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ESTABLISHED MAY 26, 1884
The Goldr*.:. ol
Mr. and Mrs. Joel Hackett
Friends Gather to Spend the Day with Honored
Sauk County Couple—Early s
i
Residents Here.
JOEL HACKETT MRS. JOEL HACKETT
The little bit of sunshine is Olive Cole, of Baraboo, the only grand
child.
Thursday 58 guests were entertained
by Mr. and Mrs. Joel Hackett, assist
ed by their daughters, Mrs. Wilkin
son and Mrs. Co’e, at the home of the
latter, 211 Seventh avenue, the occa
sion being the 50th anniversary of
their wedding day. Avery sumptu
ous dinner was served at 12 o’clock
and the guests left many reminders of
the golden weeding day in the shape
of live and two and one half dollar
gold pieces and silver amounting to
$lO3, of which SSO was given by their
son, Robert L. Hackett, of Macleod,
Canada. Several pieces of jewelry and
oeautiful were among the
many prese deceived. Music and
speeches part ol the after
noon’s entertainment. A song render
ed by Mrs. Walter Gemmili of Reeds
burg, “Golden Isle of Life,” was so
appropriate to llie occasion. The lines
are by J. M. Barringer, and run as
follows:
Just fifty years ago, dear wife,
We started down the stream of life.
Just fifty years were swept along
Through much of sunshine, shade
and song;
Today we rest upon this isle
Till loved ones greet ui with their
smile;
Then part we till our boat shall glide
Far out upon the heav’nly tide.
Chorus
We look back through the years today
And think of joys long passed away
But on a bright and fairer shore
We know 7 are joys forevermore.
Far back among the fallen years
I see the house, w here you, with
tears
And loving voice and fairest face,
Didst vow to love till death’s em
brace.
How true you’ve been when skies were
clear,
Or gloom or shadow hover’d near;
This weary heart knows surely best
For in that love it e’er was blest.
The springtime cannot always last
The summer comes and soon is past;
The autumn then with richest leaf
And ripe and gathered golden sheaf.
The wheat may bloom but sun and
rain
Shall make it bear the golden grain;
So lives must have love’s warmth and
A HAPPY RECEPTION
Friends Gather to Con
gratulate Mr. and Mrs.
John Vanderveer.
At the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. £.
Von Wald, 525 Second street, a recep
tion was tendered Mr. and Mrs. John
L. Vanderveer, who were married a
few days ago to the surprise of their
friends. The guests were received by
Mr. and Mrs. Vanderveer, Mr. and
Mrs. J. £. Von Wald, Mrs. T. Van
derveer, Mrs. Marie B. Wells, Mrs. L.
Von Wald and Mr. and Mrs. H. L.
BARABOO WEEKLY NEWS.
A 4
dew
To make them bear rich harvests
too.
Family History.
Mr. G. A. Cole gave a little of the
family history which in brief is as
follows: Joel Hackett is a member of
the widely known Hackett family of
Sauk county and is one of a family of
fifteenth children of Samuel and Dency
Hackett. He was born in Canada, Au
gust 27, 1835, and four yens later mi
grated with his parents to Bo n.ieoan
ty, Illinois. From there the fami'y
came to Sauk county in 1848 and lo
cated at North Freedom. He recalls
that land in Wisconsin at that time
was nearly all government land and
that his fa’her selected a firm upon
which there was a cranberry marsh
ana a good hard maple bush
which went far towards providing the
large family with appetizing viands.
Mr. Hackett tra v led extensively
during the early years o' his lif j visit
ing among other places the states of
Minnesota, Illinois and Colorado. He
recalls that during his sojourn in Colo
rado he cut hay on his claim on Cherry
Creek, hauled it one hundred miles
over the mountains to central city and
sold it for SIOO per ton. Returning to
Wisconsin in the fall of 1861 he was
united in marriage on Dec. 28th of
that year with Miss Emily of
North Freedom.
The wedding occurred in the Ebene
zer valley church, the ceremony being
pronounced by Father Teal. There are
many Jiving today who attended the
wedaing and some recall ti it the
weather was quite mild for December.
In fact a coat was not required when
out ol doors.
For 15 years this couple resided in
Minnesota and in 1877 came again to
Wisconsin and resided at North Free
dom and vicinity until the present.
