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Newspaper
Baraboo News
Location
Baraboo, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1906
Page
9
House barn and two acres on Walnut street offered for sale. For details contact Ernest Klemm R F D 4 Baraboo Wisconsin near the Farmer's Nursery.
Barred Plymouth Rocks breeding stock available for hatching eggs. Flock led by cocks from P. J. Cooney and S. V. Latham of the Thompson Hawkins and Bradley Bros strains in Iowa. Eggs priced at $1.00 per 15. Contact J. J. Bowman Lodi Wisconsin by call write or phone.
On account of sickness Albert Dahlke offers 226 acre farm three miles north west of Black Hawk. 60 acres under the plow with balance in pasture. Buildings new and in good order. Includes a good well and cistern. Sale price now or in the fall.
Stoddard and Varnell specialize in moving buildings and handling pumps and windmills with prompt repair service. Located at 615 Third Avenue Baraboo Wis telephone 120.
A series of transfers records parcels in Lyons Washington Delton Honey Creek Mott s Addition Reedsburg Baraboo Ironton Prairie du Lac and related subdivisions. Prices range from 40 to 5 000 with buyers including George W Andross Frederick Meyer John H Bennett Engelbert Wiskock Lavina Green Victoria Hawley W H Jacobs A L Harris J H Hosler Edwin Selleck Arthur P Cheek Allen S Brooks John Redner and others.
Nettie Vandenburg of Fargo arrived to care for her ailing mother. Rowland Sansum visited Janesville Sunday. Mrs D W Sprague left Lyons to spend summer with her daughter in Cooperstown North Dakota. Ray Farwell traveled to Chippewa Falls and Superior on a visit. Rev Peterson moved his family to Stevens Point.
Miss Annie Coyne of Chicago will marry a Chicago gentleman on May 19. The basket supper and dance drew a good crowd and favorable reports. The community mourns the death of Father Keegan, formerly at Loreto. Mr. Fagan of Milwaukee visited friends here. Agnes McCluskey remains very ill with lung fever.
The advertisement promotes Hyomei as a cure for catarrh with a pocket inhaler. The complete outfit costs one dollar and extra bottles are 50 cents. Fisher Bros. guarantees a cure when used as directed or the purchase price is refunded.
Advert appears offering PazO Ointment as a guaranteed cure for piles itching bleeding and protruding with refund if not cured in six to fourteen days. Drugstores advertise price at 50 cents.
May 21 news from White Mound reports Chet Westenhaver at Merrimack and visiting at home last week. Nelson Knutsen plans to return to Stoughton this week. Mrs. Martin Davey Jr. visited her mother Mrs. Conley last week. Miss Carrie Gillespie spent Saturday with Mrs. Mary O Malley of Marble Ridge. Mr. and Mrs. Hamburg visited friends in Reedsburg Sunday. A basket social is set at William B. Meyer’s home on May 26 with all invited.
May 21. An eleven pound boy arrived at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Herman Klagof on Sunday evening May 20. Amanda Rose visited John Meyer at Narrow's Prairie and returned home. Mr. and Mrs. Wm Halbersleben were in Reedsburg Sunday. Hilda Sorge visited Emma and Esther Halbersleben Sunday afternoon. John H Meyer, after a month away, has returned home.
May 22 issue notes a son born to Mrs C A Brimmer on Monday May 14 1906. Frank Gassner travels to Rochester Minnesota for appendicitis operation. Jos Bindl takes daughter Anna to La Crosse for appendicitis surgery. Philip Bettinger builds a large new barn. Jos Needham adds woven wire fence to his Plain lots. Sylvan Schweiss begins work at Homuth cheese factory. Mrs L S Schoenmann of Spring Green visits with Mr and Mrs C G Brimmer.
Delaware has been called the Diamond State for its small size yet great political importance. It also bears the Blue Hen State nickname attributed to Caldwell who bred gamecocks from a blue hen’s eggs, believing the blue hen best suited as the mother of a champion.
Advertisement touts using Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets to cure a cold in one day with a money back guarantee. The box bears E W GROVE'S signature and price 2d.
Evenson's Pharmacy advertises Rexall Rheumatism Cure as giving almost immediate relief in severe rheumatism cases priced at 45c and 89c per bottle.
May 20 note records an evening program titled Josiah's Courtship to be presented at Woodmen hall Black Hawk. Local updates report P Peterson sustaining a leg injury from a falling pole and being off work for a week. Mrs. Fred Sprecher was on the sick list. W Schwartz improved the store building with a new porch.
A study of tiger killing methods based on observed carcasses of bull, buffalo, and other large prey. The author notes neck breaks from shoulder-first jumps, claw marks on nose and shoulder, and repeated patterns across multiple kills. The piece also references local Malays, pug marks, and misconceptions about paw blows.
Merrimack notes include visits from Baraboo and Madison residents, a residence purchase on Sauk Street, new housing for Vanderhoefs, and community events. D.Y. Tyler plans to move to Dakota with sons. Miss Clara Haines receives gifts at Kern's Corner School surprise party. births, weddings, and shifts in crews for C. and N. W. also mentioned.
The May 21 Reedsburg item lists Irma Townsend’s funeral at the M E church led by Rev. Kundert with pallbearers from her class. Other notices include the drowning death of the Metcalf infant, payments from Modern Brotherhood of America to Mrs. Bertha Camp, and the Electa West and Dr. Ramsey funerals. Additional notes mention local visits, monument work, illnesses, marriages, and travel among area residents.
