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Contains information garnered from the notes of local historian, Lois Barland in the writing of her local histories.
Viewing Records: 5,301 to 5,400 of 6,111
| Note Date | Subject | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1867-10-07 | Chapman and Thorp | Lumber mill totally destroyed by fire. Loss--$50,000. Flames seen twenty-five miles away. Will erect two new mills on site. |
| 1867-10-03 | The Eau Claire | Sidewheeler EC now making best time on record. More. |
| 1867-10-03 | The Eau Claire | Most of time on Ohio River. |
| 1867-08-01 | Ferries | Uncle Billy will shortly accommodate the river crossing community with a new ferry boat with sufficient capacity to hold 6 double teams together with seats for foot passengers. |
| 1867-07-27 | Ida Campbell | Race between Ida C. & Silas Wright on Chippewa. |
| 1867-07-25 | Cemetaries | Town of West EC purchased from Addison Ely & James S. Vail 7.38 acres for $102.85 for Lake View. |
| 1867-07-25 | Churches, Miscellaneous | Union Sunday School picnic, procession had 50 to 60 wagons. 30 Sunday schools in county, six meet during winter also & rest only four months in summer; one Baptist, five Methodist, one Presbyterian, one Congregational, one Lutheran. 21 Union Sunday schools enrolling 1,069 in all. 278 Catholic children in county. |
| 1867-07-18 | Land Office | Lists out of town men investing in local land. |
| 1867-07-11 | Allen, H.S. | Item from Daily WI reprinted in Free Press/Built in 1854 & run for two years. |
| 1867-07-11 | Stella Whipple | Item from "Dailey Wis." reprinted in Free Press. Graced the Chippewa Waters for a year or two. |
| 1867-07-11 | Otter | First steamboat on Chippewa was charterd by H. S. Allen & run by Captain Harris of Galena in 1851. |
| 1867-07-11 | Oncota | Bought by Mr. Allen in 1853 & run up 5 or 6 times during the summer. |
| 1867-07-11 | Ferries | In 1850 a ferry was established at EC. 1859 Mr Demming ran a ferry across the Chippewa River. Fee was $1 for teams, round trip. Town wants free ferry. |
| 1867-07-11 | H. S. Allen | Built in 1854 & run for 2 years. |
| 1867-07-11 | The Eau Claire | Next built after "Chippewa" in Pittsburg & swamped on her first trip homeward. |
| 1867-07-11 | Chippewa | Built & set running in 1857. |
| 1867-07-11 | Railroads in General | In 1856 the great Land Grant Railroad was established by way of Black River Falls. |
| 1867-07-11 | Land Office | Land Office established at EC in 1856. |
| 1867-07-11 | Land Office | Land District was surveyed in 1849 and the lands put on market in 1850. |
| 1867-07-01 | Post Office | In 1850 a weekly mail was established from Praire du Chien to Hudson by way of Sparta, Black River Falls & EC. |
| 1867-06-04 | Ida Campbell | Ida C. reached CF. |
| 1867-05-23 | Moniter | Side wheeler. |
| 1867-05-15 | Daniel Shaw and Company | Shaw Mill had extensive fire loss of $28,000. |
| 1867-04-25 | Julie Hadley | Owned by Ed Campbell of Durand & run by Captain Chet Hall. Seth Scott, clerk; Henry Carlisle pilot. |
| 1867-04-25 | Johnny Schmoker | Owned by H. T. Rumsey & commanded by James Healey. |
| 1867-04-25 | Ida Campbell | Arrived on trial trips. Built last winter at Durand. Tonnage 38.81. Built by Ed Campbell & owned by him. |
| 1867-04-25 | Chippewa | Owned by C. M Whitney of La Crosse, manned by Captain Heerman, Zibe Clark clerk, Harris & Hylman pilots. Plys between La Crosse & EC. |
| 1867-04-18 | Silas Wright | Made round trip in 24 hours to Reeds. Allen Burditt, clerk. |
| 1867-04-18 | Silas Wright | Made round trip in 24 hours to Reeds. Allen Burditt, Clerk. |
| 1867-04-14 | Bridges - EC River | Town board voted $4,000 & North EC voted $2,000 for new bridge across EC. |
| 1867-04-14 | Minor Crimes | Editor calls attention to dangerous condition of elevated sidewalks south of Post Office. Mischevious urchins take out planks after dark. |
| 1867-03-07 | Amusements | German dramatic corps giving entertainments |
