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Contains information garnered from the notes of local historian, Lois Barland in the writing of her local histories.
Viewing Records: 6,001 to 6,100 of 6,111
| Note Date | Subject | Notes |
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| [none] | City Growth | New settlements along WWRR & CFRR known as Pig Town (North Dewey St.) |
| [none] | City Growth | Article deploring nude swimming of "boys" as big as their fathers in river in 1st & 3rd Ward. Suggest police enforce ordinance. |
| [none] | City Growth | City population around 10,000. Valuation of city $4,000,000. Indebtedness $60,000. Minneapolis has 40,000, value $21,000,000, indegbtedness $1,200,000. Public works worth $1,100,000. |
| [none] | City Growth | Building improvements during first half 1882, 250 independent buildings $688,000, on westside Shaw Lumber Co. building house 80 feet by 100 feet for $7000. Shaw residence & stables $20,000, addition to sawmill, water works & fire department (all Shaw Lumber Co.) $25,000. Daniel Shaw warehouse $1000. City bridge across outlet to Half Moon $2,400. Empire Lumber Co. mill rebuilt, additions & building houses $21,400; CV &SRR bridge across Chippewa, $20,000. Valley Lumber Co. improvements $2,000. South Marston 9th Avenue. Warehouse Lakeside Elevator Co. additions $9000. City of EC Water St. engine house number 1, two-story brick $2,500. Pioneer Block Water ST. & 4th, 25 foot front owned by WA Kinnear, Empire Lumber Co., Theodore Hoffman, George Johnson & Croft $22,000. OH Ingram 3rd Avenue & Hudson residence, carriage house & barn $35,000. School house near westside depot $850. Sherman Mill Co. $60,000. Catholic church & parsonage $10,000. YMCA meeting house Price St. $1,200. Eastside; JG Thorp State St. residence $20,000. Peter Hart corner EC & Farwell hotel four stories $6,000. Five houses on Barland St. North side; E. Skamser hotel NW corner Hobart & WI $1,500. Larson & Knutson hotel SW corner Barstow & Madison $7000. Eddy mill rebuilt $4,500. Dells Lumber Co. rebuilt mill & shingle mill $15,000. |
| [none] | City Growth | 47 new buildings in 8th Ward this year. |
| [none] | World War II | |
| [none] | City Growth | 10 bridges over Chippewa & EC rivers. Notwithstanding depression & hard times office buildings & business blocks erected in 1894 & 1895 cost $335,000. Improvements $350,000. Handsome private homes valued at $80,000 also many small workingmens' homes. Figures do not include new 3rd Ward school or high school. Population 20,090. |
| [none] | City Growth | Outstanding nee is for city planning. EC has overabundance of pool halls. Library, parks & public safety rated high. Housing--3% or 163 have no water, 4%, 217 no sewer. 90% are single family. 70% owner occupied. 12 parks total 388 acres, 95% of all families live within 1/2 mile of a park. Average income of working man $1,216,34. Ten business concerns left EC in last two years. 27 new businesses in EC in last two years. Death last year 9.3 per thousand, infant mortality 64.7 per thousand. Religious Day School began in 1924, 17 churches cooperated. |
| [none] | World War I | EC men in France. |
| [none] | City Growth | 10 bridges over Chippewa & EC rivers. Notwithstanding depression & hard times office buildings & business blocks erected in 1894 & 1895 cost $335,000. Improvements $350,000. Handsome private residences valued at $80,000 also many small working men's homes. Figures do not include new 3rd Ward school or High School. Population 20,090. |
| [none] | Minor Crimes | For several weeks past our streets have been rendered quite lively every night, by about 25 or 30 boys of all sizes from eight years to those approaching man's estate. These youth congregate nightly on our principle streets, get up sham fights, wrestle, scuffle, and other games of like nature, intermixed with ejaculations, none too choice, and far more loud than musical, to the no small annoyance and disturbance of the passersby, & our citizens in general. Nothing is so injurious to youth than the habit of running the streets after dark. From the street school graduate our candidates for jail. Parents would do well to see to this matter. |
