The Baraboo news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1884-1911, 1907-12-18
a BEER HORN, OLD BOOKS AND
OTHER CURlOS ON EX-
HIBIT
SET FROM QUEEN ANAE'S TIME
W. r. Thomas of Reedsburg, Gives
Articles of Pioneer
Days

Since those last published, the fol-
lowing additions have been made 10
the collections Of the Sauk County
Historical society:
A. 5. Brooks of Reedsburg, gives a
Philippine slipper and bird arrow with
poisoned point brought from the is
lands by Capt. Austin a cOcOanut with
husk, two cotton bulbs, and a curious
growth. This latter drifted ashore on
Santa Rosa Island during a storm in
1906. A bottle also accompanies the
curio, containing sand.
George S. Atkinson ofBaraboo, loans
several articles of extreme age. There
is an old pair of spectacles used by his
great grandfather in England and can
die Snuffers in use in 1746 in England.
Henry VIII IS time is represented by
a beer horn which was used at that
time in Oxford, England. There is al
so a pewter set used in Queen Anne's
time in a dukes castle. Two books
are in the collection, one 208 years and
the other 224 years of age.
There is toasting fork owned by
the late John Atkinson and used by
his father in Stragglethorp, England,
100 years ago. Also in the collection is
a tobacco box formerly owned by G.
S. Adkinson's great grandfather, and
knife and steel used by the late John
AdkinsOn's father.
d. w. Graves of Baraboo contributes
a hackel which he found on the old
Clark farm three miles northwest of
Baraboo. He presents also sickel
brought to Sauk county by the B. B.
Brier family in 1851. 1t was made be-
fore 1900. Mr.. Graves also furnishes
two land patents issued to d. B.
Randall.
Albert Britton presents copper, gold,
and silver ores from Cambray, n.
M.
w. T. Thomas of Reedsburg con
tributes several articles and utensils of
great age. They are: a powder flask
found twenty miles north of Denver,
Colorado, by himself; an iron drink
ing cup which hefound near an aband-
Oned hOmesteader's cabin near San
dusky along in the 50's;a skillet brought
to Wisconsin from Pennsylvania in
1916 by Ellis Thomas; and lard
lamp used many years in the family
of Ellis Thomas who settled at Lone
Rock in 1850.
Addison w. Abbott of Okee, con-
tributes two fine flakes found on an
Indian village site near Okee.
Mrs. Hattie Palmer Hyde of Los
Angeles, Cal, gives six old coins from
California.
N. G. Abbott of Okee presents two
wool cards used in West Point, Column
bia county by his mother during the
civil war.
N. G. Abbott also contributes sever
al fragments of Indian pottery and
flint chips picked up at the Okee
village site.
Mrs. E. A. Wrightmyre of Baraboo
contributes several old letters and
papers said to be fonnd on the body of
a dead soldier. One of the letters is
dated at Dublin, Feb. II, 177S. This
was during the days when envelopes
were not used, the letter being folded
and Saalad OY, ono end
r. c. Gray of Okee, gives Is arrows
and t1ints found near Okee.
w. 7. Thomas of Reedsburg gives
candle moulds used by Elias Thomas
who come to Sauk County in 1850.
George J. Seamans of Reedsburg
gives number of old newspapers.
Jacob Vanderhoef, formerly of Mer-
rimack but now resident of Baraboo,
gives an old tea kettle made of copper
which dates back many years in the
family Vanderhoef.
The society greatly appreciates the
many gifts. All are on exhibit in the
rooms of the society of the court
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