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Newspaper
Baraboo News
Location
Baraboo, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1905
Page
10
An advertisement touts Kilmer's Swamp Root as a cure for lame back kidney and bladder trouble. It claims hospital and private practice success and offers a free sample and a book by mail. The notice urges readers to mention the paper and send address to Binghamton New York.
A series of property transfers across Washington town Excelsior Baraboo and surrounding areas includes Frederick Kohlweyer selling to Frank Kruger and Sleury Kruse selling to Frank Kruger both in Washington, various deeds in Baraboo Greenfield and Merrimack, LaValle and Sauk City, with prices ranging from 50 to 5 000 dollars and multiple parcels described as lots and acres transferred between numerous individuals and firms. The record notes buyers and sellers such as Alice B Hoadley J P Witwen Henry J Mente Patrick Fleming and others with property on Third Street Delton Bear Creek Ableman Prairie du Lac and Tuttle’s subdivision among others.
May 10 brief items from Greenfield report H Wordleman enlarging his home with a wing and dormer. Mrs L J Huntington remains ill with slow improvement. A baby girl born to Mr and Mrs Carl Dance on May 1. Mrs H Wilkenson ill. Ladies Aid to meet Mrs Willis Cowles May 17 for supper. Drill sounds at Kllogg farm while prospecting for iron. Mrs Owen J Owen and two children visit Portage relatives.
Glenville reports a baby girl born to Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Pearson. Mr. McArthur travels to Appleton. James Crawford on sick list. A storm caused damage with telegraph holes and shade trees down. F. D. Peek recovering. Willis Glover visited his mother at Mrs. Linnell’s home.
A young man named Maguire who once mocked hell fire meets Billy Sunday on a Monday and then joins the grand chorus choir, changing his stance and path.
Miss Clara Yecht returns home for the summer after a year in Milwaukee. Mr H Lindloff and Miss E Sorge attend the Letens Riggard wedding on Wednesday May 10. Miss Besie Buckley visits F Seaman and family. H Klagos and family call on A Kruger and family. Corn planting delayed due to heavy rain.
May 13 report notes farm activity nearly halted by recent heavy rains. Local visits include Mr. and Mrs. Chas Farnum of Bara Boo with Sumpter relatives last Sunday. Constance King of Merrimack visited. Mrs. Von Seggern builds a hen house with Bert Meyers assisting. Cora Meyers visited Merrimack recently.
In Leavenworth Indiana Thomas S. Austin, manager of the Republican, refused doctors' operation for his wife. He instead gave her Electric Bitters, and she recovered enough to resume all household duties after five physicians failed. Fisher Bros. Drugists guarantee the remedy at 50 cents.
Fairfield group The Willing Workers will hold a meeting with Mrs Geo Clark on Thursday afternoon May 18. A picnic supper will be served.
A persuasive notice touts Dr King’s New Life Pills as a remedy for indigestion constipation and related ailments. Fisher Bros. drug store sells the pills for 25e with a guarantee of relief.
Mr and Mrs C M DuBois left Thursday for Buffalo New York. They will spend a few days visiting friends in Chicago en route. Mr DuBois attends as a delegate for the B of R T. They expect a two week absence. A circle of friends surprised Mr D Sansum and brother Monday for birthday celebrations.
Harmony Me man E B Reid praises Dr King’s New Discovery as a lifesaver after five years of using it at first sign of coughs. He notes his mother’s death from lung trouble and urges prompt care with a trial bottle offered free and products priced 50c and 1.00 at Fisher Bros. drug store.
Farmers plant corn as Mary Hooseth of Mt Horeb visits aunt Mrs R C Robson. Frank Jensen rents the F Frank residence and moves this week. Alma Keller of Spring Green visits relatives. Clara Schweppe hosts Miss Reely of Spring Green. Miss Katie Schwartz and a gentleman arrive from Milwaukee to visit her parents. Mr Barker and daughter Myrtle of Mazomanie visit E James family. Mary Gasser leaves for Bloomington to spend a month with Rey Lacey and family.
A seller offers high grade jersey cows producing over 400 pounds of butter per year and several 400 pound heifers that will freshen soon. Contact L. P. Martiny in North Freedom Wisconsin.
