R N A Elects Officers for Merrimack Lodge Oyster Supper
The R N A will host an oyster supper after installing officers on Saturday evening January 8. Officers elected include Oracle Mrs. Francis Noyes V Oracle Mrs. Emma Barrow Chancellor Mrs. Libbie Parks Recorder Mrs. Francis C. Haines Receiver Mrs. Etta Runce Marshall Mrs. Abba Astle Inner Sentinel Mrs. Minnie Pigg Outer Sentinel Mrs. Anna Mockler Manager 2 years Mrs. Ardell Halbman Manager 1 year Mrs. Fannie Astle. The column also lists numerous members and guests from Baraboo Madison and nearby towns with social visits and local movements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
VM. W. A
R.n.of A
Oracle
Francis Noyes
V. Oracle
Emma Barrow
Libbie Parks
Francis C. Haines
Etta Runce
Marshall
Abba Astle
Minnie Pigg
Sentinal
Anna Mockler
Ardell Halbman
Fannie Astle
Theodore Martin
Charlie Jones
Brewster
Wash
Howard Potter
Baraboo
Miss Pierce
Emma Smith
Lillian Parkin
Lodi
Samuel Peck
Claude Roderick
Brodhead
Ellen Loveland
Zella Cooper
Laura Cooper
Cora King
Elsie Genske
Rose Pigg
Harold
Henry Pigg
R. Pigg
George Premo
Geo
Apple
Sumpter
Nancy Hall
D. A. Todd
R. D. Wood
Hotman
Mazomanie
Wis
Selma Gross
U. W
Madison
Clara Hai
Fred
Bert Gross
G. A. Gross
River Street
Edgar Pigg
North Dakota
Harry
W. O’ Keefe
Leona Hert
Helen Herr
Spring Green News Highlights Local Happenings
Ed Schoenmann attends State Firemans Association meeting in Milwaukee where he serves as vice president. Guy Reyman plans winter work trips to Texas and Mexico seeking permanent relocation if south life proves suitable. Otto and Mrs. Thompson visit Lime Ridge from New Year’s at W. H. Edwards home. Wil son’s Creek district No. 7 opens winter term in new building with Miss Verna Cork as teacher. E J James aids son-in-law B F Davies in barn project at Mazomanie. North Freedom greets newborn daughter at Supt. and Mrs George Davies home. Hetzel family in Wilson Creek recovers from diphtheria quarantine. Spring Green trains run 1 to 5 hours late due to blockaded districts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Schoenmann
McNarlen and
Wilson’s Creek
Verna Cork
Spring Green
E. J. James
Mazomanie
B. F. Davies
George Davies
North Freedom
Mr. Davies
George Hetzel
Wilson Creek
Bette
Miss Ina Seamans Visits Family and Friends
Ironton notes describe Ina Seamans spending weekend with brother and wife in Reedsburg. Various local residents from Hillsboro LaValle Faulkston So Dak and Mitchel So Dak visit relatives, attend dinners, parties, and New Year events. A birth is noted as Frank Groat and wife welcome a son on January 2.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ina Seamans
Gee. Seamans
Reedsburg
Mansfield
LaValle
M. E. Church
Julia Wright
New Years
Guy
E. A. Wright
Huron So. Dak
N. Atkinson
E. Kinnamon
Kin
J. Pearson
Fitzgerald
Acker
Er. Wright
Mamie Bryden
Faulkston
Dak
Laura Pearson
Effie Ballard
Will Miller
Frank Groat
Locals Visit and News From South Delton Area
In South Delton and nearby towns residents share visits and travels. Ralph and Clarence Thomas of Monmouth and Leslie Graves of Merrimack visited S P Sears’s. Mr. Wright returned to Lime Ridge after visiting his son.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph and
Clarence Thomas
Monmouth
Ill
Leslie Graves
Merrimack
S. P. Sears
Wright
Chas
Lime Ridge
Gretta
