The History of Rock County, Wisconsin: Its Early Settlement, Growth, Development, Resources, Etc., Part 94

Author: Wesern historical company, Chicago, pub
Publication date: 1879
Publisher: Chicago : Western Historical Co.
Number of Pages: 899

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City Officers .- The roster of the various municipal administrations of Beloit, from 1856 to . 1879, is as follows : 1856-Mayor, W. T. Goodhue ; Treasurer, S. O. Humphrey ; Clerk, W. H. Sherman. 1857-Mayor, A. P. Waterman ; Treasurer, S. O. Humphrey ; Clerk, W. H. Sherman. 1858-Mayor, A. P. Waterman; Treasurer, Nathaniel Goddard; Clerk, H. P. Strong. 1859-Mayor, S. J. Todd : Treasurer, H. B. Malone ; Clerk, H. P. Strong. 1860-Mayor, John Bannister; Treasurer, A. J. Battin ; Clerk, C. C. Keeler. 1861-Mayor, Charles H. Parker ; Treasurer, C. F. Sims ; Clerk, C. C. Keeler. 1862-Mayor, R. H. Mills ; Treasurer, S. O. Humphrey ; Clerk, C. C. Keeler .* 1863-Mayor, B. C. Rogers; Treasurer, G. H. Stock- ing: Clerk, N. O. Perkins. 1864-Mayor, H. P. Strong; Treasurer, R. W. Rogers ; Clerk, N. O. Perkins. 1865-Mayor, H. P. Strong; Treasurer, Benjamin Selleck ; Clerk, F. S. Fenton. 1866-Mayor, H. P. Strong; Treasurer, F. W. Oakley ; Clerk, C. F. G. Collins. 1867-Mayor; 1. T. Shue ; Treasurer, R. W. Rogers ; Clerk, C. F. G. Collins. 1868-Mayor, H. P. Strong. Treasurer, O. B. Park ; Clerk, C. F. G. Collins. 1869-Mayor, H. P. Strong; Treasurer, L. W. Perkins; Clerk, C. F. G. Collins. 1870-Mayor, S. J. Goodwin ; Treasurer, O. B. Park ; Clerk, C. F. G. Collins. 1871-Mayor, D. S. Foster ; Treasurer, O. B. Park ; Clerk, C. F. G.

* Resigned November 11. 1863; N. O. Perkins elected to fill vacancy.

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Collins. 1872-Mayor, H. N. Davis ; Treasurer, Jerre Miller; Clerk, C. F. G. Collins. 1878 -Mayor, H. N. Davis ; Treasurer, Chalmer Ingersoll ; Clerk, C. F. G. Collins. 1874-Mayor, D. S. Foster ; Treasurer, F. F. Cox ; Clerk, Fred. A. Dennett. 1875-Mayor, H. N. Davis; Treasurer, F. F. Cox ; Clerk, J. B. Dow. 1876-Mayor, C. F. G. Collins ; Treasurer, S. Clif- ford ; Clerk, C. C. Keeler. 1877-Mayor, O. C. Johnson ; Treasurer, Levi Parmely ; Clerk. C. C. Keeler. 1878-Mayor, O. C. Johnson ; Treasurer, S. S. Goodale; Clerk, E. D. Scott. 1879 -- Mayor, John Hackett ; Treasurer, S. S. Goodale; Clerk, E. D. Scott.

City Seal .- The seal of the city of Beloit bears this legend :

CITY OF BELOIT. INDUSTRY. ENTERPRISE. PROSPERITY. INCORPORATED MARCH 81, 1856.

The words Industry, Enterprise and Prosperity form a triangle on the seal, within which stand the outlines of a locomotive, the hopeful emblem, at the time of the incorporation of the city, of an industrious, enterprising and therefore prosperous future for the city and the region surrounding it. Around this triangle, the clauses " City of Beloit," and " Incorporated March 31, 1856," are placed in a circular disc.

