Death at 469 Lynn Street. F. A. Mauk Found Dead
F. A. Mauk was found dead in his bed at 469 Lynn Street by Charles Bender and his cement crew. Investigators noted a strong odor and a locked building. The coroner’s inquest ruled death from heart failure likely connected to prior paralysis, with Mrs. Gorman’s prior tragedy noted nearby. Survived by wife, two daughters in Chicago and Benton, and a son Archie Mauk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. A.mauk
Lynn Street
Charles Bender
Mr. Bender
Charles
Justice Andre
Charles Goette
Dewitt Anderson
Thomas Burton
Nate Owens
Joseph Wohlfahrt
Icago
Harry James
Chicago
Everett Billings
Benton
Wis
Archie Mauk
Reedsburg
The
Northwestern
Round House
Delivery man suffers broken leg after delivery
Elmer Hoffmeyer, a delivery boy for Charles Ruhland & Co., sustained a broken leg this afternoon. He was thrown between a wagon and a mail box post while entering the rig after a delivery, with the right leg broken just above the knee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elmer Hoffmeyer
Charles Ruhland & Co
New Bank Chartered in Lime Ridge Wisconsin
Bank Commissioner M C Bergh issues a charter for the State Bank of Lime Ridge in Sauk County with capital of 10000 dollars. R L Bohn named president and Otto Bohh named cashier of the new institution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. C. Bergh
State Bank of
Lime Ridge
Sauk County
R. L. Bohn
Otto Bohh
Similar Names Clarify Death Of Four Rooneys
Relatives insist no confusion among four Baraboo area Rooneys named John Rooney. John J. Rooney death misattributed to John B. Rooney of the Sells-Floto show. others include a Ringling veteran and two additional local Rooneys.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John B. Rooney
John J. Rooney
Gollmar
Sells- Flotec
Ringling Circus
Lizzie Rooney
Sixth Street
Hugh Rooney
Sixth
East Streets
John Rooney
Stand Pipe
John
Jack) Rooney
Baraboo
John Rooneys
County Jail Tales From Ableman And Ors
In Sauk county jail Philip Edwards of uncertain address though likened to the north pole is jailed after drinking and talking loudly before Justice Lee receiving ten days. Fred Hanson from Riley Wis. also gets ten days after allegedly kicking Marshal Mueller. Andy Sweeney of Riley Wis. is jailed five days for drunkenness after an early morning arrest by Officer Desmond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philip Edwards
North Pole
Sauk County
Ableman
Edwards
Marshall Mueller
Marshal Mueller
Justice Lee
Grant Dryer
Fred Hanson
Mueller
Adolph Andre
Andy Sweeney
Riley, Wis
Desmond
The Winnebago Chief Yellow Thunder and Sauk County
A detailed portrait of Yellow Thunder the Winnebago war chief who became a Sauk County citizen around 1840. The piece recounts his birth near Berlin on Fox River, his cautious nature, the 1837 treaty coercion in Washington, the journey and signatures under pressure, the ensuing removal to western Iowa, and his later life near Delton with John T. de la Ronde.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yellow Thunder
Sauk
Yellow Banks
Berlin
Fox River
Henry Merrill
Portage
Dodge
Washington
United States
Thunder
Washington Thunder
Wisconsin River
Iowa
Congress
White House
Lands Department
Wisconsin
John T. de la Ronde
Mineral Point
Guess
Delton
Baraboo
Shultz’ Corners
Old Yellow Thunder
Sauk County
Doctor Dakorah
Reedsburg
McFarland Authorized to Repair Dam by Water Commission
At the Water Commission meeting R W McFarland was empowered to inspect the dam and perform necessary repairs. Water in wells is improving and analyses show better quality. Eight thousand dollars designated to bond payments for the water plant was moved to the general fund. Claims allowed include Independent Oil and Grease Co. for oil and packing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Water Commission
R. W. McFarland
Farnsworth
General Fund
Flowers Plan River Trip to Mississippi By Boat
Mr and Mrs G A Flowers of Merrimack announce they will sell household goods and travel by boat down river toward the Mississippi soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. A. Flowers
Merrimack
Mississippi
Portage Survey Crew Hints at Shorter Northwestern Line
A team of fifteen railroad surveyors arrived in Portage and set up temporary headquarters. They survey areas near Fall River, north of Wyocena, and around Lake George five miles southeast of Portage. The work suggests a Chicago and Northwestern short line from Milwaukee to Minneapolis and St Paul, potentially passing through Portage to connect at Camp Douglas or Elroy, with observers focused on the route’s benefits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portage
City
Fall River
Wyocena
Columbia County
Lake George
Chicago & Northwestern Railroad
Milwaukee
Minneapolis
St. Paul
Northwestern Company
Camp Douglas
Elroy
Portage Register
Controversial Seven Inch Provision Creates Confusion
Local officials and lawyers questioned a short law provision from 1909 about minimum fish sizes for inland and border waters. State Game Warden G W Rickeman explained the rule targets outlying waters and sets size limits for several species including pike, pickerel, catfish, black and Oswego bass, white bass, crappie, and sunfish in Lake Michigan and border waters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. W. Rickeman
Inc
Lake Michigan
Child Bitten by Dog in North Freedom
On Wednesday in North Freedom a dog owned by Fred Hall bit three year old Miles Johnson in the face while he played with the animal. The boy was immediately taken to a physician where the wound was cauterized and no serious injury is expected. Miles is the son of Christian Johnson of the village.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Freedom
Fred Hall
Miles Johnson
Christian Johnson
La Follette Cherry Harvest At Maple Bluff Farm
Four hundred crates of cherries were gathered at the Maple Bluff farm near Madison on Tuesday marking the season’s end. The unusually large yield and quality attracted horticultural interest as farm operator Louis Nelson, a University horticulture graduate, runs the venture. Madison Journal reports the harvest was sold in Madison at an average price of two dollars per crate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
la Follette Maple Bluff
Madison
Louis Nelson
Madison Journal
Changes at the Round House in Baraboo
The text notes uncertain plans for enlarging the Baraboo round house to fit new large engines. It mentions enlarged turntable cinder pits and tracks for temporary big engine stops, possible new water tank and sewer behind the roundhouse, and a small vestibule extension if Baraboo receives a couple of the engines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Round House
Baraboo
McFarland Man Elected Secretary of State Livestock Board
Herbert Loethe of McFarland was elected secretary of the state livestock sanitary board on Wednesday. He graduated from the University of Wisconsin long course in agriculture and attended the Pennsylvania veterinary college for a year. State Veterinarian D B Clark had served as secretary pro tem since John M True resigned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herbert Loethe
McFarland
State Livestock Sanitary Board
University of Wisconsin
Pennsylvania Veterinary College
D. B. Clark
John M. True
Also Mentioned on This Page
F.A. Mauk
Chas
Bender and His Crew
F. A. Mauk
Cahoon
New Institution
Bank
Commissioner Bergh
John J.rooney
Anoth
Adolph Andro
the Indians OF
OG Be Piste Gia
Esp
Occ Independent Oil and Grease Co., Oil, and Packing
Chicago & Northwestern Sur
Veyors
LA Follette
Maple Bluff
Near
J. M. True
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