Nellie Terry
LaCrosse
B. Holt
John Travis
Baraboo
Carrie Murphy
Frank Hewitt
Fairfield
Mildred Waddell
Wm. Waddell
Wm.Siggelkow
Ableman
Kate Waddells
Jennie Searle
Wilson
W. Murphy
Websters Prairie
Blanch Cratsenberg
John Terry
West
Smmer
Edd
Harry Haycock
Portage
Farm activity and homecoming at Maple Hill
Farmers haul stone to the La Rue stone crusher as Miss Ella Meyer returns home for a brief stay from Friday until Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
la Rue
Ella Meyer
Fairfield winter social notes and visits
Sleighing is good and most residents enjoy it. Arthur Bertatot and sisters Mable and Maud, along with William Rayhorn, all from Orangeville Illinois, visit Miss Myrtle Saxe. Olive Thayer stays home on vacation from school duties. George Thayer returns to Reedsburg after Christmas and New Year visits with his mother and friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Bertatot
Mable
Maud
William Rayhorn
Orangeville
Ill
Myrtle Saxe
Olive Thayer
George Thayer
Reedsburg
Durwards Ciew School Reopens Amid Eager Pupil Turnout
The Durwards Ciew School reopened today with eager pupils. William Benz, lost by death, is named as a cousin. burial occurred yesterday. In the Mueller home great flames and smoke erupted from a chimney but were extinguished with no apparent damage. William Graves Jr. is troubled by a sore throat. Agnes Donahue braved heavy snow drifts to reach Glen on Friday. Mr and Mrs John S Steel are making New Year calls. Mrs Herman Mueller suffers with eye trouble and remains bandaged for relief. Neighbors enjoyed attending church on New Year’s Day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Durwards Ciew
William Benz
Mueller
William Graves Jr
Agnes Donahue
Glen
John S. Steel
Herman Mueller
Community Notes From Big Creek and Around
John State of Manston visits friends here last week. Mrs Oral Fosdick returns to Winona after holidays with her parents. J B Corrigan and wife of St Paul arrive to visit sister Mrs Coughlin. they return Tuesday. Ernest Miller comes home from the west after twelve years away. John Coughlin and mother go to Elroy for New Year’s at Mrs Kilborn’s home. they return Sunday. Fred Struve seen drawing a cutter into town last week. Readers asked to explain John Barleycorn and what Betsy did.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John State
Manston
Oral Fosdick
Winona
J. B. Corrigan
St. Paul
Coughlin
John Barleycorn
Ernest Miller
John Coughlin
Elroy
Family Holiday Gatherings Stretch Across Region
Ellen Johnson from Montana visited Greenfield with niece Lillian Hildreth and family to spend Christmas at L. A. Johnson’s home. Glenn Johnson from Madison joined relatives while sister Doering of Baraboo also attended. Jacob Kramer and family visited Belvidere for Christmas with daughter Mrs Howard Fry, and exchanges of meals linked Delton and Greenfield households during the season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ellen Johnson
Lillian Hildreth
Montana
L. A. Johnson
Glenn
Madison
Doering
Baraboo
Johnson
W. C., Prayne
New Meat Market Opens in Lime Ridge
Jan 4 note that Lorenz of Chicago started a new meat market in Lime Ridge. The column lists visits and family gatherings around town from Ableman to Reedsburg and Kilbourn including church and social activities plus a New Year stay at North Freedom.
