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The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1906-05-18
INSURGENTS IN CONTROL.
Claim Big Majority in South Dakota
Contest.

Claim Big Majority in South Dakota
Contest.
Yankton, s. D., May 18.-There has
been no change made by later returns
IN the caucus election. The vote stands
200 to 463 in favor of the insurgents
In the state convention. to be held in
June.
Huron, S. D., May 1S.-Crawford
Headquarters has given out the follow
Ing statement concerning Tuesdays
raucuses for delegates to the Repub-
lican state convention at Sioux Falls
June 8:
ON receipt of the returns from
Sioux Falls, Senator Kittredge's home,
and Minnehaha county, showing that
the county had gone Overwhelmingly
insureent and will send eighty-six
delegates to the state convention, the
anti-machine leaders claim absolutely
that they have won the fight in the
state. They claim absolutely the fol-
lowing counties and delegations:
Aurora, 70; Beadle, "a; Bonhomme,
80; Rrookings, a; Buffalo, Q; Charles
Mix, "a; Clay, 81; Faulli, IA; Hanson,
"A; Hyde, 8; Jerauld, Il: Kingsbury,
81; Lake, 33; Lincoln, 4S; Miner, l6;
Minnehaha, sc; Moody, 2S: Potter. 10;
Sanborn, 49,; Sphinx, At; sully, T.
Turner, At; Union, q; Yankton, ST;
Hutchinson, 35; Coddington, 32; Rob.
erts, A; Hand, IA; Gregory, 16; Camp
bell, IA, Grant, 2S; total, S44, with
some counties yet to hear from u
The Baraboo news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1884-1911, 1906-01-17
Death Separates
Three Sisters.

A short time ago a Chicago paper
asserted that the three Oldest Sis
ters in the country reside in that
city, their combined ages being 239
years. 1t so happened that at that
time three sisters were having a re-
union in St. Paul whose combined
ages were 245 years.
This brought to light three other
sisters whose combined ages were
251 years. They are Mrs. M. Fl.
Goodrich of Hot Springs, S. Oak.
SO years old, Mrs. S. A. Teneyck OF
Rodman, Iowa, SO years old ano
Mrs. Jane Sornberger of Dodgeville,
Wis, so years old.
Mrs. Johnson of Iowa, one OF the
three oldest sisters in the unusual
groups mentioned, is the mother OF
w. D. Johnson of Reedsburg. Mrs.
Perry left no children.
The Baraboo news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1884-1911, 1906-01-17
Collision
Kills Two nen.

ing very slowly, and on account of
the vapor none of the men could
see what was about to happen until
they were almost together when
Dwyer was heard to cry, ''Oh,
Look QUIT! Murphy jumped or
tumbled out of the way, it all hap
pened so quickly he does not know
how. Dwyer was caught at the waist,
was almost cut in in two and was
instantly killed. Conroy being
taller, was caught just below the
body and had both legs cut off. He
lived long enough to be carried to
the baggage room where he died.
He was delirious while he lived.
Justice of the Peace H. L.
Halsted impaneled a jury which
viewed the remains of the two men
at the baggage room and then per-
mitted them to be removed. The
following men composed the jury:
F. E. Settergren, I. L. Humphrey,
Volney Moore, J. r. Hofstatter, J.
S. Griggs, A. T. johnson. The jury
heard the following witnesses: U.
S. Squires, W. J. Paddock, M. J.
Murphy, J. r. Desmond, Siegel, G.
J. Thompson, Bert Griggs. The
Jury will meet again next Monday
when a verdict will probably be
rendered.
Dwyer was a middle-aged man
and leaves a wife and five children
who reside at 1926 Fifth street. He
belonged to the B. of r. T., the A.
o. U. W. and the Eagles. The fun
eral will be held Monday forenoon.
Conroy was young man and was
married about year ago to a
daughter of John Wesley, and resid-
ed with her on the East Sauk road.
He belonged to the Eagles. The
time of his funeral has not been fix
ed, as his mother at Iliopolis, ILL.,, is
to be heard from.
The Baraboo news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1884-1911, 1906-01-17
ACCIDENTALLY
Shot While Hunting Rabbits
by Moonlight.
(From Fridays Da1ly.J