Emily Cass was born in Indiana,
August, 1839. She, with her parents,
came to Wisconsin in 1855 and lived
in Sauk county until 1861 iu which
year she was married to Joel Hackett.
They are the parents of four daugh
ters and one son: Mrs. G. A. Cole,
Mrs. Arthur Wilkinson, Mrs. George
E. Hackett, Miss Ella Hackett and
R. L. Hackett. The son resides at
Macleod, Canada.
Von Wald. Those who assisted were
the Misses Bernice Terbilcox, Alma
Rumpf, Helen Cord and Mildred
Hull.
The bride, Mrs. Vanderveer, was
gowned in white chiffon trimmed
with white fur and wore a picture hat.
She carried white roses. The recep
tion room was decorated with pink
and white roses and the dining room
with pink and white carnations.
Each of the 100 guests were presented
with a carnation. Presents were left
for Mr. and Mrs. Vanderveer.
Miss Ada Pigg and Mrs. Jennie Peck
served a delicious luncheon.
Mrs. James Wood and children have
gone to Lodi to visit relatives a few
days.
BARABOO, WIS., THURSDAY, JANUARY 4, 1912.
Daffy Dillies
Yesterday afternoon there might
have been seen climbing the long hill
by the high school building a man
with deep lines in his face. It was the
Daffydil editor. Now a daflydii is a
kind of English expression which is
never found in England but which
has become quite popular in some sec
tions of this country. When you have
found a daffydil you have nothing at
all. This daffy editor has decided to
offer a few prizes for the best speci
mens sent in and if you observe a few
chtsing themselves through your
thinker kindly stick a pin into them
and forward to The News ofliee. In
order that you may become the more
familiar with these strange creations a
few are here given:
If girls like candy, Dußois?
If Gordon Watkins is a boy is W.
H. Mann?
If the clock quit licking would the
anther etic?
If Rev. Goddard had a boat would
Dr. Beech it?
If the English men go fishing Autie
Reiuking, too?
If a Horstman swims a river how
would Kingsford?
If kindling wood be lit, would coal
chute? No cord wood.
If property is cheap in Paraboo is
Devil’s Lake a deer place?
If it lakes a Crossman to hew logs
who would Hugh Kelley?
If August Platt’s lawn needed at
tention, would Volney Moore?
If Japan and Russia were again to
declare war, would China Pekin?
If Wisconsin votes for woman suf
frage would the Nehs have it?
If Charles Gibbons placed 200 eggs in
an incubator would Munroe Hatch?
If a Chicago & Northwestern dining
car was sidetracked at Baraboo would
a Cummings boarder?
If you saw a loose chicken would
John Shew or Frank Gaskell, or
Archie Cook or A. Fry?
If the Dean of the Kangaroo club
should receive a fat goose from the
Billy Allen farm to be served to the
members would it be well to make a
Strong-Curry stew of it?
Sauk County Bear Stories
Hunt in the Northwest
Corner of Honey Creek
Town.
The First Story.
The year 1859 was noted in Wiscon
sin for many frosts, there being frost
every month. On the morning of July
4th the frost killed the leaves on the
corn and still Sauk county had a fair
crop of corn that year. During the
autumn and early winter there were
many bears seen and a few killed, but
my tale of woe has not much to do
with the killing. While husking corn
in late autumn the people of our
neighborhood were aroused to a high
pitch of excitement by a neighbor by
the name of Balser who had seen a
bear on the Schlagenmillich marsh.
All the men and boys turned out to
hunt the bear, myself among
them. I was working for Mrs. Locke,
the widow of Hopkins Locke, who
If W. W. Morse is tall is A. B.
Stout?
If the moon’s face was dirty, would
the sky scraper.
If E. S. Johnston weighs 160
pounds, does Will A-ton?
If Oscar Dopier should gather wal
nuts, would John Hull?
In case a tramp threw clubs and
bricks would Officer Stone?
If W. H. McFetridge decided to
build a boat would George Carpen
ter?
In case Rev. Henke decided to move
overland to Madison would Rev.
Hall?
If there is a yard of fur in a cat’s fur
coat, how much is there in a dog’s
pants?
If Frank Herfort needs William
Toole to can Pease, would Everett
Hail them?
If an elm tree could not hear a birch
bark in a heavy voice do you think a
b*ss wood?
