October 1874

Tousley came to Edgerton and started the Wisconsin Tobacco Reporter

Meanwhile, closer to home

BeloitAugust 29, 1874

Organization meeting of the cotton-factory interest at the Myers House; officers and directors elected

BeloitSeptember 10, 1874

Ground broken for the cotton factory building; death of Chamberlain

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Rock CountyOctober 1874

Tousley came to Edgerton and started the Wisconsin Tobacco Reporter

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TOUSLEY, editor of Wuconsin Tobacco Reporter, Edgerton; born in Wadsworth, Medina Co., Ohio, March 26, 1843; son of H. G. and Eloisa (Beckwith) Tousley ; was educated at Medina High School, and commenced to learn his trade of printer with his brother at Jefferson, Wis., in 1861, on Jefferson Republican; came to Edgerton. in October, 1874, with his cousin, P. E, Tousley, in partnership, and started the Wisconsin Tobacco Reporter in the tobacco interest.

Butterfield, C. W., et al. The History of Rock County, Wisconsin: its early settlement, growth, development, resources, etc. Chicago: Western Historical Company, 1879. Cornell University Library via the Internet Archive, archive.org/details/cu31924028871585.PDF p. 846 / book p. 850

1874 / October

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October 1874

Tousley came to Edgerton and started the Wisconsin Tobacco Reporter

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Rock CountyOctober 1874

Tousley came to Edgerton and started the Wisconsin Tobacco Reporter

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1AQuotation found on a page of our own sources

TOUSLEY, editor of Wuconsin Tobacco Reporter, Edgerton; born in Wadsworth, Medina Co., Ohio, March 26, 1843; son of H. G. and Eloisa (Beckwith) Tousley ; was educated at Medina High School, and commenced to learn his trade of printer with his brother at Jefferson, Wis., in 1861, on Jefferson Republican; came to Edgerton. in October, 1874, with his cousin, P. E, Tousley, in partnership, and started the Wisconsin Tobacco Reporter in the tobacco interest.