Mrs. John Terry was in Baraboc
today and gave the particulars con
corning the accidental shooting or
Wednesday evening. Richard Nett
eel and his nephews, Fred and Eddie
Neitzel were hunting rabbits by
moonlight. One of the animals had
been seen and the uncle stood ready
to shoot when the game came from
the brush. It was impossible to
make the rabbit appear and it was
decided not pursue him any longer.
The gun was cooked and as Mr..
Neitzel ATTEMPTED to let the hammer
down the weapon exploded discharg-
ing the load into the leg of Fred
Neitzel who stood only a few feet
away.
A physician was called at once
and many of the shot removed but
the patient is still in serious con
dition. Some of the wadding from
the gun entered the flesh which
makes it all the more serious. The
young man is at the home of Paul
Neitzel where every thing possible
is being done for him.
The young man is about twenty
years old and is the eldest son OF
Fred Neitzel. The mother was in
Baraboo at the time of the accident
and returned with Mrs. Terry to-
day.
The Baraboo news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1884-1911, 1906-01-17

tances in this city. The name is
often spelled Rowen in the early
histories. The accompanying illus
tration is by the kindness of 0. D.
Whitehill of the Wonewoc Reporter.
The golden wedding was enjoyed
on New Years day with many old
friends present. John L. Rowin and
Abb Hill had plighted their troth in
a log cabin on the summit of Silver
Hill and after fifty years they stood
under an evergreen arch with a
crimson ball to respond to the mar.
riage service as read by their pa
triarchal brother, Ludlow Hill. J.
d. Hill played the wedding march
on a violin over four hundred years
old, followed by banquet, toasts
and congratulations.
The exercises closed by clearing
the floor and indulging in an old
style cotillion with music from the
heirloom violin which had furnish
ed the strains at the wedding fifty
years ago. There we're many pre-
sents and among the guests we're,
N. P. Minister and Emil Dargel of
Baraboo.
The Baraboo news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1884-1911, 1906-01-17
Mr.. and Mrs. John 1. RoWin.


structed the first dam and ran the
first saw mill ever built in Baraboo.
About 1850 John L. Rowin came to
Wonewoc and engaged in the lum-
bering business.
Abb Hill was born in Jefferson
County, New York, October 80,
1886. Her father and mother with
their family located at various
places-Elgin, ILL.,, Beaver Island,
Mich, and Racine, Wis.,-fnally
coming to Wonewoc in 1854.
Two years later she and Mr.
Rowin we're united in marriage, anc
have lived ever since happily ir
Wonewoc.
Their union was blessed with nine
children, six of whom are still liv.
ing. They are: Mrs. Peter Min
lister, Mrs. James Ray, Mrs. John
Ferguson, LaDue and Lafayette
of Wonewoc, and John, of Norwalk
Leroy. Lillian and Eugene have
passed to the higher life.
Mr.. and Mrs. Rowin now live or
a small farm about one mile west Of
Wonewoc.
The Baraboo news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1884-1911, 1906-01-17
From EridAs's Dai1y.)

Two homes we darkened, many
hearts were saddened and many
more were Mortified by a terrible
accident in the Northwestern yards
of Baraboo at o'clock this morn
ing. In the accident two engines
came together and John F. Dwyer's
body was cut in two and he was
instantly killed, and John ConroY
had both legs severed Just below
the body and died a few minutes
afterward. The accident was
caused by escaping steam which SO
enveloped the movements of sever al
engines that they could not be
seen.
Dwyer was a switchman who has
been in the employ of the company
many years, and ConroY was an
extra switchman who has been with
the road since Gollmar Bros. shows
came in from the seasons tour.
Both were employed in the south
end of the yards, and at Z o'clock
we're taken aboard the switch
engine and brought to a point op-
posite the water tank where they
we're to be relieved by another crew.
Between the switch engine and the
tank stood another engine which
was blowing off steam in such
volume as to form a cloud in the
frosty air. 1t was w hile they were
enveloped in this cloud of vapor
that two engines from a double
header that had just pulled up to
the station from the south and
werecut loose, backed into the yards.
These two engines were on the same
track as the switch engine and
we're coupled together, The switch
engine had it's rear towards the ap-
preaching engines and on the foot
board stood the two men mentioned
and another switchman, M. J.
Murphy. All the engines we're NOV
The Baraboo news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1884-1911, 1906-01-17
GASOLINE POWER
Looks Like The Power Fos
The DEVILS Lake-DelIS
Line.

