Baraboo residents push home and business improvements
Samuel Nixon starts a new residence on Seventh avenue and Lee Jeffries builds a home on the same street. Ruggles adds three houses in the northwest and sells one to William Terry. Others plan additions or new cottages near the lake, with lots of brick purchases from the old school ruins for expansions and shops.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baraboo
Samuel Nixon
Seventh Avenue
Lee Jeffries
D. Ruggles
William Terry
P. Davenport
Eighth Street
H. M. Butterfield
East Street
Fred Roser
Third Avenue
William Niebuhr
Eighth Avenue
M. Cummings
T. F. Risley
Ninth Street
George Young
August Killian
Charles Wild
Ash Street
William Bartlett
W. Nehs & Son
Elmer S. Johnston
Fred Purcell
Alderman Hofstatter
al. Riegling
Thaerer & Woodruff
Broadway
Lueth Bros
Wellington
Nomination Paper Rules For State Primaries
County Clerk Junge notes sample nomination papers issued by the Secretary of State. Papers must be signed by specified percentages of party voters across counties or districts and filed by the first Tuesday in August. Candidates are urged to announce by early July for fall primaries on the first Tuesday in September.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Junge
Secretary of State
Miss Martha L Irish Places at Topeka Oratorical Finals
Miss Martha L Irish of Baraboo placed third in the interstate oratorical contest in Topeka Kansas. First went to John H Booth of Drake University Iowa and second to Paul Smith of DePauw University Indiana. Irish, a student at Appleton University, spoke on A Pioneer in Social Reform with Amos as the character.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martha L. Irish
Baraboo
Topeka
Kansas
John H. Booth
Drake University
Iowa
Paul Smith
de Pauw University
Indiana
Irish
Appleton University
Beloit
Amos
Miss Irish
Naylor
Appleton
W. R. Irish
Appleton Wins Sophomore Debate Against Beloit
Appleton defeated Beloit in a sophomore debate held last night with a clear victory for the Appleton team.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Appleton
Beloit
Lyons School Declamatory Contest Chooses Three For Ableman
At Lyons school last night a declamatory contest drew over two hundred attendees. Lola Burnett won first with The Orphan's Prayer, Floyd Kimball took second with How he Sawd St. Michael's, and Alice Rumpf placed third with The High Side. Other speakers included Margaret Coons Stella Ryan Lawrence Welch Delva Farwell and Jesse Martiny. A solo by Mamie Shaw and duets by Blanche Shaw Jennie Coons Oral Ames and Jessie Martiny were performed. Judges were Rev Earl D Ruggles County Superintendent Snoder and H Thomas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lyons School
Ableman
Lola Burnett
Floyd Kimball
St. Michael’s
Alice Rumpf
Margaret Coons
Stella Ryan
Lawrence Welch
Delva Farwell
Jesse Martiny
Mamie Shaw
Blanche Shaw
Jennie Coons
Oral Ames
Jessie Martiny
Earl
D. Ruggles
Snoder
H. Thomas
Heath & Milligan mixed paints at Evenson's Pharmacy
Heath and Milligan mixed paints are offered for sale at Evenson's Pharmacy. The message advertises two varieties with the line about preferring the dependable option that has led the field for fifty years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Heath & Milligan’s
Heath & Milligan
Evenson’s
Baraboo Pair Invited to Norman Oklahoma Wedding
Baraboo friends received invitations to the wedding of Miss Maude Faller and Professor Henry Hume MacPherson in Norman Oklahoma. The couple will reside in Baraboo after June 1. Miss Faller is the daughter of Mr and Mrs William Faller.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baraboo
Laura Selchow and Clarence Simons Wed at Home Celebration
A wedding was held Saturday at the home of Mr. and Mrs Albert Sel chow for their daughter Laura to Clarence Simons of Delton. Rev J W Custer officiated in the presence of close relatives. Guests enjoyed a feast and then the couple departed for their East Delton home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert Selchow
Laura
Clarence Simons
Delton
J. W. Custer
Mrs. Simons
East Delton
August Fisher
Fisher
Mrs. Fisher
Baking powder pricing and quality in retailers journal
The article analyzes alum vs cream of tartar baking powders, arguing alum products like Calumet offer little value at 25 cents. It condemns premium giveaway schemes by Calumet to disguise pricing, noting alum costs about two cents per pound and suggesting 10 cents is fair. It contrasts cream of tartar powder, priced higher, with chemically pure cream of tartar costing much more than alum.
