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Contains information garnered from the notes of local historian, Lois Barland in the writing of her local histories.
Viewing Records: 4,201 to 4,300 of 6,111
| Note Date | Subject | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1889-04-16 | Indians | Winnebago Indians in 3rd Ward. |
| 1889-04-10 | Bridges - EC River | Barstow St. bridge being refloored with cedar blocks. |
| 1889-03-18 | Union Hospital Co. | Incorporated with $60,000 capital stock. |
| 1889-03-12 | Woolen Mill | Co. re-organizing with $10,000 capital stock. Inc. are AD Chappell, CH Dunn and Arthur Smith. Dunn will have outside management and Isaac Rausch will supervise operation of mill. |
| 1889-03-10 | Knights of Pythias | Three lodges. |
| 1889-03-07 | Eau Claire, Mississippi & Lake Superior Ect. RR | Organization of entire line will involve building only 75 miles of track. 35 miles of Independence to connect with Green Bay to Winona Rd. 35 miles north of CF to Flambeau to connect with Sault Ste Marie. (called Wilson line) |
| 1889-03-06 | Dells Improvement | Long article "Past and Present." |
| 1889-03-06 | Eau Claire Lumber Company | Sell yard at St. Louis to Knapp, Stout Corporation for $100,000; contains twenty-one acres of land. Eau Claire Lumber Company still own large real estate interest in EC. |
| 1889-03-05 | East Side Schools | Professor Steffens in charge, has done well. |
| 1889-03-01 | Linen Mill | Ingram who came to EC from Appleton & whose knowledge & efforts established linen mill, has withdrawn. Will go to Philadelphia. |
| 1889-02-25 | Land Office | Land Office at EC and LaCrosse and St. Croix Falls to be consolidated and located in EC. |
| 1889-02-23 | Griffin Rifles Armory (Fourniers?) | Big social ball. |
| 1889-02-18 | City Growth | Wards changed. |
| 1889-02-14 | Bridges - EC River | new bridge across EC open to foot traffic. |
| 1889-02-11 | Unitarian Church | Name chosen. |
| 1889-02-05 | Street Railway | Expect to have electric street cars in operation by July 1. |
| 1889-02-01 | Amusements | Skating rink open, electric lights, on 1st Avenue. |
| 1889-01-23 | Second Congregational Church | Stone for foundation being hauled. |
| 1889-01-15 | Commercial Bank | JH Allen & Son, Proprietors, 205 North Barstow. |
| 1889-01-07 | Hart House | Peter Hart, proprietor. |
| 1889-01-07 | Fish, E.M. & Co. | Co. on River St. burned & is being rebuilt. |
| 1889-01-07 | Linen Mill | In 2nd Ward, 62 feet by 52 feet, three stories. Employs 75. |
| 1889-01-02 | McDonough Co. | Fire damage $2,000. |
| 1888-11-30 | Eau Claire Hospital | City Directory lists Cancer Hospital, 828 1st Ave. Dr. A.F. Fletcher, Proprietor. |
| 1888-12-31 | Civil War | 8th, 16th, 25th and 30th Regiments made up of EC and Chippewa Valley men. |
| 1888-12-31 | Civil War | 8th, 16th, 25th an d30th Regiments made up of EC and Chippewa Valley men. |
| 1888-12-31 | Telephones | Some history of telephone co. |
| 1888-12-24 | McDonough Co. | General manufacturing & repairing. 1st Ward, 60 feet by 200 feet, two stores. 24 ton lathe, largest in northwest will be in place in a few days. Several buildings, including foundry. |
| 1888-12-24 | City Growth | More improvements in 1888 than for many years. |
| 1888-12-24 | Light Guards Armory | Building in 8th ward, 13' by 70' facing North Barstow. Will cost $9,000. Auditorium heated with 2 stories, lighted with arc lights. Construction under T. J. Chandler. |
| 1888-11-22 | Wisconsin Refrigerator Factory | Superintendent GF Smith; bookkeeper, CA Welch. Plant consists of five buildings covering 2 1/2 acres. |
| 1888-11-15 | Frawley House | Frawley House stands on site of old Northwestern Hotel. |
| 1888-10-25 | Lumbering | Cut on Chippewa will probably be 800,000,000'. |
| 1888-10-18 | Amusements | Deer season Oct. 1 to Nov. 10 |
| 1888-09-06 | Y.M.C.A. | Sunday meetings average 78 present. |
| 1888-08-30 | Wisconsin Refrigerator Factory | Building to start on north side above Mississippi River Logging Co. |
