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TERRITORIAL CHANGES-1881 TO 1885.
The territorial changes affecting Langlade County were made between 1883 and 1885. The legislature detached the territory in ranges 13 and 14 and the west 12 sections of township 31 from Shawano County, known as the Lost Nation and attached the same to Langlade County in 1883. Territory cut from Lang- lade County by the Provisions of Chapter 7, laws of 1881, was also attached to Langlade County. In 1885 the state legislature again directed the territory in township 31, range 14 and 15 east, known as the Lost Nation be detached from Shawano County and attach- ed to Langlade County. In 1885, Chapter 436, laws of Wisconsin, detached territory in ranges 9 and 10 from Lincoln County and attached the same to Lang- lade County (Ackley, Peck, Upham and Summit town- ships.) Forest County was created in 1885 from the territory north of the present northern Langlade Coun- ty boundary. For the story of "The Lost Nation and its Chiefs" consult the history of Langlade township.
The County Board on February 7, 1882, met in spe- cial session and passed a resolution opposing any changes and attempted disturbances in boundary lines and declared itself not in favor either of detachments or additions of territory to Langlade County. January 10, 1883, a similar resolution was passed after intro- duction by Supervisor H. Peters. Copies were sent to Assemblymen and Senators.
BOUNDARY ERROR IN STATUTES.
Chapter 2, section 5, paragraph 5, Wisconsin Laws of 1898, gives a description of Langlade County com- mencing at the southwest corner of township 31, range 9 east and describing Langlade County correct with this exception: "thence south on section lines to the township line between townships 30 and 31; thence west to the place of beginning. This description cut
off Norwood and Rolling townships. It was not dis- covered and changed until 1907 when E. F. Nelson, Rolling township, represented Langlade County in the Assembly. Legally Assemblyman Nelson did not represent Langlade County because he was a resident of a township that for nine years was inadvertantly cut off from the county.
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HISTORY OF LANGLADE COUNTY.
CHAPTER VI. Financial and Official
Early County Finances-Comparative Statement Ten Year Period-The County 1881-1922.
Officials from
While the early records of Langlade County were not, at all times complete, and were in certain instances im- properly kept, in fact some reports were never record- ed while others were at times crude and unintelligible, yet one can present a comparative statement of finan- cial conditions of Langlade County since 1880 to 1920, ten year periods to date.
The principal source of revenue of Langlade County
Treasurer, and from it the reader can gain an idea of the amount of county business during that period. The report is as follows :
1881. LANGLADE COUNTY DEBTOR:
July 28-To drainage money from state. .$1,934.54
GEORGE W. LATT.A. First Attorney to locate in Langlade County. District Attorney in 1881.
Selected first
has and continues to be by direct tax levies. The re- ceipts and disbursements of the county are an interest- ing key to the progress and growth of the county since its organization.
The first financial report of the county was made, November 18, 1881, by Eli Waste, Deputy County
October 28-To suit tax received from Clerk of Court 1.00 November 28-To fines received from Justice
Mendlik 50.00
Total Receipts. $1,985.54
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CREDIT :
August 14 .- Paid Drainage money to Town
of Carpenter $1,218.16
August 19-Paid drainage money to Town
of Polar 95.81
September 16-Paid drainage money to Town of Gagen 50.00 September 6-Paid drainage money to Town of Antigo
470.57
Total disbursements. $1,834.54
Balance on hand on date of settlements with county settlement committee, District Attorney George W. Latta, James Schufeldt and James Quinn, $151.00, which was presented to the committee and "same was counted and found to be correct."
The county tax levy for all county purposes for the year 1882 was $11,213.48. Compare that levy with $340,461.71, the tax levy for county purposes in 1921.
Receipts and disbursemens of Langlade County from all sources from 1880 to 1922 are given as follows for the ten-year periods.
Year. Receipts.
Disbursements.
1880.
$ 1,985.54
$ 1,834.54
1890.
50,577.42
46,973.60
1900.
116,119.84 114,605.47
1910.
159,489.75 110,968.63
1920. 499,630.87 478,921.58
1921. 555,190.28 536,422.28
The balance on hand at the first of the year, 1922, in the office of County Treasurer John Callahan was $18,768.00. Compare that with the balance of $151.00 of 1881.
