Page 172 - La Société canadienne d'histoire de l'Église catholique - Rapport 1961

168 WISCONSIN IIISTORICAL COL~,ECTIONS.
MARY, the eldest daughter, was married to Captain COTTON of
the army, soon after the arrival of her family at the Bay.
Judge ARNDT opened the first tavern, and established the first
public ferry across Fox River, about this period. HENRY S.
BAIRD, A. J. IRWIN and 1 were appointed Commissioners to
lay out a road on the east side of Fox River, from opposite of
Fort Howard to the Grand Kan-ka-lin. The French people,
through whose farms tlic road w:ts laid, were decidedly hostile
to such an innoviltion upon the customs of the country; but we
went 011 and opened the road, and in due time they not only
became reconciled to, but even liked tlie new improvement.
In 18.35, I built at Green Bay, for Judgc DOTY, the first
framed house ever erectcd in Wisconsin; it was then consid-
ered a great curiosity, and hundreds came to see it, pronoun-
cing it 21, grcnt displi~y of architecture. :\bout this time, Gen.
A. G. ELLIS brought his wife to Green Bay, and he with his
associate, J. V. SUYDAM, started the first newspaper ever
printed vest of Lake Michigan-a sort of seven-by-nine sheet,
which appeared semi-occasionally.
In this year, 1825, Col. Waf. S. IIAMILTON, son of the
celebrated ALEXANDER ~IAYILT~N, drovc the first cattle to
Green Bay, for the use of the troops. He purchased his
cattle in Illinois, and drove them by way of Chicago.
About this time the head chief of thc bfenomonee Indians
died, leaving no male offspring. The hereditary male line
having run out, there arose a great deal of hard feeling among
the Menomonees. Ench of the different bands claimed that
they had )he best riglit to elect the new head-chief. The
difficulty was reported to the President, and he appointed
Gov. CASS and Col. T. L. MCKINNEP, commissioners. They
came to Green Bay in 1827, and called the Indians together at
Little Butte des Morts; and after examining the claims of the
different bands, they selected OSHKOSH as the one best qualified
to serve his people as head-chief, and when the decision was
made, all parties seemed pleased with it. We had a good time
at the treaty, and all parted good friends.