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Newspaper

Baraboo News

Location

Baraboo, Wisconsin, United States of America

Date

Dec 07, 1911

Page

3

Men’s heavy wool socks and fine cashmere finish

Fragmentary listing notes men’s heavy wool socks and cashmere finish items. Limited readable details point to a textile or clothing catalog entry with no clear dates or brands.

Thanksgiving Socials and Dinners Reported Across Local Families

Families gathered for turkey dinners and social events throughout the area. Mr. and Mrs. Hardy Spencer joined Paul Cahoon for Thanksgiving, while the Bassett and Martin households hosted relatives and friends. Ed Watkins, Walter Pierce, and Harvey Ott hosted meals, and Alma Martin visited from La Crosse. The Schroeder, Niles, Bonham, Meyers, and Kimball groups also hosted or attended gatherings, with plans for future schooling noted for Earl Langdon.

Hardy Spencer Paul Cahoon Charles Hollis Bassett A. Martin Ed. Martin A. K. Bassett Harvey Ott Webster’s Prairie John Marquard Ed. Watkins Walter Pierce Alma Martin la Crosse Schroeder Baraboo Earl Langdon Niles F. N. Peck Bonham Stanley Nellie Ruth Kimball Clara Niles

Lyons resident visits daughter burned in gasoline stove blast

William Vandenburg traveled to Elroy to see his daughter Mrs. J. McCoy who suffered serious burns from a gasoline stove explosion. The item notes several local visits and Thanksgiving gatherings among area residents and families including Miss Della Cooper, Rev and Mrs L A Goddard, the Huntingtons, the Sansums, and the Berkleys.

Thanksgiving Day Meals and Local Visits Report

Mrs Willian Vandenburg visited her daughter Mrs J McCoy in Elroy on Sunday. Nettie and Ruth Kimball stayed with Mrs Harley Niles. Walter Kimball Lucile and William Lynch of Bara Boo dined with Mr and Mrs Willard Kimball. Mrs C H Pierce has been ill. L and C meet Dec 7 at Mrs J D Martins. Adam Thaerer shared turkey with Mr and Mrs E J Curry.

Willian Vandenburg Elroy J. McCoy Nettie Ruth Kimball Harley Niles Walter Kimball Lucile William Lynch Baraboo Willard Kimball C. H. Pierce J. D. Martin Adam Thaerer E. J. Curry

Thanksgiving Dinner Tastes Vary Across Our neighbors

Neighborhood chatter notes varied Thanksgiving menus with pie choices of mince or pumpkin. A mail route reports a drifted road near Donahue hill by the Mueller farm. Mrs. Hiie Groner travels to Galena, Martha Cage awaits holiday homecoming, and Ruth Pate plans a Dec 22 program.

Donahue Hill Mueller Farm Hiie Groner Galena Fred Hein Glen Martha Cage Ruth Pate

Soldier’s meal leaves cat hungry in village tale

A woman recalls feeding a soldier a dish and regretting not adding more butter as she laments it would have fed her cat better. The anecdote reveals a humorous, rural view of hospitality and appetite in a small community.

Sauk City Social Notes Highlight Local Visits and Events

Mrs Wallace Robinson of Chicago and Miss Marie Leinenkugel of Madison visited the Leinenkugel home. Gustave Naffz moved to Madison to manage Pardee drug store. Mrs Geo Gilkerson of Los Angeles arrives to winter with relatives. The Guethleins celebrate a golden anniversary with ten children. Rashe Hubbel promotes the old sanitarium effort. Local teachers attended an institute at Mazomanie. Juanita Post spent Thanksgiving with her parents. The Ladies Aid plans a church meeting December 6. Frank Philipps attends a Baraboo family gathering. A Thanksgiving reunion at the Melzl home includes Emanuel Phillips and Milwaukee relatives. A December 8 high school program raises funds for Black River Falls relief.

