Hill Kinsley wedding ties two Sauk County families
Miss Anita Faye Kinsley and Clerk of the Court James H. Hill were married at the bride’s home in Reedsburg by Rev. C. L. Koons. A 5:30 p.m. ceremony featured a white carnation arch. About 40 guests attended a supper and the couple departed by auto for Baraboo before returning to Resdburg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James H. Hill
Thomas Hill
Spring Green
Anita Faye Kinsley
M. Kinsley
Reedsburg
C. L. Koons
Baraboo Presbyterian Church
Kinsley
Pearl Hill
Carl N. Hill
Lillian Evans
Harry Purdy
Mercer
Stackhouse
Baraboo
Sauk County
Many New Features at Sauk County Fair
The Sauk county fair announces a new grand stand cattle barn and dining hall as well as a balloon ascent and prize events. The First Regiment band will perform and the Navajos and Eagles meet Wednesday for a purse with $25 to the winner and $12.50 to the loser. more exhibits are promised.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sauk County
First Regiment
W H M S Elects Officers at M E Church Meeting
The W H M S met Friday afternoon in the M E church parlors and elected officers. President Mrs Philip Cheek. First Vice President Mrs H M Johnston. Second Vice President and Corresponding Secretary Mrs Albert Hook. Recording Secretary Mrs Vanderveer. Treasurer Miss Ida Burnham. Supper was served and a pleasant social time followed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. E. Church
Philip Cheek
H. M. Johnston
Albert Hook
Vanderveer. Treas
Ida Burnham
Regulate the Bowels with Dr. Chase's Pills
Popular health ad touts Dr. A W Chase's Kidney and Liver Pills as the key to regular bowels and biliousness relief. A Kansas user reports sixteen years of constipation solved with one half pill twice a week, claiming sustained efficacy without dose increase. Available at Everson's Pharmacy and Buffalo company offices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. W. Chase
PhHilip Buckie
Gypsum
Kansas
Buffalo, N. Y
A.W. Chase
Evenson’s Pharmacy
Threat letters spark Denzer area barn burnings fear
Denzer residents report anonymous letters threatening to burn barns. The letters appear from a single writer and the matter is with postal authorities. On September 13 a barn on John Wart zok farm burned while the family was away, with no clear cause.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denzer
John Wartzok
Elroy Tribune editor Maude Dunn dies after operation
Maude V. Dunn editor and proprietor of the Elroy Tribune died in Chicago after a sequence of stomach surgeries. She was about 30, devoted to her paper, taking over from her father T. K. Dunn. Survived by brothers H. H. Dunn Charles Dunn William Dunn Ivan Dunn and cousin Mrs. A. W. Page. Remains taken to Elroy for interment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maude V. Dunn
Elroy Tribune
Chicago
T. K. Dunn
H. H. Dunn
The
LaValle Leader
Charles Dunn
Canada
William Dunn
Can
Ivan Dunn
Evansville
Elroy
A. W. Page
Baraboo
Julia Kleeber Struebing
Oshkosh
Reedsburg
A. Kleeber
Six-Year-Old John Henry Dillenbeck Dies of Meningitis
Little John Henry Dillenbeck son of Mr and Mrs H K Dillenbeck of Second Avenue died after a week's illness with spinal meningitis at age six. He showed brief hopes of recovery before paralysis led to his death. Funeral from Trinity church Wednesday at 2 30 PM with service at 2 PM at the family home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Henry Dillenbeck
H. K. Dillenbeck
Second Avenue
Trinity Church
David B. Miles
Estancia
New Mexico
Reedsburg
Ohio
Tennessee
James
M. J. Miles
Miles
D. B. Hulburt
Hulburt
Loganville
Madison
Dance at Fern Dell Promises Fun on September 26
Fern Dell manager G C Watson announced another popular dance at his Baraboo resort this Saturday evening September 26. He has hired the Von Wald orchestra of Reedsburg to provide music and promises attendees a good time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. C. Watson
Fern Dell
Baraboo
von Wald
Reedsburg
Obituary for Charles Brown Ringling Bros handler
Charles Brown died Sunday of heart failure after three years in charge of Ringling Bros. quarters. He had no local relatives. The funeral will be held Tuesday at two from the Thompson house.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Brown
Ringling Bros
Thompson House
Editor Trumbull Declares Daughter Florence Elopes
