Tribute to Gen Bragg at Fond du Lac veterans encampment
Civil War veterans gather in Fond du Lac for their annual encampment as Gen. Bragg lies dying in his bed. His wife stands beside the death chamber window as veterans march past in the parade. Comrade Phil Cheek of Baraboo notes the fallen hero and the crowd reflects on his enduring record. The city awaits a flag half mast and the mood is subdued.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fond du Lac
Gen. Bragg
Barabara Frietchie
Phil Cheek
Baraboo
Bragg
Aged Man Angrelius Sentenced Again for Horse Theft
Charles J. Angrelius, 90, once pardoned by Rockford supporters, has been sentenced to five years at Waupun for horse stealing in Wood county. An appeal to modify the sentence is planned. He formerly resided at Spring Green.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles J. Angrelius
Rockford
Monroe
Dunwiddie
Waupun
Wood County
Spring Green
Dane County Inspectors Tour Baraboo Highways
Good Roads official J. T. Shampner and aides from Dane County visited Baraboo to assess the local macadam. They were joined by Sank County’s J. T. Donaghey and Portage’s Frank Gruner, touring in two cars and noting the roads’ durability as Dane County prepares a highway campaign.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. T. Shampner
Dane County
C. W. Derrickson
Byron Rapp
J. C. Powers
Madison
Baraboo
J. T. Donaghey
Sank County
Frank Gruner
Portage
Kelley
Funeral Services for Clyde Hill Held at Mother's Home
Clyde Hill's funeral was conducted Tuesday afternoon at his mother's Ninth street home. Rev. F. A. Gilmore of Madison's Unitarian church delivered an impressive address. Music was provided by Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Smith with pallbearers Paul Gust Peter Lauer Ford Effinger Ernest Ross Herbert Thompson and Mark Reinhardt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clyde Hill
Ninth Street
F. A. Gilmore
Unitarian Church
Madison
W. B. Smith
Paul Gust
Peter Lauer
Ford Effinger
Ernest Ross
Herbert Thompson
Mark Reinhardt
Selfish Wisdom About Neighborly Help
A neighbor asking for financial help should not be refused on grounds that the town or county must assist. Many worthy people would accept aid from friends and neighbors while declining help from government sources, illustrating the value of private generosity.
Couple from Baraboo Wed Quietly in Waukegan
A report from the Yards News Bureau of Chicago states that Don Torpy and Miss Viva Marquette from Baraboo were married in Waukegan on Tuesday in a quiet ceremony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Yards News Bureau of
Chicago
Don Torpy
Miss Viva Marquette
Baraboo
Waukegan
Death in Reedsburg Woman Passes After Illness
Mrs. L. S. Phillipps died at her Reedsburg home this morning following a three week illness. She is survived by her husband and daughter Fannie. The family had recently moved from Lime Ridge.
Card of Thanks from the Young Family
Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Young and relatives express gratitude for kind favors and sympathy shown after a recent death. The many acts of kindness will be remembered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. L. Young
Bullet crashes through window at Fifth avenue home
A 22 caliber bullet entered through a window at 423 Fifth Avenue striking a bedroom screen and inner blind before falling to the sill. Mrs. E. P. Lewis and other occupants heard no noise and a careless shooting by youths is suspected, with authorities urged to identify the offenders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fifth Avenue
E. P. Lewis
Cement Walks Planned On St Luke Avenue
June reports Mr Tidely of Mazamanie contracted to lay cement walks on St Luke avenue. Mrs Blau and family visited this vicinity Sunday. John Diehl completed John Pronoid’s large barn. J T Donaghey set up large scales near John Blau premises. Philip Bettinger quarry work for stone crusher to start next week and macadam road to be built. Brecht moved family to new residence Monday. A daughter born to George Weitz er and wife on June 1 1910. Babington Prairie du Lac supervisor guest at town assessor Paul Luther’s home Monday. Fred and Wm Schoenmann and Jos Schreiner helped Herb Schoenmann erect a shed Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tidely
Mazamanie
St. Luke Avenue
C. Blau
Clara
Christina
Philip Hess
Spring Green
John Diehl
John
Zaphier Brecht
George Weitzer
Babington
Prairie du Lac
Paul Luther
Fred
Wm. Schoenmann
Jos. Schreiner
Herb Schoenmann
Thompson family holds brief South Delton visit
