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Newspaper
Baraboo News
Location
Baraboo, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1909
Page
10
Local items recount visits and returns of residents from North Freedom, Madison, Reedsburg, Elroy, and Baraboo. Notable events include birthdays, family travels to Colorado and Washington, wedding and farewell gatherings, and relatives visiting across Wisconsin and Illinois. A large Sunday gathering at Devil's Lake and an auto ride from Reedsburg are also noted.
Prairie du Sac Mrs. P. Bittner has returned from a two week visit with her sister Mrs. Hulett in Detroit Michigan and with relatives and friends in Dexter Michigan.
The M. B. A. will meet with Miss Emma Calvert on Thursday August 12. The notice specifies a gathering to discuss events or arrangements with the named individual.
About 300 people from Madison spent the day at the Dells on Saturday. Mrs Mable Foote returned from Grand Rapids and Mrs Fred Belter shows improvement after illness. The Dode Fish circus performs in Kilbourn today. Miss Kate Wright and Winnie Berry vacation at Green Bay. Mr and Mrs George Peck return to Chicago after weeks here. Mrs Ed Bullis buys the Marston restaurant. Adolph Rothe spends summer at home after leaving Portage job. The Straw and Ahrens families vacation in Plainville with O S Atcher son. Nellie Morse hosted the R N A. H C Sperbeck on business in Manston. Francis Edmunds visits Plainville friends. Frank Inglehart and Will Ramsay head to Hope North Dakota for seasonal work. A Rogers and daughter Julia visit Ipswich South Dakota. Theo Haden is ill.
Aug 2 The Ladies' Home club will meet with Mrs. Mary Weberly Thursday for supper. Mrs. Susie Smith and Lincoln Stombaugh visited with their cousin Mrs. Carlin. Walter Powell and friends Meri Talbot and J. D. Claridge returned home after a Wisconsin Dells trip. Mrs. Lillie Reitman and Mrs. Laura Weitzel visited Chas. Powell. Henry DuBois is ill with typhoid fever. Jessie Powell spends this week at Devil's Lake.
In South Westfield a baby boy arrived at the home of Mr and Mrs Christ Wester on July 27. A large number of friends gathered at the home of Charles Hanusa Saturday evening in honor of Mrs Hanusa. The dance at Henry Harm’s was well attended and described as a good time. Albert Schultz, employed in Madison, spent the past week with his brother Henry Schultz and family. Miss Amelia Reineke attended the Barnum and Bailey circus in Madison last week.
Mr and Mrs Kimball and daughter Ruth have returned from a visit to Okee.
The canning factory closed the pea season with output over one million cans. Local births include a son for Mr and Mrs Schwenker on July 29 and a daughter for Mr and Mrs Kard on July 29. Parish social notes mention visits and a fifth wedding anniversary. No horse auction next Monday due to busy farmers. rescheduled to the first Monday in September.
A calm Sunday at the Glen features a Glenville group led by Roy Palmer. They hiked toward Palfry's Glen after lunch. Seth F. Dudley had dinner with his parents. Mrs. L. A. Dudley visits old friends in Dog Hollow. Clarence Alberts found a gold bracelet and, after seeing Baraboo News notice, returned it to Miss Flossie Dudley.
The Lutheran church hosted a successful missionfest drawing about 400 to 500 attendees. Revenue for the mission neared $200 with guests from abroad including Prof. William Moenkmoeller of Concordia College St Paul and Rev. Mr Brockholz of Lyndon Wis. Both speakers were pleased with the event along with Rev. Mr Schwanke the church pastor.
Mrs O J Green and three children from Toledo Iowa return home after visiting relatives here. Bertha J Dryer resumes duties as matron at Tomah Indian School after a month at home. Mary E Green of Reedsburg visits. Dodge and Tupper from Spring Green stay over Sunday. Walter Jones of Baraboo visits uncle Paul Ellis. Myrtle DuBois of Portage visits.
Mrs George Burdick searched a Fairfield farm last week. O A Getchell builds a silo as a modern farmer. John Luce returns to Baker City Ore after 18 months away. Misses Mate Gillett and Lillian Gropp visited Fairfield friends Sunday. Farmers harvest oats, reporting light yields.
