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Contains information garnered from the notes of local historian, Lois Barland in the writing of her local histories.
Viewing Records: 5,001 to 5,100 of 6,111
| Note Date | Subject | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1872-11-30 | Land Office | Land near Niagara House being fenced, no more dead horses on it. |
| 1872-11-30 | Lumbering | Lake mill recently purchased by Mead and Stockman being moved piece by piece to Fairchild. |
| 1872-11-30 | Lumbering | F Weyerhauser president Beef Slough Co. |
| 1872-09-30 | Ferries | Ferry below Shawtown doing extensive business as most of stages from Durand and produce dealers from below choose this route into town. |
| 1872-08-31 | Indians | Old Indian man in town. |
| 1872-08-01 | Ferries | County Board grants license to Albert Sessions for a ferry between Oramel Walker's and Gordon's mill. Term 3 years. Toll same as now charged for Chippewa bridge. |
| 1872-07-31 | Moniter | Only boat on C. Lumber Co's now sending men back via St. Paul. |
| 1872-07-31 | Ida Campbell | Makes occasional trips on Chippewa. |
| 1872-06-30 | Immigrants | Large number of immigrants daily pass west and northward. |
| 1872-06-20 | Music Hall | Being rebuilt, one story higher, with stage. |
| 1872-06-06 | Lumbering | Drive on Chippewa River a failure, not enough rain. Rivermen now being sent back via St. Paul. Lumber business increasing. |
| 1872-05-20 | City Growth | North EC & Oak Grove vacated & part of EC & new town of Randall formed. City officers elected: Graham Mayor, AH Playter City Treasurer, M Latimore Police Justice. New City Council made up of seven Democrats & five Republicans. 1st Ward Frank M. Donough - two years, Robert Tolles - one year. 2nd Ward Herman Schlegelmilch - two years, Peter Hart - one year. 3rd Ward AJ French - two years, MVB Barron - one year. 4th Ward CA Bullen - two years, Donald Kennedy - one year. 5th Ward George Deming - two years, Thomas Carmichael - one year. 6th Ward Texas Angel - two years, JB Demerast - one year. County Board voted to change name of new town from Randall to Union. Voted to sell Chippewa bridge to city. Appropriated $40,000 to build court house & jail on lots 1 & 2 block 10 and lots 11 & 12 block 11, Chapman & Thorp Second addition to EC. |
| 1872-05-20 | Eau Claire County | City Council voted $40,000 to build courthouse and jail on lots 1 & 2 block 10, lots 11 & 12 block 11 Chapman and Thorp Add. |
| 1872-05-16 | Bank of EC (this may be the same as another bank a | Woodward & Rust started savings bank. (Is this bank of EC?) |
| 1872-05-16 | Music Hall | Nauman doing mason work of rebuilding. |
| 1872-05-16 | Moniter | Making regular trips. |
| 1872-05-01 | Bridges - Chippewa River | County Board voted to sell bridge to city. |
| 1872-04-30 | Eau Claire County | County Board voted to change name of new township from Randall to Union |
| 1872-04-30 | Union | Now running from Dead Lake & La Crosse. |
| 1872-04-30 | Minnietta | Owned & captained by E. Heerman, will run between Durand & EC & connect with new boat built by Captain Heerman from Durand to Reeds. |
| 1872-04-30 | North Side Schools | Contract for school awarded to WJ Rose for $7,500. |
| 1872-04-04 | Fire Department | William Lee fire chief. |
| 1872-04-04 | Land Office | Charges against Land Office not sustained. All books examined by Government officer. |
| 1872-03-14 | Ferries | County Board granted charter for ferry across Chippewa River on Sec. 35, T. 27, R. 10W to James Hutchins and J.D. Hadley for 3 years. Toll .05 per person. |
| 1872-02-01 | EC House | On EC St. three stories, 66 feet by 40 feet. |
| 1872-01-01 | Amusements | Old Brass Band being reorganized. |
| 1872-01-01 | Amusements | Bath house and gymnasium started on river bank. More. |
| 1872-01-01 | Bridges - EC River | New bridge being built. |
| 1872-01-01 | Bridges - EC River | Lower bridge being replanked. |
| 1872-01-01 | Bridges - Chippewa River | Bridge replanked |
