Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1921-05-12
People of Dells City Most Cordial
in Receiving the Visitors on
Arrival Saturday
PROCESSION OF CARS
PASS THROUGH BARABOO
Dinner and supper, Boat Ride on
River, and Addresses Are Fea-
lures of Excursion

when the members of the Wisconsin
Legislature, state officials, members of
the press, and others made the trip
from Madison to the Dells and return.
There never was more beautiful
May day. The orchards were in theic
wedding white, the oaks were gown
ed in yellowish green, and the violets
peeped from the roadside. like star
let's in the grass.
On the way to the Dells stops were
made at the Prairie du Sac dam.
Devils lake, Baraboo, and Mirror lake.
AS the cars rolled across the river
bridge at Kilbouln the village band
played merry tunes and Immediately
after the noon meal the company,
numbering about $50, boarded the
steamer Apollo and the journey
through the wonderland consumed the
afternoon. Stops were made at Cold
water canyon. Stand rock and Witch
.es gulch. A quartette sang for the
solons and in natural amphitheatre
near Stand rock j. E. Jones, veteran
itors an address of welcome, w. o.
Hotchkiss, state geologist, then told
the geological story of the Dells The
speakers were introduced by f. A.
Cannon OF Madison, secretary of the
Wisconsin Good Roads association.
On the way up the river the inter-
esting places were pointed out by the
officers of the boat.
Soon after supper, about sundown.
the visitors left for home
State Park Project
The purpose of the trip was to
make the members of the legislature
acquainted with the wonders Of the
Dells and ultimately to make provis-
ion for state park there. A COM
1nittee for the upper and lower house
will spend week at Kilbourn in or
der to become acquainted with the sit
uation.
EXCURSION NOTES
Governor Blaine could not make the
trip. State Treasurer Henry Johnson
and wife. Secretary of State Elmer S.
Hall, Attorney General w. J. Morgan
and wife were along. G. l.. Harring-
ton of the conservation commission
and several newspaper men were in
the company.
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The following from the state high
way comm 4ssion were also along: A.
R. Hirst, John A. Hazelwood ]. T.
Donaghey, and others.
o. D. Brandenburg, with his son-in-
law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Nor
man D. Bassett, and Senator George
Staudenmayer led in the pilot car.
o. G. Munson, chief clerk. of the sem
ate, residence at Yiroqua, was one of
the early arrivals and visited a num-
Der in Baraboo as he passed through.
An amusing incident was that when
the bear at Devils lake climbed tree
in the enclosure as the visitors ap-
peared. The bear seldom goes to the
great height but this was ? special
occasion.
The visitors were loud in their
praise of the hospitality shown by the
citizens of Kilbourn. The meals. boat
ride, garage service. and cigars were
all free. Souvenirs were also dis
tributed. The expense to the CONNER
cial association of Kilbourn was sew
eral hundred dollars.
Those from 3araboo who Joined
the company were former Assembly
man George H. HOOD and wife, Mr..
and Mrs. H. E. Cole and Miss Jose
phine Matchett.
This was the first glimpse at the
Dells BY some of the members Of the
legislature. They were surprised and
charmed at the wonders along the riv-
er. The Dells region has no equal
this side of the Rocky mountains and
should be converted into state park
for all the people of all generations.
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Assemblyman Carl Koenfg of Lo>
ganyille made the journey. He says
that almost every year he tries to
bring his family to the lakes and Dells
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