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Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1913-03-20
Early Days On Skillet Creek
Log Houses-Big Hospitality Time
Doctors -Husking Bees and Clubs
Written by Mrs.
Isadore L. Cowles for
Farmers Club.

Capt. Levi Moore hdnted and
fished at the Skillet Falls in 1910
and gave the name to the or eek be-
cause of the washed out holes in the
sand, rock. These holes were always
filed with water where he often
washed hisIhands and he said they re-
minded him of skillets, hence the names
'skillet Greek and skillet Falls"
To w. FL. Garfield belongs the dis
tinction of being the earliest settler lin
this valley. He came with his wife
in 1912 and purchased of the govern
ment the place now owned by Otto
Knoop near the Pewit's Nest. Two
of the children are buried on the
place. At one time they were so near
starvation, Mr.. Garfield said that
they had to subsist npon the blue
berries they could gather on the hills.
Col. Babb used to drive an eight
horse team to and from Milwaukee,
bringing the supplies but often delays
occurred and the settlers were without
food for several days.
Alexander Crawford, who used to
live ON the banks Of the Baraboo
river in Lyons, told of one such trial.
He had taken his gun and gone out to
see if he could not get something to
eat but was returning empty handed
with tagging steps when, on nearing
home. he heard his wife singing. He
quickly changed his gait to run and
soon could smell bacon frying and
knew he should soon see Col. Babb's
wagon.
Michael Hirschinger, ST., located at
the point where hisgrandson, Corwin,
now lives in the 40's and was one of the
first to see what this locality could
produce in the line of apples. The
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1913-03-20
SHOULD BE rRs. OR MISS?

The proposal of an advanced femin-
list at q recent convention in Chicago
that all women, married or single,
should have the title of "Mrs" really
involves a movement retrograde in
character. "Mrs" is a contraction OF
"Mistress," and so is "Miss"' In old
England a woman was Mistress"
whether she was married or aspinster;
and the change whereby the married
woman became "Mrs" and the spinster
"Miss'' is very moderm improve
ment which is not without compen-
sating features.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1913-03-20

strict confidence. A woman can freely
talk of her private illness to a woman
thus has been established confidential
correspondence which has extended over
many years and which has never been
broken. Never have they published a
testimonial or used a letter without the
written consent of the writer, and never
has the Company allowed these conf
Dental letters to get out of their pos
session, as the hundreds of thousands
of them in their files will attest
Out of the vast volume of experience
which they have to draw from, it is more
than possible that they possess the very
knowledge needed in your case. Moth
ing is asked in return except your good
will, and their advice has helped thou
sands. Surely any woman, rich or poor,
should be glad to take advantage of this
generous offer of assistance. Address
Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co., icon
fidentiaD Lynn, Mass.
Every woman ought to have
Lydia IL. Pinkham's SO-page
Text Book. It is not book for
general distribution, as it is too
expensive. 1t is free and only
obtainable by mail. Write for
it today.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1913-03-20
MISTAKES BY TELEPHONE.


The telephone is one of the won-
ders of INSTRUMENTATION. It is said one
can soon converse from ocean to ocean,
the wire carrying the pulsation over
mountains, across plains and through
cities without losing the character
istics of the voice. 1t is all done, too,
with the same speed as If your friends
were in the room before you. Not
withstanding this great convenience,
the telephone sometimes is blamed for
serious errors. A drug clerk in Rich
mond, Va, has been arrested on the
charge of murder, following the death
of a four year old son of Robert
Lemasurier, chief clerk TO the
acknowledgement of the state and for
many years adjutant of the Richmond
Infantry Light Blues battalion. 1t
appears that the family physician
gave an order over the telephone for a
"mild chloride of mercury" meaning
calomel, and the drug clerk mistook
the order for "bichloride Of mercury"
and filled the prescription accordingly.
with fatal results. The moral of this
case and the allotment or responsible
ity for it would seem to involve more
than The drug clerk. The conjunction of
the telephone and the human ear make
a dangerous medium through which
to fill prescriptions. Our modern short
cut is by no means safe one in ad-
ministering medicine
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1913-03-20
Ginger Gems

