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The Baraboo news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1884-1911, 1908-05-27
EARLY EDUCATION IN BARABOO
Paper Read Before the Sauk County Historical Society
by O. L. Stinson..

Since no records exist concerning
the school days of Baraboo's early life,
outside of the brief and valuable out
lines made by William III. Garfield,
who was one of the very first to settle
in the BarabOO valley, a glamour OF
uncertainty, mingled more or less with
romance, is naturally shed around the
accounts handed down from the ad-
venturesome days of so and so years
ago. Not many are now living who
saw the erection of the log school
house on Seventh avenue in 1874 when
e. M. Hart taught the first school in
Baraboo. Even among these, accounts
differ as to the details of its construc-
tion and its exact location. There is
no question, however, concerning the
general spirit of the times, the ever
present and all too prevalent weak
nesses of human nature, the admira-
ble courage and sacrifice of certain in
dividuals, and the gradual supremacy
finally of principles, which place the
founders and promoters of the Gem
City historically in the same class
with those who have accomplished re-
suits more OstentatiOuS in character.
Almost from the beginning and con-
tinuously from 1914 to the present day
have there been ample opportunities in
one form or another for the young peo-
pie to obtain exceptionally good train
ing, far exceeding indeed that procur-
able in the average town Of the same
size at the same time. Because all of
the select schools and colleges finally
went out Of existence does not argue
that their Importance was small. Be-
cause no college like that of Beloit or
Lawrence university remains to the
present day does not indicate failure
on the part of the schools which exist
ed in BaraboO merely for time. It
isn't SO much what community has
to show from the many years of its
historic struggles that counts in the
final summing up. 1t is the attitude
of the various progressive individuals,
no matter what they may accomplish,
which is the determining factor.
Before a school district was organic
ed, Eben Peck met E. M. Hart in
Prairie du Sac and induced him to
come to Baraboo and teach a private
school. This was in 1843 and the
school was taught, it is said, in an old
log building, which had been standing
from the very beginning of Baraboo.
Mr. Solomon Shafer was the name of
the man living in the building previ-
Gus to its use as a school. { Mr.. Shat
er's wife was sister of the first DR..
COWies of BarabOO.
The Baraboo news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1884-1911, 1908-05-27
JOHN BARKER DEAD,
Passes Away in Consequence of
Wound From Accidental!
Shot.

John Barker of Ncrth Freedom
passed away Thursday afternoon at 5
O'Clock, in consequence Of having
been accidentally shot while returning
from hunting carp in the river near
his creamery in the morning about
1880. He was AZ years of age.
All through the day Mr.. Barker
seemed to rest comfortably and his
friends and doctors were hopeful of his
recovery, but hemorrhage just before
his death showed that the internal in
juries were greater than at first sup
posed. At one time along in the after
he rallied and remarked to his wife:
81 believe [ am all in" Those were
his last words.
1t seems that he and Alexander
Ouelette were hunting carp and they
were about to return from the river.
Mr.. Barker had climbed over a woven
wire fence, when Mr.. Ouelette,
who was some distance away heard
the shot and a cry afterwards. He
hurried to the spot, but could see
nothing until he heard groan. He
then noticed Mr.. Barker lying on the
ground face down, and the gun, a Al
caliber, hanging in the fence suspend
ed by the stock. 1t is supposed that
Mr.. Barker was pulling the gun
through after him, when he slipped
causing the hammer to catch and fire
it; for the bullet passed into his body
at the right lung and came out much
farther down on the left side, and
was found in his clothing later by the
physicians.
Soon after the accident a number
were summoned from the creamery
and others came from the village to
lend assistance. He was placed upon
a cot and carried TO his home, which is
near the Methodist church.
Mr.. Barker has been a resident of
Sauk county all of his life. Until six
years ago he lived and ran a creamery
on the homestead of his father, Archi-1
bald Barker, who figured conspicu-
ously in the earliest history of Bara-
boo. This farm is about miles west
of Baraboo. About 19 years ago he
was married to Miss Maude Hill.
Some six years the family moved to
North Freedom, where Mr.. Barker has
been associated very closely with the
business interests of the village, being
owner of the creamery, vice president
of the bank, and village officer ever
since his residence there. For several
years he was the village president.
He was one of those splendid, active
busi ness men, the removal of which is
a great loss to any community. His
many friends deeply regret the sad ac-
cident.
The two children, Howard and Hell
en- are to be graduated from their
respective schools this June: Howard
from the Baraboo high school, and
Helen from the North Freedom school.
Besides his wife, there survive him
five brothers and one sister. They
are, William of Baraboo; Joseph, Clin-
ton, Ia; Thomas, Baraboo town; Alex
ander, Springfield, ILL.,; Samuel ,Jeffer-
son, Ia; and Mrs. Sarah Brett of Chi
cago.
The Baraboo news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1884-1911, 1908-05-27
Death at Middleton.

