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Newspaper
Baraboo News
Location
Baraboo, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1906
Page
7
A suspected mad dog moved through Loganville on Aug 14 on its way from Prairie du Sac. It bit several dogs including Geo Hoverman s, a steer died after a bite, and a farmer sold the hide before it was burned. Dogs were muzzled or tied while a strict watch was kept. Mr Shank s dog was shot when found on the street.
Burglars blew up the safe at Fuhrmans brewery in Reedsburg last night. They damaged some government revenue stamps but obtained little money. No trace of the attackers has been found.
Sidney J. King of Chicago outlines an automobile route from Chicago to Minneapolis passing Baraboo, with no map markings and a tourist guide on hotels garages and points of interest. He backs higher road funding and a two dollar poll tax, cites Indiana New Jersey Connecticut and New York road improvements, and promotes road boosters while noting Baraboo as an investment. Also includes ad copy for Hall's Catarrh Cure and English Spavin Liniment with local druggists.
John English, son of Dr and Mrs J E English, injured by a hay fork at Riegway last Saturday, was brought home today amid family relief. Nearby youth Myrtle Cook, 9, dislocated an elbow after a fall from an apple tree on Third street. Wm Griffith of Greenfield injured when a horse knocked his knee. friends gathered at the Zanton home on Martin street for a surprise visit.
The column reports on Mrs Zanton’s 30th birthday party with fresh meats and good wishes. It notes a railway ground breaking near Lone Rock La Valle and work by eight to twenty five teams at $4 a day. It mentions a Knoxville Methodist church project modeled after Baraboo, plus visitors at the Witwen home. It also covers a Kinosha civic federation gambling probe and a Dr Thomas Electric Oil croup remedy.
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