Beat two tablespoonfuls of butter to
a cream. Heat lightly half cupfnl
OF molasses. Add 20 it a quarter of
a cupful of boiling water. Take all
from the fire and add good pinch of
baking soda. Pour this over the
butter. Add one teaspoonfuI of gin
ger and flour to make batter-less
than cupful will generally answer.
Add little CHM anon and teaspoon
full of baking powder, and bake in
gem pans ia a moderate oven for
twenty minutes.
Mrs. III. K. Psge.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1913-03-20
BOYS AND GIRLS DO YOU HEAR
HER?

Thousands of men and women who
are toiling today wonder at the waste
of time by boys and girls in our public
schools and young men and women
in the higher institutions of learning.
Many of these toiling men and women
are not educated and are achieving
success, it is true. They are not vim
ming because of the lack of an education
but in spite of it. Perhaps they, too,
wasted their opportunities or possibly
the goddess neve knocked at their door,
but in either case they have their life
to live. They feel the handicap of an
early educational training and stand
in awe that boy or girl should let
the days and months go carelessly by
without making the MOST of free
school provided, often at a great sacrifice
and hardship of the parents. Boys
and girls who go to school for good
time are not only deaf to the knocking
knocking, knocking of opportunities al
their door, but they demoralize to 9
certain and sure degree the entire
student body. Boys and girls, the last
June day will soon come. Have yor
made the most of free schools at the
possible sacrifice of those near to you!
To indulge in a good time at the ex
pense of opportunity is purchasing 6
brick that is not of the precious kind.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1913-03-20
GOVERNMENT WILL PROTECT
SONGSTERS.

At last this big government of ours
is about to protect the song birds.
Congressman John j. Esch has written
to the hunting club at La Crosse that
the Nc Lean migratory bird protection
bill has passed the United States
senate and been recommended for
favorable action by the house commit
tee. According to Mr.. Esch's letter
the bill has an excellent chance of
being enacted into law at this session
of congress.
If the Nc Lean bill becomes a law
migratory birds including game fowl
and sougsters will be placed under
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1913-03-20
Ham Loaf.


Three cups chopped boiled ham
One cup bread crumbs
One onion chopped
Two beaten eggs
One cup milk
Salt and pepper to taste
Mix, place in b. Ike pan and brown
in ove1
Serve hot O. cold.
scaIIOped Chicken With Oysters.
One chicken
One quart oysters
Cracker crumbs
Butter, pepper and salt
Boil chicken and cut the meat in
small pieces. Form layer of chicken
and oysters in baking dish alternating
with layer of cracker crumbs season
ing each layer and dotting over with
! butter. Pour over the mixture the
following cream dressing:
! Two tablespoons butter
Two tablespoons flour
Sufficient milk or cream to make s
creamy dressing.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1913-03-20
Lyons.

Mrs. Mary Porter pieced a crazy
work quilt top by hand. The time
it took was just one week. The lady
is past seventy-four and not many
younger women would do as well.
Mrs. Dot Porter and two children,
Florence and Homer, visited her
grandmother, Mrs. Mary Porter, and
aunt, Mrs. J. LOOMS recently.
Mrs. Harry Porter called on his
aunt, Mrs. w. B. Porter. The lady
was from Englevales North Dakota.
Mrs. Sherm Luce called with her,
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1913-03-20