| 1888-08-30 | City Growth | Assessed value real estate in city $1,037,184 increase of 5% in one year. Personal property $94,409 increase 6%. |
| 1888-08-23 | Northside Norwegian Lutheran Church | Church at North Dewey & WI St had 100 in audience. Afterward picnic in Putnam Park attended by 3,000. History of curch reviewed. Organized 25 years ago. |
| 1888-08-16 | Northwest WI Fair | Fair to be held EC. More. |
| 1888-08-16 | Business in General | In 1882 city improvements of $1,031,075. Over 100 houses built in 1st Ward alone. Direct cause of one lumber co. piling lumber at home & shipping by rail instead of water. Population increase in 1882 & 1883 at least 5,000. |
| 1888-08-16 | Star & Crescent Gold & Silver Mining Co. | Silver find at Big Falls, Hunger, Rust & Steenbok proprietors. |
| 1888-08-16 | Swedish Lutheran Church | Church completed, dedicate next week. |
| 1888-08-16 | Fires | Big fire in Altoona. Buildings owned by C.W. Chappell and Edwin Greene of EC. |
| 1888-08-16 | Eau Claire Lumber Company | Began piling lumber in 1881 and next year in full blast. Caused huge building and population increase. (more history) |
| 1888-08-02 | Pioneer Furniture Co. | Reorganized, stock increased $25,000 subscribed by HC Putnam, David Drummond & Peter Truax. John Dencker Vice President, Drummond is President, AM Osgood Secretary & Treasurer. Will enlarge factory. |
| 1888-08-02 | Star & Crescent Gold & Silver Mining Co. | Incorporated in state, capital $1,000,000. Incorporators are DP Simons, GA Buffington, George B. Shaw, & George W. Picking. Gold mining on EC River 12 miles from city. |
| 1888-07-26 | Ancient Order of Hibernians | Organized with 25 members. |
| 1888-07-26 | Dairy Industry | Creamery to go on Water St. between 3rd & 4th on land formerly occupied by Ingram warehouse. Stock pledged. |
| 1888-07-26 | Ida Campbell | Hull of Ida Campbell raised by high water & floated to below Kelsey St. bridge. Burned 17 years ago. |
| 1888-07-26 | Hardy Preparatory School | Secured a French woman as French teacher. |
| 1888-07-19 | Electric Company | 300 poles for incandescent lights arrive. |
| 1888-07-13 | Street Railway | Granted right to operate by electricity. |
| 1888-07-12 | Hardy Preparatory School | Marston residence on Rowland St. to be enlarged and used as residence for school. Will accomodate 30 girls besides instructors. |
| 1888-07-05 | Big Heart Silver Mine | Stream of water flowing from mine, rich in antimonial silver. |
| 1888-06-28 | City Growth | City transversed by three trunk railroad. 75 railroad trains daily. Six miles of street railroad, electric light circuit 14 miles. 13 churches, 13 large sawmills, two daily & six weekly papers, all making money. |
| 1888-06-21 | Amusements | Driving Park Association still operating. |
| 1888-06-07 | Post Office | HP Graham succeeds EC Gleason as Post Master. |
| 1888-06-07 | Lumbering | Two thirds of Chippewa cut in huge jam growing at rate of eighty rods a day for last forty days. One hundred fifty men working at breaking it up. |
| 1888-05-31 | Woolen Mill | EC Woolen Mill on Otter Creek improved. Hazen leased 1/2 interest belonging to EW Robbins & DC Whipple. Employs 15 to 20 people. |
| 1888-05-24 | Lumbering | Two log jams in EC extend three miles and fifteen feet deep. |
| 1888-05-17 | City Growth | EC Lumber Co.'s farm purchased for park; HC Putnam, John S. Owen, George T. Thompson, EB Putnam, David Drummond & others form a syndicate to buy for city 300 acres including Grove Park at foot of Summit Ave. & park at Point of Rocks opposite 3rd & 4th Ave. on west side. Cost over $20,000. Will sell lots & devote money to develop park & opening drive. |
| 1888-05-17 | Eau Claire, Mississippi & Lake Superior Ect. RR | New railroad incorporated. Directors are R. F. Wilson, G. A. Buffington, William A. Rust, George B. Shaw, H. M. Stocking & Henry Cousins. Extends from Winona to Lake Superior passing through Independence, EC, CF. Every mill & factory in EC will be connected with spurs. |
| 1888-05-10 | Baptist Church | New church dedicated. |
| 1888-05-03 | Floods | Chippewa River at 18', people near river moving out. |
