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Newspaper
Baraboo News
Location
Baraboo, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1909
Page
5
Reedsburg Fair Struggles Despite Fine Rain
Rain fell Thursday at the Reedsburg fair but did not boost attendance or outcomes. Organizers faced damp turnout and modest results amid lingering weather woes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reedsburg Fair
Taft escapes via Madison Portage hole toward Milwaukee
President Taft slips through a small hole in the Madison Portage pocket and exits toward Milwaukee as Ableman citizens travel to Baraboo for what is described as justice from Gem City courts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taft
Madison Portage
Milwaukee
Ableman
Baraboo
Gem City
War Memories Prompt Town to Remember Jails
A fragment urges residents to recall that the town has jails when people come down from Able man looking for war, hinting at local memory of conflict and law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ableman
Wheat harvest hopes shrink loaf size and flour price fears
A householder wonders if the bumper wheat crop will translate into larger loaves or cheaper sacks of flour. Analysts weigh potential effects on bakery costs and consumer prices, noting price fluctuations depend on markets and distribution.
Lottery Odds Echo Pleas Over Public Risks
In Coeur d'Alene a land lottery offers prizes with odds of one in 333, while a Dode Fisk cow is won by only one in 5,000 participants. Public attention turns to the desperate odds and the uncertain rewards amid warnings.
Lyons Urged to Repair Park and Streets for Auto Parade
Lyons residents are urged to prepare the town by improving the park and paving key streets to accommodate a planned automobile procession that will cross the concrete bridge and pass through the village.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lyons
Gorst Reappointed Mendota Hospital Superintendent
Baraboo friends celebrate Dr. Charles Gorst’s reappointment as Mendota hospital superintendent by the state board of control. Under his leadership the institution has improved care for patients, upgraded buildings, and enhanced farm operations prompting Dane county farmers to visit for husbandry lessons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baraboo
Charles Gorst
Mendota Hospital
State Board of Control
Gorst
Dane County
Mendota
Interest in Wisconsin History at Green Bay events
Wisconsin history events organized by the Wisconsin Historical Society and the Green Bay Historical Society highlight early Wisconsin, including Jean Nicolet's 1634 contact with the Winnebago and a park-proposal by Dr. L H Pammel. A 27th unveiling will mark Chief Yellow Thunder’s burial site, with notes on Newport’s rise and fall near Kilbourn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wisconsin Historical Society
Green Bay Historical Society
Green Bay
Wisconsin
Jean Nicolet
Massachusetts
New York
Bay
Fox River
L. H. Pammel
Iowa
Fort Crawford
Prairie du Chien
Mississippi
Illinois
Missouri
Sauk County Historical Society
Twentieth Century Club of
Baraboo
Yellow Thunder
Newport
Wisconsin River
Kilbourn
Reuben G. Thwaites
Madison
W.S. Marshall
Delton
Taft Visit Shift From Madison to Milwaukee Promoted
Secretary John M. True of the state fair orchestrated a last minute change moving President Taft’s visit from Madison to Milwaukee during state fair week on Sept 17. Milwaukee crowds from across the state are expected, with support from the Merchants and Manufacturers association Chamber of Commerce and city officials to ensure a successful stop and heightened state exposure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John M. True
Taft
Madison
Milwaukee
True
Merchants and Manufacturers’ Association
Chamber of Commerce
Business Men’s League
Rose
State Fair Board
G A R Veterans Benefit From C N W Rail Booklet
The Chicago and North Western Railway issued a booklet for the G A R Encampment in Salt Lake City August 9 to 14. The knapsack shaped pamphlet contains Civil War portraits of Union commanders, Salt Lake City views, and train service information.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago & North Western Ry
Salt Lake City
Local county adds eleven first enlistees to war effort
E. N. Marsh lists the eleven residents who answered the first call to serve. The roll includes F. D. Stone, Tray Lock, John Foster, Chas. Porter, Al. Porter, Anne Suttis, Harvey Ames, James Hill, Gust Kimball, Oscar Allen, and E. N. Marsh. These names mark the county's initial wartime enlistments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E.N. Marsh
F. D. Stone
Tray Lock
John Foster
Chas. Porter
al. Porter
Anne Suttis
Harvey Ames
James Hill
Gust Kimball
Oscar Allen
E. N. Marsh
Woman Finds Hidden Object in Bed at Devil's Lake Camp
A Baraboo resident discovers a raised bed cover and, after a cautious touch and a broom probe, uncovers a rubber hot water bottle buried under the sheets. The incident drew onlookers as the couple and others investigated the strange raise and the final reveal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baraboo
Devil’s Lake
Onions and a Car Ride Spark Domestic Remark
A husband teases his wife about onions and jokes about a motor car ride to “take your breath away.” The light exchange highlights a domestic moment with playful banter.
Appetite Quotes Between Two Friends Over Food
A thin man taunts a plump friend about appetite and asks what he eats. The reply claims experience proves nothing beats food as a remedy for hunger. The exchange highlights contrast between sterner restraint and indulgence.