Charles Wild, secretary of the
electric railway committee, has
called the attention of THE News
to the following article which would
indicate that gasoline is the coming
motive power and may be the best
for the proposed Devils Lake and
Dells line.
An Omaha dispatch says: With
the assistance of the new gasoline
motor which the Union Pacific has
perfected, a number of the railroads
of the country which have heen
practically forced cut of the subur-
ban passenger traffic by electric
lines are planning to re-enter the
field. equipped with the gasoline
motors. A company is being form
ed, backed by E. FL. Hartman, to
manufacture these cars in large
numbers and sell them to other
roads. In fact, the cars will not
be manufactured by the Union
Pacific, but by a different corpor-
alton.
The Chicago and Alton railroad is
to be the first road equipped with
the new cars. A number of them
will be placed in service out of Chi
cago, St. Louis and Kansas City
and intermediate points. The
Illinois Central is also to equip the
Chicago suburban trains with the
new power and will take others to
New Orleans. The San Pedro and
the Southern Pacific will have the
cars in operation around Los
Angeles, Cal, to compete with the
Huntington electric lines.
A number of Eastern railroad
people have been admitted to the
new company and the cars will be
sent to many Eastern cities to com
pete with the electric lines. The
cars can be operated at an expense
of IA cents per mile, and there are
no large sums invested in costly
electric generating plants.
The Baraboo news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1884-1911, 1906-01-17
SCHOOL WITH
A. HISTORY

One evening recently, all inter
ested in education in joint district
number 4, towns of Baraboo and
Freedom, held a jollifcation over
the completion of the new school
building, picture of which is here
presented, through the kindness of
County Superintendent Snyder.
The building islocated a few miles
southwest of Baraboo in the Slentz
The Baraboo news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1884-1911, 1906-01-17
Welded HALF
CENTURY.

Wallace Rowin and Abe Wood
with their families were the first to
locate at Baraboo and built the
frst dam and mill in the western
part of the city. That was in 1889
and one of the sons of the Rowin
family has just celebrated his gold
en- wedding at Wonewoc. The fami-
" is related to the La Mars in Fair
6eld and have many old acquain-
The Baraboo news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1884-1911, 1906-01-17

by the settlers without first making
an appropriation. They took their
axes, cut the tree, drew the logs
with oxen and put up a one story
building % by % with logs hewed
on the inside. The cracks were
chinked with mud and straw and
the inside plastered or daubed.
Writing desks were placed on three
sides facing the wall and seats were
The Baraboo news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1884-1911, 1906-01-17
From Thursdays Daily1

I6TOm lnuTSudy D"1AyJ
Mrs. Amarillis Perry died at the
home of her nephew, Sylvester
King, in the town of Sumpter this
morning at five o'clock. Deceased
was born in Ohio, May %, 1916, or
almost ninety years ago. Paralysis
was the cause of her death. Funeral
on Friday at the M. E. church in
Sumpter.
Ages Remarkable.
Mrs. Perry was one of three sis
tiers believed to be the Oldest in the
United States. The other two are
Mrs. Clarina King of the town of
Sumpter, aged eighty-three years
and Mrs. Phebe Ann Johnson of
Iowa Falls, Iowa, aged seventy nine
years. Their combined ages were
252 years, a most remarkable fact
which seldom occurs.
The Baraboo news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1884-1911, 1906-01-17
New School House in SIentz District.
made by boring holes in planks and
inserting rude wooden legs.

