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George Washington Griffith established the first tannery about 1850. In 1856, Jacob Cech and Martin Hopf engaged in the same business, and, ten years later, A. Wegeman and A. Gardwohl did likewise. It is said that 1880 will be a great year for tanners.
Wiggenhorn Brothers, A. F. Miller, Louis Kehr, Charles Becker and Schlueter Brothers manufacture an aggregate of 2,000,000 cigars per annum. Of this number, the first-mentioned firm make about 1,500,000.
A planing-mill was established in Watertown in 1861, by R. E. & G. B. Lewis. The firm is now Lewis & Parks. Chris Meyer and Philip Heinrichs also carry on similar insti- tutions.
S. M. Eaton built the first ice-house, in 1870, and now has two buildings with a capacity of 15.000 tons. A Chicago firm is also engaged in the same business.
Watertown has been lighted by gas for a quarter of a century. A. L. Pritchard, Daniel Jones, Patrick Rogan, W. M. Dennis and William Chappell were the individuals comprising the first gas company. The present managers of the institution are Gustavus Werlich, Theo- dore Prentiss, Jonas H. Sleeper and W. H. Clark.
L. J. Higby built the first grain elevator about 1855. It stood at the east end of the Milwaukee & St. Paul bridge. George Peebles engaged in the business in 1856; John Betz in 1870. Jonas Sleeper, L. B. Tifft and E. C. Wickert are the principal wheat-buyers at the present time. Protzlaff & Betz recently completed an elevator near the North-Western depot.
HOTELS, BANKS, FIRE DEPARTMENT.
During the years of 1845-6-7, a mania seems to have broken out in Watertown for build- ing hotels. But what is stranger still, it was not an unprofitable business. The first in the list was the Lindon House, built by Patrick Rogan, in the fall and winter of 1845-46; then the Planters' House, by A. F. Cady and Gov. Farwell. in 1846, destroyed by fire in 1867; the Exchange, built in 1846 by a Mr. Savage, now owned by J. B. Van Alstine; the Schweitzer House, built by a man named Brucseh, in 1846 ; the Commercial House, opened as a hotel by Thomas Norris, in 1847, now the property of Mancgold Brothers ; the Buena Vista House, by Henry Boegel, in .. .. carried on by A. Bertling; the American House, by Michael Owens, in 1849, Christopher Smith, proprietor ; the Washington House, in 1855, by Herman Schroeter, now conducted by Fred Kronitz; the Wisconsin House, by L. Krueger, the present
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proprietor, in 1874; the Junction House, in 1863, by John Mather, N. W. Pierce, proprictor. Among other hotels which have passed away may be mentioned the William Tell House, the Western Star Hotel, Star Hotel, Boston House and Kossuth House.
The first regular banking institution was established in 1853 by Charles G. Hager, Danicl Jones and H. B. Gallup. In 1854, the Bank of Watertown came into existence, A. L. Pritch- ard, President ; W. H. Clark, Cashier. In 1858, the Bank of Wisconsin, with William M. Den- nis as President, and P. M. Brown as Cashier; re-organized in 1865, as the Wisconsin National Bank, the present officers being Daniel Jones, President: P. V. Brown, Cashier.
The Fire Department of Watertown was incorporated March 6, 1869, with Leonard Jaehr- ling as President ; Joseph Miller, Vice President ; Gustavus Werlich, Secretary; William H. Rohr, Treasurer ; and John Muth, Collector. The present officers are Eugene Wiggenhorn, President ; August Fuerman, Vice President : W. Schulte, Chief Engineer; William Stonc, Assistant Chief; Chris Becker, Secretary ; and Carl Goeldner, Treasurer. Under the imme- diate control of the Department are Pioneer Engine Company, No. 1, organized in 1857 and re-organized in 1868; Badger State Hook and Ladder Company, No. 1, organized April 17, 1869 ; Pioneer Engine Company, No. 2, organized May 24, 1876; Sack Company, No. 1, organized in 1878; and Coal Cart Company, No. 1, organized in 1878.
POST OFFICE, SOCIETIES, ETC.
A post office was established in Watertown in 1837, with William M. Dennis as Postmas- ter. Since the time of Mr. Dennis, the following individuals have held the office: P. V. Brown, Patrick Rogan, Benjamin F. Fay, John F. Kimball, J. J. Enos, Myron B. Williams, James Potter, Peter Rogan, Jacob Jussen, Gen. Bertram and Justus T. Moak.
