Local notes from Denzer reflect family visits and appointments
Oscar Aurswold of Chicago visits his parents Mr. and Mrs. J Aurswold in Denzer. Mrs. Shimmock of Prairie du Lac visits Gottlieb Warrock home. Emma Kuhnau stays with her aunt in Baraboo. Tschumpert family of Baraboo visits N Clement. Dist 9 teacher Elda Sprecher and Dist 1 teacher Minnie Schrieber take a week vacation. Myrtle Ganzlin visits relatives. Freie Gemeinde Halle hosts Christmas dinner with singing and conversation. Chas Raddatz’s new house near completion. Julia Miller returns from Sauk City to her home. Kate Klotz departs for West Allis to work at Theo Mueller home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oscar Aurswold
Chicago
J. Aurswold
Shimmock
Prairie du Lac
Gottlieb Warrock
Emma Kuhnau
Baraboo
Tschumpert
Roy
N. Clement
Elda Sprecher
Dist. No 9
Minnie
Kate Klotz
West Allis
Theo. Mueller
Local Notes and Christmas Visits End Year
Carr Valley report notes Will Lewis left for Louisville to study medicine. Will Bagley visits relatives near Kendall. Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Viette of Reedsburg spent Christmas with daughter Mae Dietzman. Lee and Andrew Dempsey visited near Loganville. F M Seamans family spent Christmas with his parents near Reedsburg. Arthur Scolds and family of Loyd visited the Pettit home. Mrs Scolds remembered as Cora McClaren formerly of this place. Ella Fisher of LaValle spent Christmas at home here.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Will Lewis
Louisville Ky
Will Bagley
Kendall
Wm. Viette
Reedsburg
Mae Dietzman
Lee
Andrew Dempsey
Loganville
F. M. Seamans
Arthur Scolds
Loyd
Pettit
Scolds
Cora McClaren
Ella Fisher
LaValle
Local Holiday Visits Mark North Fairfield Gathering
Rolla Harrison returns from Dakota for the holidays as the Harrison and related families gather. Mr and Mrs Guy Harrison of Hazel South Dakota Lloyd Harrison and his bride of Phillips North Dakota with Miss Fiora visit their parents Mr and Mrs Marsh. Family attendance at J M Stomner funeral, and other locals James Lamar Jennie Harrison Newport visit Milton Holt. Mel Felt and Norton family spend Christmas with Belbert Lamberton family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rolla Harrison
Dakota
Guy Harrison
Hazel
South Dakota
Lloyd Harrison
Bride
Phillips
North Dakota
Fiora
Marsh. Harrison
Joe Lewis
J. M. Stomner
James Lamar
Jennie Harrison
Newport
Milton Holt
North Freedom
Mel. Felt
Melt. Norton
James Norton
Belbert Lamberton
Local Social Notes from Westfield Area
Mrs aleck Weidman and Mrs Regina Flitcroft visited near Reedsburg. J C Simon hosted Maple Hill relatives for Christmas. Mrs John Johnson stayed with daughter Mrs Percy Alexander last week. Janie and Elsie Borders are home for holidays with the Borders parents. Edd Meyers of LaRue with parents in Westfield for Christmas. Mrs Er Fosdick and son Harold of Mason City Iowa visit local relatives. John Rumpf hosted Baraboo and North Freedom kin. Herman Voll of West Baraboo with daughter Mrs Alvin Alexander. Rev Elske of Baraboo led services at the German M E church. Mrs Geo Schutz to entertain German M E Aid ladies Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aleck Weidman
Regina Flitcroft
Aug. Meyer
Er. C. Fosdick
Harold
Mason City
Iowa
John Rumpf
Baraboo
North Freedom
Herman Voll
West Baraboo
Alv. Alexander
Elske
M. E
Movement of Farms and Holiday News in Narrows Prairie
Henry Wiese leaves the Dargel farm for Schultz farm near Reedsburg and Wm Heinrichs takes over Dargel. Scholars and teachers enjoy holiday vacation. Lucille Koester recovering from chicken pox. Edd Rusch home from Madison for holidays. John Cowing visits cousin Mrs H C Koester. Meta Kiefer of Ableman visits Wm Zautke. Milo Sturdevant and Baraboo group spend Christmas with Harvey Sturdevant and wife.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Wiese
Dargel
Reedsburg
Wm. Heinrichs
Lucille Koester
Edd Rusch
Madison
John Cowing
H.C. Koester
Meta Kiefer
Ableman
Saving and thrift in baking with KC Baking Powder
A housewife lesson promotes pride in thrift while preserving quality. The ad claims KC Baking Powder saves 30 cents on a pound can and offers a free trial can if the product does not please, emphasizing cost savings and risk free testing.
Ed Hutter Buys Lone Rock Butcher Shop for Move
Ed Hutter has purchased a Lone Rock butcher shop and will move his family there on Tuesday. Ward and Oliver Reese, West Spring Green teachers, are spending vacation at home. A Bear Creek Big Hollow debate on tariff usefulness is set for December 29 with named debaters listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ed. Hutter
Lone Rock
Wm. Aaron
Wilson Creek
Stanley
Wis
Mae Hess
Rochester Minn
Daniel J. Davies
Ward
Oliver Reese
West Spring Green
Mary Peck
G. H. Peck
Alma Huntley
Winnie Meade
Prairie du Chien
Ruth Peck
Florence Woodward
Gladys Huntley
Messrs
Don Cass
David Reese
Harry
Burton Peck
Lyons Def. 29 M F E Berkley entertained for Christmas
Community notices list names visiting relatives and sharing holiday meals. Entries include Mr and Mrs F E Berkley hosting 25 for Christmas dinner and multiple visits to Madison Elk Horn Thompson Excel North Freedom and North Freedom by locals.
