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Contains information garnered from the notes of local historian, Lois Barland in the writing of her local histories.
Viewing Records: 5,501 to 5,600 of 6,111
| Note Date | Subject | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1864-07-14 | Civil War | Interesting letter from Myron A. Shaw. |
| 1864-07-14 | Agricultural Society | EC Agricultural Society to purchase fair grounds large enough for race track. (Fair of 1859 was [held] in block now Wilson Park, but then call Court House Square.) |
| 1864-07-07 | Weather | Water has never been so low. All freight taken by keel boat from Read's landing to Durand, thence to EC by train. (Must have been wagon train as railroad did not arrive until 1870). |
| 1864-06-30 | Newspapers--Free Press | Free Press corner of EC & Barstow Sts. opposite EC House. |
| 1864-06-30 | East Side Schools | School board decided to change location to side near D. R. Moon's. |
| 1864-06-30 | East Side Schools | School board decided to change location to side near D. R. Moon's. |
| 1864-06-30 | Ladies Aid Society | Festival raised $75. |
| 1864-06-30 | Newspapers--Free Press | Fire destroys paper. Sold to JB and HM Stocking. |
| 1864-06-01 | Central House | adv. Chandler House, Chancey Chandler, proprietor. Formerly known as Northwestern. |
| 1864-04-14 | Chapman and Thorp | Recent rise in river brought four or five million feet of logs to Chapman and Thorp's big boom. |
| 1864-04-14 | Lumbering | Recent rise in river brought four or five million feet of logs to Chapman and Thorp beems. Bought up old EC House property and plan to build a large hotel on site. |
| 1864-04-07 | Lumbering | Mills ready to commence operation. Prices unprecidently high, demand good. |
| 1864-04-01 | Buildings | Large building intended for boarding house being erected on north side near intersection of EC & Chippewa Rivers. It will add much to appearance of that rather unpopulated section of town. |
| 1864-03-31 | Lumbering | Boats having hard time getting out. Beef Slough bar very shallow water. Mills ready to commence operation. Prices unprecedently high, demand good. Lumbermen awaiting rain as raise may to too small to get logs out of tributaries. Lumbermen offering $3-$3 per day for help to drive logs. |
| 1864-03-18 | City Growth | Building on both sides of river to exceed previous years. |
| 1864-03-03 | Immigrants | Real estate constantly changing hand and increasing in value. Tide of immigration, great demand for vacant places. |
| 1864-03-01 | Monongahala House | Hugh Deyarman continues at hotel. |
| 1864-02-29 | Stella Whipple | Will leave for the Missouri & Yellowstone Rivers. To be commanded by Captain Moore. |
| 1864-02-29 | Chippewa Falls | Will leave for Missouri & Yellowstone Rivers. |
| 1864-02-01 | Amusements | Sleighing on Chippewa for miles above Dells. More. |
| 1864-01-07 | Amusements | Amateur singers to give concert at Presbyterian church to buy musical instrument for church. Singers were Reverend A Kidder, Messrs Mayhew, SV Wilcox, Mrs. Bostworth, Chandler, Burdick, Misses Slingluff, Kidder & Masters, Dennis Callahan & Frank Wells. Piano furnished by Mrs. JE Stillman. Proceeds over $70. |
| 1864-01-01 | Amusements | Trotting match on Half Moon Lake, purse $80. |
| 1864-01-01 | Amusements | Over 100 couples New Years dance Marston Hall. |
| 1864-01-01 | Amusements | Sleigh rides to Menomonie for dancing parties. More. |
| 1864-01-01 | Amusements | Crowds of men and women skating on rivers. |
| 1864-01-01 | Bridges - Chippewa River | There will be meeting Saturday at the store of S. Marston to consider the expediency of building a bridge across the Chippewa. |
| 1864-01-01 | EC House | Chapman & Thorp bought up old EC House property & plan to build a large hotel on this site. |
| 1864-01-01 | Post Office | Post Office removed to Marston Building about two blocks below former site. 400 boxes & drawers fitted up for citizens. Joseph Burgar converting old Post Office into office & warehouse. |
| 1863-11-30 | Street Improvements | Roads in terrible condition last week. Pathmaster Vaux has cove red sand of Barstow St. with shingles and shavings from EC down to Jones. |
| 1863-11-30 | Street Improvements | Road leading up river bank from ferry on west side is unsafe. |
| 1863-11-30 | Fires | Destructive fire on west side, building worth $1500, belonged to McVicar and Co., and occupied by A. Hendershott. |