Secret and other societies are very numerous. The names of the different Lodges, etc., and the dates of organization are as follows : Watertown Lodge, No. 49, F. & A. M., June 14, 1854; Watertown Chapter, No. 11, R. A. M., February 10, 1853 ; Watertown Lodge, No. 31. I. O. O. F., September 1, 1848 ; Watertown Lodge, No. 54, April 10, 1854; Rachel Lodge, (Rebecca) 1869; Watertown Encampment, I. O. O. F., 1875 : Guttenberg Lodge, No. 13, S. of H .; Watertown Turnverein, August 21, 1860: Lincoln Lodge, No. 20, K. of P., November 24, 1875; Rock River Lodge, No. 404, Order of Harugari, January 7, 1877; Unity Council, No. 230, Royal Arcanum, January 4. 1879; Rock River Lodge, No. 330, Knights of IIonor, July 24, 1876 ; Temple of Honor, March, 1877; St. Bernard's Temperance and Benevolent Society, March 24, 1867 ; St. Henry's Benevolent Society, July 15, 1867 ; Fenian Brotherhood, June, 1866 (defunct) ; Concordia Musical and Singing Society, an outgrowth of various similar organizations, July, 1862; Watertown Cornet Band, 1870.
GOVERNMENT.
Watertown was under county government until the spring of 1842, when, in April of that year, the first election was held for town officers. On the 7th of March, 1849, an act of vil- lage incorporation was passed by the Legislature, and on the 22d of the same month the charter was adopted at an election held for that purpose, by a vote of 119 against 12. The village was divided into two wards. The first village officers were : President, Alcott Cheency ; Treasurer, Edward Johnson ; Trustees-J. J. Kier, Aaron Schultz, Asher H. Nichols, Daniel Jones, Pat- rick Rogan and M. J. Gallagher. Watertown was incorporated as a city January 24, 1853, and at an election held April 5, of the same year, Theodore Prentiss was chosen Mayor, John Kelley, Treasurer; Joseph D. Pease, Clerk ; J. A. Chadwick, Assessor ; Lucius Brugger, Mar- shal ; Daniel Hall, Superintendent of Schools; and William T. Butler, Municipal Judge. Fred Kusel is the present Mayor, and A. Schumacher, Treasurer.
THE NEWSPAPERS.
J. A Hadley was the Nestor of the press in Watertown. On the 23d of June, 1847, he issued the first number of the Watertown Chronicle, which he edited and published until Sep- tember, 1853. The Chronicle survived until the fall of 1857.
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The Watertown Demoerat was founded in Ootober, 1854, by D. W. Ballou, Jr. It is now the property of Thomas E. Jones.
The Watertown Weltburger, published by D. Blumenfeld, is the outgrowth of the Anzeiger, the Weltburger and Anzeiger and the Volkszeitung. It was established upon the ruins of these several newspaper ventures, on the 1st day of January, 1859.
The Watertown Republican, published by Julius H. Keyes, was founded June 15, 1860, by J. W. Lawton. Its editor spells nation with a big N, in contrast with the small initial letter used for that word by the editor of the Demoerat.
Among other journals published from time to time in Watertown, may be mentioned the Rock River Pilot, the Democratie State Register, Watertown City Times, the Representative, the Independent, the Transcript and Horger's Times.
The most recent journalistic venture is the Daily Evening Gazette, a twelve-column quarto, published by George P. Mather, price one cent. It was born on the tenth day of the present year.
CHAPTER XI.
VILLAGES.
JUNEAU, THE COUNTY SEAT: TOWN AND VILLAGE GOVERNMENT-THE POST OFFICE-THIE PUBLIC SCHOOLS-THE CHURCHES-SOCIETIES-HOTELS-MANUFACTORIES. HUSTISFORD: EARLY SET- TLEMENT - SCHOOLS -CHURCHES - MANUFACTORIES- PROFESSIONAL MEN -HOTELS - MER_ CHIANTS-MISCELLANEOUS. OAK GROVE: GIVING IT A NAME-POST OFFICE-GROWTII- SCHOOLS-RELIGIONS-TEMPERANCE.
THE COUNTY SEAT.
Besides being the county seat of Dodge, Juneau is a neat and pleasantly situated little village of about five hundred inhabitants. It was located in the fall of 1845, by Martin Rich, who settled in the town of Fairfield (now Oak Grove) in the spring of 1844, and built a log house about twenty rods west of the present corporate limits of Juneau. The village was laid out by Mr. Rich, William M. Dennis, of Watertown, and others, who became interested in the place about the time it was decided to locate the county seat at or near the geographical center of the county, and the original plat bears the name of Victory, in commemoration of the victory achieved in the county seat contest.
