Sauk County, Wisconsin - The whole text, 1861 (part 10 of 13)

I Wisconsin, manufacturers of the Best all Wool, Hard Twist, Plain and Fancy Cassimercs, Doeskins, Tweeds, Flannels, Blankets, Yarns, ice, &c. All kinds of Custom-Work done at Shoi t Notice.

A ndrews & Thatcher, manufacturers of Agricultural 1 * Implements, Plows, Wngnns and Buggies., Cultivators, &c, &c. Also do a General Renniring Busimss. Plows and. Plow Repairing a Specially. All Work Warranted.

Introduction

INTRODUCTION. The -secretary of the Old Settlers' Association of Sauk County, with the approval of the president and treasurer has commenced a canvass of its members and friends to collect material and money for perfecting a book - a handsome souvenir, beintr largely an illustrated, biographical old settlers' album. We hope the friends of the Association'will readily and liberally respond to the call.

We will put into our souvenir a halftone ami half-column portrait for T"> cents a cut: a column cut $LoO. No single cut received for less than Lmj per square inch. Letter press *1 per page. Tnest are catalogue- prices. We can. if a book is bought after its completion, deduct ">0 per cent of the money that has been put in. and perhaps more according to circumstances, old settlers, give the Society a "boost-"' Our type is new and we print on enameled piper. Binding blue cloth, silver or gold trimmed.

Life

'"What is Life" and from whence has it sprung ? First, let us trace it from 'he rock record, [n the Palexoic age, soon after water was upon the earth. vegetation of a low order is printed in the rock. Naturalists have made six distinct species of tic flora of the earth. Ueology records them by imprints in rock sarcophagus in the respective epoch of time. The TREE is the consummating plant. From vegetation all life exists. The earnivera animals live on herbiferous animals, and they life upon vegetation. Vegetation removed from the earth, and all life would soon be extinct. Animal life is recorded in the rocks by their imprints there made. Naturalists have made six classes of them culminating- in MAN.

Geologists make six classes of rocks forming the earth':-, crust. Moses Pcntituke divides the earth's creative week into six periods of time. Four pai-alels may be noticed: First - Earth making; Second - Vegetation: Third- Animals: Fourth --Mosaic -week. There are two lines of thought entertained by good, honest, hard-thinking men for the I beginning, growth and consummation. First - Heat, light, moisture, magne- ! tism and chemical combinations have produced life in a low form and that has been developed in long ages and by circumstances to MAN. Second - Another class of sound-minded men bei lieve that each of these six periods i were created by an omniscient mind and that development goes no further than I in' species. As a carnivorous animal j the wolf never has. or never will be j changed into a herbivorous, as a sheep: : from the fact of the one organism is : adapted to herbs: the other to Hesh. I The two lines of belief may be summed up in two words: DEVELOPMENT. IcUEATION.

In Memory Of R0Sel1Ne I'Lck

In behalf of the Old Settlers Association of Sauk Co. Wis., we, the officers of the above named association would say that in the death of Mrs. Peck, we have lost an honored member and a true worker for the O. S. Asso. There were but very few who took a grater interest and enjoyed themselves bet-ter than she did.

And while we bow in hujaible submission to powers that be, we fully realize that we too will have to pay the last debt ;:nd meet her at the resurrection morning - that glorious, reunion.

Be ir therefore resolved that we extend to the bereaved family our deepest and profound sympathy in this the greatest loss they have ever sustained, for who is there that can fill the place of mother? not one.

Mrs. Peck, about 1890 had a partial paralytic affection, growi j gradually- worse until her death id years of bed life. Her two child r-. a Victor living in Madison, and V: coria at Baraboo, cared for her far as affection for a mother cor suggest. Victor desired her, ant for a while she was cared for the re J For the last term of years Victoria? has cared for her. Everything that human ingenuity could devi>el was done to ameliate her suffering aod for her pleasure. A log hoLi-el was built for her in Hickory Pari..| She at times was taken to their frame house to live for weeks. N person or an institution could d more to alleviate life's iiis than In two children did for her.

MRS. ROSALINE PECK. Mrs. Rosaline Peck must ever stand tir^t among the old settlers of Madi.-on and of the Bamboo valley. Her genealogy lias in the annals of Madison, Wisconsin and Baraboo histories been faithfully sketched; therefore, we take pleasure in presenting her portrait: al*4> give a brief notice of her bed-ridoVn condition. She i>!'2\>-ars old this month bVbruary. lHJj«»). She ha- ht-en bed-riddt . n for 11 years and has been cared for most of the time by her daughter. Mrs. X. \V. Wheeler, of liarahoo. During this long illness she ha> not had a bed sore and has been very tenderly eared for by this faithful daughter.

Mrs. N. W. Wheeler

MRS. N. W. WHEELER. Mrs. N. W. Wheeler stands, like her mother, first in the biographical annals of the history of Wisconsin. We shall not attempt to make it tracing" of it now. The old settlers will ever be pleased to see her portrait in the Old Settlers' Souvenir Album of Sauk county. The city has grown to spread over her property, giving her an abundance of "tilthy lucre." She has a tine residence that she occupies during the winter. She has laid out a park. < >u it she has

X. W. Wheeler

A. J. Turner, of Portage City, published a very pleasant article in the I'ortage Register in January. isii'.i. under the above title. It is replete with historic data. He recapitulates on page ."». and I copy this:

[f our Old St t tier had lived at Portaye i Baraboo in the year \~>\'l. he would have been under the jurisdiction <>f Spain from 1 -~> 1 ll to lti.'U -122 years.

orist volume "Old Thunderbolt in Justice Court." Hence, we give his well-known phiz. The reader or leaf fumbler will say. "Well, here is Xels. " He died July 12. 188tk

While in Spain, if a subject of Spain at all. he would have been in the province of Pascua. Florida, and while in France he would have been in the colony of Xew France. While a subject of Great Britain, as that power claimed, he would have been first in the Province of Quebec and then in the district of Hesse. Province of. Quebec, and a little later. Hesse. Upper Canada.

ship in the following counties: County of Wayne. Irom 17'.Mi to lsti'.i. ( 'ounty of St. Clair, from 1809 to IK12. County of Madison, from 1812 to 1818. Count v of either Brown or ( 'rawford.

Mr. And Mrs. Jamks Shacklfy

MR. AND MRS. JAMKS SHACKLFY. . James Shaekley. of Lyons, was I turn grated to Beloit. Wis. He was in the city of Portland. Maine. Living I attacked with a malady known as "love with his mother until her decease - I fever. " and was cured of it by making a proposition of fidelity to Mi.*.s Behetcaptain. James was placed under able Hall. On April (i? 18~>4. a preaehguardianshiji with father Fverett. ;i er hronoueed the twain one. Theremost excellent man. and here stayed I after. In- speedily recovered in pari: until he was 22 years old. when lie went ! but another ^et is known as --honey for himself. First, he went into the 'moon.'" That had its run after which pine woods, and afterward onto the I he became strong and healthy: it' he river as raftsman. For about two wished, be could do two. days' work year> he worked at lundierin^: tlun end- j in-one. That he did many times in his farm work »»n Narrows Prairie. Sauk county, where he farmed for eight years. They then moved to Bamboo and engaged in the Baraboo Manufacturing Company's employ, staying with them until their building was burned; This broke up the company. In June. 1n>4. he enlisted as a volunteer soldier in the union army. He was discharged in July. 186.1. with impaired health. He now leads a quiet life in his comfortable 'home, on a pension in part. Himself and wife are social, which brings to them much company. They have had four children - Mary Pdura. born Any. 7. 18.">;>: K valine A., born Sept. 21. 1N")7: Harriet, born Nov. l.">. lx">!»: Phoeba, born March SO, L8<>3. Mary U. died Aug. 7. lsr,:;. and Evaline A. .Ian. 4. 1880. Harriet and Phoeba are married and live in town Baraboo.

Edward X. Marsh

EDWARD X. MARSH. Edward X. Marsh has quite a complete sketch in tire Biographical Album of Wisconsin Grand Army of the Bepublie. Therefore, brevity in this sketch is excusable. Still his long residence in Sauk county, with so active a life, claims brief notice. He was horn in the town of La Layette. Onondaga county. New York. June lt>. lS.'J.'J. His father, .lodiua. was bom in Nova Scotia. Aug. -"). 177!i. Hi:- father was English: hi- mother Scotch. Mr. Marsh was married to Elizabeth Parmeter Nov. 1. 1*1)7. and lived in Nova Scotia until about is:;2. when he moved to Onondaga t.'o.« N. Y. In 1*4.'5 he went to Lake county. 111.: thence to Fox Lake. [lis mother died in tin- winter of LKJsV. his father in |K<»3, agetl S4 years, at Baraboo. Wis. Edward X. went east for a few years, and then returned to Illinois in 1849: thence to Baraboo. where he was employed by his brother-in-law. Nathan Paddock, in the lumber business!. He went to Illinois in the spring of 1 *-">.';. lleturniiur to Barahoo he worked in the saw mill of Paddock. Metcalf & Waterman, in September. 1S.V>. he married Mary A. Blake, who came with her parents from I >evon-hire. England, in ls4i».

