Municipal electric works debated by Baraboo council
Baraboo city council discussed municipal electric works and the possibility of contracting power from the Southern Wisconsin Power Co. to serve Baraboo and its residents. The committee recommended bonds of at least 25 000 dollars if a contract is satisfactory and a municipal plant may be established.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Merchants’ Power & Light Company
McArthur & Son
Baraboo
Southern Wisconsin Power Co
State Rate Commission
Prairie du Sac
Southern Wisconsin Power Company
Merchants Power and Light Co
Fire and City Buildings Committee
Merchants’ Power & Lightning. Company
Injured by Fall from Scaffold at Ringling Car Shops
F. N. Gaskell fell from a scaffold about 16 feet high at Ringling car shops and suffered a severely torn scalp and strained shoulder and chest muscles. Rollo Peck nearby heard the noise and found him on the floor. He was taken to a doctor and is reported doing as well as can be expected.
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Ringling
F. N. Gaskell
Rollo Peck
Mr. Gaskell
Mission to Non-Catholics Lectures Begin in Knights Hall
Beginning Sunday February 5 a series of non-Catholic lectures will be held in the Knights of Columbus hall by a Paulist priest from Chicago. Presented under Knights auspices this week long series aims to inform the public about the Catholic faith with a question box for audience queries. The Wisconsin Knights organization is funding the campaign with no admission or collections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Knights of Columbus
Paulist Order of Chicago
Wisconsin
Bullet Pierces Window as Doctor Ducks for Cover
Dr Sheils narrowly escapes a .22 caliber bullet that tore through his office window on a Wednesday morning. He scanned the park and streets but found no shooter, believing it may have been fired recklessly from another part of town. The bullet is now in Mr Sheils's possession.
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Dr. Sheils
Central Wisconsin Cream Company Posts Strong Year
The Central Wisconsin Cream company reports a successful year with 13 creameries producing butter totaling 2 395 816 pounds. Average butter fat price stood at 38 cents per pound, and ice cream output reached 21 299 gallons as a new Reedsburg plant expands operations.
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Central Wisconsin Cream Company
Ates Tegeisi
Pere
Eir Boeri
Cays
PAN Anc Esiaiece Sine
Bne
Sisal
Oslo
Bob Esos Cechela Dare
Spase Air Das de
Sorges
Central Wisconsin Creamery Company
Reedsburg
Hard Fight for Liquor Sparks Lawmaker Proposals
Legislators in Madison prepare a slate of bills to tighten liquor regulation. Proposals include a one mile no license zone around the Milwaukee National Home for Disabled and Volunteer Soldiers, and a damages action for liquor related injuries and domestic harm. A saloon license revocation trigger and a move to make Madison dry are also on the docket to protect university students and public welfare.
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Madison
Guickson
Barron
National Home
Milwaukee
Getle
Rock County
Illinois
Wedded by Justice Andro at Delton Nuptials
Wednesday afternoon at Judge Adolph Andro's office, Miss Fannie Smith and Mr. Fred Hewitt of Delton were married. The couple will reside in Delton as they begin married life.
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Adolph Andro
Popular Couple Wedded at Jennings Home
Beulah Jennings and George Smith wed at Mr. and Mrs. George Jennings home on Wednesday evening. Rev. E. C. Henke officiated under an evergreen arch. Attendants were Grace Jessop and Charles Corbin. The bride wore blue silk with roses. bridesmaid tan silk with carnations. A supper followed. the couple will reside in Milwaukee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Jennings
Miss Beulah
George Smith
E. C. Henke
Grace Jessop
Charles Corbin
Smith
Third Avenue
Kirkwood Society Dairying Meeting Highlights Poultry Talk
On a Wednesday meeting at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Horace Smith members of the Kirkwood society learned about dairying. Carl Wichern used Wisconsin college score cards to teach cattle points while a pictured dairy cow illustrated desirable traits.
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Kirkwood Society
Horace Smith
J. H. Harris
Grace Randall
Carl Wichern
College of Agriculture
University of Wisconsin
Harris
T. B. Towle
Excelsior Creamery Company
Towle
Kimball Girl Weds Lenore Berkley In Cheyenne Flight
Miss Floy Kimball and Lenore Berkley were united in marriage by Rev S A Ross of the First M E church with a ring ceremony. Only immediate relatives and Mr and Mrs Pierce Sansum attended, followed by an elaborate supper. The couple will reside in Cheyenne Wyoming. Best wishes go with them to their new home in the far west.
Injury at ice house pierces foot incident
Andrew Althof sustained an injured left foot when a pike pole slipped from a cake of ice at the C. & N. W. ice house and struck him just behind the toes causing a painful wound.
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Andrew Althof
Licensed to Marry in Wisconsin and South Dakota
Notices announce marriages or engagements involving Thomas W. Gallaugher of Groton SD and Lennie M. Harvey of Woodland, Hilly Glene and Agnes Miller of La Valle, and G. A. Lautz of Lodi with Barbara Neu of Prairie du Sac.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas W. Gallaugher
Groton
South Dakota
Lennie M. Harvey
Woodland
Hilly Glene
Agnes Miller
la Valle
G. A. Lautz
Lodi
Barbara Neu
Prairie du Sac
Fire at Wilbur Stock Food plant in Milwaukee destroys building
Mr and Mrs D P Marshall narrowly escape a 2:45 am smoke-filled blaze at the Wilbur Stock Food plant 155 Huron St Milwaukee. The fire total loss is insured and the building owner is Jacob Friend. No other nearby homes were damaged. The article notes a nearby anniversary of a prior Wilbur stock fire.
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Milwaukee
Baraboo
Mr. Marshall
M. Marshall
Marshall
Bert Powell
Fairfield
Wisconsin
D. P. Marshall
Wilbur Stock Food Company
Huron Street
Wilbur Company
Jacob Friend
Wilbur
Second Street
Found his watch by ice in Sparta yards
Friday's Daily Brakeman Kenneth Odekirk was surprised to find his watch sticking through the ice in the Sparta yards. He had lost the valuable watch a week earlier while placing a brass in a car and nearly given up hope of ever recovering it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenneth Odekirk
Sparta
Mr. Odekirk
Light Plant Sold at North Freedom to John Voeck
John Voeck of North Freedom buys the village electric light plant from C. A. Clark of Reedsburg and others. The light plant and attached feed mill were recently damaged by fire, insured, and repaired.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Voeck
North Freedom
C. A. Clark
Reedsburg
Clark
Baraboo
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The
Wisconsin Power
Ation
Wisconsin Power Company
Prairie du Lac
Furnish Light
Baraboo Lighting Co
Fannie Rumpf
Finance Committee
Sealer of Weights and Measures
Julia Kirby
W.H. Smith
Martha G. McFetridge
Buckley & Taylor
H. Gibbons
Bender
Jacobs
Vere
Mission
Knights of Columbus Hall
Sarge Creameries
Henry Serge and Sons
Wisconsin Creamery Company
Justice Andro
Fred Hewitt
Fannie Smith
Beulah Jennings
Mr. George Smith
Ried
Bride
Eide
Floy Kimball
Lenore Berkley United
Thurs
Mr. and
Mrs
Wilbur Fire
Kenneth Ode
Kirk
North Freedom Enterprise
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