West Coast Trip Highlights From Baraboo Visitors
Baraboo residents Mrs. E. J. Meyer and Mrs. Edward Gattwinkel recount a cross country trip via UC and N W to Omaha. They describe weather, flood damage in Iowa and Nebraska, stops in Denver Salt Lake City Oakland and Los Angeles, visits with relatives, landmarks like Fort Douglass and the Mormon Tabernacle, and high prices in Los Angeles including butter eggs and produce. The letter ends with impressions of the Pacific moonlight and the Henry ranch maneuvers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. J. Meyer
Prairie du Sac
Edward Gattwinkel
Merrimack
West
Iowa
Nebraska
Ansba Mis
Aspenwall
Edyn
Franklin Herfort
Baraboo
Edna Gottwinkel
Robert Fogle
Denver
Union Pacific
Salt Lake City
Denver & Rio Grande
Wm. Myers
Frank O’brien
O’brien
Louise Pigg
Express
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Bowman
A. L. Frink
Wisconsin
Evenden
Sauk County
Oakland
Frank Rueland
Sauk Prairie
Henry Ranch
Pacific
Luna
Census roll to hire sixty-five thousand enumerators
The government will employ 65 000 census enumerators early next year to collect statistics by house to house canvass. They will be supervised by 330 officials with pay of 1500 dollars yearly plus a per thousand enumeration allowance. Washington will organize a large office to process data, with funds sought for a new building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam
Massachusetts
Statistical Bureau
Census
Pennsylvania
Washington
Census Bureau
Capitol
Congress
Why Not Name Farm
The article argues farmers should name their farms to give identity and pride. Naming fosters sentiment, encourages better upkeep, and enhances appeal in rural life, with benefits extending to family stationery and envelopes. Names create affection and a sense of ownership for the farm home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farama
Couple Granted License to Wed Berg and Crane
A marriage license was issued for Charlies Berg of Hillsboro and Mary L. Crane of Reedsburg indicating formal eligibility to marry under local law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlies Berg
Hillsboro
Mary L. Crane
Reedsburg
Big Show Prices and Circus News Across the Midwest
Incidents under the White Tops report Barnum & Bailey and Norris & Rowe shows facing losses and sales in Hudson Wisconsin and St. Louis. Gentry Show No 2 license revoked in Hammond Illinois. Lightning splits a pole at La Porte Indiana. Dode Fisk plans a 120 foot top for a dog and pony act. Henry Lyle leaves Barnum & Bailey for burlesque. Kilbourn summer stop August 2 with Presbyterian backing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hammond
Indiana
Illinois
Dode Fisk
Barnum & Bailey Circus Tour Dates and Prices Listed
The Barnum and Bailey show charged one dollar for admission and twenty five and fifty cents for reserved seats on Dominion Day. Tour stops include Winnipeg and a long list of towns such as Cloquet Hibbing Eveleth Virginia Coleraine Superior Spooner Ellsworth Menomonie Neillsville Mondovi Eau Claire Stanley and more with additional stops in Sioux City Lincoln Omaha Atlantic Des Moines Boone Marshalltown Mason City Fort Dodge and Waterloo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winnipeg
Gollmar Brothers
Cloquet
Minn
Hibbing
Eveleth
Virginia
Coleraine
Superior
Wis
Spooner
Ellsworth
Menomonie
Neillsville
Mondovi
Eau Claire
Stanley
Barnum & Bailey
Sioux City
Iowa
Lincoln
Neb
Omaha
Atlantic
Des Moines
Boone
Marshalltown
Mason City
Fort Dodge
Waterloo
Ringling Brothers Midwest and West Tour Dates
A sequence of tour stops lists Ringling Brothers performances from July 10 in Greenville Ohio through August 13 in La Grande Oregon. Cities include Kokomo Indiana. Hooppestown Illinois. Springfield. Road House. Mexico Missouri. Marshall Kansas. Kansas City. Manhattan Kansas. Beatrice Nebraska. Fremont Grand Island Kearney Cheyenne Wyoming. Laramie. Salt Lake City Utah. Ogden Utah. and La Grande Oregon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ringling Brothers
Greenville
Ohio
Kokomo
Ind
Hoopeston
Ill
Springfield
Roadhouse
Mexico
Marshall
Kansas City
Manhattan
Kans
Beatrice
Neb
Fremont
Grand Island
Kearney
Cheyenne
Wyo
Laramie
Salt Lake City
Utah
Ogden
la Grande
Ore
Liquor Brings Trouble in Madison Courtroom
Madison courts deal with cases from the flowing bowl. William F. McFetridge, saloon owner near Lake Waubesa, fined $20 and costs for selling liquor to Jens Slinde and Mal ford Erickson, both minors. The youths were fined for cruelty to a horse they were driving while intoxicated. John Kennedy, Charles Bully, and Horge Ianudson were arrested Thursday in connection with stealing a case of beer from a North-