Keep 1t In the family for generations
to come.
Fifty Years Bring Many Changes.
In the SOS the Shellenberger place
was known as the Obadiah Hubbard
farm and where Ernest Kunzelman
lives, a man by the name of Beckwith
titled the land. Ernest's grandfather.
Carl Baer, ST., owned the place in the
70's. Where j. e. Baer lives, Willard
Ryan, brother of Willis father,
lived for many years, think as far
back as the SOS. The road angled
across the corner where Mr.. Steuber
lives as late as the 70's. The old house
on the Rodwell place was there in the
SOS.
Father Lewis CowIes built himself
a log house in 1862 on the site now
occupied by I'll. A. Hill. Seneca
Whitney built the log house you see
next the road on the Hamburg place.
They used to visit back and forth in
those days before the telephone was
invented. One little incident is worth
ielating. Mr.. Whitney called over
the rail fences to Father Cowles one
afternoon and asked him 70 give him
lift in an hour or so. Along about
O'Clock Father Cowles went over
prepared to do some heavy work and
all Mr. w. wanted was that he should
help lift the food upon the table 10 his
mouth.
William Haseltine's father known
| as the elder must have built his house
in the SOS Mr.. HaseItine was a
Presiding Elder in the nj. e. church
and rode horse back through his cir
cult.
I. ii. Spencer built the house where
w. A. Toole lives and made it his
home for many years. His son, Charles,
lived next to him on the sout1 after re-
turning from the war and still owns the
farm. Mr.. Spencer, ST., also built the
square house on top of the hill known
as the James Camp place at that
time. Mrs. Wichern, who was Miss
Martha Camp, says she was born in
the log house that stood farther south
near Arthur Bassetts'.
Over River ON Cakes of Ice.
DR.. Miller Blachley owned the
Buttrich farm in 1857 and was, at that
time, one of the leading physicians in
the county. He rode horse back when
visiting his patients. "Old JIM
carried him over the Wisconsin river
at Merrimack one time on floating
cakes of ice, jumping from one to
the other.
II. P. Van Valkenburg bought of
the government the land where Herman
Zantow lives. w. q. Bassett's father
run stave factory just north of where
w. P. lives, in the SOS. E. o. Holden
worked there and used to attend the
debating societies in the schoolhouses
and Always made hard fight for the
side he championed. Spelling catches,
debates, husking bees and log burning
were the social events Of the day.
Later came reading clubs. This Valley
has had something along the line of
clubs for mutual improvement since
the early time.
The "Authorora Circle" was or
gained at the home of Wilbur Cow les
in 1882. Mrs. CowIes coined the word
''Authorora" from author and aurora
and gave to it the meaning, IA light
On authors" Each evening was given
TO the works of some authors, sketch
Of the life, charsdes, tableaux being in
order. This circle existed some ten
years and has been followed by the
Skillet Creek FarmeIs' club" or
ysnized in 1905 and is still in a -four
shing condition at this date, March
.st, 1913.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1913-03-20

Republican China's movement to
do away with the comfortable old gar
ments worn by both men and women
and to assume the horrors of occidental
dress makes western civilization some
what ashamed of itself.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1913-03-20

the protection of the federal govern
ment. The bill has received the en-
thusiastic support of sportsmen and
others all over the country. The La
Crosse county association went on
record in favor of the bill more than a
year ago.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1913-03-20

The Rev. Dudley o. Osterheld, who
charges Mayor Gaynor with making
New York the vestibule of hell, must
be a carpetbag preacher. A native
would have boosted that hell is the
vestibule of New York.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1913-03-20

