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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-05-30

Cash aIes-Winter wheat-By SAM
pie: No. red, 91Eac; No. 3 red, SEQ
90c; No. hard, S57a@97c; No. 3 hard,
SO@851ac. Spring wheat-By sam
pie: No. northern, 874a@SS1ac; No.
2 northern, 861a@S712c; No. 3 spring,
82@S71Ac. Corn = BY sample: nc
higher; No. ?, 1910; No. white,
491Ac; No. yellow, 491ac; No. 3, 4Sa4
@49c; No. white, 49@49Ac; No. 3
yellow, 49049Ac; No. 4, 4S04S%c.
Oats-By sample: Steady; No. 2, 800
331Ac; No. 2 white, 341a 035c; No. 3,
1924 033c; No. 3 white, 1874 034Hc;
No. white, 331a@33Ac; standard,
OIL E70i1Lo
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-05-30
Stories
About General
y. S. Grant
BY MA IRWIN r. WALTERS
BY MARVIN r. WALTERS

copyright. 1906. by c. n. Lurie.l
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-05-30
THE MARKETS
Chicago Grain.

Chicago, May %.
Following were the quotations ON
the Chicago Board of Trade today:
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-05-30
Headquarters Army In the File

Lieutenant Wickfield of the = Indiana
cavalry, having on this day eaten every
thing in Mrs. Selvidge's house, at the
crossing of the rivers, except one pump
kin pie, Lieutenant Wickfeld is hereby
ordered to return with an escort of 100
cavalry and eat that pie also.
The Baraboo news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1884-1911, 1906-03-07
A Great Future
Ahead Of BarabOO.

Could take brdeye Braboo twenty-five fifteen
ten hence what might seer Perhaps manufacturing
city. The possibilities here.
The Kbourn fact horse
will be harnsed machinery cable this
mighty Baraboo loss of than five of the
energy.
The quickly follow dam, Baraboo will
longer be dependent upon one line of road.
Eight miles the of Baraoo lies lake 1t
thousand and is nearly feet deep
Do you know what peat is?
that here is
enough the Fairfield marsh feed of manufacturing
furnaces for hundred years
25 81 thousand feet From
made &c thousand feet and conduct it
that
Think of the heat that developed that marsh
of years.
manufactured there
material Fairfield make shell that would
close the entire world.
Millions Think of the possibilities
unlimited quantities of and electricity being brought
gether in great manufactures!
great if she will only hold f
lit Will she do It?
The Baraboo news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1884-1911, 1906-03-07

that after the long mound had been
built it was decided to build an
other like the head of an arrow,
which was done. The triangular
mound is located on the northern
extremity of the long one and is
about 31z feet high. The head or
southern end of the long mound is
built up to height of about seven
feet and reduces to almost nothing
in elevation at the north before the
triangular is reached. The head of
the long mound measures about 56
feet across at the widest portion.
Just east of the long one is
ridge mound 1875 feet long and al
most parallel with the one just
described.
To the north of these two and be-
meath the line fence is located a
long lizard shaped mound about IS
feet long and to the north of this
The Baraboo news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1884-1911, 1906-03-07
GOOD LUCK
TO THEM.
ssSSSSS SSSS SSs<

Prairie du Sac, daughter.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Clement,
Prairie du Sac, a daughter.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Puttkammer,
Fairfield, a daughter.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward W. Becker,
Troy, son.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mike Alt, Franklin,
a son.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Kruse, Reeds
burg, a daughter.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Geier, Sauk
City, daughter.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fl. D. Slater, La
Vale, son.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. 81. Kreutzman,
La Vale, son.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Kinney, La
Vale. a daughter.
Mr.. and Mrs. Theodore Truehl,
Merrimack, daughter.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Z. Fowler,
Baraboo, a daughter.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Reuland,
Prairie du Sac, a son.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Wintermantle,
Prairie du Sac, daughter.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. L. Ray, LaValle,
daughter.
Mr.. and. Mrs. George L.Schneller,
Troy, daughter.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Hansch
Baraboo, daughter.
Mr.. and Mrs. Christopher Kessler
Baraboo, a. daughter.
The Baraboo news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1884-1911, 1906-03-07

