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Newspaper
Baraboo News
Location
Baraboo, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1909
Page
10
June 14 roundup from Lyons lists visits and greetings among Britton, DuBois, Berkley and Barron families plus local travels to Excelsior and Madison. A village ball game saw Lyons beat North Freedom 12 to 5. An advertisement for Hollister's Tea cites beauty claims and a price of 35 cents.
Mrs. Anna Murray is on the sick list. Mrs. Nelson Goman reports her son Gilbert slightly better after a visit in Baraboo. Elsie Hulbert will visit North Freedom then Norwalk. Mrs. Otto Timme returns from Lime Ridge after ten days away. Mrs. Theo Steele visits Kilbourn with sister Mrs. Alvin Brown. Frank Timme visits from Westfield. Mrs. Dr. Jones shows improvement and hope for recovery. G Wheeler from Milwaukee Soldier's Home spends two weeks with granddaughter Mrs. Alto Timme. Albert Goman and family visit Barabee relatives.
June 14 notes Mary Rusch is employed at the August Meyer home for a few weeks. Mrs. Henry Meyer returned from Minnesota after visiting daughter Mrs. Olga Schuenburg. Barn-raising by A Sebulus nears completion. James Larson family called to Wonewoc for death of sister. County farm schoolhouse sale on June 17 to fund an organ. Verona Beulow staying with Aunt Mrs. Niebuhr.
Mr J B Corrigan of St Paul arrived for a week at Mrs Coughlin's home. Miss Mamie Coughlin visited Elroy for a week with Mrs J Kilbane. Leslie St Clair lost a valuable mare. Kitty Hurley celebrated her birthday with a Wednesday evening surprise party and baskets given at midnight.
Seventy four years old Mrs Lorenda Bass was honored in Sumpter with a June 10 gathering of fifty four relatives and friends. Dignitaries included her children Dr E A Bass of Montello Wis Martha Has kin of Freeville NY Rhoda Shepard of Waukesha Wis and F W Bass. Guests shared songs gifts and a gold watch chain with a verse. A new birth and local notes followed with Commencement set for June 18 at the M E church.
Joseph Bauer leaves Madison for Milwaukee to join Hoff mann & Bauer design department. Misses Lorna and Margaret Daley visit from Minneapolis. W Ettendorfer named principal at Cavalier North Dakota. W Utendorfer, Spring Green native, previously taught in Sauk county. W H Amesbury to Prairie du Sac with M J Powers Co. to candle eggs. W G Correll and son Henry visit Mineral Point in their Rambler car.
Miss Mable Scott returns home from school duties. A Friday social at J. M. Betts was well attended. Mrs. Will Skinner and her Winfield children visited from Saturday to Tuesday, bringing her mother Mrs. Daven Ports for a week. Mrs. George Boothe of Kilbourn visits daughter Mrs. F. E. Newton.
Emma Bartenbach hosts K G club gathering. Florence Richardson back from a month with Merrill Appleton and au Claire friends. Mr and Mrs Henry Meyer of Reedsburg visit her parents E Bender and wife. Lindley and New York bride visiting aunt Minnie Warren. Clara Gall calls on Reedsburg. Baby girl born to J J Geisser June 10. Mrs Gustav Krause of Sauk City visits A Fey. Art C Finder of Peebles visits parents.
June 14 items report Mrs. Don Wyman traveling to Washington DC to visit her sister and other places. Birth announcement for Charley Elger and spouse. Multiple local visits, travel to Milwaukee and Madison for events, funerals, and family gatherings. Commencement exercises praised. M W A hall credited. several church and lodge activities noted.
June 14 Kilbourn report includes birth of a son to Mr and Mrs Clif ford Wrock. Mary Peck of Chicago visiting Waterman family. M W A picnic planned at Baraboo. Kloyd Marsden back from Stevens Point. Bebe Stevenson visiting uncle Will Stevenson. Maggie Metcalf improving from heart trouble. Darrow of Reedsburg visiting Cora Brown. Birthday surprise for Mrs James Steele with dinner and two hundred postal cards. Will Tabbert of Racine visiting Martin Gibson. Emma Benke of Madison and Dr and Mrs Searles call for ill Fred Belter who remains very sick.