| 1872-01-01 | Fourth of July Celebrations. | Parade & celebration. |
| 1872-01-01 | Post Office | Post Office moved to Music Hall Block. |
| 1871-12-31 | Telegraph | Telegraph wire extended from depot down to city. |
| 1871-12-31 | Telegraph | Telegraph wire extended from depot down to city. |
| 1871-12-31 | Chapman and Thorp - Eau Claire Lumber Company | New flouring mill to be put in operation. Cost $75,000 contains seven floors and cupola. Top of cupola is one hundred four feet above water level. |
| 1871-12-31 | West Wisconsin Railroad | Railroad offices to be moved to Hudson. West Wisconsin Railroad now at St. Paul. Many EC people went to St. Paul for celebration. |
| 1871-11-30 | Moniter | Bought by EC Lumber Co. for $3000. |
| 1871-11-30 | Mollie Mohler | Sunk near Winona and on Chippewa 4 years ago. |
| 1871-11-30 | Flouring Mills | Mill cost $75,000. Contains 7 floors & cupola. Top of cupola is 104' above water level. |
| 1871-11-30 | Newspapers--Free Press | Henry Slingluff taking place of JB Stocking as city editor. |
| 1871-11-30 | Sports | John Cass, SC Putnam, Will Ellis and Will Teal started gymnasium and bathhouse on river bank below lower warehouse. |
| 1871-11-30 | Race Track | EC race course now in fine order, forbidden on Sunday. |
| 1871-11-30 | East Side Schools | More pupils at Howland's school require 2 story addition 26' X 40'. |
| 1871-11-30 | West Side Schools | School house near home of John Sherman. |
| 1871-11-30 | Stages | Two busses each with 4 horses meet trains. |
| 1871-11-30 | Immigrants | More transients in town than ever; all hotels and boarding houses full. |
| 1871-11-30 | Land Office | Office in Nelson's building. Business so good they need 4 clerks. Forty five thousand twenty two acres located last month of which eight thousand acres were taken under recent Homestead Act. |
| 1871-11-30 | Land Office | Charles Seymour of LaCrosse charged men of Land Office with fraud and malfeasance. |
| 1871-12-21 | Music Hall | Music Hall burned. More. |
| 1871-12-21 | City Growth | Music Hall burned. Both corners on west side of Kelsey St. & Barstow now vacant. Used to be solid with buildings from Gibson to Gray on west side of Barstow. |
| 1871-12-21 | Fires | Music Hall burned. Engines from West side came in time to save adjoining buildings. Defective flue. Both corners on west side of Barstow and Kelsy now vacant. Used to be solid with buildings from Gibson to Gray on west side of Barstow. |
| 1871-12-21 | Private Schools | Commercial school started by MA Angel. |
| 1871-12-18 | Chapman and Thorp - Eau Claire Lumber Company | Eau Claire Lumber Company now has twenty-five camps on Eau Claire River. Employ six hundred men, two hundred fifty horse teams, seventy-five yoke of cattle. |
| 1871-11-30 | West Wisconsin Railroad | Railroad now reaches Hudson. |
| 1871-10-31 | Flouring Mills | EC L Co. new flouring mill to be in operation January. |
| 1871-10-26 | EC House | Addition now in use. |
| 1871-10-26 | Union | Tied up at mouth of EC for winter. |
| 1871-10-26 | Ida Campbell | Her machinery to be used in UNION. |
| 1871-10-12 | Fires | Chicago Fire -- committee collected clothing and bedding for Chicago families. Mrs. H.C. Putnam lost all her baggage in Chicago. Fire largest in world; 50,000 homeless. |
| 1871-09-30 | Gas Company | The Citizen's Gas, Light & Coke Co. of EC formed in Milwaukee to bring gas lighting to EC. |
| 1871-08-31 | Fires | Found proof fires were incindary. |
| 1871-08-31 | Odds and Ends | Bear in town on west side near Peter Truax' barn. Swam river and killed on river bank. |
| 1871-08-31 | Amusements | German Singing Society meets at Hantzch's |
| 1871-08-31 | Bangs & Fish | Built house at foot of Barstow St. for VB Barron. |
| 1871-08-01 | Buildings | Wesley Butterfield erecting cozy residence where Barstow intersects River. |
| 1871-07-28 | Pioneer Block | New Masonic Hall over Pioneer Block ready. |
| 1871-07-20 | Cutter, A.A. Boot & Shoe Company | Cutter has new partner, Eugene Bullard. |