provement. The building is 3Ox4O
with basement and hot air furnace.
The first school house erected in
the district was a log building
16x20, built in 1847 on the farm
then owned by Mrs. Barber, now
the farm of Judson Waterbury.
The first school was taught by
Miss Abbie Frissell. SCHOOL, was
taught there until 1853land in 1854
it was taught in an old log house on
the farm OF VIM. Johnson.
July 28, 1910, the present school
district of No. 4 Sumpter, then
called Kingston, was organized.
The qualified voters at the time
were Thomas Baxter, D. R.Baxter,
James J. Waterbury, A. L. Water
bury, W. L. Gordon, James Wood
ard, Abial Woodland, D. W. Barber,
G.. S. Vhoohers, T. B. Combs, Fred
Myers, VIM, Johnson, David T. zim-
norman, Jesse Baxter, A. Ii. john
son, John Dennet and Alden May
uard.
The first teacher after the dis
trict was organized, was Anna E.
Smith, receivin g the sum of 81
per week for a term of five months.
(Continued on Last Page.)
The Baraboo news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1884-1911, 1906-03-07

This illustration is oF the schoo
house in the Waterbury district, No.
4, in the town of Sumpter, is one OF
the best country school houses in
the county and one of the seven
teen which have furnace heat.
The building came to be erected in
a peculiar way. July Z, 1890, a vote
was taken for a new building and
was lost. July 6, 1891, was very
dry day and lot of hay was down
In the meadows. 1t commenced
raining early in the evening and
consequently there were but seven
a t the school meeting. After the
regular work of the meeting was
finished, it rained so hard that the
seven could not return home. Sud-
denly Shive Mather shouted,
E'What's the matter with building
a new school house. We can carry
It tonight" and in almost the same
breath he added, II move we build
a new school house" " Howard
Mather seconded the motion and
it was carried without a dissenting
vote. This was followed by spec
ial meeting and it did not rain that
night. There were 55 votes cast,
35 in favor and 20 against the i'm
The Baraboo news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1884-1911, 1906-03-07
CORONER'S VERDICT
ON THE r. r. WRECK.

and carefully weigh all the evidence
because, should anyone be found
guilty of culpable negligence, it
might be necessary for the State
to prosecute, the six retired to an
adjoining room. After few mo-
ments' consultation they called for
all the written testimony, stating
that they had determined to go
over all of it again. Shortly after
twelve they adjourned until two
this afternoon when the delibera-
ions were resumed.
The Verdict.
An inquisition taken at this City
of GAINESVILLE, in the County of Rock,
and State of Wisconsin, on the Is,
19, 20, "a and27th days of February
1906, before Jesse Earle, one of the
justices of the peace in the said
county upon the view of the body
of Joseph Maher, there dead, by
the jurors who names are hereunto
subscribed, who, being duly sworn
to inquire on behalf of this state
when in what manner and by what
means, the said Joseph Maher came
to his death upon their oaths do
say, that the said Joseph Maher
came to his death at the town of
Rock on the evening of February
14th, 1906, in railroad collision
between passenger train known
as train No. eleven (1D carrying an
engine and a combination baggage
and smoker and another car and
train known as extra freight, num-
Der of engine 1136, train in charge
of Conductor Randall Peck, and
Engineer George Briscoe. That the
said collision occurred at about 8:22
or 1923 o'clock p. N. of SAID day,
and that said collision was caused
by the failure of said Conductor
Randall Peck to ascertain to an
absolute certainty of the arrival of
his train, and thatsai1 collision was
caused by the departure of the
train, in charge of Conductor Peck
and Engineer Briscoe be eforethe ar
rival of train known as No. II.
We further find that the practice
Of giving verbal orders from opera
tors to trainmen is pernicious and
believe that the same should be
discontinued.
We further find that the practice
of delivering orders regarding the
movement of trains before the
actual arrival of the train effecting
the movement of trains concerning
which orders are given, is a bad
one, and such practice should be
discontinued.
We further find that Conductor
Randall Peck was not under the in
fuence of liquor at the time of the
wreck or Immediately preceding
the same. And we find that he is
not in any way addicted to the use
Of Intoxicating liquors.
The Baraboo news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1884-1911, 1906-03-07

