Baraboo Hosts Forepaugh Sells Circus Parade and Show
Baraboo welcomed Forepaugh Sells Brothers circus now Ringling Bros ownership. The parade stretched over a mile with lavish costumes, five bands, a fire department act, and the big three story hotel fire scene thrilling the crowd. Acts included seals, multiple acrobatic troupes, and famed elephants. A Winona July 4 athletic contest followed with prizes awarded in boys and girls races, jumps, potatoes races, tug of war and other events.
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Baraboo
Sells Bros
Rirgling Bros
Winona
Capt
Webbs
Barto Brothers
Ringling
James E. Donegan
H. Cornell
Dollar
Maudie Dunedin
Gaertner
Fatal accident near Island Woolen mill as train hits man
Randall Peck dies after being struck by a Chicago and Northwestern freight train No 81 near the Island Woolen mill. An inquest ruled death occurred during a state of despondency. Peck leaves a wife three children and a mother. he was a longtime C N W conductor born in Baraboo.
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Randall Peck
Chicago & Northwestern
Mr. Peck
Delap
A.J. Worthman
Thomas Moran
No 81
Adolph Andre
S. J. Hood
Joseph Tillotson
John Jessup
Bert Cramer
L. E. Hoyt
Fred Hiller
R.A. Peck
Baraboo
Anna Burt
Janesville
Peck
Arthur Wilson
Milwaukee
Fred Baxter
Flora Baxter
Baraboo Schools Set next Year Staff and Terms
The Baraboo school board approved the teachers list for the next year across the high school and annex with principals and assistants named. Board officers were elected and monthly meeting times fixed, terms set from Sept 3 to June 7, with a push to raise a 200 member association within forty days. Local events include Madis on and Freeport hikers visits, a Fourth of July picnic, and several community notes on residents travel, weddings, and a playground incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John M. True
J. S. Worthman
G. W. Gehrand
Sad 1906 Janesville wreck remembered and victims named
A remembrance notes the February 14 1906 Janesville train wreck that killed Thomas Lafferty Joseph Maher and Albert Burnish among others. It lists injuries to conductor Peck George Briscoe George Rice George Devins Miss Grosby and others and hints Peck may have taken his own life after the crash.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Janesville
Thomas Lafferty
Baraboo
Joseph Maher
Albert Burnish
Sun Prairie
Conductor Peck
George Briscoe
George L. Rice
George Devins
Miss Grosby
Peck
Local Sauk County Incidents Report
A horse kicked Claude Duddleston of La Valle in the face breaking both jaws and injuring an eye leaving him badly disfigured. Henry Sorge near Reedsburg runs over thirty creameries. Thomas Smith of La Valle, a retired soldier, died after a night disturbance. he was a highly respected citizen.
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Claude Duddleston
la Valle
Henry Sorge
Reedsburg
Thomas Smith
Miss Mary Flynn Visits Friends in Town
Miss Mary Flynn of Elroy is visiting friends here. She is seen at local shops and plans a short stay.
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Mary Flynn of
Elroy
Deaths of Philip Edwards Aged 75 in Lyons
Philip Edwards died July 4 at 6 35 am at his Lyons home from Bright's disease. He leaves two daughters and three sons. A Civil War veteran and retired farmer, he will be buried tomorrow at 10 in Butterfield cemetery Ex celsior.
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Philip Edwards
Lyons
Bright
Butterfield
Excelsior
Y M C A Spars for Employed Men Offer Evening Study
The Y M C A calls employed men and boys to join its autumn evening school. Aiming to aid serious learners, it invites members to suggest subjects, consult the secretary, and attend talks on the Public Life of Christ starting Sunday July 8 at 3 p m through August. Bring friends and singers.
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Christ
C. J. Kephart
Jesus
Visiting relatives and friends across Wisconsin
Belvidere resident Ar s Otis Stemner visits his parents while Harry King of Lake Mills sees relatives here. Mrs Brennan and Chicago children visit H Diener. Willie Marriott of Milwaukee visits friends and his mother. Mrs M L Hugh and children visit in Janesville. Ruth Huson of Sparta visits her sister here. Miss Amanda Brown of Burlington home for summer vacation. Mrs Hilliard and her young son return from three weeks in Reedsburg and LaValle. Sam Russell and family from Bisтark North Dakota visit Charles Oates. Fourth visit in LaCrosse by Tudor, Hull, Wareham and Seeley. Mrs L C Babcock of Chicago visits sister D P Wight. Neil Culp burned by a firecracker on the Fourth. Mrs Chris Dyrud and children return from Albany. Geo F Snyder moves Baraboo to Reedsburg to head new training school for teachers. Gibbons party guests at Geo B Gibbons home yesterday.
Geneva Bunch Grows With Camp Friendship
The Geneva group expands as twelve go and more plan to join. The vacation spot offers wholesome fun and sports, with superior environments and fellowship. It costs more than a local camp, but is seven times more worthwhile. Participants praise the experience, with several states and Canada sending attendees and Baraboo expecting fifteen.
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Geneva
O. K
Maryland
Oregon
Texas
Canada
Baraboo
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THE
BIG Circus
Lamkin
Levan
Debolian
Dunedin
Jacobs
Cornella
Sauk County
Court House
Charles Junge
A. B. Stout
Kate McKercher
Katherine Wiggins
Katherine Falvey
Christine Wright
Emily W. Upham
Lulu Fisk
Maude Smith
David Drew
H. S. Annex
Mittie Brownlee
Ella Jacobson
Emma Ochsner
Allis Secker
Mary Ruggles
Winifred Smith
Helen Fitch
Inez Haskins
Minnie McArthur
Edith Olson
Mable Beardsley
Ada L. Johnson
Minnie Haines
Eda Vorlop
Mattie Davis
Belle Potter
Mabie Hunter
Freda Wareham
Third Ward
Stone
City Hall
Edna Varnell
Board of Education
Madison
Freeport
Religious Work Committee
Gus Reuland
Matt Reuland
C. C. Cowles
M. H. Cowles
Seattle
Wash
San Francisco
David Owen
Woodlawn
R. A. Peck
Wilson
Gus Ringling
Chicago
John Ringling
Harris
L. H. Palmer
Maple Valley Sewing Circle
Devil’s Lake
Paul Stewart
McNamer
Mr. Thompson
LaValle
Delia Pfeil
Anna Schneller
Prairie du Lac
Ella
Anna
Walla Wall
Washa
George
Pacific Coast
Prairie du Lac High School
Oak Street
Courthouse Park
Mary Dwinonell
Miss Savage
Fannie Purdy Kimball
Mary Ann Andrews Hartwell
Newton C. Clark
Mary Ann Hill Clark
Portland
Frances Dwinnell Elliott
Indianapolis
Ind
Wm. O’brien
Ars
Otis Stemner
Belvidere
Harry King
Lake Mills
Mrs. Brennan
Children of
H. Diener’s
Willie Marriott
Ruth Huson
Sparta
Amanda Brown
Burlington
Sam Russell
Bismark, North Dakota
Charles Oates
Harry Tudor
Harold Hull
Arthur Wareham
Jame A. Seeley
L. C. Babcock
D. P.wight
City
Neil Culp
Mace Culp
Chris. Dyrud
Albany
Geo. F. Snyder
Snyder
Charles P. Gibbons
Charles H. Freburg
LaRue
Charles Udell
North Freedom
Geo. B. Gibbons
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