History of Green County, Wisconsin. Together with sketches of its towns and villages, educational, civil, military and political history; portraits of prominent persons, and biographies of representative citizens, Part 112

Author: Union publishing company, Springfield, Ill., pub. [from old catalog]
Publication date: 1884
Publisher: Springfield, Ill., Union publishing company
Number of Pages: 1168


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I. F. Mack. $500


John P. Dixon 400


D. P. Crosby (of Hartford, Conn.) 250


E. D. Clinton


200


M. Mitchell .. 250


Robert McLaren. 250


Burnham & Blish.


200


E. C. Clinton.


250


T. D. Laird. 250


200


J. L. & E. A. McNair.


120


S. C. Pierce, . Jacob Ten Eyck.


200


Taft & Clinton.


100


Rowley Morris.


100


J. G. Pation.


100


Jacob Restiner


150


H. B. Stewart.


100


John P. Laird


100


A. Ehlebracht


100


T. T. Cortelyou.


100


E. H. Brodhead.


100


E. A. West. . 100


M. Halstead. 100


The remainder of the subscriptions were made up of amounts varying from $5 to $75 each.


A contract was then let to construct a race, as above stated. Sixty-five feet wide at the bottom, and eighty feet wide at the top, and eight feet in depth. Work was pushed forward, and by 1862 the task was about two-thirds com- pleted. Now arose another difficulty. All the money that could be collected on the subscrip- tions had been expended, and the Hendrie Brothers were unable to go on with the enter- prise. It was at this time that H. B. Stewart and S. C. Pierce purchased a one-half interest in the property, paying $7,000 for the same,


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John Hendrie withdrew from the partnership, and the firm now became Hendrie, Stewart & Pierce. Work was resumed with renewed vigor, and in May, 1863, after three years la- bor and a capital of $28,000 invested, a flonring mill was put in operation. The original mill building was a wooden structure, 40x60 feet in size, and four stories in height, including base- ment, and cost, including machinery, from $12,- 000 to $13,000. During the year of 1863 the firm of Hendrie, Stewart & Pierce operated the mill, and were rewarded with large profits. In 1864-5 Thomas Hendrie rented the mill, but as the chinch bug destroyed large amounts of wheat, the profits realized were not as large as were expected. In 1866 the owners again ope- rated the mill, and as the wheat crop was excel- lent, large profits were realized. Jan. 1, 1867, H. B. Stewart sold his interest to the other members of the firm, and withdrew. The firm now became Hendrie & Pierce, and as the year 1867 proved very profitable, the firm in 1868 enlarged the mill and made improvements, at an expense of about $5,000.


In 1870 S. C. Pierce became sole proprietor, at which date the property was valued at abont 840,000. The mill now has five run of stone. It has six turbine wheels, one of which, by means of a cable, furnishes the power used by the plow works, 130 feet distant. The mill is operated both as a enstom and merchant mill.


Stephen C. Pierce, the owner of the Brod- head flouring mill, was born in Washington Co., Vt., in 1825. In 1841 his father, Prosper A Pierce, removed to the vicinity of Janesville, in this State, settling on land located the pre- vions year. He resided there until the time of his decease, March 18, 1875. Mr. Pierce, of this sketch, went in 1849 to California. The ' - party with whom he went started from Janes- ville with ox teams, traveling the entire dis- tance by that mode of conveyance, the journey requiring six months. He was absent three years, returning in 1852. He then located on


a farm in Rock county. He has been a resident of Brodhead since its beginning, having come here April 3, 1856, and is the oldest resident on the town plat. He at first engaged in farming, but on the arrival of the railroad, in 1857, he engaged in the lumber and grain trade. He continued to deal in lumber for abont three years, but has been continuously in the grain trade since the fall of 1857. He became -con- nected with the mill in 1862, and has been sole proprietor of the same since December, 1870. Mrs. Pierce was formerly Sarah A. Green, born in Cornwall, Orange Co., N. Y. Their children are-George M., Frank F., Arthur P., Ella M., John and Stephen. The eldest two were born in Rock county. The others were born in Brodhead.


FOUNDRY AND MACHINE SHOP.


The first to engage in this business, at Brod- head, were Carpenter & Rood, who commenced in 1872. They were together about three years, when Judson Rood, of Monroe, a brother of one of the founders, purchased the business and was proprietor for a short time. He was succeeded by Rugg & Gosling, who continned for several years. Then Ed. Carpenter purchased the foun- dry and Frank Pierce bought the machine shops. The latter was burned out, Mr. Pierce losing about $3,000. Carpenter & Campbell connected a machine shop with their foundry, and they are still proprietors. From six to eight hands are employed.


