Baraboo Church Event and Police Burglar Arrest
Crowded Emanuel church in Baraboo heard Congressman John J. Esch speak on The Church and the New Day. Chief S. A. Pelton and Officer Neitzel arrested a burglar in town after a chain of high school break ins, recovering stamps cash knives watches and keys among other items.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emanuel Church of the Evangelical Association
Ash and
Fifth Streets
John J. Esch
la Crosse
C. E. Mayes
Evangelical Church
Esch
Mr. Esch
Grand Army of the Republic
Woman’s Relief Corps
Sauk County
Sauk City
Black Hawk
Mazomanie
S. A. Pelton
Winona
Sparta
Baraboo
Pelton
Neitzel
Oak Street
Moran
St. Paul
Wiionois
Lavaliers
First National Bank of Caledonia, Minn
New Emanuel Evangelical Church
John Isch
Merrimack Program Highlights War Sacrifice and Unity
The Merrimack high school program at Tower's hall features a pageant and readings about wartime sacrifice. Lieut. Col. John McCrae's poem From Flanders Fields is recited. Baraboo prices for meat butter and produce are listed, and road improvements to connect Baraboo, Reedsburg, and Ableman are proposed with local funding pledges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tower’s Hall
Wounded World War I Veteran Returns Home
Ewald Hammermeister of Logansville and formerly with L. M. Jacobs barber shop Baraboo returns to Hoboken after severe knee wounds on Oct 8 1918. He served in Co A from Reedsburg Baraboo and sailed from St Nazaire France. He is now in a New York City hospital awaiting transfer closer to home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ewald Hammermeister
Loganville
L. M. Jacobs
Baraboo
Hoboken
Co. A
Reedsburg
Hammermeister
New York City
St. Nazaire
France
Congressman Esch Proposes Fish Rescue Station in Mississippi
Congressman John J. Esch will introduce a bill to establish a fish rescue station at La Crosse. With crews under the fisheries bureau, more than 32,000,000 fish have been saved from smothering in land locked sloughs along the upper Mississippi.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John J. Esch
la Crosse
Fisheries Bureau
Mississippi
Reedsburg Lady Undergoes Sudden Appendicitis Operation
Mrs. Robert Hoefs of Reedsburg is at the hospital in that city, where she underwent an operation for appendicitis, with which she was stricken very suddenly. Her sister, Mrs. William Gall, of Baraboo, went Saturday to be with her.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reedsburg
Excelsior
Barago
North Freedom
Ableman
Robert Hoefs
That City
William Gall
Baraboo
Rev F L Baker Returns to Baraboo
The Advent Christian church will host a week of devotional meetings led by Rev. L. F. Baker of La Valle starting Tuesday evening April 15. Baker previously visited in January and formed warm friendships. He will discuss revival needs and the home church relation among other topics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Advent Christian Church
L. F. Baker
la Valle
Bride and Groom from Rockford Visit North Freedom
Mr and Mrs Vivian Douglas newlyweds from Rockford attend at George Douglas home in North Freedom The bride Miss Rox Ala Lafontaine formerly of Stoughton She has married into the Douglas family Douglas recently discharged from military service in France They plan to live in Janesville where he is employed at a tractor factory
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Vivian Douglas
Rockford
George Douglas
North Freedom
Rox Ala Lafontaine
Stoughton
Douglas
France
Janesville
Lightning Strikes Reedsburg Home On Third Street
A Monday morning blaze at the Frank Darre nougue residence on Third Street Reedsburg damaged one room and tore a carpet while fire spread but did not ignite. Occupants include station agent S. S. Webster and family. Mrs Webster suffered a severe shock but no injuries were reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Darrenougue
Third Street
Reedsburg
S. S. Webster
Wisconsin S approves equal suffrage bill in Senate
A statewide November 1920 referendum on equal suffrage in Wisconsin looked assured after the senate advanced the Nolan woman suffrage bill on Tuesday morning. Final action by the senate was set for Wednesday, with Gov. Philipp expected to sign once passed by both houses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wisconsin
Senate
Assembly
E. L. Philipp
Results of April Election Across Towns and Villages
The snapshot lists elected officials in numerous towns including Ironton Spring Green Merrimack Plain Greenfield and Franklin. Named include Persident Ernest Riggert Trustees Emil Zimmerman Will Lopau Clerk Wm Westedt Treasurer John Rigg er t Assessor F M Wheeler Supervisor H Steckelberg Constable Henry Luetkens and more. Franklin results are still pending as of press time.
