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Newspaper
Baraboo News
Location
Baraboo, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1906
Page
10
Public health note promotes Dr Kilmer Swamp Root as a cure for kidney and urinary issues. Advertises sample bottle and free book by mail from Kilmer and Co Binghamton New York.
Greenfield reports Herman Wilkinson, previously ill for a week, is able to be out. Mrs. S. P. Coles plans to install a phone at his home. Mrs. O. F. Edwards and her children visited relatives, and Misses Susie and Bessie Rogers stayed at the parental home over Thanksgiving. Mr. and Mrs. Cas Bner are visiting Mrs. 8. J. Coles before a trip to California.
Mrs Chas Jennewein and Miss May Deisher attended the funeral of their cousin Mrs Henry Raedel in Twin Bluff last Thursday. Philip Nold is building a new barn on his property. Wm Radke of Black Earth and Wm Schweppe of Iowa visited John Riesse and family. Miss Rose Suetcher visited Dr Fritsche and family. Wm Schaefer held an oyster supper. The boys held a shooting match with ducks and prize money awarded.
South Westfield notes Olga Wills will spend the winter in Milwaukee. The community lists visitors and gatherings: Maud Page Emma Gall Paul Stabnow and Bernie Sullivan from Maple Hill were at D Wyman’s. Wealthy Voss visits sister Mrs Chas Carpenter White Mound. H J Voss and family at North Freedom. Chas Meyer is poorly. Ratylor couple welcome a baby girl. Amelia Remeke Anna Mnuth Thanksgiving Beloit visit Schulty. Wm Lutterman Loganville and Wm Voss family guests.
Letters from country correspondents arrived late and a flood of manuscripts caused many items to go over until next week, delaying publication of the News.
The Presbyterian bazaar opens Friday at 7 PM and runs all day Saturday. It offers useful and fancy articles for sale with a warm dinner from 11:30 AM to 1 PM and supper from 5 to 7 PM, with prices at 15 percent.
For sale a pretty Baraboo building lot offered well below value. Advertiser mentions four Plymouth Rock cockerels left at $1 each, with one cock offered along with the lot. Contact A. D. Dor sett at the News office.
North Freedom items report J N Douglas planning relocation to North Carolina after selling mercantile business, visitors from Center Ville Iowa Baraboo and Beloit, Thanksgiving gatherings, shop transfers and residence changes, and Election of John Wiggins post officers with list of names and duties. The column notes multiple relocations, social visits, and the John Fuller Post officers.
South Delton residents note Miss Marie Cratsenberg, who has worked in Mendota for two years, came home last Wednesday to stay with her mother through the holidays. About 30 neighbors surprised Kate Waddell with a party last Saturday night featuring games, socializing, and a midnight refreshments sendoff. Merie Terry visits from Reedsburg for a week's vacation. Steve Ableman and three children visit D Brown in Eau Claire. Mrs. Haycock and two children return to Milwaukee after two months here. Mrs. Coons and two children spend Thanksgiving with Rev. Schoville and wife in Wilton. E. Wilson returns from a month in Minnesota and Dakota.
Martin Tolson was killed on a railroad track Wednesday night and was buried yesterday in Kilbourn. Thanksgiving travelers returned home, and local notes mention 185 workers expected to begin dam construction that week.
A large crowd attended last Saturday’s meeting at Mr. and Mrs. J. Martiny. Discussions covered clover, alfalfa care, and sugar beets will be the topic at the next gathering hosted by Mr. and Mrs. Peter Rumpf with Mr. L. D. Burtsch invited to speak. The Quartett performed and readings on farm life were praised.
A Philadelphia North American line praises a woman’s charm but mocks her independence noting how long she can keep a cook. The quip reflects cultural attitudes of the period about agency and domestic roles.
Sir Thomas Lipton, visiting to discuss America’s Cup plans, may face no 1907 race and needs time to prepare boats. A self made businessman, Lipton started as a shop helper in Glasgow and credits four rules: be honest, keep pushing, use judgment, and treat customers well.
Mrs. A. M. Short and Messrs F. G. Johnson and A. G. Haynes of Waukesha are visiting at the home of J. W. Meisser.
A vivid night unfolds as rain snow drifts over Denver while a refined patron pairs with a desert vaquero in the Maverick drama. The heroine, Rhoda Esterly, watches her own story unfold with the author on stage, amid cowboys, colonels, and Mexican characters.
Nickel Plate Road lowers local passenger fares effective November 11 1906 with reductions from Chicago to major points including Buffalo Erie Cleveland Bellevue Fostoria Findlay and Fort Wayne Second class Chicago Buffalo price listed and reductions apply to intermediate and connecting lines City Ticket Office details provided at Chicago stations and La Salle Street Englewood and Grand Crossing.
The notice states excursion tickets will be sold December 11 through 15 with favorable refund limits. Applicants should apply to agents of the Chicago and North-Western Railway.
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