Lime Ridge News Briefs and Local Get-Togethers
Mrs. George Talbot attended Ableman Friday due to the death of her stepmother Mrs. Kranz. Schools closed for a week’s vacation. Wester Blackman traveled to Milwaukee Tuesday. Locals attended a Loganville dance Monday night. Mr and Mrs Theo Schluter shared Christmas dinner with Kate Lee in Reedsburg Sunday. George Blakesly of Ironton visited Walter Bible’s home Monday and Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Talbot
Ableman
Mrs. Kranz
Wester Blackman
Milwaukee
Loganville
Theo. Schluter
Kate Lee
Reedsburg
George Blakesly
Ironton
Walter Bible
Christmas Gatherings Around Wheelerburg Station
Christmas day visits near Wheelerburg Station include Mr and Mrs Walter Sorge and son Edward with Wm Krause and family. Herman Klagos and Henry Hamburg hosts welcomed relatives. Henry Meyer and others traveled to New Ulm Minnesota. Henry Gugel slowly recovers after illness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Sorge
Edward
Wm. Krause
Herman Klagos
Herman
Louis
Minnesota
John Hamburg
Baraboo
Fred Gade
Narrows Prairie
Freda Hamburg
Madison
Peter Nelson
Ernest Hamburg
Henry Hamburg
Louis Halbersleben
William
Henry Meyer
New Ulm
Minn
Wm. Halbersleben
Emma
Esther
August Henrichs
County Farm
Henry Gugel
Christmas Dinner Gatherings in Greenfield Families
Mr. and Mrs. Oval Peck and others were hosted at the Herman Meyer home for Christmas dinner. Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Peck and Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Meyer joined. Lawrance Johnson and children dined with Lewie Steinke. Herman Meyer traveled to Prairie du Lac and then Lodde's Mill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oval Peck
Edgar Peck
Bernard Meyer
Herman Meyer
Lawrance Johnson
Lewie Steinke
Prairie du Lac
Lodde’s Mill
The Widow Above and the Test of a New Husband
A man recalls a bohemian neighbor and a brutal husband who kept irregular hours. After witnessing the widow’s stoic endurance, he marries her and tests her by returning late from a bachelor friend, only to be confronted with a blunt truth: she was the editor’s widow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard Otis
American Press Association
Stenographers Notes on Reading Colleagues Work
A New York Herald report explains stenography is imperfect and highly personalized. A stenographic note is unreadable to others, as each transcriber develops unique signs and methods, making accurate translation impossible beyond common words.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Herald
Eye of the Camera Reveals Hidden Astronomical Details
A Van Nordennes Magazine writer notes the eye of the camera can decipher faded documents and reveal unseen sky objects. Photographers and astronomers collaborate to chart stars beyond human eye reach, exposing changes in pigment and distant phenomena unseen for ages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
van Norden
Verbal Speedometer and Legal Speed Terms
A New York World writer recalls a Maine horseman sued for damages who explains speed in jargon. The judge questions pace clip and dite terms, and the man defines each as a dite and says a dite is a dite.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Maine
Which Leg In A Scottish Town
In a western Scotland town a long-serving town clerk nicknamed Paul loses a leg in a railway crash and is fitted with an artificial limb by unanimous council vote. Months later his other leg is fractured in an accident, provoking town gossip as an elder claims it is not just his leg but the leg of the town that is broken.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scotland
Paul
Longevity of Animals and Trees in Gaelic Legend
The London Country Gentleman notes a Gaelic legend claiming a red deer may live 210 years, an eagle 630, and an oak about 19 centuries. It adds that few deer reach a century now, estimating typical lifespans around 25 to 35 years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Miss Keepounder Plays Through at Quiet Party
An attendee recalls Miss Keepounder at a gathering where she agreed to perform after persistent urging. The exchange notes she played for a time and finally continued until asked to stop.
No Fun Peter and John Leave as Plate Glass Goes In
Two men remark that the project will succeed after watching a large plate glass pane being installed. They express determination that the effort will not fail, capturing a mood of perseverance in the scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peter
John
Kind words are the music of the world
A brief aphorism attributed to Faber highlighting the universal value of kind speech as a soothing, unifying force in society.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Faber
Wednesday Miss Evva Varnell Hosts Sewing Club Luncheon
The sewing club enjoyed a five course lunch prepared by Wednesday Miss Evva Varnell at a luncheon yesterday. Several local residents attended including Mrs. A C Ellison and Mildred who will travel to Fond du Lac for New Year visits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. C. Ellison
Mildred
Fond du Lac
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E.J. Curry
John Rooney
W. W. Culver
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Ai. Ball
Wis. Sansum
Elkhorn
Edward Martindale
Thompson
David Sansum
Max Hill
Willis Cowles
Congregational Church
C. M. DuBois
Walter DuBois
Excelsior
Reil Plummer
A.smith
Frank Cleveland
Leonard
Grace Clement
Charles Shaw
Lime Ridge
Wheelerburg Station
Greenfield
EYE
Baraboo Valley
Gollmar
H. C. Black
Geo. W. Hackett
North Freedon, Wis
C. W.brown
Chetek
A. C
Edwin Lesser
George Karstetter
Mr. Lesser
Baraboo Business College
J.P. Drew
Bloomington
Ind
D. A. Drew
George McGilvra
St. Paul
Lilly Leda
Elsie Falkinstein
Lodi
Monetta Weirich
E. Ray Stevens
Levi Palmer
Verona
Mrs
Walter Palmer
Alice Conger
Janesville
Frank Everett
Highland, Ill
Gertrude Dennison
Clos
Risley Brothers
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