The member of the family ofG. j.
Schroeder has received the announce
ment of the death of M RS. Lemcke at
Middleton. Deceased was about "a years
old. The boy in the same family that
was kicked by horse is improving.
The Baraboo news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1884-1911, 1908-05-27

Mrs. Barrett of Bara boo and Mr.and
Mrs. Thomas of Caledonia werein Por-
tage the first part of the week to at
tend the District No. 20 Rebekah con-
vention held there. Delegations from
Westfeld, Coloma, Plainfeld, Parde-
Vile, and Montello were present.
The Baraboo news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1884-1911, 1908-05-27
ENJOY TRIP TO FREEDOM
Local Members of the Masonic Fratern-
itY Visit Neighboring
Lodge.

There was a happy gathering of
members at the Masonic order at North
Freedom Tuesday night. The mem
bers from Baraboo went in automo.
biles and carriages and report the
weather ideal and the occasion long
to be remembered. There was work in
the third degree of the blue lodge and
The Baraboo news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1884-1911, 1908-05-27

Continued on Sixth Page.)
The Baraboo news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1884-1911, 1908-05-27

to the course of study. The books were
anything and everything which per-
tanned to the subjects studied. "Ex-
ceedingly fortunate was the pupil who
could get any at ALL" says David Rey-
nolds, one of the first pupils.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1908-03-13
TRIES TO KILL
KING OF NORWAY
SWEDE FUSILLADES CASTLE AT
CHRISTIANIA WITH MANY
BULLETS.
HAAKON AND QUEEN ABSENT,
Man, Apparently Insane, Is Promptly
Seized by Police-Avows Inten-
ton to Assassinate Monarch.
CASTLE WINDOWS ARE SMASHED.

CHRISTIANIA, March 10.-A Swede
apparently insane, fusiladed the royal
castle here with Remington rifle at
noon today.
He fired altogether dozen bullets,
several of which crashed through the
windows and embedded themselves in
the interior walls.
The man was promptly seized by the
police and disarmed. In the station he
declared it to be his intention to kill
King HaakoD. He had forty or fifty
cartridges in his pockets.
King Haakon and Queen Maud were
absent from the castle at the time.
The name of the Swede is Johannes
Gren: He has lived here several years
and followed the trade of a blacksmith
Ills grievance appears to be that King
Haakon receives too large a salary from
the public funds. and to the police he
declared the King had no right to be
i'll this country.
1t is said Gren spent several years
III an asylum in Denmark.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1908-03-13
ESCAPE A SCHOOL FIRE
COLLINWOOD HORROR REPETITION
IS POSSIBLY AvERTED.
Big Toledo Institution Burns While Lit
tie Ones Are on Way to
School.