COUNTY OFFICERS-1881-1922.
* ( Present incumbent.)
CIRCUIT JUDGES.
George H. Meyers-1881-1891; John S. Goodland- 1891-1915; Edgar V. Werner-1915-1922 .**
MUNICIPAL JUDGES.
F. J. Finucane-1891-1895; M. M. Ross-1895-1899; John E. Martin-1899-1906; W. F. White-1906-1910; John A. Ogden-1910-1912; T. W. Hogan-1912-1919; Arthur Goodrick-1919-1922 .*
COUNTY JUDGES.
J. W. Morse-1881-83; John E. Martin-1883-86; Eli Waste-1886-92; A. C. Conway-1892-94; M. G. Flan- nagan-1894-1902; J. W. Parsons-1902-22 .*
DISTRICT ATTORNEYS.
George W. Latta-1881-84; J. H. Trever-1885-87; T. McCarthy-1887-88; George L. Schintz-1889-91; T. W. Hogan-1892-96; J. E. Martin-1896-98; T. W. Hogan-1898-1900; H. F. Morson-1901-02; Max Hoffman-1903-04; Henry Hay-1905-12; C. J. Te- Selle-1913-18; A. N. Whiting-1919-20; T. J. Reinert -1921-22 .*
CIRCUIT COURT REPORTERS.
F. S. Bradford-1889-1908; William Kriess-1908- 22 .* (If any cases were tried before 1889, W. C. Kim- ball, first, and then Robert Sawyer were the official re- porters.)
SHERIFFS.
Charles E. Herman-1881-83; D. F. Butler-1883- 84; George W. Hill-1885-86; T. H. Robbins-1887- 88; George Wunderlich-1889-91; Jerome Gallagher- 1891-92; J. B. McCormick-1892-93; James McHale- 1894-96; C. H. Thompson-1897-98; A. R. Billings- 1899-1900; A. M. Boll-1901-02; H. J. Seamon-1903- 04; John Driggs-1905-06; Joseph Spoerl-1907-08; C. E. Jones-1909-11; Joseph Spoerl-1911-12; C. E. Jones-1913-14; Thos. Ford-1915-16; Ed. Buchen- 1917-18; Louis Porlier-1919-20; Ed. Buchen-1921- 22 .*
COUNTY CLERKS.
J. J. Simpson-1881-82; J. Jansen-1883-85; A. B. Millard-1885-86; F. Hayssen-1887-93; Henry Strauss-1894-96; Henry Smith-1896-98; Fred Hay- ssen-1899-1902; V. P. Rath-1902-22 .*
REGISTERS OF DEEDS.
R. G. Webb-1881-83; M. M. Ross-1883-86; Henry Smith-1887-90; John Menting-1891-94; George W. Bemis-1895-98; J. W. Parsons-1899-1900; William Reader-1901-08; H. A. Friedeman-1909-22 .*
COUNTY TREASURERS.
F. A. Deleglise-1881-83; H. A. Kohl-1884-86; J. C. Lewis-1887-89; C. H. Larzelere-1889-90; F. P. Kennedy-1891-94; S. W. Chamberlain-1895-97; James McHale-1899-1902; A. P. Church-1903-07; Frank Dvorak-1908-1911; Henry P. Ings-1912-15; John Callahan-1915-22 .*
ASSEMBLYMEN.
Herman Naber-1879-81; George W. De Lano- 1881-83; Alex Brazeau-1883-85; Wm. H. Young- 1885-87; Charles F. Hall-1887-89; L. S. Baily-1889- 91; E. A. Edmonds-1891-93; F. A. Deleglise-1893- 95; George W. Latta-1895-99; John McGreer-1899- 1901; Leroy McGill-1901-03; R. J. Morgan-1903-05; E. F. Nelson-1905-07; Wm. Reader-1907-11; Ed- ward Nordman-1911-19; F. J. Olmsted-1919-21; B. W. Rynders-1921-22 .*
CLERKS OF THE CIRCUIT COURT.
