Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1918-08-15


an effigy frog and that ruined the
mound. P. " Lawson and others
protested but the work of destruction
goes on and in time there will be no
mounds where once the Indians had
their center unless drastic steps are
taken to preserve the last traces Of
the departing race.
The famous Butte de Morris chill
of the Dead) is located at the head
of Lake Winnebago. There is not
much of a hill any more, the COM
mercial greed of the white man hav-
ing little respect for things sentimen-
tai. A great steam shovel has goug-
ed all semblance of a hill out of the
knoll and but few of the old settlers
know where the Hill of the Dead is
located. It was here that desper-
ate Indian encounter is supposed to
have taken place.
The old treaty tree, too is thing
of the past. Uncle Sam decided to
change the face of the landscape to
please some of the residents and the
tree yielded to the stress OF circum-
stances. Where the tree stood is now
several feet of water-part of Lake
Winnebago. By the way Lake Win
nebago is said to be the largest body
, of fresh water wholly within any
state of this republic.
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One of the most interesting land
marks in the twin cities is the old
house once occupied by Governor
, Doty. The place, with superlative
grounds, is owned by former Lieut..
Gov. and Mrs Strange. They reside
but few feet away and guard the
ancient dwelling about which clusters
much of the local interest. AS did
William Morris in London, Neenah
and Menasha should form society
for the protection of ancient buildings
and keep the historic residence in re
pair.
The two cities of Neenah and Me
O nasha are situated on Doty island
. and lands across the two branches
of the river. Each of the cities owns
O about half of the island and Otter
y neighbors but a few feet away reside
" in a different city. Efforts have beer
9 made to unite the two places bu
without avail. They are much Ike
o Sank City and Prairie du Sac in tenn
o permanent and it will probably be {
:. long time before a consolidation /!
d made.
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= Here o. D. Brandenburg walked in
to the large mercantile establishment
), owned by Kruger Brothers to Sc,
8 William Kruger, member of the firm
q whom he had not seen since they lief
. the university. Mr.. Kruger did ;
q vain job of Guessing, not being ablt
:, to tell who stood before him. Thirt!
- or forty years make great changes il
= personality and many times beyond
!. the range of recognition.
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e P. V. Lawson was of valuable serv
IL ice in making us acquainted will
6 the landmarks about the cities. III
t. knows them all, has taken great in
II terest in knowing of them and in TIN
n upbuilding of the community. Mr.
,. Lawson is a large manufacturer an
1t has had time to write eleven books
Ii one of which deals with the los
2 dauphin, mentioned above.
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v The two cities have about fifteel
q millionaires, a citizen said. None.
IS is made in manufacturing. Water
q power was once an important facto
$ but this has given way largely tt
S steam and electricity. The old say
mills and grist mills are gone, pape
mills and other industries standing
where they once stood. What is saiC
: to be the largest printing plant il
Il Wisconsin is located here and othe
enterprises as mammoth flourish.
IS S s s
Edgar A. Guest, poet of the Detroi
- Free Press, describes in the following
y short verse your emotions on .takin!
- a lengthy auto trip:
4 There are two parts to every trip tn
. first is setting out,
- When every joy seems far away AM
. hid in clouds of doubt;
y You hope in distant fields to find tn
- charm you yearn to know,
- Yet very strange the country is t.
which you're soon to go,
. And none can tell what waits for yol
> when once you start to roam,
y, But sure and certain are the joy
y you'll find on getting home.
Here the journey ends.
IS H. E. COLE.
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