Entertainers from Baraboo Thrive in Los Angeles Stage Work
Former Baraboo residents boost LA theatre crowds with appearances in Irene at the Mason Opera House and Abies Irish Rose at the Morosco. Jack Boothby, Darlin Hackett, and Doris Dewey headline tours and performances with Stanford Military band, a local school study vibe, and family ties back home. Doris Dewey, daughter of Mrs Elizabeth Gattwinkel, acts as a flower girl in Abies Irish Rose. Doris attends Compton High School while performing seven shows weekly.
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Baraboo
Los Angeles
Jack Boothby
Howard Booth
Mason Opera House
Irene
Boothby
Darlin Hackett
Major Hackett
North Freedom
Stanford University
Grauman
City of the Angels
Stanford
Hackett
Great Lakes
Chicago
California
Doris Ireen Gattwinkel
Elizabeth Gattwinkel
Abie
Morosco
Doris
Doris Dewey
Oliver Morosco
Trouble for Madison Bond Company in Involuntary Bankruptcy Filing
A petition for involuntary bankruptcy against the Madison Bond company has been filed. Victor A. Arnold is central, noted for giving away about $25 000 to Madison’s poor last Christmas. The firm defaulted on interest and rent payments mid March and bonds of 50 000 to 75 000 are said sold in Sauk county. The situation is tangled and seen as a nervous risk. Seven women and seven men were fined in Chicago for poker with the den’s proprietor fined 25 and others 1 each.
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Madison Bond Company
Victor A. Arnold
Madison
Sauk County
Last Meeting Of Debaters
The high school debating society held its final meeting of the season with about 40 members present in the assembly room. Members offered year end reflections, debated capital punishment with McArthur Olds and Isenberg for the proposition and McGann Kramer and Wartzok for the negative, which won.
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High School Debating Society
Mcarthur
Olds
Isenberg
McGann
Kramer
Wartzok
Culver
Rohn
Francis Lenihan
Capener
Society
Reedsburg Drug Store Site Purchased by Henry Thieman
Henry Thieman of Reedsburg bought the Main Street building now housing his drug store. The upper floor remains with the Masons. Thieman purchased the main floor from Jack Falvey for $6500 and has used it for the past three years.
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Henry Thieman
Reedsburg
Main St
The
Masons
Thieman
Jack Falvey
Scouts Write Good Turn A Troop Meeting
Scouts of Troop 33 Madison share their “Good Turns” list detailing acts of kindness from assisting with a baby buggy to helping strangers and aiding an elderly man. Scoutmaster A W Leitch praises the motto Do a good turn daily and notes the examples reflect quiet unseen service.
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Scoutemaster
A. W. Leitch
Madison
Harvesters Net Profit Drops in 1921 Report
The International Harvester annual report shows a 1921 net profit of 4,149,918.89 dollars, down from 16,655,300 dollars in 1920, with total sales at 121,215,000 dollars, representing 54 percent of the year’s proceeds.
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International Harvester
Chicago
Right of way at intersections for autos explained
An editorial outlines the traffic rule Sec. 1631-1 granting the vehicle from the right the right of way at intersections. It warns drivers to avoid violations and recalls that cars on the right have priority unless a police officer is directing traffic.
Missing Girl Writes Home From Denver
Mrs. David Bennett of Reedsburg received a letter from her daughter Helen who had vanished weeks ago. Helen says she is in a girls club in Denver and asks for money to return home, promising to explain her plans and come at once.
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David Bennett
Reedsburg
Helen
Denver
Col
Passion Play for Baraboo at St. Joseph’s Auditorium
The Baraboo presentation shows the passion and death of Our Lord in eight thousand feet of film at St. Joseph’s auditorium on Tuesday April 11 with 4 and 8 15 p m showings. It is produced by the Knight of Columbus with a small admission fee to cover costs and scenes filmed in the Holy Land. The matinee at 4 o clock is urged to avoid evening crowding during Holy Week.
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Baraboo Odd Fellows
The
Rebeccas
Kilbourn
Baraboo
Mauston
Erie
Portage
Poynette
Fall River
Baraboo Odd Fellow Lodge
Baraboo Lodge
Rebecca
Odd Fellowship
Gem Theatre
Odd Fellows of
Wisconsin
Pres
Joseph F. Rothe
Green Bay
Odd Fellows Home
Wilfiants
Rebecca Lodge
Odd Fellow Lodge
Kilbourn Lodge
Independent
Order of Odd Fellows
St. Joseph‘s Auditorium
Holy Land
Knight of Columbus
Reedsburg Pastor Resigns After Three-Year Stay
The Rev L E Warren of the United Brothern church resigns as Reedsburg pastor. He and his wife plan to move to Lime Ridge when roads permit, with district superintendent Rev G W Bechtolt to oversee duties until a replacement is chosen.
