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Newspaper
Baraboo News
Location
Baraboo, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Sep 03, 1908
Page
5
The Baraboo News notes editor H. E. Cole and the September 2 issue ponders aviation and rail magnates. A reader asks who the three greatest railway men in the country are and cites E. H. Harriman as a candidate.
Minnesota announces a demand for 10,000 harvest hands offering pay from 2 to 34 dollars per day. The message frames the initiative as a sign of prosperity and labor demand.
In a bold pledge Chafin says if elected he will use the army to enforce prohibition while questioning why the navy is not deployed, given its better equipment for a water fight.
A Philadelphia motorman has inherited 150000 dollars but refuses to quit his job. He values the privilege of riding on the front end of the car these days.
The Fond du Lac Republican argues the primary law reduces free boosting by office seekers. Candidates now buy newspaper space for ads rather than rely on free favorable coverage, ensuring readers see honest political advertising and weigh it accordingly. The result is candidates reach a wider audience without hall meetings or stump speeches.
Wednesday notices show Glen Orton visiting grandparents in La Crosse and Ed Webber traveling to Chicago. Various residents visit Madison Baraboo Portage La Crosse LaValle Reedsburg and Newport with extended family. See Charles Wild Music House display Adda Piano for 25 dollars and H W Barker cough remedy advertised. Public school preparations underway with H R Chamberlain arriving to organize next week.
A family gathering in Sauk county Wisconsin marked the golden wedding of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Butterfield. Eleven grandchildren and one great grandchild were present, four generations represented, with many relatives traveling from Baraboo Madison Muskegon and St Ignace. The couple, married August 29 1858 in Fairfield New York, reside in Baraboo after farming east of Butterfield's bridge. Mr Butterfield a Civil War veteran and the pair spent their life largely in Wisconsin with brief Iowa years.
Neighbors and the Carl Reuter family report strange happenings at the Reuters farm southwest of the city. Fires were found at the stairway and near the roof across Wednesday to Friday, prompting the Reuters to leave and camp nearby. The house sits on Mrs. George Armbruster’s farm on Third Avenue.
The next circuit court term opens September 8 with cases to be tried in criminal dockets.
Reports list numerous court cases with lawyers for both sides, plus wartime style election results for state senators, congressmen, and county officials. The piece notes winners like John Malone and Isaac Stephenson, county totals, and local ward tallies with names, offices, and vote counts. It also covers guardianship matters, civil suits, miscellaneous notices, and a short items section including a lost bracelet and travel notices.
Miss Grace Bower and Harvey Sturdevant were married at the Hacker home on Fourteenth Street with Rev. C S Knight officiating. Attendants Clyde and Eva Sturdevant, a wedding supper held for guests, and plans to reside at the corner of Seventh and East streets with Sturdevant employed by Cooley and Davis. Guests from out of town included Mrs Jacobs of Barron and the Bonnell and Voss families from North Freedom and North.
Visitors urged to sample apples in orchard number two after helpers left ladder under the tree. Ladder will be furnished. September 2 report notes cordial invitation to avoid waste and enjoy fruit.
A southwest of the city house owned by Mrs. George Armbruser burned Tuesday afternoon after prior fires. Firefighters could not fully extinguish the blaze. Carl Reuter and family had previously occupied the dwelling. The old structure contained matches in mice nests between walls and was partly insured. Mrs. R. J. Pilley will accompany her sister Mrs. H. J. Robinson on a trip to Madison, Chicago, Grand Rapids, and other places before returning to Hancock Wisconsin.
Carl R. Michal the Portage jeweler is forming an attachment for the Glen. He has brought friends for two Sundays in succession and has stayed long enough to need a lantern to hitch up.
Kate Evans was arrested in Halsted's court for being an inmate of a house of ill repute. S. H. Toothman paid her $50 fine and $20 costs after he covered both sums, claiming origins from the North Freedom mines. The mid day arrest occurred on First avenue with Evans' money found in a closed bank.
William Collins was fined one dollar and costs in Halsted's court for drunkenness. The penalty was paid in full.
Auto livery firm advertises first class autos ready for service at any hour to any point. Calls answered at all times from 114 Fifth Avenue and telephone 197 A. 8. Launch.
A compact saying attributed to Watts contends that the mind determines a person’s true standard rather than outward appearances or fortune.
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