In the fall of 1847, S. H. Coleman, a native of New Jersey, settled in Victory. He brought with him a small stock of goods, and opened the first store in the place, in a little frame house built by Joel Rich in 1846. Soon after the arrival of Mr. Coleman, Nelson Willie built the first frame dwelling-house. It is still standing, in the rear of the Juncau House stables, but, owing to its dilapidated condition, long since became uninhabitable.
In 1848, the village was re-platted and re-christened, being called Dodge Center, on account of its geographical location, but, there being another village in the State similarly named, thus creating confusion among Postmasters in sending the mails, the Legislature was petitioned for authority to again change the name ; this was granted, and the place was called Juneau, in honor of Solomon Juneau, the founder of Milwaukec.
TOWN GOVERNMENT.
Prior to April, 1865, Juneau was under town government, and within the jurisdiction of the town of Fairfield, (now Oak Grove). The first election for town officers was held at the house of Lewis D. Phelps, a log structure built by Martin Rich, within what are now the village limits, on the 7th of April, 1846. About twenty rods west of the polling-place was the log cabin built by Mr. Rich, which served the purpose of a general rendezvous for anxious candi- dates and their " personal and political friends." . Liberal dispensations of " beer and eggs " were made by the aforesaid aspirants, and when, late in the afternoon, the result of the election was known, the successful candidates carried the Judges, Inspectors and Clerk of Election on their shoulders from the polling-place to the log cabin where the peculiar beverage was manu- factured, and where the first election in the town of Fairfield ended amid scenes of jollity and good will. The result of the election is given below, as it appears in the records of the town :
" Record of a town meeting of the town of Fairfield, Dodge County, Wisconsin Territory, held at the house of Lewis D. Phelps, in said town, on the 7th of April, A. D. 1846.
" Hiram Barber was elected Moderator of said meeting, and John W. Gray was chosen Clerk, both of whom were duly sworn, as provided by law.
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" The meeting then proceeded to elect, by ballot, the following town officers, with the fol- lowing result :
" George J. Rice, Town Clerk. Supervisors-John W. Gray (Chairman), Orrin Perkins and Moses Bryant. Assessors, Allen H. Atwater and Arad Owen. Treasurer, Morris Grout. School Commissioners, John L. Eddy, William HI. Lander and George A. Birge. Commission- ers of Ilighway, Ephriam Perkins, Amasa Hyland and Ira Lane. Justices of the Peace, J. Anderson, Silas Hemstreet and Moses Bryant. Constables, S. V. R. Haughton, H. Powell and M. Griffin. Collector, S. V. R. Haughton. Sealer of Weights and Measures, Garry Taylor. Fence Viewers, Hezekiah Cole, Ira Lane and George J. Rice.
" On motion, it was voted that there be assessed upon the taxable property of the town, as valned by the Assessor, the sum of one-half of one per cent, for the support of common schools in said town for the ensuing year.
" Voted, that all town officers, where compensation for their services is not established by law, shall receive the sum of 50 cents per day while discharging the duties of their offices.
" Voted, that $15 be assessed upon the taxable property of the town for the payment of contingent expenses, and that $20 be assessed for the support of the poor for the ensuing year.
" Voted, that the next town meeting be held at the house of Lewis D. Phelps.
" Adjourned sine die."
The principal officers chosen at the town election of April, 1847, were, Clerk, John L. Eddy ; Supervisors-Hiram Barber (Chairman), Spencer Givens and George J. Birge. Col- lector, John S. DeGraff; Treasurer, Morris Grout. Assessors-Amasa HIyland, Ephraim Per- kins and Thomas M. McCaughey. School Commissioners-R. F. Rising, James Anderson and Charles Burton.
1848-Clerk, James II. Hall ; Treasurer, Morris Grout; Collector, Lyman Stanton. Supervisors-Hiram Barber (Chairman), Joel Rich and Thomas M. McCaughey. Assessors- William Stanton, George A. Birge and William Merick. School Commissioners-Charles Bil- linghurst, Alson Atwood and S. W. Taylor.
1849-Clerk, George J. Rice ; Treasurer, George G. White. Supervisors-Ephraim Per- kins (Chairman), Thomas Marshal and Carlton Cleveland. Superintendent of Schools, Alson Atwood. Justices of the Peace-Edwin Giddings, Allen H. Atwater, James Anderson and William Stanton.
