Elton Pioneer Ruth Ann Vosler Dies in Delton Home
Mrs Ruth Ann Vosler of Delton widow of Alexander Vosler was found dead Thursday night seated in her chair. Born in New York about 88 years ago she leaves one son Guy of Delton and a brother J N Vanderveer long resident of Baraboo now in Portland Oregon. Funeral Saturday in Delton conducted by Rev W R Irish of Baraboo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruth Ann Vosler
Delton
Alexander Vosler
Delton House
Justice Frear
Jared Fox
Levi Huntington
Edward Norris
Jacob Adams
Elijah H
Eber
Henry
Voster
New York
Guy
J. N. Vanderveer
Baraboo
Portland
Oregon
W. R. Irish
Jelton grading contract let in Delton
J. T. Donaghey, county highway commissioner, let the contract for grading the Delton road at Kilbourn with two bids. John Schmidt won at $652.Sweeney Brothers of Reedsburg bid higher. Schmidt to install rip rap, build cement culverts, begin early July. Grading covers 3800 feet with up to 4 feet 5 inches fill. Work in sandstone requires drilling and blasting from bridge to hillside south of the village.
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J. T. Donaghey
Kilbourn
Delton
John Schmidt
Sweeney Brothers
Reedsburg
Surveyors chart Madison to Portage interurban line
A group of ten surveyors from the Chicago and Wisconsin Valley Railroad Company has been in Madison since Friday. They are checking a Madison to Portage interurban route with electric motive power, following a path via Lodi and a second survey running three miles north of Middleton through Marxville toward Okee, in a northwest direction.
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Chicago & Wisconsin Valley Railroad Company
Madison
Portage
Lodi
Middleton
Marxville
Fish and
Crystal Lakes
Okee
Prairie du Sac News
Woodland residents fined for truancy in Baraboo court
Greeley A Schellenberger and H Becker of Woodland were fined five dollars each for not sending their children to school. Sheriff Grant Dryer accompanied them to Baraboo. costs totaled about ten dollars. A Schellenberger case may be remitted if a doctor’s certificate stands. The matter will be reviewed by District Attorney John A Malone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. Greeley
A. Schellenberger
H. Becker
Woodland
Grant Dryer
Baraboo
Adolph Andre
John A. Malone
Licensed to Marry
Herman Gluth of Westfield plans to wed Alice Jennings of Loganville in a listed marriage notice setting forth the names of the couple and their home towns.
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Herman Gluth
Westfield
Alice Jennings
Loganville
Early Industries In Sauk County Remodeled for Pioneers
A historical survey of Sauk County’s first industries outlines farming, dairying, fruit growing, lumber, flour milling, and specialty goods like wild honey and ginseng. It notes key figures such as Abe Wood and Jassop of Ironton, Baraboo mills, waterpower sites, and the Baraboo manufacturing company shaping early settlement economies.
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Sauk County
N. W. Morley
New York
Higgins Salt Company
Jassop
Ironton
Baraboo
Abe Wood
John Bowin
Matson
van Slyke
Draper
Mr. Wood
Levi Moore
Moses Nulph
Henry Perry
J. Clement
Stolen Suit Case and Contents From Thompson House
A stranger entered J. Supply’s room at the Thompson house at 7 this morning and stole a suitcase with a new coat and vest two shirts a violin and other property. The thief was seen at the hotel last Sunday and possibly passed Devil’s Lake around 10 this forenoon. Merrimack officers alerted and searches ongoing.
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J. Supply
Thompson House
Devil’s Lake
Merrimack
Excitement in Sauk City Over Escape Seeker
News of a man who shot a Springfield policeman being in Sauk City sparked a chase. He reportedly traveled via 11 30 train to Mazomanie and westbound freight to Lone Rock, then appeared in Richland Center as authorities pursued. Constable Brilliot sought him in Mazomanie but arrived too late.
