Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-04-05
North Freedom
Department
BY Our Regular Correspondent


Mrs. Susan Ford, Chicago; Mrs. Will
liam Snyder, Chicago, and Mrs. Rhoda
Bisbee of California.
Funeral Thursday morning at $50
from the home, Rev. Foulkes Of the
M. E. church officiating. Interment in
the Butterfield cemetery in Excelsior.
Mrs. Albert Chesebro and niece,
Miss Iva Chesebro of Fort Atkinson
are guests of the formers sister, Mrs.
Henry Dickie.
Miss Ethel Hewitt has returned to
her duties in the Eschenbach, Lob
man & Co. store after being absent
a week on account Of illness.
The Finch club met last Saturday
evening with Mrs. Cora Lange.
The Clio club will meet with Mrs.
c.. G. Apker on Thursday afternoon
for election of officers and a social
meeting.
Mrs. Maude Barker sold her house
hold furniture at auction Tuesday
afternoon. A large crowd was in at
tendance.
The ladies of the Lutheran church
will hold their social meeting in the
Caesar Schenkat and Mrs. Mattke
will be hostesses.
Leon Liefer is home from Benton,
where he has been at work.
Mr.. and Mrs Charles Wright and
son Frank, and Mr.. and Mrs. John
Letter spent Sunday at the William
Putt home on Webster Prairie.
Mrs. Caroline Markee of Reedsburg
Tu0c6aU of MrS Sarah
Markham.
There was a lecture in Deyhle &
Schenkat's hall Monday evening I'M
der the auspices of the Guardians Of
Liberty, delivered by Rev. Mayhem,
state guardian, of Madison and DR..
w. Russell Collins, national secretary
of Guardians of Liberty of New York
City. The Bass Guarte: of Reedsburg
sang.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Smith Of Elroy
were in town Tuesday.
The Caesar Schenkat family have
moved into the YOungs home recent
ly vacated by the John Cowing fam
lily.
Miss Ellen Tinkham went Tuesday
to Baraboo to visit relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. OH Manning OF Fern
Dell have been spending Jew days
at the William Du Bots home.
Easter Services
At the Methodist Episcopal church
the Easter program will be given by
the Sunday school next Sunday at
1920. No Sunday-schOol.
At the German Baptist there will
be special Easter music in the even
ing, and baptism. Three people will
be baptized.
Comfort Harrison Knapp
Comfort Harrison Knapp was born
at Collins, Erie county, New York, on
February 10, 1929, and died at the
home of his granddaughter, Mrs. Wal
ter Draper, in North Freedom on
March 80. He was married October
II. 1S48, TO Prussia M. Fisk, who died
March %, 1908. But this couple lived
together to celebrate their sixtieth
wedding anniversary, which celebr1-
ton was held at the home i'll North
Freedom
To them were born eight children,
six of whom are living: Merritt A,
of North Freedom; Edward E., Twin
Falls, Idaho; Frank c. Of Sweetwa-
ter, Idaho; Walter r., Post Falls,
Idaho: Mrs. James Randall, Reeds
burg, and Mrs. Frank Morley, town
of Baraboo. Two daughters, Mrs. .
Luther Dearborn and Mrs. William 4,
Randall, died in early married days.
There are living twenty-four grand
children, forty-two great grand chill
dren and one great great gdandchlld.
He leaves also a host Of other rela- /
tives and friends.
Another old settler and pioneer has
gone to his reward. He was a very |
busy life. In 1855 he came with his |
family from New York and settled in |
Reedsburg. In 1859 he crossed the !
plains, returning four years later for |
the family, who went from Reedsburg ]
in 1864, travelling with the train of
OK teams. Mr.. Knapp was captain OF
the train. In five years they returned. |
bought land on Narrows Prairie,
where they made their home. In
1883 this family came to North Free {,
dom, where they have since resided. !
Twice this pioneer crossed the plains /
with OK teams, and on one OF these
trips the Indians followed the train
for two days and nights. Five times
since he has made the trip in quicker 1,
time, and once alone since he was 80
years of age. This quiet old gentle
man has been very familiar figure
on the streets of the village, and was
loved and respected as well. /
Last year he began to fail in health |
and during the winter has suffered |
much, though patiently, until the end |
came.
A long life lived in the interests Of |
all movements for good surely leaves
it's influence. |
The funeral was held Sunday from
the residence and M E. church, Rev. !
Thomas Foulkes officiating. The sing
ers were Clark Townsend and daugh- !
ter, Miss Ruth, of Reedsburg, with
Mrs. Walter Hahn at the organ. The
selections were Saved by Grace" and
when This Earthly Life is Ger" |
Pallbearers were George Stein, AL !
bert Grosinske, Arthur Knapp, Alvin