Mrs. O G Thompson and her children from Lime Ridge spent a few days last week visiting Charles Wright. Miss Stine Nelson, her sister and a local teacher, accompanied them home. S P Searle helped move Clyde and Mrs McFarland to Baraboo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O. G. Thompson
Lime Ridge
Charles Wright
Wm. Waddell
Frank Hunter
Reedsburg
Toledo
Ohio
Jennie Searle
Fern Dell
S. F. Ableman
Baraboo
Luella
Marion
Florence Siggelkow
Althea Dodge
F. Ableman
Westfield Notes and Summer Activities
Mr Rumpf returns from a Colorado trip and Mrs Regina Flitcroft spends the week at Reedsburg with relatives. Harvey and Hubert Weidman finish tenth grade and stay home for the summer. Elsie Schoeder works for John Alexander. Miss Janie Borders visits friends in Illinois. Mr and Mrs J C Simon spend Sunday at Maple Hill. Mrs Fanny Rumpf and daughter Elma from Baraboo call on relatives. Miss Lissie Johnston visits Baraboo. Mr and Mrs A G Alexander visit relatives. Henry Kopf raises a barn last Saturday with help from residents of South Westfield and Honey Creek.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rumpf
Colorado
Regina Flitcroft
Reedsburg
Harvey
Hubert Weidman
Ableman School
Elsie Schoeder
John Alexander
Janie Borders
Illinois
J. C. Simon
Maple Hill
Fanny Rumpf
Elma
Baraboo
Local Social Notes Record Visits and Travel
Wm Peck of Baraboo visited here with relatives last week. Eva Colyer and Julia Daul ton spent Wednesday afternoon with friends at North Freedom. Mrs Wm Breitzke visited Reedsburg Saturday. Mrs F A Philbrick returned to Baraboo after visiting her mother Mrs J Cadieu. Jack Ballentyne of Eau Claire visited with her parents Mr and Mrs E P Richardson. Florence Tedmarsh left for Whitewater for summer vacation. Rosella Richardson and Miss Wells of Manston left for New Philadelphia Ohio for a relative’s wedding. Mrs Otto Krause and daughter of Reedsburg were guests of Mrs Adolph Fey Saturday. Hugo Goedecke, traveling salesman, visited here with his wife Saturday and Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wm. Peck
Baraboo
Eva Colyer
Julia Daulton
North Freedom
Wm. Breitzke
Reedsburg
F. A. Philbrick
J. Cadieu
Jack Ballentyne
Eau Claire
E. P. Richardson
Florence Tedmarsh
Whitewater
Rosella Richardson
Miss Wells
Manston
New Philadelphia
Ohio
Otto Krause
Adolph Fey
Hugo Goedecke
Witwen Visitors and Seasonal Cottage Opener
Brownsville guests Mr and Mrs Gustave Alexander and their daughter Esther and son Leonard visited from Friday to Sunday at Julius Hoppe family home. Baraboo and North Freedom residents visited relatives, and the Hacketts opened their cottage for the season as fishing drew crowds from various regions. Edward Beranek and family traveled between Richland Center and Baraboo while Geo Rachel and others returned to St Paul after a stay at the Hoppe home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gustave Alexander
Esther
Leonard
Brownsville
Auto
Julius Hoppe
Ernest Scales
Baraboo
W.cc. Hahn
Fred Lange
North Freedom
Hacketts
Ed. Beranek
Richland Center
A. C. Quast
Edward Beranek
Hillisboro
Geo. Rachel
G. Elger
St. Paul
Postal Shower and Birthday Tale in Lime Ridge
June 8 reports a postal shower for Fred Gibson with about 22 postals then more in the following week. Geo Warren and daughter hosted a birthday surprise for Mr Warren on his 56th birthday with neighbors bringing baskets and a $4 gift. A barn was raised at J Boushtimer with a large crowd, and Hazel Baublet and siblings returned to Ironton after visiting. Mrs Wm Rotzell visited H L Smith's home for a day. The storm reduced turnout.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Gibson
Wm. Rotzell
H. L. Smith
Hazel Baublet
Omer
Vivan
Ironton
J. Boushtimer
Geo. Warren
Daughter
Mr. Warren
Delton Notes Include Visits and Local Events
Delton H H Hulbert of Baraboo visited family. A Fern Dell dance is planned. A free Cottage Home entertainment is set for June 14. Birthday supper at Miss Addye Lewis’s. Auto parties form to Portage M W A picnic. Birth of a daughter to Mr and Mrs Milo B Goodall in Washington D C.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cottage Home
Mesdames Edythe Adams
Pearl Timme
Addye Lewis
Portage
Delton
Myrtle House
Arthur Clark
Milo B. Goodall
Washington, D. C
M. L. Crane
Mason
Chas. Billings
Plainville
Henry Huntington Sr
Blue Island
Ill
Hulbert
Metler Mather
Albert Barstow
Fairfield
Charles Barstow
Hetland,s. D
Mather
Baraboo
Merrimack Resident Visits City Today
Fred Tischer of Merrimack is in the city today. Elder and Mrs. J. M. Dick welcomed about fifty friends and neighbors to their home last evening for Mrs. Dick's birthday. Refreshments were served and guests enjoyed social time and lawn games.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Tischer
