Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1920-03-25

II sparkling stream and was called "m1
! little man" by the Highland Scotch
man. He would say:
I "Coonie, ma mamie, Coonie, ma
mamie, how are We the day?
think you're hungry" as the comica
pet began to examine his pockets fol-
nuts and bread,-"Na, na there's na
! thing in my pocket for We the day, my
wee mamie, but I'll get We some
thing"
/ The McReaths came to Wisconsin
in 1850, the year following the Muirs
i Father a Minister
i The father Of John Muir was Of a
religious mind, an earnest student OF
the Bible. He sometimes held SER
vices in the neighborhood and or
ganized a Presbyterian church. Re.
turning from the site of the Muir
home on the road leading to Portage
about one mile, then going about as
far to the east over sandy road,
one observes church standing near
the tombs in the churchyard. Here
it was that the senior Muir conducted
service, no doubt pronouncing the
last rites for some of those who sleep
| there. The gravestones are marked
with many names familiar to SCOTS,
! among them are Mair, Owen, Thomp-
son, Graham and McDougal.
Turning to the right almost mile,
then to the left slightly greater
distance, brings one to Hickory Hill
Farm, the second Muir home. The
| house is located some distance from
the highway and may be approached
through the farm, either from the
south or east. The farm is not as
sandy as the one near the Fox River
and when the MWrs came to this To-
cation the father purchased five SOS
and "a 40 in one tract The family oc-
| cupied the land for many years.
! While residing here, John Muir ar
ranged numerous clever contrivances
on gates and doors about the farm
and buildings, but none of these re-
manned when, long after he had be-
come famous naturalist, he visited
the farm about 1898. The house, with
some changes, still stands; the cell
lar into which John retreated to study
and work remains; the we'll in which
be almost lost his life, yields abund-
ant water; and some Of the apple
trees planted by the MuiFs rejoice the
present owners with juicy fruit each
returning autumn The barn has been
III h,,+ nIA
bers familiar to the Muir family have
withstood the storms Of many sea-
sons. Much of the land on this farm
was plowed for the first time by the
naturalist and from this home he
went to the University of Wisconsin,
loaded with curious contraptions, to
realize after a sojourn there new
world of natural wonders.
This farm was sold to John G. Nc
Haffy when the Muirs moved to
Portage and after two years passed to
Thomas Kearns, the present owner,
who talks entertainingly Of the fam
Gus family.
The Muir Family
F'ather-Daniel Muir born in Eng
land in 1902 or 1903 (date is not GER
tain), and died in Kansas City, Mo-,
1883.
Mother-Mrs. Daniel Muir, nee Anne
Gilrye, born in Dunbar, Scotland,
March II, 1913; married Daniel Muir,
1898 They were married in Dunbar,
Scotland, and there John Muir was
born. Mrs. Muir died in Portage,
Wis, June, 1896.
The Children
Margaret, born September, 1894;
! married John Reid, December 1860;
died at Martinez, California, June,
1910
Sarah, born February 10, 1886;
married David M. Galloway, Decem-
Der, 1856; lives in Pacific Grove
| California.
John, born April 81, 1888; died in
| Los Angeles, California, December a.
1914; buried near Martinez California.
David Gi1yre, born July II, 1910;
| died at Pacific Grove, California,
October 2S, 1916; buried at Martinez,
California.
1 Daniel Muir, born June 20, 1913;
/ jlives in Lincoln, Nebraska.
| Mary and Annie, twins, born Octo-
Der 5, 1916; Mary married Willis
Hand; her home is at Kearney, Ne
| braska; Annie died January 15, 1908,
at Portage, Wisconsin, seven years af-
ter the demise Of her mother.
/ Joanna Gilyre, born on September
IL, 1850; married L. Walter Brown
September 1, 1880; lives in Ivyland,
Pennsylvania.
Angling is the road from this farm
to Portage, distance of some ten
miles.