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A district school was organized about 1840, of which a Miss Moore is said to have been first teacher. A log schoolhouse which stood on the land now owned by William Greenleaf. nished shelter for Miss Moore's class of embryo philosophers. It is said that George Peck, Peck's Sun, obtained his earlier knowledge of letters of the English alphabet within this old schoolhouse. Miss Greenleaf is believed to have been his instructor ; but, of course, no one I blame her for the wickedness of her pupil. The old adage, " As the twig is bent, the tree
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will ineline," will not apply in George's case. The next abode of education was a neat li frame house which stood on the farm of Lyman Goodhne, and now used by that gentleman storehouse. In 1871, a two-story briek was erected near by, in which is now taught a gra school of two departments. The roll shows the names of 109 children who have attend Prof. Brown and Miss MeDonough are the teachers.
Elder Case, a Methodist missionary, was among the first professors of religion to pre the Gospel in Cold Spring and vicinity. Services were held in the private residences of th most devont, 1842 being given as the date of these proceedings. The Revs. Hallcek, Cook Anderson have officiated since Elder Case. During the fifties, the United Brethren organi prayer-meetings in the old Fuller House, in which Deacon Hammond had a store. The fra schoolhouse was afterward the scene of worship by this denomination, and, in 1862, they b a church edifice, the society at the present time being given, in numbers, at eighty-six m bers. Elders Zook, Payne and IIamilton were among the early exhorters. The Revs. Sutt Bove, Talbot, Alderman, Cunningham, Deal, Grover and Wood have been the regular Past
In early days (about 1849), the good shepherds of the Lord in Cold Spring found it essary to inaugurate a crusade against that monster, Intemperance. Accordingly, Elder I took the lead in this regard, and pursued the enemy to the very threshold of his lair. organization was effeeted in the wagon-shop of William Graham, known as the " Auger-H Society," to which a large proportion of the population belonged. Instead of signing pledge and joining in singing a cold-water hymn, the candidate for admission was required. the presence of all the other teetotalers, to bore a hole, with an auger, in a plank leaning aga the side of the room, and swear never to drink till the hole grew up; if he did, he would co forward, in the presence of his stronger brothers and sisters, and acknowledge his waywardr by deliberately plugging the hole with a wooden pin. This novel method of initiation exe considerable interest at first ; but, owing to the great demand for pins, causing a drain u Mr. Graham's supply of wagon-timber, the Society disbanded. Among the " old pluggers' the " Auger-Hole Society " who are still in existence, may be mentioned Judge IIammond, 1 Marsh and Maj. Gray.
Located upon the apex of a hill in the southern limits of Cold Spring are the beaut grounds of the Cold Spring Union Cemetery Association, where lie the remains of many old pioneer. The Association was organized in 1860, with S. B. Hammond as Preside Daniel Bcan, Treasurer ; Richard Cheesebrough, Clerk, and B. S. McCune added to the ab as Direetor. In October, 1878, a re-organization took place, and the grounds were larg improved. The officers and managers of the Association at the present time are Will Ludtke, Chr. Ludtke and William Kutz.
LAKE MILLS.
Capt. Joseph Keyes was the first settler in what is now the village of Lake Mills. O ber, 1837, is the date of his coming. IIe settled and built a shanty on the piece of land occupied by Mrs. Lewis. After numerous improvements and additions to his rude home. finally (in 1841) attached to it a frame structure, made of plank from his saw-mill, and, fc long time, the Captain's house was regarded by his neighbors as the acme of architect beauty.
Judging by the following incident, his life there, until others moved in, can hardly b been all his fancy painted. For some time his nearest neighbors were Fort Atkinson and A lan, and one day being short of flour, he started off to the latter place with a pillow-slip to eure some. He obtained about six pounds, and, on his way back, the horse he was riding star at something, causing Mr. Keyes to let go his hold on the pillow-slip, which fell, as luck wc have it, into a mud-hole. The Captain's grief was very great, in fact he cried, but flour be
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ery valuable, he recognized the truth of the old adage respecting the uselessness of mourning ver spilt milk, and gathered up his package, the contents of which he subsequently used.