L B Trumbull Ber nardsville News editor uses an obituary heading to announce his daughter Florence eloping with Frederick W. Compton a nearby worker. He condemns the match as coarse and unfit, vowing to defend the right in court or on the street in protest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. B. Trumbull
Bernardsville
Florence
Frederick W. Compton
Trumbull
Rail line planned from Portage to Friendship and Grand Rapids
J N Braun of Western Transportation visits Briggsville and Oxford to discuss a Portage to Friendship rail route. Adams county residents favor Portage entry and have pledged 150000 cash. a Kilbourn option is urged by Milwaukee interests. If local support remains, surveyors could map the Portage route in 30 to 60 days. extension north depends on Portage versus Kilbourn choice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. N. Braun
Western Transportation Company of
St. Paul
Briggsville
Oxford
Adams County
Portage
Friendship
Grand Rapids
Kilbourn
Milwaukee Company
Adams County Board
Braun
Big Spring
Presidential Candidates Snapshot from Party Ballot List
The list shows Republican Taft of Ohio with Sherman of New York. Democratic Bryan of Nebraska Kern of Indiana. Prohibitionist Chafin of Illinois with Watkins of Ohio. Independence Hisgen of Massachusetts Graves of Georgia Williams of Indiana. Socialist Debs of Indiana with Hanford of New York. Socialist Labor Gilhaus of New York Munroe of Virginia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William H. Taft
Ohio
James S. Sherman
New York
William J. Bryan
Nebraska
John W. Kern
Indiana
Eugene W. Chafin
Illinois
Aarons. Watkins
Thomas L. Hisgen
Massachussetts
John T. Graves
Georgia
Samuel Williams
Eugene V. Debs
Benjamin Hanford
August Gilhaus
Donald L. Munroe
Virginia
Barn Fire Destroys Steinke Property Near Pumping Station
A barn owned by August Steinke burned today near the pumping station, about noon, located 80 rods east of the station on the north side of the road. No injuries reported. Fire officials investigated the blaze.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
August Steinke
Sauk County Wins Again at Spring Green Educational Exhibit
Sauk County captured the education exhibit banner for the third straight year at the Spring Green fair, with Dane Iowa and Richland also competing. Dist No 2 Baraboo and Glenville School led Sauk’s success, and Hazel Hindes won the girls word race while Harold Hackett took the boys oratorical prize, each earning seven dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sauk County
Dane
Iowa
Richland
Sauk
Mazomanie
Dane County
G. W. Davies
Dist
Franklin
Edith Luther
Excelsior
Baraboo
Greenfield
Glenville
Harold Hackett
North Freedom
Hazel Hindes
Ableman
Baraboo Leaves Burn Spark Causes Fire Watch
Monday J D Powell visiting Baraboo from Livingston notes summer dryness and a neighbor burn accident. A Baraboo resident gathered yard debris and lit a match, causing smoke and scattered embers that drew Marshall Buckley to inspect for a possible forest fire risk. Buckley warned to be careful as conditions are dry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baraboo
Marshall J. E. Buckley
Cabin for sale cheap in mountain Virginia tale
A mountain cabin found in Virginia by a woman librarian is bought for 400 dollars. She recalls a chat with a mountain girl, mentions copperhead snakes under the fireplace and a warning about the snakes multiplying. The sign reads For Sale Cheap.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia
Sweet Springs
Howdy
Yussum
Yondah
How Long Do Bank Notes Live
A Bank of England official states the average life of notes out is 62 days for £5, 58 days for £10, 30 days for £20 to £100, 11 days for £200 to £500, and 55 days for £1,000. The note issue yields the bank a handsome annual return, even after accounting for losses to fire or shipwreck. A retired city official shows a genuine £1 note dated 9 February 1758, which, if deposited, would have earned over £2,000 by now.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bank of England
London
All Hallows Church Opens For Women Laborers
Each morning All Hallows in London opens early to serve women and girls arriving by the workmen’s trains. A brief service precedes time for needlework or reading. Reading materials are provided with careful selection to avoid narrow content.
