONEER-LAND SPECULATORS CROWD OUT SETTLERS-VILLAGE OF DE KORRA AT ITS BEST-IN THE MELTING POT. 409


CHAPTER XXXIV MARCELLON AND FORT WINNEBAGO


FIRST SETTLERS IN MARCELLON-OTHERS WHO CAME IN 1846-SEVERAL FIRST EVENTS-NAME OF MARCELLON WITHOUT MEANING-TOWN OF FORT WINNEBAGO-COUNT AGOSTEN HARASZTHY-MAKES WISCONSIN HIS HOME-LOCATES IN SAUK COUNTY-OFF FOR CALIFORNIA-PROM- INENT IN THE GOLDEN STATE-DEATH IN NICARAGUA-PORTRAIT BROUGHT TO PORTAGE-FIRST PERMANENT SETTLERS OF TOWN-HOW THE TOWN CAME TO BE. 420


CHAPTER XXXV SCOTT AND RANDOLPH


GOOD FRUIT AND DAIRY COUNTRY-FIRST SETTLER IN SCOTT-M. W. PAT- TON AND OTHERS-FAMOUS BLUE TAVERN-NAMED AFTER WINFIELD SCOTT 425


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CHAPTER XXXVI


LOWVILLE AND SPRINGVALE


JACOB LOW, FIRST SETTLER OF LOWVILLE-FIRST MARRIAGE, BIRTH AND DEATH-FIRST POSTOFFICE AND MAIL ROUTE-THE HOTEL-FIRST TEACHER AND PREACHER-COMING OF THE TOWNSEND FAMILY-REM- INISCENCES OF A. J. TOWNSEND-TOWN OF SPRINGVALE-ADAPTED TO CATTLE RAISING-SPRINGVALE'S FIRST SETTLER-HIGH-PRICED RELIGION - THE WELSH SETTLERS - ORGANIZED UNDER PRESENT NAME 427


CHAPTER XXXVII


WEST POINT AND HAMPDEN


FIRST HOUSE-BUILDER IN WEST POINT-CHANGES IN NAME-SCHOOLS -ONLY ONE HOTEL VENTURE-TOWN OF HAMPDEN-FIRST SETTLERS -TOWN ORGANIZED AND NAMED-FIRST SCHOOL-INTRODUCTION OF FINE STOCK .433


CHAPTER XXXVIII


NEWPORT AND RANDOLPH


NEWPORT TOWN AND VILLAGE FOUNDED-FIRST SETTLERS-RANDOLPH TOWNSHIP - LEADS IN AGRICULTURE - GEORGE KNOWLES, FIRST SETTLER-COMING OF THE LANGDON BROTHERS-ALDEN AND CONVERSE -THE FIRST WELSH TO ARRIVE-FIRST SCHOOLS AND TEACHERS- SQUIRE PATTON AND HIS "HIGH COURT"-VILLAGES AT A DISCOUNT BUT POLITICS, BRISK ENOUGH 438


INDEX


A Dairy Herd in Columbia County (view), 126


A French Fur Trader and Carrier (por- trait), 3 "A party named Astor," 49


Ackerman, Roxelana, 319


Adams, John Q., 104, 105, 115, 116, 155, 156, 241, 368, 582


Adams, Louie, 241


Adams, M., 245


Ades, John E., 496


Agriculture, 16; Conditions thirty years ago, 124; Conditions of the present, 125; a splendid dairy county, 126; cheese factories, 127; creameries in Columbia county, 127; fairs, 128-132; live stock, 128; County Agriculture Society, 128; first fair and secretary's report, 128; other fairs, 130; Colum- bia County Fair Association, 131; in early times (Jamieson), 314; pioneer plow for heavy work, 315; Town of Arlington, 377; farm and timber lands, 404; first farmers of the county, 404; chief of the forage towns, 407


Albee, Hiram, 680 Albee, William C., 680


Albright, John L., 245 Alden, Alvin B., 441


Alexander, J. S., 279 Alverson, C. L., 201 Alverson, Miles T., 575


Amusements at the post, 52


Anacker, William, 603




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