Reminiscent reminiscences of Baraboo's early days and people
In Baraboo memories, a resident recalls the 1840s fever and ague, the Upper Mills, early town shifts, and the first township election. He describes living in Brown Town, teaching in Madison, opening a private school, and serving as the town's first assessor. He notes postal costs, money value, and regional figures like Paddock, Haraszthy, and local mills.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brooklyn
Nathan Paddock
Upper Town
Baraboo Debaters Triumph On Federal Railways Question
Baraboo debaters led by Arthur Noyes Frank Rachel and Allie Keller argued that railroads should be owned and operated by the federal government at a contest in Baraboo. Judges from Madison sided with the Elroy team 2 to 1 while Baraboo’s effort drew praise from the audience and supporters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baraboo
Elroy
Arthur Noyes
Frank Rachel
Allie Keller
Gehrand
A. B. Stout
Falvey
McKercher
Wiggins
D. A. Drew
Rose Dickens
Wm. Moran
Magdalene Diener
Edith Brand
Dell Stewart
Harper, McCarthy and Smith
Madison
Baraboo Band to Play Five Nights at Assembly
The Wisconsin Marine band of Baraboo has signed a contract to perform five days of concerts at Monona Lake Assembly starting July 30. The Baraboo group numbers 35 trained performers with 12 capable of solo parts, offering classical and popular band music for patrons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wisconsin Marine Band of Baraboo
Monona Lake Assembly
Moren
Creatore
Wisconsin
Baraboo
Madison Democrat
City Engineer H. E. French Returns from Tennessee Trip
City Engineer H. E. French returns from a tour through Tennessee and South Carolina. He visited Anderson where his brother H. F. French is a cotton mill superintendent, and their father William H. French joined them visiting battlefields and water plants as street paving projects were viewed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. E. French
Tennessee
South Carolina
Anderson
H. F. French
William H. French
Chattanooga
Battle Fields
Reedsburg
School Report for La Valle District Apr 1906
Report of School District No. 7 La Valle for April 1906. Sixth month with 26 pupils enrolled, 20 teaching days, 402 total attendances, and 20.5 average daily attendance. Certificates awarded to Nora, Lydia, Pearl, Iva Karsitter, Ethel, Harry, Bessie Gabbitas, Clinty, Dexter Rabuck, Otto, Mabel Stehr, Edith Richards. Absent but not tardy: Walter Stehr, Edna, Ray, Tom, Eva Jessop, Ethel Douglas, Lulu Richards, Clarence Richards. New enrollments: Alice, Robbie, Charlie Hochmuth, Jerome Mulline. Bertha C. Mosing, Teacher.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
la Valle
Nora
Lydia
Pearl
Iva Karsitter
Ethel
Harry
Bessie Gabbitas
Clinty
Dexter Rabuck
Otto
Mabel Stehr
Edith Richards
Walter Stehr
Edna
Ray
Tom
Eva Jessop
Ethel Douglas
Lulu
Clarence Richards
Alice
Robbie
Charlie Hochmuth
Jerome Mulline
Bertha C. Mosing
Novel Traveling Woodlathe Spurs Rural Wood Cutting Boom
A new mobile wood cutting machine, mounted on a wagon, uses a two horsepower gasoline engine and a twenty four inch circular saw to cut a cord of wood in about thirty minutes. Operators sit on the wagon and transport between piles, achieving rapid daily output and making local record times compared with hand sawing.
Social notes from Baraboo and area spring events
Mrs Howen of North Freedom and Mrs Albert Smith of Caledonia visit Baraboo this week while Mrs Fred Neitzel and two children return from Manston. Miss Aranda Genski spends weekend with parents in Merrimack. Miss Grace Wadden travels from Madison to Lanesboro. Funeral for Mrs Albert Wallace’s sister in Caledonia Monday. Henry Roser marks 51 years in Baraboo since leaving the Rhine. Baraboo library receives large donations from the late William Ellis and Miss Potter and Miss Sheridan organize and classify a vast influx of old magazines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert Smith
Caledonia
Fred Neitzel
Manston
Aranda Genski
Merrimack
Eri
Grace Wadden
Fred Morey
Lanesboro
Minn
Wadden
Madison, S. D
William Abert Itave
Paynette
Albert
William Wallace
Baraboo
William Ellis
Miss Potter
Miss Sheridan
Ellis
The
Word
Dennis and Bailey in Trouble
The State versus Chas Payne for assault with intent to rob and the State versus Wm Bailey for intent to do great bodily harm were heard before Justice Hubert. A change of venue moved to Justice Bonham and the case was continued until Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chas. Payne
Wm. Bailey
Hubert
Baraboo Probate Hearing For Henry Bunker Will
State of Wisconsin County Court announces a hearing at Baraboo on June 5 1906 at 10 a m for Franklin S Bunker to admit to probate the last will and testament of Henry Bunker and for letters of administration with the will annexed to Franklin S Bunker Dated May 8 1906 by order of the court County Judge W T Kelsey D Ruggles attorney for petitioner
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baraboo
Franklin S. Bunker
Henry Bunker
W. T. Kelsey
D. Ruggles
Bartender Mixes Up Scotch High Ball For Wobbly Youth
A rollicking youth enters an uptown cafe and persuades a bartender to whip up a strong Scotch high ball. The scene unfolds with garbled language and comic mispronunciations as the drink is prepared and the "jag" continues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorrars
New York Son
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