Edna Boettcher stays with her aunt and uncle in Denzer while Baraboo visitors, including Mrs. Henry Block and Miss Mary Lichter, share weekly calls. A surprise party honors Carl Lehmann with games, singing, and sweets. attendees include Ralph Wagner, Walter Lehmann, and several Lehmann and Jacobi family members.
Aug 2 reports detail J B Ward aiding on a Lone Rock farm. Mrs Peter Constantine visited her son Walter in Lone Rock to meet her new grandson. Pleurisy sick list grows with Mrs Henry Strickard and Mrs Wm Mead. Eli Barkley builds a new barn. John Barkley left for Greenwood. Mr and Mrs Walter Walling spent Sunday at Wheelerburg. A Barnum Bailey circus trip included John Goodell and several Reitmans. The Kutzbach grave missionfest drew crowds from Reedsburg and surrounding towns. $180 was realized. Albert Brandt attended business at North Freedom.
The Ladies' Aid society gathered at Mrs. F Newton's Thursday. Miss Mabel Scott stays with her brother Wilbur Scott near Lyndon. Mrs. George Boothe visits her daughter Mrs Newton. Mr. and Mrs. Irwin Barton of Minneapolis visit grandmother Mrs M Barton. Robert Murray family visit with daughter Mrs Vasey of Kilbourn. A visitor from Stoughton, Wis., joins Mrs Hanes.
Tuesday W F Bonnell of North Freedom was in Baraboo on business. D W Worth of Crandon spends a week at home. Wm Fay of Chicago vacationing with his parents Mr and Mrs James Fay. Mr and Mrs I L Davis of Fairmount West Virginia visit Mr and Mrs C A Booth. Mrs M Culp of Madison returns home after visiting Mr and Mrs Charles Loos. Miss O'Brien and Miss Agnes O'Neill of Chicago spend Sunday and Monday with Miss Ethel Whistance. Mrs J Ponches and children visit Milwaukee relatives for a few weeks. Attorney E Aug Runge returns from Chicago and says Ralph is doing as well as can be. Miss Lizzie Terry of Altoona leaves for Denver. Mr and Mrs Walter Stewart of St Paul visit at 614 Ash street with his parents. Dr Edward Thaerer of Chicago visiting his father on Birch street. he has long been at Augustana hospital. Miss Florence Dudley of Durward's Glen lost a bracelet. finder Clarence Albert returned the property through the paper's want ad.
Aug 2 Fred Zantow, recently ill, is improving. Sunday visitors at Bernard Mielke and family included Bert Harmon and family, Emil Mielke, Emil Schwanz, Emil Kawalke, August Harmon, Emma Harmon, Mary Kamenicky, and Ella Harmon. Emil Zimmerly and Albert Dunse spent time with Pine Hollow Valley friends. Mr and Mrs Fred Dunse hosted several friends and relatives.
Greenfield Aug 2. Mr and Mrs Lewie Klagus of Excelsior visited last Sunday at the home of Mr and Mrs Bernard Meyer. A dance occurred last Saturday at Mrs Ide's home. Bernard and Gustave Meyer plus Mr Mesh provided music for the events.
Christ Ennis sells a brick Lake Street residence and buys the Charles Barringer farm near Reedsburg with Sherman & Sherman handling the closing. Mondovi visitors stay with Reuben Lockwood, and W S Springer plans a Seattle and North Dakota return. Tin shop opens on Ash Street by Wheeler and Harvey. Alvina Windus visits Baraboo. YMCA secretary Rowe returns from Lake Geneva summer school.
A Monday Portage gathering to see the Gollmar Brothers drew a large crowd led by Mr. and Mrs. G J Gollmar and Fred Gollmar with Mr Kunzleman. Others included E S Leuth party with Rev William Elske, Frank Terbileux, Charles Wild, W B Smith, Dr Roger Cahoon, Floyd Hock and F K Morey. The afternoon show attracted about 5000 attendees.
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