The following articles were transcribed January 6, 2005 by Jean Spiegelberg
 Notes from transcriber:  The copy was transcribed from the microfilm exactly as it was - no spelling corrections were made (including Bare Creek, Manawah, and Dacotah).  The Ogdensburg Leader was published until July 18, 1873, so additional transcribing will be done later.  Advertisements are only documented once, but many of them appeared in multiple issues of the newspaper.

 Newspaper:  Ogdensburg Leader, Published every Friday, Ratcliffe and Hopkins, Editor and Proprietors, Terms:  $2.00 – if paid in advance $1.50
 

Ogdensburg Leader, Ogdensburg, Wisconsin
Friday, January 3, 1873

Local

  • Dogs a plenty
  • Warmer weather
  • Merchants busy
  • Regular trains commenced running on Monday last
  • Snow – about four inches of snow fell in our vicinity on December 25th.  This will help our lumbermen admirably and other businesses as much.
  • Sleighing is splendid in our vicinity now and we see young folks are enjoying it as well, but boys don’t hug the girls when you are out of site of the town.
  • We received a call from Laura Cleaves last Saturday who recently arrived home from Eureka where she is attending school.
  • Bus Line – It is said that Mr. Lytle of Waupaca is about to start a bus line running from Scandinavia daily connecting there with the trains.
  • Depot – N. Livermore and Company are to build the Union Depot in Amherst.  We have no doubt that they will do it well; as they have been engaged in bridge and depot building fro some time past.
  • Personal – We have received a call from J. D. Dain, one of our schoolmates who has spent the past two years in southern Dacotah.  He arrived last Saturday and reports times lively there – he says that wheat is selling at $1.00/bu. And wood at $1.50/cord.  This is a little ahead of Wisconsin.
  • Quite a number of teams are going into the woods of late and among others were a couple of teams owned by Gallway and Baker.  Loaded with oats they passed through our village on Sunday last.  While turning around in the street in front of the Excelsior House, they ran astride of a large stone and turned over.  After working about an hour, they decided to leave the load and go to camp without it.  We think it would be a grand idea if our streets were rid of such obstructions.
  • The horse disease killed about a dozen horses in Fond du Lac.
  • Legal Notice

In Probate – Waupaca County Court  Guardianship of the minor heirs of Anna Jacobsen, deceased

Advertisements

  • Job Printing - Having our office in good running order, we are prepared to take orders for all kinds of job work from a poster to lady’s visiting cards, programmes, ball tickets, bills and letterheads, labels, pamphlets, envelopes, law briefs, blanks, and in fact everything that can be done at a country job office.  (no name)


Ogdensburg Leader, Ogdensburg, Wisconsin
Friday, January 3, 1873

Advertisement

A. V. Balch Insurance Agy
Weyauwega, Wisconsin
Etna Ins. Co. of Hartford
Home Ins. Co. of New York
Hartford Fire Ins. Co. of Hartford
Phoenix Fire Ins. Co. of Hartford
St. Paul Fire and Marine
Alemennia Fire

Local

  • Logs – A large number of logs are being drawn to the saw mill of Livermore and Company this winter.  This speaks of a lively time in the lumber trade next summer
  • The following officers were installed for the ensuing term at the last meeting of Waupaca Lodge #208 I.O.O.F.

Joe H. Woodnorth – N.G.
Ed Sellnick – V. G.
L. Stern – R. S.
Chas Churchill – R.S.
Wm. A. West – T.

  • For Sale:  At the house of H. J. Pitcher in the village, a splendid parlor cook stove belonging to S. Stewart.  Please call and examine.

S. Stewart, Ogdensburg, Wisconsin 

  • Lumber

Common lumber                         $10.00
Dimension lumber                      $12.90
Flooring                                     $15.00-20.00
Fencing                                     $12.00
Curbing                                     $12.00
Lath                                          $  6.00
Sleigh runners, road                   $  3.50/set
Sleigh runners, logging               $  3.00 - $5.00/set

  • For Sale:  One Berkshire hog – 18 months.  Breed:  Pure Berkshire.  For further particulars – D. P. Jones, Little Wolf, Wisconsin
     
  • Wanted:  50,000’ good white pine logs for building purposes for which cash will be paid as soon as delivered at Ogdensburg mill.

N. Livermore and Company 12/31/1872


Ogdensburg Leader, Ogdensburg, Wisconsin
Friday, January 24, 1873

Local

  • Case of small pox at Waupaca
  • Mr. Damon is talking of another dance on February 22.
  • We understand the wife of Mr. Grover at Amherst Junction died sometime during the past week.

