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Newspaper
Baraboo News
Location
Baraboo, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Sep 17, 1908
Page
9
Baraboo schools report 13 of 36 teachers come from outside the district. The piece questions the impact of nonlocal staff on local education. A cryptic line asks which of the 13 is the thirteenth, hinting at ongoing scrutiny of district hiring.
The Chicago and Northwestern plans to employ many more workers to improve Baraboo's outlook. The aim is better work, morale, and health with fresh air and optimistic living conditions.
A man known on Fifth Street, who has learned from prior dropping experiences, now contemplates attempting an airship project. The note hints at his growing ambitions and plans to explore aerial mobility.
Prairie du Sac hosts a tale of Honey Creek young men including Sam Pateh who miss a train sparking local chatter about their journey and plans.
A London newspaper jokes that there may be no fat king in Europe while pointing out that most leaders hold fat jobs. The quip reflects humor about European monarchies and the state of political office.
Sheriff Stackhouse raided Bell’s property near Devil’s Lake. The action targets the well pump and may increase its agitation as officers investigate possible illegal activity.
Baraboo schools report 36 teachers with 23 from the city, signaling strong local pedagogical timber in the region.
A Merrimack citizen records in his diary that after the moment passes a man may realize he could have avoided temptation. The reflective line poses a moral takeaway from personal experience.
Despite tough times in some areas, Sauk county's assessed valuation figures suggest a sense of contentment. The data indicates steady property values and a stable tax base amid economic strains.
The message asks influential residents to back Superintendent Chamberlain and his team to benefit hundreds of public school pupils. It appeals for united effort and strong support for the school system and its leadership.
A magazine writer argues that American cities lack a unique odor yet invites readers to linger in Pittsburg to detect a personal scent, then in Chicago for reflection, and in Milwaukee to sniff a malted breeze.
The Methodist Episcopal church pursues Congressmen Cannon amid factional clash. If Cannon survives the political skirmish, he could secure a permanent seat near the Capitol dome.
Miss Annie S. Peck of Providence Rhode Island scaled Mount Huascaran a second time reaching 26 000 feet, beating all prior records and challenging claims of female subordination to men as she proves equal to man in mountaineering prowess per the Evening Wisconsin.
Verne S. Pease of Baraboo editor and manager of the Boscobel Dial-Enterprise declares independence. On three occasions last month Mr Pease held out news items from the Dial-Enterprise columns at friends requests.
A Chicago Evening Post excerpt defends printing fresh news despite scoops and sensationalism. It praises editors like Godkin and Greeley and lauds Boscobel’s defiance, arguing news that harms none serves the public and shows journalistic courage. Verne is cited as reliable, while Pease is criticized.
The Evening Wisconsin interviews leading manufacturers statewide. Alder man W. H. McFetridge of Baraboo reports woolen goods trade improving with prospects for continued demand. Clothiers limit orders to immediate needs while stocks stay low. Growth depends on political stability and continued prices.
A description touts the Sun day Record Herald color comic section as free of vulgarity and mischief. It promises entertaining features and a Sunday magazine with renowned authors and artists, noting a rich color cover image and high standards for Sunday journalism.
Dr O Van Valkenburg of Chippewa Falls laments missing The News as a link to home. Mary A Brown reports relocation from Greenfield to Caldwell Idaho and now Roswell Idaho. Emma Huber notes move from Fairmount Minnesota to Rockham South Dakota and says they are lost without The News.
An exchange warns women to beware of the telephone neck from long hours at the phone with the receiver to the left ear. Surgeons say the habit may cause a crooked neck in the near future. The note adds that no lady in the neighborhood will contract the disease.
A mother questions a teacher about punishing her son. The teacher replies calmly that the punishment served the same purpose as spanking a boy, implying a standard disciplinary goal. The exchange centers on authority and parental rights in the classroom.
In the primary County Clerk 8S. H. Wood led all candidates with 2495 votes, the Clerk of Court James H. Hill had 2413, and two years ago Wood won the general election by outrunning the governor by eight votes when Davidson had 3102 and Wood 8110. All eyes turn to November to see if Wood maintains pace.
