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Newspaper
Baraboo News
Location
Baraboo, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1908
Page
10
A recent special meeting rejected borrowing 5000 for a new school house though last year 15000 was approved from the state for a high school project. Plans call for a building costing twice the bond amount, and the project moves forward with building committee oversight as a 1900s era community decision.
Mrs. F. C. Schulte celebrated her fifty seventh anniversary with friends including Mrs. Adam Fey and Mrs. Adolf Fey. Wm. Bartenbach turned sixty with a serenade and supper. Local visits occurred, sewing circles entertained, and the Ableman band planned a trip for the Woodman picnic in Elroy on June 17.
A Friday picnic at Grant Wilcox’s home near the Dells drew about thirty guests who toured Gulch and Cold Water Canyon then dined on the lawn. Attendees included Norris Wilcox, Bishop Wilcox, Minor Brown and family, A. G. Cooper family, Ella Gillem, Edith Herron and Max LaMar of Fairfield, David Bennett and two children from Chatsworth Iowa, M. Olds of Spring Valley Minnesota, and S Wooden of Wichita Kansas. Mr Bennett, visiting after 23 years, enjoyed the reunion.
Miss Mae Wilcox travels to Beloit to visit her uncle George Smith and his family. Mr. Smith formerly resided in Baraboo.
The Ironton graded school class of 1908 completes a successful year with a program featuring eleven graduates and musical numbers by local ladies. Diplomas were presented by G. W. Davies as Miss Smith leads as principal.
Floyd Smith spends vacation at home. Miss Bessie Hale of Reedsburg visits at home. A boy was born to Mr and Mrs Gust Templin on May 31. Glen Smith returns home from Reedsburg. Miss Mamie Gibson visited Miss Etta Johnston last week. Mrs E E Hale and children Eva and Evan spent Sunday at Joe Smiths. George Miller visited Bennie Rotzall on Sunday. Misses Amanda and Lydia Templin visited cousins Herman and Mrs Felske at Narrows Prairie and shopped in Reedsburg Friday.
Fred Deckham and family visited A I Travis on Sunday. M W A memorial services were held in Baraboo. Charles Watkins and wife visited Delton with Charles Squires family. Squires is improved. Roger Watkins returned home. John Henry Hamburg was christened. Henry Hill and wife attended Reedsburg graduation exercises. Ruby Goman returned to Barron. Astle and Hill families joined a lake picnic Saturday.
Paul Hein, recently with Henry Albers, travels from Baraboo to Chicago this week to begin work as an architect. He has spent only a brief period in America prior to his move.
Glenville school held its commencement on Friday evening with diplomas awarded by S. S. Pearson. Graduates included Lee Pearson with The Sixteenth Congress, Bessie Beery and Essie Beery with essays and recitations, and Amy Schreiber with How He Saved St Michaels.
About twenty Alfie Simonson friends gathered at Mr. and Mrs. Gust Lewis home to celebrate his 18th birthday. Music on the graphophone by Jas Norton and Guy Simonson. Cake and coffee served. Marion LaMar has been sick and is on the mend. Grace Hanson helped at the Lamar home last week. Lewis family and Alfie attended a Lewiston school entertainment last Friday. Marshall Harrison home from Lyons for summer. Earl McMarlin visited Marshall and Willie Harrison last weekend.
June 8 report from Sandusky notes M W A and R N memorial services at Lime Ridge. Ernst and Everett Prouty visit from Reedsburg for summer vacation. Carrie McEvony returns from Nebraska. Mrs Geo Holborn and daughter visit from Lodi. Freda Reitman leaves for Milwaukee for Normal commencement where sister Olive is graduate. Geo Barkley and son Eli exchange residences. Ameil Templin raises a barn Saturday. Dora Smith and Julia Wright of Loyd visit Fred Reitmans. Mrs Wm Fenster hosts L B S S Thursday June 18. Donahoe of Reedsburg visits sister Mrs Lahey. Schoonover of Lone Rock visits Geo Barkley.
Naperville college student Henry Teker travels from campus toward South Dakota and stops at the Jen newein brothers. Rev. H C Fisher delivers first sermon Sunday June 7 at Harrisburg Reform church. Mrs Henry Schaefer listed as ill. Gravel hauled along Black Hawk road. John Rieser digs cellar for new house.
Jack Steele loses his best milc cow from milk fever valued at fifty dollars at Burnards Glen. The incident notes the economic impact on Steele’s dairy herd and the single casualty among his prized stock.
A doctor's prescription was filed at a Superior Wisconsin drugstore seven years ago and the medicine 6088 branded Sixty Eighty Eight is claimed to have cured thousands of rheumatism catarrh backache and blood disorders. John McCoy of Duluth praises the remedy saying it let him work again after months of suffering. Sold and guaranteed by J B Donovan & Co with a free trial offer.