The Pinery

In spite of all misgivings and doubts this winter is proving a driving one in the lumber district.  There probably is not as many camps running this winter as there was last, but those who are in are doing a driving business.  There is about 2’ of snow in the woods which is enough and more than is really needed.  At the camp of Casey Brothers during the past week, 500 logs were put in with two teams in five days.  Not very bad, that.


Ogdensburg Leader, Ogdensburg, Wisconsin
Friday, January 31, 1873

Ogdensburg and Freight

Our little village need not be ashamed of its receipts and shipments.  Carloads of lumber and wood are daily leaving our depot.  Our sister village, Waupaca, also furnishes a carload occasionally.

Another step

We are now in possession of a telegraphic operator and Mr. Moses takes position as operator.  Of course, this isn’t a village Chartes, but it is a step towards it.

There are 17 names on the register of the county poor farm.

Mr. Abel Colburn of Baldwin’s Mills is not expected to live.

New London

The stave factory of Dedolpt and Liptkey is doing a “driving business”.  Their staves are all sawn, split, and dressed by machinery.  This factory turns out some of the best tight work in the state.

Old Settler’s Meeting

The annual meeting of the Old Settler’s Society of Waupaca County will be held at the courthouse in the Village of Waupaca on Wednesday the 19th day of February, 1873 at 1:00 p.m.  According to the constitution adopted at the first annual meeting held at Weyauwega in March, 1872, every person who resides in Waupaca for the term of 15 years may be admitted to the society as a member and all such are cordially invited to be present.

Executive committee:
Geo. W. Taggert
A. D. Smith
E. L. Brown
Giles Doty
Jas. Smiley

Mrs. Mary A. Walker, widow of the late Robert J. Walker died in Washington on Monday.  She was the granddaughter of Benjamin Franklin


Ogdensburg Leader, Ogdensburg, Wisconsin
Friday, February 7, 1873


The water tank at Scandinavia works very ineffectually and the railroad company will either have to rebuild or remove it next spring.

I. L. Baker, our blacksmith on the old Waupaca Road is in business up to his elbows.  Our friend B is a good workman and adopts low prices and ready pay as his motto.

It is said that small pox is raging fearfully near Stevens Point.

Fire

Last week Thursday the dwelling of W. Russell situated on the Waupaca Road, about 2 miles south of our village was destroyed by fire.  Mr. Russell was absent at the time, and but for aid afforded by Mr. Corwell and two other men whose names we are not familiar, it is very probable that the contents of the house would have been destroyed also.  The home was not insured – it places the family in straitened circumstances.

Cool

Last Thursday the thermometer only stood at 33 degrees below zero.


Ogdensburg Leader, Ogdensburg, Wisconsin
Friday, February 14, 1873

 

Several of our young ladies and gents are learning the telegraph business.

We were misinformed last week as to the distance Mr. Rich hauled his 59,000 foot of longs.  It was 2-1/2 miles – not 1-1/2 miles.  Better yet.

Mr. Livermore is fast pushing the depot to completion up at Amherst Junction.

The hotel of H. Livermore also is nearing completion as fast as men and means can make it.

Mr. Damon has disposed of the Excelsior House to Mr. Mallory.  Mr. Damon, for the short time he’s been in the hotel business, has won many friends and his change will be regretted in many ways, yet we have no fears but what the present proprietors will keep the house up to the present standing.

We paid our village school a visit on Friday last and found it progressing finely under the management of Mr. G. Ratcliffe.  The school has had one teacher before this winter, but had some difficulties with the large scholars and finally gave it up as a bad job; but as it is going on at present we see no reason why one should be dissatisfied.

An enormous black eagle measuring 7-1/2’ from tip to tip was captured in a fight with a fox at Auroville last week.  The boy who caught the eagle was a 12-year-old boy.

Advertisement

OMAHA LOTTERY
To erect the Nebraska State Orphan Asylum
To be drawn in public March 31, 1873
Tickets $1.00 each or 6 for $5.00
Tickets set by express C.O.D., if desired
1 cash prize  $75,000                 1 cash prize $25,000
1 cash prize  $15,000                 1 cash prize $10,000
1 cash prize  $  5,000                 1 cash prize $  4,000

For balance of prizes, send for circular
This legal enterprise is endorsed by his Excellency Gov. W. H. James and the best businessmen in the state.  The limited number of tickets on hand will be furnished to those who apply first.

Agents wanted
For full particulars, address J. M. Pattee, Mgr., Omaha, Neb.


Ogdensburg Leader, Ogdensburg, Wisconsin
Friday, February 21, 1873

Local

There is a rumor that the small pox is in our vicinity.  Vaccination should be attended to.
 

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