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Newspaper
Baraboo News
Location
Baraboo, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1906
Page
7
Nettie Wohlfahrt, daughter of Mr and Mrs Joseph Wohlfahrt of Third Avenue, died yesterday after a brief illness from diphtheria. The disease began with a period of poor health and progressed to diphtheria. Burial occurred last night. Deceased was about years old.
Theo Richardson of Ableman visits in the city. Miss Tillie Hofstatter goes to St. Paul to visit relatives. Hon. and Mrs. Frank Avery travel to St. Paul for a week with friends. Al Rick returns from Montana. George W. Woolford seeks rheumatism treatment at Wet Springs. Mrs. Geo. Brown leaves for Fargo to canvas. Mrs. W. S. Davis of Stewartville visits the Montgomery home. Mr. and Mrs. C. M. Kester of Reedsburg visit the Wheelers on Highth Ave. Wir. and Mrs. O. G. Gloyd depart for Chicago to visit relatives. Mrs. Robert Malloy to Minneapolis and Encampment. Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Hyland travel via Baraboo after Delton, visit Jason Squires. Adam Clas of Sauk City, Louis Pohlman of Prairie du Lac, and Reubens Clas of Milwaukee tour Baraboo to see the new courthouse. Clas (84) once county board chairman and long-time official. Pohlman contractor on old courthouse addition. Architect Clas of Milwaukee accompanies.
Notices report visits by Emma Schellenberger and Mrs. Hallahan and extended travels of Mrs. Wheeler. A gasoline lamp explosion at Clark hotel ended with flames smothered. The Johnson brothers reunion near Minneapolis draws families from Baraboo Shaler and others. A 17 foot launch is for sale at North Freedom Journal office. Elizabeth Lausche and Charles Clark marriage revealed. they will live with Mary Clark in Baraboo.
Notable visitors include Mrs J B Cassaday and daughter Ella Jacobs from Madison at Emma Potter's home. Judge Bonham's buggy mishap on the South Side prompts examination. Roger Watkins sustains a broken shoulder after an ox incident. Kilbourn sees tourism booms with overflow guests, Dam project progress noted, and John English injured by a harpoon hay fork accident.
Saturday evening at 8 30 o’clock Mr Rowland Sansum and Miss Ella Dahl were married at the bride’s mother Mrs Jennie Dahl 233 Fourth avenue Rev Louis Goddard of the Congregational church officiated in the presence of relatives and friends A wedding supper followed They will reside in Janesville Wis where the groom works at the Rock River Woolen mill The groom is a son of Mr and Mrs D Sansum of Lyons.
The marriage occurred in Denver Colorado at St. Mark's Episcopal church on Saturday August 4 with Rev. Lynington performing. Both are well known here and their friends extend congratulations. They will reside in Grand Junction Colorado.
A daughter was born to Mr. and Mrs. Ed Pad dock on Saturday. A daughter was born to Mr. and Mrs. Henry Smith of Chicago on August seventh. Mrs. Smith is remembered as Miss Sada Ableman of Baraboo.
A son was born to Mr and Mrs H L Worth in Itasca Wisconsin. The infant’s father is the son of City Clerk and Mrs J S Worthman of Bara Boo.
Miss Lily Conradi of Chicago visits Sauk City. Mrs Robert Frosh and Mrs Schwechter of Ottawa Ill return home. Frank Hiney sells his house to Mrs Bohnsack for 1100. Esma Lohmar of Milwaukee visits Ewald Buro and parents. Wm Leindorf and family return to Madison. Aug Sommers and kids visit Frank Surges. Lucy Bernhard of Madison visits. About 50 fresh air children in Sauk City for a 14 day vacation.
August 13 updates show Mrs George Henry and Mrs Robt Malloy traveling to Minneapolis for a week with relatives. Lucius Bump and Miss Westenhaver of Baraboo visit Manford Bump. Nettie Turney of Baraboo plans a D B Peck family visit this week. Miner Brown hosts his father Erastus and sister Mrs J Kramer with husband over weekend. William Schneller and family stop by parental home Sunday.