When John Malone, Ed. Dithmar
and Ed. Luckow go camping, does
Dick Koch?
If llie Republicans can not persuade
County Treasurer Carl Dußois to run
for the legislature Sant Wood.
What was the greatest flight in his
tory? was asked in the aviation school.
Then came the reply, when the chim
ney flew.
If one of Gollmar’s camels ran
across the track, would a cow-catcher?
If the monkey mentioned it, wmuld
one say he was a lion?
The following took first prize at
Madison:
Hare is a Daffydil I Gnn 1 Otter
Boar you with; but it’s too Badger
can’t Bear it. Goat to it: —If the
Monkey went canoeing with an Ant
and upset and tells Jackal about it,
would his wife think he was a Lion
if he said: “I was out in the Rein
deer.
After reading the above no doubt
you see a street full of daffydills
galloping along. Write them out,
mail to the Daffydil editor, care of
The News, Baraboo, Wis., that they
may be judged. None will be received
after Thursday, January 11, 1912.
Soon after the prizes will be an
nounced.
had a line rifle. She vfcry graciously
let me take the gun and all started for
where the beast had been seen. There
were about three inches of snow, so the
tracking was good. To make sure that
all were prepared to meet Mr. Bear
a man by the name of Matthew Walk
lin, who was a noted hunter, was ap
pointed to command the party. He
organized us into what might be call
ed a skirmish line, putting a man and
boy together, the man to be in com
mand and report any change in direc
tion the animal might take.
All were to be on the alert to hear the
crack of a gun. Mr. Balser was
placed with me as he had no gun and
we were to take the track, it being
well known I was light of foot and
keen of eye, I soon learned the direc
tion the animal was taking and that
he was not traveling fast as he stopped
frequently and I felt sure I would get
a shot. We had come to a small vale
running down the hill and in glanc
ing across the vale I saw what ap
peared to me to be a stump. I
thought I did not harmonize with the
'Continued on Last Page.)
SNOW BOUND;
NO JAUNT
Story That Posse of Citizens
Left For Wright Cot
tage Denied.
SHERIFF WANTS COMPLAINT
Declares He Will Act if
Some Neighbor Swears
Out a Warrant.
From Thursday * Dally
According to a message from Dodge
ville, a blizzard that piled the roads”
with snow and made travel impossible
has prevented an investigation by
Sheriff Pengally of lowa County, of
the “Ideal Life'' of Frank .Lloyd
Wright, the Chicago arcuiteet and
Mamah Borthwiek, the divorced wife
of Edwin H. Cheney, w T ho are in
“Crazy House" near Spring Green.
Sheriff Pengally says he is not sure
what a “spiritual begira” really is but
if any of the neighbors who have
made so many complaints feel like
swearing out a warrant for the arrest
of the bungalow dwellers near Spring
Green, the sheriff says he will do IPs
duty.
Meantime the storm has bound
Wright and his “art housekeeper" in
their home and the villagers are still
discussing the case.
“No warrant has been issued for the
arrest of Wright," said District
Attorney Roy Smelker of Dodgeville,
“The sheriff is still here and the report
that a posse of citizens has gone to the
Wright cottage is unture. Chabman
Richardson of the town of Wyoming
in which the Wright bungalow is
located says he will take no action
and the move against the couple will
now have to come from some other
source. There may be some develop
ments later.
(From Friday's Daily.)
“I will take no steps in the matter
of Frank Lloyd Wright and his ‘art
mate’ until a warrant is placed in my
hands,” declared Sheriff W. M.
Pengally Thursday night at Dodgeville
when asked in regard to a report that
arrests would soon occur in the case
of the Chicago architect, who has left
his wife in Oak Park and is occupy
ing a bungalow at Hillside w'ith Mrs.
E. H. Cheney near Spring Green.
“When this sensational aftair was
opened up in the newspapers I had a
consultation with District Attorney R.
C. Smelker in regard to what I ought
to do. Wi h and no information other
than that contained in the metropolitan
newspapers, and that we considered
not sufficiently reliable to warrant
hasty action. Later I made an investi
gation of the situation of the bungalow
near Spring Green, where Wright and
his lady companion are housed. The
result is that I am not convinced that
the law is being violated.