An advertisement touts Hollister's Rocky Mountain tea as healing and soothing, claiming it brings health and happiness when others fail. Product marketed by J.B. Donovan & Co with tea or tab options priced at 385 cents.
A list of property deeds transfers across Reedsburg Washington town Spring Green Woodland Town North Freedom Ironton Baraboo and surrounding areas. Transfers include buyers and sellers such as Eli B Teal M E Hutchins and Oscar Shores with prices from 1 to 1600 dollars and multiple towns noted.
Mr Langren travels to Wanat chee Washington to visit his daughter and attend an exposition in Seattle. Ironton prepares an Independence era Home Coming event set for July 2 3 4. Ladies Aid plans new church steps. Lucy Smith returns to Merrimack for school work then heads home Monday. Fred Tyler returns from Walton as school closes. Ballingtine and Blanchard return from Reedsburg High. Frank Hawkins and Mara shop in Reedsburg Saturday. Epworth League to host an ice cream social Friday evening.
Hyomei offers antiseptic air that allegedly kills catarrh germs and relieves soreness within minutes. The complete inhaler outfit costs $1.00 with refills at 50 cents, and the product is sold through leading druggists, with a money back guarantee.
Walter Braun of Freedom visited relatives in our area last week. Reedsburg friends Frazier, Hopper called at David Hopper's. Mrs. Henry and Aleck Weidman visited Bear Valley guests of Eleanor Weidman. Farewell party for Miss Kate Schrom at Udo Braun’s home. School in Dist No 8 closed. Miss Schrom returned to Bear Valley. German M E society meets with Mrs Aleck Weidman June 24.
Elda McFarland and family of Webster's Prairie spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Wm. McFarland. Mr. and Mrs. Ballinger of Ironton visited J. Ballinger. O. A. Getchell visits daughter Mrs. Guy Spaulding at Camp Douglas. Mrs. Claude Newell and children with grandparents Mr. and Mrs. Steele in Kilbourn. Miss Fanny Graham returning from Baraboo and Fairfield to Caledonia and Lake Forest Illinois soon.
June events include a birth at the Stein horst home and another at the Geisser residence. Wil lard visitor Steve Lindley and Chicago visitors Aug Langenhan and John Meander spent time with local families. Ed Frederick returned from Fort Atkinson. Mrs Schanke visited Lime Ridge. Geo Moog and Gust Scharnke traveled to Baraboo.
June 14 items note Wm. Wichern losing a small colt last week and several local family visits. Mentions George Carfish in Fairfield, Geo. Carpenter at Chas. Weisse's, and Mrs. Henry Bittrich visiting the city for a new granddaughter. Reunion events for Basses and a wedding anniversary at Simon Cobleigh's. Infant illness at the Weisse home. Various visits and graduations noted including Lyons and Baraboo schools.
Mr and Mrs Wm Harri son of Excelsior visit Isaac Watson home and will return with them. Wm Sansum and wife of Elsworth Wisconsin visit at David Sansum’s home.
June 13 service at the English M. E. church drew a good crowd. H. Kuester enhances his home with fresh paint by R. Leider and T. Johnson. Ruth Grosinske visited sister Mrs. Edd. Seiss. Herman and Tillie Jahnke were Baraboo visitors. Lena Seils spent time in Madison.
June announcements include Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Meng welcoming a daughter born June 10. Mrs. Sporleder and children visited Milwaukee relatives, planning a short stay. A little son of Robert Hoppy injured his arm. Carpenters work on the barn for William Schmalz. Mrs. Louis Olson and her son visit her parents, Mrs. John Gassner, since last Sunday.
North Fairfield residents report a graduation trip by Mr and Mrs Marsh Harrison to Payette for their daughter Flora. James Norton and Alfred Simonson visited Briggsville and returned home. James LaMar recovers from a foot injury. Henry Englebretson from New Port visited the Lewis household this past week.
June 14 notes report visits by Mrs. DuBois and Myrtle Portage and Frank Bass ruby Bass Baraboo. Percy Bass at Baraboo. funeral of Mrs. A Smith attended. Sheriff Grant Dryer and Lela Baraboo visit. Rev. Jones visits Mrs. Jones and family. locals at Reedsburg class play. Miss Watson hosting mumps. Miss Mable Scott closes term at red school house.
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