Police Court .- In 1868, by an amendment to the city charter, a Police Court was estab. lished, with special criminal jurisdiction and with jurisdiction in civil cases equal to that of Jus- tices of the Peace. At the charter election in the spring of 1868, Alfred Taggart, a graduate of Beloit College and Harvard Law School, and now a prominent lawyer in Rockford, Il., was elected Police Justice, being the first to hold the office. Mr. Taggart received 374 votes, John L. V. Thomas receiving 112, and Benjamin Cheney, 66. In 1870 and 1872, Alfred Taggart was re-elected. Mr. Taggart was again elected in 1874, but resigned soon after his election, to remove to Rockford, and, at a special election held June 16, E. P. King was elected to fill the vacancy. Mr. King was re-elected in 1876. At the charter election of 1878, Mr. B. C. Rogers was elected, and he now holds the office, his term expiring in April, 1880. The juris- diction of the Police Court in civil cases was limited in 1869, by an act of the Legislature, to causes involving less than $100.

THE ARCHAAN SOCIETY.

At a meeting held October 18, 1848, in Fisher, Bundy & Co.'s stone block, the Archæan Society of Beloit College was organized. Joseph Collie, G. R. Clark and W. C. Hooker were appointed a committee to frame a constitution for the Society. December 7, the organization was perfected by the election, under the new constitution, of Joseph Collie as President; G. R. Clark, Vice President ; S. D. Peet, Secretary ; W. C. Hooker, Treasurer ; and Strong Wads- worth, Librarian. The preamble of the constitution announces the high purpose of the men- bers, who were principally the Class of '51, " to improve ourselves in public speaking and com. position, to uphold true principle, and promote the general cause of literary improvement." Among the names of the early members of the Archsean are those of Hon. Lucien B. Caswell. member of Congress from the Second (Wisconsin) District ; Harlan M. Page, for many years editor of the Wisconsin State Journal; Emerson W. Peet, the distinguished President of the " National Life Insurance Company of the United States ;" Hon. T. S. Ansley, of Mineral Point. Wis .; M. S. Hinman, Esq., of Beloit; G. A. Houston, of Beloit, inventor of the Hous- ton Water-Wheel; Edward F. Hobart, of St. Louis, for several years editor of The Western magazine; E. C. Towne, since distinguished as a Unitarian divine; Peter McVicar, now Presi- dent of Washburn University, Topeka, Kan .; Prof. John B. Parkinson, Professor of Political Economy in the Wisconsin State University ; IIon. R. J. Burdge, of Beloit, member of Assem- bly for the First (Rock County) District ; O. A. Willard, late editor of the Chicago Evening Post: Hon. George E. Hoskinson, of the Green Bay Gazette, and now U. S. Consul on the Island

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Jamaica, West Indies; Alexander Kerr, Professor of Greek in Wisconsin State University ; 1. George I. Waterman, of Chicago ; Hon. J. A. Johnson, late member of Congress from lifornia; Hon. Charles W. Buckley, late member of Congress from Alabama; S. Deni- Peet, editor of the Antiquarian magazine ; Rev. J. W. Strong, President of Carleton College, orthfield, Minn .; Horace White, recent editor of the Chicago Tribune ; and Jonas M. Bundy, itor of the New York Mail.

From the records of the Society, it appears that on the 30th of October, 1849, "Dark Blue" s adopted as the Society color.

Wednesday, May 2, the first number of the Archcan Review was read by Jonas M. indy. Some time later, discussion was had on the subject of establishing a regular monthly gazine, but the project was not undertaken until several years later.

The first question for debate by the Society was : " Resolved, That there is no objection to nan's proposing himself for any public office and using means for obtaining it." Strong adsworth and Denison Peet conducted the argument on the affirmative of this proposition, and . C. Hooker maintained the negative. The decision was rendered in favor of the affirmative.

The Society began from the first to establish, and augment by additions from time to time, valuable library in political, historical, constitutional and general literature. In 1854, this rary numbered 407 volumes. At this time, it has increased to about 1,200.

That the members of the Society were alive to the agitating questions of their day is ested by the fact that September 20, 1854, Alexander Kerr, Sterne Rogers, H. A. Sher- n, and Josiah Hinman argued the question : " Resolved, That the formation of the new party der the name Republican will be beneficial to the interests of the nation." The history of , past twenty-five years has gone on in spite of the fact that Messrs. Kerr and Rogers vailed in argument, and it was decided that the Republican party would not be beneficial to : interests of the nation.

December 19, 1859, an amended constitution was adopted by which the Delian and Ale- an Debating Societies were organized, and the Archaan became the Archæan Union, nprising the Delian and Alethean Societies as co-ordinate members of the Union. These cieties continue in a flourishing condition at this time.

