Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1919-05-29
Walkers Visit
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Merrimack was the place OF rendez-
vous for members of the John Muir
Walking club on Saturday. Those who
gathered in the village for the trip
to the home of Senator George Stau-
denmayer in Caledonia were the fol-
lowing: A. J. Vinje, justice of the su-
preme court; M. B. Rosenberg, justice
of the supreme court; E. Ray Stevens,
judge of the circuit court; DIR. Samuel
(; Weidman, geologist; Professor l.. r.
Jones, botanist; Professor F. E.
Turneaure; o. D. Brandenburg, editor;
G. B. Lester, Wisconsin Free Library
commission; S. E. Lathrop, guide in
the capitol; ellison G. Glasier, WiscOn-
sin State library; A. w. Sienlers, Mad
ison Continuation schools; w. A. OPP
pei, Madison; Superintendent A. c..
KingsfOrd and H. E. Cole, BarabOo.
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At the village the Dell Priest
launch was chartered and trip was
made up Lake Wisconsin to TIE Allen
farm. On the way there was an I'M
usual sight of about twenty crows
nests in the dead trees standing in
the water of the lake. The nests are
in group of trees, the water making
it safe place for the nests. On the
north side of Wild Cat bluff, just
above the water line, are many homes
of swallows, both in the sandstone
rock and built beneath the lodges as
under the caves of barn.
On the way up an inquisitive mem
Der of the party desired to know. about
+, the depth of the river. A breath after
! the owner of the craft replied it was
quite deep, the boat went upon a
sandbar. #
After reaching the Allen farm a
Alloa, where, a ledge of, rhyolite out
crops. Professor. Weidnan explained
the formation and the walkers filled
their pockets with specimens. The
bed is of igneous origin and at one
time was covered several hundred feet
deep by other formations.
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| The guests were entertained during
the evening and at night in the new
spacious home of Senator Staudenmay
Err There they saw his vast herd of
Kolsteins MIXED by machinery and
Inv Tod ;r, %hn h11n If
and buttermilk. About: twenty guests
were served at one time at the evening
meal.
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At sunset all went to the roof for
observation purposes, the old village
of Dekorra and other places being not
ed. The roof is reached from the attic
by means of a ladder which swings to
the ceiling when not in USE When
the time arrived to descend it was
found that the ladder had been raised
to the ceiling, thus blocking the pass
age of descent. Judge Stevens was be-
low and the supreme court justices ac-!
cused him of plotting against them.
All agreed it is seldom a circuit court
Judge has an opportunity to take ad-
vantage of those on the supreme bench.
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A number of guests were entertained
at the Staudenmayer home during the
evening, among them Attorney and
Mrs David Bogue and District Attor
ney and Mrs. Thomas Sanderson, Port
age.
p The Portage visitors played, sang
and recited. There were also stories
by the supreme court members, the
Judge and others Mr. Lathrop, a vet
eran of the Civil War, told of his being
taken prisoner by the Confederates,
and afterward led in the singing.
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Senator Staudenmayer has GIG acres
in the home farm Last year he had
over $4,000 bushels of oats, besides 9TH
er crops. His great crops are corn
and oats. One field of so acres will
grow corn this year, besides other large
tracts. His farm extends from the
river far back into the country. The
home is new, the old residence burn
ing down some time ago. The house
is modern and stands out prominently
on the landscape. There are two
barns, two monster silos and a grain
elevator. He owns another tract OF
land some distance away.
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The bluff not far from his home was
climbed and a view obtained of almost
all creation. The company then came
toward Baraboo, stopping to visit Man
Mound park Dinner was had at the.
Warren on Sunday, and the visitors
went home on the afternoon train. A
number of the members of the Stau-
denmayer family, including Mr.. and
Mrs. Ed Staudenmayer, came to Bara-
boo for dinner.
Senator Staudenmayer was made a
life member Of the club.