From the Waupaca Republican – May 9, 1884 issue

Transcribed and submitted to the Waupaca County Website
by Paula Vaughan  September 2001

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At the village election on Wednesday, the excitement ran high. W. H. Stacey was on the "high License" ticket and was defeated by Dr. Finney, "Low License." "High License " Trustess, U P Clinton, W H Cook and Wm Paschen were defeated, also Police Justice W R Hunt and Justice of the Peace Joe Stevens. The ticket elected is as follows:

For President-Dr. Jno. Finney. For Trustees-Robert Metzner, P. McGuire, E. Brix, C M Fisher, Chas. Spearbacker. Treasurer – T F Folkman, Clerk-F. M. Guersney. Supervisor-J F Meisner Police Justice – Mike Smith. Justice of the Peace-John Alft Marchal-A.J. Woods. Constable-Chas Hagen

A fine little town with a good future Prospect

A few days ago the Republican scribe rambled off for the first time, in the northeast corner of the county. To get there by rail over the Central to Medina or to Appleton and then on the Lake Shore and Western back into our own county to New London, Clintonville and Marion, the three important places on the east and north of Waupaca county, is rather circultuous and consumes valuable time and expense. After a visit to the locality above mentioned, and seeing the thrift displayed over there, it is plain to be seen that eventually some way will be devised to reach the county seat by rail. They are talking there about a road to Shawano to connect with the St. Paul Eastern Grand Trunk. Who knows but the Chicago and North Western or St. Paul may yet skip across and through this county and serve as feeder for a vast amount of business in this county. When it does, if Waupaca is wise it will see to it that it crosses here. Now is the time to commence to develop our resources at hand and urge manufactures. But Clintonville is the place we are visiting. The large number of new building having been erected the past year shows the town has been a new impetus given to it and every indication points to a steady advance in the future. The increase of settlements on the farms on every side and especially is the town of Matteson and the better facilities, (thanks to John Morgan) for getting highways and bridges in good shape, bringing the farmer nearer to market has helped Clintonville amazingly. The L. S. & Western railroad is THE one great promoter of ENTERPRISE in this little burg, without it Clintonville would be a lost community. We dropped in the village on that Saturday morning, at the new depot of the L. S. & W. Ry’s. The depot is a good one and the citizens of Clintonville feel that the L. S> & W. appreciate the business at this point in erecting to good a place for accomodation of the traveling public hre. Chas. Spearbreaker was on hand with his "free bus to the Ward House" and soon we were at the said hotel, which is kept by Maruc and Frank Madel "Proof of the pudding is in the eating" and after partaking of meals at this hotel and enjoying a good night’s rest, we can recommend the "Ward House" with out fear of contradiction.

A look around Clintonville reveals the fact that it grows.

Frank Brady owns, edits and runs the Tribune. He is full of push and has increased the circulation of his paper form two to six hundred in the past year and a half. He has an able assistant on "type manipulation" in the person of this "better half". If honest hard work will win, Frank will get there. Clintonville has good churches and schools and her people are progressive and already a better class of buildings are taking the place of the temporary buildings erected at first. The post office block erected by Hon. F. M. Guernsey, the building is two stories high, the lower story containing the post office rooms on the east side, Mr. Guersney is P. M. and Willard Rice, deputy. Over the post office is Mr. Guernsey’s law office which is as fine a law office as there is anywhere. The furniture and book case is in keeping with other things.

The west side of the building on the lower floor is the bank recently started by G. W. Jones one of THE busy and enterprising men of Clintonville. Mr. Jones has tried Washington Territory and the far west to his heart’s content and finally concluded that Waupaca County was good enough for him. Since Mr. Jones started the bank it has passed into a stock company with a capital of $15,000 or $20,000. The company it is reported will comprise the following gentlemen: G. W. Jones, R. G. Gibson, J. N. Palmer, G. S. Doty, Robt. Mezner, M. Way, C. Binder, W. H. Oviatt and D. Noble. A bank is what this village has needed for a long time and will help Clintonville’s growth and prosperity. A very fine large Deibold safe was just being placed in the vault when we were there. The vault is well made and has an ornamental iron door. Over the bank is the dental rooms of Dr. C. E. Willoughby is lately from Massachusetts and is a thorough graduate of Dental Surgery. He has a pleasant suite of rooms and his business is increasing steadily. Mr. C. J. Doty who had charge of the Waupaca brick yard last summer erected this block, and take it both in work and design it is a finished building.