Mary A. was eleven years of age when they crossed "the great water."' She attended school in the log school house in the village of Adams, now the city of Baraboo. Itnba Cowles was teacher. Mr. and Mrs. Marsh have two children - Eftie May. l»om October. 1X.">N. and Mabel A., born in 1*7."). Effie married T. W. Greenlief. of Milwaukee: Mabel. Charles Dutcher. of Baraboo. Mr. Marsh enlisted in the army of the rebellion in the three months' call of 18(51. lie-enlisted in the cavalry in i8(i2X'o. 3, Wis. His health failed. Discharged in "(54. EL X. Marsh has been in the hotel business much. He built the Minnewaukan House at Devil's Lake in 1S(».">. and occupied it for a while. He rebuilt the old Updegraff Hotel at Baraboo. He erected the Swiss cottage at Elkhart Lake. In 1*71 he went to South Park. Colorado, and engaged in the hotel tioii settled at Three Uiver Point, of low wild land. Daniel.asonofGrandwhere the outlet of Oneida hike emp- j father Padd<wU. and his vmmg family immigrated west, coming to Baraboo in 1847. then a .new and wild country. The George J. of our sketch was born at the New York homestead May IT. 1S42. and with his parents came to Barboo in 1S4T. and located on congress land, section SI. T 11 X. 11 i> E. in the town of Brooklyn now Baraboo ;. Here they opened a rich farm of interval land. George J. \- mother was a Van Loon girl. He lived on the home- Stead until the death of his parents. His father. Daniel, died Aug. 1. 1871; his mother. Jane V. Paddock, died Nov. l.">. 185,8. The Daniel Paddock farm was sold in October. 18i!2, to Ed. Watson. Geo. J. and family moved into the city of Baraboo. having bought the Robert Wood place. He was married October 10. 1807. to Mi-.. Wei thy Force.

She was born in Dane Co.. Wis.. March 13, 1850. This union has given them three young men. now all firemen on tftteC-A N. W. R. R. They are Ed. D.. Willy J. and Earnest G. Paddock. The two youngest >ons are married. The subject of our sketch enlisted in IStil in the war of the rebellion. Co. A. 19th Regiment, Wisconsin Volunteers, and served until discharged in September. 1865. He has a pension of $16 per month. In religion, Ceo. J. belongs to a people who claim to be undenominational and term themselves the of God*.* They claim to be perfectly sanctified and so teach. 1 have heard him speak good words, especially on a certain funeral occasion. He i:- a conscientious and pleasant man.

Mr. Ant Mbs. Ephraim Wood Young

MR. ANT MBS. EPHRAIM WOOD YOUNG. E. W. Young, -on of James Young from Scotland to America and made and Lucy Wood, m&is horn < N-t. 7. L82L hi- home in what was then termed the in Bingham. Maim-, ami died in B.ira- "eastern country. "' afterwards Maine, boo. Wisconsin. March '!'-. IKHi Hi- His grandfather, Enoch, married Aba- Great-grandfather Voting emigrated gall Baxter, a dependent of Richard

Raxter. the noted divine and author. Her mother. Dorcas Tillotson. descepdr ed from Arch Bishop Tillotson, of < 'autabery. An ancestor on his mother's side. Kphraim Wood, was a captain in the revolutionary war. I lis grandfather, Kphraim Wood, had better oi>- portunities for education than many in those early days always holding some office of trust, noted for integrity, it became a saying, "as honest as old Deacon Wood. " When a young man he, with a brother, went to take up a section of land on what was then a wilderness on the Kennebec river. There being no roads, they started on foot up the river, hoping to reach an Indian camp ahead.' but before they could do it. the brother gave out and froze to death. On a large and wellconducted farm he passed his early boyhood - working, going to the village school, studying at night, so eager was he to learn. His was a happy home of peace and plenty: his mother a woman of remarakable vigor, energy and ability and utterly unselfish, looking well to the ways of her household. A musical family, the mother and children all more or less singers, playing on instruments of various kinds with no little skill. Also, liberal as to religions views and much genuine piety. Wool and flax home grown, spinning wheel and loom, supplied in a large measure the comforts and necessities of a numerous anil growing family of fourteen children. The eldest, if an education he would have, he must strike out and earn the money to procure it. At a very early age he had committed to memory a large part of the MTew Testament, At sixteen he taught his first school, and from thai on he perservered until, with undaunted courage, he accomplished his great object and heart's desire. He graduated from Harvard College with honor in the class of 1*4*. being ninth in a class of <>(). His oration was. --Alexander Von Humhotta. " The president. Edward Everett, said of him: --Kphraim Wood Voting has sustained a distinguished rank as a scholar and lias in all respects borne an exemplary character." James Lover ing. professor of mathematics in Harvard College, said: --He distinguished himself in his department*" After leaving the university he studied in the French language. hydraulic engineering and the higher mathematics --poetry of mathematics. After graduating he went to Lowell. Mass.. and taught a grammar school there three months and was promoted to the high school as professor of natural science, remaining several years in that position, atvl studying law he was admitted to practice in all the courts of the state. He married Harriet Norton, of Lowell. Two children were born to them. The daughter died in infancy: the son was killed in a runaway. Seized with the western fever and refusing several line business offers, he left with his family for Wisconsin, and made the mistake of opening his office in a small town in the country. instead of in Chicago. Closing it. his next move was to buy and settle on a farm in Prairie du Sac on the Wisconsin river- 2<in acres.

family occupied the house of two rooms, as -old settlers" cheerfully meeting great and small inconveniences. liven hardships were, lightly passed over. There was a pleasant excitement in the life of a new country altogether new. At length a new, substantial, roomy house was built on an eminence commanding a view for miles of the most beautiful of iwairies and in the distance the far away [Slue Mounds. Son of a farmer, he loved the business of raising everything and anything fruits. grains, cattle. horses and hogs.

found pleasure: but best of all. he liked to open new land, to fell trees and grab, it was to him a pastime. As years passed, finding himself in no better circumstances financially, he concluded to sell out and resume the practice of law. For fourteen or fifteen years he attended the assembly se>- sions in Madison, then annual. .being a member one year: then holding a clerkship a few years, and later was chief clerk seven or eight years. He was trustee of the Wisconsin State Hospital for the Insane from ISlio to 1*74. and a member of the commission to locate the northern hospital for the insane. A republican in politics and the nominee of his party in 1873 for secretary of state and shared the fate of his associates in tlie defeat of that year. His term of office as probate jud.^re in Barahoo commenced in January. 1882. He was twice re- letted and had served but little more than half of his third term at his decease. At different time- he was uri/ed to become a candidate for congress, but as often declined.

Marvin Harris

of the village of Lyons, an old settler who raised a family here, was born at Luverne. Vermont. April 11. 1820. When he was about 2!s years old, lie engaged himself, as a hunter, to a taxidermist in whose employ he was for about a year collecting specimens of natural history. His hunting ground was in the back woods in the northern part of the state of Mew York. ( >n one oera-ion. while hunting a panther, it went into a barnyard. A boy got a gun and shot ft. At '.U year- of age he married Mary L. Douglas, of (Jolchester. Vermont. In two years thereafter. tljey moved to Ttconderoga, X. Y.. ni-ar the ruins of the old British fort

Upon removing to Baraboo. he built again a house on a hill. A location as line, or finer than the one left - scenery different, more varied, and beautiful. For several years he was a member of the city board of education, and also of the board of trustees of the Free Congregational church. His last illness was severe and short, he passing away in a moment - without warning. A noble man gone - conscientious, kind and generous, faithful in the discharge of duties, public and private, he was universally loved and respected. The immense gathering at his funeral attested the general esteem in which he was regarded. His funeral services were conducted by I lev. T. B. Forbush. of Chicago, on Sunday. March 2">th. The Masonic fraternity, in large number- from adjoining towns in regalia. formed the escort. Members of the county bar, county officials and excounty officials were in attendance in a body, besides a large number of other friends who could not find room in the church. Thus closes the life of a good man.

Mbs. Marvin Rabbis

that was taken during the revolutionary war by ( ol. Ethan Allen, by surprise in the night. The British 'commander, being1 waked up, asked the sentinel by what authority the demand came, to which Allen sent back word: "By the continental congress and the I English d great Jehovah." He surrendered. J child Mrs. Harris was born June 14, 1834. Mr. and Mrs. Harris came to Briggsville in IS - , where they lived until March. 1863, when they moved to Baraboo, where Mr. Harris worked for the Baraboo Manufacturing Co. until the building burned. He died May 21. 1SS;{. Mr. Harris was a mild, pleasant and honest man - a great reader and fond of his violin for entertainment. Was an expert at fishing. He was of .M'pnt: his wife {Trench. The ren: Ira. born March 4. 185.3: Ami. Oct. 1. 18")(J; Nathan. June 14. ISliU: John. May <>. l^titi: Lucy, September 21; 1872. and died Feb. 27. 187:}; Mary. born Nov. 24. 1870: James. Feb. 14. 1S7.">.

A. B. ( 'asc was born at ( 'anand aigu t. purchased the Crawford place on tin- Ontario Co.. X. V.. .him' n. 1834. From east i»ide of the village of Lyons. buildthere he came to Barahoo in 18.T5. ami ing uncni it a fine residence in tvbicii settled on a farm in the town <>t' Free- they reside at the present time. They doin, now Excebior. on Sec 2">, T 12 have three children: Clar.i I-'. mm X. B "i E. Wo was married to Miss wife of A. E. Britton: Margaret E.. Lucy Kipp. of Freedom. Oct. 4. 18u7. wife of Win. M. Gunnison, and Fred. S. They made lib farm their home until 1SH1, when the farm was leased, lie

Fts archean status, its ancient and area is about 2<> by 1<> miles. The "uppresent topography has called Forth heaval" h^ been greatest on the outer much scientific research. Owen, Per- edge of this area, leaving a great basin rival, Daniels, Hall. Eaton and Lap. with a glass-like run like an earthen ham have studied its characteristic oblong milk pan. In the heating, coollitholdgy. Our state corps of geokv ing,and upheaval this rim is cracked or gists with Chambeelin at the head have eanyoned, and in four places entirely surveyed and recorded much of this parted asunder. In one of these partwonderful valley. A young man named hl^ tht> Baraboo river enters the John Curtis was sent from Washington hasin: in another Narrows ( 'reek walks a few years ago to collect specimens in iu: in another their waters discharge. our Archean district and report their A dam here of To feet in height would locality and lithology. It has been my make a 1:lk'' of this glassy or quartzite good fortune to have been with most of Oasin at the present time. The fourth these scientists and others not named opening through the rim contains for the past 40 years. I would shrink Devil *S Lake. Why this upheaval from the task of taking up the pen up- should be in this shape is one of God's on this great subject so fully and ably mvn secrets to me. Hut what a rich studied bv the men I have named were piece of work is here done for man.