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William F. McFetridge
Lake Waubesa
Jens Slinde
Malford Erickson
John Kennedy
Charles Bully
Horge Ianudson
S North
Road freight car theft case leads to brief jail terms
The western road freight car case saw guilty pleas for receiving stolen goods with each defendant sentenced to 30 days in jail after failing to pay a 25 dollar fine plus costs. In another matter William Ludwig of the Northwestern railroad faced arraignment for alleged criminal assault on Mabel Becker, bail set at 2000 dollars with a July 21 adjournment. Bainbridge Mowry now under arrest for selling liquor without a license. Milton Packard, recounting a three year liquor abstinence, admitted stealing a suit and rifle from J. Dunaway of Blue Mounds July 5, facing charges with unclear further action. Packard, 53, described wandering from Baraboo to Plattville before theft, claiming the door was unlocked and theft for protection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Western Road
William Ludwig
Northwestern Railroad Company
Mabel Becker
Bainbridge Mowry U
de Forest
Baraboo
Milton Packard
Municipal
J. Dunaway
Blue Mounds
Plattleville
Dunaway
Heavy Storms Bring Rain and Wind Across the Region
A severe Friday night storm dumped heavy rain and strong wind in the area. Trees and branches blocked roads, and utility lines were damaged at Reedsburg. A washout between Elroy and Kendall delayed early morning trains for hours.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reedsburg
Elroy
Kendall
A Sleeper Train to Twin Cities From Chicago Stirs Race
Beginning Sunday a sleeper will be attached to 503 out of Chicago with a change to 515 at Baraboo. Travel to St. Paul will take 11 hours 30 minutes and to Minneapolis 12 hours, raising talk of a deluxe all sleeper train if demand grows. The Chicago to Twin Cities route is described as heavily traveled and rival lines including Milwaukee and St. Paul are developing similar service as competition among three or four systems intensifies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Baraboo
St. Paul
Minneapolis
Twin Cities
Milwaukee and
Summer School Daily Enrollments at Reedsburg
G F Snyder of Reedsburg and Miss Margaret Metcalf of Madison conduct a summer school in Reedsburg. Enrollees include Winifred Blanchard Ironton Eva Bohn Lime Ridge Myra Carr Jane Croal John Corcoran Gertrude Donahue Della Meyer Ida Lawrenz Wilma Pickering Frances Scoon Martha and Emma Sherwood Grace Schafer May Sparkes Carrie Trumpf Inez Wilson Ruby Cone Kathryn Dodge Adelain Tupper Elsie Hulbert Agnes Jardot Joe C Mayo Walton Grace Marshall Carrie Stowe Olive Thayer and others from Reedsburg Spring Green Deion La Valle Bara Boo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. F. Snyder
Reedsburg
Margaret Metcalf
Madison
Winifred Blanchard
Ironton
Eva Bohn
Lime Ridge
Myra Carr
Jane Croal
John Corcoran
Gertrude Donahue
Della E. Meyer
Ida Lawrenz
Wilma Pickering
Frances Scoon
Martha
Emma Sherwood
Grace Schafer
May Sparkes
Carrie Trumpf
Inez Wilson
Ruby Cone
New Richmond
Kathryn Dodge
Adelaide Tupper
Spring Green
Elsie Hulbert
Deion
Agnes Jardot
Joe C. Mayo
Walton
Grace Marshall
Carrie Stowe
la Valle
Olive Thayer
Baraboo
Remembrance of Historic Baraboo in Era of Vivid Events
A reflective list recalls moments from Baraboo history including A C Keller testimony before the committee, game wardens visiting, Charles Hirschinger’s accident with a pipe, a prisoner escaping Sauk county jail, J Hood’s car into the Baraboo river, Adolph Andro’s marriage, electric railroad burying near the round house, W H Jacobs building the fair ground fence, Former Mayor Luckow’s auto arrival, Hugh Kelley locating Black Hawk’s kidney, a Cardiff giant search, W J Bryan’s Baraboo speech, Ringling wagon show.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Hirschinger
Sauk County
Hugh Kelley
Black Hawk
Cardiff
W. J. Bryan
Bara
Also Mentioned on This Page
Los
Angeles
Cal
Mormon Square
Tabernacle
United States
Dom
Winni
Norris & Rowe Circus
Hudson, Wis
W.P. Hall
Rice Brothers
St. Louis
May
la Porte
Bill Rice
Aberdeen
M. D
Henry Lyle
Barnum & Bailey Circus
Dick Ford
New York
Dode Fik
Kilbourn
Presbyterian Society
Madison Democrat
Court House Park
A. C. Keller
Ringling
A. Reinking
H. C. Berg
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