George Farmer and wife, Isaac Wardwell and his brother, M. L. Bartlett, George Hebard, 1. P. Drake, Judge Hyer, J. L. Chambers and Miles Millard were the next settlers in that hat vicinity. In 1842, Capt. Keyes laid out the village by platting an area of his claim ontaining about twenty-five acres. In 1852, Mr. Enoch B. Fargo set off the northern nd western portions, consisting of fifteen acres in the latter and twenty in the former. A hird addition was made at a later date, by Messrs. Cook & Atwood, which included twenty cres in the northwestern portion. In the center of the place is a very fine piece of round, which was laid out and donated by Capt. Keyes for a public park. For a number of ears no action was taken in regard to improvements, but, of late years, a substantial fence has een erected and numerous shade-trees planted upon it. These latter, when fully grown, will end much to beautify an otherwise plain spot. Up to 1870, the place bore the name of Lake Tills, having been so christened by Capt. Keyes, probably owing to the circumstance of its eing almost on Rock Lake, which was a source of power to a saw-mill and grist-mill then run- ing, But, in 1870, it was re-christened " Tyranena," which name it bore for one year, when, n deference to a popular sentiment, the name was changed back to " Lake Mills."
Ever since 1856, the government of the village has been vested in a President and Board f Trustees, a list of whom the publishers regret being unable to give, the necessity for which s occasioned by the utter and entire absence of records from 1846 to 1857, and the inability of ven the oldest inhabitant to remember, with the slightest degree of accuracy, the name or names fany members of the Board. The present members of the Board are: President, B. B. San- orn ; Trustees-F. A. Seaven, F. G. Kaltenbrum, C. Cramer, Clint Brayton, A. J. Foster and George Griswold; Clerk, Frank Foote ; Treasurer, R. S. Royce; Police Justice, O. L. Ray.
A PIONEER'S SKETCH.
Royal Tyler, an old settler in Lake Mills, who died in 1870, has left the following sketch, jiving his experiences and observations. The paper is supposed to have been written about wenty years ago. It is to be regretted that Mr. Tyler did not leave a more extended history of this important section. He says :
" The first settlement of the town of Lake Mills was commenced in the month of May, .837, by E. L. Atwood, Holly Atwood and Jacob Gause, who emigrated from Massachusetts, und arrived in Milwaukee in the month of August, 1836, and moved on to their claim, as it was hen called-which was made by the writer on the 16th day of March, 1837, and recorded in he memorable claim-law office, kept by N. F. Ilyer, at the Ancient City-on the 31st day of May, 1837, and commenced making improvements on the southeast quarter of Section 1, Town north, of Range 13 east, and built during the season one small block-house and one frame house in the month of June, 1837 ; and in the fall one large block-house, 24x36, and raised that season 150 bushels of potatoes.
" On the 5th day of March, 1837, the writer of this arrived in Milwaukee from the State of Vermont, and came to this town on 15th day of the same month, and made his claim ; moved on to it June following, and has resided on it since, with the exception of three years. The same season, I broke six acres of land. With mne came Theron Plumb, who came from Massa- chusetts, and lived with Mr. Atwood and myself until he moved over into Milford, where he now resides with his family, considered in every other respect as one of our citizens.
" In the month of July, two sisters of Mr. Atwood-Elvira and Mary Ann-moved out from Milwaukee. Until then, we considered ourselves the kings and queens of the West; then we were once more happy to acknowledge ourselves under the influence of the fair sex. It seemed to us like enjoying a meal at home to have it prepared by the hands of those whom nature has designed to satisfy the finer sense of taste-though our meals were nothing more than good bread and pork, and pork and bread.
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" In October, Mr. John Atwood and wife-parents of the above-named Atwoods-moved this place, together with the rest of their family, viz .: Their sons Isaae and wife, and John C and Nancy, and also the wife and family of E. L Atwood.