made by boring holes in planks and
inserting rude wooden legs.
Male teachers were first employed
in this school-house at a low salary
and among them were Professor
Crandall, Mr.. Gerlaugh and VIM.
G. Newell. There we're some scraps
between the teachers and scholars,
the fire pokers being used and blood
drawn.
Later on a frame school-house
was built by Mr.. Graves and some
years after an addition was added
which doubled the seating capacity.
J. B. Alexander was the first to
teach in the enlarged school house
and was considered model teacher.
After Josiah Dart came a number
of ladies and among them Sarah
Crawford, Eliza Dart, Sarah and
Julia Flanders, Ellen Stone, Eleanor
Davis, and Eliza Chapman.
The first clerk in the district was
James Waddell followed by James
Botherford and in 1857 Charles
Hirschinger was elected to the
Office. With the exception of a
few years he held the Office until
1899 when he resigned and was
succeed by George Karstetter who
in turn resigned and was succeeded
in 1905 by Marion Slentz.
The old log school-house was also
used for religious purposes and in
1850 a German M. e. church was
organized there. Jacob Young,
a young minister, effected the or
ganization with a class of eight
members. The salary at that time
was about $4,000 per year for
single man and $500 90 for one with
family there being several places
under one charge. A parsonage
was built in 1855 and in 1859 d
salary of $500. 90 was paid to Rev.
10 hn A. Salzer who afterwards be-
came the founder of the Lacrosse
seed firm. A Sunday school was
formed in 1849 and for thir ty-three
years from 1857 Mr.. Hirschln ger
was superintendent of the school.
A truly remarkable record.
Mr.. Hirschinger says he has not
seen the building but has had the
pleasure of paying his share of the
taxes and furnishing the stone for
the foundation.
The building committee and the
district thank the carpenters for
the excellent work that they did in
perfecting so fine building.
G. r. Schellenberger,
Herman Voll,
August Knoop.
Fred Knoop,
Marion Slentz.-Com.
The Baraboo news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1884-1911, 1906-01-17

1t is with sympathy that the peo-
pie of Baraboo learn of the extend
ed illness of Miss ALA Pierce, daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. J. Fl. Pierce of
Niagara Falls, New York. 1t is
stated that she has peritonitis.
The Baraboo news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1884-1911, 1906-01-17
Biographical Sketches.

John l.. Rowin is the son of Mr..
and Mrs. Wallace Rowin, and was
born at Fort Winnebago on March
II, 1882, eleven years before Wis
consin became a state.
The family moved to Poynette
and when Mr.. Rowin was about
eight years old again moved-this
time to Baraboo. The Rowins con.
The Baraboo news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1884-1911, 1906-01-17

Matte and Alice Ringling and
Rose Dickens OF Baraboo, spent
their vacation at the home of Mrs.
Nellie Finn and family.-Elroy Trib-
une.
The Baraboo news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1884-1911, 1906-01-17
HON. CHARLES HlRSCHINGER,
Who Attended First School in the
Slentz District.

Mrs. Jennie Mead of Beloit is
visiting her sister, Mrs. Geo. Nc
A rthur Jr. and other relatives.
The Baraboo news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1884-1911, 1906-01-17

neighborhood, is one of the finest
country school houses in Sauk coun-
ty and all the district feels very
proud of the Improvement. A bell
was needed and in a short time G.
f. Schellenberger raised the pur-
chase price of one and it now calls
the children to the school. Public
spirit is very pronounced in that
district. The school house was con-
structed by Gust & Miller of Bara-
boo at cost of $1963.75 including
the furnace to heat the rooms.
There is a cellar under the whole
building, a spacious vestioule for
wraps and large well lighted room
for the school.
The school officers are Marion
Slentz, clerk; August Knoop,
treasurer; Fred Knoop, director.
These with Herman VolI and
Charles Schellenberger constituted
the building committee. Miss
Cecilia McGuan of Baraboo teaches
the young ideas how to shoot.
The old school house was pur-
chased by G. F. Schellenberger
who sold it to the Mrs. George Arm
bruster estate for $500. Charles
Getchman purchased the wood
house for $l825.
It is the intention to plant trees
about the building and make it one
of the choice school properties in
the county.
A Bit of History.
It will be interesting toknow that
the present building is the third
school house to be erected in the
district and the following bit of To-
cal history concerning the school is
furnished by Hon. Charles Hir-
schinger of Baraboo, who became
a resident there with his parents,
Jan. 10. 1847.
Mr.. Hirschinger says that at that
time there we're but few settlers
and no schools. The first school
was a private one taught by a
French lady named La Pete in her
own home on the banks of Pine
creek in 1848. The salary was $1.5O
per week and Mr.. Hirschinger at
tended this school. The name of
the husband was Peter La Pete
but everybody called him Peterly
because he was very small. The
name of PeterlE was detested by
Mr.. La Pete above all things. One
morning Mr.. Hirschinger's mother
told her SOL that he must be polite
and for his politeness he received
the best thrashing of his life. When
the pupil reached school he said,
Good morning, Mr.. Peterly, "
which Immediately stirred the
Frenchman's blood. The matter
was referred to Mrs. La Pete and
Mr.. Hirschinger has not forgotten
the fogging he received although b
he supposed that Peterly was really
the mans name for he had heard
him often o.called.
In 1848 log school house was built
Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1906-03-23