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Reedsburg
L. E. Warren
United Brothern Church
Lime Ridge
G. W. Bechtolt
Five Weeks Wedded Ends in Tragic Suicide
Edward Sickman a 20 year old man in Burlington Iowa killed himself early Monday by taking poison and shooting through the heart after a five week marriage. An unhappy union is believed to have caused the tragedy.
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Edward Sickman
Burlington
Iowa
Butler Confesses to 40000 Dollar Robbery in Chicago
A former butler for multimillionaire grain broker A. W. Cutten confessed to planning the 40000 dollar break in at the Cutten country home in Chicago, according to police.
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A. W. Cutten
Chicago
Cutten
Madison Post Office Site Bill Passes in Congress
Both houses in Washington approve the Madison post office site bill. The project is estimated to cost about 338000 dollars and represents a public works development for the city.
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Madison Post Office
Washington
Funeral for Former Sheriff Nichols Held in Wonewoc
Funeral services were held Wednesday in Wonewoc for former Sheriff E. E. Nichols who had resided in Woodland. He died Sunday March 26 after several weeks of illness and leaves a family. the family had lived in Baraboo in earlier years.
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Sheriiff
E. E. Nichols
Wonewoc
Woodland
Baraboo
Baraboo Wins By One Point In Milwaukee Opener
Baraboo's basketball team edged Western Printers of Racine 28 to 27 in the state amateur tournament opener in Milwaukee. The Baraboo quintet, winner by a single point, advanced to face Superior in a subsequent game.
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Baraboo
Co. G
Milwaukee
Racine
Superior
Lovers Held By Father In Baraboo Love Row
Miss Marian Nimicheck of La Crosse, 17, sought marriage to Arthur Potterville, WWI veteran, in Baraboo. Her father alerted authorities, leading to custody by La Crosse officials. Potterville is reported sick and Nimicheck remains at home.
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Arthur Potterville
Marian Nimicheck
la Crosse
Baraboo
Marian M Nimicheck
Marian
Miss Nimicheck
Mr. Potterville
Whitewater Normal
Racine
Arthur
Madison
Nimicheck
Otto Harmel
Harmel
Potterville
Memorial dedication of John Burroughs Boyhood Farm
The Catskill farm where John Burroughs began his studies was dedicated to his memory on April 3. A bronze tablet was unveiled and the large bowlder he played near will remain as his sole monument honoring the poet and naturalist.
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Catskill Mountains
John Burroughs
Burroughs
Samuel Jenkins Backs Sparrows To Save Song Birds
Chippewa Falls humane society leader Samuel Jenkins, once a sparrow defender, now campaigns for sparrow destruction. He cites rising sparrow numbers and declining song birds, arguing sparrows are a major songbird enemy, though laws allow killing sparrows year round.
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Samuel Jenkins
Chippewa Falls
Humane Society
Chippewa County
Mr. Jenkins
Portage Register Democrat Skips Print Day
The Portage Register Democrat did not publish today due to election activities. No newspaper was issued this election day.
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Portage Register-Democrat
Baraboo Co G Wins State Amateur Basketball Title
Baraboo's Co. G basketball team captured the state amateur championship with a 20 to 17 final against Superior after a close contest. Earlier, Baraboo beat Racine 28 to 27, with John Sprecher and Noble Sprecher each scoring 14 points. A city celebration followed the victory.
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Baraboo
Co. G
Racine
John Sprecher
Noble
Superior
Milwaukee
Co. G. Team
Princess Aggie Polkadot de Kil Sets Milk Record
A Holstein cow named Princess Aggie Polkadot de Kil, owned by H P Fischer of Shakopee Minnesota, is proclaimed a world bearer after a yearly test in the senior four year old class with 31600 pounds of milk and 1052 pounds of butterfat.
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Aggie Polkadot de Kil
H. P. Fischer
Shakopee, Minn
Road School Meet A Success At Courthouse
About 250 attendees filled the courthouse for the annual road school on Wednesday. William Halbersleben opened with road construction goals as experts Lange Schneider Lange French Schoephoerster Bauer spoke on culverts patrol care, and E R Thomas outlined patrol duties for 1922. Attendees included A L Hambrecht and F W Sawtelle of Madison and a business group from Ableman.
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William Halbersleben
Lange
Chris Schneider
Emil Lange
H. E. French
J. Schoephoe
Herman Jahn
Carl Koenig
Westfield
Frank Cook
Greenfield
Henry Dargel
Reedsburg
Enge
Troy
Theodore Brandt
Washington
Gustav Binder
Ableman
A. O. Sorge
Baraboo
Madison Resident for 74 Years Dies at 82
Mrs. Martha L. Lansing, 82, longtime Madison resident of 74 years, died at her home on Spaight Street. She was the widow of William H. Lansing.
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Martha L. Lansing
Madison
Spaight Street
William H. Lansing
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