Memorial Day Tributes in Baraboo Honor Fallen Soldiers
The Grand Army and Relief Corps led a morning procession to decorate cemetery graves. Thirty girls carried flags as business houses closed in tribute. Rev Melear delivered a patriotic address at First M E church with music by Langdon and Koppke. An excerpt praised memory and immortality of those who fought.
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Baraboo
Grand Army and Relief Corps
Washington
M. E
E. B. Earle
The
Baptist Church
C. A. Langdon
Henry Koppke
Lincoln’s
Gettys
Grand Army
Bunker Hill
United National
Indus
Baraboo Celebrates EK A Smith Milestone Birthday
Baraboo resident EK A Smith turns another milestone age after fifty five years in Baraboo since moving from Boston. Born June 3 1822 in Maine he has held many jobs from type casting and clerking to fire service and sales across several states. He arrived in Baraboo in 1851 and remains active with family in Baraboo and Colbert Montana.
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EK. A. Smith
East
Sixth Streets
Boston
Baraboo
Fairfield
Rhode Island
South Carolina
North Carolina
Georgia
Alabama
Franklin Pierce
Woodland
Lincoln
Wilton L
Henry S
Morgeanna Patterson
Colbert
Montana
Baraboo Forms Notable Wisconsin Marine Band
Baraboo celebrated the Wisconsin Marine Band as an esteemed local institution with wide state recognition. Founded in 1901 from a small group in a Weirich Bros. room, it grew under director Louis Weirich with early members John Harris Corwin Moeller Henry Von Wald and others, gaining strong community support and crowds at Memorial Day concerts.
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Baraboo
Wisconsin Marine Band
Weirich Bros
Mr. Weirich
John Harris
Corwin Moeller
Henry von Wald
W. Delap
Chas. Robinson
Walter Curry
Gee. McFarland
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Melear
C. H. Davis
3Rd
Wisconsin Cavalry
Davis Hackett
Joe Hooker
Co. M
Wisconsin Artillery
A. Langdon
Wis
Fife
Seneca Corbin
Co. B
E L. Palmer
No. A
C.s. Blanchett
Co. D
113Th Hl
Cap and Fur
Boston Fire Department
Maine
Massachusetts
Mr. Smith
Clara Bacon
E. 4
Smith
Mr. Louis Weirich
L. Weirich
C. Hofmann
Geo. Hood
A. Hofmann
G. H. Hood
Louis Weirich
John von Wald
C. A. Hofmann
George Hood
Myron McPherson
Earl McFarland
H. L. Brewster
Fred” Morey
L. Praeder
Department of Wisconsin
Herman Albricht
D. E. Noyes
M. E. Spring
Chas. Coleman
Joseph N. Savage
Algernon Fey Samuel Briscoe
J. S. Worthman
Russel DeLap
W. B. Hazeltine
Ohio Cavalry
N. H
N. Y
Penn
Ill
Mass
34Th
New York Volunteer Infantry
22Nd
Wis. Volunteer Infantry
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