" In the same month, also, came Capt. Joseph Keyes, who moved with his family from th State of Vermont, and located in the present village, and commeneed improving the water-power Also, with Capt. Keyes came George Farmer and wife, from New York. Of this company of fire settlers, George Farmer and family returned to Herkimer, the place whence they came, i 1843, and Capt. Keyes moved to Menasha with his family in 1850, with great reluctance-Lak Mills seeming most like home to him of any other place in the West. And it was with the sam deep sense of regret that we parted with him, he being endeared to us all by the ties of early se tlement, and those being the nearest of all, except of kin.
" The first death from among the early settlers was that of Mrs. John Atwood, who died o November 2, 1845. The first marriage of the first settlers was that of the writer with Rosalin Colton, of Montpelier, Vt., on January 8, 1839. The next in order was that of K. Atwood t Mary Ann Keene on April 12, 1840. Miss Keene and her sister Delta (now the wife Charles M. Plumb) are believed to have been the third and fourth females who settled in th county. They located in the present limits of Aztalan December 25, 1836, and underwer great privations and hardships, being ncarly frozen to death once, and often reduced nearly t starvation. The first wedding celebrated in the town was the marriage of Morgan " .. Bartlet one of the settlers of Milford, to Miss Mary Ann Atwood, in the spring of 1840. Both of th above have died-Mr. Bartlett, on June 31, 1847. and Mrs. Bartlett in the October following Mrs. Isaac Atwood died December 31, 1848, and Mrs. Royal Tyler November 14, 1850. Th first child born in Lake Mills was William Henry Atwood, son of E. L. and Sarah Atwood, o May 6, 1840.
" Improvements .- The first saw-mill in the village of Lake Mills was built by Capt. Josep Keyes, which went into operation in the fall of 1839. In the fall of 1842, Capt. Key erected the first grist-mill in the county of Jefferson, on the same water-power as the saw-mi named above. A store was opened at Lake Mills in 1842, by George Payne and J. L. Bying ton. The first schoolhouse was erected in the summer of 1841. and an excellent school kept b Nancy Atwood, now Mrs. Daniel Wood. Independence Day was first celebrated in the count at Lake Mills, in 1839, by a goodly number of people for the time, at which a spirited oration wa delivered by Rev. J. F. Ostrander.
" Miscellaneous .- The town now contains 1,400 inhabitants. The price of wheat i 1838 was $3 per bushel; now 37g cents. Flour, in 1837, $15; in 1852, $2.50. Pork, $4 per barrel, or 25 cents per pound, now 32 cents. Labor by the day, $1 ; board by the week $7, and bread and fish at that."
CHURCHES.
The M. E. Church was organized in 1844, with the following communicants : Mrs. Mar Ann Millard, Stephen Faville, Alpheus Faville, John Johnston, George Baker, Thomas Darc and Oscar Bowman. For a number of years, the then growing congregation met for prayer i the houses of personal friends and in the schoolhouse. In 1854, they built the first church, a a cost of about $1,800. It was a frame structure, capable of seating 200 persons. That build ing continued in use until 1867, when the present building was erected. It is a very handsom brick building, with a seating capacity of 300, and cost $10.000.
Following is a list of the Pastors from the date of the organization to the present time The Revs. Lathrop, Allen, Wood, Martin, Willard, Jones, Galup, Brown, Randall, Piersol Holister, Shepherd, Squires, Potter, Boshe, Reyna, Cooley, North, Bennett, Moore, Sewel, Car penter, Bennett, Wheeler, Hubbs, Coblin, Miller, Moffat, Piersol and Richardson. The Pre siding Elders have been S. C. Stocking, P. B. Pease (twice), Elder Seighigh, E. Springer W. H. Sampson and W. P. Stowe.
