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Newspaper
Baraboo News
Location
Baraboo, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1905
Page
4
Baraboo items report Mrs. J True returning from Chicago and visits by Paul and Hazel Wentworth to Elroy. Merrimack Marshal Kirchstein in town. several arrests and court actions noted. Elks meet for regalia, Free Congregational Society set meeting, and G A R encampment attendance planned. Local travels, sales at The Fair, and social events sweep through Baraboo.
C. W. Graff visits Madison while Theo Collins of Reedsburg tours the city. Merton Hall of Iowa stays a few days in town. Roy Kartack with an engineering corps surveying for the C. and N. W. Ry in Michigan captures a three weeks old fawn and feeds it from a bottle. The group also caught a bear and enjoys bear steak.
Samuel Reed, 70, longtime Gales Corners resident in Adams County, was thrown from his wagon near Kilbourn at 5 pm. Two wheels passed over his head, causing a severe scalp wound and a skull fracture. He lies in serious condition at the Waterman Hotel with little hope of recovery.
The sociable will be held at the Presbyterian church Wednesday 5 PM until all served. Invited to attend. Menu includes roast pork baked potatoes gravy eggs lettuce onions breads pickles cheese cranberries doughnuts tea coffee ice cream and cake. Prices 15 cents for main items and 10 cents for ice cream and cake.
Mrs. Carrie Askey of Cumberland Wyoming endured over a year of sore throat and coughing until relief came with Warner's White Wine of Tar. She reports not losing a single night’s sleep since using the remedy. Write her at Fisher Bros' Drug Store.
Conductor J. H. Hubbard returns home after running the Galesville Branch train for weeks. Brakemen J. Lauer and G. A. Lawrence switch temporarily at Madison. Conductor E. Purple resumes work after vacation. H. Alcott and L. Buchholz listed among passenger brakemen. G. N. Neefe visits Cottage Grove. J. O'Keefe to runs 378 and 583 Baraboo to Chicago. J. Roberts to runs 574 and 585 Baraboo to Harvard. Pred Hiller at Madison. Fireman Henry Black heads to Kendall.
Fireman Lin Hewitt returned home this morning from Escanaba where he has been working. Fireman Leo Walirath returned this morning from Milwaukee where he has been for some time working. Brakeman Jas Gorgon assigned to runs 585 and 586 between Baraboo and Winona. Brakeman CJ Weisleb assigned to runs 502 and 579 between Elroy and Janesville.
Brakeman G F Moog has been assigned to runs No Stand 87 between Baraboo and Harvard. The placement reflects shifting duties in the railroad crew for this section.
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