Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1918-08-08
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PART I

About the time our wive" escaped
| to other states for summer visits, O..
D. Brandenburg, editor of the Madi-
son Democrat, and the writer decided
to jog along into the historical Sec
ton of Wisconsin. In making an au-
tomobile trip of about six hundred
miles to Door county and up the Fox
river valley from Green Bay to Port
age there is much to learn and many
| things to see. The route lay through
! the Columbia county capital, Marke-
san, Fond du Lac, Manitowoc, Stur-
geon Bay, Green Bay, DePere, Mena-
sha, Oshkosh and back to the point Of
beginning.
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One great aid to the automobilist
these days is the trunk line system
with the busy patrolmen and friend
ly guiding marks at every turn, as
we'll as along the way. Those black
trinagles on a white background
with appropriate number, leads one
to his destination with confidence and
satisfaction. Wholesome advice is to
follow the trunk lines in making long
leaps across the state. While all
roads are not excellent, bumpy places
and neglected spots are largely avoid
ed because the patrolmen are always
trying to improve their sections. One
returns with the conviction that the
| age Of automobiles will bring better
and better roadss until the state is
threaded with excellent highways as
! in the days of ancient Rome in that
empire. There may NOT be faster
travel, the speed officers will look af-
ter that, but there will be smoother
roads. The long stretches Of cement
and fine gravel is a taste that brings
| results in the end.
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| The roads from Manitowoc to Stur-
geon Bay, the long loop in Door coun-
! ty and up the Fox river valley to Osh-
kosh, were found to be the best.
, Gravel, limestone and cement were
the materials that had been used. The
miles were exceedingly short in that
part of the country and it was a
pleasure to roll along,
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At Markesan a call was made at the
home of Mrs. M. A. (Andrews) Hart
we'll, Mrs. Hartwell resides with her
daughter, Mrs. Mary Strodthoff, and in
teresting family. During our stay Mrs.
Hartwell recalled a number of Bara-
boo events of past years. The An
drews home was north of the high
school building on Second street.
Markesan is in the center of one Of
the great pea producing sections of
the state Beyond Markesan great
fields are devoted to the growing of
hemp, and factories are provided for
removing the woody portion from the
fiber. Power from the hydro-electric
plants at Baraboo, Kilbourn and Prai-
RE du Sac provide the energy to turn
some of the machines. Auxiliary
power lines stretch across the country
to number of villages.
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A slight detour was made to visit
the Saint Nazianz Communistic col
ony some distance from Manitowoc.
A colony was established there in
1854, the people coming from the Black
Forest of Germany. The leader long
since died and is buried beneath the
church where his masoleum may be
seen. For time the community -four
ished, all working in common, but
eventually the institution fell to
pieces. The village is still there, but
the land has been divided and each is
for himself, except a few who are
connected with the church, school or
charitable institutions.
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At Manitowoc shout visit was
made with former Lieutenant Govern
or Emil Baensch and George H.
Schuette. Both have long resided at
! Manitowoc and have carved a place
in the affections of those in the COM
munity Manitowoc is rapidly ad-
vancing as a result Of shipbuilding
and other industries. Ships are
launched from time to time and all
this adds to the wealth of the city
Mr.. Baensch is so busy with his law
practice that he scarcely has time to
leave his office and Mr. Schuette is
busy with conducting large mercan-
tile enterprise The former finds
time to be interested in local history
and the latter in archaeology.
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Sturgeon Bay is the capital Of Door
county. Door county is shaped like
ones index finger and the state trunk
lines skirts the outside of the long
peninsula The county is big bluff
of limestone and the bed rock is but
a few inches below the surface in
many places. Sometimes bold faces
command the lake or bay. The coun-
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