| 1888-04-19 | Eau Claire Lumber Company | Annual meeting. Company will run Meridean mill which is all they have left. |
| 1888-04-12 | Lumbering | Hands for drive to get $2.25 to $2.50 per day. |
| 1888-03-29 | SJ Sherman Lumber Corporation | Building new mill on Half Moon. Expect to handle not less than 20,000,000 feet of lumber. |
| 1888-03-22 | Linen Mill | To have 54 looms at once. Directors are HC Putnam, John Owen, SA Qvale, SS Kepler, WF Bailey. WA Ingram General Manager, Putnam President, Kepler Vice President, George Thompson Treasurer, JH Keyes Secretary. |
| 1888-03-15 | Eau Claire Lumber Company | Sterling mills sold to JT Barber as trustee for Northwestern Lumber Coporation. Headquarters will be in EC. |
| 1888-03-01 | Masonic Lodge | Rooms in Chappell Building to be improved. |
| 1888-02-02 | Fires | Chappell building burned. Masonic Temple and Kepler Co. flooded. |
| 1888-01-20 | Salvation Army | Initial parade and meeting at Music Hall. |
| 1888-01-19 | Ladies Aid Society | Annual meeting, new officers. Helped 20 families. |
| 1888-01-12 | Osgood Furniture Factory | Location to be south side of Price St. at west end of Madison St. bridge. |
| 1888-01-05 | Osgood Furniture Factory | Decided to locate at Wilcox mill site near west end of Bridge St. |
| 1888-01-05 | West Side Schools | New school in 6th Ward ready. |
| 1887-12-15 | EC Sash, Door, & Blind Co. | Bi-weekly payroll $2,000, employ 60. |
| 1887-10-30 | Civil War | More about Old Abe and Co. C. |
| 1887-10-30 | Civil War | More about Old Abe and Co. C. |
| 1887-10-27 | Chautauquan Society | Circle organized at Congregational Church, 46 enrolled. |
| 1887-10-20 | EC Sash, Door, & Blind Co. | Turn out 300 doors & blinds & 150 sashes daily. |
| 1887-10-20 | Sewer System | 125 stores & dwellings connected to system at present, none on west side. |
| 1887-10-13 | Big Heart Silver Mine | Capitalists from east preparing to develop mine. |
| 1887-10-13 | Civil War | Article on Eagles and Old Abe and Co. C. |
| 1887-10-13 | Civil War | Article on Eagles and Old Abe and Co. C. |
| 1887-10-13 | Flouring Mills | 100' iron bridge over Lowes Creek near Mayhew's grist mill. |
| 1887-10-06 | Crops and Prices | Potatoes shipped in large quantities from EC at $1 a bushel in IL. |
| 1887-10-06 | Eau Claire Lumber Company | Transferred some land to NRL Corporation with F Weyerhauser. Thorp sold his interest. |
| 1887-10-06 | Lumbering | Coal high priced. Portable saw mills will be taken into hard woods of Chippewa Valley to saw cord wood. |
| 1887-09-22 | Stages | Stage line between EC and Whitehall. |
| 1887-09-08 | City Growth | Real estate value in EC is $3,798,431 & personal property, $1,442,246 (assessed valuation). |
| 1887-09-01 | Civil War | Eagle County reunion, 44 survivors. Lists names. |
| 1887-09-01 | Civil War | Eagle Co. reunion, 44 survivors. Lists names. |
| 1887-08-31 | Flouring Mills | John Barron died. Had built flouring mill on Otter Creek. With H Clay Williams bought Blue Mills and sold flour mill. Now called Badger Mills. |
| 1887-08-25 | Hardy Preparatory School | School for young ladies opening in Kinderton building on River St. Kate B Hardy principal. |
| 1887-08-11 | Business in General | Men employed in manufacturing in EC. Pult & Paper Co., 60. Madison St. Manufacturing Co., 10. Noah Shaw & Co., 30. D. Shaw Lumber Co., 240. EC Roller Mill Co., 14. Empire Lumber Co., 200. Dells Lumber Co., 100. Valley Lumber Co., 80. West EC Lumber Co., 75. EM Fish & Co., 14. Free Press Co., 22. EC Lumber Co., 275. Phoenix Manufacturing Co., 65. |
| 1887-07-21 | Music Hall | Alfred Kahn bought 1/2 from Mrs. W. Sproat & Truax brothers. |
| 1887-07-21 | W.C.T.U. | Nursery for working mothers opened in W.T.C.U. home at 301 Farwell. |
| 1887-07-07 | Sacred Heart Church | Addition 30 feet by 36 feet being built to school. |
| 1887-06-30 | EC Commercial Syndicate | J.H. Waggoner, George Thompson, C.R. Gleason, W.K. Coffin, Shaw, D. Bresee, George C. Teall, R.H. Chute, M.S. Stein, S.E. Brimi. Directors are: Syver E. Brimi and George B. Shaw. Seventy members. |