1850-Clerk, Silas H. Coleman ; Assessor, Thomas M. McCanghey ; Collector and Treasurer, S. V. R. Haughton ; School Superintendent, Eli C. Lewis. Supervisors-Silas Hemstreet, (Chairman), Peter R. Sager and M. B. Hall. Justices of the Peace-J. II. Coleman, N. B. Clough, A. P. Haughton and Theodore Allen.
1851-Clerk, Moses K. Stickney ; Treasurer, Joel Rich. Supervisors-Samuel Baird (Chairman), Charles W. Daniels and William Stanton. School Superintendent, Bradley Phil- lips. Justices of the Peace, A. H. Atwater and Edward Giddings. Assessors-Waldo Lyon, George J. Rice and Spencer Givens.
1852-Clerk, Charles S. Birge. Supervisors-Samuel Baird (Chairman), George J. Rice and Samuel Stanton. Assessors-Allen H. Atwater, Spencer Givens and George H. Birge. School Superintendent, Horace M. Parmelee ; Treasurer, Joel Rich. Justices of the Peace- John C. Lewis, A. P. Haughton and G. A. Buffington.
1853-Clerk, S. J. R. Smith. Supervisors-Samuel Baird (Chairman), Ozras Woodford and Barnabas Snow. Assessors-William Stanton, Ephraim Perkins and Roderick Caldwell. Justices of the Peace-A. II. Atwater, Judson Prentice and James Anderson. Superintendent of Schools, H. M. Parmelee ; Treasurer, Egbert B. Parmelec.
1854-Clerk, E. Perkins. Supervisors-S. Baird (Chairman), Spencer Givens and The- odore H. Allen. Treasurer, Ethan Owen. Justices of the Peace-Thomas McCaughey, Oliver Crow] and Leonard Mertz. Assessor, George J. Rice. School Superintendent, Il. M. Parme- lee ; Poundmaster, Joseph Evans.
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1855-Clerk, George J. Rice. Supervisors-Samuel Baird (Chairman), Hiram Barber and James Anderson. Treasurer, Alanson Atwood ; Assessor, W. H. Lander; School Super- intendent, H. M. Parmelee. Justices of the Peace-Robert B. Wentworth, A. HI. Atwater, Silas Hemstreet and Thomas Marshall.
1856-Clerk, Spencer Givens. Supervisors-Hiram Barber (Chairman), James Anderson and Egbert B. Parmelee. Assessors, S. S. Drake and A. P. Lyman. Treasurer, Amos K. Givens : School Superintendent, H. M. Parmelee. Justices of the Pcace-G. R. Clapp, Charles Varnum and James Douglass.
1857-Clerk. Spencer Givens. Supervisors-Hiram Barber (Chairman), E. B. Parme- lee and Thomas Marshall. Assessors-S. S. Drake, A. P. Wyman and David Barber ; Treasurer, Amos K. Givens ; School Superintendent, H. M. Parmelee ; Justices of the Peace, James Douglass and G. J. Rice.
1858-Clerk, Charles H. Graham. Supervisors-Hiram Barber (Chairman), Samuel S. Drake and Azor Marshall ; Treasurer, Selah J. B. Smith ; School Superintendent, Thomas B. Brown ; Assessors, George J. Rice and J. W. Nash. Justices of the Peace-E. A. Bailey, C. H. Mark and E. B. Parmelee.
1859 -- Clerk, H. N. Crossett. Supervisors-Hiram Barber (Chairman), W. R. Mayhew and Samuel Eastman ; School Superintendent, T. B. Brown ; Treasurer, S. J. R. Smith ; Assessors, Calvin Ely and J. W. Nash. Justices of the Peace-James Douglass, James McFarlin, S. B. Kellogg and Ethan A. Bailey.
1860-Clerk, John H. Ely. Supervisors-Joel Rich (Chairman), Ranslow Smith and George Hyland ; School Superintendent, H. M. Parmelee ; Treasurer, Benjamin F. Ellis ; Assessor, George J. Rice ; Justices of the Peace, Egbert B. Parmelee and John W. Parmelee.