The soil- all of it - is rich. The quartzite makes the best of macadam roads. There are some Potsdam sand -tune cliffs and ridges within the basin that makes the finest building .-tone. It is highly charged** with silex. As it solid and can be worked into large or cooled. itcry-talized in organized bodies ] small blocks. The basin rim and all we call "grains of sand.1' These WIW is well timbered, our scenery in the deposited upon the granitic floor and aiany -.canyons and these four openings became solidified into "-and roek," attracts hither thousands of scenery .-ailed in some places "old red sand ; loving people. We can modestly say stone." Here it is called "Potsdam that thousands of this .-lass of people sand stone" for it- lithology agrees annually visit the Baraboo valley. The with the sand rock of Potsdam* X. Y. chief scenic points are now dotted with A throw of nature then occurred that cottages wherein to spend the heated nietamorphi.-ed the- -and rock into a I s<juson.

glassy mineral termed quartzite. and; in another writing I shall attempt to raised it up upheaved it - several hun- 1 give other pertinent reasons why our dred feet above the surrounding conn- I valley lias rightfully called forth so try. The heat must have been intense much scientific study. Happy should to have metamorphised miles of sand a man be who has a home in the Kararock about I'oo and raised it up so high ' boo valley.

l was gratified lately by calling at the 1 time" of the Norton family, (irandhoiae of Mrs. K. \V. Young a home I mother's diaries and letter.-, brocade heeled slippers and ornaments of paste, tlt'lf ware and wooden, quaint pieces of stiver, sjioons the bowls half worn , tankard and pepper box marked ;T. X..

ete. "These things. *' Mr. ( antieldsaid, did not see" - they being distributed among the different branches of the family - but. he continued. "I sat in the l">(i-y ear-old chair and looked into the face of the 200-year-old clock, which has come down along the Norton generations - a (dock always reliable. - never known to be --discontented** when now and then supplied with a drop or two of oil.

Brought from England by our ancestor, Rev". John Norton in LfiSo, who after preaching in Plymouth a short time, settled in Ipswich, Mass.. until thedeathof.Toh.n Cotton, minister of the North Church of Boston, whom he succeeded as third minister of that church. At his decease all eyes were turned to him .s the proper successor of that great man. Mr. Cotton had a great regard ff» Mr. Norton and had a dream that lie would be his successor and that he would come to Boston riding a white horse, which. history says. he actually did.

--.Mr. Norton being now in It;.").'', transplanted into the garden which the Lord had in Boston did then bring forth much of that fruit whereby the Heavenly Father was glorified. Hewrote, he prayed, he preached: and maintained a care of ;ill the churches and did much for the peace of the whole country."

"He wrote the lif(. (,f Mr. ( 'otton and numerous hooks of a high order of merit. Be was called Master of Sentence.-.. His answer to Appolonious is supposed to be tie- first latin hook w ritten in this country. "

His trfati.se against the (Quakers greatly exasperated them, showing a spirit not consistent with the graces of his character. They said wheu he i course of the general court was so | much appreciated that he was presented with large grants of land the one in Boston, known then as the Winthrop Green, running to the water's edge, embracing State. Devonshire. Milk j and other streets. Upon it stands the Old South < hurch.

Upon the restoration of Charles II. Mr. Norton and Governor Simon ! Broadstreet were sent to England as j agents of the colony with an address to his Majesty soliciting the continuance ! of their privileges. He rendered other j services, but the one of greatest importance was his ageney at White Hall in procuring further privileges from - the Kins'- for the colony.

He died suddenly April .">. h'AV.l. of apploxey after the morning service and while preparing for the afternoon. He had been the minister of the North church ten years and was greatly respected and beloved. His loss vvas greatly bewailed and it was a saying that "his grave was moistened with the tears of his parishioners. " We. his descendants regret his severity to the Quakers, but are thankful there is no r.-cord of his countenancing that horrible most horrible of all delusions witchcraft.

at a very early date settled in that portion of Mew England in and around Boston, then at a town with few inhabitants. When the British held [kjssc*- sion there was a time of scarcity of food: it could hardly be had for love or money, i have heard my moth r tell of her ^"reat-eiandniother going out in the morning with money in Iter pocket to buy fund for her family and getting

My mother's great grandfather took ii]» a Large grant of land, in what is now called the town of Wymouth. a few miles from Boston. When a child her father Cook up his residence in Boston in a house near the old state house. He carried two cows: one soon became sick and was returned to the farm. The cows pasture*! on the common, the intricacies of the streets were less formidable thtn now. She would soon

Boston then was as small city comparatively. 1'eople. generally, were more piously disposed - 'keeping the Sabbath day more strictly, attending church and taking with them the children, whose early training and severe discipline made it possible for the youngsters to endure the two hours-long sermon with a patience most commendable, not to sav heroic.

Henry Ky in was born Aug. 1. LS1H. cause and utterly refused to be "giger in the town of Newipsirh, New Hamp- boss" longer His father was imperashire. and lived with his parent- until live and so was Henry, which led to a -'< years of age, when he had a slight separation. Henry went to his brothrailing out with hi- father because of er-in-law. Samuel Alexander'.-, at Conbis making him "giger lio--." i. e. to -tancia. N. Y.. ami was employed in give daily drain- of whisky two or lumbering for about five years. Here. three a day to hi.- workmen. Hi- he learned the turner's trade. He father was a large contractor in masonry, vi-ated his old home and stayed two or Henry had e-p<>u-ed the temperance three year.-. He then got-a position as

1843. Now commenced a new life business. Forming1 a company with Joseph Myriek. he engaged in the furniture business. In six or seven years they filled the country with their goods. From here he went to Richburg. Alleghany county, X. V.. and opened up a furniture business, employing P. S. Hollenbeck, who was a fine finisher and had been a piano maker. Here he stayed three years, h iviajf a prosperous business. He sold out to one of his workmen. Tie then formed a company with 1*. S. Hollenbeck and removing to Portage city. Wis., in October. 1*.",:;. where they had a successful trade. They decided to enlarge their business, making necessary arrangements with Paddock. Metcalf & Waterman, the upper (Lira sawmill company on the Baraboo river. Ryan & Hollenbeck putting up a leanto, to accomodate their machinery. They soon commenced a heavy business in furniture making, employing about thirty hands. They purchased a quarter section of heavy timber land, the same place where the Henry Ryan homestead now i>. and worked much of it up into household furniture.

ami sale room at Portage, Mr. Hollenbeck taking charge of it and Mi-. Ryan attending to the manufacturing. Their goods in the "knock-down" condition had a wide area of territory mapped out to them. The transit, was made mi wagons before railroad times. The Upper Mill Co. changed hands, the new proprietors not giving favorable water rights resulted in forming a stock company, which secured privileges on the Moore Clement saw mill site, near the present Baraboo woolen mill. This stock company put up a large buildiug an I. completely equipping it, ran an extensive business until it was burned. Mr. Ryan now turned his whole attention to farming, which nearly always yielded him fair profits. Mrs. Ryan -p.-ak- of Mr. Hollenbeck as one of the

I strictly honest. Mr. and Mrs. Ryan had four children. At this date Jan. 7. 1^! (>. they are all living. George R.. born July 31, 1848. at Smithville Flat-: Charles H.. Portage City. Aug 21 i. 1^4: Abba M.. Baraboo, May 31. lsr,.",: Willi- T.. Baraboo. July 1. 18U7. Mr. Ryan's ancestry were Iri>h: Mr.-. Ryan's English-Seotch-German. Both were members of the M. E, church.

Peter P. ( 'alhoon was horn in town Byron. Wayne (o.. X. Y.. July 4. IV.:;; He lived with his parents until ten year.- of age and then worked a> a farm hand until 1*4'.'. since this date he has been engaged a> a carpenter. lbwas married -Ian. in. 1857, to Mi- Catharine Sine at Litchfield, Mich. On Jan. 1 "»,.he left Michigan, arriving at Baraboo the 17th. Ii was a winter of deep snow, fie has followed hi- where her parents now Live. Sirs, in the same town a- hvi- husband's peot'sitherine Sine l.'alhoon was born in pie lived in. i. e. Homer Calhoon Co.

f-Jeorsfe W. Paddock was born in eime acquainted with .Mi» Marsh. Phoenix. ( >swego, ('o.. XeW| York, in From Milwaukee he went to Illinois the lir.-t house built in the village, the year be fore he was married, where March .'J -. 1818. He lived with his I he bony at land and lived on it seven

Mr. And Mrs. John Berkley

MR. AND MRS. JOHN BERKLEY. John Berkley, of the village of Lyons, were born to them: Martha .f.. Sept. was born at Wurtemberg, Germany, 4. 18.V»: she died May 1. 1 s T i! : William Feb. 11. 1830. Fie left the "father- E., born April 23. I808: John A. Linland" in 1849, coming- to Xew York ,.()iu. m llvu ;;. isr.l: Geo. C. Franklin, City. In 1801 he came to Sauk county.

jh minis. It took them just two weeks to complete the journey. They were obliged to go to Kilbourn to get across the Wisconsin rivet-, as they could not ferry at Portage. They landed in Bar- !nh) May 14. 18fi2. Mr. and Mrs. Whitney lived in Manchester one year and then bought a farm on the west Sauk road, three rules from Baraboo. where they resided many years. Afterward they bought property in Lyons, where they lived until 1890. when, on account of the poor health of himself and wife. they went to live with their daughter. Mrs. Sarah A. Sp.ihr. at Xorth Freedom, where they both resided until Mr. Whitney's death, which occurred on the 13th day of May. 1894. He had reached the advanced age of 83 years. 3 months and 20 days. His wife survived him one year and three months, her death occurring on the <ith day of Any. l.x'.t."".. She was age,d 83 years, eleven months and two days. Four daughters survived them. Harriett E., wife of the late Johnathan Miles: Sarah A., wife of A. J. Spahr: Delilah A., wife of ( '. ( '. Allen: ami Charlotte A., wife of Y. Harsiem.