BRODHEAD CREAMERY.


The Brodhead Dairy Company was organized in January, 1882, by the principal farmers living in the village. The following were the first subscribers of stock to the enterprise: H. B. Stewart, Broughton Brothers, David Dunwid- die, S. C. Pierce, William Smith, Joseph Mur- phey, John Douglass, Joseph Westlake, Edward Knudtson, A. M. Bowen, Joseph G. Orr, Mrs. H. B. Stewart and T. H. Burtness.


In April, 1882, a frame building was erected, 30x50 feet in size, one story high, with basement, and wing for engine and boiler room. A five-


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horse power, and all modern machinery was put in for the manufacture of butter. During the first year, about 75,000 pounds of butter was manufactured. In the season of 1883, about 14,000 pounds were made. The stockholders in 1884 were the same as when it started, ex- cept that J. W. Westlake and A. M. Bowen had sold to H. B. Stewart and Broughton Brothers These gentlemen now own over one-half of the stock. The first officers were: H. B. Stewart, president; A. M. Bowen, secretary; J. G. Orr, treasurer. In 1884 the officers were: H. B. Stewart, president; R. Broughton, secretary; J. A. Broughton, treasurer.


NORWEGIAN PLOW WORKS.


The Norwegian Plow Company, of Brodhead, was organized in 1874, by W. A. Wheaton, C. W. Mitchell, H. C. Putnam and Hans H. Sater. Mr. Sater was a plow maker by trade, having learned the business in Norway. The business was started with a capital of $6,000. At the end of the second year the capital stock amounted to $20,000. A frame building, 46x70 feet in size and a ware house for the storage of plows, 24x80 , feet in size, were erected at a cost of about $3,000. During the first year about ten hands were employed, and 300 plows were made. The busi- ness continued for five years, increasing so that in the fifth year 2,000 plows were manufactured. The plow was an excellent one, and came into quite general use in this and other States. The metal was extremely hard, and of excellent qual- ity, and the plows rapidly grew in favor. II. C. Putnam engaged as salesman on the road, sell- ing the first 200 plows manufactured. At the end of the third year, Mr. Putnam retired, sell- ing his interest to W. C. Chamberlain, of Du- buque. At the same time Mr. Wheaton sold to C. W. Mitchell. At the end of two years more the business was removed to Dubuque, where to-day the Norwegian Plow Manufacturing Com- pany is one of the leading manufacturing con- cerns. Messrs. Mitchell & Sater still retain their interest in the business. The object of removing the factory to Dubuque was to secure


superior shipping facilities, and to reorganize on a larger scale.


TOBACCO FACTORY.


William M. Fleek, packer and dealer in Ha- vana leaf tobacco, began business in January, 1880. The business has been steadily increas- ing and has become one of the most important industrial enterprises of Brodhead. The amount of money handled in the business during the first year was $75,000. Mr. Fleek employs about forty hands, twenty-one of whom are young ladies. The tobacco is all raised in this State, and is bought in green condition from the pro- ducers, and is cured and prepared for manufac- turing purposes. The warehouse and factory is 30x116 feet in size. Mr. Fleek sells his to- bacco to jobbers principally.


W. M. Fleek, proprietor of the leaf tobacco warehouse, is a son of R. G. B. Fleek, and was born in the town of Decatur, May 8, 1854. He lived with his father until Sept. 8, 1875, when he engaged in the manufacture of cigars in Brod- head, which business he continued until Jan. 21, 1880, when he quit the manufacture of cigars and engaged in the business of leaf tobacco. Com- mencing in a small way in a building, 24x40 feet, the business has increased until he is now located in a fine two-story warehouse 30x116 feet in dimensions, with a capacity of handling 2,000 cases of tobacco a year, and works a force of forty hands eight months of the year. He was married Oct. 25, 1875, to Viola M. Atwood, daughter of P. Atwood, of the town of Spring Grove. By this union they have two sons-E. O., born Nov. 3, 1877; and Diekie, born Sept. 20, 1882.


WAGON AND CARRIAGE MANUFACTURERS.


The first to manufacture wagons at Brodhead was William Spencer, who commenced here in 1857. He manufactured a few wagons and con- tinued in the business until the war broke out, when he enlisted in the 18th Wisconsin regi- ment, and went into the service. At the battle of Shiloh he was severely wounded; removed


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to the gun boats on the river, and was never heard from afterward.


A man named Perkins commenced making wagons about the same time as did Spencer. He also went to the war in the "18th Wisconsin regiment," and died in the service in 1862, of homesickness.