| 1867-02-28 | Lumbering | Five hundred men employed in lumber camps on EC and tributaries. At some points along river logs are piled up for fifteen miles. This is more cut than during any previous season. |
| 1867-02-21 | Julie Hadley | Joseph D. Hadley disposed of Julie Hadley to M. M. Morse of La Crosse who will place her in the C trade at opening of navigation. |
| 1867-02-02 | Amusements | EC Brass Band giving 2nd annual concert. |
| 1867-01-31 | Masonic Lodge | Lodge organized in West EC, having room enlarged. |
| 1867-01-03 | Presbyterian Church | Annual sale of pews. Prices from $15 to $100. |
| 1867-01-03 | Ferries | Ferry contract relet to Gans now to run day and night and rates reduced 1/3. |
| 1867-01-01 | Amusements | Good Templars organized last June 100 members. |
| 1867-01-01 | Amusements | Masonic Lodge organized in west EC. |
| 1867-01-01 | Amusements | I.O.O.F. organized 75 enrolled. |
| 1867-01-01 | Amusements | School Picnic at grove on west side on 28th. |
| 1867-01-01 | Blue Mills | Blue Mills eight miles north owned by Williams & Barron formerly by TS Schofield. Big dam built, old mill torn down, new one to cut 40,000 feet per day. |
| 1867-01-01 | Blue Mills | Dam at Blue Mills carried away. |
| 1867-01-01 | Bridges - EC River | Adin Randall making plans for bridge across EC at head of Barstow St. |
| 1867-01-01 | Johnson's Hall | John T. Tinker raising Johnson's Hall owned by Hugh Deyerman & putting in stone foundation. |
| 1867-01-01 | Graham, Tolles & White Foundry | Situated at north end of EC bridge. |
| 1867-01-01 | Northwester Hotel | Grand opening of Chandler's new hotel. |
| 1866-12-31 | Dells Improvement | Mass meeting to consider permanent boom at Dells. |
| 1866-11-30 | Street Improvements | Sidewalk South of PO dangerous. Boys take planks out. |
| 1866-11-30 | Silas Wright | To be commanded by William Lee; Captain Sam Fulton, pilot. |
| 1866-11-30 | Ferries | Ferry runs from where Gibson St. joins river to west side. New ferry will accomodate 6 teams. |
| 1866-11-30 | Ida Campbell | Being built at Durand for Chippewa trade. |
| 1866-11-30 | Flouring Mills | Mill on Lowes Creek owned by Gordon & Co. one of oldest in county. |
| 1866-11-30 | Blue Mills | Blue Mills eight miles north owned by Williams and Barron; formerly by TS Schofield. Big dam built, old mill torn down, new one to cut forty thousand feet per day. |
| 1866-11-30 | Blue Mills | Dam at Blue Mills carried away. |
| 1866-11-30 | Odds and Ends | Chippewa Falls woman gave birth to baby with two heads, two bodies, four arms & legs. Lived about one hour. Bodies exhibited at Marston's Hall. |
| 1866-11-30 | Organizations and Entertainments | Circuit Court in session Marston's Hall. |
| 1866-11-30 | Chippewa | According to the Board of Supervising Inspector of Steam Vessels, 1867 - Government Printing Office, page 145. The Chippewa was a steam packet built at La Crosse in 1867, tonnage 74.06. |
| 1866-11-30 | Stages | WT Price of Eastern Stage Lines will run back to Augusta tri-weekly. |
| 1866-11-30 | Land Office | One half lot on Barstow St. sells for $600. |
| 1866-11-30 | Lumbering | One hundred million feet of logs in Chippewa River and tributaries past winter. Whole amount on Chippewa and Eau Claire Rivers exceeds 150,000'. Five hundred men employed in camps on Eau Claire River and tributaries. At some points along the river logs are piled for 15 miles. More than any previous winter. |
| 1866-11-22 | Julie Hadley | Left for Arkansas River where she will ply during winter. |
| 1866-11-15 | Northwester Hotel | Chandler House corner of Farwell & Gibson formerly known as Northwestern been refurnished. |
| 1866-11-15 | Presbyterian Church | New steeple has "index" finger pointing up. |
| 1866-10-31 | Flouring Mills | New mill on Otter Creek, Bridge Creek & Lowes Creek. |
| 1866-10-11 | Julie Hadley | Hugh Deyerman purchased Julia Hadley built here last winter & will run her on southern rivers. |
| 1866-09-13 | Marston's Hall (also called Weber's Hall) | Circuit Court to commence in Marston's Hall. |