In 1862, the first regular lecture-course in Beloit was maintained under the auspices of the chaan Union. This course embraced lectures by Prof. Joseph Emerson, the late Rev. C. Helmer, Rev. T. M. Eddy, Hon. E. G. Ryan, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Wis- isin, and Wendell Phillips. The fee of $50 paid him is in singular contrast to the more asiderable sums now received by that orator for similar services. The Society has managed ture-courses almost every year since, and with established success.

MANUFACTURING ENTERPRISES.

The industrial or manufacturing interests of a community, as well as of a nation, form, as it re, the bone and sinew of prosperous life, and, like the agricultural interests of a country, , one of the grand principles upon which largely depends the success of all other branches trade. The benefits arising from industrial enterprises are innumerable. They develop the jous resources of a country, build up cities and villages and are alike beneficial to all classes men. The above truths apply, in no small degree, in the case of Beloit. Though compara- ely in its infancy in industrial matters, the manufacturing interests of Beloit already form › of the most prominent and enduring elements of her life and character. It is our purpose speak but briefly of some of these enterprises, giving facts and figures, so far as we are able.

Rock River Paper Company .- The first paper mill started in Beloit was in 1856, by ssrs. Wright & Merrill, and was known as the Beloit Paper Mill. The Rock River Company s inaugurated in 1858. In 1868, the two mills were consolidated under the present name. The npany are also owners of & large mill in Marshall. Mich. The management is vested as

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follows : President, S. T. Merrill ; Vice President, A. L. Chapin ; Treasurer. H. F. Evans. of Chicago, Ill. ; Secretary and Superintendent, J. M. Cobb. To the last gentleman, much of the success of this establishment is due. The production is chiefly building-paper. The establish- ment comprises several large buildings and extensive grounds, and furnishes employment to fifty men and thirty boys and women. The company have a paid-up capital of $150,000. The wholesale department and chief distributing point is in Chicago, Nos. 138 and 140 Lake street, where is sold almost everything pertaining to the paper trade. The sales of this Company average $32,000 per month. The mill consumes fifteen to eighteen tons of rye straw per day and six to eight tons of rags.

The Northwest Paper Company .- Though the mill of this company is located at Rockton, this has ever been claimed as a Beloit institution, from the fact that Beloit men and Beloit capital set it in motion. About twenty-five years ago, T. L. Wright and S. T. Merrill erected the nucleus of the present enterprise. The management is as follows : President, T. L. Wright, with office in Beloit ; Vice President, W. H. Wells; Secretary and Treasurer, J. C. Newcomb. The two latter are located at 155 Michigan avenue, Chicago, which is the distribut- ing point of the company. About forty hands are required to operate the concern, and from three and one-half to four and one-half tons of paper are made per day. The products of this mill find a market in numerous States and bear a high reputation.

Booth, Hinman & Co .- Wholesale Paper. Organized in 1871. Original capital, $10,000; present capital, $40,000. Organized a branch in Kansas City, Mo., in 1877. Sales at Beloit, $11,000 per month ; sales at Kansas City, $12,000 per month. Total annual sales, $275,000. Four power presses with a daily aggregate capacity of about 40,000 impressions. Employing 60 hands. These gentlemen have the largest cylinder printing press in the State outside of Milwaukee. The demand for their goods keeps pace with their increasing capacity. Their goods are shipped and sold all over the country. By industry, economy and good judgment, these gentlemen are assured of a meritorious success.

F. N. Davis Manufacturing Company was organized in 1875, and has a capital of $100,000. The wares consist in building-paper, paper carpeting, paper pails and barrels, and heavy water-proof paper boards. Most of these goods are shipped to Barrett, Arnold & Kimball, Chicago, Ill. This company has factories in Cologne, Prussia, and London, England, both doing a large and successful business. From thirty to fifty men are employed, and the capacity has been largely increased during the past year. The building now used is 75 feet wide by 200 feet long, and two stories high, situated upon South State street.

Beloit Straw-Board Co .- E. J. Adams, Secretary. Manufacture building-paper exclu- sively. Works situated upon west bank of Rock River. The company owns 2,000 inches of water, and employs from fifteen to twenty men. It ships about two car-loads per week, and consumes 1,200 tons of straw each year. These goods are sold all over the Northwest, the com-' pany having on the road several traveling men. Most of the goods are sold at wholesale, though retail trade is also supplied.