Hirschinger nursery has become
famous. They used to make a good
deal of maple sugar. One of the sons
Jacob, found some of the utensils used
by the indians for this purpose slowed
away in q cave.
Mrs. Leonard Roser's father, John
Arnold, took up government land in
1916, paying $1.75 an acre. He lived
in two different log houses before
building the frame house where Lee
Cahoon lives. Mr.. Roser's parents,
Mr.. aud Mrs. Christian Roser, came
in 1866 We can easily trace the
romance of Mr.. and Mrs. Roser. Per.
haps he used to draw her on his sled to
and from school.
The First School.
Mr.. Garfield says the first school in
this district was held in a room of the
Dartt house. This home of the poetess,
Mary Dartt, was on the south side of
the Pewit's Nest. In the 7O's j. B.
Duncan owned it and it is now a part
of the VIM. Wichern farm. The
present school house was built in 1881
by Daniel Chamberlain and my father,
P. P. Calhoun.
The first frame schoolhouse in the
county was the one in Lyons built by
K. r. Remington, Sr., in 1849. It
stood on the south side of the road one
block west of the store. Daniel Rug
giles, ST., was the first teacher. It
was afterward put en- q basement
near where the present school house
stands and some years later sold to
Roser & Koch and now stands on the
river bank near their slaughter house.
The first school house in the Skillet
Falls district was made of logs and
stood short distance east of William
HaseItine's home. T. 81. Spencer
built the freme house where Is now
stands. The boys that attended fifty
years ago We're Albert and Dion Wat.
kins, Wilbur and Willis Cowles, John
and Milton Spencer, Oscar and Leroy
Notwithstanding, Daniel and Alfred
Haseltine and Corey Wiser.
Mr.. Wichern's father and mother,
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Wichern, moved
to this place where VIM. now lives,
about 40 years ago. The Gattikers,
Hewitts aud Mooglers owning the
in turn before them.
The brick house where Mr.. Alvin |
lives was built by DR.. Hall in the '6ys,
the brick used coming from Chas.
Seekers brick yard. Eber Apker |
bought the place where his son,
James, lives after he came back from
she war in 1854.
Log House Still Standing.
The log house still standing on the
corner of Mr.. Alwins, was the
Morrill, place In 1855. Wilbur Cowles
quilt the home where he lives in 1881.
Going back down the hill and fol-
owing up the creek we come to the G.
J. Gasser's place. I learn the little
house standing on the east side of Mr..
5asser's was moved from the
Iahoon mine. Mr.. Wiser lived there
q hop time and for good many
ears it was the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
levi Cahoon.
II. III. Hewlett says the log house on
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1913-03-20

promptly with the
W o m a n 8 private
correspondence de-
partment of the Ly-
dia E. Pinkham Med
icine Co., Lyn n,
Mass. Your letter
will be opened, read
and answered by a
woman and held in
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1913-03-20
THE GREATEST MISSIONARY.

Perhaps the greatest missionary OF
modern times was David Livingstone
who was born one hundred years ago
and who found his way into darkest
Africa and threw the light of civiliza-
ton where it had never been before.
He was poor mill boy in England;
with his first pennies he bought a
Virgil and amid the CHATTER of the
looms1 labored through the ancient
tongue. After he finished his college
course he decided to become @ mis-
sionary in China, but found himself
700 miles north of Cape Town In
Africa instead. He had o wonderful
winning way over the natives and
when he died they buried his heart
beneath tree and carried his body on
their shoulders $500 miles to the sea
shat it might find q resting place in
Westminster Abbey. Through him
the slave trade of Africa received its
death knell and his great work became
an inspiration to missionaries the
world over.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1913-03-20
HOUSEHOLD HINTS and RECIPES
BY MRS. III. E. COLE.
TWO and one-fourth cups flour

Two and one-fourth cups flour
Flavor TO taste
Cream the butter and sugar, add The
milk then the well beaten whites of
eggs and lastly the flour with baking
powder sifted through it. Do not beat
the flour in but fold in gently. Bake
in loaf or layers.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1913-03-20
Spice Cake.

One-ralf cup brown sugar
One half cup granulated sugar
Two eggs beaten together
One-half cup of milk
Ten teaspoonfuls melted butter
One andEThree-fourths cups Of flour
Two teaspoonfuIs baking powder
One teaspoonful of cinnamon
Bake in loaf and frost with choCo.
late frosting.
Josephine Matchette.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1913-03-20

After the London suffragettes have
burned up the botanical garden, will
they break down the bear pits in the
ZOO?
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1913-03-20

One advantage of not being John
d. Rockefeller is that you can give
away your money without an act of
congress.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1913-03-20
THURSDAY, MARCH. 20, 1913.

Some day the Turks may awaken to
the futility of trying to make the
clock run backward.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1913-03-20

Sometimes a modern patriot is first
in war, first in peace and first to get
hand into the treasury.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1913-03-20

Under the Wilson administration
there will be no protection for manu-
features of panics.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1913-03-20

Perhaps it would satisfy those Mex
leans if they were to establish one
presidential term of six weeks.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1913-03-20
Big Trees Then.