“While I will promply serve any
paper placed in my hands, I will not
assume the responsibility of placing
under arrest a man and woman against
whom I know nothing more iiian that
the same roof sheltered them for a
number of and \ys. There is no law
against that, so far as I know. I con
sulted with the district attorney all
along, and he agrees that I am taking
the correct and safe course. If I knew
of my own knowledge that the law
was being violated by this man and
woman, I would arrest them. I have
no such knowledge.”
Christmas Tree Social.
After prayer meeting last evening in
the Presbyterian church about 26 of
the young people of the Christian En
deavor enjoyed a Christmas tree social.
Games were played and presents ex
changed. The center of attraction
was a tree decorated and trimmed with
popcorn balls which furnished the re
freshments of the evening.
Accident Money Received.
On November 18th 1911, Mrs. Hat
tie M. Anthony of Merrimack, Wis.,
lost the sight of her left eye while
splitting kindling. On December 14th,
1911, tshe made an application for S3OO
accident insurance in the Mystic
workers of the world of which she
is a member and on December 28th
she received her money.
READ BY EVERYBODY
MERRY ROUNDER
LANDS IN JAIL
Gets Stolen Bottle of Wet
Goods Back—But Over
His Cranium.
MIXES WITH POP DEALER
A. W. Steinke Is Dealt A
Terrific Blow Which
Blackens Eye.
(From Friday's Daily.)
Early this morning a hobo, who has
been loafing about Baraboo most of
the winter and who evidently w'as feel*
ing the effects of some of the free
drinks he obtained from making the
rounds at Christmas time, got into a
mixup with A. VV. Steinke of the
Gem City Bottling works and as a re
sult is now sleeping off his debauch in
the county jail. The rounder walked
about the streets from early this morn
ing until about 8:30 o’clock wishing
everyone he saw a merry Christmas
and a happy New Year. At this time
lie met Mr. Steinke, with the wagon
of soft drinks, near a saloon on Third
street and greeted him with
“Happy New Year.” When the
dealer entered a saloon the
hobo took a large bottle containing a
soft drink, placed it under his coat and
then walked into the thirst parlor.
Mr. Steinke being told that llie man
had taken the bottle from the wagon
immediately went to him and demand
ed it. The hobo, after a little hesitation
handed it over, but at the same time
struck Mr. Steinke a swift blow in the
eye. For a second llie dealer was
stunned and on rallying he smashed
the ho'oo over the head with the bottle
which flew into a hundred pieces.
The thief fell io the sidewalk but a
minute later he was on his feet and
running as fast as he could go.
While officers were being summoned
the tramp was hiding in the alley
back of the Hillebrandt butcher shop.
From there he went to a saloon on the
southside and was arrested by Assist
ant Chief L. W. Stone. The man is
now in the jail and will be brought up
for trial later if he don’t escape.
Mr. Steinke’s left eye is swollen
nearly shut as a result of the blow he
received.
The hobo caused some disturbance
in the Stanley store about 7 o’clock this
morning and Officier Stone took him to
the city hall but upon permission of
Mr. Stanley he was freed again.
MARRIED IN MINNESOTA
Professor Guy M. Felton
and Miss Nelle Russell
Wedded Thursday.
Thursday morning Professor Guy M*
Pelton and Miss Nelle Russell were
married at Flandreau, Minnesota, the
home of the bride.
Professor Pelton is a son of Chief
of Police and Mrs. S. A. Pelton of Bar
aboo, is a graduate of the state uni
versity and is a member of the faculty
in the Wausau schoois. Mr. Pelton
met his bride when both were teach
ing in Colorado. After a visit at
Austin, Minnesota, the couple will
come to Baraboo to visit friends before
going to Wausau to reside. George E.
Pelton and Miss Clara Pelton of Bara
boo attended the wedding. Miss Clara
has been spending some time in Colo
rado and came by the way of Flan
dreau to attend the wedding.
KICKED BY A HORSE
North Freedom Boy Pick
ed Up Unconscious in
the Barn.
r ■■ in
While doing the evening chores
Floyd Grosinske was kicked by a
horse at the home of his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Albert Grosinske, near North
Freedom. When a member of the
family went to the barn the boy was
found lying behind the horses in an
unconscious condition. He was car
ried into the house and remains in a
critical state. The most severe injury
was about the head. The boy is about
12 years old.