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Newspaper
Baraboo News
Location
Baraboo, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Oct 01, 1908
Page
3
North Freedom items list residents traveling to Baraboo Saginaw Michigan and Superior. Moves include Otto Bluemchen James Treloar to Hazel Green for lead work. Shifts in housing and work noted for many families. library moved. M E Aid society officers elected. birthday celebration for Mrs. Struck.
Sept. 2s Marcus Leather spent a few days visiting relatives in Eau Claire. Mrs. Cellyham and two Chicago children visit Henry Schaefer family this week. Miss Elsie Keller of Ash Creek visited at her uncle William Keller's home last week. Henry Schaefer and family own a new automobile now.
Sept 24 Gustav Kleinschmidt spent last week in Baratoo with his cousin. Ernest and John Kleinschmidt spent a day or two at the Baraboo fair.
Mrs Geo Martin and baby visit M T Martin. Dr E J Buehler of Baraboo was in town Monday. Miss Martha Kosine of Baraboo visits B Odekirk family. Henry Dabnke family leave for Baraboo to reside. Mrs Geo A Green and son Wallace of Milwaukee visit relatives. Charity Premo and Mrs Wr O Keefe in Lodi. Misses Sara Blacklock and Charity Premo depart for Chadbourne Hall Madison. Geo Loos calls on friends in Okee. August Kance family spend Sunday in Baraboo. Susie Smith slowly recovering. Nan Shanks Madison caller. K B Steuber and Raymond at county fair. George Premo returns from western trip. J E Premo filling silo with shredded corn. several men helping. Ada Premo able to attend school after illness.
Dr Daly of Reedsburg and Dr Hummel of Ableman treat Annie Schulenberg for complications from appendicitis and show improvement. Nora St John returns from a two week visit with Mrs Bert Steele. Pastor J E Kundert begins his fifth year. Fred Retzlaff hosts a niece from Milwaukee visiting country life. Ed O Connor family and Clingman sisters attend county fair. Emma Hoofer travels to Madison for work. Herman Holwadell and Wayne Metcalf join county fair crowd Thursday.
Mrs. Geretsen underwent an appendectomy in Madison and is recovering well. Lizzie Stombaugh is not as well. Lizzie Goodell to host Ladies Aid Thursday. Rev. Warren gave his last sermon before conference. Hazel Phillipps and Edna Schluter attended a home talent play in Reedsburg. Fred Grover visited his brother Ray’s family. Selden Walling and party went to Baraboo for the fair and a visit with Donahoe. Ethel and Minnie Frost attended Lois Nieman’s nuptials. Remains of Mrs. Frank Nieman were brought from Reedsburg for burial beside her husband. Everett Prouty of Reedsburg visited here.
Sept 28 Glen Smith left for Arcadie Florida to run a fruit farm with his brother Spencer. Emma Rotzell returned to Rochester Minnesota to work as head cook at the West hotel. Bessie Hale of Reedsburg visited Lime Ridge. William Rotzell went to Lodi to see his son Bert. Freda Meyer returned to Madison to continue work. Mrs Frank Taylor of Rochester Minn spent time with Lime Ridge friends.
Montgomery and Miss Anna Carlin visited Baraboo for the fair and she dined at the Wellington hotel where word spread about the Lueth Bros new dining room. Reports also from Ableman say wedding bells may soon ring in Greenfield.
Miss Tina Ninneman returns to Madison for work after a weeks visit with her parents. L A Bender spends weekend in Sparta with wife and two daughters. Mr and Mrs Albert Gade visit her parents. Miss Sarah Deany of Sparta guests of Christ Hrambs and sister Miss Mary. Mr and Mrs Heney Gade visit at Ment hoff home. A new heating plant installed in Dist 2 schoolhouse. Mr and Mrs Wm Zautke attend wedding reception for son George and new bride at Klitzke home.
Arthur Schluter called, Kohlmeyer and Hovermann wedding invites issued, election speeches awaited, Mrs Ware's millinery shop touted fall hats. Cora Leicher returns from Elroy, Harpes of Des Moines visit, Bert Leicher gets a new car, Baraboo fair dust kept locals away, Amanda Zick travels to Madison to sew.
Families of G Crandall and Dr Kesler of Kilbourn occupy the Anderson cottage on Mirror Lake. Archie Murray moves his family into part of his mother’s house while George Heinth takes the house Murray leaves. Dr Mark Cogswell returns to Huron Dakota after a camping visit at Mirror Lake.
Sept. 28 notices show Olie and Albert Colden of Blanchardville visiting brother Ben. Emma Mathias of Barron County visits with mother and relatives. A Bliven of Irenton stays with daughter and son in law Herman and Mrs. Meyer. William Schwantz of Caledonia visits Fred Marquardt.
Married fat Cassell on Sept 21 Lawrence Goodyear and Julia May Schaefer wed with Elder B N Meigs officiating. The couple depart for Madison to settle. Mrs R S Ott visits Chicago. Dance at Gustave Redel’s on Sept 26. R S Babingtons of Prairie du Lac visit Cassell Friday and Saturday. Miss Mary Arnold of Mazamanie visits Cassell. School repairs underway and classes start Oct 5 with Miss Clara Schweppe as teacher.
