Outagamie County, WI - "New London 1872" ************************************************************* USGENWEB ARCHIVES NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. http://www.usgwarchives.net ************************************************************* Contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives Subject: newspaper article "New London 1872" Submitted by: county coordinator EMAIL: jmmarasch@aol.com Date Submitted: 15 March 2000 Source: New London Press newspaper article from Bicentennial issue, undated. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - New London 1872 Starting during the month of January, the G.B. & L.P. RR train left New London daily at 7 a.m . and arrived in New London daily at 7:45 p.m. On Feb. 12, the first telegraphic message was wired from New London. The message was sent to the Congressman representing this district at Washing- ton, D.C. A reply was received within five hours. April 3 issue of New London Times: "Hammel & Co. of Appleton will establish a National Bank in New London sometime during the coming summer". May 1 issue of New London Times: "Post Office removed to Angier House". Finally on Saturday, May 4, word was received in New London that the new fire engine was aboard a river steamer heading north from Oshkosh. A large crowd was on hand when the steamer pulled alongside Stimson's Wharf. On the following Monday, the fire engine was taken across the river to the south bank and 600 feet of hose was reeled out to determine whether it could pump water from the river onto Henry Page's store (Manske's Tavern), which was performed quite easily. Another 400 feet were added, water was forced up 40 feet to a distance of 80 feet from the nozzle. The June 5 issue of the New London Times states: "An old fireman says if the engine house isn't completed by the 1st of August, the hose will be rotten so is to be almost useless. A place to hang them up to drain after a fire is absolutely necessary". Rev. Peter Dicke, a Lutheran circuit rider of Belle Plaine served as the interim pastor of St. John's during the last year and half. Because he had so many churches and preaching stations up in Shawano County and down in Waupaca County, Rev. Dicke had felt that he couldn't serve Bear Creek and New London adequately, so he recommended the calling of another Pastor. Rev. Johannes Lauritzen was ordained in New London on August 4 by Rev. Dicke. The New London Parish included St. Peter's, near Mosquito Hill; Emanuel of Maple Creek, Trinity, west of Bear Creek, and St. Martin's of Clintonville. A parsonage was built for Rev. Lauritzen on West Cook Street during the fall of 1872.