The Baraboo news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1884-1911, 1908-07-22
FAME EXTENDS
BEYOND STATE
LOCAL HISTORICAL SOCIETY RE-
CEIVES GIFTS FROM MIS-
SOURI, COLLECTOR.

That the local Historical society has
achieved fame beyond the limits of the
state is evidenced by a collection of
Indian stuff received from Il. E.
Baird of Popular Bluff, Mo. A citizen
of BarabOo was in the Missouri town
some time ago and while passing down
the street noticed collection of relics
in the show window of a merchant.
AS the items were especially fine he
went in and discovered that the col
lectOr was one of rare discernment and
knowledge in archaeology, which was
apparent from the quality of his eXhi-
bit. The Baraboo man got busy and
talked long and eloquently of the
needs of his town, especially in the
matter of Indian relics. The result
of the interview was small collection
of flints and stone axe, the former be-
ing Of such items as were distinc-
lively characteristic of that section
of the south. Five are as white
as good milk, two are as black as coal
and one is brown stone knife of some
sort of ebert. All are quite different
from flint found in this section. The
axe is of species of granite, crude in
workmanship, but of the kind highly
priced by collectors. All these were
given to the Sauk County Historical
society by the finder, Mr.. Baird, we'll
known in Missouri as one of the most
intelligent collectors of his section.
His store of specimens has CONNER
cial value of several thousand dollars,
but there is not money enough in the
country to buy single item from him.
He gives a few specimens away, when
convinced that they will not go upon
the market, but like all collectors of
the proper spirit he will have nothing
to do with money in the business. The
collection was secured by V. S.
Pease.
l.. III. Palmer, clerk for the town of
Greenfield, gives a book Of $5,O 900 bonds
issued to the Chicago & Northwestern
railroad. The bonds are dated January
1, 1872, and are signed by A. Johnson,
chairman and John M. True, clerk.
The coupons have not been removed
from the bonds and the explanation
for this is Mr.. True says that the
money was given to the railroad in
stead of the bonds. After they had
been signed and after the money was
paid the bonds still remained as the
property of the town.
IL. III. Hewlett gives catalog of the
Baraboo Collegiate institute, dated
1863.64.
Mrs, Henrietta Schwartz gives some
doll heads and vases melted together
in the Chicago fire of II.
Mrs. J. h. English gives copy of
Sturm's Reflections, formerly in the
library of the Baraboo Female semin-
ary.
N. G. Abbott gives fine collection
of Indian pottery taken from the In
dian sites near Okee.
Mrs. Harriet G.. Lee gives a land
grant of the government issued to l..
l.. Lee, dated Oct. 8, 1S4S.
G. w. Eggleston of Porto Cortez,
Mexico, gives six Mexican coins, peso,
quarto, 2-real, real, IL real, and IA
real.
Mrs. Kate Jerome of LaValle gives
Whig almanac, dated 1845. Besides
Washington's farewell address and
the Declaration of Independence it
contains list of government officials
and the tariffs.
III. III. Hewlett gives much worn
copy of the Annals of the Fortieth
QOO-days men) found in the effects of
the late r. r. Remington.
L.. III. Palmer donates a collection
of stamps taken from chattel mort
gage issued before or soon after the civil
war,