In 1860 James Barnes engaged in this busi- ness. In 1861 R. H. Rugg became a partner. Barnes & Rugg were together for one year, and then Mr. Rugg conducted the business alone for eight years, hiring four or five hands. M. H. Williams came in 1862 and worked for Mr. Rugg until 1868, when the latter gentleman, with S. M. Gosling, engaged in the foundry busi- ness and ceased the manufacture of wagons.


The next to engage in the manufacture of wagons and carriages was Williams & Ballou, in 1868. Mr. Ballou for three years previous had been engaged in the blacksmith business. The firm at once commenced operations. On the 15th of October, 1881, they were burned out, losing $2,700; their insurance was $1,700. A large part of the stock and tools were saved. Williams & Ballou soon afterward purchased the old stand of Mr. Rugg, fronting Exchange street, and adjoining the railroad grounds in the rear. 'I'wo weeks after the fire they resumed work. Their main building, at present, is 24x50 feet in size, two stories high. The first floor is used for the wood work, and the second as a paint shop. Their blacksmith and general jobbing shop is 20x42 feet in size. Their main deposi- tory is 22x50 feet, two stories; a smaller one, 14x30 feet, and a trimming shop 16x36 feet. The firm carries a large stock of material and nse nothing but the best. They manufacture carriages, top buggies, and wagons of all kinds; including sleighs. The factory employs from ten to fifteen hands.


Manly Hl. Williams, of the firm of Wil- liams & Ballon, is a native of Tompkins Co .. N. Y., where he was born in 1835. His father, Justin F. Williams, removed with his family to Cuba, Allegany Co., N. Y .. in 1842. Justin


F. Williams was a native of Massachusetts. In 1855 he removed with his family from Cuba, N. Y., to Middleton. Dane Co., Wis., where he continued to reside until his deccase, March 10, 1883. Manly HI. Williams learned the trade of carriage and wagon maker of his father, and has followed the business since he was a boy. He was married to Elizabeth Witter, a daughter of Robert Witter, an early settler in Exeter, in this county. Mr. and Mrs. Williams have one daughter-Mary L., born in 1872. They lost one son-Frank A., who died in 1877, at the age of ten years. Robert Witter, father of Mrs. Williams, settled with his family in the town of Exeter in 1842. He was born in the town of Scipio, Cayuga Co., N. Y., July 26, 1802. His father was a native of Connecticut. Mr. Witter was married in 1823, in the town of Scipio, to Lorana Rude, a native of Connec- ticut. They removed in 1834 to Genesee Co., N. Y., coming from there to Wisconsin and settling, as before stated, in the town of Exeter, where they resided till 1882, then he and his wife came to Brodhead to reside with their son- in-law, Mr. Williams. Mr. and Mrs. Witter, having been married in 1823, have journeyed through life together for a period of more than sixty years. They have had eleven children, eight of whom are living.


Lee Ballon, of the firm of Williams & Ballou, has been a resident of Wisconsin since 1843. He was born in Chenango Co., N. Y., in 1830. He resided several years at Beloit, where he learned his trade. He afterward worked at his trade at Avon for two years, then returned to Beloit. He enlisted in 1864, in company D. 38th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry, and served until the close of the war. His regiment joined Grant's army at Cold Harbor, participating in the siege of Petersburg and at the surrender of Gen. Lee at Appomattox. He was severely wounded at the battle of Hatcher's Run, where he was shot through the body by a rebel sharp- shooter. He has never fully recovered from the effects of the wound. He came to Brod-


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head in 1865, and engaged in blacksmithing with Haskell Crosby. He afterward bought out Mr. Crosby and continued the business un- til 1868, when the present firm was formed. Mr. Ballou was married to Mary IF. Beals, a dangh- ter of William C. Beals. They have two children-Willie and Harry.


Bartlett & Sons, wagon and carriage makers, engaged in business in 1869, coming from Al- bany, where L. C. Bartlett had been in busi- ness since 1856. In the fall of 1865, the present firm was formed, and they now do a good busi- ness. The main workshop is frame, 31x51 feet in size, two stories in height. The lower story is used for wood work, and upper story for paint shop. They have a blacksmith shop, 24x50 feet and show room 18x32 feet, two stories high. From six to ten hands are employed. The sales of carriages per year amount to $5,000, while the blacksmith jobbing and repairing amounts to about the same.