TOLEDO, O., March 10.-Napoleon's
Union school, the largest building of the
kind in the state which was completely
remodeled only last April and cost the
county $4,000 altogether, was de-
stroyed by fire this morning.
A repetition of the Collinwood horror
was possibly averted by only quarter
of an hour in the time Of the starting
of the fire, as the children were on their
way to school, and some were playing in
the yard when it was destroyed. At >
o'clock when the school pupils should
have been in their seats, the main part
of the building was a mass of flames.
Supt. Bemer and Principal White were
the only persons in the building when
the fire broke out, the other teachers not
having arrived The two men ran to
the stairway leading to the attic and
were driven back by Il shower of sparks
and Il great volume of smoke.
The fire had evidently caught from a
defective tue Of the furnace chimney
where it ran up through the attic. Be
fore the fire department could get q
stream on the building, the flames had
Quilted the attic and dropped to the
floor below, attacked the east wing and
was roaring up the big central tower.
The bell fell inside of fifteen minutes.
The building is total loss.
Eight hundred pupils were enrolled in
| the school The big building has fifty
four rooms, including two large play
rooms and two engine rooms. 1t was re-
Gently rebuilt and was formally opened
| last April.
There was the greatest fear among the
parents of the children and many ran to
the school when they heard that the
| huil1ino was
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1908-03-13
SPORT PARAGRAPHS.

The claim of Player Ben Caffyn for
san,ary from Cleveland for the time be-
..vcen the end of the O. and Z. season
and that of the American league is dis
allowed. the commission finding that
Cleveland had not ordered him to report
during the period and that he had no
ground for his claim.
Nhcre having arisen some question
over the transfer of Player irwin " IL
holm and birmingham and Brooklyn,
all parties agreeing on the facts, the COM
mission appOrtionS the purchase money,
5000. to birmingham. $3.50 to the play
er and the balance to the COMMISSION.
for violation of the rules regarding Il
r4on-reServe contract.
Player Oscar Knobs presented no new
evidence in his application for reinstate-
ment, and the request was therefore re-
FUSED.
The application of Edward J. Hughes
for release from his contract with the
Boston American league team was re-
fused, the club having acted entirely
within its rights.
Jack O'Keefe, the Chicago lightweight,
will re-euter the ring. He has been of
fered two fights on the coast and will
leave with his manager, Jimmy Corburn,
for San Francisco the latter part of the
week The scene of his first match will
ne at Oakland, where he meets Harry
Arndt.
Player Asmussen is declared forever
ineligible. On rehearinG of the Eau
Claire claim to his services he had
claimed that he should be declared free
agent. being under no contract, and in a
former decision the commission 50 ruled.
Since then his written contract had been
discovered and the case was reopened
and the new ruling announced.
William II. Knell was reelected presi-
dent of the Wisconsin Feathered Stock
association ut the annual election in
Schlitz park hall last night. Other of
hcerS chosen are: Vice president. Il. W.
Boerner; second vice president. John
Hartley; secretary Peter Koff: treas urer,
Henry Daniels, Jr.; warden. August
HaSsman: trustees, G.. w Schubert, j.
!. De Gcllcke and \. c. Neess
Minneapolis wrestling followers have
sent request to w. w. Wittig. the Chi
cago promoter, to give the Flour city
date by all means and they are ready
10 guarantee a good purse even for an
exhibition. Kansas City has made a
similar request, so that the foreigner
will no doubt be kept busy for the time
he is in this country. Seattle Wash,
has offered him big money to go ont
there. but the chances are that he will
no so farther west than Minneapolis.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1908-03-13
OTHER DECISIONS OF COURT.
List of Cases Adjudicated by Tribunal at
Madison.

