Merrimack Wedding Unites Louise Neumann and Walter Dobratz
Miss Louise F Neumann and Walter M Dobratz were married at the German Lutheran church in Merrimack on May 5 with about 100 relatives and friends present. The ceremony featured a wedding march by Mrs H Viestenz and a reception at the bride’s brother-in-law’s home. The couple will reside on Main street, Merrimack, and were joined by a large list of attendees from nearby towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louise F. Neumann
Walter M. Dobratz
Merrimack
H. Viestenz
Peter Rischmueller
Anna Dobratz
Martha Boettcher
John Dobratz
George Schneider
Little Mable
Esther Rischmueller
Carl Neumann
Leland
Sauk County
Madison
Wm. Dobratz
Main Street
H. Henning
Saratoga
Iowa
H. J. Sebranke
Nina Behn
Reedsburg
H. J. Koenig
John Jark
Witwen
Ed. Sprecher
Fred Rischmueller
Jacob Jark
Prairie du Lac
Ford. Boettcher
Martha
Clara
Wm. Boettcher
Walter
Emil Boettcher
Rudolph
Oscar
Nelson Sandberg
Josie
Lena
Foster
Baraboo
Christian
Chas. Schneider
Ableman
John Schneider
M. Schneider
George
Elizabeth
Greenfield
Greenfield Notes Include Family News and Dairy Output
August Kluender and Peter Blauer report Carl Kluender will stay in Sauk county and may find a sweetheart. Mrs. Hannah Lange visits her daughter at the cheese factory where Peter Blauer notes milk output of about 2000 pounds daily, yielding 200 pounds of cheese. Archie C. Cook hosts the mumps this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kluender
Peter Blauer
Carl Kluender
Europe
Sauk County
Greenfield
Hannah Lange
Pure Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna Advertisement Claim
The California Fig Syrup Co. promotes its product as a pure laxative with full disclosure of ingredients in every package. It asserts its manufacturing method guarantees purity and uniformity and urges purchase only from the genuine California Fig Syrup Co. sold by major druggists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California Fig Syrup Co
California
Chicken Brooder Fire Kills Fifty at Hackett Farm
Fire in a chicken brooder at G W Hackett's farm burned about fifty chicks. The blaze occurred in the early hours as John Knapp reported seeing flames at Mirror Lake area. Local residents and family members are noted with several social updates and visits.
Local social notes highlight visits and family events
May 10. Harvey Sedgwick of Duluth Minn visited relatives here. Miss Elsie Meyer of Reedsburg and Miss Annie Niebuhr spent last week here. The girls returned from Los Angeles with a friend. Mr. and Mrs. Geo Barkley were away two weeks at brother in law Mr Licht’s in Loganville. The Henrichs of La Valle and Niebuhrs of Cazenovia were called due to Mrs Geo Niebuhr illness. Evangeline Croal has been ill. May 3 a daughter arrived to Mr. and Mrs. Cooper Fisher. Henry Pfeil of Reedsburg visited at Emma McCarthy’s. John Goodell, Blanche Constantine, Dora Powell and Roy Prouty attended Lime Ridge anniversary exercises. Mrs Vic Miller and Mrs Frank Pauls of Pleasant Ridge visited sister Mrs C A Reitman. Merry Hanks of Reedsburg spent weekend here.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harvey Sedgwick
Duluth
Minn
Elsie Meyer
Reedsburg
Annie Niebuhr
Los Angeles
Cal
Geo. Barkley
Licht
Loganville
Cooper Fisher
Henry Pfeil
Emma McCarthy
John Goodell
Blanche Constantine
Dora Powell
Roy Prouty
Lime Ridge
Vic Miller
Frank Pauls
Pleasant Ridge
C. A. Reitman
Merry Hanks
the Falls
Wilbur Johnson
Blanche
Mr. Meyers
Madeline
Astle and Hill
William Wichern
Elma Rumpf
Henry Bittrich
Luther B. Irish
Joseph Rodwell
Albert Watkins
Ed. Bellows
Wm. Bassett
H. H.howlett