up steep hill near the road just
before reaching the residence
formerly occupied by S. NJ. Chaffee.
At this place the view is command
ing. The mounds are on the crest
Of bluff and about one hundred
feet above the water. In the group
two of the birds appear to be flying
down the river and the other has
the appearance of joining them as
will be seen by the illustration.
The wings of two of them overlap
which is something not un-
usual in mound building. The bird
at almost right angles with the
other two, measures 214 feet from
tip to tip, the next one is 1872 feet
long and the other one stretches
out to a length of 24O feet. Their
bodies are about 65 feet long. The
end of the wing of the one nearest
the river is within six rods of the
edge of the bank and the Ink Stand
as well as the other rocks for which
the lower dells is famous, may plain
ly be seen in the distance.
Two in the group have been
more or less damaged by cultiva-
ton.
Wisconsin River Group.
The Wisconsin River group of
mounds is the most extensive array
of ancient works in the town of
Delton. There are sixty-three in
the group which is located on a low
sandy ridge about one mile north
of the residence of Asa Shuts and
near to the river east of the home
of L. M. Steele. The group begins
at the south on a fraction of forty
acres owned by James Steele, crosses
to the north over about forty acres
owned by Ernest VanAlstine and
terminates on land owned by @.
Herwig. The mounds are almost
parallel with the river, 15 to twenty
rods from it, and with few exceptions
are of the tumulus type.
The mound at the southern ex-
tremity of the group is 1862 feet
long and is very peculiar as will be
seen by the accompanying illus
tration. Most of the mound re-
The Baraboo news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1884-1911, 1906-03-07
SECOND observation-disclosures
GROUP.

SECOND PAPER-DELToN-N
GROUP.
On the bank of the HWisconsin
river, on the site of the dead town
of Newport, there are two Indian
mounds. Both come under the
type of lizard mounds and bear that
name because they have some re-
semblance to that animal. One of
the mounds is at the rear end of
the Mcfarland cottage, is about Y
rods long and is in a good state of
preservation. The other one is at
the rear of the English cottage and
much of it has been destroyed. The
metropolitan activity of Newport
fifty years ago was very disastrous
to this one and left but a ruin of
the work of the ancient builders.
Whether or not there we're other
mounds where Newport was built,
has not been learned.
Three Big Birds.
Some distance below Newport,
near to the Wisconsin river and on
land owned by George G. Fish, are
located three fine bird mounds.
This is known as the Lower Dells
group and may be found by going
The Baraboo news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1884-1911, 1906-03-07

During the month of February
there were 81 births recorded with
Register of Deeds Harry Thornton;
and of this number IA were boys and
II girls. During February one year
ago II births were recorded OF
which 7 were boys and 5 girls.
Mr.. and Mrs. Christopher Hall.
man, Ableman, a son.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. J. Haskins,
Freedom a, daughter.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Black, Excel.
sior, a son.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Gardner,
Excelsior, son.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cornelius F. Hitch
cock, Excelsior, daughter.
Mr.. and Mrs. Valentine Bureter,
Dellona, a son.
Mr.. and Mrs. Adolph 81. Koepka
Dellona, a son.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Babb, Reeds
burg, son.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Davis, Fair
field, son.
Mr.. and Mrs. JEFF S. Angle, Log
awhile, a sou.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Fenster, Wash
ington, daughter.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry J. Kruse
Washington, son.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Thies, West
field, daughter.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Roehrich
The Baraboo news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1884-1911, 1906-03-07

one another and similar one 80 feet
long.
Two of the others in the group
are of.unusual shape, one is AZ and the
other is AZ feet long. The remainder
of the group consists of round
mounds lying on the ridge in almost
a parallel line with the river.
None of the mounds have been
opened so far as learned.
To build them was no easy task
The Baraboo news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1884-1911, 1906-03-07
GAINESVILLE Gazette, Feb. 27.)