Taft Poetry Claimed by Aunt in Iowa Visit
A reminiscence recalls a young William Howard Taft visiting an Iowa aunt before his presidency. He shared clippings of his verses printed in newspapers and received practical questions about payment. The anecdote highlights Taft’s early foray into poetry and public interest in his writings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Secretary Taft
Mr. Taft
Iowa
Great Statesman
Finnegan Returns From Baraboo Vacation
Richard J. Finnegan assistant dramatic editor of the Chicago Daily Journal and press representative of the Princess theatre spent a vacation in Baraboo Wisconsin home of the Ringling circus. He spent some time at the show world in Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Show World
Chicago
Richard J. Finnegan
Chicago Daily Journal
Princess Theatre
Baraboo
Wis
Ringling Circus
Mr. Finnegan
Baraboo critic cites Show World as copy source
Mr Finnegan praises The Show World for free quotation by Baraboo News claiming the paper reprints items from the Chicago theatrical paper and often features front page stories and occasional cartoons. He says the editor seems to collage pages from Show World.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Devil’s Lake
Finnegan
Baraboo
Mr. Finnegan
Chicago
Flashlighting Grizzlies in Everybody's Magazine
The July Everybody's Magazine features Flashlighting Grizzlies by J. B. Kerfoot, Dawn near Kilbourn book critic. The entertaining text and pictures attract many readers to the article by Kerfoot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. B. Kerfoot
Kerfoot
Kilbourn
Mysterious Niagara Post Cards Linked to Past Inquiry
A traveler sent Niagara post cards with no sender name. Four years earlier Dr. Rodney H. True, son of John M. True, headed a loco research project for western stockmen at the Bureau of Plant Industry in Washington. Findings will appear in the August Review of Reviews.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Niagara Post
Horstman Farm
Rodney H. True
John M. True
Baraboo
True
Bureau of Plant Industry
Washington
Prison site debate at Devil's Lake and Waupun plan
The American Thresherman attacks factional politics around moving Wisconsin's state penitentiary from Waupun to Devil's Lake. It advocates turning the Waupun prison into stone works near Baraboo to supply crushed stone for roads, arguing benefits to farmers and the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. H. Cady
Waupun
Devil’s Lake
Thresherman
Wisconsin
Baraboo
Real Estate Transfers Pass Between Neighbors in Wisconsin Towns
A list of transfers records property moves in Baraboo North Freedom Reedsburg Delton and Lone Rock. Transfers include Reinholdt Lieders to Minnie Gerki for $500 and Marie Krueger to Albert Krueger for $3000. Several other sales show prices as low as $1 and up to $1300 with buyers including Eugene Kinmore Melvin Brice and S J Hackett among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baraboo
Oscar Gust
W. F. Redman
A. L. Harris
J. H. Hosler
Reedsburg
Frank Hackett
S. J. Hackett
North Freedom
Ann Lamberton
Laura J. Case
Wm. J. Bleur
C. M. Gannon
Deltona Town
Charles C. Johnson
Samuel B. Weber
Delton
Edwin Sebeck
Emily D. Mercer
Lone Rock
Henry Happell
W. M. Allen
Fairfield Town
Baraboo native Al Sheperd gravely ill with typhoid fever
Al Sheperd, formerly of Baraboo, remains in a very serious condition at Wonewee with typhoid fever and few hopes are entertained for his recovery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
al. Sheperd
Baraboo
Wonewee
Dr Miles Anti Pain Pills Claim Relief for Loco Motor Ataxia
Jacob Hirgel of Covington Indiana touts Dr Miles Anti Pain Pills for lasting relief from Locomotor Ataxia and other chronic diseases. The ad promises a first package will help or money back, noting no habit formation after years of use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miles
Jacob Hirgel
Covington
Ind
Council Debate Over Nuisance Removal On Lake Street
City Marshal J E Buckley clashed with Alderman Oscar Altpeter over removing a nuisance tied to H L Brand on Lake street. Buckley said cleanup had sufficed after inspector Farnsworth’s view, while Altpeter insisted officers should act on Health and Water committee orders. The dispute noted widespread chicken coops in town and related sidewalk and funding votes followed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. E. Buckley
Oscar Altpeter
City Council
H. L. Brand
Lake Street
Marshal Buckley
Health and Water Committee
Altpeter
Thaerer
Farnsworth
Mr. Buckley
L. W. Stone
C. A. Booth
Henry F. Febure
Mound Street
Eighth Street
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City Hall
Elks Lodge
A. C. Keller
George Steckenbauer
Fourth Avenue
Board of Education
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Marshal J. E. Buckley
George J. Gollmar
C. Ennis
Charles Rote
Welsbach St
Cp Sisich
Caooes
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Wats Eas
Indiana Road Machine Co
Baraboo Republic
Bradfield Regulator CO
Atlanta
EF. C. Peck
South Side Department Store
United States
Lightning Rod Co
Burlington
Keen Kaiter Tools
Lettergren
Pittmann
America
R. W. Prothero
Third Ave
Joseph Lusby
John Saare
R .Oak St
Charles H. Kingsley
St. Pauls Minn
Minnie Timme
A. L. Farnsworth
First Street
Daily News
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