| 1866-09-06 | Presbyterian Church | Raising money for town clock on steeple. |
| 1866-08-30 | Christ Episcopal Church | Services every Sunday in Marston's Hall. |
| 1866-08-06 | Christ Episcopal Church | Meeting to organize parish. |
| 1866-08-03 | Marston's Hall (also called Weber's Hall) | Episcopal services every Sunday in Hall. |
| 1866-08-02 | Aeriel | A Minnesota River light draught boat. |
| 1866-08-02 | Bridges - Chippewa River | A meeting of prominent citizens met at Marston's Hall to discuss building a bridge across the Chippewa. |
| 1866-08-02 | Silas Wright | Near Rumsey's Landing can't get up river. Teams sent down to take off freight. |
| 1866-08-02 | Aeriel | Minnesota river light daought boat. |
| 1866-07-26 | Spray | Arrived at levee after 4 days of hauling over sand bars. |
| 1866-07-26 | Silas Wright | Chippewa too low, running on Mississippi. |
| 1866-07-26 | Cutter | Managed to get to Durnad with a load of 40 tons freight. Was 4 days going 21 miles. |
| 1866-07-26 | The Chippewa | Chippewa too low, running on Mississippi. |
| 1866-07-12 | Bridges - EC River | Bridge across EC in urgent need of repair, at least a dozen plants ??? |
| 1866-07-12 | Silas Wright | Ingram & Kennedy & Thorp's new boat, Silas W. started for La Crosse on trial trip last Thursday, July 5 & ran as far as Durand where she was compelled to stop. More about accident. |
| 1866-07-12 | The Eau Claire | Gleason launched new boat last week, etc. |
| 1866-07-05 | Julie Hadley | New steam boat made first trip on Chippewa. Exclusively a passenger boat. Cabins for 30. May draw too much water for low stages of river. |
| 1866-07-04 | EC House | Supper by William Newton of EC House & dancing conducted by Chancy Chandler, room manager. |
| 1866-07-04 | Cutter | Steamer on excursion to St. Paul. EC Brass Band accompanied it. Boat tastefully decorated with flags and evergreens. At West EC, Durand, Reeds, & other intermediate points company eagerly increased in number. |
| 1866-06-30 | Immigrants | Immigrant teams passing through daily. |
| 1866-06-21 | Alice | Formerly ran in connection with steamer C from La Crosse to Reed's Landing. Was hauled off a few days ago & is now running in the Minnesota River. |
| 1866-06-21 | The Chippewa | Will hereafter run through from EC to La Crosse until the Alice returns. |
| 1866-06-21 | Alice | Formerly ran in connection with steamer C from La Crosse to Reed's Landing. Was hauled off a few days ago & is now running in the Minnesota River. |
| 1866-06-07 | Idell Prindle | Eaton Captain & Forsyth clerk pride themselves with being on time. |
| 1866-06-07 | Chippewa | Left Reed's Landing with 40 tons freight. Largest load carried on Chippewa for some time. Above Durand, one barge spring a leak. More. |
| 1866-05-10 | Clara Hines | Left dock with 13,000 bushels of wheat. Had no trouble until got to mouth of river, where the barges, being heavily loaded & drawing more water than usual, stuck on sand bar where she lay 2 or 3 days before getting off. |
| 1866-05-03 | Crops and Prices | Wheat rose from $.75 to $.90 & $.95 a bushel. Flour rose $1 per bushel. |
| 1866-04-30 | Quarries | Stone from new quarry one mile north of town. |
| 1866-04-29 | Fires | Marston's Boarding House in West EC destroyed. Thomas Kenyon started excavating basement of new store in burned district. |
| 1866-04-29 | Stages | Now a daily 4-horse coach to Wabasha. |
| 1866-04-26 | Alice | Left here for CF. Proceeded as far as the "Eddy" three miles above, but was ablidged to return on account of immense number of logs afloat. She had aboard several passengers & 10 tons freight. |
| 1866-04-26 | Cutter | Large sterm wheel packet "Cutter" was welcomed to our levee Monday evening with 8 tons freight and 50 passengers. |
| 1866-04-26 | Alice | Left here for CF. Proceeded as far as the "Eddy" 3 miles above but was obliged to return on account of immense number of logs afloat. She had aboard several passengers & 10 tons freight. |