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Sauk City
Springfield
Ill
A. Heeffer
Mazomanie
Lone Rock
Brilliot
Richland Center
Gotham
U. S
Eugene W Chafin to Speak at Baraboo Baptist Church
Will N. Cork of Spring Green arranged for Hon. Eugene W Chafin to appear in Baraboo on Saturday afternoon June 11. Chafin, last general election Prohibition presidential candidate, is a well known speaker. He will also speak at Lodi at 10 AM and Reedsburg at 8 PM. Cork notes his 20 years in the prohibition fight and recalls Cox speaking at the Sauk county fair.
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Will N. Cork
Spring Green
Baraboo
Eugene W.chafin
Baptist Church
Chafin
Lodi
Reedsburg
Mr. Cork
Remembers The Comet From Paisley to Reedsburg
Lachlan McIntosh of this city and his sister Mrs Edward Hemmingway of Winfield recall Halley's Comet seen in 1835 as children in Paisley Scotland. Their father, a keen astronomy student, published a book and built his own telescope. The family moved to Reedsburg in 1851 and has remained nearby.
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Lachlan McIntosh
Edward Hemmingway
Winfield
Paisley
Scotland
Reedsburg
Death at Ableman in tuberculosis illness claim
Albert Hintz died at Ableman this morning after months of tuberculosis illness. He was 48 years old and left a wife and five children. Funeral services set for Monday at 1 o clock at the Lutheran church.
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Albert Hintz
Ableman
Lutheran Church
Comet Night Delights Sky Watchers With Aurora Observed
The report notes aurora borealis visible around 9 30 at Yerkes Observatory and Madison observers catching a meteor across the sky. Professor E B Frost says the aurora likely results from sunspots rather than the comet.
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Madison
Yerkes Observatory
E. B. Frost
Pathfinder A Passes Through Baraboo Heading to La Crosse
The Rambler pathfinder for the Sen tinel trophy tour of the Wisconsin State Automobile association, driven by Roessler with Mr. and Mrs. M. C. Moore and Manning Vaughan, passed Baraboo today en route Madison to La Crosse. The group reported good roads, light mud near Portage, pleasant weather, and Baraboo impressed Vaughan who urged local support for an automobile club. Their route continues May 19 from Madison to La Crosse and ends May 23 Milwaukee via several cities.
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Wisconsin State Automobile Association
Baraboo
Madison
la Crosse
Roessler
M. C. Moore
Manning Vaughan
The
Milwaukee Sentinel
Portage
Eau Claire
Wausau
Appleton
Milwaukee
Pathfinder Breaks Down on Baraboo Road Trip
The Rambler Pathfinder stopped for hours in Baraboo yesterday due to a broken axle. Earlier, descending a hill near LaValle, a ditch 12 inches deep bent the axle, halting the car at Wonewoc for repairs. A repair crew started toward LaCrosse and Winona this morning.
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Rambler Pathfinder
Baraboo
Wonewoc
LaValle
Wonewoe
LaCrosse
Winona
Special Woman's Club Meeting For Officer Election
A special meeting of the Woman's club is scheduled for tomorrow at 3 PM at the home of Mrs. H. F. E. Cross to elect officers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woman’s Club
H. F E. Cross
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Elton Pioneer
Jelton
ING
Schoo
Pansy Heights
William Toole
L. H. Palmer
Banner
Baraboo Manufacturing Company
James Maxwell
Maxwell
J. P. Flanders
James McVicker
Flanders
McVicker
Brier
Charles Cook
John Dean
James
George W. Brown
Delando Pratt
Ash Street
Philarmon Pratt
Donald Schermerhorn
Seaburn Brothers
Pratt
J. N
H. T. Savage
L. Wild
P.S. Bassett
J. P. Sanford
Brown
Sanborn
Bassett
Minnesota
Northwest
William Eikey
Greenfield
Illinois
Eugene W. Chafin Coming
Gomet
Lay
Pathfinder A
GE City
Pathfinder
Axle
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