A long delay has been necessitat-
ed by the critical condition of Con-
ductor Randall Peck of the extra
freight, who lay in an unconscious
state at the Palmer hospital for
many days after the night of hor-
ror and who is still in a dazed con-
dition and unable to remember
clearly the course of events which
led up to the destruction of three
lives and thousands of dollars
worth of property, though he is
able to be dressed and to sit up,
District Attorney Fisher and the
jury closely crossquestioned him at
the hospital this morning. His ceI
tainty, for instance, that the oper-
ator was on the depot platform and
gave him the signal to pull out with
the freight cannot be shaken,
though such testimony lis .unsup-
ported by anything that has gone
before. This detail and the others
he fixes with visible effort, seeming
to grope back to the tragedy as one
who has awakened from some
vague and fearful dream whose
outlines he tries in vain to recall.
Swears He Tasted No Liquor.
The weight of the testimony is
clearly against the theory that
Peck was in his cups or had even
tasted of liquor on the night in
in question, His associates on the
train were certain that he had
done nothing of the kind. And at
the hospital this morning the un-
fortunate man protested vehement
ly that the accusation was untrue.
His wife, who was with him, in
tears told the jury that in the fif-
teen years of their married life he
had never been a drinking man.
And afterwards T. M. Biddle Gum
and J. e. HoneYsett, who live near
the scene of the wreck and were
among those to arrive before the
relief train reached there, testified
that they found Peck lying on some
cushions in the wrecked caboose.
Mr.. Gum says that he leaned over
to see if the man was breathing
and to move his head to more
comfortable position, that he de-
tected no Cdor of liquor, and that
he is very certain he would have
done so had such an odor been dis
cernible. Mr.. Honeysett held up
the head-end of the door improvis-
ed as litter, which was used to
convey the injured man to the re-
lief train. He, also detected no
trace whatever of liquor.
Jury Retires to Consult.
The taking testimony was con-
cluded in Justice Earle's court
room at 11:45 a. m. and after Dis
trict Attorney Fisher had spoken
briefly to the jury, cautioning its
members to take plenty of time
The Baraboo news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1884-1911, 1906-03-07

NOTE: The field notes and maps
from which these articles are taken,
were made by Mr. A. B. Stout of Bar
aboo, for the State Archaeological So-
ciety and will soon be issued in the
published reports of that Organiza-
ton.
The Baraboo news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1884-1911, 1906-03-07
SAUK COUNTY ANTIQUITIES.
(By II. E. Cole.)

sembles the lizard type, head at
one end and tapering to point at
the other. In this case it appears
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1906-05-05
CONVENTION is NOT
ASPEC|AL ELECTION

made the rurling that the caucuses are a
special election, the caucuses will be held
unless an order OF the supreme court
overruling that decision is secured and
IL Is said that in all likelihood, the courts
will not be appealed to.
Some Democrats are puzzlng over this
as n conundrum. They point out that
section OF the caucus law contains these
words: 'ln the cities OF Providence, New
port and Pawtucket the caucuses OF all
political parties shall be held I'm accord
ance with the provisions OF this act, and
such provisions shall apply only in said
city"
The act does not define what a eau
Gus Is.
Section 5 of the same act, which by
the way Is designated as chapter 1918 OF
the Public Laws, contains this language:
"All caucuses excepting those necessary
FOR a special election. shall be held after
the second Thursday next after the first
Monday In September OF each year"
The question seems TO turn iIpon
whether the Democratic state. convention
can by any possible twisting OF language
be considered special election within the
meaning OF the law.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1906-05-05

! straining OF the law to help out the gang
| OF Democratic Hessians
personally, all the members OF the
board are the finest OF fellows, and l for
one am glad they are going to have an
easy time this fail.
AT one time the press agent of the
Hessians had a good deal 10 say about the
Moran men I'm the first ward and what
want 10 know Is, if this Moran, who led
the Democratic friends OF the Republican
machine I'm the caucus for two years, Is
the same Moran as the T. Moran who
was summoned as a witness for CHIEF
Matthews
"The journalistic manipulation and the
chief are great friends, and Mr.. Moran
of ward one has always assiduously culti-
waited the friendship Of the friends OF
the chief.
This may have been only as a return
for newspaper notoriety, or out OF disin-
terested devotion TO the purity of the city
and the enforcement OF the laws.
Another witness | would like 10 know
about Is j. Pagan. and whether Mr.. Fagan
was ever in business In the vicinity OF
Broad street. IL is strange how very few
people there are in a community as big
as this who amount to anything.
Alderman Reynolds Is sued for alleged
slander and. OF course. the plaintiff. hav-
istic political manipulator of facts, and
party and city machines. gets what you
newspaper fellows call a scoop on the
item.
1.-THE funny part OF IL is. that three OF
the witnesses-Hall. Rawson and Roe
Smith-have been pretty powerful In the
city council and all are under heavy OBJ
legations TO tile manipula,Jr.
1.-TWO OF them have been very valuable
aids I'm the unsuccessful efforts 10 wreck
the Democratic party. Smith never tired
himself by using his thinking apparatus
on politics much, so he never was DEM
ocrat
HE was, however I'm a position 10 help
out my friend ONeills friend, Alderman
Dunn, when Mr.. Dunn. in some unexplain-
able way, suddenly became the pet OF the
Republican city machine, for Mr.. Smith
was then chairman OF the committee on
city property.
It's lucky for New Workers. that certain
Providence politicians did not emigrate
there a few years ago. or the Flatron
building wouldn't be the only curiosity OF
the town.
II guess have talked enough. but
pfeHse fet me know about Mr.. MeFaH and
Mr. Pagan hope the Democrats won't
be lost in the lively shuttle now going
on"
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1906-05-05
WHO'S MORAN?
WHO'S FAGAN?
Sidelights of Political Gossip on Men and Things as
They Appear to the Observant Citizen Who Has
His Eyes Toward the Morning and His Ear to the
Ground i'm These Days of Coltish Activity.

