City council debates bridge ownership and Halloween police force
Council meets to confirm Water street bridge ownership by the city and authorize police for Halloween. J.P. Witwen named police justice, Fourth street jog discussed, and Lots 1-2 of Mrs. Hampton acquired. sidewalk grade concerns raised with H A Fisher, all night Welisbach light approved, and bi monthly Municipality subscription planned.
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High Bridge
Water Street
Hallowe
J.P. Witwen
Davis Hackett
Fourth Street
H. A. Fisher
Center Street
Second Avenue
M. Reuland
John F. Reuland
Davis &Cooley
R.w.prothero
Baptist Church
J. L. Stewart Lbr. Co. Lumber Bhoges Icseee
Fred Farrewell
John Saare
al Heffel
A. H. Pratt
Harry Thornton
Thos. Finnegan
Oak St. Bridge
J. E. Elkington
J. B. Donovan
Wm. Ott
Hdw.Co
L. Luckow
Emil Schudlich
St. Sply
Myron McPherson
CCC
Cep
Jacques Pfannstiehl
Kelly & Johnson
Steel
Baraboo Ltg. Co
Simonds & Cook
Laird & Shepard
Birch Bt
Aeto
Schirmerjoil
P. Pollwick
H. Dyrude
Owl Restaurant Closes After Brief Run Near Walnut Street Bridge
The Owl Restaurant, opened near the Walnut street bridge by H. E. Robinson after operating the Gem, has closed. Reported reasons include encumbrances and business difficulties. Robinson is said to have departed for Eau Claire.
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H. E. Robinson
Gem
Owl
Walnut Street Bridge
Robinson
Eau Claire
Electric Bitters Endorsed By Mrs Davison
Mrs M M Davison of San Jose California endorses Electric Bitters as a general family remedy for headache biliousness and torpor of the liver and bowels claiming more health for the digestive organs in a bottle than any other remedy. Sold under guarantee at Fishers Bros. drug store for 50 cents.
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M. M. Davison
Gifford Ave
San Jose
Cal
Fishers Bros. Drug Store
Are You Going to Marry Invitations In New Type
Notices advertise fine wedding invitations printed in new type resembling engraving. Call to view samples and mail orders will receive prompt attention.
Local notes and residents fare in Friday events
Friday Elmer Johnson buys a Buick runabout and J E Elkington purchases a Columbia touring car. Emil Weirich recovers from illness. The community reports trips, visits, and arrivals including the Manson and Kingsley weddings, and a government land opening winner. Local projects update with sewer work and school improvements. Potatoes and sugar beets flow to market as farmers exploit good roads.
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Birch Street
Laird & Shepard
L. D. Burtch
Baraboo Horticultural Society Praises Cheeks for Civic Prizes
The Baraboo Valley Horticultural Society thanks Mr. and Mrs. Philip Cheek for their generous donations of prizes for best cared for back yards in Baraboo. The Cheek home exemplifies their support for civic improvement and the Beautiful Baraboo effort.
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Baraboo Valley
Baraboo
Cheek
Heaviest Engine Breaks Through Lake Street Bridge
A Neu man and Maulson traction engine weighing ten tons broke through a Lake street bridge near Crawford's crossing on Thursday evening. The bridge stands six feet high and the engine had crossed it previously. No damage beyond the effort to pull it back onto the road was reported. Baraboo street workers spent the day on the recovery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Neuman
Speaking for the Chickens A Southerner Investigates Noise
A Southerner in a Chickens A Southerner story hears a commotion in his chicken house. He aims a revolver and calls for the intruder to announce themselves, but only a trembling voice responds claiming nobody is there except the narrator and the chickens.
Bathing Plan Drives Hoboes From Los Angeles Streets
Los Angeles police adopt a plan to curb vagrants by forcing all hoboes to bathe in the cold river water. Fifty tramps were rounded up in two days and compelled to bathe or face jail. The method reportedly quieted streets as hoboes now keep away from the city.
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Los Angeles
Death by own action at County Poor Farm inmate
John Bunning, aged seventeen years a resident of County Poor Farm, was found to have committed death by own action. He tied a small cord to the bed post and then fell to the floor, an act described as the inmate's final self-inflicted death. He was regarded as one of the most good natured and kindly disposed of the inmates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Bunning
County Poor Farm
Successful Baraboo Farmer Display Sparks Potatoes
William Little exhibited five Carmen potatoes in Baraboo weighing 10 pounds total, averaging two pounds each, demonstrating his success as a farmer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Little
Baraboo
Carmen
Mr. Little
The Knock-out Blow In Early Boxing
Dr. Pierce promotes the Golden Medical Discovery as a cure all for digestion and catarrh and claims the stomach is the most vulnerable organ in boxing and life. The advertisement urges readers to request a free booklet and lists a price for a medical volume mailed in Buffalo New York.
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Pierce
R.V. Pierce
Buffalo
N. Y
Dr. Pierce
Dr Williams Pink Pills for Rheumatism Claim Cure
The article asserts rheumatism is a blood disease and external treatments are ineffective. It promotes Dr Williams Pink Pills as a remedy that enriches thin blood, strengthens organs, and cures rheumatism, available for 50 cents a box or six boxes mailed from Schenectady New York.
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Williams
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OWL Restaurant
Elmer Johnson
J.E. Elkington
Emil Weirich
H. W. Barker
A.S. Launch
C. E. Ryan
Detroit
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A. C. Church
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Madison
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Carl Fogle
Marie Miller
Kate Pichar
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E. J. Rooney
George E. Johnson
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S. D
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Webster’s Prairie
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Evansville
Finn
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Elvansville
Mr. Patterson
the Business College
M. A. Bredesen
E. F. Dithmar
Republican Campaign Committee
E. T. Ross
Mr. Ross
Hazel Martin
First Avenue
Everybody’s Magazine
Wellington
Lueth Bros
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Attorneys AT Law
Baraboo, Wis
Thuerer Bros
D.D.S
Dental Department
U. of Mich
St. Paul Limited
St. Paul Mail
Chicago
ETH. & Minn
Duluth
A. M. St. Paul
St. Paul Pass
Minnesota Mail
A. M
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St. P. Pass
R. J. Koch
H. E.cross, M. D
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