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London
Church of All Hallows
England
Baraboo Court to Hear Lillian Souder Estate Action
State of Wisconsin Sauk County notice states Baraboo county court will convene October 6 1908 at ten to hear Lillian Souder's application for Evan A Evans of Baraboo to serve as administrator of Pearl Souder deceased. W T Kelsey judge. Grotophorst Evans and Thomas attorneys.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baraboo
Lillian Souder
Evan A. Evans
Pearl Souder
Said County
W.T. Kelsey
Grotophorst, Evans, & Thomas, Attys
Odd Numbers Used In Grocery Weighing Said To Have Magic
A housekeeper notes a belief in the magic of odd numbers in groceries weighing. She observes that salt sugar coffee and other items commonly come in odd pound units and grocers can custom package but even pounds like two or four must be weighed to order.
The Sympathy of Friendship in Emerson’s Thought
A brief reflection on friendship by Ralph Waldo Emerson. The speaker notes that true friendship transcends direct contact and exchange of tokens. Trust and shared conduct bind friends as if selves, with moral alignment guiding actions even when apart.
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Emerson
The Peak of Tenerife Seen From the Sea
The Peak of Tenerife appears the world’s highest mountain from the sea as its 12 200 feet rise is visible at a glance, unlike Alps or Rockies giants that require ascent before viewing their full height.
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Tenerife
Ocean
Canary Group
Alps
Emerson on vocation and the open path to purpose
The quote discusses individual vocation as a single clear direction open to each person. It likens a person to a ship steering through obstructions, eventually gliding through a channel toward an expansive, infinite sea of effort and potential.
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Ralph Waldo Emerson
Shot Out
A satirical remark targets Bill Burley and Cactus Charlie with a drinking scene reference. The quote cites a demon rum influence on Burley creating a one-eyed, low-browed sot, while noting it may have been the speaker's fault. The Philadelphia Press attribution is included.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Waters
Bill Burley
Cactus Charlie
Philadelphia Press
Bits of Local News and Notices From Area Papers
Short items report birthdays in Lime Ridge and North Freedom reaching eighty, a Prairie du Lac beaver colony, a hobby horse race in Lime Ridge, several marriages in Sauk City Madison and Barron, local deaths in Reedsburg Oshkosh and St Joseph, robberies in Hill Point, business sales in North Freedom, and civic moves in Sauk County including road commissioner selection and a surgeon’s operation in Reedsburg.
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Erfmeyer
Hill Point
St. Paul
Dennis Bishop
Reedsburg
St. Joseph
Mich
Babb’s Prairie
John T. Donaghey
North Freedom
Geissler Bros
Baraboo Steam Dye Works Sold to Bert Gollmar
William Allen sold the Baraboo Steam Dye Works and stock to Bert Gollmar. Gollmar took possession today to conduct a business with strong city and surrounding demand. He had been substituting for Bert De Koeyer on rural route No 5 and is a energetic, enterprising young man with a satisfactory home-town location.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Allen
Baraboo
Bert Gollmar
Gollmar
Bert de Koeyer
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Hill-Kinsley
Sauk CO. Fair
W.H. M.S
Miss Maude V. Dunn
Ada
Little
Husband
J. D. Powell
Livingston
Montana
D. L. Montgomery
Powell
Yellowstone Park
State OF
Wisconsin
GOCAT
Dr.a. W. Chase Medicine Co
Buffalo
N.yevenson
DIF
Marie Smith
Prairie du Lac
Lime Ridge
Peter Nelson
William Lewis
Carl Schlosser
Killian Schlosser
Wilson Creek
E. J. Brown
Black Earth
Prairie du Sac
Bertha Franke
Milwaukee
Edward Steidtman
Sauk City
Anna Farber
Alber Farber
Winfield
A. C. Coleman
Ogden
Utah
Harry L. Honan
Anna Gertz
Wausau
E. L. Powell
B. Ragatz
Ragatz
LaRue
Lena Klein
George Luck
Barron
Andrew
Andrew Moely
Baraboo Stea Dye Works
Kary
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