Mrs C F Brandenburg attended the funeral of her nephew Ellis Walton Reighard in Loganville. Some 40 vehicles formed the cortege from the farm to the village cemetery as relatives came from Reedsburg Baraboo Elroy Madison and other places. Reighard 62 born Jersey Shore Pa served in Civil War with his father Lt J H Reighard then settled on a family farm. He suffered strokes years earlier and died instantly from a third stroke near his home while returning from a barn-raising trip. He was active in Westfield politics and republican circles. He is survived by Ada Holmes wife and two children. The Rev J E Kundert conducted the service and burial followed in the family vault.
South Fairfield reports a social gathering held at Mrs. Higgins house last evening to aid Mr. and Mrs. George Carlisch who lost their property in a recent fire. Also notes Miss Gertrude Bump's return from Mendota Ill and that Arthur Bump suffers lumbago.
Our graduates earn more than lawyers and doctors of the same age and experience with strong advancement. Two thousand five hundred seventy eight graduates employed earning nearly 56 000 000 annually. Look up the statistics and send for catalog now.
Commencement exercises took place Thursday evening at Tower's hall Merrimack with graduates Miss Isa King Elsie Jenske and Roy Haines. County Superintendent Davies attended gave an address and presented diplomas. The class motto was not recorded.
The program featured recitations drills and music with pink carnations as the class flower. Decorations were pink and green. Principal Prof Mussehls completed a successful year with music by Dr and Mrs Martin Mrs M J Kindsehi1 Mrs D J Farnum and Rev Prucia.
A list of land transfers shows N F Wetmore to Nettie H McCoy and to E B McCoy in North Freedom for $1 each. Lewis Riedel to Julius Gall in Excelsior for $225. J P Sprecher to William A Schneller in Baraboo for $150. Conrad Lessler to Skidmore Land Co in Baraboo for $2000. Myrtle E Pobjoy to Sylvester E King in Delton and Baraboo for $2100. Sylvester E King to Essie Kindschi in Baraboo for $200. King to Pobjoy in Baraboo for $300. Edwin J Farr to Wm C Cook in Prairie du Lac for $1500. Christopher Ennis to J W Disch in Greenfield for $1. Jerusha Smith to James E Draper in Freedom for $350. B M Cooper to W S Cramer in Franklin for $1426.
At Milwaukee last week the Prohibition convention announced a full ticket: Governor W D Cox of Milwaukee, Lieutenant Governor C H For ward of Oshkosh, Secretary of State L H Park of Racine, Treasurer William Agar of Eau Claire, Attorney General J B Smith of Madison, Insurance Commissioner D W Emerson of Emerson. B F Thomas of Baraboo was named as a delegate to the national convention.
Edith Schoenman returns from Spring Green high school term. Nellie Baker ends White Mound teaching and goes home to Lone Rock. Chas A Brimmer visits Muscoda on business. Lins Schwartz wedding in Spring Green draws local attendees. Grace Miller of Chicago visits relatives nearby. Jacob Young of Madison returns home. John Mick and sisters Rosa and Katie White Mound visit Paul Luther’s. Mrs John Mick visits Cross Plains. Maggie Brechtle returns from Bear Creek. John R Haas injured in a runaway near his home after cheese factory visit. Pearl Schoenmann of Spring Green visits Orchard Hill Farm by Edith.
Mr and Mrs Henry Stelter hosted visitors from Lancaster and Colorado. The King s Corners school ended with a play and Waterbury school with a picnic. The Ladies Club met with Mrs R H Mather. Local youths enjoyed a gathering at the Wagner home. Bennie Kamrth of Baraboo builds for Lyman Kindschi. Miss Clara Haines closed her school year with a program. Miss Effie Weirich and Lovina Hill graduated. Supt Davies gave diplomas. Mr and Mrs Erwin Young returned from their wedding trip. Rev Joslyn of Madison preached at the church. Mrs Nellie Stone and children visited Prairie du Lac at Jacob Hatz s home.
Frank Jenswold visits Sauk City. Mrs. Franklin and Miss Ida Weidenkopf spend Friday in Milwaukee.
Mr and Mrs Peter Rischmueller and daughter Erma of Merrimack visited the city Friday. The Toland Business School of La Crosse notes their students excel, and their ad on this page promises ongoing advertising interest.
Invitations issued for the Sauk County Training School commencement at the armory on Friday June 19. John F. Sims of Stevens Point Normal School will deliver the address and County Superintendent Davies will present the diplomas. Faculty includes Principal G. B. Snyder, Miss Annie Reynolds, Miss Nellie E. Babcock. The graduates are Myrtle Clingman Muriel Wilkinson Arma Cook Verne Porter Jane McNown Dora Powell Bessie Stanton Ida Schneider Kate Waddell Martha Retzlaff.
June 11 and Madison trip by Geo Gibbons for several days of fishing. A dance at Paul Gurgel drew a large crowd last Saturday. LaRue store offers fresh fruits groceries and a line of goods. Accidents at the mine include Amiel Cominske knee injury Gus Pearson head cut and Charles Keysom struck by a railroad car. Mrs. Samuel Goldfarb returned from Chicago for her sister Tillie Meyer’s wedding to Benjamin Zucker with about 75 guests and floral decorations. Zucker couple to reside in Chicago.
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