J.W. Ostrander JEFFERSON
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The Moravian Church .- The nucleus of this society was formed in 1856, the leading pirits being Messrs. August Resenberg, Michael Strasburg, Carl Zeberneck, George Bruns, A. Zimmerman and Andrew Joeckel. For two years, services, presided over by the Rev. Mr. Rathbrun, were held in the old schoolhouse ; but in 1858, the society, then much stronger, built church. It was a brick building, with a seating capacity of about one hundred and fifty, and ost $600. Two years afterward, they built a parsonage, of brick, also, at a cost of $600. The old church was utilized until 1872, when they built the present church. It is also of brick, with seating capacity of five hundred, and cost $5,000. The old parsonage is still in use. The present number of the congregation is one hundred and fifty, who contribute a salary to the Pastor of $500 per annum.
Following is a list of the ministers from the date of the organization to the present time : 1856-57, Rev. Mr. Rathbrun ; 1857-60, Rev. John Kilian ; 1860-65, Rev. Phillip Uitse : 1865-70, Rev. Phillip Rommel; 1870-79, Rev. P. F. Oehler ; 1879, Rev. Mr. Severing, the present incumbent.
The Baptist Church was organized on August 17, 1869, with the following communi- ants : William H. Foster and wife, George Lusted and wife, L. D. Fargo and wife, W. A. Guild, George T. Fargo, W. Carr, Miss Nancy Alleorn, Delia Healy, Emma Harvey, Mrs. M. J. Sanborn, Mrs. Sarah Wenings, Miss Rose Trussell, Miss Alida Fargo and Miss Kate K. Fargo. Up to 1870, the congregation met in Hoskin's Hall, but in that year they purchased the old Leavitt Schoolhouse and converted it into a hall. It is a frame building, with a seating capacity of about two hundred, but is only called upon to accommodate sixty-two, that being the present membership. It cost $1,200.
Following is a list of Pastors : 1869-74, Rev. Isaac Fargo; 1874-76, Rev. John Webb ; 1877-79, Rev. J. S. Marsh, the present incumbent.
The present Trustees are Messrs. B. B. Sanborn, A. Healy and L. D. Fargo.
The Congregational Church was organized August 15, 1847, with the following mem- bers: Kelly Atwood, Mary A. Atwood, Theron Plum, Charles Plum, Gerard Cutler, Mary Cutler, E. D. Seward, Sarah A. Seward, Martin N. Seward, May E. Seward and Mrs. Chary Smith. In 1850, Mr. Kelly Atwood donated a lot, one acre and a half in extent, and next year the society erected the present church at a cost of $2,000. Additions to the extent of $1,500 have since been made. It has a seating capacity of about three hundred, though it is never called upon to accommodate more than one hundred and fifty, its present congrega- tion. Following is a list of Pastors from the date of the organization to the present time: The Revs. Mr. Clinton, E. D. Seward, T. W. Jones, A. A. Young, - Bushel, C. Caverno, S. E. Lathrop, H. B. Tuttle, H. Fowle, H. Pullen and R. Quaife, the present incumbent. The present Trestees are G. A. Williams, W. L. Hopkins and S. Wegeman.
ROCK LAKE CEMETERY ASSOCIATION.
On October 4, 1854, a meeting of the residents of Lake Mills was held for the purpose of forming a cemetery association. Messrs. John G. Merriam, Q. A. Shoat, William H. Foster, L. S. Kellogg, W. R. Griswold and S. S. Keyes, were chosen to fill the office of Trustees, they choosing as officers L. S. Kellogg, President; W. R. Griswold, Treasurer, and S. S. Keyes, Secretary.
The ground, two acres in extent, was then located on the Picket estate, in Cook & Atwood's Addition to the village. That ground continued in use until September 29, 1856, when another meeting was called, and held, for the purpose of receiving the present lot at the hands of Mr. Kelly Atwood, who donated it in exchange for that formerly in use. All the bodies in the original plat were taken up and re-entered. It contains five acres, and is located on the old Madison and Watertown road, on Sections 11 and 12.