MADISON. Wis, March TO- Spe-
cial THE following decisions were to.
day handed down by the supreme court:
No. 211-(August calendar)-In re. appli-
cation of j. ii. Clark ct al, for the incor-
poration of village of Unity, etc, Chris
tian Bale, appellant; affirmed.
No. 231-(August calendar) - Andrew
Buchanan, appellant, VS.. Thomas b. JEFF
rey ct al, respondents; affirmed.
No. 239-James G. Chandler. respondent,
VS.. c. E. Kinds, appellant; affirmed.
No. 241-Henry Eddy Williams ct al. ap-
pellants, VS.. Peter G. Williams ct al. re
spondents; reversed.
No. 242-Magnus Miller, appellant, VS.
Kenosha Electric Railway company, re
spondent; affirmed.
No. 243-Bert w Pierson. appellant. VS.
Citizens Telephone and Telegraph com
pany, respondent; appeal dismissed.
No. 244-Henry J. Kortendick, appellant,
VS.. Town of Waterford, respondent; re
YerScd; new trial
No. 245-In the matter of the instrument
propoundcd as the last will and testament
of James NJ Dardis, deceased, James Oar
dis ct al, appellants; affirmed.
No. 246-John YunkcS Jr., appellant VS.
Racine Sattley company, respondent; at
firmed.
No. State-(August calendar)-Statc OF
Wisconsin, plaintiff, vs.. Frank Il. Schultz.
defendant; motion for rchearing granted
placed at the foot of the next calendar.
No. 10-(August calcndar)-Milton NJ
DUNCAN, plaintiff in error, VS.. state of Wis
cousin, defendant in error; reversed, new
trial The warden of the state prison is
asked to surrender DUNCAN to the sheriff
of Milwaukee.
No 2-(January caendaD - Manitowoc
Clay Product company VS. Manitowoc
Green Bay & Northwestern Railway com
pany (cross appeals); appeal and cross APP
peals affirmed
No 4-Frank Hamacheck, respondent, VS.
Joseph Duball, appellant; affirmed.
No 5-Hattic b. Corbctt, respondent, VS.
Physicians Casualty Association of Amer
lea. appellant; affirmed
No. 6-Joscph ]. Schmitt, by guardian,
respondent. VS.. Hamilton Manufacturing
company, appellant; affirmed.
No. Peter Beser, appellant, VS. Law
renee Stedl ct al respondents; affirmed.
No S-Sheboygan county, respondent, VS.
town of Sheboygan Falls, appellant; af
tirmed.
No. 12--Mary Ellen Holman, respondent.
VS. Mineral Point Zine company, appellant;
affirmed,
No. 13-Ella NJ Saladay, respondent, VS.
Mineral Point Zine company, appellant; at
tirmed,
No. 14-Lizzie Loughenry, administrators
etc. respondent, VS.. Mineral Point X
Northern Railway company, appellant; af
firmed.
No 16-James Lewis ct al. appellants
VS. town of Eagle eft al, respondents; af
tirmed.
other proceedings:
No Il Rowley VS.. Chicago, Milwaukee
& St Paul Railway company Argued by
Charles +. Eroman for appellant and by j
T. Dithmar for respondent.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1908-03-13
LATEST MARKET REPORTS
MILWAUKEE,, MARCH 10.
EGG AND DAIRY MARKETS.

LWAUKEE-BUTTER - Easy; Elgin
price of extra creamery is 29c; local price,
extra creamery is 29c; prints, SOC; hrsis,
25026c; seconds, 22@23c; process, 23Qp0Z4G
dairy, fancy, 23c; lines, 2OQ21c; fresh roll,
1902Oc; packing stock, 1Sc.
CHEESE-Steady: American full cream,
new make twins, 121a013c; Young Amer
icas, 13Q131ac; daisies, 131A014c; longhorns.
1312014c: limburger october, 16c; winter
make lac; fancy brick, 1l12Q12c; low
grades 1Oc; imported Swiss, 27c; block, 13c;
round Swiss. 14015c.
EGGS - Market is steady. The produce
boards official market for strictly fresh
laid as received, cases returned. 1S919c;
April storage, recandled, 140l3c; INSECT
laneous storage, 12Q13c; seconds. ioc;
checks, Zoe. Receipts, 416 cases; yesterday,
CHICAGO, ILL.,, March 10. - Cheese =
steady; daisies, 131a914c; twins 1Z72W
l31ac; young Americas. 1318W13%c.
ELGIN, ILL.,, March, Especial l-Market
firm at 29c. Output for week in this DIS
trct, 435, 100000 pounds.
CHICAGO. H. March 10.-Butter-
Steady; creameries, 22@@2Sc dairies, 209
26c Eggs-Easy; at mark; cases included,
NEW YORK, March 0.-Butter-steady,
unchanged; receipts, 10,524. Cheese-Flrm'
unchanged; receipts, 2155. Eggs-Easy; re.
ceipts 2O573; state, Pennsylvania ana
nearby fancy selected, white, 26c; good to
choice 24M25c.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1908-03-13
LETTER IS EXPLAINED,
Berlin Dispatch Says Edward Has As
sured Emperor William of Eng
lands FriendlineSS.