D. S. Olmsted-1881-84; Charles Teipner-1884; A. D. Rice-1885-86; T. H. Ward-1886-95; E. A. Peterson-1895-98; A. J. Nowotny-1899-22 .*
MUNICIPAL COURT REPORTERS.
Robert Zobel-Miss Gertrude Tibitts-James Gagen -Clarence Olk .*
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HISTORY OF LANGLADE COUNTY.
CHAPTER VII. Taverns, Old Stopping Places, Hotels
Famous Log Cabins-Ranches-Stopping Places On Lake Superior Trail-Old Dutch Frank Place At Strauss Crossing-Military Road Stopping Places-Early Antigo Hotels-Present Antigo Hotels.
The story of the lumberman's conquest of eastern Langlade County would not be complete without a chapter on the old stopping places and "log cabins" that dotted the Lake Superior Trail and Military Road between 1860 and 1885.
The first stopping place was erected by "Old Dutch Frank," a jovial fellow, whose surname cannot be found, even pioneers, who have been fifty years in Langlade County have not known his identiy. "Old
were erected in 1874. The partnership continued un- til 1880, when Mr. Hill continued alone. He sold to Mr. Whitehouse, who in turn sold to Mark Roax. It was here that Arthur Janes, a boy of seventeen years, was employed by Christopher Hill and from the cabins he wooed and won the hand of Miss Jeannie Hill, youngest daughter of Landlord Hill. On February 13, 1879, they drove from the cabins to Shawano, where the nuptial ceremony was performed.
1 LOC CABIN
THE LOG CABINS ON MILITARY ROAD-ERECTED IN 1874.
Opposite him at the The man standing at the left of the third cabin from the left is Christopher Hill, proprietor. right of the office door of this cabin is Mrs. Christopher Hill. To her right is Jennie Hill, a daughter-now Mrs.
Arthur Janes. Her sister, Lovina Ilill, stands at her right. The other lady is not known. Horace Rice is standing back of the great log and just in front of the cook cabin and dining room (fourth cabin from the left.) Over to the left where the two teams are resting can be seen Matt Bray and Leander Choate, pioneer lumbermen of Oshkosh, Wis. They are seated in the cutter. The snow covers the military road that passed in front of the cabins. Seymour Mills of Shawano is watering the horses. Note the hemlock boughs on the second and third cabins. These boughs were used to keep out the wild blasts of the north winds that cut in from the tops of the giant trees in the background.
Dutch Frank" settled on section 17, Township 33, range 13 east, near Lily. He had his stopping place on the Lake Superior Trail.
Christopher Hill and Horace Rice had a stopping place or "log cabins" just off the Menominee Indian Reservation on section 31, township 31, range 15 east. This place was popular with woodsmen and became a tourist resort of renown. Visitors came to it from the Atlantic coast and from points in southern United States. Fishing and hunting in the Oconto and Ever- green river territory was the attraction for these folks. Thus the Hill and Rice cabins became the first of northern Wisconsin fishing resorts.
The cabins, three in number, all one story structures,
George Gardner, full blooded Stockbridge Indian, owned a stopping place, first on the old Lake Superior Trail, located on section 26, township 31, range 14 east and later on the Military Road on section 30, township 31, range 15 east. His first stopping place on the trail was used until the Military Road was built. This ar- tery diverted traffic from the trail and Gardner built his second place. He stayed on the Military Road some time, taking in transients, lumbermen, derelicts, and prospectors, and then sold to Amessey Smith, who in 1878 sold to Chris Wheeler. Gardner then went back to the Indian Reservation.
Charles Larzelere, early settler in the Wolf river country, opened a ranch or stopping place in 1872 at
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HISTORY OF LANGLADE COUNTY.
Langlade on section 10, township 31, range 14 east. The same year John Yates, an easterner, came to Lang- lade County and opened a stopping place one hundred rods down the Wolf River from the Larzelere place on section 10, township 31, range 14 east. Robert Gil- ray bought the place from Mr. Yates and he in turn sold to Albert Wood. Amessey Smith had a stop- ping place on section 27, township 33, range 13 east near Lily.
