Local Historical Society gains fame for Indian relics gift
A Baraboo resident donated a diverse Indian relic collection to the Sauk County Historical Society, including flints, a granite axe, and pottery from Okee sites. The donors also include bonds, books, and miscellaneous artifacts from 1845 to 1872, with several items linked to Chicago and Baraboo institutions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
HK. K. Baird
Popular Bluff
Baraboo
Missouri
Sauk
V. S. Pease
L. H. Palmer
Greenfield
Chicago & Northwestern Railroad
A. Johnson
John M. True
True
H. H. Howlett
J. K. English
Sturm
Baraboo Female Seminary
N. G. Abbott
Okee
Harriet G. Lee
JL. L. Lee
C. W. Eggleston
Porto Cortez
Mexico
Spring Green Curio Rocks Enthusiasm Over Silver In Rock
Edith Pulvenmocker of Spring Green reports a curious rock formation that has a piece of wrought silver embedded within. The rock appears to have formed around the silver with a ⅙ to ⅛ inch cover over the rim, leaving the center visible. The phenomenon is described as real and intriguing, and curiosity remains about its origin.
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Edith Pulvenmocker
Spring Green
Mystic Workers Picnic at Effinger's Park Draws Big Crowd
Large crowds attended the Mystic Workers picnic at Effinger's Park Wednesday afternoon and evening. Activities included dancing, an 1 pm to midnight orchestra, contests at 3 pm, and multiple races. Gate receipts totaled 68.90, with overall financial success and high enjoyment noted.
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Effinger’s Park
Mystic Workers
John Bloomer
Capener
Ellsworth Dodie
Peter McDonald
Cooper
Stevens
Kai and
Gambola
Warns—Shepherd
Baraboo native killed by live wire in Chicago
Fred Steib 34, once of Sauk Prairie near Baraboo, died in Chicago after contact with a live wire. Immigrant from Germany at age 14, he served in the Spanish American War in Cuba and six years in the Philippines, rising to lieutenant. An electrician by trade, he was buried at Oak Park Cemetery after a Chicago funeral.
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Fred Steib
Baraboo
Sauk Prairie
John Keller
Chicago
America
Germany
Cuba
Philippines
Oak Park Cemetery
Ringling Brothers World Show Feeds Giant Circus
The Ringling Brothers World’s Greatest Shows use vast daily supplies including 2000 pounds of meat 150 gallons of milk 1000 pounds of vegetables 200 pounds of butter 1200 loaves of bread and 30 tons of hay. The operation employs 1250 staff with 650 horses and spans twelve acres of tents on the show grounds.
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Ringling Brothers
Canvas
Schulenberg Visit Residents in Baraboo
Mr and Mrs Wm Schulenberg of North Freedom have been visiting relatives in Baraboo during a brief stay visiting relatives and friends in the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wm. Schulenberg
North Freedom
Baraboo
Early Education in Baraboo Recalled by Dr Noyes
Dr A A Noyes of Mason City recounts his 1845 arrival, early Baraboo schooling in the old log hut, the first village teachers Miss Martha Chapman and Miss Delia Sumner, and the 1846 court house used for dances and religious meetings. He notes the county seat moved from Prairie du Lac and recalls South Side schools, his own private teaching, and family links to local educators and churches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baraboo
Sauk County Historical Society
A. A. Noyes
Mason City
Upper Mills
John Metcalf
Frank Crossman
Eben Peck
Court House Square
Baptist Society
Peter Conrad
Martha Chapman
Delia Sumner
Adams
Prairie du Lac
First Baptist
D. K. Noyes
South Side
Madison
Wis
A. S. Johnson
Brown and Pratt Mills
Louis Hayes
Munson
Train
Kittie Crandall
Robert
Victor
Victoria
Robert Crandall
Great Northwest
John Crawford
E. F. Crandall
Unveiling of Tablet at Man Mound August 7 Program
The program for the unveiling of the tablet at the Man Mound includes Preservation secretary Charles E. Brown, Wisconsin Archeological Society. Women's Clubs treasurer Mrs. Clara T. Runge. Tablet presentation by Miss Portia Martin. unveiling by Miss Mary Louise Van Orden. tablet acceptance by Hon. John M. True of the Sauk County Historical Society. The event is set for 3 o'clock with all friends of the three societies urged to attend at Greenfield town site in Sauk County Wisconsin.
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Man Mound
Charles E. Brown
Wisconsin Archeological Society
Clara T. Runge
Wisconsin Federation of Woman’s Clubs
Portia Martin
Mary Louise van Orden
John M. True
Sauk County Historical Society
Greenfield
Hell Frozen Over Doctor Cures Maniac at Oshkosh
Dr W A Gordon longtime superintendent of the Northern Hospital for the Insane at Oshkosh reportedly cured a woman afflicted with religious mania after days of confinement. The patient had raved during a revival meeting claiming her boys were going to hell. Last week while...
