Iowa County WI Archives News.....purchasers of Gibson’s Improved Fence December 1866
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Dodgeville Chronicle, Thursday Morning, December 13, 1866 December 1866
Dodgeville Chronicle, Thursday morning, December 13, 1866: William Gibson’s 
Improved Fence-Notice to Thomas Flint, William Rowe, Benjamin Bell, GEORGE 
BUNTING, Thomas W. Parry, Solomon Richards, William D. James, William Smith, 
John H. Cornish, John East, James Mitchell, Peter Mathews, and others, 
purchasers of Gibson’s Improved Fence, in Dodgeville Township:

	“You are requested to meet at the Western Hotel on Saturday, Dec. 15, 
at 3 pm for the purpose of organizing a club, and making necessary arrangements 
for selling the balance of the Township. Mr. Gibson, the patentee, will be 
there, and wishes you all to attend, as it will be to your interest. William 
Gibson.”

	“Gibson’s Portable Fence. We have been shown a model of Gibson’s Patent 
Portable or Permanent fence, and in our opinion it is fully up to the claims of 
its proprietors. It is cheap, durable, easily built, easily removed, can be 
used for hilly, as well as level ground. It has never been introduced in this 
part before, and is taking very rapidly, every farmer seeing its advantages 
immediately. Mr. Gibson is selling farm, town and county rights. He has sold 
the right for this town and is now engaged in other parts of the county. A 
notice will be found elsewhere in this issue, calling a meeting of those who 
have purchased farm rights in this town.”

Dodgeville Chronicle, Thursday morning, December 20, 1866:
	“Wm. Gibson’s Improved Fence. Pursuant to call issued to the following 
persons: Thomas Flint [one of GEORGE’s stepsons, although only 8 years his 
junior], William Rowe, Benjamin Bell, GEORGE BUNTING, Henry Prideaux, Thomas W. 
Parry, Solomon Richards, William D. James, William Smith, John H. Cornish, John 
East, Jas. Mitchell, Peter Matthews, James ?Hudgins, John Rogers, James 
Bennett, John T. Grenfell, Francis Dunstan, Joseph Mitchell, purchasers of farm 
rights in the town of Dodgeville, of William Gibson’s Improved Portable Fence, 
a meeting was convened at the Western Hotel and organized by electing Henry 
Prideaux chairman, John Rogers treasurer, and Wm. D. James secretary.”

	“On motion, John H. Cornish, John Rogers, John East and Thomas Flint 
were appointed and empowered to sell rights in the town of Dodgeville. On 
motion, the prices for said rights were fixed as follows: For a village lot, 
$2.00 and $1.00 for every additional lot to the same purchaser. For forty acres 
and under, $3.00; for 80 acres, $5.00; and $1.00 for every additional forty 
acres to the same purchaser.”

	“On motion, the committee was requested to report to the secretary, and 
he to the treasurer, at least ten days after a sale has been made. On motion, 
the treasurer and secretary were ordered to procure suitable books for keeping 
minutes and accounts in, to be paid for by the club. On motion, the meeting 
adjourned to meet at 8 o’clock on the 2nd day of April, 1867, at the Town Hall 
in the village of Dodgeville.”

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