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Newspaper
Baraboo News
Location
Baraboo, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
May 26, 1910
Page
3
Merrimack May 24. The Effinger Brewing Co. saloon building near Baraboo, formerly Thompson & Martin Co., burned May 9 with fixtures and goods, leaving the structure occupied? vacant. Many local notes follow including memorial services, births, and community updates.
Mrs R A Vosler one of the town’s oldest residents died suddenly last Thursday afternoon at age eighty eight. She remained active and was loved by all. Funeral services were held Saturday with Rev. Irish choosing II Timothy 4:7-8 as the text. Various relatives and neighbors attended or traveled from Pleasant Prairie Freeport and Baraboo for the events and visits.
May 28 3 Wm Klitzke returns home from Dr Till for treatment. Mrs Wallace Jerome and daughter visit Mr and Mrs Chris Frambs from La Valle. Miss Marie Rusch helps Mrs August Meyer. Harvey Sturdevant and daughter visit in North Freedom with Julius Jacobs. Wm Zautke travels to Baraboo for business. Superintendent of the county farm H C Koester visit Baraboo.
Harrisburg school will close next Thursday afternoon for a picnic and program. Diploma examinations are set for May 27 and 28 with Miss Elsie Grotelchen and Miss Cora Robson directing. The Little Prairie School closes next Friday afternoon with a picnic and an evening entertainment for all. The infant daughter of Mr and Mrs J E Schneller, born Saturday morning, died.
May 23 reports Miss Marie Bitterich visiting John Redman. Miss Elsie Petratz stayed with her sister Mrs Will Ulurich. Low Valley and Rocky Ridge played a ball game with Low Valley and North Freedom winning 9 to 8. Harry Getschman visited the Bauers. School closes next Friday with a picnic and graduation exercises set for Thursday June 2. A Sunday ball game at A Stieves features Low Valley versus Rocky Ridge.
May 23 updates record Mrs Jessie Woodworth and her daughter Ione returning from a week with her parents Mr and Mrs C Hammermeister. Baraboo trips include Mr and Mrs Fred Liessmann and Mr and Mrs J T Lawton. A Bass visit Baraboo to see son Ben. John Golding visited son Joe at Mirror Lake during the week.
May 28 reports youths playing baseball in Fred Metcalf's pasture. A Winfield tea party honors Miss Florence Montgomery from Madison business college. Social visits include Albert Osborn in the area and Mr and Mrs Jesse Smith visiting Mrs Frank Montgomery. Diploma exams scheduled Friday and Saturday in District No. 2 conducted by Miss Margaret Harmon and Miss Ruby Cone. Mirror Lake dance advertised for Saturday night May 28.
The ad touts Parisian Sage as a superior hair tonic claimed to stop dandruff and itching within two weeks, prevent hair loss, and revive dull hair. It markets a non sticky perfumed formula that nourishes from the scalp and encourages growth, with price fifty cents and mail order options from Giroux Mfg. Co.
Mr and Mrs Emil Besitky visited the latter s parents at Honey Creek over the weekend. Rehbein Bros reported the loss of one of their top horses last week. Mrs Charles Miller died Sunday at 2 am at home after a sudden decline though she had been well recently. A Dakota sister is to attend the funeral. A church sociable Friday evening drew many locals and raised about 16 50. Emil Rehbein with wife and son Kenneth made a business trip to North Freedom on Wednesday.
May 23 notice for a dance at the Freie Gemeinde hall near Denzer on Saturday evening May 28. Music by the Youngs orchestra. Everybody invited to attend.
White Mound May 23 joint picnic united five districts in F. C. Neiman grove. Miss Etta Earl closed the school year with diplomas for Mark Connor. Speakers included Miss Ratzlaf Miss Whites Miss Croal Miss McPhillips Miss Gillespie and Superintendent Davies. Visitors include Mrs Giles and Mrs Donahue.
Mrs. Sam Borland and Vera and Everett visited her parents and Borland relatives at Yuba last week. Will Neibohr and daughters visited J. and H. Seldon. Elsia Piskay returned home from work with Herb Smith family. Bessie Hale and Grace Seldon visited friends. Jennie Warren hosted company. Walter Phillips Earnest Gibson and families visited H. and J. Seldon home.
May 23 Community items report Mrs. Astle improving health. Edward Burchart and Frank Weinke own new pianos from Gruber Brothers Prairie du Sac. Several residents visit Lodi and North Freedom field meet. Miss Lillian Parkin heads to Messenger Beach. Ada Pigg and May Dennis guests of Mrs. William O Keefe. Tim Wells buys a new vacuum. Richard Barrows recovering from typhoid malaria.
May 23 at White Mound a large group of school children with teachers and families enjoyed a picnic and program. Weather cleared and the day became lovely. Gratitude went to Supt. Davies and Mr. Nieman for organizing it. Etta Earls returned to Dunning Illinois. Martha Retzlaff visited Wm Westenhaber's. Mrs. Mary Giles of Loganville visited her son’s family. Mark Connor received his diploma Friday.
On Saturday morning Burton Peck closed his school in District No 7 and returned to his home in Spring Green. On Monday Miss Julia and Etha Young traveled to Reedsburg to attend their grandfather's funeral.
In LA VALLE on May 20 a baby girl was born to Mr J W Hyslop and his wife. The birth was announced Friday May 21 with the infant healthy and well.
May 28 gathering as Mr. and Mrs. Henry Oh land and family visit Wonewoe kin. Rhode's Orchestra from Lodi plays for Westedts July Fourth dance. Fisher family planning move to Reedsburg and new job at Siefert's Hardware. Various locals, Miss Ware trio, Ninnamann and Retz families visit. Verne Trachler from Baraboo visits relations.
Miss Ella Avers of Baraboo visited the District No. 7 school and stayed at the Burton home. Dr. Thompson treated a cow at O A Getchell's to relieve a choking incident. Mrs Annie Norton and family of Baraboo visited Mrs Fred Getchell. MacMarlin Bros bought a horse near Briggsville to replace a dead animal. John Davenport lost three cows to pneumonia.
Riel Plummer and family from Bara Boo spent Sunday at William Burton's and George Clark's in East Fairfield. Rueb McFarland and wife also from Bara Boo were at John McFarland's residence Sunday.
J. B. Donovan & Co. Baraboo druggists report large demand for Hindipo the Kidney Cure and Nerve Tonic with a guarantee. If it fails to cure kidney trouble or nervous disorders the store refunds the price. a 50 cent box mailed with positive guarantee.
Miss Minnie Hefel returns to Bara Boo after a two week visit with Mrs. Bimels. Barn dance at John Coughlin’s Friday drew a large, happy crowd. Mrs. Roloff, Mrs. Radtke and son Willie visited Coughlin’s Sunday. Misses Margaret and Ruth Cain of Elroy came home Sunday after a week visiting locals.
Fairfield M. E. church ladies host an ice cream social at the home of Mr and Mrs James Anchor on Friday evening June 3.
Mrs Frank Prine visits friends in North Freedom. Hazel and Doris Springer of Lyons are visiting friends in North Freedom.
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