The text warns against mercury ointments for catarrh and endorses Hall's Catarrh Cure from F J Cheney Co Toledo Ohio. It emphasizes internal use, blood and mucous action, and advises buyers to ensure genuineness. Price 75 cents per bottle and mentions Hall's Pills for constipation.
Merrimack residents hosted friends and guests from Baraboo Lodi Reedsburg Madison and Sauk City during the week. Events included Epworth League activities a new dressmaking shop opening by Miss Alice Truehl and local merchants Cooper and Steuber expanding their business at the old stand.
May happenings include Wilbert Cramer apprenticed at Cramer Bros store in Spring Green, John Blau showing a new survey, and visits by Rev Fathers Lauer and Schramm. Miss Beaver visited Lewis Bettinger. St Luke’s Catholic church held a devotion. Birth announced for Henry and newheisel family on May 14, exams set May 26 27 at Sunnyside school Plain. Priscilla Hutter spent Sunday with Edith Luther.
Fosdick Brothers will present an entertainment at Kiefers opera house in Ableman Wisconsin on Saturday May 20. They will depart for Idaho on May 22.
Mrs Power and Mrs A C Harris are guests of Mr and Mrs James Buell. G D Seldon and daughter Mable visited Blue River Wisconsin with Mr and Mrs Frank Gasser. Memorial services will be held at the church Sunday morning May 21. Do not forget the lecture at the church Thursday evening for a profitable and pleasant evening.
Bear Creek residents note the Traveling Library location remains unresolved. A daughter was born to Mr. and Mrs. Henry Scholl. Loreto boys lost at a recent Sunday game while Zeta Gillespie will compete in the District 6 Preliminary Contest in June in Fiain. Mike Coyne returned from Colorado. Beaver lodge hosts a May 19 fundraiser. Rev. Kenny preached at St. Kilian's. Lone Rock meat wagon now serves Bear Valley daily. Dennis Dederich's house was struck by lightning last Thursday with no injuries.
May 15 notes list local social visits and travel. Families Saml Andrews and David Andrews attended Muscoda at Joseph Andrews home, A F Brown returned to Chicago for work, John Markham stayed at Merrimack, Mrs J S Booker to Chicago to visit sister Mrs Harry Thornton of Baraboo. Memorial Sunday and Decoration Day events to be held in forenoon with Rev F G Hesse speaking. revival at Sparta praised by Rev and Mrs Hesse. Mr and Miss Lathrop of Milwaukee visiting Mrs A J Blakeslee.
Kilbourn reports a string of local happenings from May including Mrs Elias Shadduck called to Portage for family illness and Dr Kessler returning from California. Weddings occur as Will Borst marries Miss Iva Deal while several community members visit relatives in Texas and Dell Prairie. Births include a son born May 12 to Mr and Mrs Charley Bilings.
Mr and Mrs Frank Gardner and children visited friends in Wonewoe Sunday. Mr and Mrs Harvey Douglas of Wonewoe called on Mr and Mrs Israel Perry here Sunday. Mr and Mrs Harvey Anderson visited relatives in the country Sunday. A good many from here attended the funeral of Mrs B C Douglas of Wonew oe last Wednesday.
William Schutte, ill for weeks, died Friday afternoon at his Myrtle street home. A former Buckeye stock farm owner in Sauk County, he leaves a wife and several children. E. McGilvra of Baraboo visited friends Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. John Astle and Mrs. Dwight Welch with two children visited Sam Welch Friday. Glyde Tuttle enjoyed a surprise party Friday evening. Reuben Wilby and family spent Sunday at Pansy Farm. Wilbur Cowles and wife now travel in a new carriage.
Geo Mockler of Prairie du Sac advertises saloon property on Main street with a good location and reasonable price. The note emphasizes value and invites inquiries.
Dellona Mr and Mrs Chas Bass of Seven Mile Creek visited relatives Saturday and Sunday. Miss Annie Donahue teaching at North Freedom spent Sunday with her parents. Claude Charney Rual and Herman Mandth visited Mr and Mrs Farber of Winfield Sunday. Miss Marrion Murray works for Mrs Maurice Carr of Winfield.
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