Memorial services were held at the M E church for Henry Bunker with Rev Custer officiating. Otto Herwig built a 1-7 residence two miles southwest of the village. The Royal Neighbours plan an ice cream social at Pickett Port Hall on May 26. Several residents visited Baraboo and Portage, with others traveling to Mirro Lake and Holy Cross church services noted.
Mrs. Louis Robinson remains very ill with slim chances of recovery. Visitors include Mrs. B. Rathbun of Reedsburg to Mrs. John Sanborn. B. C. Douglas of Wonewoc, formerly of La Valle, visited his son J. A. Douglas. James Markham out of work due to his daughter’s serious illness in Sandusky. Frank Klinger back at Stoddard’s meat market after a trip home for his sister Martha Miller’s death. The Mitchell Sisters were summoned to Ironton to join the Mitchell Band for a large R R meeting. Locals see a new railroad as a broad community benefit despite small personal costs.
SANDUSKY Mrs John Donahue of Reedsburg spent Sunday at Tom Soheys. Mr and Mrs Albert Faga rejoice at arrival of a daughter at their home. Master Raymond Gavin very sick and not improving quickly. Mrs Oscar Prouty entertained her sister Mrs Fred Hoke and children of Ithaca last Saturday and Sunday. Arthur Markham convalescing after lung congestion. George Holborn and wife of Lodi spent a week at C P Reitmans and returned home. Mrs J Weitzel Nelson Effie Stombaugh Dora and Robert Powell and Julia Zweig are spending a few days in Avoca.
Winfield residents share a quiet weekend with visits and gatherings. J D Fuller spent Sunday at George Darrow’s home while Miss Elsie Hulbert visited her parents in Delton. A dancing party drew guests at Clarence Powell’s Friday night and Edna Rockwell visited the Du Bois home for a few days. Promotion exams occurred in area schools Thursday and Friday with diploma tests set for Dist No 1 on May 25 and 26. Jessie Powell called on Al Powell Sunday and Thomas Carlin, recently at Ernest Retzlaff’s, spent the day at home.
May 19 report lists Mrs. Mahoney and daughter visiting. Mrs. Wing Mrs. Ziegler Mrs. Doty and Mrs. J H Luce attended Mrs. Barstow's birthday. Mrs. D Hackett and Mrs. Richard Maloney saw Aunt Mary Luce. Mrs. C E Plummer visited Barron and Mather relatives before returning home.
Rain delays planting as farmers across Maple Hill push to finish corn. D Bassett sprains an ankle Friday evening. A newborn boy born to Mr and Mrs H Voss. Harrie Wyman visits from South Westfield. Sarah Albus joins Baptist church youth event in North Freedom. Mary Turnham from New Rome visits schoolmates. Farmers attend a bee at Don Wyman's barn. Dance at E Browns draws crowd and praise. Several new buildings rise this summer including Holtzman barn and accompanying structures. Wall work on Holtzman barn underway. Masons lay brick for the Holtzman barn. Friday marks last day of school. Peter McGuan of Baraboo visits J E Walsh.
The Willing Workers of Fairfield will meet with Mrs J R Green on May 31 for a picnic supper. Mr and Mrs Brooks and family of Harvard visited her parents, Mr and Mrs Eph Beardsley, and attended the McGilvra wedding, returning home last Saturday. Mrs Marie Barnes and her son George joined Mrs Ed Thomas and Charles and Ella Ayers to visit Mrs Barnes' sister Mrs Glover in Greenfield on May 15 for Mrs Barnes' 81st birthday. Ernest Day of Walton spent Monday night with his sister Mrs Harvey Davis and Mrs D Plummer who is visiting her son Gene and daughter Mrs Ed Stalker in northern state returned home Saturday. A W Ziegler and son Herman spent Sunday at Wm Alwin's at Skillet Creek. The Higgins family had Sunday dinner with Mr and Mrs Carl Frick in Greenfield. The S H Burton family and A E Graham of Madison spent Sunday with G W Graham's in Caledonia.
Dr W J Hummell visited relatives in Waunakee last week. Misses Carrie and Tillie Bender visiting friends in Reedsburg. Wm Gall transacted business in Madison last Saturday. Gust F Scharnke visited Geo Schneller and family in Baraboo over the weekend. Mrs Wm Stockmann visited J Sproul at North Freedom last Saturday. Wm Bartenbach completed a new barn. E Richardson improved his house with a fresh coat of paint. Fred Meyer left for Randall Wis to work in a wagon shop. Rev J Schneller of Baraboo visited G Scharnke and family. Mrs Gee Schneller and son Raymond of Baraboo visiting G Scharnke and family.
Mr. and Mrs. Bert Mortimer and children visited relatives on Sunday. The Stowe family called on Mr. and Mrs. Chas Schwartz in Woodland. Mr. Meyer spent Saturday in Reedsburg. Geo Nash bought a fine carriage Saturday. Mabel Stehr of La Valle stayed with her teacher Bertha Mosing Saturday and Sunday. Frank and Oliver Karstetter helped with a barn raising near La Valle Thursday.
James Fisher Glenville has moved to S. D. seeking work. Mrs. Ed Thomas Chas and Ella Ayers visited Mrs. Abbie Glover last Tuesday. Belle Malloy spent Saturday and Sunday in North Freedom. Geo McArthur Sr. traveled to Centerville Iowa to visit his daughter Mrs. Hall.
The Mutual Benefit plans a meeting on May 24 and invites all members. Mrs. Albert Teel will preside as host. The event details are announced for community attendance and participation.
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