| 1863-11-30 | Fires | Fire completely destroyed saloon on Barstow St. and Eau Claire St. Caught from defective flue. If wind in other direction, Reed's block would also be destroyed. First fire on east side. |
| 1863-11-30 | John Rumsey | Arrives regularly heavily loaded with freight & passengers. |
| 1863-11-30 | Odds and Ends | LaCrosse has infant prodigy and Tom Thumb and wife have a baby girl. |
| 1863-11-30 | Odds and Ends | Horse mumps prevelant among horses in EC. |
| 1863-11-30 | East Side Schools | Just beyond site of new Methodist church are gathered materials for $5000 school. |
| 1863-11-30 | West Wisconsin Railroad | Surveyors working in vicinity. |
| 1863-11-30 | Immigrants | Many people selling property and business to go to gold region. |
| 1863-11-30 | Immigrants | Settlement commenced in hard timber up EC which indicates growth of country. Sixteen homestead settlers located in T27R6. School will be started next summer and roads have been made passable. |
| 1863-12-31 | Weather | 2" snow. Ferry laid up for winter. |
| 1863-12-31 | Presbyterian Church | Concert to raise money for musical instrument. |
| 1863-12-10 | City Growth | Description of EC listing number & kind of stores. |
| 1863-08-31 | Civil War | Enrollment of EC County in war. |
| 1863-08-31 | East Side Schools | School in district #2 starts September 7. High school taught by Miss Mayhew in Shaw's block & primary by Miss Clough in school house. |
| 1863-08-06 | Weather | River lower than for 7 years. Drought terminated. |
| 1863-08-06 | Crops and Prices | Harvest laborers command $2 to $2,50 per day. |
| 1863-08-06 | Northwest Sanitary Commission | Pres, Judge Skinner asks for Thanksgiving collection for benefit of hospitals for Western Army. |
| 1863-07-31 | Street Improvements | A section of sidewalk has been laid. (the 1st). |
| 1863-07-31 | Spray | H. T. Rumsey of La crosee has bought Spray & intends to run the Chippewa. |
| 1863-07-23 | Weslyn Seminary | Building raised and nearly enclosed 40x60', 2 story. |
| 1863-06-03 | Land Office | Homesteader rush over 7,000 acres entered. |
| 1863-05-28 | Ladies Aid Society | Lists officers, gives report. |
| 1863-05-28 | Ladies Aid Society | Festival at Reed's Hall raised $75. |
| 1863-05-28 | Masonic Lodge | Masonic Ball at Reed's Hall. |
| 1863-05-21 | East Side Schools | Notice for bids published, but school never built (Sold lots July 12, 1864 to Chapman & Thorp). |
| 1863-05-16 | East Side Schools | Lots 8 & 9 block 12 adjoining Presbyterian church on north purchased by school district #2 for $350, also bought lot 10 block 12 corner Barstow & Seaver. |
| 1863-05-12 | Odds and Ends | Brigham Young arrested for bigamy-not in EC. |
| 1863-04-30 | Civil War | Victory at Vicksburg. Rags and bandages needed immediately for wounded there. |
| 1863-04-30 | Street Improvements | H. C. Putnam surveyed streets & established grade. Pathmaster Chandler improving streets. Barstow will soon have true grade from EC St. to south end. |
| 1863-04-30 | Chippewa Falls | Returned to Chippewa trade. |
| 1863-04-22 | Business | Business done in County past year; value of merchandise purchased $288,500. Tons of merchandise purchased = 3,800. Amount of wheat exported = 250,000 bushels. Storage capacity for grain = 283,000 bushels. Lumber made for export = 22,900,000 feet. Number lathe manufactured = 7,500,000. Shingles = 14,000,000. Pickets = 275,000. |
| 1863-04-22 | Crops and Prices | Business done in County past year. Business of merchandise purchased $288,500. Tons of merchandise purchased 3,800. Wheat exported 250,000 bushels. Storage capacity for grains 282,000 bushels. Lumber for export 22,900,000 feet. Number of lathes manufactured 7,500,000, shingles 14,000,000, pickets 275,000. |
| 1863-04-09 | Cemetaries | Town bought Forest Hill cemetary. |
| 1863-04-09 | John Rumsey | First boat of season, Madison W. Harris, Captain. |
| 1863-04-09 | East Side Schools | Six years ago only 12 scholars in EC now 300 on both sides of river. School meeting voted to build school on 3 lots northwest corner of block church is in. Not to build this year because no seasoned lumber. $1500 appropriated for materials. |
| 1863-04-02 | Civil War | Whipple captured small boat which was attempting to run blockade on Elizabeth River near Norfolk with $2000 worth of contraband. John Rumsey not impressed. Lieutenant O'Connel discharged because of wounds suffered at Shiloh. "Brick" Pomeroy ordered by General Pierce to leave Union lines for writing disloyally to LaCrosse paper. |