Sept 27 to Aug Langenhan Jr of Chicago visits parents here. Mrs Popp stays with Baraboo relatives. Mrs Ernest Wallace and baby return to Madison after visiting A Schoenback family. Miss Anna Mueller called on in Reedsburg. Miss Millie Stone and Miss Laura Stone visit Rosella Richardson. Al Neistradt in Baraboo for business. August Doro and W H Rakowsky families travel Madison and Duluth Minn. Seeubring returns to Madison after visit. S E Richardson visits Baraboo. Borders family heads to LaCrosse. Mildred Scharmake and relatives visit Baraoo.
Henry Stricker and Lois Frost married September 23 at the bride’s parents home in Sandusky. Rev. Warren officiated. The couple planned a trip to Richland county fair then to Jefferson and Edgerton to visit relatives. Lois taught in Sauk County schools. Henry is a farmer who bought the George Templin farm.
Agnes Breck Mulligan born May 17 1850 Mapleville Wisconsin spent most of life in Wisconsin with years in the east married Francis Mulligan of Reedsburg November 20 1896 she died September 24 1908 mourned by husband brother and three sisters a daughter and a son Visting in North Freedom four years funeral from M E church led by Rev Bearmore interment at North Freedom cemetery
Sept 28 notes from Witwen area record visits to Madison and Baraboo, new cement walk, family travels and a new baby in Argyle Ill. Chas Enge called to Madison for illness of son. Dr Jackson aided with a rapid auto trip and a successful early operation. Local students Ella Wittwen and Edwin Schnelier visited homes. Ella Steuber from Lodi stayed with John Clavadatscher. Albert Haaz owns an auto buggy.
Francis Mulligan Mrs M Donahue and family Lloyd Breck express thanks to friends for assistance during bereavement. They especially thank the minister for words spoken and the singers for their role and for the floral offerings.
In Prairie du Sac and nearby areas several residents traveled for education and work. Harry Page Charles Meisser Jay Waite Edward Tabor and Carl Grotophorst left for Madison to attend the university. Harold Keysar moved to Chicago for a position with Marshall Field and Co. wholesale.
Mrs Alwyn Jackman returns from a South Dakota trip and visits friends in town. Lewis, John and Percy Bass and Ed Burton visit Robert Burton of Fairfield. Rally Day at Free Methodist Sunday school planned. Ruby Cone begins duties near White Mound. Farmers rejoice as rain allows fall plowing and seeding.
South Fairfield notes a union meeting with Mrs. Orin Getchell on Oct 7 for dinner. Reports on locals including Manford Bump starting a sorghum mill and Miss Vern Porter teaching at Leech Creek. Farmers win fair premiums and Stella Roser recovers from appendicitis after a period of illness. George Henry hauled 52 bushels of clover seed from 10 acres.
Mrs. Chas. Weisse rushed to Sumpter to aid her sister Mrs. Louise Unterholtzner who is gravely ill with cancer. Reports claimed John Hamburg’s house burned, but officials said the tale was untrue. Henry Bittrich’s horse, nearly disemboweled on a corn binder, is recovering. Carl Rueter and family lost clothing in a fire, and Miss Florence Turney enjoys new days at the Travis home.
Mr. and Mrs. John Smith of Mt Horeb visit D. Sansum’s home. Miss Margaret Sansum will teach at Greenfield school next year. Mr. and Mrs. Peterson of Plainfield Wis visit. Miss Lola Burnette attends Freeport Ill business college. The L. B. and S. C. will meet this Thursday.
B O Gile and family along with Mrs Schaun and two children and Mrs Schmidt and two children and Miss Emma Leoffier of Superior Wisconsin spent a few days with R Finger and family last week. John Leoffier and family of Saginaw Michigan and Miss Rose Leoffier and Mr H Griep of North Freedom joined the visit for a short time.
Winfield residents report four week visit by Harry and Sera Powell in Gary South Dakota. Clarence and Al Powell heard William Jennings Bryan speak in Madison. Sumner Kingsley attended the Dankert Woltmann wedding in Delton. Roy Coats and Herman Kutzback went to a dance at Willie Weisel. Estella Powell visited H A Millers of the city Thursday.
Sept 28 wedding bells soon. Mrs Aug Stackman and son from Ex celsior visited her father here. Miss Grace returned after a week. Horstman of Washington visiting Mrs H Meyer and family. Templin of Lime Ridge visiting. Eva Wyman of Freedom visited Nel ly Stackhouse. Infant son of D G Schulte christened at Lutheran church. Sam Weidman family from Madison visiting A Weideman family. Mrs Wm Stackhouse returned from a week in Chicago.
William Schmalz traveled to Chicago on business and to visit his brothers. John Barlew remains seriously ill from a sore throat but shows improvement. Wm Bonham serves customers at the Black Hawk store while Schmalz is away. Alfred Rieser joined the Modern Woodmen. Oscar Jaeger plans a trip to Madison to visit his brother and handle business. Mrs John Accola and two children visited Caspar Accola's family over Sunday.
News reports a Vienna university dean Dr Stofel backed drug combo said to cure consumption asthma catarrh and bronchitis. Mrs W Phenix of this city supposedly saved after treatment by Illinois Specialists of Rockford Illinois, with affidavits pasted in their offices supporting the claims.
In Sauk County Court the petition of Eva B. Lippitt Baraboo seeks judgment on heirs and rights to land of Harry L. Lippitt deceased. Hearing set for November 10, 1908 at 10 am at Baraboo courthouse. Dated September 15, 1908. By the Court W. T. Kelsey County Judge G M Perry Attorney Black River Falls Wisconsin.
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