Mil And Mrs. Oalex E. Jacobs

IL B. < 'urjHMitt'i-. of the town of Freedom. Sunk < <>.. Wis., was born in Alleghany. X. Y.. Jan. 21. 1 *:>!». and came with his parents to Wisconsin in 1^4.J. They selected Albion. Dane county, for their home, where they lived for- 12 years. His father was a jeweler by trade, and being naturally mechanical, he turned himself into a blacksmith and wagon maker. He built a mill. In 1*.V>. they exchanged their home for one in ftiehland county. The subject of this sketch was here married to Miss Sarah Stafford, Nov. 14. LR."»7. Her family came from Chi nagd Co.. X. Y. Mr. Carpenter enlisted in September. 1*<II. in the (ith IJatterv. Wis. voluu- teers. Was discharged Oct. ID. 1*<U. He moved to North Freedom. Sauk Co. . in the fall of '(Hi. wh-re he still resides. They have had rive children -one boy and four girls*. Eva, born Jan. 1'.'. 18(H). married Henry Bower: Walters., born Sept. lo, 18(>8. married Anna 'Jacobs: Laura B. bora March 1. 1871. married Eugene Bonnell: Jennie, born March 31, 1873. married Solomon Herrington, died. July 18, 181)7: Minnie, born June 18. 1*77. married William Voss. These children are now living as his neighbors. Mr. Carpenter is a colt breaker and horse trainer, and is a genius in his business and successful.

Mb. And Mbs. Tbi'M Vn M. Newell

MB. AND MBS. TBI'M VN M. NEWELL. T. M. Newell was born in tin- town of I night the wolves set up a hideous howl- La Fayette. Oimn.l ago Co.. X. V.. ( )ct. iog which seemed close to the floor. hi. ls.'.s. F[(. runt' with his parents to Their faithful dog dashed through the Bork county. Wis., in May. IS4H: . blanket tint hung in the door, making thence to I'.araboo. in April. IH4S. and a woeful liolc in it. Be stopped at settled on a farm in town Fairfield, once that hideous howling. Their where lie grew to manhood. An in- house was made of logs with a slab rowfe- | cidcnl occurred in his boyhood the : a door cut out and a blanket hung up lirst year of tlie pioneer life thai re- as a door for a while- ht the age of 22. mains fresh in Truman's memory. One '.Truman enlisted in the union armv.

September, 18H1, for three years, ami served hi- time out. He then came home and soon after was married to Miss Clarie M. Morrell. Mav 30, W>~>.

she was born in La Fayette. Onondaga Co.. X. V.. an 1 e.ime with her parents. Henry and Flora Morrell. about ]s">4, and shared with them the pleasures and hardships of a new country farmer's life. After marriage the same was continued for her husband was also a farmer . She was called to her eternil home Dee. !>. L808. Mr. an 1 Mrs. Xewell hid lived in their new and pleasant home in Lyons For five years. There were tive children born 10 them: Geary, born Jan. 14, 18»5fi: a daughter, Lurena M.. born April 28. l^ns. and died when live months old: Clarence, born May .">. 1870; Milo. May IT. HT4: Willard EL, May 16, 1879. The boys have grown to manhood. Mr. Newell is known as a thorough, hard-working farmer. He is now taking life more easy on a pension. Both Mr. and Mrs. Xewell's ancestry were English. Mr. Xewell's Sauk county homestead was near the Indian chief Yellow Thunder's farm. He often noticed their burying ground; also another large one on the highland overlooking the Wisconsin river, extending on it 80 or loo rods of more ancient tribes. Also mound builder's tumulus effigys. - This pleasant locality early attracted our white race. The land is fertile, well timbered and watered. First, mound builders: second. Sioux: third. Menominees: fourth. Chippewas: fifth. Winnebagos: sixth, European white race have in turn made this locality their home.

XOTE - -A few more words rel itiye to Henry Ityan. Some relative- have thought Fiat our narrative of H. R. seem- to fchow that hi> father was given to alcoholic intemperance. The facts I learn is that he was not. I am glad that I am called upon to clear up that point. I wish to inform our present generation th it sixty or seventy years ago no employer of a s pi id of men could get along without a "giger bo-s" 'an idiom u-ed on public contracts for a boy with his tin pail and one-half gill cup. dealing its contents to t lie employes from two to four times a day . 1 was at one time --:_ri,_rer boss." Employes - in the Erie canal ami railroads in central New York would throw down their pick or shovel if they were shortened one '*giger'" a day. besides many of them kept a keg of whisky in their homes for tht women ami children. \\ lien the keg became empty and was

; newly filled they would say "a new [milch cow had come in." Xothwithi standing all of this [ do not believe : drunkene-s was as common as at our present day. It was polite then to treat guests to cider, wine or whisky. Our ] parents all kept it in their houses. When a man starts out on a line of j good principles in early life and has the COUIIAUE to maintain them, he will j make a success of life a- with Mr. I Ivan. His l'lM.wiiT.Ks were of greater value to him than father, mother, brother or sister. So in his secular affairs. His temperance principles are engraved into every member of his family. I make no apology relative to hi- leaving his Father at seventeen, instead of twenty years of age, for the reasons that have been given. To him that will open his eyes to valuable point- of character lie has something to l*»am in thr narrative of If. I Ivan."

Mrs. E J.Curry

east. George enlisted in the ('. s. service February 24th. I8li4. an I died til James ("nauncy Lamb was horn at Madison March 24th. 18H4. Sarah M. Montpellicr. \'t.. July IKth. 1814: em- married John liooney .May 24th. LW!>. grated to Ohio with his parents in and now lives in the eity of liar a boo. ls»u. f|e married Abide M. l'etteys Mary K. married Daniel \Y. Seele.V Mareh 111. |JS43. Three ehildren were < )etol>er ;!. 1880, and now live- in a horn to them -(ieorye, Sarah M. and pleasant home in North Freedom. Four Mary KL Mr. Lamb came to Sunk ehildren were horn to them Ivlna. county April 1-t. 1*">7. and bought a .lames. Lottie and Daniel. Maxham. farm on section 1'K town 11. inuisfe ~> John Lloonev was born in Ireland

August 1"). 1*44. and came with hi> par- « - 1 1 1 s to the 1'. S. in 1*47. Ife came to Wisconsin in Is"). and to Sauk county in 18»7. He unlisted in Co. K. Twenty-third Wis. Volunteers, August W, 1n>2. and was discharged .Tune 27. LSfifi. Mr. Itooney married Sarah .M. Lamb May 24. !*<>!'. ami located on a farm in the town >f Freedom the same year. < >ne t.on and one daughter was born to them- Edward J. and Alice AI.. now Mrs. K. .1. Curry. Mr. and Mrs. Rooney i- line to the 'city of Baraboo in 188.") and

! built their present home. The1 sou k on the old farm in Freedom. He lias ; two children - Sylvan and Arthur. ! The daughter lives in the village of ; Lyons and has one child - Rolla M.

Abbie M. Lamb died at the home of | her daughter. Mrs. Itooney. in the city I of fiaraboo February l*th. 1.887: James ( '. Lamb died at the same place September 12th. 1889. The subject of this sketch was a man of strict integrity and held many positions of trust in the state of Ohio as well as in this state.

V. \V. YVADLLLL. More than our hundred years ago. in of Charles \V.. whose portrait adonis the liegilHling of the Anietic .in llevolu- this pag*-. After that long and bloody tion. ayouii'j- man l»y the iKinie of .fames war closed, young Waddell proforr<«d V\ adilell. left his native home amonir to stay in the country for which he the hills of fair Scot land to tight for the fought, and consequently settled dow n principles of freedom and liberty as ex- to enjoy the pleasures of domestic happres.M'd in that v.ioriou> document, the j pincss in one of the fertile valleys of declaration of American independence. Virginia. In the year L8U0 a son was I liar man wa- tne great-grandfather liorn to increase the happiness of that

Virginian home, and \v;is given the name of his father James Waddell. In 1KI4. the father saw tit to change his loeation. and. packing all of his belongings, including a wife and several small children, started northwest across the Ohio river, located in Galia * 'o.. Ohio, where he died after reaching a good old age Several of his children settled near the old homestead, and to-day in this same county you will not go very far amiss if you call every urchin you meet by the name of Waddell. But this son who was named after his father, after choosing a wife to share all the hardships as well as the joys of as Chicago. James Waddell at this time was the father of quite a family, and as he was looking for a good location, it was suggested that they stop here; but the father said. "No. this i> a poor plaee to locate, it is nothing bur a swamp and frog pond. "and he pushed on, finally locating in Freeport, 111. ' After his family had nearly all grown up he went farther north, and settled among the hills of Wisconsin, a little southwest of what is now t'.ie city of Baraboo. Tt was when traveling from the state of Ohio, while stopping at a small town in Indiana that Henry Waddell. known to nearly everv one aroun I faf her of a large family and obliged to I on the -subject of '^Social Purity." and work for their support, he found time | after many changes and rechanges. he tn study the Bible and preaoh the gos- i has placed before the public this year. pel of Christ, and many old settlers can 1899, a book on the above subject, which remember when he occupied the pulpit \ although a small book of only one in the old log church and pleaded with ! hundred pages, is destined to fill an imthem to cease from sin. He died soon I portant place in the education of the after the close of the war and was buried in the old graveyard about two miles southeast of North Freedom. Henry Waddell. one of his sous, has spent nearly all of his life around Baraboo. following the occupation of farming and spending his winters in the rising generation. The book is composed of eighteen chapters treating on different lines, some of which are as follows: Purity of Thought. Bad Books. Evil Associations. Proper Time to Educate, Slang. The Errors of Courtship, The Uses and Abuses of Love. Evils of married to Miss Selena C. Harseim, a German girl of about eighteen summers, by whom he had a largo family, the members of which are all living at the present time. ( 'h irles W.. who was their third child, wa iborn at th? breakthe Schools. The Black Sheep. The White Slave. This book covers much ground and it needs but a glance at its contents to convince the most skeptical of its great moral worth. If such a book had been read years ago by the married to Miss Eva ( '. Bair. whose ! city of Chicago, gathering information photo is here given. On account of ill | to assist in his plan of work. He is at health caused by an injury received, j present traveling through the country he was obliged to change his oceupi- giving leetures on this subject and selltion, but long before this his min:l was I ing the book. Although the book has directed to the many evils surrounding j been published only about six weeks. the youth everywhere, and he deter- j nearly fifty thousand pages of purity mined to do something to warn them of j literature are in the hands of the readthe manv dangers bv which ! ing public. No library is complete

