The Baraboo news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1884-1911, 1906-09-19
CONTRIBUTIONS
TO The sauk County ilstor-
ical Society.

Chicago, gives two sketches, one
being of the court house which
stood AT Prairie du Sac and one of
the first court house erected at
Baraboo. The sketches were drawn
from descriptions given by some of
the old settlers and are in water
color. Mr.. Koch spent the summer
in Baraboo and is student of the
Art Institute, Chicago.
| A. Ell. Pratt gives an old yarn
reel once used in his fathers family.
Henry Robinson contributes
basket, thimble and pair of hand
made shears. The articles are very
old and come down through at least
three generations. They belonged
to the late Mrs. Robinson who was
SO, to her mother, Mrs. Ritter, who
was SO, and also to Mrs. Robinson's
grandmother.
Hugh Kelly gives a brace once
used by burglar in an attempt to
open the safe in the treasurer's
Office of the court house about 1863.
7. D. Lang was county treasurer at
that time and one night some novice
attempted to gain possession of the
county funds. The next morning
Hugh Kelly's father, Edward Kelly,
found the tools. The brace used in
an attempt to make the hole in the
safe is all that remains of the
cracksman's outfit.
An Old Chair.
G. Thuerer loans a carved chair
which he brought from Switzerland
in 1892. The chair was made in
1715 according to the date cut in
the back. Mr.. Thuerer also con-
tributes ferrier knife made in
1866.
Il. A. Johnson of the town of
Greenfield, gives three dollar bill
on the Tiverton bank. This is
known as wild cat" money and was
issued in 1856. Mr.. Johnson also
gives shin plaster" of the three
cent denomination. He contributes
also land patent made in 1849 to
John Munroe in Greenfield. The
same donor also gives TWO tax re
ceipts one being signed by Peter
Cooper in 1856 and the other by O.
g. Watkins in 1856.
E. J. Martin adds to the mineral
collection by giving piece of
volcanic glass" from Ashland, Wis,
a piece of kidney ore from Ironwood,
Mich, three fine pieces of needle
ore from the same locality and some
copper ore from the peninsula in
the same state.
V. Jacksona of La Vale, sends
three celts, two drills, five knives
and Sc arrow points. One of the
celts is very fine one although it
is small, and another of the celts is
very crude and shows how simple
the implements used by the Indians
sometimes we're.
A Chiefs Picture.
]. G. Seamans of Reedsburg, gives
a picture of Chief Artichoker (Ah-
ah-choker) and Sam Bates in be- /
half of Charles Bliven gives gun.
once used and owned by the Indian.
The chief gave it to Mr.. Bliven in
1856 when Mr.. Bliven was residing
near Loganville. The Indian was
frequent caller at the Bliven home.
where he received many kind at
tentions from the hands of the early
settler. It was to cement this
friendship that the gun was given
TO Mr.. Bliven and at his death it
passed to his son, Charles. The
picture is splendid photograph of
the aboriginee taken in 1898. Ar
tichoker was said to be Winnie
bago and passed away two or three
years ago near Tomah.
Joseph Johnson gives an old fash
ioned cork screw and combinatio
tool. The last named was carried
through the civil war by 7. W.
Johnson. He also gives a butteris
made and used by his father. Viii
liam johnson at his shop in the
town of Sumpter.
Frank Fosdick loans a cane carv-
ed by ]. Fosdick when he was an
inmate Libby Prison during the war.
Ira Hutchens of Walton, gives a
skull which be procured from a.