Merrill & Houston Iron Works .- This establishment was inaugurated by Mr. O. E. Merrill in the year 1860. In 1873, the business was organized and greatly enlarged, and the manage- ment changed to a stock company under the above-mentioned name. The present official management is as follows : President, S. T. Merrill; Vice President. T. C. Chamberlin ; Secre- tary and Treasurer, C. F. G. Collins ; Superintendent, G. A. Houston. There is a paid-up capital of $150.000. The productions of this establishment are paper-mill and other machinery. consisting of cylinder and Foudrinier machines. Beater engines, Ray cutters and dusters, paper cutters, pumps, calender-rollers, etc. Another important feature is the manufacture of the Houston Turbine Water-Wheel, which has already acquired a national reputation. The build- ings of this establishment cover about six acres of ground. The company employs from one hundred to one hundred and twenty-five men, and six hundred to eight hundred tons of pig iron are consumed annually. Sales, from $200,000 to $250,000 per annum. Steam and water furnish the power, the company owning 500 inches of water.

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0. E. Merrill & Co., general machine manufacturers and repairers. These gentlemen have once built up a large and flourishing establishment, and, though now starting again for them- Belves. have flattering prospects for the future. Much of the success acquired and possessed by the Merrill & Houston Iron Works, is due to the mechanical genius and untiring energy of these honorable and enterprising men. These gentlemen have leased the works formerly owned by Parker & Aldrich, and have put in some of the finest machinery in the country. Good work guaranteed and satisfaction insured, we bespeak for this company a fair share of the public pat- ronage.

W. H. Wheeler, machine and repair shops ; manufactures for the Eclipse Wind Mill Com- pany. under special contract ; makes a large line of pumps and cylinders, and does a general foundry and machine business ; employs fifty men, and manufactures into castings about 300 tons of pig iron yearly. The factory is a large. three-story stone building, 40 feet wide by 100 feet long, situated on the west bank of Rock River. Mr. Wheeler controls 700 inches of water.

Eclipse Wind Mill Co .- Capital, $50,000, with a large surplus ; C. B. Salmon, Treasurer and Manager; manufactures wind-mills, pumps, water tanks, etc. ; eighteen sizes of mills, from 8} to 60 feet in diameter, costing from $75 to $3,000 apiece. Has facilities for manufactur- ing about fifteen hundred mills a year ; employs about eighty men ; operates twelve agencies, employing many more. Fifty-seven of the leading railroads have adopted this mill for use on their lines. This mill was invented in 1866, by L. H. Wheeler, a missionary at an Indian post near Lake Superior. Mr. Wheeler commenced manufacturing without any capital. and the mill soon acquired a high reputation. The present company was organized in 1873. The Eclipse Mill succeeded in capturing the first medals at Philadelphia in 1876, and at Paris in 1878. This company, though still in its infancy. is constantly receiving and filling orders from all over the world. It operates agencies at Moscow, Russia ; Bombay, India ; Breslau, Germany ; Paris, France; Liverpool, England ; Havana and Rio Janeiro. The factory of this Company is on the west bank of Rock River; its offices and warehouses are situated upon the lower end of South State street.

Parker & Stone Reaper Company .- Capital, $150,000; commenced manufacturing in 1849, making farming implements and doing jobbing work generally, till 1855, when the Reaper Company was organized. The first year (1855), Messrs. Parker & Stone made twenty- five machines ; they have, some years since, made as high as 1,000 machines, and employed 100 men. They use water-power, owning and controlling 900 inches of water. Their works are situated upon Third street. running back to the river. Their capacity is equal to the demands of the seasons. At a great deal of hard work and an enormous outlay. these gentlemen have perfected the Appleby Twine Binder, until now it is a recognized success : $35,000 have been put into this Binder.

R. J. Dowd, manufacturer of paper engine roll bars, bed plates, trimming, rag-cutter and straw-cutter knives, veneer, planing, shingle and jointing knives, leather-splitter, tobacco and pat- tern knives of every description ; also, manufacturer of combination and angular sheet steel plates. Mr. Dowd was formerly of the firm of J. & R. J. Dowd, of Lee, Mass. This is the only establishment of this character west of Dayton, Ohio. Mr. Dowd, though recently estab- lished in Beloit, beginning work in 1877. and bitterly opposed by Eastern manufacturers, has already built up a good trade. He controls 300 inches of water, and possesses facilities for sup- plying all who need his line of goods.

