A standard history of Sauk County, Wisconsin : an authentic narrative of the past, with particular attention to the modern era in the commercial, industrial, educational, civic and social development . 222^23 !? 977,5C &7 A STANDARD HISTORY OF SAUK COUNTY WISCONSIN An Authentic Narrative of the Past, with Particular Attention to the Modern Era in the Commercial, Industrial, Educational, Civic and Social Development By the Following Board of Editors HARRY ELLSWORTH COLE President of the Sauk County Historical SocietyGeneral Supervising Editor Advisory Editors MRS. CLARA T. RUNGE, B
A standard history of Sauk County, Wisconsin : an authentic narrative of the past, with particular attention to the modern era in the commercial, industrial, educational, civic and social development . 222^23 !? 977,5C &7 A STANDARD HISTORY OF SAUK COUNTY WISCONSIN An Authentic Narrative of the Past, with Particular Attention to the Modern Era in the Commercial, Industrial, Educational, Civic and Social Development By the Following Board of Editors HARRY ELLSWORTH COLE President of the Sauk County Historical SocietyGeneral Supervising Editor Advisory Editors MRS. CLARA T. RUNGE, Barahoo HON. FRANK AVERY, BaralooJOHN B. WEISS, Plain DR. FRANK T. HULBURT, Beedshurg MAX H. NINMAN, Sauk City JAMES F. MORROW, Spring Green SAMUEL BABINGTON, Prairie du Sac ILLUSTRATED VOLUME II 222523 THE LEWIS PUBLISHING COMPANY : , r\ :>; /, :CHICAGO AND NEW YOEK • J J,-* l\ /*\ f% 1918 ;•.. .. • • • » « ft M * 1 • K * Digitized by the Internet Archivein 2011 with funding fromBrigham Young University DAVID MYERS History of Sauk County David Myers. The distinction of being the oldest man, not only inpoint of residence, but also in point of age, in Sauk County, is enjoyedby the venerable David Myers of Prairie du Sac. It is now more thanninety-five years since David Myers first saw the light of day. JamesMonroe was president of the United States when he was born. There wasnot a mile of railway in the United States, the Erie Canal had not beenopened to traffic, and he was a grown man before the marvelous inventionof telegraphy was put to practical use. Probably no one in the State ofWisconsin can better appreciate the marvels of the present age thanMr. Myers, who has his personal recollections of the crude times andfacilities in the early part of the last century to sharpen the was more than seventy years ago that David Myers first made theacquaintance of Sauk County, and here, too, he has witnessed a
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