Millie Ellison's Money Seized by Ward in Riggs Case
Elim Ellison appointed special administrator of Millie Ellison estate to recover about $3100 and other valuables from Nathan M. Riggs safety deposit vault. Mrs Riggs may contest.valuables include a watch and a gold ring belonging to Millie Ellison. Probate hearing had no formal opposition.
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Minneapolis
Elim Ellison
Ellsworth
Wis
Hennepin County
Millie
National Hotel
N. M. Riggs
Ellison
Nathan Riggs
Elroy
Millie Ellison
Drowned Girl In Bear Creek During Visit To Bear Creek
A seventeen year old girl, visiting her aunt Mrs Henry Brace of Bear Creek, died after wading into a deep hole in Bear Creek Monday afternoon. Her aunt narrowly escaped danger while attempting rescue. Help arrived slowly and resuscitation failed. The body was sent to Kimball South Dakota on Wednesday.
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Bear Creek
Fred Ochsner
Kimball
South Dakota
Henry Brace
Miss Ochsner
Mrs. Brace
Vernetta Mae Vretch Marries Verge Douglas at Glenville Road
Yesterday afternoon at one o'clock Vernetta Mae Vretch wed Verge Douglas of North Freedom at the home of Mr and Mrs Wm Vretch on the road to Glenville. Rev Cunningham pastor of North Freedom M E church conducted the ceremony.
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Wm. Vretch
Glenville
Vernetta Mae
Verge Douglas
North Freedom
Cunningham
North Freedom M. E
Lost a Foot in Car Coupling at Bara Boo Yards
Ernest Baker a 22 year old brakeman on the Chicago and North Western suffered a severe crush injury to his left foot while coupling cars at the Bara Boo yards around 6 this morning. His foot was caught between bumpers and the medical team found amputation above the ankle necessary. He resides on the South Side.
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Ernest Baker
Baraboo
Senator La Follette Speaks in Baraboo During Tour
Senator La Follette spoke from the Baraboo courthouse steps to a large crowd after traveling from Reedsburg in Charles Wilds auto. The Marine Band played as he addressed state and national issues during his tour supporting I L Lenroot for governor.
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Senator la Follette
Baraboo
United States
Charles Wild
Reedsburg
Fair Grounds
Rollo Prothero
Marine Band
LaFollette
Court House
I. L. Lenroot
Wisconsin State Fair Poultry Show Promises Grand Exhibition
The poultry department under Mrs. Adda F. Howie will surpass prior fairs with an extensive display of poultry and pigeons. Visitors will see bantam game cocks to barnyard Shanghai birds and numerous breeds including Plymouth Rocks Wyandottes Langshans Brahmas Leghorns and many more. The pigeon section features breeders from across the country with varied fancy varieties. The event runs Sept 10 to 14 with half fare railroad rates and evening hours.
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Adda F. Howie
Shanghai
Gardener Leader Backs Devil's Lake Park Purchase
John Tiplady, secretary of the Lake Geneva Gardeners and Foremen's Association, endorses preserving Devil's Lake region and urges the state to buy the property for a natural public park to be praised by future generations. He will discuss the project in his State Horticultural Society talk in Baraboo on August 29.
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Baraboo
Baraboo News
John Tiplady
Lake Geneva
Devil’s Lake
Tiplady
Artist Robert Koch Spends Summer Sketching Nearby Baraboo
Robert Koch, an artist connected with Chicago's Art Institute, spent a week at the Baraboo area including the Dells and Mirror Lake. He resides with parents on Fifth Avenue and has produced water color and oil views along the Bara Boo river and at Hook Farm. He plans to stay several weeks more and may exhibit his works before returning to Chicago.
