Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1921-12-22
Baraboo in 1877
Cleanings From Local Newspaper Of Al Years Ago
BY O. D. BRANDEN8URG
BY o. D. RRANDEN8URG


T. d. Lang, ]. Halves, Col. l.. G.
Slye and Sheriff r. A. Wheeler with
Frank Kartack as purveyor, returned
to the busy walks of life" with
score from their weeks hunt of lover
100 squirrels, brace of ducks. and
miscellaneous lot of game, such as
rabbits, cartridges and pigeons"
Rev. w. H. Thompson, formerly of
Baraboo but for a number of years
bookkeeper in the auxiliary publish
ing house of A. N. kellogg of Chi
cago, lost a considerable portion Of
his savings by the failure of savings
bank in that city.
Postmaster E. w. Keyes of Madison,
later a judge and at one time a great
political boss, was to make an address
on November 2, and it was urged that
republicans, democrats. greenback-
ers and independents come out and
let US reason together"
J. Tuzzi opened a confectionery and
fruit stand in the Gibson building on
Third street about where the Ris-
ley store now is.
The steamer Ellen Hardy was max
ing regular trips from Prairie du
Sac to Portage.
Mrs. Ransom Parrish, old-time resi-
dent, died in California, her hus-
band a few weeks later.
The greenback ticket included /.
w. Morley of Excelsior for school SUI
perintendent and R. T. Warner Of
BaraLoo for district attorney, but the
former frankly endorsed j. T. Lunn,
saying adept the advice of your
nominee, but no ones candidate, and
vote with me for Mr.. Lunn."
w. w Andrews & Co., manufacture
ing the Van Gordon pillow sulky and
dealing in farm machinery, dissolved,
the business being continued by SEN
ator D. E. WEIGH
Major G. HI. Williams sold his short
horn herd at auction and some pur-
chasers were N. w. Mosley for $135,
r. J. Wood for $135, J. B. Fowler of
Sumpter for $75 DIR. M. M. Davis for
sos. The sale was lightly attended
and only seven animals were dis
posed Of
]. G. Chandler was home again
from Minnesota, the scene of his re.
cent editorial labors." This was Oc-
tober Is, 1877. Shanghai as he was
known irreverently, was brilliant, err
ratio, quaint. His widow is yet
Baraboo resident.
Rev. S. w. Homer, new Methodist
pastor, preached his INTRODUCE Try
sermon October 81 while his prede.
cessor. Rev. J. E. Irish, left for Mon
roe
DR.. w. j. Pierrepont, dentist, who
married and lived in the old Elan
ders' place opposite lis Fifth avenue.
moved to Minneapolis.
"Chas. G. Clark, l.. E." was in Bos-
ton representing Baraboo division at
the engineers national convention.
Hard coal sold at $1,000 here in
1877.
The Baraboo electorate embraced
917 names, and the registry list as
published was certified to by Matthew
Hill, James Dykins and VIM. STAN
ley Very few of the names are not
now enrolled in the cemetery rec
ords.
In "a hours 27O cars of wheat
passed through easTer1y.
At Gillsons Slough, Norman North
caught "a pound pickerel that was
four feet four inches long, and Dan
Chamberlain bought it.
What does this mean? "The rag ba-
by is not circumstance to vege-
table baby that Struthers has. It is
hard to beet especially in the clas
cidents it resembles it's father"
Presbyterians were to give an oys~
ter supper which promised to afford
an enjoyable evening. Well does one
remember those savory Methodist
stews with rarely few oysters to the
plate.
1t was published as fact that "Sec-
ton 10 of the registry law requires
that every voter shall take his home
paper" Here's helpful hint to later
day editors.
The Owl club went into camp at
some unknown spot about twelve
miles northeast of town." and the
editor, though evidently bit sus-
picious, graciously extended compli-
ments and hoped that the campfire re-
fleets upon a cheerful group"
On arriving home from trip on of
fetal duty Henry Cowles found that
his appointment as undersheriff had
been revoked and that Lucian Holmes
had been appointed"
Locomotive engineers had great
month, some making as high as 1000
miles, the average being about $780,
J. E. Wright was nominated by
democrats for school superintendent
though ne urged the selection Of Al
bert Wood, opposing Mr.. Lunn, who
had stumped for the republicans in
a nreyious campaign. w. a. WISE