Waterbury District Builds New School House After Rainy Night
In Sumpter No. 4 Waterbury district a plan to replace the old schoolhouse won approval after a dry meeting led to rainborne inspiration. The 30 by 40 foot hot air furnace building replaces an early log school from 1847 and reflects long district history with multiple teachers and reorganizations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Schoo
Waterbury
Sumpter
Shive Mather
Howard Mather
Kingston
Thomas Baxter
D. R.baxter
James J. Waterbury
A. L. Waterbury
W. L. Gordon
James Woodard
Abial Woodard
D. W. Barber
G. S. Whoohers
T. B. Combs
Fred Myers
Wm. Johnson
David F. Zimmerman
Jesse Baxter
A. K. Johnson
John Dennet
February births tallied by Register of Deeds
In February 31 births were recorded by Register of Deeds Harry Thornton, with 14 boys and 17 girls. Comparatively last year there were 12 births, including 7 boys and 5 girls, and numerous local families welcomed new babies across multiple towns including Excelsior, Reedsburg, Washington, Fairfield, and Baraboo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Register of Deeds
Harry Thornton
Christopher Halzman
Ableman
Wm. J. Haskins
Freedom A
Coroners verdict on the Rock Island wreck
A coroner’s jury in Janesville links a 1906 railroad collision near Rock to Conductor Randall Peck’s failure to confirm train arrivals. Evidence questions Peck’s sobriety are dismissed. verdict notes no liquor influence and condemns verbal orders between operators.
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Peck
T. M. Biddle Gunn
J. E. Honeysett
Mr. Gunn
Janesville
Rock
Wisconsin
Jesse Earle
Joseph Maher
Randal Peck
George Briscoe
Briscoe
Ancient Mound Groups Recorded Near Newport and Delton
The article describes multiple Wisconsin mound sites along the Wisconsin River near Newport and Delton. It details lizard and bird shaped mounds, their sizes, orientations, and current conditions, noting damage from cultivation and the extensive 63-mound riverfront group near Asa Shults and L. M. Steele.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wisconsin River
Newport
George C. Fish
Lower Dells
Delton
Asa Shults
L. M. Steele
James Steele
Ernest VanAlstine
C. Herwig
Baraboo’s Promising Future With Peat Gas and Power
A speculative view of Baraboo in 10 to 25 years envisions Kilbourn dam powering mills and electric roads, peat fields supplying cheap gas and fuel, peat-based materials like card board, and vast iron and energy resources attracting large manufactures. The piece urges Baraboo to seize the opportunity.
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Baraboo
Kilbourn
Fairfield Marsh
Fairfield
Stout Field Notes For State Archeological Society
Notes and maps created by Mr. A. B. Stout of Baraboo for the State Archaeological Society will soon appear in the society’s published reports. The material records field observations and locations contributing to ongoing archeological study.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. B. Stout
Baraboo
State Archelogical Society
Also Mentioned on This Page
Sem
Waterbury District
Wm. Black
Excelsior
Arthur Gardner
Cornelius F. Hitchcock
Valentine Bureter
Dellona
Adolph H. Koepka
John Babb
Reedsburg
Harry Davis
Jeff S. Angle
Loganville
Wm. Fenster
Washington
Henry J. Kruse
Wm. Thies
Westfield
Frank Roehrich
Prairie du Sac
John Clement
Albert Puttkammer
Edward W. Becker
Troy
Mike Alt
Franklin
Wm. Kruse
George Geier
Sauk City
H. D. Slater
la Valle
E. H. Kreutzman
Walter Kinney
Theodore Truehl
Merrimack
James E. Fowler
R. R
Randall Peck
Palmer Hospital
Fisher
Justice Jearle
Sauk County Antiquities
Parper
Newport Groupp
S. M. Chaffee
Wisconsin River Group
Dells
Court House
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