Almost a Century Old: Mrs Richards of Reedsburg
Mrs Richards of Reedsburg marked her 92nd birthday, born December 16, 1814 before Waterloo and the War of 1812. A Maryland native who moved with family to Ohio and Sauk County in 1854, she remains a respected church member with several surviving sons across Iowa, Pennsylvania, Minnesota, and Wisconsin.
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Mrs. Richards
Reedsburg
Waterloo
England
Ohio
Sauk County
William
Springville
Iowa
John
Sheridanville
P. O
Pittsburg
James
City stone crusher operation report for 1905
The city engineer documents expenditures and receipts for the stone crusher in 1905. Noted items include miscellaneous supplies and credits amounting to 96.75 in the record.
Baraboo Wins Legal Victory for City in Claim Case
Baraboo defeats Priscilla Hay in a three year suit over city claim procedures. The supreme court reverses a previous ruling, remanding to dismiss with costs for the city. City Attorney Kelley praised for work on the case and its wide implications for Wisconsin municipalities.
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Priscilla Hay
City of Baraboo
Grady
Portage
Baraboo
Supreme Court
Council
Appelant
Respondent
Appellant
Wisconsin
Kelley
Baraboo Lodges Elect A String Of Officers
Baraboo groups including Rebekah lodge W O W Baraboo Branch 115 C E of W Devil's Lake Camp 390 M W A and Baraboo Valley Chapter R A M announced officers last night and Tuesday with names for each post and three year terms for some.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rebekah Lodge
Lena Jenswold
N. G
Anna Thaever
V. G
Minta Tinkham
E. J. Campbell
Treas
Helen Brown
Lizzie Jones
Baraboo
C. E
T. Desmond
M. J. Coughlin
Devil’s Lake
James Dalling
W. C. Earl Cramer
I. E. Brewer
E. H. P. H. L. Brethauer
K. Geo. T. Thaerer
S. Julius Hoppe
H. L. Halsted
John H. Hull
Inter Se Club Meets With Gentle Christmas Program
An Inter Se club gathering at Mrs. T. W. English home featured Christmas verses on roll call. Mrs. Case presented papers on Sir Edwin Arnold and Light of Asia, and Mrs. Blak eslee spoke on Tennyson and the Isle of Wight, followed by a recitation. Meeting adjourned to reconvene January 2 with Mrs. John Newman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Inter Se
T. W. English
John Newman
New Rector Accepts Call at Trinity Episcopal Church
Rev Dr A C Jones of Portage formerly Cleveland Ohio accepts a call to the Trinity Episcopal Church rectory. He will assume duties mid January. He will be accompanied by a wife and two grown daughters. He is described as a very competent man.
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A. C. Jones
Portage
Cleveland
Ohio
Trinity Episcopal Church
Freshmen Readies Meeting as High School Debates
School notes report the glee club met last evening. The Seniors decide to discontinue the old Christmas bee and plan a monthly pupil activity paper. The Freshmen Literary Society will meet this evening.
This Country Has a Future in Idaho Letters
Ephors News notes from Kimberly Idaho dated Dec 9 1905 recounts holiday greetings and a Wisconsin migrant network. The writer observes frontier town growth from lumber yard to saloon to store and post office, highlighting rapid development on Snake River frontier.
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Kimberly
Idaho
Ephors
Wisconsin
Westward land boom drives Idaho irrigation dreams
A Northern Pacific style summary notes investors flocking to the Twin Falls tract and Minidoka project in Idaho, with land prices rising from Oregon and Washington valleys. It describes towns along the new branch line, government land sales to squatters, and a rail route that may become the main line. Frank Burrington signs off, noting rapid town growth and ongoing sales.
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Wisconsin
Washington
Oregon
Hood River Valley
Yakima
Wenachee
Lewiston
Idaho
Twin Falls
Minidoka
South Western
United States
Twin Falls City
Salt Lake City
Portland
Baraboo to Hold State Civil Service Exam January 6 1906
A competitive examination will be held in Baraboo at the high school on January 6 1906 for the state civil service. Open to Baraboo and Sauk County residents seeking positions such as game wardens clerks bookkeepers factory inspectors prison and reformatory guards steam engineers firemen attendants for the insane and feeble minded and readers for the commission.
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Baraboo
Baraboo Or
Sauk County
Jenkins Bros new dry goods house opens in Chippewa Falls
The Chippewa paper reports the opening of the large Jenkins Bros dry goods store in Chippewa Falls. Judge R D Marshall has remodeled their business block at a cost of 20000 dollars. Rufus Jenkins, one of the brothers, previously belonged to Stanley Hoag Jenkins in this city.
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Chippewa
Jenkins Bros
Chippewa Falls
R. D. Marshall
Rufus Jenkins
Stanley, Hoag & Jenkins
Also Mentioned on This Page
Vance, Chatfield, Minn, Calvin, Baraboo, J. A., Reedsburg
J. C. Bunn
M. J. Tyler
Chas. Ruhland
W. C. Schab
W. C. McCroskey
Tom Anderson
Aug. Goethe
A. L. Goethe
Trinity Church
Snake River
Missouri
Rupert
Frank Burrington
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