J. Thompson & Co., manufacturers of the famous Norwegian plows, riding and walking cultivators, sulky plows, etc. Mr. Thompson started in 1860, making three plows, and running a general blacksmith-shop. These plows, at first regarded with suspicion, were soon eagerly sought for on account of their extreme hardness and excellent scouring qualities. The works of this company were entirely destroyed by fire in July, 1876, involving a loss of some $50,000 or $60,000; but, Phoenix-like, they have arisen from their ashes, and now have finer buildings and better facilities than ever. Their motive-power is steam, having a 50-horse power engine. They employ forty men, and manufactured from 5,000 to 6,000 stirring-plows last year. They

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have now about $25,000 capital invested. They will turn out about the same amount this year as last. The members of the firm are John Thompson, O. C. Johnson and J. A. Johnson. The works cover about one acre of ground.

N. B. Gaston & Son, Beloit Scale Works, platform, hay and counter scales. Mr. Gaston commenced manufacturing in New York, in 1842 ; moved to Beloit and established prezent works in 1844. This firm employs about fifteen men; has put in about 10,000 scales; runs six teams ; sells largely to farmers, delivering scales at their farms.

W. J. McDonald, successor to James Gray in the wholesale and retail manufacture of doors, blinds, sash, moldings, turning and scroll-sawing. Mr. McDonald succeeded Mr. Gray in November, 1878, since which time he has had all he could do. He uses both steam and water power, and employs about fifty men, using 25,000 feet of lumber per week. Most of these goods are shipped to St. Louis, where they find a ready sale.

John Foster, successor to Foster & Chapman, manufacturer of fine shoes; organized in 1870, and now employs about sixty hands. The factory is a large two-story brick building, 55 feet wide by 135 feet long, and situated upon South State street. Steam is the motive power. Mr. Foster is doing six times the business that he was doing two years ago. He is now making twelve dozen pairs of shoes per day, and is preparing to double his capacity for next year. No second-grade goods are manufactured, and none but skilled workmen are employed; 120 different styles of men's, women's and misses' fine sewed shoes are made at this factory. No finer goods are manufactured in the country.

Kendall & Purves, manufacturers and wholesale dealers in choice Havana and domestic cigars and fine-cut tobaccos. These gentlemen commenced business in 1872 in one room, employing four hands. Their business has steadily increased until now occupying the whole of a large double two-story building ; they are running about thirty hands and selling, of their own manufacture, about one hundred and twenty thousand cigars per month. They keep two or more men on the road all the time, and their goods find a ready market in Wisconsin, Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota and Michigan.

H. J. Leonard & Co., glove and mitten manufactory. Mr. H. K. Leonard started this enterprise in a small way several years ago, but, in 1866, the business was enlarged and placed upon a more prosperous footing. The productions of this concern embrace everything in the line of kid, calf, sheep, buck and fur gloves and mittens, also those made of cloth material. They handle nearly three thousand dozen pairs a year, and there has been a constant increase in the demand from the start. They occupy a large building, three stories and basement, near the North-Western passenger depot. About sixty glove and mitten makers are employed.

Blodgett of Nelson, manufacturers of flour and feed. Organized in 1857. Own and con- trol 1,500 inches of water, which furnishes ample power for their large three-story stone build- ing, situated upon the Head Race. They supply merchants' trade exclusively ; have four runs of buhr-stone and a capacity of 150 barrels per day. Employ seven men in the mill and six in the cooper-shop, which they run in connection with the mill. The reputation of their goods is deservedly high. This mill was established by Mr. Hackett in 1848.

W. J. McDonald, flour and feed mill. This mill contains five runs of stone and gets its water-power from Turtle Creek, upon which it is situated, at the eastern limits of the city. Large quantities of rye and feed are ground, and constant employment given to four meu. This mill is known as the old Brooks Mill and was built about thirty years ago. The building is of stone, 100 feet long by 40 wide, and is four stories high. Capacity from four hundred to five hundred barrels per week.

Charles L. Vale, manufacturer of crackers, snaps and snap machines ; fine goods a spe- cialty. Mr. Vale is the largest manufacturer in his line in the city. Joseph Vale, father of the present proprietor, invented the Vale Rotating Oven and started the present establishment in 1868. Mr. Charles Vale succeeded to the management in 1871. Mr. Vale employs four men in the works and has several runners for his goods, which are sold all over the county and largely through the State.