Merrimack
Elder
J. M.dick
July Fourth at the Sauk County Fair Grounds
The Sauk County Agricultural Society invites all to a daylong Fourth of July program at the fair grounds. An all day picnic with music readings and addresses in the forenoon. Afternoon features auto and horse racing, foot races, a ball game and more. Admission 25 cents for adults 15 cents for ages 10 to 15. under 10 free. Autos and carriages free. Free stabling. Refreshments and hot lunch available. No firecrackers or shooting on grounds. Proceeds fund track and ball ground expenses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sauk County Agricultural Society
W C T U Meeting At Mrs Porter Home
Mrs Myrtle Porter hosted the W C T U meeting on Ash Street with a social hour and a bountiful picnic supper. Officers were elected: President Mrs George McGilvra First Vice President Mrs C C Allen Second Vice President Mrs H G Mertzke Corresponding Secretary Mrs C J Underkoffer Recording Secretary Mrs Myrtle Porter Treasurer Mrs W E Conway Assistant Treasurer Mrs Roberts Delegates were chosen for the Merrimack county convention June 23 and 24.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Myrtle Porter
Ash Street
H. G. Mertzke
C. J. Underkoffer
W. E. Conway
Roberts
Merrimack
Fairfield
Lamp Post Demolished in East and Ninth Street Runaway
A wagon owned by George Bindley ran away on East street at noon, drivers Bruce and George Bindley. The team crashed into a street lamp at the Ninth Street corner, breaking the post and lamp, with a neck yoke broken. The horses calmed and were taken to a livery stable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Bindley
East Street
Bruce Bindley
Ninth
East Streets
Wednesday Strawberry Pickers Sought at C L Pearson's
Wednesday workers sought at C L Pearson's for strawberry picking about Juneld. Tel 157x3. In Fond du Lac Mrs Anna E Noyes of Madison formerly of Bara Boo elected to state W R C executive board. W H Smith of a drag line firm went to Barron due to his father N P Smith’s serious illness. August Dangle of Reedsburg and a Milwaukee companion passed Baraboo on a Milwaukee Loganville run with a Brush auto. A coffee dish special at Weirichs. Ministers picnic ball game at Devils Lake saw Rev Goddard’s team defeat Rev Stevens club 25 to 14.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fond du Lac
Anna E. Noyes
Madison
Baraboo
W. H. Smith
Barron
N. P. Smith
Mr.Smith
Websters Prairie
Dangle
Reedsburg
Milwaukee
Loganville
Brush
Devils Lake
Goddard
Baraboo Visits and Local Road Committee Actions
Tuesday in Baraboo saw Capt. W A Wyse in probate court matters with Rev. Finger visiting from Chicago and accompanying Herman Woll to Westfield. A road change debate on Franklin to Spring Green led to a committee appointment and a county judge appeal selecting Louis Berger John Snyder and others to assess the route with a June 11 site review. Frank Burrington arrived from Modesto to visit family and speak of western prospects as Baraboo notes postwar growth including the high school, post office and courthouse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Finger
M. E. Church
Baraboo
Chicago
Herman Woll
Westfield
Kelsey
Franklin
Spring Green
Joseph Frank
Louis Berger
Honey Creek
John Snyder
Prairieda
Suc
Antoni von Wald
Sauk City
George Siegel
Mr. Frank
Frank Burrington
Modesto
Cal
W. Burrington
Twin Falls
Idaho
California
Great West
Burrington
Santa Fe
Also Mentioned on This Page
Philip Cheek
South Delton
Ableman
Witwen
H. H. Hulbert
F. L
W. C. T. U. Meeting
Vention
George McGilvra
C. C. Allen
R. L. Glazier
Emil Schudlich
Richard Nitz
F. O. Schoenwetter
Lile Stults
Seattle, Wash
Mrs
Angeline Holmes
Harry Thornton
LaValle
R. H. Risley
Rhinelander
City
Ella Roick
Fourth Ave
Frank Karll
Frank Glover
Koppke Brothers
Clara Thayer
Antigo
Edward Organ
Third Avenue
W. T. Marquardt
North Crandon
L. E. Weiland
Lone Rock
Hugo Hussa
Carr
Bangor
James Rundle
Ridge Street
Mrs. Frost Parkinson
Pleasant Grove
Minnesota
E. J. Ellison
Second Avenue
Mrs. Parkinson
Esther Case
C. J. Robinson
Maple Street
Vaudreuil
Black River Falls
Mr. Robinson
I. J. Laird
Necedah
H. J. Case
Dubuque
Iowa
Annie Laird James
Laird
Clark Ackerman
New York
R. E. Sherman
W. D. Stanley
Mr. Ackerman
Navy
Pacific
United States
Cape Horn
Chippewa Falls
Thecla Hackett
Florence Farwell
Mrs. Kimball
Harry English
Peter Brennan
Walter Hahn
Glenville
Roy EK. Palmer
E. H. Burlingame
Internal Revenue
Grand Jury
Duncan Jones
William Hagen
Paul Hagen
Mrs. Hagen
J.N. Stewart
Lessenger
4Th Street
City Hall
Gro
Lamp Post
C. L. Pearson’s
Weirichs
W.A. Wyse
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