| 1863-04-02 | Chippewa Falls | Captain Louis Fulton. |
| 1863-03-31 | Chippewa Falls | Sold to Captain Davidson of Northern Line for $8,500. For present will run between La Crosse & EC. |
| 1863-03-18 | Weather | Menomonie stage broke through ice on Chippewa into 4' water. School room in basement of Presbyterian church nearly submerged by water. |
| 1863-03-18 | East Side Schools | School room in basement of Presbyterian church nearly submerged by surface water which rose to such a height as to run in the door. School books nearly ruined. |
| 1863-01-22 | Ladies Aid Society | Lists officers, gives report. |
| 1863-01-01 | Amusements | Masonic ball at Reeds Hall. |
| 1863-01-01 | Bridges - EC River | Bridge getting in no better condition fast. |
| 1863-01-01 | Bridges - EC River | Pathmaster Chandler says he can't fix bridge, no lumber. |
| 1863-01-01 | Fourth of July Celebrations. | Huge committee & celebration. (more in Marshall Cousin scrap book in Madison Library.) |
| 1863-01-01 | Monongahala House | 86 tickets sold to ball, largest ever in EC. |
| 1862-11-30 | Civil War | J. G. Calahan Esquire of EC appointed Provost Marshall for EC County. In county where no loyal sentiment predominent no difficulty with draft expected. |
| 1862-11-30 | Civil War | President of the Northwest Sanitary Commission, Judge Skinner, wants every church to take collection Thanksgiving for benefit of hospitals of western army. |
| 1862-11-30 | Civil War | Recruiting men to fight under Colonel Sibley on Sioux frontier. An oil painting donated by Betsy Barland Moffat will be drawn for at Ladies Aid Society meeting. 25 cents. Society raised $131.38, made 4 dozen shirts, 18 sheets, 8 pair pillow cases, 45 towels, 6 pair socks, 10 handkerchiefs, 1 pair mittens. Donated 2 quilts, 1 bundle old linen, 1 bundle old cotton, 72 quarts canned meats, fruits, etc. |
| 1862-11-30 | Civil War | Corydon Wyman from Captain Sherman's command home on sick leave. Lieutenant Colonel Whipple now commander of gun boat, General Jessup of Norfolk. Has been in engagement with rebel. |
| 1862-11-30 | Civil War | Ladies Soldier's Aid Society festival at Reed's Hall raised $75. Still fighting at Vicksburg. |
| 1862-11-30 | Civil War | In Bridge Creek in one section of land, 14 soldiers went to war. Mrs. James Sargent sent 6 sons. |
| 1862-11-30 | Ferries | Ferry notice: "I wish to inform that class of persons who, when crossing the ferry, instead of paying their ferriage say, 'Mark this down, remember till I cross again, etc.' that being satisified such accounts are intended to run eternally, I wish it distinctly understood that I have quit doing such kind of business and shall demand ferriage on crossing." Wm. Gans. |
| 1862-11-30 | North Side Schools | Enrollment first class 38, second was 20. |
| 1862-11-30 | West Side Schools | Enrollment first class 150, second 32, Oak Grove 35. |
| 1862-11-30 | Weslyn Seminary | Sixty students this term. |
| 1862-11-30 | Stages | Durand stage brought 21 passengers, usually full both ways. American Express Co. extended line to EC. Agent is JA Grey, office in banking house of Spafford. |
| 1862-11-30 | Immigrants | Immigrants coming into this section in droves. |
| 1862-11-30 | Land Office | Seventeen thousand five hundred sixty acres entered under Homestead Act at EC. |
| 1862-11-30 | Lumbering | C arrived at flood stage for navigation and logs. Immense amount of lumber being run out. |
| 1862-11-27 | Monongahala House | Almost destroyed by fire. $350 damage done to furniture. |
| 1862-11-27 | Weather | Navigation closed on river. Great operations for logging will have been in vain unless snow comes sonn. |
| 1862-10-09 | Flora Temple | Has been repaired & comes to our wharfs under name of John Rumsey, commanded by Captain Matt Harris. Owned by H. T. Rumsey of La Crosse. |
| 1862-09-14 | Indians | About Indian scare of August 24 and 25. |
| 1862-09-04 | Reed's Landing | Small article. |
| 1862-08-28 | Civil War | EC County Ladies Soldier's Aid Society formed. Collecting clothing and food for sick soldiers. Mrs. Charles Whipple President, Mrs. H. P. Graham treasuere, Augusta Kidder Secretary. |
| 1862-07-24 | Weather | Flood subsiding. Hottest day of season: 94. |
| 1862-06-26 | Weather | Light frost. Froze 1/2" of ice in NY. |
| 1862-06-05 | Civil War | 19th Regiment going to Washington. 98 rebel prisoners at Camp Randall ? have died. |
| 1862-06-05 | Land Office | Homestead Law passed. |