Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1920-12-09

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She had been in her usual health until
Monday night when she was taken ill
and her ailment developed into double
pneumonia. Toward the end She lost
consciousness and remained in that
state until the end came
+ Her nephew, M. G. CrandalI, who
has been making his home there for
some years, has been i'll for two weeks
or more. He has greatly improved,
however, and hopes to be about in a
short time.
| Born in Southland
Mrs. Train was born in Montgomery,
Holmes county, Mississippi, in August,
1912. Her parents were Mr.. and Mrs.
David Phelps CrandalI and the family
came north about 1847, when Mrs.
Train was but five years old She had
one brother, Robert B. CrandalI, who
was about two year older. He was coun-
ty superintendent of schools in this
county at one time and died in the
west a number Of years ago. Her
grandfather, Simeon Crandall, also
iicame with the others from the south
Iland.
| Mrs. Train lived in the house where
she died for about sixty years. AL
though the family came into Wiscon-
sin as territorial pioneers, one year
before the territory passed into state
hood, the house at 727 Eighth street,
was not erected until 1860--sixty years
ago. In fine oak grove, surrounded
| by Indian mounds, and with a pros
pect of unusual attractiveness, the
house was built. To stands as one of
the landmarks in the city of Baraboo.
In 1860 one of the near neighbors
was Mrs. Eben Peck whose hushA nd had
gone with the wave of immigration to
1.-The west. Mrs. Peck was the first
white woman to reside at Madison,
| Mrs. S. A. Hawley, Baraboo, was the
first white child born at the capi-
tai OF the state. Mrs. Hawley con-
tinues to reside here after a residence
of about 80 years; but few years less,
| however, than Mrs Train.
Baraboo Collegiate Institute
Mrs. Train was educated in Bara
boo, at one time being a student in
the BaraboO Collegiate institute, a
| pioneer educational institution Later
she taught a kindergarten here and
many men and women of the COM
lmunity are numbered among her pu-
| pills.
In the late 90's she married J. G.
Train who died about nine years Ia
! tec.
Mrs. Train was a member Of the
Free Congregational church, an organ
lization which is no longer active. Her
! beliefs were akin to, the Unitarian
| faith. She was also a member Of the
| Twentieth Century club, the Fort
nightly Literary club one of the vice
kpresidents of the Sauk County His
torical society, and a director of the
Baraboo Community home organiza-
ltion
Besides the nephew who has been
residing with her, another nephew,
D. E. Crandall, lives at Vancouver,
Washington. She also has number
| Of cousins.
[ (From Mondays daily.)
! The funeral of Mrs. Catherine Gran
dali Train was held on Sunday after
noon at the home on Eighth street
! The large number who gathered for
! the services attested to the high es-
TEEN in which she was held. The SER
vices were conducted by Rev. E. c..
Henke of the Presbyterian church and
Rev. M. j Cameron of the Congrega-
| tional church, the two vocal numbers,
Lead, Kindly Light" and "Abide Will
Me-" being given by Mrs. G., w. Sny-
der and Miss Olga Reinking.
Rev. Henke not only spoke most
kindly of the character of Mrs. Trai1.
but read the following tribute written
by her friend Mrs. Clara T. Runge
| For many years Mrs. Catherine
Crandall Train has been a familiar
figure in Baraboo. With the excep-
ton of a few years this was her home.
Here she grew into maidenhood, spem
her happy youth. wrought her life
work found her companion with whom
| she spent a succession of happy years,
ii-and grew old gracefully, or rather
preserved youthful mentality to the
end. Few preserve so long as did our
friend the faculty of drawing near to
people and of meeting strangers ana
converting them into friends.
Frail in body since her girlhood,
Mrs. Train was strong in character,
and her influence in the community,
exerted during her long residence.
must have been considerable. We re
member her for many years as the
8 teacher of private school for be