Ed Turney and family rent a Gasser farm house. Geo Carpenter of Faulkton visited old neighbors. Mrs Martiny visits Horace Smith’s granddaughter. Arthur Rumpf of Indiana visiting parents. Mrs Hawke of Minnesota visiting sister Mrs Marquardt. Tillie Marquardt plans to stay. Clinton and Maurice Cowles from St Paul visit. Alice Martiny returns from Chippewa Falls. Hat Case and wife visit W Cahoon. Bevelyn Clark staying with Wm Bassett. Sam Platt threshing outfit in neighborhood this week. Little Roger Alwin ill. Cora and Winnifred Astle of Sumpter visit Astle Hill home. Henry Hill and son Glen trip to Reedsburg. Mrs Hyland and daughter from Prairie du Lac visit J Squires. John Astle and wife H Hill and son at Jake Hill’s. Mrs Schroeder visiting farm. Arthur Schroeder and daughter Leonie over Sunday. Gus Schroeder wife and daughter Lucille visiting mother in the Dells. Artie Marquardt visits home. Alex Toole attending encampment in Minneapolis. Alf Rich and Chas Spencer attending G A R reunion.
The Mutual Benefit Society will meet with Mrs. Chas. Beardsley Thursday for supper. All are welcome.
Mrs. Harry Haycock and two children return to Janesville after visiting her parents three weeks. Miss Abbott of Plainfield visits friends for a few weeks. A crowd from here attends Free Methodist camp meeting at Dellona last Sunday evening. Blanche Cratsenberg and Emery Catlin visit Miss Zada Hall near Kilbourn. Maude Waddell travels to Riesk then Minneapolis to visit relatives. Mrs. Jennie Brown of Baraboo visits Chas. Catlin. Miss Oral Ames accepts dining girl position at Wellington Hotel. Mae and Kate Waddell stay with Mrs. S. Johnson near Reedsburg.
Aug 13 notes list Mrs. Samuel Huntley of Reedsburg and families visiting J. F. Reitman and Geo. Ward, with a string of relatives and friends from Lodi Manston Bear Valley and Madison stopping by or staying briefly. Linus Kilbourn filled in for Rev. Hess as he recovers in Cedar Falls Iowa. others host guests and travel to nearby towns.
Aug 13 notes from Merrimack list residents visiting Sumpter Kilbourn Milwaukee and Baraboo. Friends depart for St Paul Minneapolis and Chicago while local fishing feats appear in Wisconsin river. WCTU to host free entertainment Aug 16 and Ladies Aid meets midweek.
Chas Lyons of Walton preached at Bethel Sunday. Bertha Stowe visited Woodland friends Tillie Sosinsky and Carrie Gasser of Ironton before a Hixton Wisconsin trip. Jno Ayres and son John arrived home from Michigan after weeks away. N B Mosing returned home from Reedsburg hospital. Mercy Wickersham visited Reedsburg. Faye Blanchard of Ironton visited here. Earl Moon left for Iowa for work. Orrie Mitchell at home on vacation. A harvest picnic occurred at Oaks. Hillsboro fair attendance expected this week.
Oscar Richardson visits Seven Mile Creek friends as Aug 13 notes. Mrs. Simon Leigh dies at her son's home and is buried in Delton cemetery. she lived about 82, praised as Christian and kind. Henry Thompson remains gravely ill with poor prognosis. J T Bates and daughter Nellie attended tent services. meetings to run daily with 2:30 p.m. sessions.
An article promotes Dr Kilmer s Swamp Root as the cure for kidney liver and bladder trouble claiming many sudden deaths stem from kidney disease The ad urges readers to obtain a sample bottle and a free book by mailing to Kilmer Co Binghamton NY and to mention reading the offer in this paper
Mrs Hummel and children of Lodi visit Mrs Dietl near Loreto. Cramer Bros begin brick making. Louise Luther visits sister Mrs F G Schoenmann. Miss Eugenia Messmer of Milwaukee visits aunt Mrs Kathrine Rick. Assumption of the Blessed Mary observed at St Luke's Wednesday. John Ruhland opens threshing season. Priscilla Hutter now Plain. Mr Fowler of Walton visits brother Dr P H Fowler. Jos Schreiner Peter Cramer and Paul Luther install lightning rods on farm buildings.
Aug 13 report from Mirror Lake notes Al. Smith and Mr and Mrs Laing visiting Reedsburg. Dr E J Lawton and Mrs Lawton stay with Mrs Lawton at Rest Haven while she attends the G A R encampment in Minneapolis. L T Osborne visits the Laings at the Osborne cottage. Mrs Judevine of Baraboo visits sister Mrs Pierce during the week.
State of Wisconsin Sauk County probate court schedules the September 4 1906 regular term at Baraboo Court House to admit last will and testament of James I Wheeler and grant letters testamentary to P H Crossman. Dated August 6 1906 by County Judge W T Kelsey and attorney D Ruggles.
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