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Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1921-05-26

Lang and Struthers carried "all the
novelties in furnishing goods"
Oats were 35 to 40 cents, flour $4.-
SO, butter 121a, eggs 10.
Hops prices were quoted regularly,
but never now.
E. G. Marriott was making "war on
high prices in shoes at his Excel
sior store.
J. j. Valentine made pumps out
of Michigan white wood, but sold
iron ones too.
Louis Wild carried all kinds of fur
niture, also brackets, a full line OF
every style and pattern"
H. S. 'Des Anges was a doctor, J.
w Lusk county judge and DR.. S. P,
Kerzerta was resident dentist"
Robert Collier addressed Sank coun-
| ty old settlers at Reedsburg and mot
rough word or drunken man was
heard or seen. Among articles dis
played were a band off the hub Oh
Gen. Morgan's wagon by Philip Babb
journal of Soloma DwinneN during
the revolution, 100 years old, by S
A Dwinnell John Rork of Reedsburg
was chosen president and w. H. Can
field secretary.
Hugh Kelley spent the 4th, 1877 al
Lodi, where he met Peter Richards
who years before in a printing office
had taught him ito show more rever
ence than to commence God with q
g."
On motion of L. Crouch ]. H. Hal
sted was reelected a school direc
tor for three years and committee
composed of the school board and
Prof. W. A. Willis, was appointed "tc
consider as to the establishment of g
high schools" 1t was in operation two
years later.
| At Cazenovia a new iron furnace
has just been erected.
In July, 1877, GA L. MCGEE, owner
of the omnibus line, is willing tt
bring over the morning mail for $75
year, and is inquiring whether bus
mess men will subscribe that amount
| (To be continued@
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1921-05-26
Newell Farm, Fairfield,
Center of Much Interest
BY Mrs. w. H. Newell.

Newell had several teams and hauled
F., his wheat to Milwaukee which he sold
! there for fifty cents bushel. 1t took
the best part of a week to make the
round trip. One year they sold sew
eral thousand bushels to a buyer that
cents a bushel The buyer took the
grain to ST. Louis to sell.
The fail as an instrument for
threshing grain was replaced by a
machine. A large cylinder in which tie
grain was fed by one man and one
man raked away the straw. The no
! tor power was two horses treading
in a treadmill. Some years later a
horse power machine was used There
was separator much like those in
use now. There were eight horses
hitched to sweeps; the horses travel
ed around in, a circle. Threshing on
this farm then was matter of weeks );
with the steam threshers in use it is
row days.
Potatoes Lost in Rivers
Farming this land was not confined
to raising grain and hay but various
kinds of crops were grown and dairy
ing followed. One year 1000 bushels
of potatoes were produced; 1900
bushels were placed in two flat boats
and started for St. Louis. One boat
sank in the Wisconsin river and one
in the Mississippi.
Money was sent to bring the men
home who were entrusted with the
boats. This was before the Civil war
In 1868 there were Is acres of hops
on the place, Harvesters were pro-
cured from Illinois and southern Wis
consin by the car load to Mazomanie
From there they journeyed in wagons
to the farm One hundred and thirty
people were boarded at the farm three
weeks or more. 1t cost Is cents a
pound to gather. the hops that sold for
4 cents pound. In 1894 there were
80 acres of small fruit on the farm;
picking began in June with strawber-
ries and ended in September with
blackberries. Then red raspberries
sold for cents a box and strawber-
ries forless. The acreage of fruit was
reduced.
Residence Colonial
Orange Newell from time to time
sold portions of the original farm and
bought three eighties more. On one
of these he built a large house, colon
ial style of architecture. After his
death in March, 1899, a grandson oc-
cupied the house until February 1910.
Then it was RACED and a smaller and
more modern house built by Hen
McFarlin as he bought that 80 of land
from w. H. Newell. The house stood
fifty-five years and was in good con-
dition. A carpenter was year build
ing it as everything was done by hand,
no dressed lumber by machinery. Win
dow frames were made by carpenters
and lights puttied in.
When w. Fl. Newell bought the
land of his father he built on the spot
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1921-05-26
GETTING AN EARLY START

Evidently Senator La Toilette be-
Eeves in early action. The meeting
of the women in Baraboo on Wednes-
day was evidently in his behalf al
though the election day is many
months away. Perhaps the senator
is expecting neck and neck affair
at the next race and believes in tax
ing time by the forelock. His attitude
on the war and other questions will
no doubt develop plenty of opposition
by the time the next campaign ar
rives. BY the time the election is
over, however, the plumb line will
have found the bottom.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1921-05-26
NO RENEWAL FOR
THIS KIND OFlPATENT

