|
1880
Dodgeville - Iowa County Agricultural Society
President: Joel William
Vice President: F. Theobald, I.C. Comfort, Clark Hickcox
Secretary: Willaim H. Predeaux
Treasurer: Samuel Hoskins (in one of the books in the Dodgeville
Room, Samuel is crossed out and James J. is hand written in)
Dates: September 22, 23 & 24, 1880
Receipts: $2,347.39
Disbursement: $1,743.16
(Resource: History of Iowa County Wisconsin 1881.Publisher: Chicago,
Western Historical Company. Reproduction done by Whipporwill
Publications: Evansville, IN. Pg.581).
Mineral Point - Southwestern Wisconsin Industrial Association
President: R. D. Pulford
Vice President: J. W. Rewey, N. K. Van Metre, J. Tregoning, G. G.
Cox, James Toay
Secretary: Delos P. Beech
Treasurer: Thomas Priestley (balance in treasury after fair $132.11)
Receipts: $3,317.64
Disbursement: $3,185.53
(Resource: History of Iowa County Wisconsin 1881.Publisher: Chicago,
Western Historical Company. Reproduction done by Whipporwill
Publications: Evansville, IN. Pg.706).
1881
Mineral Point - Southwestern Wisconsin Industrial Association
President: R. D. Pulford
Vice President: J. W. Rewey, N. K. Van Metre, George G. Cox, J.
Tregoning, J. H. Vivian
Secretary: None listed
Treasurer: None listed
Receipts: None listed
Disbursement: None listed
(Resource: History of Iowa County Wisconsin 1881.Publisher: Chicago,
Western Historical Company. Reproduction done by Whipporwill
Publications: Evansville, IN. Pg. 706).
1882
1883
1884
1885
Dodgeville - Iowa County Agricultural Society
President: Joel Whitman, Dodgeville
Vice President: 1st Clark Hickcox, Wyoming; 2nd
G.G. Cox, Waldwick; 3rd Henry Cunningham, Eden
Secretary: Benjamin Thomas, Jr. ,Dodgeville
Treasurer: F.W. Stratman, Dodgeville
Dates:
Receipts:
Disbursement:
Executive Committee for the Iowa County Agricultural Society:
John M. Willson, Town of Arena
Josiah Ward, Village of Avoca
Samuel S. Gile, Town of Clyde
James Bennett, Town of Dodgeville
Thomas Ellwood, Village of Dodgeville
J. Bailey, Town of Eden
Anton Imhoff Jr., Town of Highland
E. LaMotte, Village of Highland
Charles Collard, Town of Linden
Henry Kendall, town of Mineral Point
Delos P. Beech, City of Mineral Point
Charles Gillman, Mineral Point
George Paulson, Town of Moscow
J.C. Kirkpatrick, Town of Mifflin
Solon Walbridge, Town of Pulaski
Jas. Stephens, Town of Ridgeway
R. White, Town of Waldwick
H.M. Levake, Town of Wyoming
(Source: Newspaper article: "The Fair", Sept. 18, 1885)
The state legislation created the office of State Veterinarian
(ch.467, Laws of 1885) to promote the health of livestock and domestic
animals. (Resource: "Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and
Consumer Protection, A History", training manual, published in
2002. Pg. 12).
1886
1887
1888
Establishing Railroad - "When originally constructed in 1888,
the railroad facility included a round house, which is not longer
standing. The second railroad to reach Dodgeville (the first, The
Chicago & Northwestern Railroad, arrived in 1881 on a line located
north of town), The Illinois Central connected the emerging agricultural
community to Freeport, Illinois, with connections to markets in
Chicago." ("Walking Tour of Historic Dodgeville,
Wisconsin". Dodgeville Historic Preservation Commission. Published
August 1995. Feature #30).
1889
The Wisconsin State Legislature created the office of Dairy and Food
Commissioner to enforce sate food laws (ch.452, Laws of 1889) (Resource:
"Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer
Protection, A History", training manual, published in 2002. Pg.
13).
|