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Persident
Guy Wright
W. S. Stowe
A. W. Noble
C. C. Thornburg
J. R. Fitzgerald
F. P. Phoenix
Oswald Calmer
F. E. Hawkins
Wm. Moyes
F. Mortimer
F. M. Seamans
Ernest Riggert
Emil Zimmerman
Will Lopau
Wm. Westedt
John Riggert
F. M. Wheeler
H. Steckelberg
Henry Luetkens
M. Hemingway
John Bodendein
Frank Coffer
James Byrne
Louis Pearson
Claud Lawrence
E. G. Hood
I. C. Evans
T. W. King
B. K. McNulty
A. Schlosser
Bert Hood
W. E. Seiders
Andrew Beinkofner
George Luther
J. H
John B. Luger
John A. Bauer
Wm. Cramer
Jos. Hartl
Jos
W. Bricks
Lawrence Beck
John G. Diehl
Herb Schreiner
Indian mound photographs to be taken
George R. Fox of the Chamberlain Memorial museum Three Oaks Michigan will photograph southern Wisconsin Indian animal shaped mounds. He will begin in Beloit with the turtle effigy then visit Fort Atkinson Lake Koshkonong Madison and several other sites including Bear mound Vilas park Merrill springs and Man Mound park. He will have Wisconsin Archaeological Society members assist and has published surveys of Outagamie Shawano Marinette Waushara counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wisconsin
George R. Fox
Chamberlain Memorial Museum
Three Oaks
Mich
Fox
Beloit
Beloit College
Fort Atkinson
Lake Koshkonong
Madison
Vilas Park
Merrill Springs
State Hospital
Man Mound
Man Mound Park
Baraboo
Merrimack
Devils Lake
Kilbourn
Wisconsin Archeological Society
Outagamie
Shawano
Marinette
Waushara
Shadow Social at Pewit's Nest Schoolhouse
Last Friday a shadow social was held at the Pewit's Nest schoolhouse. The event netted 44.25 from shadows and featured a pupil program praised for its quality led by Miss Gertrude Simpson with auctioneer Mr. Zantow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pewit’s Nest
Gertrude Simpson
Zantow
Caledonia Man Hurt in Runaway Accident
William Langbecker was seriously hurt Saturday in a runaway near the Funk farm in Caledonia. He was thrown from his wagon and suffered a broken collar bone a serious scalp wound. He is the brother in law of Ben Leeg of Portage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Langbecker
Funk Farm
Caledonia
Ben. Leeg
Portage
No Market Found For 400000 Bushels of Badger Peas
G. M. Busse, a pea dealer from Aldoma Wisconsin, traveled to Washington to seek a government market for 400000 bushels of peas. The stock blocks small railroad elevators in Wisconsin pea growing towns as last year’s crop was promised for government purchase. Officials are said to evade the agreement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. M. Busse
Aldoma
Wis
Washington
Wisconsin
Lieutenant Orriel Philbrick’s Aerial Record in Service
Lieutenant Orriel Philbrick returned to Americus Georgia after flying 275 hours in the aviation service. He trained at Rantoul Mahomet and Americus and flew over Alabama Florida Tennessee Indiana and Iowa. He survived a crash near the Field Museum in Chicago and earned 385 men under his command at discharge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orriel Philbrick
Americus
Georgia
Rantoul
Til
Alabama
Florida
Tennessee
Indiana
Iowa
Chicago
Field Museum
Philbrick
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Emanual Church
I Crosse
Highels
Parta
Chuch
Salvation Army
South Africa
Christian Church
the Red Cross
Geneva
Switzerland
Europe
America
Germany
Marne
Hindenburg Line
Sedan
Argonne
Church of the New Day
John McCrae
Flanders Fields
E. M. Doll
W. R. Irish
A. J. Heisel
Hapoel
Congressman Esch
LABY
Sige
Rev
F. L. Baker
New Evangelical Church
Ableman Village
Ironton Village
Loganville Village
Ironton Town
Bear Creek
John Mears
M. J. Walsh
James Muellen
W. A. Dwyer
F. A. Beckwith
John J. McDermott
G. L. Heickox
Joseph Brei
Michael Coyne
Westfield
C. Koenig
Herman Albers
August Thies
al. Luehtsen
F. H. Harms
J. G. Werthein
Aug. Steceberg
Dan Gall
Bert Mortimer
Tom Labansky
Charley Schroeder
Dolph Mortimer
Roy Carpenter
Wm. Gibbons
W. S. Stanberry
Will Gibeaut
Fairfield
E. R. Thomas
W. H. Burton
Carl Anchor
E. C. Green
Robert Schneller
Robert Dallon
Will Saxe
A. J. Newell
Wm. Wolfe
Greenfield
Frank Cook
Herman Jahn
Albert Kern
H. C. Langdon
Glen Johnson
A. Fry
Walter Konkle
Adam Karg
Franklin
United States
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