Outagamie County, WI - "New London 1868"
       
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Subject: newspaper article "New London 1868"
Submitted by: county coordinator 
EMAIL: jmmarasch@aol.com
Date Submitted: 15 March 2000
       
Source: New London Press newspaper article from Bicentennial issue, undated.

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                        New London 1868
The New London Library Association was organized and the charter members were: C.W. Packard, E.P. Perry, J.W.
Carter, L.B. Chittenden, I.C. Chamberlain, Clarence Dickinson, Alonzo Daugherty, O.K. Patterson, Frank Dorr,
Thomas Logan, and F.P. Hale.
     On Feb. 29 the state authorized Henry Ketchum, H.B. Freeman, and C.D. Combs who were appointed
commissioners with authority to survey, lay out and establish a state road from the village of North Royalton to the
village of New London.  Presently, there's no information on the success of this project.  However, there was no road
between Northport and New London north of the river.
     The Wolf River Transportation Company was organized during early spring to operate river steamers to
carry cargo and passengers between Oshkosh and New London.  Officers were Capt.  M. Stimson, president; William
Mumbrue, secretary; Tom Wall, treasurer; John Lynch, superintendent; H.S. Dixon, H.C. Mumbrue, and Capt. 
Stimson were directors.  The "Tigress" that was recently built at New London during the winter of 1866-67 was
turned over to the new Company, so was the steamer "Northwestern".
     On March 30, a special election was held at McCorrison's store, where the New London voters approved the
incorporation of the Village of New London.
     There's reason to believe that there was an election of Village officers on Tuesday, April 7. The officers
elected:

                   President:         John B. Rose
                   Trustees:          H.H. Page, J. Hopperton, Sheldon Hale, Chas. Lyon, B.S. Stimson, E. Dedolph, John
                   Bartenstein, and Thomas Logan.  

The following officers were appointed by the newly elected village board:
                   Treasurer          August Pape
                   Secretary (Clerk)  Calvin Hale
                   Mashalls           E.  Seefert and L.S. Townsend
                        Street commissioner     Isaac Hanson

(There is a possibility that Ira Millerd may have been appointed Assessor.)RULE No. 1, Village of New London; the regular meetings of this Board shall be held on the first Monday of April,
May, June, July, August, and September at 7:30 p.m. and during October, November, December, January, February,
and March at 7:00 p.m.
         The Methodists purchased two lots on West Cook Street, near Shawano Street, to erect a parsonage on.
         Some of the Village Ordinances that were approved by the Village Board:
1. To prevent swine from running at large.
2. To license the sale of spirituous liquors.
3. To protect property fire.
4. To license peddlers.
5. To prohibit horse racing or immoderate riding or driving on the streets.
6. Regarding to selling goods at auctions.
7. To compel persons to assist in making arrests.
8. To license showmen.

         According to Sheldon Bradt, some Milwaukee men took an interest in the Dedolph and Lipke's Stave Factory and
then the employes were paid off in checks on Milwaukee banks instead of greenbacks.  No doubt, these were the first
payroll checks in New London.
         Rev.  August Wiese received a call from the Winchester Parish, for Rev. Jaekel had already left Zittau and was
installed at Grace Lutheran of Milwaukee.  St. Paul's of New London was still involved with the Winchester Parish.
         Many of the old timers, who were residing in New London and had witnessed the floods of 1880 and 1888, claimed
the highest water level on the Wolf River occurred during the 1868 midsummer freshet.
         The Daugherty, Craig, and Delano Company was the first door factory to operate in New London.  It was already
located at the foot of South Shawano St., perhaps even before the year of 1868.  According to an Oshkosh
correspondent, it was an extensive planing, sash, and blind factory.
         H.D. Vandercook built an octagon house on North Shawano St.