Big Trees Then.
Fifty years ago both sides of the
road FROM the wooden mill to
the top of the bluffs south
were heavy timbered. One tree on the
j. w. Wood place measured 16 feet
6 inches at the base, was 100 feet high,
Is feet across the top and AZ feet to the
| tirst limb. It made 10 cords of wood.
Willis Ryan's father, Henry Ryan,
bought quarter section of land and
had the timber made into furniture.
The old saw mill stood on the south
side of the river at the foot of the hill
near the Mrs. Edward Douglas home.
Mr.. Ryan employed good many
men in The manufacturing of chairs,
tables, stands etc. remember
he had a large Newfoundland dog
tnat all the mill hands used to pet.
He would come to them about the
middle of the afternoon and ask for
the contents of their dinner baskets.
My father used to tell him he would
have to earn his bone and wou d pick
up discarded chair spindle or other
board and marking il with pencil so
as to identify it, would tell him to
take it home and my father always
found it lying at his gate on returning
home at night, good half mile from
the mill. This same dog saved the life
of his little master, Charles Ryan, an
older brother of Willis. by pulling
him out of the river before he reached
the rapids and whirlpool.
Another saw mill used to stand in
the deep cut at the Pewits Nest. It
was used as blacksmith and repair
shop before Joe Shourds used it for the
saw mill. 1t had an overshot wheel
and the old shaft hung there as late
as 1910. The M. j. Adams saw mill
was farther down the creek and did a
good business for many years. The
old homestead of the Adams is owned
by the son, Edward, and he hopes to
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1913-03-20

Excellent White Cake.
One and one, half cups sugar
One.fourIh cup butter
One cup Sweet milk
Four whites of eggs
Two teaspoons baking powder
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1913-03-20
FREE ADVICE
TO SICK WOMEN
Thousands Have BeenHeIped
BY Common Sense
Suggestions.

Women suffering from any form of
female ills are invited to communicate
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1913-03-20

the Dwight WEIGH place was built by
Mr.. Daniels, hrother-in-aw of Mrs.
Garfield. For many years this place
was known as j. w. Woods farm.
He had the frame house moved from
Newport. Henry Hewlett built the
house he still lives in and half way
between VIM. Toole and his son, Eben,
stood log house built by Mr.. Dow
ney.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-10-10
STYLE SHOW ON
ATL0CAL STORE
Miss Ryan Arrives In Virginia to
Conduct the Gately
Fall Opening.

Dame Fashions moods are various,
but if you desire to see her very love-
hest and happiest aspect, you must
attend the Fall opening now conduct
ed by Miss Ryan at the Gately store
in Virginia.
Miss Ryan, who is an authority on
women's wear, says that every woman
should get intimately acquainted with
what the accepted styles for fall and
winter. 1t will cost you no more to be
dressed correctly, tastefully and in
accordance to your build and make
up. Harmony in dress is very close
to the heart of every woman of re-
finement and discrimination.
my fall opening was a success in
other Gately stores," says Miss Ryan,
land I have aimed to display bound
less variety of the newest and most
beautiful styles in this city during the
fall opening week, styles that are most
pleasing to the eye, most satisfying to
the tastes of women who appreciate
real fashion art in designing.
Through its Eastern purchasing
Offices and the enormous purchasing
power Of 1O1 stores, the Gately COM
pany are at all times able to offer the
latest and newest in women's wear. It
is, therefore, with confidence that we
predict you being favorably surprised
at the stylish, elegant fall garments,
especially the large assortment of.
suits, coats and dresses which are very
reasonably priced. .-..". ~
Whether you wish to purchase or.
not, you are most cordially invited to
attend this fall opening. Miss Ryan
says that she shall be very pleased to
discuss the style with the ladies of
Virginia and, if possible, give some
very valuable hints on dress. 81. Isl .e
The opening will continue Wednes-
day. Thursday, Friday and Saturday.