New York Figures in Baraboo and Sauk County History
The article praises New York State for its resources and people who influenced Baraboo and Sauk County. It highlights emigrants from New York, Finger Lakes geology, Seneca Falls and abolitionist milestones, notable natives like Millard Fillmore and Ezra Cornell, Watkins Glen scenery, and historic trees and landmarks along lakes and routes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
New York State
Baraboo
Sauk County
W. R. Ableman
C. C. Remington
H. H. Potter
B. F. Mills
Baraboo Valley
Marvin Blake
Levi Crouch
James McFetridge
McKennan
William Stanley
Stanley
D. P. Crandall
George Pelton
Reedsburg
William Johnson
Sauk Prairie
Finger Lake
Seneca Falls
Amelia Bloomer
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
Smith
Millard Filmore
The
United States
William H. Sewart
John D. Rockerfeller
Andrew D. White
Ezra Cornell
Robert G. Ingersoll
Elihu Root
Lewis Morgan
David B. Hill
Lincoln
Wyman d. Johnson
Waterloo
Veteran Charles H Pratt Returns to Baraboo After 60 Years
Charles H Pratt, 77, revisits Baraboo where he lived before the Civil War and renews old ties. He now lives in Bonner Springs Arkansas, recalls Baraboo landmarks, and notes his father Joseph H Pratt was among Baraboo’s first lawyers.
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Charles H. Pratt
Baraboo
Mr. Pratt
Bonner Springs
Arkansas
Co. F. 3Rd Wis. Cav
D. S. Vittum
W. D. Porter
James Dibble
Samuel Briscoe
George Dodd
Joseph H. Pratt
Kellogg
Stanley
Fred Tobler
Wisconsin House
al. Ringling
William Wallace
Western
Reinking Corner
Kiwanis Club Adjourns For Short August Recess
Kiwanis members gathered at Warren House for a luncheon with music by the California Orchestra from the Country Club. A dollar prize for best story was shared as ten cent cigars, and the group voted to suspend August luncheons and resume on the first Wednesday in September.
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Warren House
California Orchestra
Madison man arraigned on moonshine possession
Thomas Petsie pleaded guilty in superior court to possessing moonshine whisky and was fined 100 dollars or 60 days in jail. He admitted trading liquor for cheese after officers arrested him and three others from Madison on warrants by state prohibition officers.
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Thomas Petsie
Petsie
Madison
Enchanted Upstate Lakes Compared to European Regions
The article notes Indian names like Penn Yan Skaneateles and Buttermilk Falls Tru mansburg and compares local lakes to Switzerland Scotland and England, describing an enchanted region with rich geographic and cultural resonance.
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Penn Yan
Skaneateles
Buttermilk Falls
Trumansburg
Switzerland
Scotland
England
Balzer Murders Haunt Town of Troy Suspects Remain Elusive
Julius Balzer and his sister Mary were murdered on their Troy farm while brother William Balzer, injured, lay unconscious in a Sauk City hospital. Police and neighbors pursued clues, including a possible Chicago link and a mysterious envelope, as an open investigation continues.
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Julius Balzer
Mary
Troy
William Balzer
Sauk City Hospital
Section
Town of
Route
Balzer
William Gagser
Charles Hill
Gustav Redel
William Koerth
Karl von Behren
George Guhl
Fred Mallon
Arnald Buelow
Alfred Brown
John Zins
Jacob Baker
William Pepka
John
Henry Meng
William
Pelton
Chicago
Fresh Air and
Sauk County
Mr. Pelton
Miss Balzer
A. J. Vinje
Madison
Supreme Court
Julius
Sauk City
Mary Balzer
Turner Hospital
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Buffalo
Albany
H. E. Cole
Cleveland
East Aurora
Elbert Hubbard
Niagara
Falls
Lockport
Erie Canal
Great Lakes
Milwaukee
Rochester
Finger Lake Country
Cayuga
Seneca Lake
Syracuse
Watkins Glen
News
Watkins
Kilbourn
PPR
Young Johnson
Gilead
J. W. Davis
Jeffries Place
Devils Lake
Rockies
Geneva
Cornell University
James O'Neil
Neillsville
Finger Lake Region
Frank Pratt
Death Valey
Death Valley Desert
Jia
Kiwanis ‘Club
Frize
Reform Church
Spring Green
Lieved
H. C. Neitzel
Torney H. J. Bohn
Adolph Andre
Ralph Runge
Dr. O. C. Schlag
Leykauf
Martin Bernhard
Oscar Buerki
Baker
Buerki
Eniro Dpan T
Walter Leykauf
Charles
Ing
H. J. Bohn
H. C. Neitzer
S. A. Pelton
Yester
Wilson Agency
Bohn
Pos
Ceived
W. W. Bradwell
Bills
Bara
Troy Farmer
Milwaukee Journal
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