1861-Clerk, John H. Ely ; Treasurer, B. F. Ellis ; School Superintendent, H. M. Parmelee. Supervisors-Chas. Billinghurst (Chairman), Wm. Harrison and Morris Grout; Assessors, G. J. Rice and L. Stanton ; Justices of the Peace, J. W. Brand and G. F. Wight. 1862-Clerk, John H. Dunham ; Treasurer, B. F. Ellis. Supervisors-Spencer Givens (Chairman), William Harrison and H: J. Bennett. Justices of the Peace-Asa Varnum, John C. Lewis and Ranslow Smith. "G. J. Rice and J. J. Graves, elected Assessors, having failed to file their oath of office within the time limited by law, we therefore appoint G. J. Rice and J. J. Graves Assessors for the year 1862, to fill said vacancies."
1863-Clerk, John H. Dunham; Treasurer, John W. Perry ; Assessor, George W. Hyland. Supervisors-William Harrison (Chairman), James Rogers and Horace Cole. Jus- tices of the Peace-Owen Mccullough, W. H. Miner and Marshal T. White.
1864-Clerk, John C. Halliger ; Treasurer, William Barber ; Assessor, Artemus Vesper. Supervisors-William Harrison (Chairman). Leonard L. Sprout and Abner H. Medbury ; Jus- tices of the Peace, Jonathan C. Brown and Oliver H. Smith.
VILLAGE GOVERNMENT.
Juneau was incorporated as a village April 29, 1865, and on the 1st day of May of that year, the first election for village officers was held, with the following result :
For President, J. P. Barber, 37 votes ; O. F. Jones, 33. For Treasurer, J. C. Brown, 38; George R. Clapp, 32. Trustees (three to be chosen)-A. Hiebler, 39; G. Birmingham, 37; J. C. Halliger, 37; J. B. Hays, 33; E. C. Lewis, 34; H. J. Bennett, 32.
At the first meeting of the Board, Mr. Charles Billinghurst was requested to accept the appointment of Clerk, but upon the refusal of that gentleman to do so, Charles L. Morris was chosen to fill the office, at a subsequent meeting.
At the charter election of 1866, Garrett Birmingham was chosen President, and Augustus Hiebler, Treasurer. Trustees-John C. Halliger, Jerry Murphy and James B. Hays. Clerk of the Board (appointed), John H. Dunham.
1867-Eli C. Lewis, President; Alonzo Crane, Treasurer; Trustees-J. B. Spencer, C. S. Griffin and H. J. Bennett ; Clerk (appointed), William T. Rambusch. As a matter of
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history, it may be well to state that the Widow Dowd received one vote for Trustce at this election.
1868-Eli C. Lewis. President ; John C. Bishop, Treasurer; Trustees-Richard Mertz, H. J. Bennett and Charles S. Griffin ; E. A. Barber appointed Village Clerk.
1869-70-No record.
1871-Henry Bertram, President ; Eli Hawks, Treasurer; Trustees-Richard Mertz, John Lowth and J. C. Brown ; E. C. Lewis, Clerk.
1872-Henry Bertram, President ; John Bumby, Treasurer ; Trustees-John Lowth, George R. Clapp and Samuel Eastman ; E. C. Lewis, Clerk.
1873-Henry Bertram, President ; Eli Hawks, Treasurer ; Trustees-John Lowth, George R. Clapp and S. Eastman ; E. C. Lewis, Clerk.
1874-Henry Bertram, President ; Samuel Eastman, Treasurer ; Trustees-L. F. Fribert, S. V. R. Haughton and Richard Mertz; E. C. Lewis, Clerk.
1875-Charles End, President ; L. E. Haughton, Treasurer : Trustees-J. H. Dunham, G. R. Clapp and J. Downing ; W. T. Rambusch, Clerk.
1876-Eli Hawks, President; S. E. Veltum, Treasurer; Trustees-F. W. Lueck, J. H. Dunham and John Taft ; Constable, Peter Petersen ; W. T. Rambusch, Clerk.
1877-Samuel E. Veltum, President; Albert Schmidt, Treasurer ; Trustees-John Bumby, John Taft and Charles End ; W. T. Rambusch, Clerk.
1878-Samuel E. Veltum, President ; T. L. Smith, Treasurer; Trustees-John Bumby, Isaac Downing and John Taft; Constable, Ivan Brown ; W. T. Rambusch, Clerk.
1879-In accordance with an act of the Legislature, the citizens of Juneau, on April 12, 1879, voted upon the question of re-incorporation, with the following result : "For re-incor- poration, 54;" " Against re-incorporation, 19."