BERLIN, March 10.-A local news
agency declares today that it has
learned from an unimpeachabIe author
ity that King Edward has sent letter
to Emperor William, couched in cordial
and friendly terms, concerning the reye-
lation by the London Times of the ex-
istence of private correspondence be-
tween the Emperor and Lord Tweed
mouth, first lord of the British admir-
atty. According to this agency dispatch
King Edward, in his letter, takes the
view that the British Parliament and the
public, as we'll as an immense majority
of the press of England, sharply disap
prove of the action of The Times. The
Kings action, it is added, will create
the best impression both in Germany
and in England.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1908-03-13
LOST-A CONSTITUTION.
Original Copy of Wisconsin's Cannot Be-
Found-It Was Adopted
in 1S4S.

MADISON, Wis, March 10.-[Spe.
cial. ]-Where is TIE original copy of lbe
constitution of W Wisconsin, passed in
1913?
This question has puzzled state officials
for years. Those interested in old docu
ments have applied at the office of tbe
secretary of state, but it cannot be 10,
Gated.
At the office is a neatly copied consti-
tuition, rolled and kept i'll an air-tigbt
tin can. The names signed to the docu,
ment, however, are not signatures of the
signers, but are hand-printed names of
the signers arranged by counties. 1t is
believed the original copy of the consti-
tuition was sent to the printer when the
labors of the convention were finished,
and never returned.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1908-03-13

ward the top OF the mellow circle buried
itself in a big black cloud, so that no
great stretch of the imagination was re-
CURED to fill in the picture of an erup-
ton from the peaceful old mountain
From an artistic standpoint the spec
tacle was one to be boarded in the fond
memory, and those who saw it may re-
gard themselves as having been peculi-
arly fortunate. Every year the moon
to the precise central point on the sum-
nit and present a picture SO perfect
Portland Oregonian.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1908-03-13
Breakfasts in Siberia.

"This bitter weather." said the ex-
plorer, makes me think of Siberia. /
spent two weeks in the hut of a Siberian
savage, prisoner to the black frost
Shall I ever forget those two weeks
Nit
"a Siberian breakfast comes back to
nv mind We took it lying on our stom-
achs round kind of pie-board which
was our table. The first dish was frozen
weeds dipped in seal oil and served with
large chunks of fresh blubber. The sec
ond dish was walrus. The third dish
was walrus hide-an inch thick and
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1908-03-13
The Moon and Mount Hood.

Perching itself for few moments on
the very top of Mount Hood, the big.
new moon illumined that majestic peak
at II o'clock last night SO clearly that
it's mantle of glistening white, toned to
plainly from Portland and vicinity.
Never before. say old time Oregonians,
has the moon been observed to scale the
summit so fairly and with such perfect
balance as last night. The big, yellow
disk apparently could not have been
more accurately adjusted to the top of
the mountain. And as it passed on up
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1908-03-13
"A Good Doctor"

Who has the highest recommendations
from patients, who does not promise to
do impossible things, whose reputation
and character is good is what you want.
Every sick person wants to get well.
Many have paid out money without re-
suits and become discouraged. Are you
one of these? Please send for sworn
af1idavits of patients treated for cancer,
epilepsy, paralysis. peritonitis. etc. Don't
give up, write today. Calls are made to
any part of the state without cost to
you. Physicians Medical Institute, Mil
watlkee, Wis.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1908-03-13
GETS PICTURE OF A COFFIN.