It is a very pretty ground, and in appointments and general appearance does honor to those who have been at the pains and expense to thus beautify it. The present Trustees N
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are: Oscar S. Ray, President; C. H. Steinfert, Secretary ; William L. Hoskins, Treasurer George S. Griswold, S. W. Hoyt and S. R. Teed, Trustees.
SCHOOLS.
The first schoolhouse in the town was erected by Capt. Joseph Keyes and his neighbors, ir 1841, who hired a Miss Catlin to teach there, the cost of the building and Miss Catlin's salary being defrayed from a fund subscribed by the citizens. On October 7, 1843, pursuant to ar order of the School Commissioners of the town of Aztalan, a meeting of the legal voters of the Lake Mills School District was held in Lake Mills for the purpose of forming a school board and electing officers for the ensuing year. Those chosen were: S. S. Keyes, Clerk ; Miles Millard, W B. Sloan, E. L. Atwood, Trustees; Girard Cutler, Collector. At a meeting held on February 22 1844, it was resolved to erect a schoolhouse in Lake Mills, and the following gentlemen wer appointed a Building Committee: Messrs. Benjamin Salts, Andrew P. Waterbury and George Heb ard. That summer, the schoolhouse was built, the material being of brick and the cost $200 On August 1, 1845, a meeting was held to obtain the sense of the voters on the amount of ta: necessary to be levied for the completion of the building, and, after some discussion, $100 wa the amount agreed upon. On September 1, 1850, the Clerk of the District, Mr. E. D. Seward submitted his annual report, by which it was shown that there were one hundred and thirty-fiy pupils attending the school, of whom sixty-seven were males and sixty-eight females; that th school had been taught seven months of the year-by Mr. James E. Cook for two and a hal monthis, by Miss M. A. Ranney and J. A. Baker one and a half months cach, and A. Parker on and a half months.
In 1854, a second brick schoolhouse was erected at a cost of $800, the land upon which th two stood being donated by Roswell Picket and Miles Millard. Those two buildings remaine in occupation until 1868, when the present free high-school building was erected at a cost o $9.000. It is of brick, with accommodations for two hundred and fifty scholars, and, in addi tion, the Board still use one of the old back buildings. The course of instruction pursued i similar to that in use throughout the high schools in the State.
Following is a list of the Principals who have occupied the high-school building since it erection :
1868-70, E. P. Brooks ; 1870-71, James T. Freeman : 1871-73, Mr. Newberry and G. A Williams; 1874, C. L. Hubbs; 1874-76. G. A. Williams ; 1876-79. C. L. Hubbs.
The present Trustees are: Messrs. B. B. Sanborn, Director : G. S. Griswold, Treasurer R. Fargo, Clerk.
MANUFACTURING INTERESTS.
Principal among these important factors to the ultimate greatness of the village, are th Agricultural Company's works, which were started in 1847, by Miles Millard, Ambrose Foste and Enoch and L. B. Fargo. in a brick building 70x40 feet. The work then turned out was ( the most ordinary character, being, in fact, such as is performed in almost any small foundry a the present day.
Mr. Millard remained in partnership for about a year. selling out his interest at the end that time to Mr. Ilugh Sells, who subsequently sold to Messrs. W. R. and George S. Griswold In 1860. Mr. E. B. Fargo also retired, his interest passing into the hands of Mr. J. E. Farge to whom he sold for $2.000. The business was then conducted by Messrs. Griswold, Fargo Co. until 1868, when the Agricultural Manufacturing Company of Lake Mills was formed, wit a stock company of $30.000, in shares of $1,000 each. These were held as follows : Fargo llarvey, $1,000; E. B. Fargo, $1,000; S. B. Griswold, $2.000; J. H. Myers, $1,000; S. I Ilitchcock, $3,500; E. Styles, 8500: S. Doty, $500; S. W. Hoyt. $1,000; G. W. Bishop $500; W. R. Taylor, $1,000; M. N. Seward $1.000; J. E. Fargo, $4,000; W. R. Griswol $7.000; George S. Griswold, $3,000; E. P. Brooks. $1,000, making a total of $28,000 paid-u
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apital. The Company remained in force until 1876, when the present proprietors, Messrs. Jeorge S. Griswold, S. P. Hitchcock and G. A. Williams, bought out the concern for 25 cents n the dollar of the amount above represented. In June of the same year, Mr. Williams pur- hased Mr. Hitchcock's interest, thus constituting the firm of Williams & Griswold, who, how- ver, continue to do business under the style and title of the "Agricultural Company." The most recent change is the purchase of the entire concern by Mr. Williams.
