The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1882-05-05

guage, he afterward became q pioneer
preacher. and though. unlearned, I have
heard that he had natural eloquence
That captivated even learned audiences.
!. Sometimes when the heat was too in
tense under the low roof, would move
my school out Of doors, under the shade
Of some grand old trees, and believe that
we all learned some useful lessons from
Nature that we would have failed to
learn within walls Of brick and mortar
"The school was taught through to its
close, five months, and then there being
some irregularity about the organization
Of the district, the expected public money
failed to be drawn. and only through slow
contributions Of the poor settlers did I
receive any pay. That school district
owes me twelve dollars to this day. But
perhaps, I, myself learned enough, by
experience under difficulties, to amount
70 that. 49, -,-
"My next school was taught in a small
building, with slab roof, which leaked
30 that there was barely standing room
Tor myself and scholars to keep dry du-
ring rain. My third term was taught
in q very comfortable dwelling house,
which gentleman of considerable means
kindly gave US the use of for that pur-
pose. All Of these schools were paid for
by private contributions, the machinery
for obtaining public money being, some
how, out of gear"
In town in the numbering regions not
very many years ago, the pine lands had
all been bought by wealthy spectators.
Only one family lived in this town during
the summer season, and they kept ho-
tel, or as it is more commonly called, q
" stopping place" for lumbermen. This
household consisted Of the proprietor, his
wife and two children, and two hired men.
This man concluded to have a school, and
accordingly a school district was organ
lied, himself and his two hired men elect
ed school officers, his wife hired as teach
er, at good salary. An upper room in
the house was rented for school room,
and the two children composed the
" school," for the support of which the
wealthy pine land owners were allowed to
pay the taxes.
MILWAUKEE.
In sketch descriptive Of Milwaukee,
past and present, occurs the following -
Fifty years ago, and all there then
was OF the now prosperous and beautiful
city of Observation-Disclosures, shore and
forest-was in the undisputed possession
Of the red man. 1t seems truly incredi-
bic. We look upon the picture, and try
vainly to realize that here he chased the
wild deer, in a right royal hunting ground,
as boundless as the West itself, and fished
about the wide bay, or foated with the
current through the crooked ways of the
rivers that still run like tangled threads
Of knotted skein, and in his crude fash
ion made war continually on all the tenn
ing life about him, and the Indian woman
prepared for the midday or evening meal
of her master, q primitive dish, and he
ate with a zest born of the healthful
breeze grown pure and tonic on their wide
sweep over Lake Michigan.
The first white man to invade this beau
tiful retreat Of the Indian was Solomon
Juneau. He came here in the autumn OF
1918, and built him a log cabin which
gradually assumed the distinctive fea-
lures of store, in which he kept few
goods suitable for barter. For seventeen
years he was not only the only merchant
in the place, but the only white settler.
A few Indian traders occasionally came,
but none made permanent location.
In the spring Of 1885, the land was
brought into market. Mr.. Juneau and
George II. Walker became the purchas-
ers. During the summer, surveyors were
busy in each of the divisions surveying
lots, and a number of buildings were
erected.
The spring of 1885, brought great
company of men, who, while they in
tended to make the place their home,
were also determined to make as much
money as possible. Not only did capital
lists arrive, but also large number of me-
chanics with their tools. Speculation
broke out. Corner lots brought fabulous
prices. A merchant with stock of goods
would arrive one day, and by the next day
at noon he would havea store completed,
These stores were usually built with rough
boards, with grass floors, and, in many in
stances, blanket was hung up for par
tition, and one half rented to some other
merchant. The settlement seemed on the
high road to prosperity.
The spring of 37,brought with it the
gloom of the financial panic at the East.
A general stagnation Of business pre-
vailed in all directions. Despite, however,
the falling off of immigration and the
shrinkage in the price of real estate,there
was a sensible increase and growth.
On the 7th day of February, 1887, a
meeting of the inhabitants of Milwaukee
that portion of the city known as East
side-was held, for the purpose of con-
sidering the propriety of organizing the
town of Milwaukee. with the following re-
o,,1t. T., % WON of Recommendation fwaptu-