Henry Strauss, an intelligent merchant and trader, compelled to flee from Germany because of his con- nection with the rebellion of 1848 engaged in import- ing, mercantile and saw mill businesses in America. He failed because of poor collections. Then he went into the upper Wolf river country hoping never to see another white man. This was in 1867. He pur- chased the "Old Dutch Frank" stopping place and for
in this chain of stopping places stretching from Shaw- ano to Lac Vieux Desert at state line.
William Johnson and Henry Strauss, partners, Hi. Polar and Louis Motzfeldt, proprietors of stopping places, were also Indian traders.
The early log cabins, ranches and stopping places between 1863 and 1885 served the lumbermen and set- tlers for years before the arrival of the railroad. When cattle, oxen and supplies were sent north from Shaw- ano and Green Bay to the Michigan copper region the old Lake Superior Trail was very picturesque. For many days cattle would slowly move over the rough trail, while convoyed by sturdy cattlemen mounted on fleet steeds or pushing forward afoot.
These early stopping places, while roughly con- structed of logs, were very comfortable and cheerful, in spite of their great distance from civilization. In win-
FIRST STONE ANCHOLES AT NUTTIG
First accommodation for travelers was provided for in 1879 by Niels Anderson, whose "hotel" is shown above. The Springbrook House was erected but a short time later.
years before and after the building of the Military Road was its proprietor. Wm. Johnson of Marinette was associated with Henry Strauss for a while. Hi. Polar erected a stopping place on section 34, township 34, range 12 east at Pickerel Creek. Both the Strauss and Polar places were originally on the Lake Superior Trail, which route crossed the Wolf river at the Henry Strauss place.
Fred Dodge built a stopping place at "Nine Mile Creek," now Hollister, located on section 19, town- ship 32, range 14 east in 1877.
The only stopping places or log cabins on the Lake Superior Trail before the construction of the Military Road were the Old Dutch Frank and the George Gard- ner places. Other stopping places, it is true, were built on the trail route, but not until after the coming of the Military Road, which followed the course of the trail in many places.
The Mag Law stopping place at Keshena, the James Law place at 5 Island, north of Keshena, Indian reser- vation village, and John Corn's Indian log cabin were
ter evenings, when the wild north gale sent its chilly blasts against the moss covered logs, the pioneers would gather in the main cabin for merriment and en- tertainment. Thus the log cabins and stopping places played an important part in laying the foundation for the great progress made in opening up to the outside world the resources of Langlade County.
EARLY ANTIGO HOTELS AND TAVERNS.
Although the Teipner Hotel, commonly known as the Springbrook House, was erected in 1879 it was not the first accommodation for travelers in the village. Almost at once after Niels Anderson came to Antigo he provided sleeping rooms in the second log house he erected in 1879. True, it was not exclusive, but was cheerful and weary settlers and transients were always welcome and were given a warm hand by the genial landlord.
Julius and Charles Teipner came to Antigo in 1879 from Oshkosh. They erected the Springbrook House,
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now Market Square Hotel. This was the first Antigo hotel, and for years was the headquarters for drivers, lumbermen and teams going into the eastern part of the county for the spring log drives. The original hotel was of logs.
The Twin Valley Inn was built in 1880 and has al- most dropped from the memory of early pioneers. While in existence it was the largest structure in An- tigo. Its life was short as it burned down six months after it was built. S. L. Waite was proprietor and owner. The hotel was located on the southeast corn- er of 5th Avenue at Superior Street.
The important historical fact connected with the Twin Valley Inn was the first social gathering between the county supervisors and the citizens of Antigo. May 3, 1881, the citizens of Antigo, anxious to extend to the county solons an appropriate welcome, charac- teristic of the spirit of the village, presented a writ- ten invitation to the county supervisors in which "they took pleasure in soliciting their attendance at the viand board of the Twin Valley Inn at 5.30 o'clock this eve- ning." The invitation was signed by George W. Lat- ta, F. A. Deleglise and George Ratcliffe. It is suffi- cient to state that the meeting was a harmonious one and paved the way for amiability and mutual helpful- ness between city and county. We shall observe, how- ever, that in the fight to incorporate Antigo as a city that this mutual cooperation was broken by a battle of political retorts, charges and counter charges issued by enemy and friend of incorporation.