A lawyer who makes a. speciality OF
patent cases was once engaged in
case before country justice.
who are you anyway demant ed
the justice.
"Well", replied the lawyer I'm IN
attorney"
"P'raps you are, but ] never heard
one talk like you do. What kind of a
one are your"
"I'm patent attorney"
The magistrate rubbed his chin in
thought. "Well, all I've got to say isl
he said slowly, "that when the patent
expires, don't believe you can ever
get it renewed again" National Month
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Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1921-05-26
where the first buildings were erected
Three Sons in War

where the first buildings were erected
in 1S4S.
Three Sons in War
Mr.. Orange Newell was born Aug.
1910, in Lafayette Square. N. Y; died
March 2Sth, 1899 at the home Of his
son Howard His three oldest sons.
Homer, Leroy and Francis served as
soldiers in the Civil war, also SON
in-law Titus Chapman of Fairfield.
Homer was shot in the lungs at the
battle of Gettysburg. He was sent
home and died of the wound. Leroy
was shot in the leg at South Noun
tain After suffering many months
and enduring an operation in hospit-
al, he was discharged, disabled for
life, Titus Chapman was taken very
i'll and was sent home, to- die the day
after arriving here. His wife, Malinda
Newell Chapman, went as a pioneer
to Nebraska and was lost in blizz
ard, January 18th, 1888 froze to death
with two grandchildren.
Ninety acres of w. H. Newell's farm
was land bought in 1847. Though he
rents the major part of his farm to
his son, Floyd. Mr.. Newell still works
a portion though he is in his S0th
year.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1921-05-26
NEW LAW MAKES A SURPLUS OF TRUSTEES In
MANY VILLAGES In THE STATE---AFFECTS THREE
In THIS COUNTY, ACCORDING TO THE STATUTE

provided in the law as to eliminating
the surplus four. Three were elected
in 1920 for two years and three were
elected in 1921 for two years. The
new law provides that two shall work
with the village president and two
thirds shall constitute quorum. In
time the four will automatically dis.
appear but for the present there is
nothing in the law to indicate what
shall be done with them. No doubt
they will hold their offices as usual
until future elections.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1921-05-26

Northern Lakes Park" established.
A booklet tells something of the
rareness of this wonderful land of
scenic beauty. There is chain of a
dozen or more lakes, the picturesque
North Fork of the Flambeau river,
and deep pine woods through which to
wander The state can well afford to
secure a number of such places, using
them as timber preserves and places
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1921-05-26

A new law has been passed by the
legislature which affects the trustees
in many villages of the state. Accord
ing to the old law there are six trus-
tees in all villages and the new statue
cuts the number down to two in all
villages with population of $50 or
less. This affects in this county the
villages of Ironton, Loganville, Lime
Ridge, Merrimack and Plain. These
villages now have six trustees and
should have but two and nothing is
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1921-05-26

I think one of the oldest farms in
Sank county, purchased from the
government, is farm in Fairfield,
two and one-half miles from the city
limits of Barabou. oWnUl by William
Howard Newell. He moved on to that
farm seventy-three years ago this
April. His father, Orange Newell,
bought 1000 acres of land. all .nst
eighty acres in Fairfield (then called
Floral with government patents He
walked from Baraboo to Mineral Point
to transact the purchase in the year
of 1847 In April 1848, he moved his
family, which consisted then of wife,
five boys and two girls, from James
vile. Wis, to his new home. Orange
Newell had made arrangements with
a man in Fairfield to build him a
house to be finished by April first. AS
there were but few horses to be
had at that time Mr.. Newell's family
made the trip with OK teams, driving
farm at night, a very tired family, to
find no house ready for them, just an
enclosure boarded around, no roof. no
floor.
Buried in Snow
They camped down on the ground
to sleep to awaken to find themselves
buried in snow. The grass had Of
fered the stock food on their journey
but they could not get grass for sew
eral days. Mr.. Newell yoked up his
oxen and drove to saw mill for
lumber The mill was at Lyons, and
had roof on his house the next night
He proceeded to break UP as much
j land as possible that year and each
subsequent year until he had large
farm under cultivation. In breaking
the soil, they used nine yoke of oxen
and a 80 inch breaking plow They
we're driven by lad running along
by the side of the oxen with large
whip. The stock was eight or more
feet long with a lash attached about
as long, made of braided deer or calf
skin.
One of the first things Mr.. Newell
did was to set out an orchard. He
spent his youth on fruit farm near
Syracuse, N Y. and learned that an
orchard was a necessity on a good
farm He sent to the Rochester MUIR
sery, N. Y. and bought apple trees and
started an orchard which comprised
thirty acres later and yielded thous-
ands of bushels of apples He sowed
apple seeds and originated the Newell
winter, an apple that has found great
favor with apple lovers. It was call
ed at first Orange winter
Haul Grain to Milwaukee
Farming was much more different
in those days than at present. Mr.
Newell put many acres into grain. The
grain was cut with cradle. raked
and bound by hand, and threshed with
a fail on the barn floor. Some entire
winters we're spent threshing out the
grain to be marketed in Milwaukee. AT
ter horses were 10 be bought Mr..
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1921-05-26
eleven members present.

