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Newspaper
Baraboo News
Location
Baraboo, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
May 10, 1905
Page
10
Auction notice describes farms and city property with Ity street area north east of cream ity offering lots at 300 dollars per lot if bought in a lump. Other vacant city lots listed in various parts from 100 dollars upward with fine location.
Baraboo residents report home visits travel and funeral attendances. Property deals include Emil Boettcher and William Oswald purchasing local residences for 1600 and 1850 dollars respectively. Knights of Columbus delegate W D McGuire elected state secretary at Fond du Lac convention. Reverend moves include Eilert to LaCrosse and Schneller as successor. several pastors reassigned to Milwaukee Zion Watertown Prairie du Sac and other locales.
A retrospective sketch by E. D. Jackson recalls Baraboo founders and the pivotal but failed Garrisonville venture. It highlights Abe Wood Geo Hiles Dan Kelsey Maj Clark Col Maxwell Col D K Noyes Philorman Pratt Geo Brown and widow Garrison whose river dam and sawmill faltered due to insufficient fall and funds. The tale closes with the decline of the dream and the passing of the players Apr 28 1905.
Mrs Carrie Askey of Cumberland Wryo I suffered over a year with a persistent sore throat and nightly coughing. She used Warner's White Wine of Tar and reports no further sleepless nights.
The notice pages describe J. W. Harper Whiskey sold by Fred Tobler and a June 14 event to mark Marquette and Joliet’s canoe launch at Portage. Also reported are Mrs. J Schneller staying with Mr. Clavadat scher, land purchase by H Squires in Prairie du Lac, and Herman Wegner farm sale details. The Wisconsin Supreme Court rules a husband cannot be required to support an insane wife in a state asylum, in the Stuesser case from La Crosse, a first in state history and notable nationally.
We express heartfelt thanks to neighbors and friends who assisted us during the illness and death of our beloved wife and mother. Geo. Glover and wife, Orson Simonds, Willis Glover.
E C Fuller is visiting Milwaukee Beloit and Janesville in a regional tour. The trip includes meetings with local officials and business leaders during a mid autumn itinerary.
Prairie du Sac reports C. C. Steuber purchased 320 acres of marsh land along the Wisconsin river for 4500 dollars. The tract had been owned by B C Perkins and T J Bryant for twelve years after they cleared willows and brush and produced hay and cattle profits. Steuber now holds about 120 acres in the township and owns additional woodland and property in Prairie du Sac.
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