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Newspaper
Baraboo News
Location
Baraboo, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1906
Page
7
Tuesday reports show Mr and Mrs Swan visiting Reedsburg while Miss Moyse recovers at home. Many residents travel to Chicago LaCrosse North Freedom Madison and Baraboo for visits. The piece notes a marriage licence for Wilhelm Meier and Anna Knuth and mentions residents returning from trips to Dakota Colorado Utah and other nearby areas.
The ad claims nerve strain harms digestion and overall health, urging use of Dr A W Chase's Nerve Pills to build nervous energy, improve taste nerves, saliva flow, and gastric fluids. Sold at 50 cents a box and via Buffalo New York makers, with AT EVENSON'S PHARMACY as a local outlet.
Mrs. A Fugina of Chicago visits her mother Mrs. Winn. Mrs Brandt and daughter Ethel of Appleton visit C H Burdick family. Mrs Cirn and Mrs Fred Barker of North Freedom return from Superior. Carrie McFarland travels to Aurora Illinois for winter with her daughter Mrs A Cramer. Evenson's at 504 Oak street promotes holiday gifts and Christmas drug store items. Aurey Wood returns home to celebrate Thanksgiving. employed as civil engineer with St Paul railway. Sauk county canvassing board consists of two county clerks and the county board chairman.
Dec 3 note records a new rural route planned for Plain. Several brief local visits are logged including Mrs Zaphier Brecht returning from LaCrosse and Fred Luther with Ella Ochsner visiting here earlier in the week. Other items mention school boards at Spring Green convention and residents visiting in White Mound Madison and Mineral Point.
Thanksgiving at Merrimack drew visitors including Paul Wolf from Baraboo Lyle King and Henry and Hugo Warhauck from Lodi high schools James Goggin Jr Baraboo and local residents Mrs Chas Pigg Jr and M Kindschi Several families such as Mr and Mrs Gulliford Reedsburg and Mr and Mrs Cox Baraboo joined Mr and Mrs O Gattwinkle for the holiday An error in Ladies Aid bazaar receipts corrected to 56 19 instead of 25 00.
Dec 3 reports Hill Bates visiting family while Geo Mead remains ill at home. Levi Buxton of Hancock visits Reedsburg. Grandma Garske passes away, leaving many friends in the city. Measles cases under quarantine as of now. Hood's Sarsaparilla promoted for skin diseases. Mrs August Benshausen wins a stove in the drawing.
A Paris area market trades items at secondhand value where working women can outfit themselves from head to foot. A writer notes Mimi can swap a felt hat for a straw one and trade an old dress for a new, even buy dinner and flowers. Democracy reigns amid the barter, with the wealthy ignored in favor of practical exchanges.
Dr Johnston eyes service noted for Thursday December 6 at the store. J F Von Wald announces future dates through The News for further eye care details.
An excerpt discusses space’s boundless infinity and the distribution of stars. It surveys naked eye counts, telescope revelations, and dark coal sacks while weighing shapes of the universe from Herschel to Proctor and noting a likely finite visible cosmos within endless space.
Delton notes capture Thanksgiving gatherings church events and visits. M L Crane plans a Milwaukee trip for several days while Mrs Morey of Merrimack visits Mrs Crane. Local families attend dinners, dances at Woodman hall, and school Thanksgiving exercises with relatives listed.
In Woodlawn on December 8 Rosa Broas has recovered from a long illness. Loren Harrod and family from Philips are visiting relatives around Walton. Will Sherman recently returned home from 8 D for six months. A Thanksgiving surprise at L Lee's. EK E Nichols and Frank Smith came home from a hunting trip last Thursday with two fine deer each.
La Crosse traveling men seek funds to pay the $100 fine and costs for J. M. Magill the tobacco salesman convicted of kissing Miss Mina Dahl. Magill has been jailed over two months and lost his position. Mrs Spencer returns from Marshall after Mrs C A Unger’s funeral. Mrs Unger migrated in 1861 and married C A Unger in 1871. she left four sons. A D Dorsett reports travels between Denver and Montrose Colorado detailing railroad incidents, snow in the mountains, and talk of a tunnel to bring Gunnison River water to Montrose Valley.
A series of property transfers documented across multiple towns and villages. Transactions include 200 acres in Spring Green from Christian Aron, Sr. to William Aron for 5000 dollars, and parcels in Ableman Baraboo Reedsburg Franklin Greenfield Lime Ridge Ironton Dell Creek with prices ranging from 1 to 5000 dollars. Names include Aron, Zanter, Kasiska, Dithmar, Ruggles, Kelly, Snyder, Bettinger, Beck, Miner, Templine, Walker, Watkins, Kaiser, Weiland, Moerke, Knapp.
A list of property transfers showing buyers and sellers in Reedsburg, Dellona, Baraboo, Woodland, Greenfield, Merrimack and Franklin towns, plus the Western Land Securities Co. as a recipient. Amounts range from 50 to 6 000 dollars. Names include M L Paulson Evansville H D Thomas Blanchardville Frank Hiefort Louis Halbersieben W C Miller Adam Hutter Corwin Hirschinger Birl V Adber Christian Zuch Hulda Hipler.
Seth Kingsley visits the Farewells in Lyons. A. B. Case visited North Freedom recently. A son was born to Mr. and Mrs. Will Culver of Mountain Home Idaho. Mrs. Culver is remembered here as Louise Duve.
Dec. 3 notes various local gatherings as families like B S Doty and Mrs Wing celebrate Thanksgiving with relatives in Baraboo Greenfield and Lyons. Getchells host, Grandma Luce serves turkey, and F P Getchell tends two sick horses amid improved weather and potato hauling.
December news items recount visits by Miss Tillie Kopf to Troy and grandparents, Chas Weller’s eight year absence, a Thanksgiving dance at Kopf's hall, and a barn suicide by Alfred Streek. Other items note visitors from Westfield, a Thanksgiving supper by Mrs. Melletine, a near finished barn for Mr. Guettkow, and a large crowd at Gottleib Warbrok for a geese raffle.
Young men sought for firemen and brakemen with no experience required. Over 500 positions available with high wages and rapid progression to engineers and conductors. Earnings range from 75 to 200 dollars monthly. Mail-in instructions and home study offered, with help securing a position. Write today for free catalogue and application blank to National Railway Training School, 81 E. Boston Block, Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Fragmentary notice lists small price items and schedules inclining to daily and weekly totals. It mentions items with prices 15 cents and 25 cents and references multiple daily offerings. Names and places not clearly legible.
For sale two livestock items a twenty month old Jersey bull and a three year old Delane buck. Located at lock box 14 North Freedom Wisconsin.
80 acre farm listing with barns silo orchard timber two wells spring wind mill and running water in pasture. Contact Frank Feltz Baraboo Wisconsin for details and sale arrangements.
Classified notice seeking a county representative to advertise a long established business. Duties include distributing samples and promoting the cooperative department. Cash salary twenty one dollars weekly with expense money advanced. Permanent position with The Columbia House Chicago Illinois. Manager Desk 1.
A 30 acre R. R. Remington homestead located miles west of the city is offered for sale at a fair price with liberal terms. Inquiries directed to P. H. Crossman R F D No 3 Baraboo Wisconsin.
For sale a Hamiltonian Celt from the past three years. Will trade for a cow and cash or sell cheap. Buyer is John E. Van denburg of 815 South Street Baraboo.
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