ST. LOUIS, Mo-, March 1O-A sec
ond Black Hand letter demand for $500
was received by Edward l.. Loyett, a
florist, and turned over to the police to-
day. Several days ago Loyett received
the first letter demanding that he leave
$500 in designated spot on Eads
bridge. or he would be killed. In the
envelope containing the second letter
was a note addressed to his sister, Mrs.
NJ. Shaffry, bearing drawing of cof-
fin and the words. He viii! need this
if he does not bring the money"
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1908-03-13
MANYFIREMEN INJURED
Flames Cause 100000 Loss in New
York and SINCE the Big Siegel-
Cooper Store.

NEW YORK, March 10.-A score OIL
firemen were injured, several of them Sc
riously, hundreds of persons were driven
from their homes and many buildings
were threatened by fire early today
which destroyed the siX-story brick build
ing at 80 West Eighteenth street Ine
big Siegel-Cooper department store was
seriously threatened. The fire also got
into the adjoining building at 3 to 80
West Eighteenth and caused Joss OL
PITTSBURG, Pa, March 1O-Eignt
firemen were injured and the business
section of Williamsburg, suburb ua eu
aged to the extent of $l2o,0OO oE "I'
today.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1908-03-13

hairy: you swallowed it whole, for it was
too tough to chew.
DINNER was breakfast over again. plus
a hot meat, seal or reindeer, after the
hide course. Supper consisted of cold
hIubber and cold hide served with seal
oil.
Don't wrinkle your nose and shudder.
In that intense cold, the thermometer
never above 40 degrees below zero. /
liked that greasy food You should have
seen me munchlng away at great. SOFT:
yellow balls of fat similar to duck fat"
Minneapolis Journal.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1908-03-13
DEFENSE OF ALA TOMORROW.

DENVER, Colo, March 10.-When
the trial of Giuseppe Ala, charged with
the murder of Father Leo Heinrichs was
resumed today the indications were the
state would be able to present its entire
case, including the testimony of its san
ty experts, before the close of the day
and that the prisoners defense would be
heard tomorrow. The jury is composed
of business men, all non-Catholic, who
declare they are not opposed to hanging
and would not be influenced by the fact
that the murdered man was priest.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1908-03-13
MILWAUKEE, srocKYARDs REPORT.

CATTLE - Market is steady; butch
dunn to good, 375G425; heifers, medium to
good, 1904 80; common to fair. 3.0oQ3. SO;
cows, good to choice. 3.5o@4;25; fair oI to
25Oa2. So; bulls good to choice, 5000 90;
bologna bulls, common to fair, 2.75@3. %;
feeders, 375Q4; %; stockers; 3O0@35o
SHEEP-Market is steady; common to
lambs, common to fair. 5.50Q6.25; choice to
prime, $500. 90: bucks. 2.2503OO.
44504.70; packers, 4.4O@4.55; light, 1900
455; pigs, 390G14.05.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1908-03-13
DOOMED AS TAFT DELEGATES.
Nomination Papers Circulated for BLACK
stock and John Barney.

WEST BEND, Wis, March ~
Especial. Nomination papers Tor lnon'
as BIackstock of Sheboygan ana 'oHD
NJ. Barney of West Bend, for delegates
to the Republican national CONVENTION, 1T
the interests of William II. Taft are 0'.
ing circulated in Washington cQ2nl! y
RACINE, Wis, March lo-iel'L, ,5 H.,
Nelson, former mayor Of TINS cI'l, t%r
seeks to be elected as delegate 10 NJ.
Republican national convention az t;.n ,' of
cago, is opposed to the n9IniL"u"JT f,.
vors the candidacy of William II, I trIo
APPLETON, Wis, March lom -,la..
Republicans of the city in mass I' E,n
ing placed b. c. Wolter IN noi'i''"'"
for mayOr