Two Explorers to be Honored in Prairie du Chien
On June 17 Prairie du Chien marks the 237th anniversary of Marquette and Joliet’s Wisconsin voyage. A $40,000 Sisters of Notre Dame addition to St Mary’s Academy will be dedicated with a statue base costing 1,200 and bearing an inscription detailing the discovery of the Mississippi at the Wisconsin river mouth.
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Marquette
Joliet
Portage
Wisconsin River
Sauk County
Mississippi River
Prairie du Chien
Sisters of Notre Dame
St. Mary’s Academy
Academy
Mississippi
Father of Waters
Wisconsin tribute marks Fort Crawford's frontier legacy
James Marquette and Louis Joliet are highlighted for discovering the Mississippi at Prairie du Chien on June 17 1673. The fort site embodies early history including treaties and expeditions with Fort Crawford’s tiered walls housing physician observations linked to digestion. notable residents like Zachary Taylor and Jefferson Davis are noted with graves and a Saint Marys Academy boarding school on the grounds.
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Mississippi River
Northwest
Fort Crawford
United States Army
Alexis St. Martin
Michigan Territory
Zachary Taylor
Jefferson Davis
U. S. Grant
Mississippi
Hewitt and Hart Wed by Baraboo Judge Adolph Andre
Roy KE Hewitt and Sarah Ellen Hart were married by Judge Adolph Andre at 5 pm in Baraboo. Both are residents of Sterling Illinois and plan to live there after the ceremony.
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Roy KE. Hewitt
Sarah Ellen Hart
Adolph Andre
Sterling, Ill
Women candidate seeks ballot placement in Wisconsin
Nellie M. Archibald of Ashland, deputy county treasurer, argues that Wisconsin statutes do not deny women the right to hold county offices and seeks her name on the ballot. She notes Kansas and Nebraska elect women to office, claims the attorney general has no discretion here, and cites constitutional gender limits on suffrage as not restricting eligibility for office.
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Nellie M. Archibald
Ashland
Frank L. Gilbert
Miss Archibald
Attorney General’s Department
Attorney General
Kansas
Nebraska
Wisconsin
Archibald
Madison Journal
Republicans Name Delegates From First Assembly District
The First assembly district Republicans met at the G A R hall and selected delegates for the Milwaukee meeting next Wednesday. Names included Gustave Scharnke H A Hill A P Searles George W Henry Ed Selleck George C Astle E V Alexander B J Cook Charles Pigg J B Ragutz with alternates Ed Clingman Herman Vail Theodore Steel B N Robinson Col D E Welch Herman Koepp W A Johnson and F R Hall. The gathering elected Frank Avery chairman and Franklin Johnson secretary.
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G. A. R. Hall
Assembly
Milwaukee
Gustave Scharnke
Ableman
H. A. Hill
Baraboo
A. P. Searles
Delton
George W. Henry
Fairfield
Ed. Selleck
George C. Astle
E. V. Alexander
B. J. Cook
Freedom
Charles Pigg
Prairie du Lac
F. R. Bentley
Frank Avery
Franklin Johnson
Hindipo Kidney Cure Boosts Baraboo Demand
J. B. Donovan & Co. promote Hindipo as a new kidney cure and nerve tonic with a positive guarantee. The ad claims the remedy costs nothing if it does not help and refunds are offered, inviting townspeople to try it immediately.
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J. B. Donovan & Co
Reliaie
Baraboo
Gen Muehlburg Stricken After Memorial Day Exercises
Gen Herman Muehlberg of Carver Minnesota a Civil War veteran and former Sauk City Pioneer editor suffered a stroke after Memorial Day exercises his condition described as serious. An advertisement from J B Donovan & Co recommends Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea to improve mood and outlook.
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Herman Muehlberg
Carver, Minn
Sauk City
Pioneer
Hollister
J. B. Donovan & Co
Marriage Invitations For Herman Smith And Bertha Hamburg
Invitations issued for the marriage of Herman Smith of Lyons to Miss Bertha Hamburg of Loganville. Miss Hamburg is sister of Mrs. H. W. Savage of Baraboo. The wedding is set for June 15.
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Herman Smith
Lyons
Bertha Hamburg
Loganville
Hamburg
H. W. Savage
Baraboo
Golden Wedding Ends With Husband's Death in Sauk City
A Sauk City couple, Mr. and Mrs. Louis Crusius, marked fifty years of marriage when he died in bed the day after their anniversary. Born in Germany, Crusius helped run Crusius & Kleinepil at Pioneer Press and was famed for punctuality. Surviving children include Theodore, Alex, and Emmy, with two others previously deceased.