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C. F. Rau, manufacturer of and dealer in furniture of all kinds ; upholstering done in all its departments. Organized in 1867. Office, store and factory on State street. Starting on nothing, Mr. Rau has built up a business second to few in the county.

John Houston, of Houston, Fairchilds & Chase, also manufactures and deals largely in furniture.

George Smith, manufacturer of and dealer in carriages, buggies, spring wagons, etc. ; light work a specialty. This enterprise was established about ten years ago. The six or eight men employed are all skilled workmen.

C. W. Munger, manufacturer of wagons, carriages, etc. Mr. M. commenced business in Beloit about thirty years ago and has been in this business ever since. This is the pioneer establishment of its class in Beloit.

O. J. Johnson is also a large manufacturer of this class of goods. Mr. J. is an honest and reliable workman.

SCHOOLS.

On October 4, 1849, S. R. Humphrey, Town Superintendent of Schools, issued a notice to the legal voters of Beloit, which was to the effect that he had annulled the former organiza- tions-School Districts Nos. 1 and 2-and from them formed a new district in said town to be called Union District No. 1, Beloit, consisting of the following territory, viz .: All of Sections 22, 27, 34 and 36, and all of those parts of Sections 23, 26 and 35, situated west of Rock River, and invited their attendance at a meeting to be held on Friday, October 19, for the pur- pose of organizing said district.

They met according to notice on the day specified, but failed to transact any business, 80 .an adjournment was taken until the 23d. On that date, they met again, and, after the transact- ion of the usual preliminaries, proceeded to elect officers, which resulted in the election of J. M. Keep, Director; S. E. Barker, Treasurer, and S. Drake, Clerk. This arrangement, however, was not satisfactory to the residents west of the river, as on October 30, at a meeting of Union District No. 1, it was agreed to instruct the Town Superintendent to grant the petition .of the citizens west of the river, praying that they might be formed into a district by them- selves. Accordingly, on November 30, I. W. Thayer, Town Superintendent, gave notice of the organization of School District No. 2, which included Sections 22 and 27, and all those parts of Sections 23, 26 and 35, situated west of Rock River. On November 2, at a meeting held, Messrs. T. L. Wright, S. T. Merrill and H. Hobart were appointed a committee to make esti- mates and plans for a school building, and on December 31, following, they made a report rec- .ommending the district to raise $4,000 in five equal installments of $800 each, one of which was to be raised by the levying of a tax the following year, and the rest, $3,200, borrowed at a reason- able rate of interest, payment of the principal and interest to be made by the levying of a tax sufficient to pay the other installments in the following four years. This report was adopted, and, at a subsequent meeting held on December 31, 1849, Messrs. A. Poole, T. C. Manchester and Mr. Hurd were appointed a committee to draw up and circulate a petition praying the Legislature to loan the district money for the purpose of building schoolhouses instead of con- structing railroads. On January 29, the matter again came up for discussion, and it was decided to dispose of the old school building and site for not less than $350, which was subse- quently done, the purchasers being Messrs. L. G. Fisher and Hazen Cheney, who paid for it $355. The matter of the erection of a new building was the source of many debates and sug- gestions until the beginning of 1851, when on March 10, of that year, the Board, through the Clerk, Mr. T. L. Wright, entered into a contract with Herman Belden for excavating the cellar at 9 cents per cubie yard, and with Gates & Co. for erecting the basement walls of the new school building at $9 per cord, and, on July 4, with Stephen Downer, to lay up the walls of the schoolhouse at the rate of $1.80 per yard. This work was at once proceeded with, and, on August 19, 1851, a loan of $1,500 at 10 per cent was obtained from Milton Harvey, of Cole- .brook, N. H., and a note of W. H. Gage, with which the work was completed, and on October 29,

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The History of Rock County, Wisconsin: Its Early Settlement, Growth, Development, Resources, Etc., Part 94

Author: Wesern historical company, Chicago, pub Publication date: 1879 Publisher: Chicago : Western Historical Co. Number of Pages: 899

Author: Wesern historical company, Chicago, pub
Publication date: 1879
Publisher: Chicago : Western Historical Co.
Number of Pages: 899