Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1921-09-15

supplanted by brick structure some
years ago.
On Westward
The road was at once pushed on
rapidly towards Reedsburg and T. G..
Thomas of Baraboo, brother of Terrill,
+ had contract to deliver 5000 ties over
the line within two miles west from
Baraboo, and Henry Waddell for TO-
900 ION the next succeeding portion of
the road" while Ableman and Watson
were to furnish 5000 for the Ableman
region and Thomas 10000 to be de-
liyered between Ab1eman and Reeds
burg.
A Costly Extension
In building the SO miles from Mad
ison to Baraboo two million yards of
earth were excavated, more than
were handled on the entire 242 miles
from Chicago to Green Bay; while
the cost per mile and engineering
difficulties exceeded anything the
Northwestern had ever yet attempted.
A Busy Clearing Bee
On August Fl there was goodly
attendance at a bee to clear Camps
woods for the celebration
Wednesday, August %, track layers
had crossed the 'long fill at Fuerst's,
four miles north of Merrimack and
will probably rest for the night at
! The Nose having thus made upwards
Of half mile day" Notwithstanding
a little delay at SHADES bridge. From
The Nose to The Gap the track was
"ready for the iron and tomorrow the
steam scoops will be through the
Gap. Next week the iron horse may
Stake it's thirst in the waters Of the
lake"
August 80 it was announced that
the iron horse was expected ito
stand in front of Mini aukan House
on Sunday afternoon, Sept. g."
First Importers by Rail
| 'The Messrs. burlington are receiv-
! ing aug. 80, 1879 the heaviest stock
| brought on by them since hoptime,
-, and via the Airline, the first con-
Segment to Baraboo." The goods,
however were uSloaded at Lodi and
| brought to Baraboo by team.
Ella WheeIer's Rhapsody
Ella. Wheeler, then a blooming girl
of Fl living in the town of Westport,
penned for the Lodi Journal some
Tines up on the completion of the R.
R. to Lodi" beginning thus:
Has the theme grown too old and the
triumph too cold
+, For song of rejoicing, | wonder?
And concluding:
Hulrah and hurrah for the glad day
that saw village and city united
The prayers of the past have been
answered at last
And the hearts of the people delight
| ed;
And the babes of today will yet
| question and say
Come tell US the ever-new story"
And the names of Gault and Howe in
| the future as now
Shall be wreathed with garlands of
glory. IF
NOTES
The MethOdists had a commodious
marquee in the grove and among their
guests for dinner was Gov. Fairchild
His widow still lives in Madison.
Charles E. Bross, telegraph man
ager at Madison for quarter century
and chief clerk of the senate through
MANY SpS'Sionc wac omonU tho ovour
sionists. 1t was Bross, just ten years
later, who taught telegraphy to the fu-
ture Gov. Philip.
Gen. David Atwood got back to
Madison early enough to introduce
Horace Greeley, of the New York
Tribune, to an audience in the opera
house. The famous editor spoke on
''Self-Made Men,, of whom he was
distinguished example.
Some of the visitors enjoyed Bara-
boo hospitality SO Accordingly that it
was not until the 18th that the last
of them came struggling afoot into
Madison.
While we have been speaking of the
excursionists as coming on the train,
as matter of fact, it was a train of
two section. Both ran very slowly
along the lake and many agile chaps
dropped off the first section, to view
the lovely lake longer, Tipping aboard
the second some minutes later, yet a
few failed to catch on and came
walking down the track ruefully into
Baraboo.
Mrs. H. G. Mertzke of Baraboo
thinks Belle Flanders and Louise
Camp were among the flower girls,
who decorated the locomotive. Who
were the others?
One of the arches stood about where
Cherry street crosses the tracks.
There was another arch at the
entrance to Camps Grove.
The late MAR Pointon was captain
of the Sank County Light Guards