The isles OF Greece, where bum.
Ing Sappho loved and sung" are for.
ever reappearing In history. Even
the least known OF them all In an.
liquity, hardly mentioned by the pre-
historic writer's, but made famous by
the visions Of the bestbeloved of the
apostles, Patmos, Is frequently famll.
iarly spoken of. though seldom visited.
For throughout the length and breadth
Of the Christian world many edlhces
stand In commemoration OF st. John.
Great and small, humble and grand,
cathedrals, churches and chapels
they cover a period Of history extend.
ing from the day when the conversion
Of Constantine made Christianity the
Official religion of civilization down to
the present time. At one end stands
the little chapel built by the plety OF
the simple fishermen OF Patmos
above the cave where St. John passed
the long days of his Punishment from
the mainland Of Asia Minor. At the
other are the central arch and the
columns Of the Cathedral Of st. John
the Divine now being erected at the
cost Of a kings ransom and years OF
thought and patient toll The contrast
between the capital Of the New World
and the barren island In the Greclan
archipelago, between the wealth oil
the twentieth century and the pro
ylncial village Of the Roman empire
is typlhed by the unlikeness Of the
two structures.
Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1906-03-23
St. Johns Pillow a Stone.

The cave lies at the bottom Of the
second flight 1t is divided into two
compartments, the main body OF the
cave, where the shrine still stands.
and a natural alcove In the rear in
which, It is said, st, John spent mos.
Of his time, working and praying dur.
ing the day and sleeping there o.
night In the solid rock Of the wall
close down to the flooring Of the al
cove is smooth, round stone, which
was used by st. John for pillow, snd
directly above this, seen when the
light is raised, is a long assure run.
ming dagonany across the ceiling.
Through this assure the spirit de.
seconded and inspired the "Revela.
tion."
All this, however, belongs to the
history of nearly 1000 years ago
Since then, In better known parts OF
the world, calhedra,s have been built
and dedicated in the name Of the
saint who lived and worked in the
cave of Patmos, where still today. as
ever before, single candle burns per.
pctually In front of the ancient shrine.
Structures like the Church of st. John
Lateran In Rome or the far larger
Protestant Cathedral of St. John the
Divine rising stone by stone on Morn.
ingside Heights, in New York, ale
works far beyond the resources Of the
simple fishermen OF Patmos. but to
the English church and to the Eps 20.
pal church Of America which Is It's
lineal descendant. the island cave and
the chapel over II must always be
objects Of special interest. It was by
disciples of St. John that the southern
province Of what is now France was
converted to Christianity, and It was
from these provinces that the mission.
aries came to spread the gospel in
England. The great Cathedral OF st.
John in New York is bound to the
little Patmos chapel by a link nine.
teen centuries long-Los Angeles
Times.
Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1906-03-23

Every housekeeper should know that
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Starch for laundry use they will save
not only time, because 1t never sticks
10 the iron, but because each package
contains l6 Ozone full pound-while
ill other Cold Water Starches are put
up in &.pound packages, and the price
Is the same. 10 cents. Then again
because Defiance Starch Is free from
all injurious chemicals. II your grocer
tries to sell you 1907, package 1t
IS because he has a stock on hand
which he wishes to dispose of before
he puts In Defiance. He knows that
Defiance Starch has printed on every
package in large letters and figures
&c oZs." Demand Defiance and save
much time and money and the annoy.
ance Of the iron sticking. Defiance
never sticks.
Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1906-03-23
Settled With Money He Made.

V. S, who once owned a well C llti.
waited farm near the southern shore
Of Lake Sunapee, ~ H., was CON
sidered a very close man. When n
young man. he once said he would
give a halfdolar to the first girl who
refused his escort home from a party
or kitchen junket." When this cpl
sode occurred, the young lady who
"mittened" him. and who had heard
of his singular promise, dunned him
for the money He actually rah a
pewter halfdolar in mould made by
himself and rendered this to her, in
an endeavor to thus discharge his OBJ.
legation. The fair coQuette Is still
living, at tre ripe old age of 90.
Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1906-03-23
ANEMIA CAN Be CURED
Or. Williams Pink Pills Make New
blood and Strike Straight at the
Root OF Disease,

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