Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1925-09-03
BIG WELCOME
FOR GEN DAWES
IN HOME TOWN
Neckties and Formal
ity Are Forgotten
As Charlie Is Visitor
At County Fair
From Saturdays Daily

in the sun. Charles G.. Dawes,
vice president of the United States
was doing honor 90 Mansion and
MaustOn, you may be sure, was
stepping high and handsome in
honor of Charles G. Dawes. The
vice president was in town to wit
ness the big event of the Juneau
County fair, the historical pag-
cant depicting early days of the
settlement and showing the part
played by his father, Gen. Rufus
r. Dawes, who at the outbreak of
the Civil war, organized Co. X of
the Sixth Wisconsin volunteers,
which he commanded.
The pageant, however, was not
the only purpose of the visit. There
were the old boys who knew his
'ather for the vice president to
ak to, the grave where his grand
father, Henry Dawes, is buried to
visit, and the old homestead TO
o0k over. 1t was full day and
40 mistake.
Old Timers Have Inning
The vice presidents train pulled
in along about am, and half the
town was at the station to act as
reception committee. The recep-
ton committee members were all
but lost in the shuttle in spite of
their badges but it made little diff
ference as everybody shook hands
anyhow. The 1lichland Center
high school band footed away at
On Wisconsin and me pieces and
there was much applause.
From that time on the old tim
ers had their inning. j. T. Han
son, Civil war veteran and friend
Of Gen Rufus Dawes, was closest
to the vice president in the SLOW
march to the Mauston house and
had an honor place in the circle
that formed in the lobby of the
hotel In the scurry to prepare
for the big day, Mr.. Hanson neg
lected to don his tie, but he was
far from abashed by this sartOrial
oversight. Marshall Crawford and
Will Fosbinder, retired farmers,
had also been somewhat forgetful
in the rush of dressing for the day,
but nobody cared.
In the morning, the Dawes party,
the committee and scores of I'M
official observers iourneyed out to
Evergreen cemetery at Lindina, "a
bout two miles out of Mansion, and
looked over the we'll kept grave Of
Henry Dawes, pioneer and grand
father of the vice president.
Then everybody went on to the
homestead, where Will Shelton
now lives. VIII is putting in a base
ment under the old house and add
ing to it and the building is being
raised. But the house is almost
as it was when Henry Dawes built
it ont of the white oak timber
which he cut from his farm. 1t
stands on the crest of what is now
known as Keegan hill. From the
bill you look out over a beautiful
valley. Everyone exclaimed over
the view and farmers in the par
ty were tickled to death over what
the noted man from Washington
had 10 say.
Fair Is "Great" stuff
Back from the pilgrimage, there
was luncheon at the Mansion
and in the afternoon the vice
president went TO the fair. He
looked over the prize cattle, lis
tened to the band, saw the horse
races and watched the ball game
between the Madison Blues and
the Sorges Ice Creams. He APP
peared to consider it all great
stuff and his opinions in that re-
spect were supported ably by
Brothers Hanson. Fosbinder and
Crawford.
The meeting of the vice presi-
dent and Tommy Ellsworth was a
feature of the day. 1t occurred
after lunch at the hotel. The little
old soldier, now So, came shuffling
up the street looking this way and
that for the man of the hour, Out
side the hotel ne spied Rufus
Dawes, the vice presidents brother
and stopped at once TO say,
"There's one of the Dawes boys
now. He has much of his father
in him"
The veteran was quickly pres
ented to the vice president, and
there was quiet IN the crowded
lobby as the two walked togeth-
err. Mr.. Dawes recalled that he
had been introduced to Mr.. ELS
worth at Baraboo 20 years ago,
when there were still seven sur
vivors of Gen. la Tes' company.
49, LII, lie Grand Army hut.