Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1922-06-15

On July II of 1865 is noted the fact
| Though this is not of local import)
that the assassin conspirators of
| President Lincoln-Mrs. Surratt,
Payne, Herold and Alzerodt-suffer-
ed the extreme penalty of the law
last Friday" which was Friday, July
| z. Thus justice moved even in this
! extraordinary case with customary
deliberation, as nearly three months
mad elapsed since the horrid tragedy
| of April IA.
1t is an interesting fact also that the
New Virginia government materially
altered the state seal by expunging
the phrase "sic semper tyrannis,"
, rendered notorious and intolerable
since j.. Wilkes Booth had dramati-
cally uttered it after fatally shoot
ing Lincoln.
Baraboo's population in 1865 was
1853, an increase of only 155 over
the census of five sears before; but,
We are told in a report made, be-
lieve, by ]. j. Gattiker, that the
war has SO unsettled growth as TO
render worthless in a great measure
the old methods OF 1;c0mputing adj
vantages and prosperity by the in
crease of their populations. The num-
Der of substitutes furnished drawn
from abroad. The number who have
left their own homes to swell the quo
tas of others and the number of ske-
dadlers, all enter too largely into the
question to admit of exultation over
increases or sneers at a waning
population
The whole county had a popula--
ton of 20,154 gain of 345 over 1860.
Woodland, remotest town in the coun-
ty, showed greatest growth. New Buff
falo,-a name no longer used-the
least. Only four towns exhibited an
excess of females, despite the call
of war for men!
Emitting it chance for our an
ion-loving girls" the editor noted that
of the officers of the sixth battery,
just returned home, not one. &C
missioned or non commissioned, is
married"
Returning vererans were beginning
to be numerous, Captain Apker of the
18th regiment and Sergeant Lyman
Crossman. hospital steward of the
135th U. s. G.. T.. being late arrivals;
and the editor Loyalty announced
that his "sanctum is ever free to the
boys in blue" Some members of the
23rd arrived, and, though they receiv-
ed a handsome reception in Madi-
son" the editor thought "a like com
plfment might have been accorded
by our citizens to the boys. of CO..
f." s.
The remaining veterans of the 9Th
regiment OF the famous Iron Brigade
under LAellt Pointon, arrived on the
10th of July. The 18th Regiment
under Cert Malloy.. inz< which Sauk
County had part of Accompany. were
received "a Chicago Thy the Fenians, !"
the SeirfS Feinerg Ul that day.
August Ord an Enthusiastic recep-
ton was accorded Baraboo's returned
soldiers, who were out Gin full force,
upwards of 20 regiments being re-
presented in the procession. The
only original companies from Sank
County were Co. A of the 9Th regi-
ment commanded by Lieut. MAR
Pointon, who by the way, died less
than ten months ago in California;
Co. III. of the 18th, under Lieuten-
ants Fowler and Palmer; Co. F. Of
the 23rd, under Captain Schlick, and
a squad of the third cavalry under
Lieut.. Porter. Gen NucIus Fairehild,
later thrice governor, then consul
at Liverpool and Paris and minister
to Spain and whose widow yet re-
sides the statliest dowager in Madi-
son,-was the especially distinguish
ed guest, with General Kellogg and
Malloy, Col. z. A Calkins and Daley,
and various others. An abundant
meal was laid out in "Taylor's"
Hall, and here, to this day, at the
southwest corner of the square,
stands that same old structure, no
doubt, the most historic edifice that
this city nov posses. "Of course,
General A. w. Starks, the constitu-
tional chairman of all public meet
ing in Sank county, presided" Ad-
dresses were given by Rev. ]. e. IRISH,
General Fairchild, General Kellogg,
Colonel Caikins, Lieutenant Hunting
ton, General Malloy Colonel Daley,
and James Ross. The last was a Mad
ison editor and legislator, who a few
years later, had the SOLDERING exper-
fence of drifting about in Lake Men
dota all one terribly cold night, on