Abe Wood Baraboo Pioneer and His Turbulent Era
Abe Wood, a towering Baraboo pioneer, mixed romance and conflict with Winnebago allies. He helped build Madison’s first house, led early boat ventures to St. Louis, and fought with locals during dances and bear hunts. His life ended after a fall in Milton, marking the rough birth of Baraboo’s frontier community.
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DeKaury
John L. Bowin
Wonewoc
Wood
Portage
John Smith
Virginia
Doty’s Island
Neenah
New France
Quebec
Montreal
Winnequa
Lake Monona
Wood’s Point
Strawberry Point
Squaw Point
Winnequah
Joe Pelkie
Lavee
Madison
Eben Peck
Baraboo
Simeon Mills
Chicago
Janesville
Margaret
George W. Stoner
Euclid
Cleveland
Stoner
Abraham Wood
Wisconsin
Blue Mounds
Wisconsin River
Sauk City
James S. Albin
Mississippi
Archibald Barker
Andrew Dunn
Mineral Point
Wallace Rowan
Columbia County
Dane County
Wood Jean Baribault
James S. Alban
Rowan
Poynette
Ochsner Place
Seventh Avenue
James H. Hill
Lyons
Levi Moore
Gulf of Mexico
Margaret Gabdner
Wayne, Nebraska
Captain Moore
Henry Perry
Moses Nuff
Margaret Wood Perry Gardner
Island
Maxwell Dam
Mound Street
Sauk County
W. H. Canfield
Thomas Remington
Edward Rendtorff
Wiarner and Palmer
Third Avenue
Stanley Company
E. W. Palmer
Mississippi River
St. Louis
Palmer
Delton
B. F. Mills
Henry 4. Chapman
Chapman
J. S. Tripp
Prairie du Sac
Prairie du Lac
Stamates & Fieff
Thomas Tabor
Tabor
Skillet Falls
Astle and Hill
Ward Wood
Mr. Canfield
Count Harasby
Potter Street
Canfield
Peck
Mrs. Peck
Linn Street
Henry A. Chapman
Abe
Jennie Clark van Orman
Omaha
J. G. Train
Clarke Hotel
Big Abe
E. N. Marsh
Peter Buck
M. C. Johnson
Theron Case
Reed
Leland
Logan
Ableman
Father Marquette
Ringlings Contacted by New York Agent in Chicago Stop
Charles L. Sasse, a New York agent who specializes in circus attractions, toured through Chicago on his way to Baraboo Wisconsin to meet the Ringling Brothers.
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White Crow
Wood
de la Ronde
Henry Merrill
Portage
Merrill
Thomas Buoy
Satterlee Clark
Springer’s
Green Bay
Wisconsin River Bridge
Charles L. Sasse
New York
Chicago
Baraboo
Wis
Ringling Brothers
Variety
Walter Cork Injures Eye in Carpenter Shop Incident
Walter Cork of E. R. Reely's carpenter shop traveled to Madison last Tuesday after a piece of steel lodged in his left eye during saw operation. A Madison surgeon removed the splinter, leaving the eye healing rapidly with no expected complications.
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Walter Cork
E. R. Reely
Madison
Spring Green News
Nervous Troubles Said Recovered by Pink Pills
An advertisement argues nerves rely on blood nutrition and credits Dr Williams Pink Pills with restoring strength. It cites Miss Elsie Peterson of Houston Wisconsin who recovered after suffering from headaches back pain stomach cramps and eye problems. The pills are sold nationwide with guarantees and pricing.
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Dr. Williams
Dr. Williams Medicine Company
Schenectady
N. Y
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