“The History of Jefferson County, Wisconsin”, published: Chicago: Western Historical Company. 1879. A. G. BERNARD, editor and proprietor of Lake Mills Spike; born at Brighton, Long Island, July 28, 1848; came to Wisconsin in February, 1877, from Ohio, where he had resided for several years, occupying a position on the editorial staff of the Cleveland Plaindealer; located at Edgerton, Wis., and engaged in journalism; Nov. 12, 1878, started his present paper at Lake Mills, Jefferson Co. Submitted by: Linda Pingel (LPingel@worldnet.att.net)