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

pioneer city and many names along
the street tell of days that date back
to the French regime. Old Indian vii
lage sites, Indian earth works, the
Tank cottage, museum, houses once
occupied by people whose names were
familiar in every household in the
commonwealth, were seen. Others
who kindly gave information and as
sistance were Miss Deborah H. Martin
librarian and local historian, and A. c.
Neville. Miss Martins father was
the late Morgan L. Martin. familiar
parsonage in Badger history. Mr..
Neville is interested in the local mu
scum.
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Speaking of cemeteries it should be
stated that the location of the first
cemetery in Green Bay, like several
in Baraboo, is known but by a few per-
sons. 1t was in the center of what is
now the city and long since abandon
ed. The early cemeteries of Baraboo
are now fields or covered with build
1ngs. In such cases many graves are
never moved and often the bones of
the dead repose in unexpected places
when eXhumed by some workman not
familiar with the past. A few DAYS
ago at Madison skeletons were thrown
out and it later developed the spot
was once cemetery. An old resident
Of the Capital City says that many
Confederate soldiers who died in pri-
son at Madison were buried where the
bones were found
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One of the interesting places near
Green Bay is the Oneida Indian reser-
walton, tract of land twelve miles by
twelve miles and largely occupied by
Indians Of the above tribe, long ago
linked with New York history. The
Indians are scattered over the reser-
walton, living in frame houses and
farming the land. They are not as
progressive as the whites but have
greatly advanced from the days of the
wigwam. Most of them own their land
and are privileged to sell at any time.
Some have sold, moved to adjoining
, farms or to another section so that
the boundary lines of the reservation
are becoming as irregular as the bat
tie line in France and the whites are
gradually coming into possession of
the property. 1t will be many years,
however, before the last Indians have
moved away from the place set aside
for them by the government
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On the reservation are several mis-
sions, the Methodists, Episcopal, Cath
Ollie and Advent Christian being
among them. The ministers and their
wives provide the spiritual wants and
lead in the recreation as well as the
welfare work. The missions are not
together but scattered here and there
on the reservation. There is an In
dian school but regular rural schools
are being established so that in time
they will live much as their white
neighbors do today.
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For travel the evolution from the
horse to the automobile is taking
place. The most progressive Indians
try to keep within hailing distance Of
the whites and ready to adopt new
ideas, providing enough money is in
sight. While in a drug store in De
Pere an Indian girl, we'll dressed,
came in and while the merchant was
tying up her goods, she glanced at her
wrist watch. The druggist stated that
many of the Indian women bought
preparations with which to bleach
their skin. In this line they are good
customers, he said.
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While passing through the reserva-
ton a stop was made at the home Of
Rev. and Mrs. J. S. Whiting, the
Methodist mission. Mrs, Whiting will
be rem embered at LaValle as Mrs. Ida
(Klett) McWilliams. The church
ownes several acres of land and a
number of buildings, which are used
for the farm, for the church and for
welfare work.
H. E. COLE.