tA6N6H uIGLuU6Ab p1Vb6uI.
Here we have line of five Words
or 20 letters, containing no less than
II letter e's and no other vowels
whatever. Nearly half the letters are
ELS. OF course it would be possible
to fake up a line that would have
more e's than this. For instance you
could say: Deep Tennessee, we see
thee seethe" Here we have IA e's in
rs ltters. But that is different from
"a line that occurs in the ordinary
course of language,-The Pathfinder.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1921-05-26

Down in Washington the women
propose to have "a watch tower" to
keep congress under observation. Per
haps the women of Wisconsin are
erecting ga watch tower for the La
Toilette campaign in starting this
early to organize.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1921-05-26
ODD COMBINATIONS OF
LETTERS SOMETIMES SET

Printers always have Their eyes
open TO- ".o pranks that the I'tle"s
of the alphabet sometimes play. One
of the Pathfinder linotype compost
tors calls attention to the following
very unusual line of type which oc-
Cured without generalization, in some
matter set for this paper: There were
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1921-05-26
war debt

You have often heard it said that
there is nothing in name. Banker
Stillman has a yacht called Modesty
which has sunk from sight.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1921-05-26

i. If T. A. Edison is under the impress
sion that college students have hazy
intellects, let Thomas try the entran-
ce examinations some hot September
morning.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1921-05-26

1t would be beautiful blunder for
Bergdoll if he had to roll up his
sleeves and help to pay the German
war debt.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1921-05-26

nURE B. GOD is absolutely neces-
, sary to perfect health, Hoods Sarsa-
RaTilla thoroughly puri6es and cleanses
the blood and KEEPS IT PURE.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1921-05-26
Thursday May 70 1921

Der Tag has come to Germany.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1921-05-26

But few days remain until the June
bride will be abroad in the land.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1921-05-26
APPLICATIONS TO MARRY

Lloyd Hastings, Dellona.
Anna Hastings, Dellona.
Anton Kastelle, Delton.
Ida Pieper, Delton.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-03-16
Owen Usage oil & Gas Co.,
Holds Directors Meeting

At a meeting OF the board Of di-
rcctors OF the Oweu-Osage oil and
Gas company held I'm Tulsa, March
10, 1921, the regular quarterly divi-
dcud Of S2.0O per share was dc
clared payable April 10, 1921, TO
stockholders of record March 81
1921.
II will be Of interest 10 the stock
holders TO know that the Usage lease
extension bill recently passed In con
grcss and approved by President VIII
son March 3, 1921, extending the
period as long as oil and gas is pro-
duccd in paying quantities Will be
of great benefit to this company, aS
II owns the gas rights on l65,76O
acres OF Usage Indian lands in Ok
lahoma, and supplies the pipe lines
serving the people in eastern Kansas
and western Missouri. including the
two Kansas Citys This extension
also covers the rights on over 5000
acres of oil lands now producing
from 10 wells with large settled
production, and much proven terri
tory yet 20 be developed.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-03-16
Developments in Duncan
District

