Foresters Hold Annual Meeting Gains and Officers
Seventy delegates gathered in Madison for the annual meeting of the supreme court of the United Order of Foresters with representation from Wisconsin Illinois Minnesota Indiana Missouri and North Dakota. R C Sherrard reported a two year membership gain of about four thousand bringing total to fourteen thousand and a supreme lodge treasury surplus of four million one hundred sixty six thousand eight hundred thirty nine dollars. Officers elected included R C Sherrard supreme ranger G W Woolford supreme vice ranger James Schoonmaker supreme councilor E W Randall supreme secretary G W Blann and Dr S W Richman supreme physician. The program featured performances by Mr Melzl Rev Melear Leila Johnson Miss Irish Mattie Irish and Miss Risley with an entertainment by the Ladies Aid Society of the First M E church.
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Madison
Wis
Supreme Court of the United Order of Foresters
Wisconsin
Illinois
Minnesota
Indiana
Missouri
North Dakota
Supreme Ranger
R. C. Sherrard
Chicago
Supreme Lodge
Foresters
G. W. Woolford
Baraboo
James Schoonmaker
St. Paul
E. W. Randall
St. Louis
G. W. Blann
S. W. Richman
Foley for Senator in Sauk County Race
A Sauk County Republican gathering at Selleck and Cheek discusses the state senate bid. Foley stands as the sole candidate after others declined. delegates pledge support if nominated, citing his nursery business and ties to farmers and horticulturists to advance district interests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Selleck & Cheek
Sauk
Columbia County
Bissell
Lodi
Wylie
Morrisonville
Sauk County
John M. True
E.G. Marriott
F. R. Bentley
M. F. Foley
Charles Hirschinger
R. P. Perry
Mr. Foley
Foley
Diary of Solomon Dwinnell, Revolutionary War Soldier Found
Frank Dwinnell of this city has obtained a rare diary kept by his great great grandfather Solomon Dwinnell who served in the Revolutionary War. The legible entries show age yellowed pages and good preservation after rebound. The outside cover bears an inscription.
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Frank Dwinnell
Solomon Dwinnell
Diary of Solomon Dwinnell Revolutionary Soldier
A note on Solomon Dwinnell the great great grandfather of Walter S. Elliott. The diary, presented to Dwinnell by Frances Elliott of Indianapolis, covers his service from 1775 to 1781, includes Burgoyne’s capitulation at Saratoga, his Lafayette era role at Yorktown, and his later life ending in Millbury in 1830.
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Roxbury
New York
White Plains
Hudson
Lake George
Lafayette
Cornwallis
Yorktown
Dwinnell
Millbury
Entertainment a Success at First M. E. Church Program
A Wednesday evening program at the First M. E. church drew praise for home talent. Soloist Olga Reinking delivered a rich voice while Leila Johnston impressed with a rare sweetness. Walter Andrews and Charles Melzl also attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. E. Church
Olga Reinking
Leila Johnston
Walter Andrews
Charles Melzl
Cosgroves Visit Ex-Sheriff Hulbert in Joliet
Mr and Mrs Phil E Cosgrove of Joliet Illinois visit at the home of ex Sheriff and Mrs H H Hulbert. The Cosgroves have ties to Bara Boo in earlier years where he was foreman of boiler shops and now serves as a general foreman in Joliet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phil E. Cosgrove
Joliet, Ill
H.H. Hulbert
Cosgrove
Baraboo
Joliet
Riggs Murder Case Lingers Over Property and Witness
Mrs. N M Riggs widow of the Omaha road conductor charged with Miss Millie Ellison murder says the property left by Riggs and $2000 found in a Minneapolis safety deposit vault belong to her and she will hire counsel if needed. Relatives of Ellison claim the money belongs to them and will contest possession. Police seek a woman said to have witnessed the murder at the National hotel whose testimony could prove Riggs killed Ellison and bolster the relatives claim. Also noted are labor unions facing new fare costs after Jan 1 1907 and improvements to the Cong Church parsonage with a $5000 spend.
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N. M. Riggs
Omaha
Millie Ellison
Elroy
Riggs
Minneapolis
Eilison
National Hotel
Miss Ellison
Former Baraboo Resident Honored Guest Visits
Hon W M Lockwood of Pipestone Minnesota and his wife visit Baraboo at his brother Reuben Lockwood's home. He once led the Minnesota house and now seeks a state senate seat. He also presides over the Antelope Land and Cattle Co. of Dickinson ND and plans a Lake Gren meeting.
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W. M. Lockwood
Pipestone
Minn
Reuben Lockwood
Edgerton
Mrs. Lockwood
Mondovi
How Lodi Cut its Name
The Lodi En terprise explains that Judge I H Palmer named the town Lodi after Italy's Lodi famous for the 1796 French victory over Austria at the bridge. Palmer had considered Pleasant Valley but a second Pleasant Valley town existed in the state, so Lodi was chosen.
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Lodi
I. H. Palmer
Italy
Bonaparte
Fireman Fatally Hurt Jumping From Train
George Losey a fireman on the La Crosse division of the Milwaukee road was fatally injured in a yards collision avoidance jump. He leaped from his engine after sighting a head light and believing another train approached on a parallel track near a curve. He struck a switchlight in the dash.