Olive Bellows
Norman Gill
Kenneth
Astle and
Hill
Kenneth Pierce
Thomas Rodwell
James Milward
Madison
DeWayne Brown
A. L. Pravis
Viva
Beatrice
The
Elms
Chas
Spencer
J. A. Dockham
Fred Dockham
Carpenter
Floyd
Marie
Clark Holt
A. L. Travis
Chas. Livers
Helen
Stella Ryan
Mable Erswell
A. Templin
Wm. Albers
Honey Creek
Local Society Notes From North Freedom Area
Ebenezer Valley George Northrup spent midweek with his uncle Joel Hackett family. The Literary society met at Mr and Mrs M Bisch home. Mrs Chas Randall was elected President and Miss Pearl Kennedy Treasurer. Next meeting at Miss Emma Wichern's home on Wednesday evening June 2. Farewell party for Mr and Mrs Emil Feitz enjoyed by a large crowd. Mrs John Martiny of Baraboo visited with daughters Mrs H Smith and Mrs G Weidenkopf. Mrs Joseph Harris and Mrs Roy Spaulding visited at North Freedom Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ebenezer Valley
George Northrup
North Freedom
Joel Hackett
Literary Society
M. Bisch
Chas. Randall
John Martiny
Baraboo
H. Smith
G. Weidenkopf
Joseph Harris
Roy Spaulding
GOES AFOOT AT EIGHTY IN SOUTH WESTFIELD
South Westfield residents report visits and small social gatherings as an elderly former local, Dissel, aged about eighty, travels fifteen miles in one day to see old friends and relatives. Albert Kunth spends Sunday with his parents at Leland while Mrs. Carpenter and children visit Spring Green relatives. Several local households host guests and celebrate birthdays with music and games.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Westfield
Christ Dissel
Marion Jacobs
Albert Kunth
Martin Jankes
Leland
C. Carpenter
Spring Green
H. J. Voss
Wm.c. Meris
Henry Dargel
Reedsburg
Fredie Reinicke
Wm. Lutterman
Wm. Voss
Amelia Reinicke
Willie Voss
Loganville
C. Heinz’s
Loganville Social Roundup Reflects Wedding and Visit Notes
May 10 notes show Alice Selden and Grace Reig at Gollmar Bros circus in Baraboo. Locals Bert Leicher and Ethel Briggs visited Reedsburg. Cora Leicher's sister’s wedding in Laverne referenced. upcoming Loganville Literary Society program on Friday May 14 at the schoolhouse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alice Selden
Grace Reig
Gollmar Bros
Baraboo
Ernest Riggert
G. W. gHast
Herman Riggert
Reedsburg
Lena Westedt
Freida Hennings
Hazel Ware
Mabel
Frank Leicher
Laverne, Minn
Cora
Bert Leicher
Ethel Briggs
E. L. Ritzenthaler
Ancil
John Wunnicke
Bear Valley
Loganville Literary Society
Hilda Luhrsen
Hulda Bergman
Kilbourn Briefs: Van Alstine Visit and Local Wedding
Gilbert Van Alstine formerly of Kilbourn visiting his brother at Big Spring. He is noted as a crack revolver and rifle shooter and former member of Dana's band. Miss Clara Iverson married Lawrence Naber at the Catholic church by Rev Fr Hanart on Tuesday morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gilbert van Alstine
Big Spring
van Alstine
Dana
Clara Iverson
Lawrence Naber
Fr. Hanart
Mi o na tablets promise quick relief and a money back offer
An advertisement touts Mi o na tablets to relieve indigestion and stomach distress. It claims fast results within days and a complete cure backed by Fisher Bros. It targets women seeking a glow and lists conditions like dyspepsia seasickness and pregnancy vomiting with a money back guarantee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fisher Bros
SKILLET CREEK COMMUNITY NEWS HARBORS WIDE VISITS
May 11 report from Skillet Creek notes a Friday picnic at the Falls and a weekend visit from Reedsburg families at the Astle and Hill homes. Multiple residents are listed with illnesses, family events, and local chores as spring activities continue.
