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OSHKOSH NORTHWESTERN

August 20, 1868

 

WEYAUWEGA

 

Correspondence of the Daily Northwestern

 

                                                                                                WEYAUWEGA, Aug. 14^th, 1868

ADDITIONAL REGARDING THE BUSINESS OF WEYAUWEGA.

            In our last we inadvertently neglected to make mention of several Weyauwega institutions, each of which demand more notice than we can possibly find time and space to write.  We will however, refer briefly to them in our concluding report from this village.  Mr. H.C. Mumbrue has doubtless a larger stock of dry goods, groceries, &c., than can be found in any other store in Waupaca Co.  His clerks are attentive, and young men of marvelous activity, and his business, we are pleased to add, is constantly increasing.  Weyauwega, also, has one foundry, one or more breweries and distilleries, and a tannery; thus she is enabled to rank with the first villages in the Northwest.

MATRIMONIAL.

            Last evening the Presbyterian church was filled with an expectant audience to witness the marriage of a fair maiden of Weyauwega, a daughter of Elder Gardner, to Rev. E.W. Rice, of Milwaukee.  The ceremony was performed by the bride’s father.  The bride was plainly, yet becomingly, attired in white and looked quite pretty.  We regret that our space is so limited that we can give but a brief account of the affair.  Suffice it to state, that this event in the history of Weyauwega, was appropriately celebrated by its citizens, in common, with whom we tender the happy pair our best wishes for their future happiness.

GRAND REOPENING PARTY

            Next Thursday evening, Mr. G.D. Tarbell, the popular landlord of the “Northwestern” House, will inaugurage what we trust will be a prosperous business career, with a promenade party, in the commodious hall of the hotel.  There is every indication, at present, of a large audience.  We trust Oshkosh will be represented upon the festive occasion.

            In concluding we must speak of the large insurance business of Mr. A.V. Balch, which is enlarging quite rapidly; in fact we think Mr. B. does a much larger business in proportion to the size of the place, than any of our Oshkosh Agenta.  Mr. Balch also attends to collections and other matters, which necessarily occupy much of his time.

HOPS

            We have just returned from a visit to the best hop yard, which we have examined in the State, that of W.F.  Waterhouse, Esq.  Mr. Waterhouse has a yard of 4-1/2 acres:  the hops are large and wholly free from the vermin annoyance, and the indications of a large yield are apparent.  We also examined with much interest a new method of hop drying recently introduced by Mr. W., which although quite simple in its mode of operation, is we should judge as nearly perfect as can be invented, we have not space to describe the merits of the same in detail, but would recommend a visit to Mr. W.’s yard and hop house, of those interested in the hop culture.                                                 LILLIE PUSHEN

            P.S.  We have noticed one very remarkable fact since our sojourn here.  The entire population, from the minister to the ploughboy, wears slippers, although the Weyauwegians are far from slippery people.  It is so nice to walk through a ploughed field in a pair of slippers.

            “All coated and slippered, we fought, till the sun went down in the West.”                 L.P.