07 Dec 1911
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Newspaper
Baraboo News
Location
Baraboo, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1911
Page
1
A local furniture firm announces a change in ownership affecting operations in the city. Details on new leadership and strategic plans were not provided in the brief notice.
In Baraboo since 1855 the Wild family sold the stock and goodwill of the century old furniture store on Thanksgiving Day. Elmer S Johnston of the city now conducts the business, taking over one of Baraboo’s oldest lines. Johnston, a longtime resident, preserves the high standard and roots of the enterprise.
Baraboo resident Mr. Johnston, long tied to H. M. Johnston Lumber Co. with branches at North Freedom Abeman and Reedsburg, plans to assume charge of a furniture store. He will assist at the store for a period to ease the transition and gradually sever ties with Baraboo business. Friends offer encouragement and best wishes for success.
Alderman Platt and Mrs Aug Platt and their children have moved into a substantial new house on Second Avenue. After thirty years at the old residence they prepare to shift from the Second to the First Ward, a change noted by Mound Street neighbors. The home overlooks the river and distant hills.
William Fox intends to travel to Houston Texas to spend the winter with his son Dr Fox. It is recalled that he previously sold his farm to Henry Platt.
Nellie Baxter and Horace Bindley wed at the Baxter home in Fairfield in the presence of family and friends. The bride is the daughter of Mr and Mrs Frank Baxter. Bindley is the son of Conductor and Mrs G W Bindley.
The Hackett family held its thirtieth Turkey Day reunion at North Freedom with about fifty attendees. A program featured recitations songs and an oration plus a Husk ing Bee by Mrs G A Cole. Out of town guests included George Hackett Honey Creek Minn Frank Hackett Lamoni Iowa and others from Baraboo Excelsior Madison and more.
Union Thanksgiving services were held at the Presbyterian church Thursday evening. The program included organ preludes, readings, hymns, solos, a sermon by Rev E P Hall, and an offering of 13 dollars to the local W R C for relief work. The address praised life as the transcendent gift and God's wondrous love.
Thanksgiving day in Baraboo and nearby areas featured wide family gatherings. Numerous households welcomed relatives with turkey dinners and festive desserts, including Willis Cowles, J Luder, Frank Melcher, Benjamin Clark, and many others from Baraboo, Reedsburg, Madison, and surrounding towns.
W A Powers of Prairie du Sac learns his son H B Powers was seriously hurt in a Nashville saw mill blast. He suffered a deep head wound and was hospitalized. the father travels by train to visit him. The Powers family previously lived at Delton and Baraboo and another son was killed in Minnesota at a railroad pumping station.
Mrs. Jesse Noyes aged about thirty died at her Fond du Lac home. Born Mabel Waite in Baraboo, she leaves a husband, a ten year old daughter, brothers Chester and Arthur Waite of Baraboo, and sister Mrs. John Mitchell of Chippewa Falls. Funeral set for Monday in Fond du Lac.
The body of Morgan Westenhaver, 79? no, 1856 birth listed, was found by a switchman near Walnut Street after being struck by passenger train No. 513 around 8:15 PM. He lived in Baraboo 29 years, leaving a daughter Mrs. A. Martin of Beaver Dam and several siblings. The death comes amid other local notes about residents Kolash returning from Mississippi and Mildred Lamberton joining Hill Pump Valve Co in Chicago.
The Fortnightly Literary club met at the Kelleys as Attorney James H. Hill spoke on conciliation and a possible U S Senate resolution. Hill traced peace efforts through centuries while Rev E Henke compared military costs and urged cautious optimism about a dawn of peace.
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