Cant and Parsons are still work %
ing on the completion OF their No. 7
Bramer located In the southeast cor
ner of the northwest OF the northeast
of section 3l-1n-Sw, which, as re-
ported I'm yesterdays World. had SAND
from 2,102 to 2,l0s feet The we'll II
reported to be booming up big ana
making considerable oil, but there
has not been any estimate made OF
the production. The owners are
completing the erection OF 1900
barrel tank, and the we'll will no
doubt be turned loose I'm the next
few days, The Gypsy oil company
has made a location offsetting this
we'll for its No. ! Bramer located
in the southwest corner OF the north 70
east Of the northeast OF section 81.
It is reported that the Cant. and
others well located in the northeast
corner of the southeast of section
6-ls-Sw have also found the deep
pay, and the Cant is making some
oil, No definite information has
been received as to tho worth OF
this operation.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-03-16
Hdridnd Production ShOUS
Big Increase in Fire Years

PONCA CITY, March 15.-Thc
gross oil production OF all properties
In which the Marland Refining COM
pany OF this city is interested has
increased 1880 per cent within the
past five years, according to an Of
fiCial statement OF the company to-
day. The company was organized
in 1916 and had "A total production,
that year OF 170.SSS barrels, in 1917
II produced 3S7,96l barrels; in 1918
at was S0S,64S barrels; in 1919 1t
was l,910,392 barrels and In 1920
It. was 2,2S0,009 barrels. The great
est increase by years was In 1919
when the production exceeded that
OF 1918 by 1886 per cent.
Relative TO the consolidation OF
the Marland Refining and Kay
County Gas companies into the
Marland oil company Of Delaware,
the official announcement was made
today than 95.6 per cent OF all out
standing stock in the two companies
has been deposited for exchange for
the stock of the new company. The
issuance OF the stock in the new
concern Is now in progress.
Charles Il. Stephenson has been
elected secretary OF the Marland Re
fbling company to succeed j. G. Nc
Elroy resigned, and John f. Hale
was elected assistant secretary Hale
IL also secretary of the Marland oil
company, the new concern and
Stephenson is assistant treasurer.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-03-16
Operations Northwest Of
keHyuiiie

In the vicinity of the wildcat pro-
ducer recently brought In by the Leo
on n Gas CO., northwest O, Kelly
VILE, thore is considerable new de
vciOpment The following operations
and locations have been reported:
The Sapulpa Refining company Is
drilling at zoo feet In It's NO.
Mitchell, offsotting the Leo OIl n
Gas co. well tn 2g-2S-lO,
The skclly oil company has rig
up ON the Sloan farm, located in the
northwest corner OF the southeast OF
2g-1S-lO.
j. II. Markham and others arc
drilling at $50 feet on theit No. /,
located I'm the northwest OF the
southwest Of 29-1S-1O
H. q. wilcox and others are drill
ing at 2,400 feet in their we'll located
In the northeast ~ 2O-lS-lO.
WatcEogn and others. have made a
location for test IN the southwest
corner of the east half of the north
west Of Il-IS-1O.
!. Alex pingwall has a rig on the
ground located In the southwest Of
the northeast OF 29-tS-l0,
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-03-16
Southeast Extension of the
HeTift Field Looming Up

Tho possible extension Of the pro.
liiic Hewitt pool TO the southeast.
which was first proven up by the
bringing In OF the goo barrel pro-
ducer Of the Coliue on company, To-
Gated In the southwest corner OF
2b-is-2w, has now been extended
TWO miles farther southeast by the
good showing ia the well of the
Empire Gas & Fuel Co. located in
The northeast corner OF the north
west ~ G-5s-lw, az was reported In
The world Of few days back Tho
latest report on the Empire well rs
that II has been drilled about 81
feet in the sand topped at about
2,620 feet, and has made several
flows Of about 25 barrels. II is cN-
pccted that this will be "a good pro-
ducer when finally completed, which
Will mean an extension OF the Hewitt
field about five miles to the south
east
It is reported that the Coline pro-
duccr located In 25.4s-2w is going TO
bo drilled deeper i'm search Of a
deeper pay. The we'll started out
making about 200 barrels but has
fallen off IN production considerably.
The Carter OIL company's test To-
Gated In "a 4-is-2w which had a show
ing In about so feet oc sand topped
at 2.9O4 feet. ~ reported to not be
looking so good as the sand was
badly broken, and there was very
little gas,
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-03-16
Late COMPETITIONS in the
HeUitt Field