At the last charter election, the following officers were chosen : Samuel Eastman, Pres- ident ; S. V. R. Haughton, Treasurer ; Trustees-John Bumby, J. S. Allard, John Perkins, J. H. Dunham, John Wyman and Ch. H. Zilisch ; Police Justice, T. H. Lewis; Justice of the Peace, J. C. Brown ; Marshal, W. D. Warner; Constable, Paul Schmidt ; Clerk, E. E. Kirkham.
THE POST OFFICE.
Charles Billinghurst was the first Postmaster in Juneau. He was appointed in 1847, and held the office about a year. The first piece of mail matter received by Postmaster Billinghurst was a large mud-turtle from Oak Grove, sent by Judge Ely C. Lewis, who at that time was Postmaster at the latter place. Nelson Willie was the mail carrier between the two points, and, according to his contract with the Government, was compelled to make regular trips at stated intervals. He had carried his empty mail-pouch over the road numerous times, until the task became as monotonous as it was fruitless, and Willie was fast developing into a constitutional growler, because there was no mail to carry. Stepping into the Oak Grove Post Office one morning, his heart was made glad when he heard Postmaster Lewis say, "Got something for von this morning, Willie; can't complain about not having any mail to carry now ; here's your bag, with its contents ; take it to Billinghurst, and be sure you arrive on schedule time." Willie was happy. Shouldering his burden, he strode off, smiling blandly at every one he met, and revealing to his most confidential friends the cause of this pleasure. "Got something for you this morning. Charlie," shouted the elated Willie, as he entered Billinghurst's door ; "can't complain about not receiving any mail now ; here it is," he continued, rolling the turtle out upon the floor, after the Postmaster had unlocked the pouch. And sure enough he did have something ; and it weighed about fifteen pounds. "Charlie " took in the situation at a glance, and commenced to laugh. But Willie was very tired ; his smile no longer resembled that of the " heathen Chinee." The more he looked at that turtle, the more tired he became. When Willie returned to Oak Grove, the boys were waiting for him, and it cost him about half the revenue of his contract to induce them to say no more about it.
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Postmaster Billinghurst was succeeded, in 1848, by Joel Rich, and, in 1852, S. H. Cole- man received the appointment. Judge E. C. Lewis was the next Postmaster, and, after serving for a short time, Mr. Coleman again became the incumbent. He was succeeded by E. B. Par- melee, who died while in office, his widow becoming his successor. In 1874, J. C. Brown was appointed to the position, and, in October, 1879, A. S. Vanaelstyn became Postmaster.
The location of the post office was, from time to time, the source of considerable quiet strife, and consequently it has been many times removed. Its location, at the time of the receipt of the turtle from Oak Grove, is a matter of but little importance. Mr. Billinghurst's inside coat pocket is said to have answered the purpose until the latter part of his term, when it was located in the Court House, then just finished. When Mr. Rich was appointed, he removed it to his residence, where he now lives, keeping it there but a short time, however. A. Crane's grocery store, which stood a short distance north of the present site of the Juneau House, soon became the place where Postmaster Rich was to be found in his official capacity. Mr. Coleman. when first appointed, removed the institution to his store, which stood on the present site of Allard & Martin's establishment. Under the management of Judge Lewis, it was kept for a short time in one corner of John C. Lewis' saloon, but was soon removed to Crane's new store, at the west end of Oak street. When Mr. Coleman was re-appointed, he took it back to his place of business, but soon found it necessary to remove it to the residence of Mr. Parmelee, where Lnecke's shoe store is now. Here the Federal institution remained until 1874, when Mr. Brown was appointed. It was then removed to a rented room in Kellermann's building, where it remained until Mr. Brown built a small frame, especially for its accommodation, at the corner of Oak and Main streets. From there it was recently removed to the store of A. S. Vanael- styn, its present location.
The Juneau Post Office became a fourth-rate money-order office in 1870, the first order being issued August 4 of that year, in favor of H. M. McGill, of Cincinnati, for $14.45, John G. Daily being the remitter. In 1878, there were 718 orders issued. The total number issued to September 20, 1879, is 4,798.
When the post office was first established here, thirty-three years ago, Oak Grove was the distributing point, from which place the mail was carried, as already related, by Mr. Willie' on foot. It is now sent from Junean to Oak Grove, but there has been no change in its mode of conveyance. Henry Fanshaw (seventy-seven years old, and as "spry as a kitten"), walks the distance-three miles-twice every day, winter and summer, rain or shine, carrying the mail each way, in the old-fashioned leather pouch. This he has continued to do for the past twenty years.
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