The machinery principally manufactured consists of plows, seeders, wagons and general arming implements. The amount of work turned out annually is worth about $30,000, and, n the season when seeders are in most demand, the firm employs some thirty men. The mount of capital invested is about $20,000.
Seaver's Oil-Tempered Knife Manufactory was started in 1875, by Mr. F. A. Seaver, with $4,000 capital. He now has $5,000 invested, and will turn out this year, with five hands, bout $5,000 worth of work. These knives find considerable favor throughout the States of Visconsin, Illinois, Iowa and Minnesota, with all of whom he has a large trade. Next year, he will increase his facilities by the addition of a large trip hammer, which will enable him to pro- luce ten times more work than he has been in the habit of doing.
Cigar Manufactory .- In May, 1876, Messrs. A. P. Newton, A. Newton and G. H. New- on, trading as " Newton Bros.," started this important adjunct to the comfort of the sons of nen, with about $1,000 capital. The first year they employed three hands, and turned out 300,000 cigars. They have now a capital of $3,500 invested, and give employment to six hands, whose pay-roll foots up $70 per week. They ship principally to Denver, Colo., and manufacture argely for home consumption. The leaf used is purchased principally in Milwaukee.
The Flouring-Mill .- Upon the completion of the mill, in 1842, Capt. Keyes ran it during he winter, and in the spring Messrs. Miles Millard and Roswell Picket bought the property, neluding nearly all of the present site of the village, and 120 acres of farming land adjoining paying for it $5,500. Mr. Picket retained possession of his share until 1846, when he sold t to Mr. Millard, who controlled it until 1850, when he sold out to Mr. Enoch Fargo. That gentleman retained it until 1854, but again disposed of it to a Mr. Hulburt, who sold out to Mr. Samuel Lewis, who traded it back again to Mr. Fargo. He kept it for about eighteen months, and then disposed of it to a Mr. Buck, who retained possession of it until 1874. when he sold out to the present proprietor, Mr. C. C. Smith. In 1875, that gentleman added steam power to it, so that he has now about $12.000 invested in the venture. It is a two-run nill, with a capacity of about one hundred bushels per day. The grinding done is principally for home consumption, and that known as " custom work.'
Lake Mills Cheese Factory was started in April, 1878, by Mr. E. B. Fargo, with $1,400 capital. That year he turned out, with one man, 72,000 pounds of cheese. This year, he thinks he will turn out about the same amount. His trade is principally with New York, to which city he ships very largely, although he manufactures considerably for home consumption.
THIE PRESS.
Lake Mills has a weekly newspaper, the Spike, published and edited by A. G. Bernard It is a twenty-eight-column journal, bright and spicy, full of news, good advice and sound opin- ion. The Spike has just entered upon its second volume, and has the appearance of being in the enjoyment of liberal support and extended patronage. It is independent in politics.
EARLY INCIDENTS.
The First Brick House was built in 1845, by Mr. William Bragg, directly opposite the old tavern on the Aztalan road, and still stands.
The First Store was opened in 1842 by Boyington Paine, who kept all manner of goods, but few of them.
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The First Tavern was opened in the building now known as the " Lakeside House," ir 1843, by Morgan L. Bartlett, the only change being the addition of a new front which ha: been made within the past few years.
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