Wallace Robinson Chicago Marie Leinenkugel Madison F. L. Leinenkugel Gustave Naffz Pardee Drug Store Geo. Gilkerson Los Angeles California Julius Nold Black Hawk Peter Peterson John Guethlein Joseph Hartmann Rashe Hubbel Prairie du Chien Elizabeth Colvin Ella Mettel Alma Meyer Selma Brecht Mazomanie Juanita Post St. Mary’s Academy Edgewood P. J. R. Post Ladies’ Aid Society of the Reformed Church Herman Guhl Frank Philipps Baraboo Josephine Melzl Emanuel Philipps Milwaukee Melzl Black River Falls

Thanksgiving Movements And Visits Across Sauk County

Orson Trussell left Saturday for Madison to take the short course in agriculture at the university. O. A. Getchell and wife visited their daughter Mrs. Spaulding at Camp Douglass, returning Friday. Forty five from Sauk and Columbia counties plus the Allen Bass family dined with Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Bass of Dellona on Thanksgiving. F. H. Getchell and family spent Thanksgiving at R. L. Glazier's in Baraboo. Mrs. Charlies Cline and daughter Lois and Miss Anna Puttkammer were at the H. Puttkammer home Wednesday night and Thursday. Miss Leona Getchell returned to Stoughton last Saturday. Great Wilcox and family of Kilbourn spent Thanksgiving with relatives here. Albert Puttkammer returned home this morning after almost a year’s absence.

Orson Trussell Madison University O. A. Getchell Camp Douglass Spaulding Burton Sauk Columbia Counties Allen Bass Reedsburg C. W. Bass Dellona F. H. Getchell R. L. Glazier’s Baraboo Charlies Cline Lois Anna Puttkammer H. Puttkammer Leona Getchell Stoughton Great Wilcox Kilbourn Albert Puttkammer

Narrows Prairie Social News and Creamery Meeting Notice

Miss Bessie Bohn spent Thanksgiving at her Lime Ridge home. H. Voss of Westheld visited H. C. Koester and Archie Jacobs. August Meyer visited Minnesota with his two sisters. Narrows Prairie creamery annual meeting is set for Wednesday December 6 at the creamery. Archie Jacobs and family joined Mrs. Corbin in Baraboo for Thanksgiving. Herman Lindloff and Edd Lindloff hosted Thanksgiving. Xmas greetings close the column with Rocky Mountain Tea ad from J. B. Donovan & Co.

Bessie Bohn Lime Ridge H. Voss Westheld H. C. Koester Archie Jacobs August Meyer Minnesota Mrs. Corbin Baraboo Herman Lindloff Edd

McNamara brothers jailed as judge cites life and 15 year terms

In Los Angeles Judge Bordwell sentenced James McNamara to life imprisonment and his brother John to 15 years. Nearby Sauk City reports optimism on a Madison to Portage electric line with surveys on display and eastern funds ready to build, while a Baraboo to Portage stretch is also noted. The state park board rejected a $27,000 jury price for American Refractories land, risking a new condemnation later. Also, Tomahawk reports Robert Vanderhoef injured in a pulp mill grinder incident. The Chicago and Northwestern line between Milwaukee and Wyeville opens with new stations added along the Sparta line. Baraboo ministers attended a Baraboo Valley meeting in North Freedom.

James H. Hill Sauk City Madison Portage Baraboo State Park Board American Refractories Company Tomahawk Robert Vanderhoef Merrimack Pulp Mill No. 1 Vanderhoef Chicago & Northwestern Milwaukee Wyeville Northwestern Sparta Lindwurm Sussex Keesus North Lake Mapletor Ashippun Lebanon Clyman

Cafe Special Coffee Sold At Low 20 Cents A Pound

North Freedom find value in a new coffee drink Cafe Special priced at 20 cents per pound. Packed in sanitary one pound packets and sold exclusively at Eschenbach and Sechroeder's.

CAFE Eschenbach & Sechroeder’s

Mollister's Rocky Mountain Tea Ad

Advertises Mollister's Rocky Mountain Tea as a weekly tonic to improve health and happiness. Declares it delicious and nature's greatest remedy with claims it keeps you well. Promoted by J. B. Donovan & Co.

J. B. Donovan Mollister J. B. Donovan & Co

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The Berg Dry Goods Company Barale Odo Dane Tie Up Baraboo Bluffs LYONS William Vandenburg Della Cooper Greenfield Wilbur Berkley L. A. Goddard Charles Huntington Delton William Sansum David Sansum J. B. Southard Frank Berkley J. Berkley, Sr L. Nutting Horace Cahoon Durward’s Gustave Weiland William Graves Germany Fairfield Narrows Prairie Bordwell James 4. McNamara John J. McNamara Lowell South Bear R Dem Randolph Friesland Knogle Dalton Glen Oak Buffalo Oxford Brooks Grand Marsh Friendship Arkdale Necedah Cloverdale Cranbarry Shennington Tomah Tunnel City McCoy North Freedom Baraboo Valley Association Levin Rev Foulks Wellington T'S Lueth Fourth Ave NTAL Nerer Bros D.D.S Dental Department of Mich
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