Joseph P. Drew

JOSEPH P. DREW. Joseph P. Drew was born in Philadelphia June 30th. 1335. The latter part of his boyhood and early manhood was spent in the adjoining1 county of Delaware. There he served his time at the woul assorting business, and followed the same until he was twenty-six years of age. when he left civic to enter military life. At the call for the first 75*000 volunteers, he enrolled himself in the First company of three years' men furnished by Delaware county, which was afterwards mustered into the U. S. service as Company F. First Regiment Pennsylvania Reserves, he being Second sergeant. Prior to the battle of Mechanics ville the Second lieutenant was discharged by reason of a court martial, and immediately after

Spear, the minister officiating being the same one that baptized him twentynine years previous. After marriage the couple went to Vermont, where tinrelatives of Mrs. Drew were then living, and settled in village of Proctorsville. During a residence of seven years in that place they occupied one house, and there within sight of the Green Mountains, their three children - David A., Ellen J. and Aurilla B. - were born. In 1871 they concluded to try their fortune in the West, selecting Wisconsin us their future home, and arrived in this state August 1st, settling in Dunn county. In 1877 they removed to Paraboo, where, with the exception of eight years spent in Appleton. they have resided ever sinoe. In 1880. they lost their younger daughter. Aurilla P.. bv the battle the First lieutenant resigned, death. The other children still live. leaving Drew, then First sergeant, see- David A. is a past-graduate of Lawrence ond in command. Afterwards when. University, and a Fellow of the Univerthe captain was absent from the com- i sity of Chicago, and for the pel two pauy. he eommande'"1 the same forsev- 1 years has been engaged in astronomical eral months,, until he was commissioned I work ;it the Lowell Observatory at First lieutenant. Shortly afterwards. Flagstaff. Arizona. the captain being promoted to the Captain Drew comes of old New Engwloneley of the regiment, Drew took land stock, his ancestors being among bis place as captain, fie was with his the early settlers of Plymouth colony, command in most of the battles of the His grandfather served in the eonti- nental army during the whole of the Revolutionary war and hi< fuller. Samuel A. Drew, served on one of the IT. S. war vessels during the war of IK12. Himother. Aurilla P>. Drew, was born in

Providence. Rhode Island, and- her ancestors; were among those who followed the fortunes of Roger Williams. She died in Philadelphia. aged 87, at the home of one of her eleven children.

Ann Eliza Drew was born in Franklin. New Jersey. October 3rd, is:v.5. She was ;je only living representative of her father. Peter Spear, he dying when she was three years old. He was a farmer and carried on blacksmithing. Her ancestors were among the early emigrants from Holland, who settled in New York and in Essex county. New Jersey, when that section was in possession of the Dutch, she was a direct

! with the Trinity Church property. Her I grandfather was captain of a company. i formed in the vicinity of Newark, that I served during the most of the Revolutionary war. Her half brother. J. B. Lawton, was killed in the battle of South Mountain, and many of his kindred were represented in the late civil war. I She died in Baraboo February Oth. 1897, aizol (i4. She was a faithful wife, a devoted piinstaking mother, an exempt try citizen.

Mr And Mrs. Etjhu Wilson

county. Pa.. July 2nd. 1831. The family came to Wisconsin in 1851,. Tn 1853 he went to Illinois and remained two years. While here he married Miss Sarah Kimball, an 1 in ls.Vihe ehanged his residence to Juneau county. Wis., where he lived on a farm for twelve years. They then moved to Webster's prairie in town Delton. Sauk county. They came to the city of Baraboo in 1S!>7. While here for a short time they bought an 1 went onto a farm, but a few months liter they return. -d to their city home.

Mrs. Sarah Helen Kimball Wilson was horn January IT, 1831, in New Hampshire. Her parents moved to Vermont and from there to Illinois. She died September 24. lSSi1. Six children were born to them, namely: Amelia M.. born October 14. \^~>~>: Frank L. . June 1*. 1857; Walter N.. Jan. 28, KV.». and died August :'>:>. 1st;::: C'arrie s.. Nov. s. l8H."i: Frederick E., Oct. 7, 1871: r,\\i<;- I.. August 2. 1873. Mr. Wilson's pirents were orthodox Quakers. He says til it no people care for the poor as well as do l lie Quakers.

Home

HOME. How honored - "Homo Sweet Home. " How sacred. Around it how cluster Our affections. Common law holds it to be "OUU CASTLE." in which we are allowed to protect even to the TAKING OF LIFE. Our territory of Wis. invited subjects to settle upon the newly acquired lands of the Winnebago Indians in 1832, and passed laws protecting bona tide settlers in a home of 320 acres of land as yet not subdivided into sections but was into township.-. Many persons siezed upon this invited privilege to plant the sacked hearth of family inheritance from United States. In 1$4~> and 1*4(1 the land was subdivided into sections. In 1S48. our territory put on pants and became a state. Pre-emption laws were made

Birthday Party

BARABOQ, Wis.. April 14. 1898. - In behalf of our dear old friend and fellow citizen, we. a few of the North Freedomites with a few of your immediate neighbors, met here this evening to celebrate your 80th birthday. The only feature of this gathering that was unpleasant was your honorable self being absent, and we therefore, a . a token of our love and respect, present you with this arm chair, hoping thit you may take some comfort by its use through the remiindcsr of yoar diy; and years which we hop? miv be many, and we herewith sign our nimeo: and restricted the "squatter" to 1(50 j h. Gunnison. Mr. an.l Mrs. 11. I?. Caracres. Some pre-emptors thought to oust the "squatters" of these newly made in a summary manner. The --old. Settlers (squatters) had formed themselves into- an association of defense. 184(5, Claim Club formed. In every had put up the body of a log house and hills.' Can some student of geology was fitting on the raft .-s. Our club give probable reasons for the surface was notified, and at this place that P. M. dmvn trough glacial clay to quartzite up in smoke, and the byped did well to leave before tlie "squatters" arrived. This was one out of the three or four similar ones about the Baraboo Bapids. The following are the names of our

Relative to that cane easy rooking chair. It i> an ornament to the house and when I get to be. between ! 0 and loo years old, I may then more fully appreciate its value. The

Baraboo Valley

Id the infancy of the Baraboo valley, there is proof abundant, by well boring for water in our past drouthy seasons, to show that the bottom of this vale was from 250 to 300 feet below the present river bed. The upheaval was of a different character from other vales in the <j-re.it Mississippi drainage. The filling up of this valley to its present level has been largely done since the American continent has been lifted up out of ocean's bed. for it was after the growth of gigantic vegetation and gigantic animals. In digging Moore & Clement's mill pit. near where the Baraboo Woolen Mill now stands, bones of a gigantic animal were exhumed. A femur bone lay on the mill-wright's work bench for a while. In the m arrow eh imber. I could run my three fingers in. The bones generally fell to pieces as they were exposed to the air. Thi* was in the glacial drift. Following the heated period of world making, where the coal beds were stored away and oil chambered an 1 ga> retorted and stored. Following this economic provision for man comes a reign of ice terror. Animal an.l vegetable down to somewhere about Si) degrees of north latitude h id to perish, am! amimals fled towards the equator. Mountains of ice that had for ages been accumulating around the poles of the earth, broke away from their mooring, traveling south at a rate presumably from . »vo to ten feet a day. planing down hills, excavating pond holes and great lake beds. At the present day the hairy elephant is found in these ice Mows and the carcass isso well preserved that dogs cat of the tlesh. A musk ox skull was taken from the bottom of a well 20 or 30 feet deep in Honey Creek Valley, on the Grotophorst farm. A lobe of the great moving How of ice. called the ancient ( riven Bay glacier . did evidently some deep plowing in Lake Michigan. Green [Jay. Lake Winnebago and Fox Lake, also many small ones, and cut downhills. It climbed to the top of the upheaved quartzite basin rim of the Baraboo bluffs and dug out pond holes and framed rounded knol s. The front of the ice flow had become so reduced by southern heat, it did not travel over that high peak, east of where the lake is. It split the now so that that branch on the south side poured into the deep valley its debris and the branch upon the north side the same, until the valley was tilled to the height we now tind it. leaving on the lee side of that cliff hill that had split it. an unfilled space. That filled with water, made a small lake that has been given the misnomer Devil's Lake. The ice king, so destructive to life, both vegetable and animal, left for future man what Mrs. Frank Avery, deceased, in her poem fitly writes:

