Sauk County Sunday School Institute Held at Merrimack
The Thirtieth Annual Sauk County Sunday School convention met in Merrimack on February 26 and 27 with about twenty five schools represented. A large attendance and profitable meeting featured resolutions and officer elections. Notable speakers and workers from Baraboo Prairie du Lac Fairfield Reedsburg North Freedom Sumpter Black Hawk Harrisburg and other communities attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sauk County
Merrimack
Fred Nehs
Baraboo
Jessie Thaever
Mable Johnston
Geo. H. Glover
F. P. Quick
F. E. Lettergren
Willis Glover
Lottie Kendricks
Doering
Dibble
Prairie du Lac
Emma Hatz
F. D. Gruber
Chris Ragatz
Leonard Schneller
George Schneller
F. Gasser
F. G. Powers
M. R. Laird
Hillman
F. L. Roberts
Fairfield
Geo. W. Harrison
Ellen Loveland
Lena Klitazman
Mae Wilcox
Lulu Webster
Mary Porter
Reedsburg
Bessie
Rose
J. E. Kundert
Jessie Hudson
Ethel L. Edwards
North Freedom
Fannie Treasor
Matilda Brown
Seba Lusby
Albert Ri
Sunday school convention notes and officers elected
The report covers talks on The Boy Problem and Bible study methods by clergy from Prairie du Sac Baraboo and Baraboo area, praises, and a lengthy resolutions committee urging civic righteous movements to suppress the saloon. Officers elected include President G W Harrison and Treasurer M T Martin with multiple district superintendents listed. Delegates and visitors from Baraboo Prairie du Sac and nearby towns enrolled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. R. Irish
Merrimack
G. W. Harrison
Fairfield
Gasser
Prairie du Sac
W. J. Heillman
L. A. Goddard
Baraboo
Sec. Great
F. L. Roberts
Fred Nehs
F. Gasser
M. T. Martin
Geo. McArthur, Jr
F. G. Johnstone
North Freedom
L. Schneller
Paul Conger
8. A. Wakefield
Geo. McCready
Spring Green
Melear
Miss Rose
Reedsburg
Ed. Huebing
Heillman
Kundert
W.J. McKay
Madison
George McArthur, Jr
Rev. Cunningham
Committee On Resolutions
E. O. Holden
Once More The Wedding Bells United in Marriage
The ceremony joined Mary Millner and Arthur Attridge at the Millner home with Rev. Louis A. Goddard officiating. Attendants were Myrtle Millner and Harvey Attridge. cake made by the bride. They will reside in Fairfield where the groom runs his father’s farm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Millner
Mary
Arthur Attridge
Robert Attridge
Fairfield
Louis A. Goddard
Congregational Church
Myrtle Millner
Harvey Attridge
Senator Pearson Proposes Road Tax Payment Bill and Protests
Senator Pearson introduces a state senate bill backed by the Columbia County Good Roads association advocating payment of road tax in money rather than labor. A protest from Bara Boo druggists opposes regulating sale of patent and proprietary medicines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pearson
State
Columbia County Good Roads Association
Baraboo
North Feldom wedding unites Edna Hengstler and Paul Hawke
Miss Edna Hengstler wed Paul Hawke Tuesday at three in the home of the bride’s parents near North Freedom. Rev. Kuhlow officiated with Miss Inez Hengstler as bridesmaid. The couple plans to reside on the Wilby farm, Excelsior.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chas. Hengstler
North Freedom
Edna
Paul Hawke
Excelsior
Rev. Kuhlow
Inez Hengstler
Hengstler
Aup
Hanke
Edith Hengstler
Wilby
Government awards mail contract to Ramsey between Bara Boo and Kilbourn
The government lets the Bara Boo Kilbourn mail route contract to Clinton C. Ramsey, effective July 1, 1907. Ramsey currently holds the contract with C. A. Haskins as the driver.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baraboo
Kilbourn
Clinton C. Ramsey
Mr. Ramsey
C. A. Haskins
Jamestown Exposition Chief Shares Deep Dominion Lineage
Jamestown’s 380th anniversary will be marked by a Norfolk naval display and exposition. President Harry St. George Tucker boasts Powhatan lineage via Pocahontas and traces his family to historic American figures including John Randolph of Roanoke.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jamestown
America
Norfolk
Old Dominion
Powhatan
Pochahontas
Harry St
