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Newspaper
Baraboo News
Location
Baraboo, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Sep 10, 1908
Page
8
A fire Friday evening damaged a store house southeast of the round house, about $500. It may have started from spontaneous combustion near tar barrels and oily canoes. Firemen rushed to the scene, saving the tar and nearby carpentry area, which last burned eighteen years ago.
Circuit court opened this forenoon with Judge E Ray Stevens presiding. Cases named include state ex rel Goddard versus Marriott et al on the calendar and Lissette Drake versus Reedsburg town at the foot of the calendar. Woodruff cases moved to December term while others are held in abeyance or dismissed. Samuel Babington appointed jury commissioner replacing Evans who has resigned.
Svendsen of Mason City Iowa and Miss Minnie Rooney were married at St Josephs church at 7 30 this morning by Father Durward Alvin L Svendsen and Miss Rooney attended by Miss May Terry. Guests from out of town included Mr and Mrs W Evendson Mr and Mrs E C Atherton and Miss Anna Faye. The couple plan a westward wedding trip and will reside in Mason City Iowa.
Mrs. George Cook of 332 Sixth Street visited Quaker doctors on Sunday and reports seven teeth were extracted without pain. She praises their skillful treatment and plans to have her daughter's teeth filled by them before they leave, calling their method excellent.
Official county tally filed by County Clerk 8 H Wood shows results for United States Senator Governor lieutenant governor secretary of state state treasurer attorney general insurance commissioner congress assembly districts county clerk county treasurer register of deeds clerk of court sheriff district attorney surveyor coroner and secretary of state. Democratic and Prohibition and Social Democratic lines list candidate tallies with no social democratic votes on the county ticket.
Mrs D K Noyes, age eighty seven, celebrated with friends in Baraboo hosted by Mrs W W Morse. An elaborate noon dinner preceded a flower shower as guests named include Mrs Irwin, Mrs Evans, Mrs Rose Morley, Mrs Nelson Morley, and others.
Fine Fruit F. N. Peck recalls a sample from his son Er G. Peck of North Yakima Washington. The pears are large with a fine tint and a melt in the mouth flavor. The son runs a ten acre ranch with prunes pears peaches and other fruit. The Japanese visit the Yakima valley for apples and shipments go worldwide.
The Cotton Growers' Association unveils a three million dollar plant after cutting thread to four cents aspool from six. The industry claims past profits reached about thirty eighty million dollars and predicts a rush of competition as the trust plans to push a campaign to reduce its surplus.
Will Stay At Home Assemblyman Harring of Elroy opposed county option and other liquor controls. The primary decision implies his district will not be represented by Harring in the next legislature.
A new time table is shown on this page with several changes. Readers are advised to review the updated schedule and note the revised hours and shifts.
James Cook has moved from Bloomer to Baraboo and bought a lot in Tuttle's addition to build a home next to his uncle James Cook.
Keep Careful Watch. Be sure and do not allow your subscription to the News to get behind. We are now obliged to comply strictly with the new postal law and discontinue all papers not paid for within the year.
Frank Parrish hospitalized in Madison for rheumatism treatment. Friends arrange Electric theatre for next Thursday evening with all proceeds to cover his medical costs.
Miss Ruth Huson offers small classes for piano and organ lessons at 721 Mound Street. Interested students may inquire for available times and rates.
Community notes mention a photography tip using a weak cold solution of Galvanic Soap and a social gathering west of the woolen mill. Baraboo visitors Mr and Mrs Edwin Wood and daughter Norene visited relatives in Baraboo before his return to Chicago. Rexall Cherry Juice advertised for cough relief at Evenson's Pharmacy. Toland Business School of LaCrosse promotes education with a mailed catalogue.
We thank many kind friends and neighbors for assistance during our bereavement illness and death of our little daughter Lucile. We also thank Rev J S Crowder and the singers for their services. Mr. and Mrs Harry Swan.
T L Knauss a noted merchant and cashier at North Freedom Bank became seriously ill on Saturday. His condition has improved but he remains far from well.
A New York Times report asserts that Sweet fern leaves brewed into a strong tea can relieve poison ivy itch and pain within one to two hours. The cooled tea is used as a bath or a damp cloth applied to affected areas for prompt relief.
The piece compares city evolution to a commercial house and criticizes Berlin’s press as impoverished and under authority, contrasting it with London New York and Paris where the press influences city governance and development.
Local items include visits between Baraboo residents and relatives in Madison Milwaukee and surrounding cities. Prominent mentions cover health updates travel to Kansas City and Chicago appearances at the Electric Theatre and a Ringling Bros. report with a court matter.
A man named T walked down Main Street to propose, passing a mile of millinery and dry goods stores with price tagged windows, and never faltering. The Houston Post records the moment as a simple, earnest declaration of love.
A playful exchange from Lippincott's noting a boy eager to edit. The first editor believes the youngster is suited to be an editor, while the second editor jokes that he discards every page by tossing it into the wastebasket.
A Stevenson saying notes that a wet rag travels safely by the fire and a blind man cannot expect to be much impressed by romantic scenery. The aphorism reflects practical doubt about beauty perceived through limitations.
North bound schedule lists St. Paul and Duluth trains with arrivals and numbers including No. 508 1 45 A M and No. 511 11 20 P M. South bound shows Chicago Special No. 502 2 00 A M and Minnesota Mail No. 508 6 37 A M with notes Daily and Sunday excepted.
An old medical advertisement touts Hood's Sarsa parilla as a radical cure for disorders of the nose throat stomach bowels and other delicate organs claiming broadhealth benefits.
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