In manufacturers, W. H. Cook owns the Clintonville Iron Works. Mr. Cook is a fine machinist. We saw a miniature steam engine of his make in Sedgewick’s drug store, it was a beauty

Mieklejohn & Hatten own a large stave factory and cut about 10,000 a day. This firm also owns a large stave, and heading factory of Manawa.

F. J. Michall and P. V. Lawson run the Grist Mill. This mill is run by water and from the Pigeon River.

H. W. Pickard runs a steam saw mill and deals in lumber.

In churches, Clintonville has six. The Methodist, Rev. Jopseh Anderson, pastor. Congregational, Rev. J. P. Chamberlain, pastor. Lutheran, H. J. Fuhrmann, pastor. Catholic, John Senbert, pastor. German Methodist, Geo. Harm, pastor. Baptist, no pastor at present.

The Clintonville Union High School ranks first class, and is doing good work for the village. Jas. E. Abbott, principal. Miss Julia Torry, assistant. Miss Maggie Harrington, Intermediate Department Miss Mary Casey, Primary.

There is also a Catholic school located here. Sister M. Gabriel and sister Cecilia are the teachers.

In societies the Masons have a good chapter and Blue Lodge. There is also a Grand Army Republic Post in good working order, also a Son’s of Veterans lately started. There is also a Turners society.

The school has a library of some 400 volumes, and they have lately held a series of lectures for the purpose of putting in a complete set of encyclopedia Britanca.

Mrs. H. G. Lytsey, Miss E. Guernsey and Sister Cecilia are music teachers.

M. C. Phillips and Chas. Forward have a very pleasant law office on Main Street. They are both rising young attorneys and have a good run of business. W. H. Oviatt and John Finney are the M.D.’s and surgeons of the village.

L. Rohner & Son, manufacture Sash, Doors and Blinds and deal in lumber.

Geo. P. Bennett is doing a good business making broom handles.

E. Plopper is manufacturer of pumps and wagons.

H. H. Thorn, Chas. Uttermark (?), Martin Ferschkete are the village blacksmiths.

Among the merchants doing business here are:

John F. Meisner & Co., groceries and merchandise. W. H. Stacy, prop., A. P. Knapp, salesman, general merchandise. J. Bents, general merchandise. Bock & Sons, groceries and clothiers. E. Brix, general merchandise. R. Jackson and Theo. Tolkman general merchandise. J. A. Stillman, bakery and confectionery. Henry Winter, hardware. G and Nelson, Uttermark, general hardware dealers. G. S. Doty, flour and feed merchant, occupies two stores and does an immense business. His sons are able assistants. Mr. Doty is a square dealer. F. A. Sedgewick has a fine drug store and does a good business. Mr. Henry G. Lutsey has a jewelry establishment in the same store. Henry was foreman of the Republican office years ago, but was wise in time and took to more of a "gilted go" business. Chas. Gensen also has a drug store. The boot and shoe makers of the village are A. Birkholz, I. M. Gregory, M. Bucholtz, L. bucholtz, J. Brugger. Albrecht & Humm, meat market, south side. John Asel & Co., meat market on north side. The tailors are represented by Adolph Tersckie(?), William Dittberner, William Blohm. Harness makers; Adolph Schultz, Ed Nemoede. J. Besanson is wheelwright. O. G. Augustine is furniture dealer and undertaker. L. Kuester deals in agricultural machinery. N. A. Burnham, organs and pianos. C. A. Spicer, is the photographic artist and takes good pictures. G. W. Sutherland deals in lumber. Agt. For C. W. Wiley. E. l. Dermote and F. W. Pribnow are carpenters and builders. C. J. Doty is a mason and brick maker. Mrs. L. E. Clinton and Miss E. A. Kuesterer, each have millinery rooms. L D. Merrill is agent M. L. S/ & W. R. R. station and A. R. Fuller is operator. Mr. Jackson is the village barber and he is a good one.

In the hurry of looking over the place perhaps some have been omitted; however, one cannot help but be impressed with the good number of people engaged in business and these is evidence of increasing prosperity.

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