| 1871-07-20 | Universalist Church | Building now school. |
| 1871-07-20 | Eau Claire County | New county road between EC and CF |
| 1871-07-20 | Masonic Lodge | New hall over Pioneer block nearly ready. |
| 1871-07-20 | Private Schools | Miss KH Petkins has opened a select school in old Universalist Church building. |
| 1871-06-29 | Street Improvements | Two street sprinklers now laying dust on Barstow. West EC appropriated money to build plank road from ferry to Boyd's mill 1/2 mile. New Co. Rd. between EC & CF. |
| 1871-05-31 | Street Improvements | Sidewalk on west side to extend from race (inlet) to Kepler's store. Barstow being graded, extra dirt being put on Gibson & River Streets. |
| 1871-05-31 | Street Improvements | Sidewalk on west side to extend from race (inlet) to Kepler's store. Barstow being graded, extra dirt being put on Gibson & River Streets. |
| 1871-05-31 | Lumbering | Mills on west side shut down from lack of logs. |
| 1871-05-07 | Clyde | On regular run between Reeds & EC. |
| 1871-05-04 | Rumsey Line (Steamboats) | Gone into bankruptcy. |
| 1871-05-04 | Minnietta | On regular run between Reeds and EC with Clyde; discharged 37 tons of oats, corn & potatoes at Elher & Buells warehouse. |
| 1871-04-30 | Telegraph | CF business men donated $500 for telegraph line between EC and CF. |
| 1871-04-30 | Street Improvements | Merchants started numbering places of business. Bradley Philips first to start it. |
| 1871-04-30 | Eau Claire Lumber Company | Received shipment direct from England. (more on transportation) |
| 1871-04-06 | Fires | Fire destroys 6 buildings near Barstow and Gibson. |
| 1871-03-23 | Dells Improvement | Governor vetoed bill (more) |
| 1871-03-23 | Dells Improvement | Men returned from legislative session, big meeting and parade. |
| 1871-03-16 | Dells Improvement | Dells bill finally passed ending most bitter and hotly contested legislation ever at Madison |
| 1871-03-02 | Dells Improvement | Dells bill passed third reading. |
| 1871-03-02 | Lumbering | Amount of logs cut on Chippewa and tributaries in 1870 is 2/5 less than previous season. |
| 1871-01-21 | Johnny Schmoker | Burned at Rumsey's Landing with Chippewa. |
| 1871-01-21 | The Chippewa | Burned at Rumsey's Landing with Johnny Schmoker. Both of Rumsey's Line. This catastrophe wipes out line at least for present. Loss $20,000. Insurance $13,000. |
| 1871-01-12 | City Growth | This issue gives long list of new buildings in 1870. Eastside has $195,400 in construction, Westside has $139,622 Northside $193,700 total $528,722. |
| 1871-01-12 | Ida Campbell | Burned January 8 at dock of EC Lumber Co. mouth of EC River. November 30, 1871 to be rebuilt. Hull & machinery now at Devil's Lake. |
| 1871-01-01 | Allen's Hall | On 2nd lot east of 4th Ave. on south side of Water St. |
| 1871-01-01 | Blue Mills | John Barron of Blue Mills started construction of a flume to extend from his mill pond to the bank of the river. Logs are to be raised from river to flume by a car. This will give Blue Mills safest log reservoir on river & large enough to hold two seasons sawing. |
| 1871-01-01 | Bridges - EC River | Barstow St. bridge condemned & ordered closed. |
| 1871-01-01 | Fourth of July Celebrations. | Big parade on west side. |
| 1871-01-01 | Central House | Fire in James Nobes bakery on Gibson St. nearly entire block laid in ruins. Central House totally destroyed. |
| 1871-01-01 | EC House | Newton building addition. |
| 1871-01-01 | Marston's Hall (also called Weber's Hall) | Weber's Hall destroyed by fire. Weber's block better known as Marston's Hall. Old Post Office was in it. |
| 1871-01-01 | Post Office | Mr. Marston retired as Post Master after eight years. Mr. Chase new one. Office will be moved from corner building Music Hall Block to brick building corner Kelsey & Barstow. Will have 400 boxes & 200 drawers. Present employees are Charley Hays, James Williams, BF Rounds & JC Bartlett. All will be replaced. |
| 1871-01-01 | Upper Valley House | Thomas Randall has new hotel near depot. |