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W. A. Gordon
Northern Hospital For
Oshkosh
Physician’s strange remark aids patient’s recovery
Dr. Gordon spoke to a wary woman in the ward, declaring her sons would not go to hell and noting hell had frozen over fifteen years ago. The woman brightened, and her condition improved rapidly. doctors expect her release soon.
Death of Owen Logan at 58 in Greenfield
Owen Logan of Greenfield aged 58 died Wednesday at 3 PM from apoplexy following a head operation for an abscess. Born in Virginia in 1850, he was a longtime janitor at the local high school and is survived by his wife and two Seattle daughters Nettie Swan and Ethel Logan. Services were held Friday at his home and in the Baptist church, with interment in Baraboo cemetery.
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Virginia
Nettie Swan
Ethel Logan
Seattle
Wash
Missouri
Baptist Church
Baraboo
Knight
Secret Nuptials Tie Fred Dunse to Emma Dunse
Neighbors were surprised by the secret marriage of Fred Dunse to Emma Dunse of North Freedom last Thursday. The ceremony was conducted by Rev. Mueller of the German church and the bridal party departed for Madison. They will reside on the South Side.
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Fred Dunse
Emma Dunse
North Freedom
Mueller
Madison
Popular Nomination Of Senator In Wisconsin History
For the first time Wisconsin voters will nominate a United States senator this fall. The legislature may ignore the popular vote when choosing a senator, potentially aligning with district or statewide results or none. The piece discusses independence versus constituent wishes and the limits of binding effect on legislators.
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Wisconsin
United States
Musical Schleiffarth Family Set for Baraboo Concert
Oak Park composer George Schleiffarth known as George Maywood and his musical family will perform in Baraboo on July 31 under Aton and Mandeville. The group includes his concert soprano wife Mrs Schleiffarth, daughter Mrs Hattie Fassauer Ferron, and two sons Max and Dr H F. The ensemble brings famed works and Schleiffarth’s own popular songs and instrumental pieces.
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George Schleiffarth
Oak Park
George Maywood
Schleiffarth
Hattie Fassauer Ferron
Max
H. F
Aton & Mandeville
Baraboo
National Music Co
Grant
Pauline
Ambolena Snow
Doris
United States
Mr. Schleiffarth
Rosita
Harry Bb. Smith
Fay Templeton Opera Company
Kimball Company of Chicago
Lake Baraboo
Women’s Home Missionary Society Holds Baraboo Convention
The third annual convention of the Madison district M E church met at Baraboo with papers by Mrs Crowder and Miss Snider. Elections named Legler of Madison as president and Cheek of Baraboo as vice president, with officers for secretary treasurer and lit. The event supported mission work and noted 14 homes for colored people and four for mountain whites across five states.
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Woman’s Home Missionary Society of
Madison
M. E. Church
Baraboo
J. 8. Crowder
Mission Band of
Little Folks
Olga Reinking
Marie Layden
Earl Morse
Gladys Underkeifler
Gertrude Morse
Home Mission Society
Crowder
Snider
Richardson
Risley
Legler
Cheek
Ada Burnham
Ruff
Belleville
Treas
Bates
Reuss
Albert Hicok
Tyrell to Manage Hotel Grand in Reedsburg
Charles Tyrell, who has managed the Park hotel in Sparta for a year, will assume charge of the Hotel Grand in Reedsburg later this month. The Grand has been equipped with steam and electric lights, and Tyrell is noted for a solid reputation as a hotel manager.
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Reedsburg Hotel
Charles
Charles Tyrell
Park
Sparta
Reedsburg
Miner Killed by Falling Ore in La Rue Mine
North Freedom reports Andrew Neuman killed in the La Rue mine shaft last night by a falling ore piece. Neuman, from Finland, had no local relatives.
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North Freedom
Andrew Neuman
la Rue
Finland
Sidewalk Explosion on Ash Street in Baraboo
On a scorching Saturday in Baraboo a block of cement sidewalk in front of Charles Ringling's residence on Ash Street exploded. Alva Page, nearby on the lawn, suspected a fuel tank burst before finding the ruined sidewalk with underlying pressure lifting and shattering the block. The heat is considered a likely contributing factor.
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Biff
Ash Street
Charles Ringling
Alva Page
Baraboo
Paper shifts publication to Wednesday weekly
Notice explains a one day delay for weekly issue changing from Tuesday to Wednesday to cover Tuesday events, election days, court openings, and county meetings. Advertisers requested earlier ad changes, so the mail schedule will move one day later each week.
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Local Historical Society
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Souri
Sandusky
Electricity
Mason City, Iowa
Court House
Hell
Owen Logan
Merrimack Road
Bar
Aboo
Trans
Hotel Grand
Larue
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