The heavens thy clear face irradiate, The hills stretch out their arms to thy caress. Besides that beautiful lake the ice king made a dam of the Baraboo river. 300 feet high and two miles broad, making a lake whose shore circumscribed the foot hills of the quartzite basin and more, viz: the wholk Baraboo valley, making a fall of2oo or 3oo feet. 50 feet as it now stands. Lrosion. (for we can conjecture no other cause has tilled this glacial-made lake, with a blue and yellow clay, argillous muddy material anil in places gravel. I in gravel they get abundant water. The warm period of gigantic vegetation must have participated in the production of the filling up process. Geologists claim a pre glacial movement shown bv its strie markings at in the Baraboo Valley make up. It may have produced a lake that set back a few miles. If this is added as a distinctive feature of our valley it makes three. The two main ones, viz: The 20 by 10 mile quartzite upheaval with its basin rim and the moraine of the ancient Green Bay glacier. It has made a great tiell for scientific study. A field for summer pleasure seekers. A valley unlike any other in the great Mississippi basin Time will develop it into a rich agricultural valley of the northern Mississippi basin. I can readily count up ten water powers. The PUAIItlKS OUTSIDE of the mora'ne kettle hills are significant proof- j telling monuments to that once great ice flow that scooped out valleys and lakes, rounded up hills, and with ' its engraving tools wrote its own j history by its strie furrows on mother ! earth's solid rook floor. He who will j can easily read it as plain as the sun at ; noon day. PRAIRIES are made by a fine impalpable rock, powder made by : friction of the glacial movement and i deposited outside of the kettle hills, I moriane. He who cultivates prairie '' soil knows by his blackened legs after , his day's work what prairie soil is and how different it is from timbered soils, i Often about prairies, heavy timber as elm. maple linn, ironwood. oak. hickory etc, grow up to a certain line and no farther as though it were plainly it shows that it is the quality in soils that makes the prairies. We have soils congenial to the growth of elm. another to oak. to maple, to butternut, to pine, to hemlock, to firs. to marshes. etc. Climate also has to do with classes of vegetation. There are tropical plants, temperate zone plants, and arctic plants. The Ederwald, a delicate little white bloomer plant that nourishes only at the snow line of Alpine and other mountains. Water also has its aqueous family of plants. Let us commence a journey a few miles south of Madison on the Green Bay glacier moraine and travel towards the west and north keeping on the "Kettle Hill" moraine. Notice on your left >>mall prairies or larger ones: and on your right marshes, ponds, and lakes, including the four lakes at Madison. Silver, Fox. Winnebago and Green lakes: a pond at Portage, Leach creek, marsh and pond; and a line of marshes extending nearly to the Wisconsin river. North of the Wisconsin are the heavy marshes in which the Pox river has its source. On your left is Superior prairie. ( 'assell prairie, Sauk prairie. Webster prairie and Dell prairie. On the right, the glacier scooped out earth and left it as a moraine and the sediment, deposited a little in advance of the "Kettle Hills." formed prairies. Hence the large marshes, ponds and lakes are on the right of the "Kettle Hills" and the prairies on the left. All this is written by the hand of God us plain to read as the A B t 's in a book.

P. (.'. Klliott. of North Freedom, was He served three years as an apprentice born in Pittsylvania, V. A.. February j and then went to Franklin Co..' V. A. 4.1724. His father. Philip, and moth- Here he married Miss Mary Ann Engei\ Elizabeth, were English and farmers. P. ( '. was put to work to learn the then left fur the tar West with }'. A. i;.is>i'tt. leaving the last day of March ami arriving at Baraboo April 14. 1854, The first year he worked at his trade with < 'has. Armstrong at Bar.iboy. He then went to the town of Freedom, buying a piece of land from Timothy Haekett: ")(') acres in all with a shanty on it 12x14 with r > floor, and roof of shakes. The next year he bought a quarter section of James Newman adjoining his first purchase. Mr. Elliott is the father of eleven children, live of whom are now living, They are William T.. born February 27. 1846; Nancy E... May 28, 1X47: John E., pec. 19, 1848; Jefferson Erving, October 20. 1852. Mr. Elliott has under cultivation 12!^ acres which he rents. He lives in North Freedom and for a term of years was postmaster.

their genealogy is quite fully traced there. Mr. Tuttle's enterprise in the fruits of Wisconsin does not seem to decline with increasing years. Past his four-score years, his physical and mental condition is but little impaired. Last week. April 14. 18ji«>. I visited Simonds. In looking over his line orchard, he pointed out a seedling apple tree producing fruit that is of prodigious size and a long keeper, Mr. Tut tie has purchased the product of this tree for a short term of years for $5(1.00. The tree is trimmed as close as can be of scions for this spring's grafting. He gives it the name of Tuttle's Winter. Mr. Tuttle has received more state and county fair fruit premiums than any competitor in the state. We hope that he may live to be out' hundred and twenty years old. and that he may. in the hereafter, eat of the fruit from the tree that bears twelve kinds of fruit in the new earth. The New Russian was tirst introduced by Mr. T.

As an obituary of the late S. D. Slentz and as one who has known him many years, I attempt to write this sketch in behalf of the Old Settlers' Association would like to be done by. He was a man of push and integrity, and of good habits: a kind and indulgent husband and father. By his hard toil and upright life he accumulated a nice little fortune which he has left to his family. I believe under the broad mantle of of which he was an honored member. | charity we, who remain, ought to overlie was a man of sterling character, strictly honest with his associates. His religion was to do unto others as he good. Although he never united with any church, he told me that he believed in a God that created the heavens and earth and all things therein; that He was a God of love and mercy to the human family and would reward every person according to their works. This thought I could not object to with my understanding of divine writ. He read in the book of all books, the bible, that every man is to be resurrected from the dead and rewarded according to their works. Rev. 20 chap., 12 and 13 verses: also Math. 1G chap, and 27 verse, Romans, chap. 2, verse ti: Psalms. ti2 chap., 12 verse. We find in St. John.

j receive a reward according to bis | works. One would hardly think it by j the remarks made by Rev. Finger, of j Baraboo, who conducted the funeral services.

Deceased passed away Monday afternoon, May 8, 1899, at his home. ."» miles | west of Baraboo, aged 74 years. He located on the old homestead in 1*44 j aud resided there until 18.">.'}, when he went to California, remaining there about 15 years. He returned to the j old home where he remained until the | end. Funeral services were conducted | at his old home May 10, 189&, at one o'clock P. M. He leaves a loving wife, | and three sons to mourn his loss, and a . host of friends to sympathize with i them.

R. H. Douglas

was pleasant to meet, especially in his pleasant home. While a student in his brother's medical office he occasionally went out with old country Scotch parties on moose hunts their women accompanying, dressed somewhat like the men to endure the cold and snow. The moose usually "yarded*" during the long winters near the extreme limit of vegetation. By correct management they were easily captured. His moose stories were to me always interesting. Mr. Douglas was a naturalist and lyecame a tine taxidermist. The late Charles Deininger. of Sauk <'ity. learned of him to mount specimens neatly and equaled his instructor in a short time. Mr. Deininger. having acquired a competency, retired from business and devoted much of his time with gun and dog in obtaining specimens and mounting them, until the numbers ran up into the hundreds. He willed them to th>- Uaraboo high school.

These early pioneers have left us : their works. I do not mean us. except in a small way. Future generations will reap the harvest. The nine daughters of Mr. Douglas have. I believe, all been school teachers.

Richard Haswell Douglas was born in Aberdeen. Scotland. October 12th, 181.!. being th - youngest son of a family of twelve children. He was the soil of [ the Rev. George Douglas, a Wesleyan minister of sixty years' service. I!<- i ing a minister's sou he was educated | in York-dun-: England, at a school founded for sons of minis- | ters. He c line to Quebec when ' fourteen years of age and studied medicine and surgery under his brother. Dr. .rames Douglas, for seven years. Later he went to Ontario, where, on May 2!th. 1R4H. he was married to the writer. K. Louisa Fearman. "We mine to Wisconsin in lx.V> anl settled in tin

Mr. Douglas died after a short died in Franklin. T am still living in illness Dec. 27th. lS'.'ii. He fllled i Spring (ire-en. many places of trust in his life. I was born in Beceles. county of town" of Franklin and also in the early pioneer days, his knowledge of medicine and was often employed in the relief of the sick and maimed. Tor eighteen years he was secretary and treasurer of the Franklin Farmers' Mutual Fire Insurance Company. Pie to < anada with my parents in May. 1833. We were on the ocean six weeks. which was said to be a good passage in those days. We came by the way of Xew York, where we remained six weeks on account of my mother's illness. Then we ascended the Hudson was ever ready to aid in any movement river, went through Erie canal and that would advance the interests of his I crossed Lake Ontario to Port Dalhontown. or in any worthy cause. Five sin, thence to Hamilton by team, children were born to us iti Ontario and ! What a change in methods of travel five here, namely: Mrs. T. J. Cooper, since that day. My brother. W. F. W. Centralia. Wis. : Wm. ( 'risp. who died Feanaaa. a&d hm sons are conducting in Hamilton. ( )nt.: Mr>. A. L. Young, a large packing establishment there. (u-iswold. Iowa: Mrs. Wm. C'rqnk, To the best of recollection I have never South Superior, Wis^: Mrs. A. H. Wal- met another family with our name ster. Marble Rock. Iowa: Mrs. <:. W. either. here or in Canada. McCroadv. Clack Hawk. Wis.: Mrs. IT. ! Mrs. R H. Douglas.

The Meeting A Success

called to order at 3 o'clock by President Hackett. After l prayer by Rev. Hargrave, music by the Italian orchestra and a sons? by the Columbian Q larlef, the address of welcome was made. In tho absence of Major Avery Judge Bmham was authorized to welcome the old settlers, which lie did in a very pleasaut way, making all fep! that they were welcome guests of the city. Attorney E. F. Dithmnr responded in behalf of the old sellers. The next on the program was a readirg by Miss Mat tie Irish, who gave "Roderick L.pe," the first settler of the Rockies. There were about three hundred present at this session.

the talking. They are not expected to speak upon anything but that which pertains to the pioneer days. Stories relating to the days gone by are always permissible. After music by the Columbian Quartet, the Italian orchestra and the Drum Corps, Col. D. K. Noyes was the first one called upon. !Ir. Noyes said he came into the state, or rather territory, 55 jears ago and landed in Baraboo three years later. He gave a lengthy talk on the struggles of the pioneer; the hardships and the fellowship. Financially he was at the lowest round of the ladder. He had but five cents when he arrived at the little hamlet, and it was not long bafore he lost that - then he commenced even with the world in Baraboo. A letter came to the post oiEoe and the postmaster trusted him six months for the postage.

