Reminiscences of Baraboo Collegiate Institute Founder
Mary Dartt Thompson of Laurel Maryland writes about Baraboo Collegiate Institute memories. She recalls teachers Hobart Pillsbury and Frances, the Hesperian society, and the school’s culture of study manners and personal student-teacher contact. She thanks Kittie Crandall Train and the Baraboo News for preserving these memories.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Dartt Thompson
Laurel
Maryland
Baraboo
Baraboo Collegiate Institute
Kittie Crandall
Pillsbury
Hesperian Society
Herbert Lee
Emerson
Hobart
Thanksgiving Day in California in 1910
The writer describes a Baraboo delegation visiting Anaheim and Los Angeles for Thanksgiving 1910. They enjoy family reunions with Frank Kimball and Frances Kimball, tour orange groves and beaches, and note warm winters, white-dressed locals, and pleasant tropical sights amid lively social events with Mrs. Magee and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Crouch
California
Far West
Crouch
A. M. Magee
Bertha Kimball
L. Morris
Baraboo
Anaheim
F. A Kimball
Frank
Frances Kimball
Bertha
Tom
New York
Emily
Santa Ana
Officers Raid Blind Pit for Illicit Liquor Sale
Police under Chief Pelton issued a warrant after I witnessed the Clark hotel sale of intoxicating liquor. Clerk George Farrell was arrested and fined 50 dollars plus costs 53.52 dollars. Bottles bore Ruhland Brewing Company. Police and district attorney warned proprietors about future violations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
QO. i. Kelling
Pelton
Clark Hotel
George Farrell
Andre
Ruhland Brewing Company
Pearl Found by Freeda Potter for His Mother
Freeda Potter and friends fished in the Lemonweir River at Mauston where a clam shell yielded a pearl. A jeweler offered 15 dollars, another suggested 100, and an expert proposed 70. Freeda plans to have J. E. Von Wald set the gem for his mother at 332 Sixth Street as a Christmas present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Freeda Potter
Lemonweir
Mauston
Freeda
Wonewoce
Baraboo
J. E. von Wald
Sixth Street
Also Mentioned on This Page
Mrs
Kittie Crandall Train
Denver
Colorado
the Hesperian Society
Mrs. Hobart
Golden West
Newport Beach
Hewes Park
Orange
Fullerton
Will Ott HarDwAre CO
Baraboo, Wis
Baraboo Boy
Cone
R. V. Pierce
M. D
Pres’t
Buffalo
N. Y
THE
Cash Store
H. Potterville
Taylor’s Livery
Larson Shoe Factory
Margaret Gifford
Reedsburg
Per Peck
Chase & Sanborn
South Side Department Store
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