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Robert Koch
Dells
Mirror Lake
Mr. Koch
Fifth Avenue
Baraboo River
Hook Farm
Art Institute In
Chicago
Baraboo
Best Dirt Road Proves Inexpensive Iowa Maintenance
An Iowa road overseer, Chas. W. Gibson of Waupaca county, fixed a half mile clay stretch for twenty four dollars. After grading, harrowing, and a king split log drag, the road stays nearly dustless and mudless at three to five dollars per mile yearly. The method, akin to rail maintenance, emphasizes preventative care to prevent rutting and keep water from pooling.
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Waupaca
Chas. W. Gibson
Mr. Gibson
Iowa
City Council Meeting Notes From Wednesday
With the mayor away, President Jacobs led the city council meeting. Absent were Aldermen Effinger and Power. The city agreed to pay H F Schroeder 100 for removing paving blocks, and decided to make Water street gutters concrete. Lizzie Fisher and T E Jones asked sewer permits, and a street crossing at Fourth street end on the west side of Ridge was requested. Ersweil Melzl & McGann filed 100 for furniture damage from basement water after paving removal. Charles Bender received the cement work on Water street paving. Alderman Coughlin noted odor complaints from the city dumping ground. The following claims were allowed.
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Jacobs
Effinger
H. F. Schroeder
Lizzie Fisher
T. E. Jones
Fourth Street
Ridge
Ersweil, Melzl & McGann
Masonic Temple
Charles Bender
Coughlin
Local Happenings From Richland Center And Nearby Areas
A roundup of visits and travels across Richland Center and nearby towns. Notables include Miss Grace Tuttle visiting her parents, Esther Sprecher in Milwaukee, and Mrs. Martin Davey in Loganville. Reports cover relatives traveling to Brodhead and Spring Green, and a Baraboo Reedsburg baseball result at the fairgrounds. A fatal lightning strike near the old Mabbott farm is also noted.
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Grace Tuttle
Richland Center
Martin Davey
Loganville
Guy O. Glazier
Baraboo
Colorado
Kilbourn
Ringling Bros Seeks Winter Quarters In Milwaukee Area
The Ringling Bros. are negotiating to buy land between the Northwestern and St Paul tracks east of the Northwestern roundhouse, owned by Northwestern railway. They plan winter quarters for the Selis-Forepaugh circus, drawn by ideal rail access between both lines. The Madison Democrat reports the potential site between two rail corridors.
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Ringling Bros
Northwestern
St. Paul
Northwestern Railway Company
Ringlings
Madison Democrat
Sauk County Fair Premium List Sets Record Fifty Annual Event
Secretary Pelton issues the annual premium list for the Sauk County Fair at Baraboo September 25 28 marking the fiftieth fair. Highlights include a natural history exhibit with stuffed animals birds copper specimens minerals war relics coins paper money antique china shells and more. Exhibitors should arrange to display items or request a premium list if none on hand.
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Pelton
Sauk County
Baraboo
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Fine Poultry
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Emil Moog
Rodman
J. Pfannstiehl
oPek
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Maat Jessey
W. B. Hazel
Esther Sprecher
Milwaukee
Adolph Platt
Sauk
H. M. Johnston
Olivia Pfeffer
Dubuque, Iowa
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Leonard Schmidt
J. P. Sprecher
Brodhead and
Spring Green
Jack Evans
Ruth
Portage
Martin Cummings
Alfred Zimmerly
Arthur Hoag
Sidney Albright
Carlton,Nl
Fairgrounds
Baraboo Colts
J. Claridge
Jessie Gayland
Mary Allen
Seibel Bros
Henry Hiddessen
C. V. Hiddessen
Henry
Fisher Bros
Prairie du Lac
J. H. Pierce
Niagara Falls
New York
Mr. Pierce
Uncle Sam
Marriott
Carter
Dorris and
Persis
Hinsdale
Illinois
Bure
Ralph
Manterville
Ada Bosshard
West Concord
Minnesota
Alfred Gattiker
Fourth Avenue
Ed. Gorder
Mabbott
Jas. L. Jones
Mr. Gorder
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