Hon. Chas. HirschiDger was the next speaker. He said at the last meeting when he told one of his favorite stories he heard a voice in the audience say "that's a lie!" Said he did not like being addressed so bluntly and at this meeting if anyone did not believe some of his utterances he would take it as a favor if they would whistle. It is needless to say there was some whistliDg by a number of his best friends just for fuu as Mr. Hirschinger progr°3sed in his story of pioneer years.

Secretary W. H. Canfl-ld usually is limited to his official capacity only - that of reading the annual report. This time be was permitted to tell the only bear siory, and that is the one in which he and the bear were principal actors. G. G. Armstrong also responded to the call aud told a few old fashioned stories that wore amusing. At the close of the program the young people were pleased with the announcement that dancing in the pavilion was the next in order.

Mr. Hackett that the old settlers 1 should care for each other in such | times of need. Robert Dickie, of 1 North Freedom, was the first speaker introduced. He spoke of Sauk county of sixty years ago. His address was ! short but full of enthusiasm. After music by the orchestra E. O. Holden was called upon to speak from an old settler's standpoint. After proelaming his right to belong to the pioueers

he told of seme of the necessities of life. Ooe of his points was whether the children of the old settlers appreciated the gift of their parents, and ; whether they would be as thrifty aud

The progi m of the Old Settlers' I meeting was continued Thursday afternoon. There was a large crowd j present and the weather was just | right. After music by the orchestra i Goldie Nash gave a reading, "The ; Irishman and the Owl." She was job'iged to respond. Miss Mayme

Hongen gave a reading with a German dialect, which was also enjoyable. She also responded. The Columbian Quartet was present and gave Eeveral selections during the afternoon.

District Attorney F. R. Bentley was the spepker of the afternoon. He said that progress has ever been the watchword )f the 1 erald of civilization, and gave acomprehensive and retrospective history of events of the world showing the advance of civilizitioo, leading up to the time when the seeds for a better condition of humanity were being transplanted in the United States. Iu all our wars that same spirit of right and the betterment of humanity has been shown.

Attorney F R. Elntley

. speech was full of thought and shdwed that he had a knowledge of many of the difficulties with which the old fettlers had to contend iu forming this commonwealth for their posterity. During the history of our country when brave men were needed to defend the nation's honor the same loyal patriotism characteristic of the true American has ever been manifest. Mr. Bentley closed with the3e words:

"My friends, I cannot close this address to you and feel satis-lied, if I did not in a few feeble words pay tribute to him who, iu humble life, without pretentious thought, with no other purpose than to live a life of honor and duty, came iuto our fair state and county, and with his sturdy manhood knowing not fatigue, enduring hardships, and ofttimes privations, cleared fair earth of its forests, tilled the soil, built cities, fostered enterprises and paved the way for us who have followed, to a brighter, but not more glorious, t-xistfnce. His days are nearly passed, his eye grows dim, his step begins to falter, but his heart still beats with the fires of patriotism and devotiou. To him much do we owe that never can we repay, the most we can do is to honor him while he remains among us.

"America has had her warriors, her houored statesmen, her sweetest poets, her great iuveutors, each in their turn have had and still have their due honor and attention and we love to recall them and their deeds to cur memory. Yet there is still another to whom they all must bow. Let us houor the warrior by our monuments, and upon the pedestal place his statue embellished by the arms of war; place on him the stripes and epaulets of valor; place in his hand the unsheathed sword, ready at his country's call to strike a foe and save a nation's houor. Honor the statesman by erecting for him a statue, place on hfm the trga.

"Erect another for the poet, and inscribe on it the nation's loudest praises. Make still another for our inventors; place in his hand the lightning shaft, and let there radiate from his feet the electric wires of science to speak to the world the greatness of our achievements.

"J. 'lace all these statues upon the pedestal of progress and then erect another; on his head place no crown of victory, no epaulets of soldiery, no toga of the statesman, no power of the inventor, but crown his head with the coon-skin cap, his body with the buck skin jacket, and on his feet place the Indiau moccasin, place iu one hand the woodsman axe, in bis other the trusty rill-', and over his shoulder the powder horn and bullet pouch. Thus arrayed, place then this statue upon that pedestal in the forerank of all the others, aud then let the nation in its gratitude ami homage with the pen of destiny, insenbe on this two simple words, "The Pioneer."

"And, when the history of our own fair state shall have b en fully written, when we pause long enough in our career of progress and ndvancement to givp honor to those to whom honor is duo,let tnerect upon this pedestal monuments for our own noble sons and daughters. Erect for our honored warrior a statue placpd there by the hands of a loving people, writeif you'plea=e on this statue the names of Lucius Fai> - child, Edward S. Bragg, R. M. Strong and H. T Harudon, and then the word, legion, which will stand for the thou sands of Wisconsi- s sons, who fought and died in the common ranks, a glorious death. Ereet for our statesme- * and write over this the name of Ma thew Carpenter, Benj. F. Hopkins ant- Jeremiah E. Rusk. Pav homage fo our poets and our inventors, and then along with these in all their granduer and in the van of their achievements I want the grateful ppople of this commonwealth to place another without which that industrious group woidd be incomplete.

"Erect for him who endured the hardest toil, practiced the closest economy, suffered privations aud disaster enough to break the stoutej-t heart; who now bowed down with many toils and many years, his hair turned to the whiteness of the snow, his body bint by ceaseless burden, has cleared the wilderness, established government, built factories, maintained our honor, and transmitted to us our pnsent prosperity; build well that monument, bare bis head and let the shaggy locks of fortitude aud strength speak of his worth; let his brow and breast beat firmly j against ihp elemeuts of nature, his i feet firmly planted upon the rock of | integrity; his one hand firmly grasp- ! ing the handle of the plow, and let j the other he extended in frwiidlj 'greeting to grasp the hands of the countless* housands of the honest sons of toil who shall gather there to pay their tributes to their 1 enefactor. And now one more T would have and then I am done: by the side of this i-tatur*, rirap'd in the queenly rob<s of nrman-hnod, in all her glory and her vir:ue with her grav locks smoothed back from that, wrinkled forehead, T would place a statue to her, who, thro' all the toil and suffering endured with him the hardships, sharrd with him the pain a"d 1 urdfu=, trod the. path of duff and thro' it all has pom* to enjoy lift*'*: blessings. knowing wr II that she hath done her pait. and given to hrr s^ns and daughters to cherish in swf et memory the thoughts of home and mother. Andth'n above these sta'- ues. written in letters of gold, co that succ -KvHng generations may read, and '-end ins* honor, inscribe these words. The Old Settlers.' "

\t the close the annual election of |ers took place. The following was the resnl*: Frank Hackett, president; W, H. Canfield, secretary; Cob D K. Xoves, treasurer. The place of holding the next meeting was not decided upon, but it has been suggested that it be held at Lelaud.

Insane Asylum

May 1st, 1899. I had business that, called me to Loganville which I finished and then drove to the Poor House and insane Asylum and stayed the night there. I noticed an appearance of cleanliness and learned from the superintend' nt. "Wm. Andrus, and wife, the matron, many stories of the insane. There is no confinement to rooms. In the evening a gentleman came into the office and visited a little. After he left I learned that he h id baen at Mendota. was confined to a room or cell, and was violent and hard to manage. He had been a practicing physician. I learned that all degrees from perfect idiocy to s.iue were kept here. A former neighbor of mine whom I had not seen for 2~> or 30 years recognized me. He could not speak except by signs. I became convinced by this visit of the wisdom of the poor farm purchase. In the evening I had the superintendent give me what items he could with the aid of the record hook relative to the management and usefulness of the institution. The first purchase of land was made in 1*71. Buildings were erected in 1872. On March 10. 1873, 7 poor were admitted and during that month 17. To the present time 532 have been admitted. The number of resident poor at this time is 39. The first building was of brick, 30x40 feet, two stories high and a basement. Later an addition built of bidek. 20x40 feet, two stories and basement was attached to the south side.

For the insane a woodem^fte story building was used for a !' years but the accommodations were S>oor that the county board transfer!' hem to Dune county by order of the s k board of charity and correction. The building was entirely remodeled in 1893 and made into a two story structure and is now occupied by the male poor.

the farm when it was purchased are moved back and used as a laundry. The tine lary:e carpenter shop, blacksmith shop. barn. silo, carriage house, hog house, hen house, ice house, smoke house, ash hovise and cattle sheds are in good repair with good plank walks aggregating about 1,000 feet in length. There are some buildings in contemplation this season.

This institution is 4i miles from Keedsburg. n miles from Ableman and 1;"> miles from Baraboo. Between the buildings and public highway are grounds artistically laid out in lawns ornamental trees, shrubs, rockery, and two croquet grounds. This plat has been filled three or four feet deep on the south side and then nicely graded. The drive ways are macadamized. Mrs. Andrus, the matron, has charge of the Mower culture and designed a large bed. North of the graded ground and driveways is the garden, containing vegetables, small fruit and a few fruit tree-:.

The present insane asylum is 40x110 feet, of brick and two stories high with a basement. The basement is largely taken up as a power room and for machinery. Two 39 horse power boilers, dynamo, pumps, etc.. are located here. In the upper story of the new addition is a saloon for Sunday services and in winter dancing once in two weeks. The insane are fond of games. Visitors are shown through the buildings on Tuesdays. Wednesdays. Thursdays and Fridays. On Saturdays and Mondays the buildings are renovated and Sundays religious services are held. Hours for rising, eating and retiring are Gxed both for the insane and the poor.

