Pioneers Celebrate Golden Wedding in Greenfield
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Konkel celebrated their golden wedding at their Greenfield home on Saturday from 12 to 3. The house showcased festive decorations and a simple one o clock dinner followed by family and friends. The couple ran a flour mill before a fire destroyed it. a new mill is under construction. They have seven children DeWitt C Nebraska Mrs Geo Graves Merrimack Mrs Frank Cook Walter H Henry W Reuben W and Lela B all of Baraboo and eight grandchildren Edna Della Blanche Ceril Konkel Nebraska Mabel Carrie
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Henry Konkel
Greenfield
Mrs. Konkel
Golden wedding of Mr Konkel and wife celebrated in Warrensville
At Warrensville Penn on November 8 1855 the celebration was postponed to Saturday. Mr Konkel came to Wisconsin in 1850 and after five years of labor returned to Pennsylvania for his bride. He built a grist and saw mill on Leambro Creek and the property passed to his son Henry Konkel Jr. Improvements followed along with Ella Cook and their grandson Forrest Cook of Baraboo. No deaths have occurred in this large family. The couple received many presents as the golden wedding closed a long chapter in the lives of two esteemed pioneer citizens.
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Warrensville
Penn
Konkel
Wisconsin
Pennsylvania
Leambro Creek
Henry Konkel Jr
Ella Cook
Forrest Cook
Baraboo
Old Country
John Capener
Rufus Cowles
Rufus
Chas
Ralph
Ruby Cowles
Thompson
Cow
Wisconsin River
Sauk
Cost of Water in Two Cities Compared
Portage Superintendent Carroll releases annual water plant report comparing Portage and Baraboo. Figures cover average water rent and pumping costs per 1000 gallons, salaries, supplies, and rent. Baraboo taxes the plant and hydrant rentals affecting receipts. future improvements expect lower costs.
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Carroll
Portage
Baraboo
French
Baraboo Portage
Dotala Pcc
Isc
Oinaiesens
Gintidt
Chicago&Northern
King of Wildcats Nets Giant Forest Cat in Merrimack
Frank A. Cooper Dan Premo and Solo on King pursue a wolf tale but stumble on a wild cat on the Martin estate. The cat, estimated at 27 pounds and over six feet long, was killed after a fierce struggle with Cooper’s dog badly scratched. The hunters claim the animal the largest seen locally and note the old cat’s ninth lives likely expired last Tuesday.
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Merrimack
Frank A. Cooper
Dan Premo
Soloon King
Lartin
Mr.Cooper
Cooper
Premo
King
Tragedy Near Wonewoc Claims Baraboo Resident
George Wincher, formerly of Baraboo and an agent for pianos organs and sewing machines, was killed by a northbound passenger train one mile below Wonewoc while walking on the tracks. His wife, a train passenger, identified him. He left four children and no support as an inquest was held at Union Center depot.
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Wonewoc
George Winscher
Winscher
Union Center
Baraboo
East Lynn Street
George Wincher
Elroy Tribune
Windher
Skeleton Unearthed at Sauk Sparks Local History Interest
J P Weiler, Sauk City meat market owner, uncovered a well preserved skeleton beneath a honey locust stump at the rear of the shop. A tightly worn metal bracelet of Spanish or French manufacture on an arm bone hints at a long buried colonial era figure. The find, linked to early French explorers along the Wisconsin River, joins other local relics inspiring Sauk County history buffs.
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Sauk City
J. P. Weiler
Weiler
Sauk County
Wisconsin River
Ed. C. Perkins
Prairie duSac
Sauk Prairie
France
Baraboo
Dennis
Merrimack
Old Time Winter on the Baraboo Remembers Pioneer Life
A December 1851 winter near Baraboo is recalled with Rufus Cowles granting help to build timber rails, pumpkin butter production from frozen gourds, and social winters around a large fireplace. The recollection includes a prairie journey, a spelling bee challenge, river ice crossings, and late spring return to Janesville before resuming work.
Recollections of Pleasant Days and Familiar Scenes
The passage evokes intimate memories of long ago, recalling familiar scenes and associations in which the writer had an active part during those bygone days.
Bald Eagle Shot at Merrimack by Local Hunter
A Merrimack hunter shot a monster bald eagle in the Baraboo bluffs while seeking game. The 7 feet 9 inch bird, described as superbly plumed, was prepared for taxidermy. It is believed to be the mate of a prior eagle killed on the Wisconsin river bank that fall.
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Baraboo Bluffs
Merrimack
Wisconsin River
Wolf Threat Looms Near Merrimack Farmland
A large gray timber wolf visits farms of George Gross and W. W. Fuller, killing two sheep at each site. Two hunting parties chase the predator from Merrimack toward the bluffs, but the wolf remains at large, with evidence of multiple wolves in the Wisconsin river bottoms below Merrimack.
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Lupus
George Gross
W. W. Fuller
Merrimack
Bluffs
Wisconsin River
Wisconsin student dies in gym tank at Madison
John Shiersnider of Menomonie, a University of Wisconsin student, died in a Madison gym tank yesterday. The cause remains undetermined whether drowning or heart failure. Milwaukee's population unexpectedly increased by one yesterday when infant son of Mrs. M Drake was born as she walked to work. she was aided by medical students and cared for. Her husband works in Chicago.
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John Shiersnider
Menomonie
Wis
University of Wisconsin
Madison
Milwaukee
M. Drake
Chicago
Gifts Enrich Sauk County Historical Society Collections
The Sauk County Historical Society reports new acquisitions since the last notice. E C Perkins of Prairie du Sac donated arrow and spear points, a stone hammer, and a reaper sickle. Charles Nafir of Sauk City contributed Count Agostin Harasthy’s autograph. Mrs Seth McGilvra of Baraboo donated a fine celt. H H Howlett of Baraboo Town added a celt. J E Baer of Baraboo Town gave a stone pipe and scraper used by Yellow Thunder. Edmund Calvert of Faifizid provided the items.
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Museum of the
Sauk County
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