L. C. Bartlett, of the firm of Bartlett & Son, wagon and carriage manufacturers, engaged at business at Broadhead in 1869, coming here from Albany, where he engaged in the wagon making business in 1856. Ile was born in the town of Waterford, Caledonia Co., Vt., in 1821. He went to Saratoga Co., N. Y., in the fall of 1840, where he learned his trade, and where he was engaged in business till he came to Wisconsin in 1856. His wife was Jane Ann Ellsworth, born in Northumberland, Saratoga Co., N. Y. Mrs. Bartlett is a consin of Col. Ellsworth who was killed at Alexander, Va., in the early part of the rebellion. Mr. and Mrs. Bart- lett have seven children, six sons and one daughter. Eugene, who is associated with his father in business, was born in Schuylerville, N. Y., Jan. 7, 1844, and came to this county with his father Aug. 2, 1862. He enlisted in the 31st regiment, Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry, and served until the close of the war. He participa- ted in the siege of Atlanta, Shermans march to the sea, battle of Bentonville, and other minor engagements. He married Augusta Davison,


daughter of W. M. Davison, an early settler of the town of Exeter. They have one son-Mor- tie D.


Lanby & Durner established their business Oct. 6, 1881. Their principal buildings are the wood work and blacksmith shops. The wood work shop is 44x44 feet in size, two stories high; the upper part being used for a paint and trimming shop; the lower story for wood work. They manufacture about fifty vehicles each year, and do general repair and blacksmithing work.


INCORPORATION AND PROCEEDINGS OF VILLAGE BOARD.


The village of Brodhead was granted a cor- poration charter by the State legislature on the 9th of March, 1870. The first election was held on the first Monday in May, and the follow- ing were elected trustees for the ensuing year: I. F. Mack, George R. Monell, H. T. Moore, Wyatt A. Wheaton and A. C. Douglas. At the first meeting of the board of trustees held on the 6th of May following their election, I F. Mack was elected president of the board, and J. P. Vance was elected clerk. The second meeting of the board was held May 9, at which time president I. F. Mack presented the follow- ing communication:


"GENTLEMEN OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES :- Called as I have been by the generous suffrage of my fellow citizens to aid in giving force to the provisions of the village charter, and by your partiality to preside over the municipal relations of our thriving village I enter upon the duties with feelings akin to your own feeling of mingled gratitude and distrust; gratitude for the confidence and personal kindness of the electors and of this board, and distrust of my own ability to fully meet the confidence in the discharge of the delicate duties of the double office thus kindly imposed upon me.


"GENTLEMEN :-- Our village although just passed the first decade has already attained an impor- tant rank among the inland towns of the noble State of Wisconsin, with a population of about


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2,000 inhabitants, and an assessment list of $400,000, it is entitled to the respect even if it does not excite the envy of much older and at present more populous neighboring villages or cities. In our municipal legislation we are to exercise guardianship over the intelligence, the manner, and the habits of the people, drawn together from various sections of our own and foreign lands, presenting in miniature the phases and diversity of a city population. Over this diversity good and wholesome influence should ever have predominence as this alone can make secure the enjoyment of 'life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.'


"While our gratitude is due to an over ruling Providence that no signal acts of crime, or in- subordination to law have yet marred our his- tory as a village, we are all sensible that the time has arrived when special legislation is necessary to the future peace and quiet of the people, and to the future growth and prosper- ity of the town. The charter of which we are for the time being made the executors, pro- vides for legislation on the following important subjects. For the government and good order of the village, for the suppression of vice, for the prevention of fires, for the benefit of trade and commerce, and for the health of the village. It also provides for imposing penalties against any person who shall violate any ordinance, rule or by-law, enacted by this board, for the formation of the above objects. Thus giving to such ordinances, rules, and by-laws the force of law. The subjects upon which this board is authorized to legislate are specifically set forth in the charter, and enumerated in Chapter IV, under twenty-five distinct heads, to which the attention of the board is respectfully directed. Among the powers specifically granted is that of appointing and removing, at pleasure, the following officers: Clerk, marshal, chief en- gineer of fire department, two fire wardens and as many assistants as the board may deem necessary, a surveyor, a sealer of weights and measures, a street commissioner, and a pound-