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Louis Crusius
Sauk City
Germany
Naffz
Pioneer Press
Theodore Crusius
St. Louis
Alex. Crusius
Miss Wanda Dudgeon Selected as Central Kindergarten Teacher
The school board met at city hall and filled the central kindergarten post with Wanda Dudgeon after Eva Varnell declined the position. Georgiana McFetridge was chosen as first primary teacher in the First ward while vacancies linger. The note on personal magnetism appears as an unrelated advertisement for Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea.
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Schqig
Eva Varnell
Wanda Dudgeon
Georgiana McFetridge
Miss Dudgeon
Memorial Day Observance For Modern Woodmen Lodge
The Modern Woodmen of America held a memorial day service Sunday with members marching to the cemetery to decorate graves of departed neighbors. George W. Andrews gave the customary memorial day address.
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Woodmen of America
George W. Andrews
Herman Voll Surprised at Lyons Commencement
Herman Voll was surprised when about 60 friends arrived at his door during a Lyons commencement gathering. The event drew in attendees from Baraboo led by Paul Neitzel. Speeches by Rev. W. F. Elsebebe and Paul Neitzel, music, and games followed as Mr. Voll replied and celebrations continued with refreshments.
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Herman Voll
Lyons
Mr. Voll
Paul Neitzel
Baraboo
W. F. ElsEbe
M. E. Church
Voll
Death of Mrs. Douglas at Baraboo Home
Mrs. R. H. Douglas died at her daughter Mrs. A. L. Young's Baraboo home after a weeklong unconscious period from a broken hip suffered earlier. Born Feaman in Eccles England, she was 86, with a life spanning Canada Wisconsin and Iowa, survived by seven daughters, one son, 15 grandchildren and two great grandchildren. Funeral was held at the Young residence and burial followed at Spring Green.
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R. H. Douglas
A. L. Young
Mrs. Douglas
Miss Feaman
Eccles
England
Hamilton
Canada
Mr. Douglas
Wisconsin
Franklin
Spring Green
Douglas
Baraboo
T. J. Cooper
Grand Rapids
L. D. Cronk
Superior
A. L. Walster
Marble Rock
Iowa
George McCready
Troy
H. D. Henry
Kempton
North Dakota
M. H. Douglas
Abbottsford
Wis
A. C. Woodruff
Sulphur Springs
Fourth Street
Doan's Kidney Pills Endorsement in Baraboo Ad
Doan's Kidney Pills touted as a safe remedy for kidney troubles in Baraboo Wisconsin. The testimonial from F M Greenslet of 325 Fourth St cites backache headaches and urinary issues improving after using the pills bought at Evenson's Pharmacy. Sold by all dealers price 40 cents Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY sole US agent.
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Bright
Doan
Baraboo
F.M. Greenslet
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
New York
United States
Lyons Graduating Exercises Recall Class of Local Graduates
The Lyons school held graduation at the schoolhouse last evening. Graduates: Flossie Downie Harold Elkington John Sansom. Program included Salutatory Wisconsin Girls of School Jane Addams Class History Prophecy Duet Summer Morning Declamation Barbara Frietchie An Ideal American Duet The Quietude of Night Conservation of National Resources Song Sleep Lady Sleep Valedictory Diploma presented by Wm Toole.
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Lyons School
Flossie Downie
Harold Elkington
John Sansom
Wisconsin
Jane Addams
Myrtle Shaw
Barbara Frietchie
Ava Trish
John Sansum
Wm. Toole
Bucklen’s Arnica Salve Heals Burns and More
Winter brings frost bite and chapped skin but Bucklen’s Arnica Salve promises quick relief. Treats burns boils piles cuts sores eczema and sprains. Available for 25 cents at Fisher Brothers.
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Bucklen
Fisher Brothers
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Prairie du Chien, Wis
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Sterling, Illinois
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Dr.a. W. Chase Medicine Co
N.Y
Evenson’s Pharmacy
Tiss Nellie M. Archibald of
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Gen
Mughlburg
Sauk City Pioneer Press
Central Kindergarten
J.B. Donovan & Co
Harold Elking
S.A
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Swift Specific CO
Atlanta, GA
South Side Department Store
Jake
Lettergren Hdw. Co
Keen
Kuiter
Edwin C. Burt
Dorothy Dodd
John H. Cross
Helming McKenzie
Marriott Shoe CO
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