Local notes from LaRue and area
North Freedom residents Eugene Bunnel and wife visited Wm. Voss home. Boilers moved to the mine power house. School reopened after a two week vacation. Floyd Grosinske recuperates after being kicked in the face by a horse. T B Hanger family and Wm Dickie visited Allan McCoy Sunday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eugene Bunnel
North Freedom
Wm. Voss
Floyd Grosinske
T. B. Hanger
Wm. Dickie
Allan McCoy
New Years Activities Highlight Black Hawke Report
A New Years night crowd from Prairie du Lac enjoyed entertainment and supper at Black Hawke. Henry Mengs suffered a wreck when his horses ran into a fence, destroying the cutter. Susie Barlen resigns Harrisburg teacher post after term. Dietrich of Baraboo plans a cheese factory in the old factory. William Schmalz hosted a shooting match with many boys attending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prairie du Lac
Henry Mengs
Susie Barlen
Harrisburg
Dietrich
Baraboo
Wm. Schmalz
Dellona and North Excelsior News Notes
Jan 3 Wm Claridge and family spent New Years at John Claridge of Reedsburg. Wallace Claridge of Spring Green visited Wm Claridge. Four Clarence Christies children were sick last week. Gladys and John improved while Mary and Archie remained ill with bronchitis. Allen Bass hosted many relatives on New Year’s Day. Grant Dryer of Baraboo and Mrs L Green with granddaughter Miss Mary Green visited at Mrs J L Dryer's. Bertha Dryer, Tomah Indian School matron, will travel to Toledo to visit sister Mrs O J Green and then to Los Angeles and California.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wm. Claridge
John Claridge
Reedsburg
Wallace Claridge
Spring Green
Wm. Claridge’s
Clarence Chisties
Gladys
John
Mary
Archie
Allen Bass
Grant Dryer
Baraboo
Baraboo and Mrs. L. Green
Mary Green
J. L. Dryer
Bertha Dryer
Tomah
Toledo
Ohio
O. J. Green
Los Angeles
California
Sleigh Ride to Fairfield Hosts Eight Young Guests
Eight youths journeyed from Baraboo to the home of Mr. and Mrs. Quinby Loveland in Fairfield for a Friday sleigh ride. They played games and shared an oyster supper, enjoying the festive occasion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baraboo
Quinby Loveland
Fairfield
New Years Dinner Gathered at Riverside Park
The families of A. M. Wells Carlton Russell and J. H. Newman shared a New Years dinner with J. G. Wells at Riverside Park evidencing community ties and social ritual.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. M. Wells
Carlton Russell
J. H. Newman
J. G. Wells
Riverside Park
Local Social Roundup From Witwen Area
A brief social note records a girl arriving at the Henry Schultz home on Friday evening. Visitors include Richard and John Hoppe from Prairie du Lac visiting Julius Hoppe’s home Saturday and Sunday. Martin Witwen hosted Mt Hob company over the weekend. Erickson and a Wis sister are guests of Henry Leister. Clarence Kemler of Ames, Iowa, spent holidays here and returned to continue studies. Tobias Clavadatscher of Portage visited with relatives over the weekend before leaving Monday. Mrs. Fred Wintermantle, who underwent an operation, is reported to be very sick
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Schultz
Richard and
John Hoppe
Prairie du Lac
Julius Hoppe
Martin Witwen
Mt.Horeb Company
Mr. Erickson
Melvina Wis
Henry Leister
Clarence Kemler
Ames
Iowa
Tobias Clavadatscher
Portage
Fairfield Social Roundup Lists Local Visits and Reunions
Miss Elsie Getehell of Beloit spent a few days at her Fairfield home. Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Ziegler hosted a family reunion with Al Coon and family Gustav Ziegler and son of Baraboo Ernest Ziegler of Dakota Arthur and other sons. Absent were Otto of Cripple Creek and August of Baraboo. Vera Powell visited North Freedom. Mrs. Parshall visited Baraboo with daughter Mrs. J. Shore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elsie Getehell
Beloit
A. W. Ziegler
al. Coon
Gustav Ziegler
Baraboo
Ernest Ziegler
Dakota
Arthur
Otto
Cripple Creek
Colo
Vera Powell
North Freedom
Parshall
J. Shore
Taxidermist mounts birds and animals at Prairie du Lac
E. D. Ochsner offers mounted birds and animals in natural poses with reasonable prices and a guaranteed first class job. Based in Prairie du Lac.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. D. Ochsner