Prairie du Sac Notes Local Happenings May Day
May 10 at Prairie du Sac highlights include Harvey Hyland and family visiting Portage relatives, Alice Lotz and Alta Kindsehi from the University of Wisconsin at home for the weekend, Joe Moore selling farm implements as he switches to poultry, H S. boys defeating Black Earth nine, Mrs Elza Carpenter visiting near Baraboo, the Fey family and D. L. Bester guests, and S Schreiber with D MacPherson building a shoe store south of Jacob Hatz's.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harvey Hyland
Portage
Alice Lotz
Alta Kindsehi
U. of W
Joe Moore
H.S
Black Earth Nine
Elza Carpenter
M. Hoover
Lyons Social Local Notes Observe Weekend Visits
Lyons residents share weekend visits and illness updates. Gordon Watson hosts Tillie Smith who is improving from typhoid fever. Attendees include Jennie Koons Nellie DuBois and Prof E Hindes at a Reedsburg arithmetic contest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wm. Harrison
Gordon Watson
Tillie Smith
Jennie Koons
Nellie DuBois
Reedsburg
Lewis Edwards and
Fred Berkley
Miss Walker
Lancaster
J. Lippitt
Rollin Downie
Harold Berkley
Margaret
Harriet Sansom
Lee Cleveland
Lime Ridge
W. Gunnison
A. E. Britton
Minnie Gerofski
Schenectady
New York
Willard Kimball
Walton Notes on Faith, Newlywed, and Local Visits
Rev. Shadoan preached at the Friends church Sunday morning. Mrs. Rose Frazier is sick with rheumatism. Albert Chamness and his bride started housekeeping on their Walton farm after their wedding last Thursday. Long life and happiness to them. Miss Edna Hutchins, studying at Reedsburg training school, visited over the weekend with her parents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shadoan
Friends Church
Rose Frazier
Albert Chamness
Walton
Edna Hutchins
Reedsburg
Barn Fire and Local Events Touch Plain and Sauk County
A barn for William Yonker in Irish Valley was raised by John Diehl and crew on May 11. A lightning strike Thursday morning destroyed a barn near John Bear’s home, with feed and machinery burned. County Superintendent G. W. Davies visited rural schools and left a Victory banner at Sunnyside. May devotions at St. Luke's Church, a high mass by Rev. Ruprechter, and a May 4 daughter born to Mr. and Mrs. George Paulus are noted local items.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Diehl
William Yonker
Irish Valley
John Bear
G. W. Davies
Sauk County
Victory Crowns
Sunnyside
Plain
Father Ruprechter
Loretto
St. Luke’s Church
John Weitzer
West Allis
Alois Brechtl
Madison
George Paulus
Glenville Notes From May First Half
May 11 E E Davenport completes a well of 155 feet and buys ten acres from Louis Donald to expand his berry farm. Gladys Pearson finishes school work and returns home. Sim W Holloway plans an illustrated lecture at the school house next Monday evening. Mrs E Berry travels to Duluth to visit daughter Mrs Carl Lindstrom. Glenville reports large berry acreage this spring and a preseason customer note. Mrs Robert Sebring hosts Dorcas society. Miss Ellen Tinkham visits Baraboo. Tinkham heads to the Pacific coast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. E. Davenport
Mr. Davenport
Louis Donald
Berry
G. H. Glover
Henry Potterville
Gladys Pearson
F. D. Peck
Sim W. Holloway
E. Berry
Duluth
Carl Lindstrom
Glenville
Robert Sebring
Dorcas Society
Pearson
Ellen Tinkham
Baraboo
Miss Tinkham
Pacific Coast
Spring Green News Briefs Highlight Local Happenings
Miss Margaret Barnard, teacher at Wauwatosa, spent last weekend at home. Joseph Baur returns from Madison for a two week stay as his leg heals from a 30 foot fall. The village cheese factory began operations last Tuesday. Galena Iron works rep fixed minor water works defects installed last winter. Frank Carpenter and a university friend visited his parents and toured the town. John A. Young of Madison visited his son and family with his mother-in-law Mrs. Palmer. Mrs. Owen King and daughter Elizabeth spent days in Chicago. Edward and Mrs. Lester arrived from Florida to spend the summer in Wisconsin.