| [none] | Minor Crimes | We believe it is the duty of the chairman of the town board to see that guide boards are kept in their proper places. Some half-witted whelps have torn down all the boards on roads leading to this village. |
| [none] | Minor Crimes | Two children died from the effects of eating colored candy. People cautioned about eating it because it causes ulcers in the mouth. |
| [none] | Minor Crimes | Crime on the increase with horse stealing taking the lead. Eight prisoners now in the county jail, largest number ever at one time. |
| [none] | Minor Crimes | A frame tenement situated on praire a mile south of town occupied by six or seven women of easy virtue, destroyed by fire. |
| [none] | Minor Crimes | Semi riot & fight at Olingers beer garden in North EC. |
| [none] | Minor Crimes | More idle men on street than at any time prvious most of them were on the log drive. |
| [none] | Minor Crimes | It is said every dog has his day. There is one whose days were ended some two weeks since now lying unburied on the common in the vicinity of Mr. Wychoff's store. It is the business of somebody to see that said dog is buried immediately. |
| [none] | Minor Crimes | Bear in town near Peter Truax's barn. Chased by men, swam river & finally killed on river bank. |
| [none] | Minor Crimes | Corner of Barstow & Gibson most popular resort for loafers. Why don't police do their duty? Policemen in 6th Ward counted 38 dogs piled up dead of poison. |
| [none] | Minor Crimes | Petition of 275 ladies to City Council chargin several houses of prostitution in 5th Ward & asking nusiance be abated. |
| [none] | Minor Crimes | CF cleaned out prostitutes, who then came to EC. |
| [none] | Minor Crimes | A grove dance took place Sunday night in 6th Ward commencing at an hour when the participants should have been at church. There is a wider field open for missionary work in that part of the city. |
| [none] | Crime | One hot Sunday morning a man passing through woods of Oak Grove near where our courthouse now stands, found a small wooden box, with the cover nailed down tight, under a large oak tree. On removal of cover, the body of a little baby with a nail hole in the forehead was disclosed. The body was clothed in a very fine white dress with dainty embroidery, exceptionally fine for those pioneer days. Hundreds visited the Grove, but the child was never identified. |
| [none] | Crime | A man found dead from blows on head in stable near EC House. Robert Sloan who lives five miles above here near EC Rvier came to collect money due him from John Stoeppler. Stoeppler argued and hit Sloan with fence state. Jury of six men next day found Stoeppler guilty of murder and held for trial. Several boys had witnessed fight. Sloan left wife & seven children. |
| [none] | Crime | Stoeppler, convicted & sentenced for 3rd degree manslaughter about a year ago, received executive pardon & returned home a few days ago. |
| [none] | Crime | Most of arrests in last two years for possessing moonshine. |
| [none] | Crops and Prices | Jacob Van Arman of town of Lincoln cultivated five acres of ground which produced 120 bushels fine wheat, 63 bushels shelled corn, 250 bushels potatoes, 3 1/2 bushels beans, eight bushels onions, 5 1/2 bushels beets, two bushels carrots & one bushel parsnips, all together worth $170 delivered in EC. |
| [none] | Crops and Prices | Wheat $1 per bushel. Every boat that leaves wharf loaded to water's edge with wheat. |
| [none] | Crops and Prices | Thousands of acres of land will be withdrawn from market for agricultural purposes. Wheat $.75 and $.85 a bushel. |
| [none] | Crops and Prices | Huckleberries selling in street $1 per bushel, melons plentiful and so are wild fruits of all kinds. |