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George Losey
la Crosse
Milwaukee Road
North LaCrosse Yards
Officers Lose Free Rides Under New Railway Rate Law
Under the antipass clause of the new railway rate law officers of five railroad labor organizations are deprived of free transportation they formerly enjoyed.
Attorney General targets railroad over horse import penalty
Attorney General Sturdevant filed suit against the Chicago and Northwestern railway to recover 400 dollars for bringing western branded horses into Wisconsin without required examination and health certificates. Proceedings invoke section 6 of chapter 168, laws of 1908. The offense concerns two carloads moved from Omaha Nebraska to Almond Portage county in June 1906 without compliance.
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Sturdevant
Chicago & Northwestern Railway
Western
Omaha
Neb
Almond
Portage County
Wis
Brieflets from the Chippewa Falls Herald and Nearby NOTES
Short notices report Annette Johnson hosting her brother John Gilbertson of Chicago. the infant daughter of Mr and Mrs D Wieglow died this morning. Milton Lewis visits from Iron River Michigan, employed by Longyear Hodge. About forty attend Irvine park picnic for Mrs Ed Hoag and daughter Ethel Hoag. they depart for Baraboo. Leslie Lueder moves to Chicago for Sears Roebuck in the correspondence dept. Beloit pastor Rev B Royal Cheney dies in an elevator accident in Florence Italy. Lone Rock La Valle railroad contractors start route review. contract covers La Valle to Hill Point. Mrs William Skinner and John Davenport travel to Dennison Minnesota due to their father C P Davenport’s critical illness.
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Ed. Hoag
Ethel Hoag
Irvine Park
B. Royal Cheney
Second Congregational Church
Beloit
Florence
Italy
Europe
Beloit Friends
T. L. Wright
Beloit College
Cheney
Lone Rock
la Valle
Hill Point
William Skinner
Winfield
John Davenport
Baraboo
Dennison
Minn
C. P. Davenport
Ottawa the Washington of the North described
A Chicago to Mackinac and Quebec tour highlights Ottawa as Canada’s capital with its parliament buildings, historic sites at Long Sault, and a Dominion Day celebration. Observations include the Gothic parliament, royal shanty, LaCrosse exhibition, and tales of traveler mishaps and lost baggage narrated by H. E. Cole.
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Ottawa
Washington
Canada
Parliament House
House of Commons
Senate
Dominion Cabinet
Library of Parliament
Dominion
United States
Duke of York
Bytown
Colonel By
Quebec
Long
Sault Rapids
Daulac
St. Lawrence
Chicago
H. E. Cole
Stricken Weed Commissioner Suffering Apoplexy
Weed Commissioner E. N. Marsh collapsed just before noon while delivering the Milwaukee Free Press. He suffered paralysis on his right side, spoke with difficulty, and was carried to his home for care. Friends express sympathy as doctors hope for relief and recovery.
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E. N. Marsh
Milwaukee Free Press
Eftinger
Liveryman Recovers Team After Card Sharps Tricky Plot
Liveryman Redner returns to Kilbourn with a team of horses and buggy seized by card sharps who tried a three card monte scheme on Nicholas Stein a Delton farmer. The horses were left at a farm two miles from Elroy and the conning operators mailed a notice from the Northwestern depot at Elroy. The incident is blamed on confidence men targeting Minnesota farmers.
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Redner
Kilbourn
Elroy
Nicholas Stein
Delton
Northwestern
Sharps
Minnesota
Marriages in Reedsburg and Benton Tale
Mies Stolte of Reedsburg married George Bryant Vincent of Milwaukee in a Wednesday ceremony by Rev. Kundert of the M E church with relatives present. The couple will tour the Great Lakes then settle in Milwaukee where the groom works with a major straw goods factory. Also, Estella Lamberton and George Reynolds wed at the bride’s home with Rev. Louis A Goddard officiating. they will reside in Benton after leaving by the 4 PM train. The groom is a drill driver.
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Reedsburg
Mies Stolte
George Bryant Vincent
Milwaukee
Kundert
M.E. Church
Great Lakes
Percy Lamberton
Estella Lamberton
George Reynolds
Louis A. Goddard
Benton
Wis
Edward Keane and Ida Hall wed at St Joseph Church
Mr Edward Keane and Miss Ida Hall were married in the forenoon service at St Josephs Catholic Church with Rev Fr J T Durward officiating. Attendants were Mr Ed Power and Miss Agnes Keane. He is a C N W fireman and they will reside in Baraboo with many friends offering best wishes.
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Edward Keane
Ida Hall
St. Joseph’s Ctholic Church
J. T. Durward
Ed. Power
Agnes Keane
Baraboo
License Granted for Henry Jesse and Bertha Rau Marriage
Henry Jesse and Bertha Rau, residents of Greenfield, obtained a license to wed. Their union is documented in the county clerk records with both parties listed as applicants from Greenfield.
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Henry Jesse
Bertha Rau
Town of
Greenfield
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Woolford and Blam
Det High
The
of the Revolution
Diary OF
Walter S. Elliott
Burgoyne
Elroy Woman
Her
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Brotherhood of Firemen
Miss E. Rumpf
Congregational Church
Chicago and Northwestern Railway
Annette Johnson
John Gilbertson
Milton Lewis
Iron River
Mich
D. A. Lewis
Longyear & Hodge
Leslie Lueder
Sears Roebuck & Co
Lueder
Jacob Lueder
Washington of the North
Game of
Dred
Mackinac
Niagara
Thousand Islands
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