Tho 80, 5 vcil of Wcsthcimer and
others, located n the northwest cor
ucr ~ the southeast OF tho north
west ~ l5-4s-2w Is reported to bc
good Tor an initial production II 900
barrels. sand was found from 1861
to l906 feet
The Carter Ou company has a
6oO-barrcl well IN It's No. I Wood
ruff located In the center uf the
south line OF the southwest OF the
southwest uf lj-is-2w. Tho sand
was topped at 1926 feet and the
we'll drilled TO a total depth OF 1883
feet.
No. "a Illa.. ut Wcsthcrlmcr
and others, located In the northeast
corner of the southwest of the
southwest Of a2-iH-2W topped the
sand yesterday az 2.lOO feet. and tho
hole Immediately ullcd up with OIL
Tho well was drilled Co a total depth
OF 2l60 feet at last report. but no
estimate had been made of produc-
ton.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-03-16
Government GeOiOgists to BE
Present at Coming Convention

Leading geologists Of the United
States survey will he present at the
sixth ual meeting OF tho Ameri-
can Association Of Petroleum Geolo-
glsts, which meets in the auditor
ium OF the chamber OF commerce
at Tulsa. Okla, starting March
II.
Among those on the program are
David white and k. c. llcald OF
the geological survey. state Goolo-
gists l.. G. White OF West Virginia,
G.. II. Ashley Of Pennsylvania. w.
II. Jillson of Kentucky, w. 4. Mel
son OF Tennessee, T.. y. Lowe of Mis-
sissippi, II. c. Moore OF Kansas and
j, 4. Udden Of Texas. Max w. BAH
G. II, Wegemann, G., r. bupton
Wallace Ioe and others Severa
papers from leading geologists OF
California will be presented.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-03-16
otI MARKET QUOTATIONS.
Vim. f. Kistier Is Dead

WIN. +. Kistler, sales manager and
vice president OF the Producefs and
Reflncrs corporation died yesterday
AZ the family home at 5l5 South
Carson after a short Illness, and his
death came as n surprise and shock
10 the entire fraternity.
Mr.. kistler Was born at Atchlson,
Kan. 90 years ago, but moved with
nj. parents when a boy to Blackwell,
okla. where no was reared and
where he attained a prominent po-
sItior. being cashier of the Okla
brua Guaranty bank until 1917,
when he Joined the army and served
"a a lieutenant In the quarter
masters corps at Camp Travis.
Leaving the army he came TO Tulsa
a. salcsmanager for the Producers
and Rcfiners corporation.
lie leaves wife and a boy about
90, years Of age, who are receiving
the sympathy OF n wide circle OF
friends
". l., Kistler, vice president and
general manager, who was IN New
York. is en- route home for the
funeral.
Mr.. Kistler's death was due TO a
bcmorrage caused by a fracture Of
the skull at the base OF the brain,
md the manner in which 1t occurred
/. likely to remain a mystery. lie
mad accompanied Jack Bates Of the
RoNana Petroleum corporation to
fayorite camping spot 20 miles west
of conan In the widest part OF the
Usage, where the two were met by
"A couple Of RoNana employees with
"A large pack of honds and this being
one Of the most enjoyable trips open
10 oil men in Tulsa, as Mr.. Bates ana
his men are famous wolf hunters.
Arriving at Dripping Springs, the
camp ground, they found that the
dogs could not work on account OF
"a recent forest fire, and so IL was
decided to wait until the dew fen.
Bulding "A camp and a big fire, the
entire party retired, only to be
awakcd at midnight by the cry OF
the hounds. who had stirred up a
wolf and were in fun pursuit.
Mr.. Kistlcr did not go with the
marty on the trail OF the hounds, SAY
ing that he preferred TO sleep awhile
longer, but appeared to be in the
hest OF health. II was about -FOUR
hours later that the party returned
and found him leaning against a
tree and very III with nausea. He
was Immediately given treatment
and not feeling better was brought
home. arriving here about IL "A. m.
"He did not show that he was Ill
except that he had but very little 70
saw said MIR. Bates, land simply
repeated after me statements that l
made as for instance, when we We're
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-03-16
Getting Nice Producer Near
Torn Of Casey

The Gypey oil companyB No. I
Wilson, located In the center ot the
south line OF the southeast Of the
northwest OF 2i-21-6, near the town
OF casey. found the Peru sand from
2,616 to 2,6S6 feet, and flowed so
barrels the first - hours. The we'll
viii be shot IN an effort to increase
production.
There has been two small produc-
ere near the town uf Casey which
have hoon making some oil for a
long time, but the territory has
never had very much extensive de
vclopmont The new well makes Il
look as though there might be a
good pool In that vicinity