| [none] | Crops and Prices | Maple sugar $.15-$.20 a pound, wheat $1.25 a bushel, eggs scarce, $.30-$.40 a dozen, pork $.12 a pound. Prices double a year ago. Landlords meet to set prices, man & team one nights lodging, supper, breakfast & hay $1.25, board per week $4, one night $.50. Team in barn at noon $.15, team in barn one night to hay $.35. Proprietors of saloons met & raised prices from $.05 to $.10 per nip. |
| [none] | Crops and Prices | Price of oats up from $.30 a year ago to $.65. |
| [none] | Crops and Prices | Flour $11 a barrel, pork $30, beef $10 per 100 pounds. Potatoes $1,40 bushels salt $15.50 per bushel. Barrels of kerosine $.80 gallon at Kidders store. |
| [none] | Crops and Prices | Business very good, beef brought into town daily, ready sale at fair prices, $.05 & $.06 a pound. Praire chicken & quail so plentiful as to be a nuisance. |
| [none] | Crops and Prices | Good unimproved land (farming) selling at $4 to $6 per acre. |
| [none] | Crops and Prices | Much grain being brought in at $.65 a bushel. |
| [none] | Crops and Prices | Potatoes $.30 and $.35 a bushel; corn $.40 & $.45 a bushel; oats $.25 & $.30. Wheat $1.05 a bushel. |
| [none] | Crops and Prices | Trade not quite so brisk, lumber not bringing as good a price. |
| [none] | Crops and Prices | Common laborers receive $26 per month with board; mechanics $3 per day. |
| [none] | Crops and Prices | One dollar buys 4 1/2 pounds butter or 5 1/2 pounds cheese, 12 pounds dried apples, 6 pounds peaches, 6 1/2 pounds white sugar, 4 1/2 pounds coffee, 12 1/2 pounds lake trout. |
| [none] | Crops and Prices | Butter $.40 a pound. Potatoes $1.10 a bushel, eggs $.20 a dozen, rutabegas $.50 a bushel & onions $2 a bushel. |
| [none] | Crops and Prices | Times more prosperous than any since the war. |
| [none] | Crops and Prices | Rents declining due to hard times. |
| [none] | Wheat Trade | Times are good, ready market for all farmers raise. |
| [none] | Wheat Trade | Streets thronged with teams carrying wheat. |
| [none] | Wheat Trade | Wheat crop never looked so good. |
| [none] | Wheat Trade | Wheat advanced $.05, #2 brings $.77 & #1 brings $.80 or $1. |
| [none] | Wheat Trade | Article on growing & selling wheat near here. |
| [none] | Wheat Trade | Boat, Chippewa Valley, loading at Huyssen's warehouse. Left with 4400 bushesl wheat. Much wheat coming in & going out. CF left with 3600 bushels wheat. Four years ago scarcely any wheat raised here & two years ago we had scarcely enough to supply home needs. Now probably 150,000 bushels wheat sent away. |
| [none] | Wheat Trade | 100,000 more bushels wheat sold in EC this winter than ever before. |
| [none] | Wheat Trade | #1 Wheat brings $.80, ? Brings $.68. |
| [none] | Crops and Prices | 301 pounds pickeral caught in EC river, length 49 1/2 inches. |
| [none] | Crops and Prices | Lots of blueberries, selling for $2 per bushel. Prices at 101 Barstow St.: 13 pounds of sugar $1, 31 pounds tea $1, eight pounds NY dried apples $1, eight pounds prunes $1, seven pounds crushed sugar $1, butter $.15 a pound, lard $.15 a pound, cheese $.14 a pound. Melons goods, ripe corn picked by August 15. |
| [none] | Crops and Prices | Several farmers have harvested 36 bushels wheat per acre. Choice wheat brings $.70 a bushel. |
| [none] | Crops and Prices | William Hyneman raised 1520 bushels wheat on 40 acres. For 14 years same crop on same land & this largest crop, average 38 bushels per acre. |
| [none] | Civil War | Our usually quiet village was yesterday thrown into convulsions when news of Southern Secession reached us. 30,000 minute men were enlisted, armed and equipped in an hour's time, ready to start of South Carolina. They were commanded and furnished with uniforms by Captain Charles Whipple, who had previously purchased the uniform. Vehicles of every description are brought into use for transporting the troops, baggage and ammunition south. The uniform consists of a plug hat, a white shirt collar, a la Bryon and a pair of spurs. The Captain will start in a few days. |
| [none] | Korean War | Corporal George L. Nichols going to Korea. |
| [none] | Korean War | |
