A Standard History of Waupaca County, Wisconsin. An Authentic Narrative of the Past, with Particular Attention to the Modern Era in the Commercial, Industrial, Educational, Civic and Social Development.

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Well as Ornamental—The Name Waupaca—The Vermonters' ^^Camp" Formed—The Spencer Settlement and Parfreyville— Rivalry Between Rural and Waupaca—The Second Waupaca Installment—Dewey on ^'Early Days in Waupaca"—Some of Waupaca's First Settlers—^Waupaca Given a Name—A Sharp Contract—Waupaca Bid in by Dewey—Buyers of Village Lots Run out of Money—Other Pioneers and Pioneer Happen¬ ings—Early-day Preachers—The Great and Good Cutting Marsh—First School at Waupaca—Pioneer School in the County—Became Soldiers in the Civil War—Other Early In¬ structors—Duncan McGregor—Present High School and Grade Buildings—The Curriculum—Progress of Village and City— Village and City Officers—Water Works and Sanitary Sewers— Waupaca Free Public Library—Waupaca Electric Light and Railway Company—The Churches—M. E. Church of Waupaca— The Baptist Church—St. Mark's Episcopal Church—Holy Ghost Danish Lutheran Church—Our Saviour^s Lutheran Church—Bethany Orphans Home—St. Mary's Catholic Church —Loyola Villa—Church op Christ, Scientist—The Danes Home (De Danske Hjem)—The Monday Night Club—The Woman's Club—The Wisconsin Veterans Home—The Newspapers of WaupaCx\—When the Iron Horse First Panted—Hotels in the Early '70s—Other Establishments and Persons—Origin and Originator of the Potato Industry—Industries of the '80s—¦ King Potato and the Other Produce Trade—Manufacturing— Water Power—Industrial and Commercial Waupaca Today—The Banks and Business Organizations—Lodges and Societies—The Masonic Bodies—The Odd Fellows and Rebekahs—Pythians and Pythian Sisters—Modern Woodmen of America—Other Frater¬ nal Organizations 203
CHAPTER X
NEW LONDON AND ITS INSTITUTIONS
Lucius Taft and His Work—The Naming of New London—Ira Mil-
LERD AND SON—IrA BrOWN MiSS MiLLERD TeACHES FiRST ScHOOL	
The First Marriage—Pioneer Steamboats to New London—Im¬ portant Events of 1854—The Daughertys—The Old Globe Hall—The Lutseys—In the Late '50s—Conclusion of Pioneer Period—Merritt Lyons^ Recollections—New London's First House—Sees New London in 1853—Rev. Stanley E. Lathrop's