''The poor Democrats" today said a
politician who keeps pretty accurate tabs
on things. "are awful lonesome just now
because Of the absence OF advice from a
certain quarter.
"Still, registrations are going on pretty
lively, and of a nature quite satisfactory
20 the opponents OF the present manage
ment OF things.
''The article i'm The News last night on
the troubles OF the Republicans In rela-
tion 10 the candidacy OF Senator Wet
more and Col. Coh was important be-
cause II showed there was at least one
scrap that was not Democratic talked
about I'm Providence newspaper
II think The News could give some In
teresting information about Col Colts
candidacy II II hustled round and found
out.
1T will be recalled that one or the
brightest things Mayor Fitzgerald oil
Pawtucket ever said-and he Is a cracker
jack at bright sayings-was about "A GER
tain capitalists not hunning himself for
office but starting his colt in the race I'm
his place.
1T does look as is the Colt men had the
backing OF more than the capitalist re-
ferred to- but that story may be told
some day.
Il was amused at the reference 10 lit
tie George. one OF the party oracles has
disposed OF him 10 the oracle's own salts
faction but the Westerly Napoleon will
not down.
when you come TO think over pontIcai
success the men who do the talking are
very often pretty deep fellows.
Former Governor Garvin. though he
has had many arrows I'm his quiver. has,
all things considered, been pretty wise IN
the ones he selected in his shooting
matches; and as for his successor-well.
if you're Missouri wise. you will watch
him until the polls close next November.
as he will I'm some manner manage 10
stay the time limit in the ring.
But constantly comes TO my mind the
fear that the Democratic party may get
lost, as IL Is several days since it's jour
nalistic manipulation had time TO pay at
tention TO the party's affairs-he's pretty
muchinterested in another direction these
days: and as for his good friends, the
board OF canvassers and registration
members. they feel as IL he had forgot
ten them.
'"Still. unless all reports are false. this
board has got tired of standing for a
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1906-05-05
NEWSLETS

It's a comfort to me In lfe's battle,
When the conflict seems all going wrong.
When l seem to lose every ambition
And the current OF life grows too strong.
To think that the dusk ends the warfare.
That the worry is done for the night;
And the little chap there. at the window,
Believes that his daddys all right.
In the heat OF the day and the hurry.
I'm prompted so often to pause,
While my mind strays away from the
striving.
Away from the noise and applause.
The cheers may be meant for some other;
Perhaps ] have lost in the ight;
But the little chap waits at the window
Believing his daddy's all right.
I can laugh at the downfalls and failure
/ can smile I'm the trial and pain;
can feel that in spite OF the errors,
The struggle has not been in vain.
II fortune will only retain me
That comfort and solace at night,
When the little chap waits at the window,
Believing his daddy's all right.
Denver Republican.
Ten men took out naturalization papers
this morning I'm the United States circuit
court.
Duplicate key workers secured sl5 from
the cash drawer in the Infantry hall
skating rink during the noon hour yes
terday.
Two lead siphons valued at s. were
stolen from the shop OF Otis Boos, re-
finers. corner of Culver and Blackstone
streets, some time Thursday.
John Riley OF Auburn, aged 81, was
found on Westminster street this morning
with a severe scalp wound in which
Police Surgeon Griffin took several
stitches.
Isador Boradian of l24 Sprague street
reports stolen from his shed 50 pair OF
rubber boots and two pairs OF felt boots
valued at s.: a book OF trading stamps
valued at $3.50, 90 cents worth of brass
carpenters tools and n pair OF s. shoes.