Prairie du Lacris
Local Students Return to Duties Amid Snowbound Rural Routes
Misses Elva and Helen Borchers resume work at Whitewater Normal. Eva T. Thornton returns to Baraboo schools after vacation. Frank White resumes duties at Sextonville. Tom Tordoff and Mrs Fanny Tordoff visit. Seymour Hull guests of Benjamin Paddock. Rural carriers overwhelmed by heavy snow this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elva
Helen Borchers
Whitewater Normal
Tom Tordoff
Waukegan
Fanny Tordoff
Frank Niles
Reedsburg
Mary Cherry
Seymour Hull
Baraboo
Benjamin Paddock
Eva T.mornton
Frank White
Sextonville
Wis
Glenville Notes Mark Turn of Fortunes and Local Talks
Ed Loeser shows signs of recovery from blood poisoning aided by nurse Miss Dalburgh from Madison. Dorcas society plans a meeting with Mrs. Louis Schrieber next Thursday. Rev. Dick to preach Sunday at 2 30 p m. Several locals listed for illnesses and visits. New Years Day observed. social visits among Langdon, Pearson, Lucht and Simons families noted. Children and church group activities wrap the Glenville year end.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorcas Society
Louis Schrieber
James Crawford
Berry
Arrin Veitch
Winona
Baraboo
Millie Shew
Reedsburg
John Brown
Glenville
Brown
Owen Edwards
Cyrus Simons
Julius Lucht
Elijah Hardy
W.M. Glover
Marsden Fisher
F. C. Peck
Terman Lucht
J. Lucht
J. Bartley
H.C. Langdon
Edson Langdon
Florence Pearson
Ruby
Margie
Gem City Dairy Farm For Sale East Of Fair Grounds
For sale I have decided to go west and sell my Gem City Dairy farm located half a mile east of the fair grounds with paved roads two silos and all conveniences to run a first class dairy. Terms are easy. Call or address H H Wordeman R 2 City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gem City
Fair Grounds
H.H. Wordeman
City
Card of Thanks from Apker Family
The Apker family thanks friends and neighbors for kindness during illness and death of husband and father. They acknowledge singers and floral offerings from Mrs. Eber Apker and Mr. and Mrs. James Apker and family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eber Apker
James Apker
A Christmas Query from Old Folks
A reflective verse on holiday gifts and unequal goodwill. The speaker notes children receive many presents while elders get few and attributes this to maturity and life experience. The poem references Santa Claus letters and Dryden to suggest grown hearts stay young despite age.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Green Field
Santa Claus
Lyons Social Roundup Keeps Town Busy
Mrs Frank Cleveland visits North Freedom while Mrs Rose Martindale and son Roy travel to Oaks Wis for days with relatives. Congregational church dinner and annual meeting mark New Year. Berkleys host Websters Prairie visit. Lola Burnett guest of Alta Cleveland. Andy Smith ill with grip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Cleveland
North Freedom
Rose Martindale
Roy
Oaks
Wis
Congregational Church
New Years
Wilber Berkley
John Berkley
Websters Prairie
Laurie Welch
Willie Berkley
Cleveland
Martin
Lee Cleveland
Willard Kimball
Lola Burnett
Plainville
Alta Cleveland
Charles Nutting
LaPorte, Inc
Andy Smith
Farm for sale 80 acres near Delton and Fern Dell
For sale is an 80 acre farm in Delton near Fern Dell with 40 acres improved 8 to 10 acres marsh land decent house and outbuildings good water well about 100 apple trees bearing fruit strawberries raspberries blackberries grapes currants gooseberries and other farm products. Asking price 2000 dollars. Inquiries to C. M. Smith at N Wilcox Fairfield or address at Delton.
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Delton
Fern Dell
C. M Smith
N. Wilcox
Fairfield
C. M. Smith
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Lorenz
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Kilbourn
Ed Hanks
Baby
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Is. Sweeney
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LA Valle
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Miss Dalburgh
Dryden
LYONS
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I. Cohn
R. F.D
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