A part of the present structure for the insane was erected in L88(i. ft i> of brick. 40x00 feet, two stories high and has a basement. Five admissions are recorded for the first day of January, L887. and on the 2^th dav of the same month -"> inmates filled the building" j '"atthe people, for the people and l»v beyond its capacity, it having capacity i the people" and should be reformed by for but fifty. In 1893 there were 87 in- people. If a crown is desired it will mates. In 18i>:{ a system of waterworks culminate in one of thorns, and sewers was put in. In 18!)4 the: I spent only an eveuing and a mornbuilding was doubled in size. The ing in collecting the items above note I 'ace rage number of insane inmates is and went home with a resolution to pay about 100. The liquid part of the sew- this humane institution another vi>it at the sewerage wasted itself without reaching the creek an 1 wonderfully enriched the soil. The total insane up to this date has been l!i2. When a person is legally declared insane the state pays $1.50 per week for his support. The counties having asylums draw this

Dr. Carl Kordenat was 'phoned to make a visit. His wife came with him. He pulled a couple of teeth and visited some patients. He is a lively jolly German whose humor would make a sick man well. Toward evening1 I took a walk down the lane west to the lower amount on their own insane and $1.50 spring by the creek, passing nicely per week for boarders from other conn- ! cultivated fields on either side. The ties and an addition of $1.50 per week j old spring gave signs in 181)8 of being and clothing bill from the counties to ' unable to furnish an adequate supply of which such insane persons belong, water for the buildings. A room 4x14 Tnis source of revenue together with the i feet, the walls of masonry resting on products of the farm have been more | bed rock encloses the spring. The than sufficient to support both the in- j water is kept two feet deep, an escape sane asylum and the poor house. In j pipe allowing the surplus to escape and the years 1807 and 18J18 the receipts ex- I a valve at the outer end prevents the eeeded the expenditures by about $2,000 creek water from flowing into the spring each year. There are at present seven when the creek is high. The water counties represented in the association, is forced by a 14-foot windmill from the There has been added to the original spring to a reservoir on the hill 72 farm 20(1 acres, Hi) of which is timbered feet above the ground at tlv buildings, and is 4i miles from the buildings. The on the hill was a small marshy plat of above statements are taken from the ground. A deep ditch was dug across county record book 3 of .these institu- it which struck much water. Above tions. It must be a source of much joy the ditch where the main spring t6 every right minded |>-;-Tm to know seemed to be a well seven feet in dianjcthat any an 1 every n«* \unfortun ite ter was sunk striking a copious How of

\d. insane ' water which is conducted to the reser- W)f refuge J voir. The reservoir is 14x2<> feet and - Uli and the water is made to stand six feyt deep This is the ' in it making (500 barrels surplus beside* of benevolence through a constant supply of all that is needed. Hut when government From the reservoir a four inch nine i> assists capital tffgain greater wealth by laid six feet deep $ of a mile to the any means it it* no longer a government ' buildings, leaded water turht. I-a-t winter these pipes did not freeze up in the least whereas most of the waterworks in the state did more or less. On the hill by the reservoir are about five acres of cleared field with heavy timber on three sides of it. In it is an orchard of 150 apple trees just coming into bearing-, a blackberry plantation of two very large canes in a hill standing ix or seven feet high and most of them alive, whereas most of the blackberries throughout this region are winter killed. Down by the creek among the many improvements this year an artificial pond of about an acre was made with the water about six feet deep, for getting ice to till the ice house. Most people in the neighborhood get their summer's supply of ice here. All these improvements the labor of the poor and the insane has made with the exception of five days work.

Frank Hess, a beloved little Swiss, died of consumption the day I was here. He had the disposition of a hermit. In the edge of the woods on the hill near the springhe had a log cabin about 8x10, where he spent some of his time while taking care of the fruit grounds in warm weather. He was industrious but wanted to be alone. The young doctors made a post mortem examination and found a very large heart and a diseased lung.

The next day (.Mondavi I spent in making a survey and plat of the grounds and b&ildings and stayed another night. Tuesday I wen* through the buildings and at 11 o'clock, a. m.. started for home. Mr. Andm^.^understand. is a carpenter by tra« 'nd judging from the appearance of .rs. he is also a plumber and a ui ;sal mechanic He has been incbargt jh his wife as matron since 18JH. There may be a more capable person for the place but our county board has not found him. It should be the task of no person to laud a brother or a friend in a public position for his work stands for criticism by a scrutinizing public. The hired help in the institution have been there long and render good service.

Employes At Asylum

No. 1<». Ella Reynolds. Born July K 1871, at Lime Ridge. Wis. Worked it) poor house one year and in asylum three years. Died July 13th. 1898. Burled at Lime Ridge.

Edwin Andrus

EDWIN ANDRUS. Edwin Andrus was born February 24th. 1806, at Glastonburg. Conn. He was left an orphan at an early age and was bouml out. To escape the cruelty of hit- guardian he ran away, going into the state of New York. Little is known of his early history, but at the age of 18 years he was running a saw mill in Sullivan county. New York. He married Susannah Gillett. the daughter of his employer, on the 2oth of November. 1824. Soon after his marriage he moved to Ohio, settling in a dense forest eighteen miles west of what is now the citv of Cleveland. The married Mrs. Macena Cahoon. daughter of Joseph Moore. By this marriage he had five children, Ransum M.. now living in Baraboo: William, superintendent of county farm and asylum: Amelia, wife of F. M. McClure. Reedsburg: Adelaide, wife of O. B. Titus. lleedsburg; and Rosetta. wife of Henry Sorge. of lleedsburg. died Feb. 18, 1881. He continued running saw mill and farming teu years when he sold his farm for $1,000. He received his pay in tive-franc gold pieces. Though but little more than six years old I can well remember holding the bag which contained the gold in mv hands and soil was very fertile but was covered by , noting its weight. It was a great lot an enormous growth of timber which : of money for those days. With this was of little value. It was also nearly , money he purchased one hundred acres always covered with water for the j of wild land on the south shore of Lake country was of such a dead level that \ Erie. Here he built a tine home, his the water did not know which way to ' chief income being from potash, made run. and thus a great deal of work was j by burning the timber and leaching the required to drain the land. Six chil- j ashes. At the end of seven years his dren were born to him here. What a j health being impaired and the old condition of things ! He often used to ! pioneer spirit becoming dominant, he tell of his threshing wheat on ;>hares again set his face towards the setting with a flail, taking his shareeight miles ' sun and became a citizen of the town of on a horse to mil1 and on returning for ; lleedsburg. Wis.. Dec. 1. 1854. Here his Hour to tind the mill and his grist ; he owned a farm of 280 acres and here washed away by a frets'*. Let such a i he spent the remainder of his days, thing happen to-da; nd there would All who knew him accord him the best be an addition to ti. umber in the of encomiums. He was a good citizen, already crowded poor \e. But our I He died at the home of F. M. McClure. ancestors were made ol rner stuff. ' April 14. 1N83, ami was buried in the

Two of the children of Edwin Andrus by his first marriage died in infancy. The eldest. Edwin Lewis Andrus. was born in Mamakating. N. V.. Feb.. 1 L.

1S2T. He married Catharine Burrell. I Avery, of Raraboo. May 31. 1859, and of Elyria. Ohio. June 8tli, ls~>2. In died April 28, 1895. early life he was a school teacher. He J Macena. wife of Edwin Andrus, was was a carpenter by trade, also a fruit barn at "Wtllsbbro, Essex county, N. V.. grower at South Haven. Mich. He I July 22. 1810. Her parents came from

JohnG. Andrus was horn July 16, Mbore. was a soldier under the im- 1828. at Mamakating. N. V. On Xov.!medi*te command of Gen. George 1!>. :.849. he married Julia Smith, of I Washington, When a child she ae- Avon. Ohio, and located at Raraboo in j companied her parents to Avon. Ohio. 1856. where he died Sept. 18. 1863. <)n Dec h 1831. she was married to daughter. Mrs. F. M. MeCiurt*. where Emily S. Andrus was born at Avon, she died May 20, 1890. and was buried Ohio. Dec. 1. 18:52: married Hon. Frank beside her husband.

reason and others he left Massachus- The troubles of Joseph Moore in ivsetts. He was liberal in his religious gard to religious matters, refered to ligious beliefs. He eventually was os- account of his departure from Massatrasized under the blue laws as ;t here- , chussettes is given in the Wisconsin

Willsborough. X. V.. where he re-; He owned a line young horse upon mained until 1-22 or 2.'!. when he which a church tax was levied. Re retook his family to Ohio, which was j fused to pay the tax and on a Monday then very sparsely!*,, settled. Tir/.a the horse was to be taken and sold, taught one of the tir- Schools in Avon The Sunday before, when the family in that state. Ln Jx* Nj was married had gone to church, he made a bundle to Wilber Cahoon. I Sj'W Mr. and of his clothing, saddled his (-()]t. fast- Mrs, ('ahoon moved '- Hancock eiied the bundle behind the saddle. county. Illinois. Mrs. t'arawm returned made a low bow to his old home and to Ohio soon after, while her husband started for New York. He followed bywent to ( 'alifoiuia to make a fortune, roads whenever possible. He- finally He died there in is.",.!. Mrs. ('ahoon came out on a main road and found he went to Iowa in 18,16. to Minnesota the had to pass a church. A tall Yankee

Captain Levi Moore

On pages 10-11 of the Historical Sketch of the Town of Baraboo, (quarto page, is a portrait and pen sketch of the Captain in 1891. At the present time, July. 1899, he is confined to his room with a cancer which started on his upper lip and has spread as cancers do. He is now !>1 years old. and hi> physique were it not for the -'enemy's grip," is that of a centenarian. His remaining days must be few. The Captain will be held in affectionate and kindly remembrance by the pioneers of Sauk county. He was once president of the Old Settlers' Association of Sauk Count v. W. H. C.