The last logs of the Niels Anderson boarding house were razed and the old relic of pioneer days gave way to a frame structure after five years of service.
Other important early hotels were: Charles Raesse hotel, west of the A. Goldberg Store, built in 1882 and ran successively by Charles Raesse, "Big Nels," An- drew Anderson and J. Hatley, who sold to I. Suick. It was once known as The Waverly and now is called The Club.
The Antigo House was located on the corner of 5th Avenue and Edison street, present site of A. Gold- berg's store. It was opened in 1883 by R. H. Mc- Mullen. After years of service in which changes were made in ownership, it finally burned. It was the largest Antigo hotel in 1886 when operated by P. J. Koelzer and John Mullowney.
R. Warren, following the railroad from Aniwa, came to Antigo in 1881 and built a frame hotel on the site of the present Antigo Hotel, Morse street and Sixth Avenue. It was owned and managed by Walter Guile and J. W. Pitcher, and finally torn down. A part still stands, however, and was for years used as the Pabst Brewing Company headquarters in Antigo.
Ben Spencer came to Antigo from Maine state in 1882 and erected a two story frame hotel on the pres- ent site of the Geo. W. Hill building, 5th Avenue. Here he conducted a hotel until his property was pur- chased by George W. Hill. Mr. Hill conducted it as the Hoo! Hoo! Hotel. D. P. Corbett, a Mr. Garvey and Jos. DuBois managed it under Mr. Hill. It was called the Windsor Hotel before torn down to make way for the Hill building, two story brick structure.
The Lake Shore House was built in 1884 on the site of the present Hoffman House. It has been con- tinually under the management of Joseph Hoffman and Frank Hoffman. In 1903 the hotel was rebuilt and re- modeled into a three story hotel, one of the best in Upper Wisconsin. The name was changed from The Lake Shore House to The Hoffman House in 1893 when the M. L. S. & W. Ry. was sold to the C. & N. W. Ry. Co.
The Winn or Central Hotel was opened in May, 1890, by Lowell A. Winn. For years it was used as a Y. M. C. A. and for a time was vacant.
It is now managed by John Hanousek, Jr., and is known as The Hanousek Hotel. Arthur Koch man- aged it when it was called the Kasson Hotel. Original- ly a two story frame building, it is now brick veneer- ed. It is located at the intersection of 5th Avenue and Lincoln street.
The Langlade House was moved into Antigo from the Edward Cody corner, Langlade Road intersection at east 5th Avenue and has been operated by J. Jenss, Citizens Brewing Company, Wm. Berner, Joseph Spoerl, J. Fleischmann, Jos. Zoern, purchased by W. A. Maertz and sold since to John Benes, who conducts it under the name, Northern Hotel.
The American House is conducted by Hon. B. W. Rynders, present Assemblyman, and is a two story structure located on 5th Avenue. It is well manag- ed and enjoys a good patronage.
The Vivian Hotel, now the Schneiter Hotel, was built in October, 1887, by E. N. Mellor, W. W. Hutch- inson and A. W. Larsen. It has operated almost con- tinually since. In 1920 it was purchased by E. F. Schneiter who has remodeled it. D. P. Corbett ran it for a number of years before 1920. It was once known as the Farrell House. E. N. Mellor, ore of its builders, killed himself in the hotel.
The Hotel Martiny was purchased by Hynek Mar- tiny in 1901 from John Sipek, who ran it for a number of years before then.
The Bacon House is located on west Edison street between Fifth and Sixth Avenues and is operated and owned by Charles Bacon.
The Market Square Hotel is the oldest Antigo hotel. William Reader has been its proprietor since 1911. He has remodeled and made extensive additions.
The Hotel Antigo, 6th Avenue and Morse Street, was erected by Paul Von de Schoeppe, a chiropractor, who conducted a school of Chiropractics in the building, 1912. Von de Schoeppe went into bankruptcy and W. E. Butterfield came into possession of the build- ing, which he still owns.