Washington City
Gen. Fitzhugh Lee
John Randolph
Roanoke
Harry Tucker
Tucker
Congress
Jamestown Exposition Hostliness Echoes Tucker Heritage
The passage recalls the seal ring worn by Beverly Tucker and notes John Randolph Tucker as a historic First Gentleman of Virginia. It suggests Harry St. George Tucker may carry the family title and praises his hosting at the Jamestown exposition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beverly Tucker
Congress
John Randolph Tucker
Virginia
Harry St. George Tucker
Jamestown Exposition
Jamestown
Siberia tale captivates Masonic Temple audience
Captain S Alberti recounts service in the Russian army, exile to Siberia, escape to America, and a deadly dungeon ordeal. He describes convicts, famine rations, and demise of prisoners, aided by Mason friends while en route down the Volga. The lecture, illustrated and earnest, notes he will receive remaining estate funds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Masonic Temple
S. Alberti
Siberia
Alberti
America
Volga
United States
Capt
Teachers' Institute at Lorette Forms Meeting Notes
The Lorette Teachers' Institute opened at 10 30 a m on February 23 with Edith Phelan as conductor and Maude Pearson as secretary Language was not covered. Participants included Zoe Hood Elizabeth MecPhilips Mayme McPhilips Edith Phelan Ehel Westenhaver Carrie Gillespie Margaret Diamond Maude Pearson. Visitors listed Edna Quinn Rose Zita Gillespie Evelyn Rice Nellie Phelan Bernard McNulty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edith Phelan
Maude Pearson
Lottie Cooper
Zoe Hood
Elizabeth MecPhilips
Mayme McPhilips
Ehel Westenhaver
Carrie Gillespie
Margaret Diamond
Edna Quinn
Rose
Zita Gillespie
Evelyn Rice
Nellie Phelan
Bernard McNulty
Norfolk exposition grounds near completion report
Mr and Mrs R W McFarland of Baraboo visited the exposition grounds at Norfolk and found many buildings already finished. They said the location is ideal and close to Virginia's interesting places.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norfolk
R. W. McFarland
Baraboo
Virginia
Exposition Nearby Norfolk Not Jamestown Site
The exposition lies near Norfolk about twenty miles from the first English colony site. Visitors can reach the ruins of Jar town church and other nearby spots from Norfolk with ease.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jamestown
Norfolk
America
Jar Town
Attorney Bentley Named Internal Revenue Collector
The office carries with it a fine salary and Bentley will continue to reside in Baraboo. Friends congratulate Attorney F R Bentley on his appointment as internal revenue collector for Wisconsin’s second district, noting the surprise to him and his circle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ary
F. R. Bentley
Interna
Second District
Wisconsin
Mr. Bentley
Appointment of Bentley as Internal Revenue Collector
The appointment was unsolicited and followed a telephone ask from Senator Spooner. Bentley succeeds James Monahan of Darlington, who held the office for over eight years. Bentley, of the law firm Bentley & Kelley in Baraboo, will work from Madison with a salary of 4500 dollars and keep his Baraboo residence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spooner
Bentley
James Monahan
Darlington
Messrs. Monahan
Darlington Republican
Bentley & Kelley
Baraboo
Monahan
Senate
Madison
Surprise Party For Mrs Hubert Strom On Mound Street
A quiet gathering of about fifty neighbors and friends surprised Mrs. Gustav Hubert at her Mound Street home the night before last. They brought refreshments as Mrs. Hubert prepares to leave for Seattle to join her husband, and friends showed appreciation and regret over her departure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gustav Hubert
Mound Street
Also Mentioned on This Page
Delegates and Visitors
H. Hale
B. Dake
L. Woodruff
F.o"d. Peek
J. E. Lucht
C. I. Gasser
Mary Millner
Senator Pearson
Bill
North Feldom
Capo
Asiatic
Russia
Teachers’ Institute At
Lorette
Yorktown Monument
Cornwallis
Washington
F.R. Bentley
Hubert Strom
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