A man poses as a government inspector to examine cattle and declares them infected with tuberculosis. He tells farmers to sell the stock abroad, then another man buys the cattle for about half their value the next day.
A Lippincotts Magazine excerpt imagines a Sunday school moment about heaven with a child asking which children go there, answered by a child naming dead ones. It contrasts biblical kings with their famed wisdom and famed vices, noting Solomon and David as authors of Proverbs and Psalms and hinting at aging and morality.
The official route of the Ringling Bros. World's Greatest Shows travels through Kansas Oklahoma Arkansas Tennessee and Kentucky with performances in Great Bend Hutchinson Wichita Joplin Springfield Pittsburg Iola Chanute Coffeyville Winfield Guthrie McAlester Booneville Little Rock Memphis Dyersburg Hopkinsville Nashville and Bowling Green from September 10 to October 3.
The school board met on Thursday and allowed bills including J. P. Kartack printing, J. S. Worthman postage, Milwaukee Western Fuel coal, Hugh Kelley labor, J. E. Elkington repairing tools, Emil Schudlick hauling sidewalk, C. H. Evenson supplies, J. H. Doppler freight, and others. Also notes H. W. Barkers cough remedy available at all drug stores.
Dr H Spurleder and family from Milwaukee plan to move to Black Hawk to begin practice, staying at the Black Hawk store. The Black Hawk school opened with 16 pupils under Miss Alma Barlen. The Reform church in Harrisburg hosts Missionfest services next Sunday with Rev J Von Grueningen of Sauk City preaching. Social visits include Mrs W Steuber and Mrs Schmidly in Conrad Adam’s home, and John Accola’s visit to Fred Schubring. Sunday school picnics of Black Hawk and Harrisburg M and E churches were held at Witwen.
September notes reveal a son born to Mr and Mrs Ly man Kindschi on September 3. The Meyers family welcomed a daughter’s care from Truman Meyers’ household. Several local residents, including Mrs Gordon and Miss Doris from Lodi, visited Mrs Teel and returned to Lodi. Lillian Beck, after five weeks with S Premo, went back to Chicago. Multiple residents traveled to Milwaukee. Will Premo’s father Henry Shaw and uncle Mr Nelson from Oregon arrived unexpectedly.
Harrisburg and West Troy infant Alvin William Hoppe son of Mr and Mrs William Hoppe was christened at Zion church last Sunday. Sadie Bear returned Thursday from her visit at Rockford.
An advertisement claims Burdock's Blood Bitters cleanses impure blood to improve skin and eyes, and includes Dean's Ointment for piles, Dean's Regulats for constipation, Dr. Thomas' Electric Oil for fast pain relief, and various minor remedies with time estimates.
A Onida South Dakota doctor pens stern verse on billing. The poem exhorts paying what is owed before sleep, contrasting God and the doctor with the threat of being viewed as the devil when the bill is due. The note is shared by a local physician and attached to Dr P Kendall’s stationery.
Letters from William J. Lees of St. Louis Lemuel M. Hutchinson of Vermont and W C Rollins of Texas praise Peruna for stomach liver and kidney troubles bad cold chronic catarrh and chills and fever. The note mentions Peruna tablets as a fluid alternative with each tablet equal to one dose of Peruna.
The August record notes a rare aurora borealis sighting at night and lists rainfall totaling 38.92 inches for the month. A light frost was reported August 19, with a low of 41.0 degrees on August 20 and a high of 98.0 degrees on August 3. The month then provides daily maximum and minimum temperatures.
James McFadden and Miss Anna M. Fadden were married at Nuptial Holy High Mass in the Holy Name cathedral Chicago. The bride’s sister Katharine attended with best man M. J. Carmody. The couple resides in Douglas Arizona where the groom works as a shipping clerk for Copper Queen Smelting.
A Madison Journal quip compares political campaigns to a streetcar with room for one more rider and pay as you enter. It frames the grind of running for office through a lighthearted analogy.
A medical advertisement promises cures for various diseases without needles or pain. It asserts diagnosis without questions, offers one week of treatment for free if written, and invites readers to contact the Private Sanitarium and Museum of Anatomy in Rockford Illinois at 628 W State St.
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