keeper, and to require bonds for the faithful discharge of the duties of their respective offices. While the charter made no specific provisions for the election or appointment of a village attorney, I regard the general powers warranted as embracing ample authority for the permanent employment, or retention, by the board of all instrumentalities necessary to give effect to the municipal laws. I therefore respectfully sug- gest the propriety of designating a suitable legal agent, as village attorney, to be thus permanently retained in the interest of the vil- lage and in the duty of enforcing obedience to its laws and ordinances. Gentlemen! As lying at the foundation of our future prosperity and well-being, all must regard the cause of popular education. The real prosperity of a village is not measured by its wealth, or its number. Genuine manhood and universal intelligence are the only true indications of a popular wealth of prosperity. While the cause of education in the village is especially entrusted to the board of education, it is eminently fit that this board co-operate and lend its influence in the adoption and prosecution of the wisest means of convey- ing instruction to every child, accompanied with healthful morals, inculcations, and of pro- viding the most sure and ready means for re- pressing juvenile vices and insubordination in the schools or elsewhere, by some well-timed ordinance on that subject. Gentlemen! I feel (doubtless in common with you) a strong desire that the burden of taxation be rendered as light as possible, consistent with the general good. No more delicate duty devolves upon us than to rightly discriminate in our official action be- tween the rights of the individual citizen and the public weal. The stringency of the times admonishes us to avoid, so far as we can, con- sistent with the general welfare of the village, local and special taxation. It is far better to walk bare shod over nature's path out of debt than with gilded slippers over encumbered pavements.


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"Gentlemen, intemperance in our village has certainly, of late, made fearful strides, and de- mand at our hands such stringent regulations as are imperatively needed to preserve temperance and good order. The experiment, 'No license' has failed to accomplish it, and it becomes our duty to impose such tax upon traffic in intoxi- cating drinks, with such checks and guards as shall secure greater quiet and security against the horrid revelry and noisy demonstrations which have recently and often resulted from the evil of drunkenness, and have disgraced our village.


"Tendering to you all, gentlemen, the assur- ance of my esteem and respect, I may be per- mitted to express the hope that our official, as well as private intercourse will ever be marked by mutual confidence and kindness. My en- deavor will be at all times to faithfully do whatever may appropriately fall within the line of official duty, and to aid, fearless of personal consequence, in whatever the board may under- take to contribute to the welfare of our village, and to carry it forward in the cause of mioral, intellectual and physical improvements, so essential to the promotion of our own happiness and the future growth of the village, by the attraction hither of intelligent citizens.


Respectfully, I. F. MACK."


At the same meeting W. A. Wheaton was appointed chief engineer of the fire department; R. H. Rugg and M. S. Twining, fire wardens; C. Seeber, surveyor; M. Morris, sealer of weights and measures; M. M. McNair, street commissioner; C. D. Wooster, marshal; and Fred Smith, pound keeper. I. F. Mack, G. R. Monell and H. T. Moore were appointed a com- mittee on rules, regulations and by-laws. Sa- loon licenses were fixed at $100 each, and drug- gist license to sell for medicinal purposes at $25 each. C. N. Carpenter was appointed vil- lage attorney.


The board met often for several months and passed many ordinances and discharged its duty


faithfully at all times. Jan. 27, 1871, I. F. Mack resigned the office of president, also that of trustee, and A. C. Douglas was elected presi- dent.


At the election in May, 1871, the following officers were elected: Trustees, A. C. Douglas, J. V. Richardson, M. S. Twining, N. R. Usher and L. E. Towne. May 6, 1871, the board elected J. V. Richardson president, but as he declined to serve, A. C. Douglas was elected in his stead. O. S. Putnam was appointed clerk. Liquor license was fixed at the same rate as the previous year. May 9 the board elected W. A. Wheaton street commissioner, and M. M. Mc- Nair marshal. An ordinance was passed im- posing a fine of $100 and costs of prosecution upon any person found guilty of running or riding a velocipede upon the sidewalks within the village corporation. May 19 an ordinance was passed prohibiting live stock from running at large within the corporation. December 7, hook and ladder company reported organized, and the following officers elected: Foreman, J. W. Woodward; first assistant, C. W. Mitchell; second assistant, T. Il. Brown; secretary, O. S. Putnam; treasurer, Ira Barnes. On motion the organization was accepted by the board. Fire extinguishers were purchased at a cost of $245.25.


At the election May 6, 1872, the following officers were elected: Trustees, C. W. Mitchell, S. M. Gosling, H. T. Moore, P. Clawson and J. C. Chase; treasurer, H. T. Dickinson. This board elected J. C. Chase, president, and P. J. Clawson, clerk. Licenses were fixed as before. W. A. Wheaton was appointed marshal, G. B. Wooster, pound master; H. W. McNair, street commissioner; J. W. Woodward, chief of fire department. P. J. Clawson resigned, and E. O. Kinperley was elected clerk. For the year ending April 30, 1873, the village treasurer re- ceived $814.33, and the amount paid out was $696.60.


At the election May 5, 1873, the following officers were elected: Trustees, E. Bowen, G.


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