| [none] | Korean War | War going badly for Allies. |
| [none] | Ladies Aid Society | Mrs. Marston and Mrs. Brown want help picking blue. |
| [none] | Ladies Aid Society | Party at Marston's Hall. |
| [none] | Ladies Aid Society | Name changed to Sanitary Union. |
| [none] | Civil War | Soldier's Convention. |
| [none] | Civil War | Old Abe died. |
| [none] | Civil War | Soldier's Convention. |
| [none] | Civil War | Old Abe died. |
| [none] | Civil War | Jonny Hill, last bearer of Old Abe returned from Milwaukee where he has been exhibiting Abe at fair. History of Old Abe written by Rev. J. O. Barrett, Universalist minister, of EC. |
| [none] | Civil War | Johnson surrenders to Sherman. Major John Wheeler returns home. |
| [none] | Civil War | Demand for all Copperheads of any religion to band together and get a minister. |
| [none] | Civil War | More regiments being mustered out and soldiers returning in every issue of paper. |
| [none] | Civil War | New Co. called "William's Guards" for H. Clay Williams. Elected D. C. Whipple Captain and J. Tinker first Lieutenant Milton Grover of Dunn County 2nd Lieutenant |
| [none] | Civil War | Captain Wolf's Co. re-enlisting. More story. |
| [none] | Civil War | S. A. Hall became Captain of Co. K., 5th Regiment. Minstral show. |
| [none] | Civil War | Ladies Aid Society changed name to Sanitary Union. Took in $250.59 during war, spent $169.45. |
| [none] | Civil War | Memorial services held Presbyterian church. |
| [none] | Civil War | New Co. of 36th Regiment have selected W. Graves, Captain. E. A. Galloway 1st Lieutenant. |
| [none] | Civil War | Some of Captain Wheeler's Co. of 16th Regiment have returned home on furlough for 1st time in 3 years. Among them are Thomas Denny, William Mowers, William Lake, Sanders Chocran, J.C. Beers and Z. C. Riley. They fought at Shiloh, Montery, Corinth, Iuba, Waterford and other places. Only 2 left of old Co., most of whom re-enlisted. Ben L. Sprague and Thomas Charmichael received commissions from Governor Levi to raise recruits for 37th Regiment. |
| [none] | Civil War | Soldier's Aid Society will give soldiers supper at Reed's Hall, can bring wives or sweethearts. |
| [none] | Civil War | 16th Regiment left state March 13, 1862 with 1080 men. Lost 300 men at Shiloh, 89 at Corinth, 42 at Iuba and 10 at Hatchie. Now numbers 378. Town meeting to raise pay bounty for soldiers. |
| [none] | Eau Claire County | Stone for foundation of County Building being hauled. |
| [none] | Eau Claire County | Building finished. County offices moving to Courthouse square this week. |
| [none] | Eau Claire County | No more county fairs. Men have all gone off to war. |
| [none] | Eau Claire County | Courthouse stands on brow of hill overlooking the bridge from the west. |
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| [none] | Gas Company | |
| [none] | Chippewa Valley Railway Light & Power | See also street railway. |
| [none] | Unique Theater | 411 S. Barstow. |
| [none] | Rex Theater | in 1916 was at 420 S. Barstow. Not listed in 1923 directory. |
| [none] | O'Klare Theater | 101 N. Barstow |
| [none] | Street Names | Gibson St. was named after Dr. W. J. Gibson member of Assembly 1854 & Senator from this district. 1855-1856, killed in Civil War. Main St. named for ex-sheriff of Dane Co., a warm friend of the proprietors of EC, was father-in-law of ex-State Senator Main from Dane Co. & father-in-law of U. S. Senator Spooner. Gray St. named for Alexander T. Gray for many years. Clerk of Assembly & Secretary of State 1855. |
| [none] | Rumsey Line (Steamboats) | See also Rumsey's Landing. |
| [none] | Ferries | Before opening of Dewey St. bridge, Adin Randall ran a ferry across the Eau Claire River. |
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| [none] | Other communities | Altoona, Augusta, Fall Creek, Fairchild, Chippewa City, Cornell Dam, Elk Creek, Jim Falls, Meridean Ferry, Reed's Landing, "White City", Wissota Dam, Hadleyville. |
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