Looking Backward by J Otis G Watkins Birth and Early Life
J Otis G Watkins born December 31 1817 in Chester Vermont. He recalls his parents Eli and Hulda Stone Watkins and their farm in Springfield. He describes moving to Baraboo Wisconsin and choosing it as his home with the M E church in the Baraboo valley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Otis G. Watkins
Chester
Windsor County
Vermont
Eli Watkins
Hulda Stone Watkins
Springfield
A Prairie Journey to Wisconsin and a Long Marriage
Otis G. Watkins recounts his life from 1847 marriage to Louisa Ayers, moving from Illinois to Wisconsin in 1850, settling in Baraboo and Manchester, buying farms, raising a large family, and observing his fifty year wedding anniversary in 1897 before his wife’s death in 1899. He notes work on the farm, crossing prairies, and memories of Christian neighbors and friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bartonsville
Greeley
Wisconsin
Charles Watkins
Mukwanago
James 4. Avery
Baraboo
Lodi
Maxwells
Crawfords
Stanleys
Huntingtons
Averys
James B. Avery
Manchester
Mr. Maxwell
James
B. Avery
Fairfield
Greenfield
Dr. Cowles
Wilkinson
Olen
Emma
O. M. Owen
Cemetery Hill
Otis G. Watkins
Death notices for Bridget Pay and infant Clark
Mrs Bridget Pay aged 75 died Tuesday at 11 am of heart trouble at her daughter s home on Sixth street born in Ireland She is survived by daughter Mrs Hugh Rooney and another daughter in Madison The funeral is Thursday at 9 30 am St Joseph s church Interment St Michael s cemetery An infant son of Mr and Mrs Benjamin Clark died Christmas day He was ill with pneumonia and died Friday Funeral Friday at 2 pm at the house
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Bridget Pay
James Nolan
Sixth Street
Ireland
Hugh Rooney
Madison
St. Joseph’s Church
St. Michael's Cemetery
Benjamin Clark
Broadway
Two men suffer exposure on Fort Winneba Lake Joyce farm
William Clark 37 died last night at Geo Devine and Geo Roddick of Lewiston sought shelter in a deserted building on the Lake Joyce farm in Fort Winneba. Devine frozen feet likely require amputation. Roddick endured severe cold but is not seriously ill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geo, Devine
Geo. Roddick
Lewiston
Columbia County
Lake Joyce Farm
Fort Winnebago
Devine
Roddick
Premo Family Reunion at Merrimack Holds 10th Anniversary
The Premo relatives gathered December 27 in Merrimack for the 10th family reunion hosted in the M E church. About 70 relatives attended from Baraboo and nearby towns with arrivals from out of town and the next gathering planned between Christmas and New Year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Merrimack
Premo
M. E
Touthier
Pres. O. E. Whitcomb
O. E. Whitcomb
D. Premo
Fred Noyes
Steve Premo
Sam Premo
Jessie Parks
A. Aspinwall
Deerfield
J. G. Sidel
Anthony Premo
Warrens
Wis
A. F. Emily
Zelda
la Crescent
Minn
Susan Sands
Harrison
Neb
A. H. Wolcott
Geneva
Ohio
R. McGee
Lavern
Artie Premo
Reedsburg
Sumpter
Joe Premo
Baraboo
Thomas Premo
J. Parks
Premos
N. Y. State
Sauk City
City Council Meeting Ends After Short Session
All aldermen attended except Andrews and Efffinger. A claim by Andrew Patrick for six dollars was disallowed while several expenses were approved for J L Stewart A H Pratt Christian Dyrude John C Link Baraboo S G S Co Hose and others. The session lasted only 15 minutes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andrews
Efffinger
Andrew Patrick
J. L. Stewart
A. H. Pratt
Tetas Wroeres
Ay Eiscenate
Christian Dyrude
John C. Link
Baraboo Sgt
S. Hose
Renes
Father files suit to annul elopement marriage
The 14 year old bride from Poynette Minnesota eloped with Malley Wheeler at Fairmont. Her father Thomas H Tomlinson of Poynette filed Wednesday in Portage as guardian ad litem seeking to annul the union citing the girl's youth. The couple remains separated at the parental home while Wheeler awaits the outcome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Poynette
Fairmont
Minn
Portage
Thos. H. Tomlinson
Daniel H. Grady
Malley Wheeler
Wheelers
Clark Bros win judgment against La Valle School District
Justice H. L. Halsted awarded Clark Bros $32.40 by default for a drilled well at School District No. 12 La Valle. The district appeals to the circuit court while accusing the drillers of improper work on casings and pipes. The case follows prior district tensions including a teacher dispute and recent election irregularities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. L. Halsted
Clark Bros
Town of la Valle
Justice Court
Circuit Court
Ellen Conway
Santa Catches Fire At Briggsville Christmas Program
During Briggsville M E church holiday exercises a Santa actor, Harry Davis, caught fire when his flame trimmed suit touched a candle on a tree. His brother Fred and F D Kimball smothered the flames. Burns to the neck and face are painful but not dangerous though smoke inhalation poses a greater risk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. E
Briggsville
Harry Davis
Fred
F. D. Kimball
Mr. Davis
Thiele Resumes Southbound Travels After Chicago Return
E. J. Thiele returned today to Chicago and will resume his travels in the South from that city.
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E. J. Thiele
Chicago
Fat Geese At Watertown
Five thousand or more geese are being stuffed in Watertown Wisconsin this season the largest number since the industry began. The total payout to raisers will exceed $25000 with some farmers earning hundreds for large birds. Geese go to markets nationwide and are used for foie gras by Jewish buyers.
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Watertown
Wis
United States
Local notices and social tidbits from Spring Green area
A roundup of short notices shares people traveling to Madison and Minneapolis for business or visits, party attendance at Castlehall, and a sad accident in Two Harbors Minnesota where Oliver Wendell Holmes died after an explosion. It reports community moves, illnesses, and a Baraboo court motion along with local lodge officers.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Wisconsin River
Baraboo Valley
Avery
M. E. Church
O. G. Watkins
William Clark
Premo Reunion
Santa
Atty. F. R. Bentley
Manitowoc
Atty. E. A. Runge
Frank Avery
Ora Clark
Minneapolis
Isaac Metcalf
H. M.johnston
Amelia Risley
Elizabeth Bloom
Lella Johnston
Sidney Richardson
Ableman
Castlehall
Knoff and Hatch Orchestra
Janesville
Two Harbors
Oliver Wendell Holmes
Spring Green
Prairie du Lac
Harold Compton
Water St
Mary van Pelt
Edith Cramer
Owosso, Mich
Mrs
Davis Hackett
W. L. Horr
Beloit
T. F. Risley
Phil Cheek
Frank Risley
Warren Wilcox
George Clark
Milwaukee
Mrs. Crieder
Wm. Clark
L. Martin
Atty
Supreme Court
Priscilla Hay
City of
Grant Lampman
Fern Hampton
Hugh Campbell
George Dickinson
St. Paul
Baraboo Lodge No
A. M
H. L. Brethauer
W. M. Gee
McFarland
S. W
Albert Kamm
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