History of Waupaca - By J. Wakefield 1890
Transcribed and submitted to the Waupaca County Website
by Paula Vaughan January 2002

Village of Weyauwega - The Village of Weyauwega was incorporated by the act of the Legislature in 1856.

The first officers were: President-Louis Bostedo. Tobias Hutchinson  was one of the trustees. Supervisors-Frirst Ward, Louis Bostedo; Second 

Ward, Tobias Hutchinson. Weyauwega is pleasantly situated on the line of the Wisconsin Central Railroad. It is surrounded by a good 

farming county, has an intelligent, enterprising population, and is promised a prosperous future.The Waupaca River furnishes 
good water power. There are 5 churches, 1 high school, 7 dyr good stores, 4 grocery stores, 3 drug stores, 2 jewelry stores, 3 hardware stores, 
2 millinery stores, 2 furniture stores, 2 shoe shops, 2 harness shop, 1 tailor shop, 2 meat markets, 4 blacksmith shops, 2 wagon shop, 2 livery 
stable, 2 hotels, 2 lawyers, 2  physicians, 1 newspaper and printing office, 1 bank, 1 saw and planing mill, 1 grist mill, 1 basket factory, 4 saloons, 
1 brewery. The population is about 650.

THE FIRST PAPER - The first paper, The Weyauwegian, was started in July, 185, by William C. Tompkins. It was afterwards The Herald, the The Times,
 which was  owned and edited by F. W. Sackett. In March 1877, J. C. Keeney started The Chronicle, which is no successfully edited by A. L. Hutchinson, 
present District Attorney. VILLAGE OFFICERS - The village officers for 1890 are: President-F. M. Chase,; Trustees-W. H. Weed, Thomas Brett, Charles 
Goodenow, John Borngesser, L. D. Post,  G. Scheel; Clerk-John L. Rhode; Treasurer-Thomas F. Wilson; Police Justice-J. F. Corbett; Marshal-A. W. Balsley; 
Supervisor-Jerome Crocker; Chief of Fire Department-John Borngresser.