The Wisconsin Magazine of History, Volume 1, 1917-1918Various
History
The Wisconsin Magazine of History, Volume 1, 1917-1918
Various
Wisconsin -- History -- Periodicals
The Old Rivermen’s Association of Minneapolis and St. Paul held their
meeting in the latter city on September 4, 1917, and the chief address
of the meeting was given by George B. Merrick, of Madison. No group of
men in the upper Mississippi Valley has played a more romantic part in
the opening up of this region than the old steamboat men. Their
membership now numbers about 150, and the experiences which they
relate form an interesting chapter in early Wisconsin history.
Wisconsin’s Indian drama entitled “Glory of the Morning,” written by
Prof. W. E. Leonard, is being produced by Mrs. Emma Garrett Boyd of
the Casino Studio, New York. The proceeds are being devoted to the war
fund. This drama was first produced in Madison in 1912 by the
Wisconsin Dramatic Society under the direction of Prof. T. H.
Dickinson. As a summer festival play it has become one of the most
popular in the country.
An interesting old account book kept by Jean Brunet of Brunet Falls
(now Cornell), Wisconsin, was recently given to the Society by Mrs.
Gustave Robart of Holcombe. The old Brunet tavern was the most widely
known of any in the Chippewa Valley, and every traveler who went up
and down the valley stopped with Jean Brunet. During its palmy days as
many as 150 men were fed there at one time. The entries in the book
cover the period from 1862 to 1876. Mrs. Robart, its donor, is a child
of the first white settler in that part of the valley.
Recent accessions to the Society’s historical museum include fine
examples of early English chinaware, an early American clock, lamp,
children’s clothing, laces and embroideries, a steelyard, kitchen fire
shovel, boat-builders’ rule, a railroad stock certificate, and other
articles of interest. The most valuable single specimen is a large
silver trophy cup given by the _Army and Navy News_ and won by the
First Wisconsin Infantry in the Second Brigade football contest among
the troops stationed on the Mexican border in 1916.
An interesting collection of war relics has been placed on exhibit in
one of the rooms of the museum just off the auditorium. The exhibit
represents the current history of the present war, as illustrated by
relics, war implements, and posters. The contents of the exhibit are
changed every few days.
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