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Margaret Barnard
Wauwatosa
Joseph Baur
Madison
Baur
Galena Iron Works
Frank Carpenter
University
Frank
John A. Young
Jane Palmer
Owen King
Elizabeth
Chicago
Edward Lester
Florahome
Fla
Wisconsin
Dellona and North Excelsior Community Notes
May 10. Mr. and Mrs. Ed Weston and daughter of North Freedom visited with Mr. and Mrs. Frank Burton. Wm Lawrenz remodels his house. Miss Mary Lawrenz, Butterfield school teacher, returned home near Ironton for her cousin Miss Stowe's wedding. Clyde Munns of Fennimore and Miss Mary Green of Reedsburg visited Mrs. J L Dryer. School reopened in Dis 6 with Olive Thayer as teacher after resignation due to illness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ed. Weston
North Freedom
Frank Burton
Wm. Lawrenz
Mary Lawrenz
Butterfield
Ironton
Stowe
Clyde Munns
Fennimore
Mary Green
Reedsburg
J. L .Dryer
Dis. No. 6
Olive Thayer
Perry Davis Painkiller Sells Two Million Bottles Annually
Advert reads that Perry Davis Painkiller sells two million bottles each year and relieves sprains burns bruises rheumatism neuralgia colds cramps colic diarrhoea. It notes new 25 cent bottle and 50 cent size and urges diligence in buying from a druggist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Perry Davis
Webster's Prairie Visitor at Baraboo Event
Lenard Francisco of Webster's Prairie visited Mr. and Mrs. Martin Dyrude in Baraboo on Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lenard Francisco of
Webster’s Prairie
Mrs. Martin Dyrude
Baraboo
Fairfield Notes and Local Social Updates
Fairfield May 7 Mrs T H Tolliffe of Wyoming visits sister Mrs W H Newell May 6 Miss Cameron sews for Mrs Atkinson Mr G Andrews ill Mrs M LaMar much improved James LaMar to return from Montana Rev J Gilliam spends weekend at Carr Valley Warm weather welcomed by all
Baraboo and Freedom May 4
O G S Seidensticker called at John Zimmerly home Monday. J Kietzke and family visited Fred Kietzke home Sunday. Mrs Tillie Platt is on the sick list. Ben Kuester of Denver visited his parents in North Freedom. Farmers in the area have been breaking costs while waiting for dry weather.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O. G.S. Seidensticker
John Zimmerly
J. Kietzke and
Fred Kietzke
Tillie Platt
Ben Kuester
Denver
North Freedom
Notice of Probate Hearing in Smith Jennings Estate
First publication May 13 1909 state of wisconsin sauk county probate baraboo where george b Jennings administrator requests examination and allowance of final account and assignment of residue at 10 o clock am on June 8 1909 in baraboo courthouse before judge W H Cady and attorney W T Kelsey filed May 8 1909
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wisconsin
Smith Jennings
Baraboo
George B. Jennings
W. H. Cady
W.T. Kelsey
M B A Meeting Set With Mrs Riley Martiny
The M. B. A. will meet with Mrs. Riley Martiny on Thursday May 20. Everyone invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Riley Martiny
Man to Build Home on Farm Purchased Two Years Ago
Leland May 7 August Mallon plans a new house on the farm he bought two years ago. The project is set to proceed after planning and approval steps are completed.
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Mallon
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Mirror Lake
Arthur Knapp
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Wm. Hackett
L.bump
Lone Rock
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Pardeeville
Beloit
W. O. Hackett
Freeport
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A. Britton
Lyons
Wm. Gunnison
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H. Northrup
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Reedsburd
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John Patterson
L. Smith
H. C. Koester
W. Randall
C. Knapp
Knapp
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Manford Bump
Fairfield
Ida Waddell
F. Deckham
Sandusky
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Hyome
Skillet Creek
Prairie DU Sac
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