The Hotel Butterfield was built in 1899 by John Friend, who had been a passenger conductor out of Antigo. He sold the hotel to Charles Long of Mer- rill in November, 1903. Mr. Long conducted it un- der the name of Hotel Friend until 1905, when he sold to W. E. Butterfield. Mr. Butterfield changed the name to the Butterfield Hotel. He remained proprie- tor for thirteen years until 1919 when he retired from active management. It is now conducted by R. T. Marson, able and experienced hotel man.
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HISTORY OF LANGLADE COUNTY.
CHAPTER VIII. Indian Trails, Roads, Transportation
Old Lake Superior Trail-Tote Roads-Oxen Carts-Famous Military Road-Wholesale Grants Of Public Lands-Land And Timber Conspiracy-Pioneer Life Along the Military Road- First Road Appropriation-First Road Petition-State Trunk Lines-State Aid Roads-High- way Commissioners.
The old Roman roads marked a development and extent of civilization of an ancient people who de- pended upon transportation facilities as important to their welfare. Good roads are characteristic of a progressive people.
The first roads in Langlade County in 1853 when the first white man erected a log cabin on the Eau Claire river were nothing but Indian trails. No such a thing as a tote road could be found then. The first settlers came into the county afoot or on horse back along the Indian trails. Some followed the courses of the Wolf and Eau Claire rivers.
The Indian trails ran from place to place over the best, but not the shortest route. They were used be- fore the government survey and therefore followed a course irrespective of section lines. The early pioneer "blazed" his trail by barking a tree here and there along his journey.1
Indian trails in Langlade County ran through the following township sections: Southwest and northeast in township 34, range 9 east; through sections 34, 24, 22, 15, 16, 9 and 4, north of Ackley's trading and log- ging camp in township 31, range 10 east; township 34, north of range 12 east, had Indian trails running through sections 36, 35, 26, 22, 15, 10, 3 and 4. A trail ran northwest in township 34, range 11 east, in township 32, range 13 east, through township 33, range 13 east and township 31 range 14 east running through sections 36, 35, 34, 33, 32, 31 and 30.
These trails were used for many years even as late as 1885. The main Indian trail from Oconto to Wau- sau was used frequently. Ackley's trail in Ackley town- ship and the Pickerel Creek trail were adjuncts to it.
THE LAKE SUPERIOR TRAIL.
Farmer's sectional map of Wisconsin, published in 1866 shows a trail beginning in township 31, Range 14 East and running in the same general direction as Wolf River on its west side. This trail crossed the Wolf River in section 28, Township 33, Range 13 East and continued to an Indian village at Lake He Nosheca, Pickerel Lake of today.
On the east side of Wolf River a trail started in the middle of section 14, Township 30, Range 15 East. It crossed the east end of Pickerel Creek and ran un- certainly among the northern lakes to Lac Vieux Desert and beyond.
The famous old Lake Superior Trail was used only during the winter months to haul mail and drive cat- tle and supplies to the great copper mines of Michigan. The trail started at Shawano and followed the west
side of the Wolf River north to the state boundary line. Two of the first stopping places in Langlade County were located on the trail (before the building of the Military Road.) Much of the old route was impassable during the summer. It was built in the
years 1861-62. It ran straight north to White Lake and followed the west bank of the Wolf River, cross- ing to the east side of the river in section 17, town- ship 33, Range 13 East, at what is commonly known as the "Henry Strauss Crossing." The trail then ran between Twin Lakes in the northwestern part of Town- ship 33, Range 13 East, entered township 34, Range 12 East, crossed Pickerel Creek and then continued on to Rockland, Michigan.
When the pine hunter penetrated Langlade County it was urgent that he be in contact with his base of supplies, usually at Wausau, Appleton or Shawano. This opened the "tote" road era. The hardy lum- berjack cut out a narrow path, barely accessible for the yokes of oxen and horses. These roughly cleared tote roads were used to haul provisions to the log driv- ers' camps in the pine timber belt.
Straightening of roads did not begin in the county until long after the section lines were surveyed. The old trails of the Indians were gradually forced out of existence. Even the tote road is a thing of the past.
THE MILITARY ROAD.
The famous Military Road is one of the most his- toric subjects of Langlade County. It was built to "transport military forces from Fort Howard, Green Bay, Wis., to Fort Wilkins, Keweenaw County, Michi- gan.
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