War relic train visits Baraboo during Victory Loan tour
A war exhibit train toured Baraboo and other Wisconsin towns, arriving from Reedsburg and en route to Lodi and Madison. The event featured the American baby whippet tank driven by L. P. Gerou, overseas soldiers aboard, concerts by the Jackie band, and displays of captured weapons and wartime equipment from Germany, Britain and France.
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Wisconsin
Paraboo
Reedsburg
Lodi
Madison
Maxomania
Sauk City
Lone Rock
Jackie Band
Warren House
Fright Depot
L. P. Gerou
France
Young Couple Is Married at Portage
Miss Esther Schmidt daughter of Fred Schmidt Caledonia was united today to Frank Luek at Portage Lutheran church parsonage by Rev Wm Uffer beck. Luek son of Mr and Mrs Luek of Lewiston. They will reside on a farm owned by Luek’s father between Portage and Kilbourn.
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Esther Schmidt
Fred Schmidt
Caledonia
Frank Luek
Portage Lutheran Church
Wm. Ufferbeck
Luek
Flooding Impacts Fairfield Area and Local Movements
The Wisconsin river remains very high with Hulbert Creek flats underwater. Travel is rerouted around the bridge as islands and marshes flood. Local residents report temporary relocations and family movements including Mrs F A Andrews traveling to Rockford Illinois and Walter Anchor moving to the Ringling farm. Stacy Anchor misses school due to lingering flu effects.
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Wisconsin
Hulbert Creek
F. A. Andrews
Rockford
Ill
Gilbert Lee
Madison
John Lee
Stacy Anchor
River Street
Walter Anchor
Cooper
Ringling Farm
Alfred Anchor
Baraboo
Madison Hosts Aerial Circus Over Liberty Loan Day
Circling and diving planes from the flying circus soared over Madison on a liberty loan publicity event Saturday afternoon. Thousands lined Lake Monona roads as five residents rode with aviators including James B. Ramsay and Mrs. Harry L. Potter enjoying a 35 minute flight full of twists and thrills.
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Flying Circus
Madison
Lake Monona
James B. Ramsay
County Victory Loan Committee
Harry L. Potter
Paul Kney
Fuller & Johnson Co
F. T. Tucker
Darrell D. Dunn
Democrat
Sentence for Frank Hiller in Adams court
In Justice Adolph Andre's court Hiller was sentenced to 0 days in jail or a $25 fine plus costs. He lacks funds and will stay with the sheriff during strawberry picking. Officer Burke arrested him for taking tools from the Chicago Northwestern shops. some were found with relatives and others in a woodshed. He was a star witness in the George Weberstein liquor case.
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Adolph Andre
Hiller
Burke
Chicago & Northwestern
George Weberstein
S. A. Pelton
Neitzel
Surprise Birthday Party for Frederick Siebecker
Relatives gathered at the home of his son Lawrence Siebecker on Easter Sunday to honor Frederick Siebecker on his 70th birthday with a large picnic dinner. Attendees included Judge R. G. Siebecker of Madison and numerous Siebecker and related families from Baraboo Sumpter Merrimack and Baraboo.
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Frederick Siebecker
Lawrence Siebecker
R. G. Siebecker
Madison
Arthur Wierich
Sumpter
Charles Graff
Merrimack
C. E. Eschenbach
Robert Waffenschmidt
Helen Gale
Wm. Siebecker
Albert Wierich
Edward C. Bloom
Carl Isenberg
Paul Gust
Dickie
Joe Kunzelman
Fred Schwartz
Ida
Meta
Olga Siebecker
Baraboo
Prairie du Sac Power Plan Raises Spring Green Rates
Spring Green may obtain electricity from Prairie du Sac as costs to operate the plant increase rates. The proposal notes higher charges to residents and businesses if Prairie du Sac supplies power to Spring Green.
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Prairie DU Sac
Spring Green
Remarkable Flight Made by Major Macauley
Major T. C. Macauley returned to Fort Worth after a transcontinental trip of 5,500 miles in 44 hours 14 minutes actual flying time. He flew from San Diego to Jacksonville in 19 hours 15 minutes actual flying time. His average speed for the journey was 138 miles per hour.
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T. C. Macauley
Fort Worth
San Diego
Cal
Jacksonville
Fla
High School Basketball Team Banquet Highlights
A Monday evening banquet honored the girls basketball team with yellow and white decor and trophies. Lyndell Brownell introduced speakers and a program featuring poems and songs about basketball. Miss Helen Chapman led the effort with help from the team. the event may become an annual affair.
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Lyndell Brownell
Stanford Richardson
Eleanor Romelfanger
William Radtke
Lou Metcalf PanosOlen
Winnifred Welch
Ethel Nieman
Tanghe
Harlan Kelley
Wisconsin
Helen Chapman
Dogs kill sheep near Baraboo on Schellenger farm
On Friday night dogs killed three sheep and seriously crippled three others on the farm of Charles Schell enberger southwest of Baraboo. He says he was never troubled with dogs before.
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Charles Schellenberger
More Specimens Arrive at Madison Zoo for Spring
Baraboo and Sauk County residents tour the Madison zoo visiting newly arrived birds and animals secured by Dr. Dwight of the Madison Zoological and Aquarium Society. Birds include Nicolar pigeons, bleeding heart pigeons, Japanese robins, zebra finches, piping crows, and mandarin ducks. Expected arrivals May 1 include emu, South American ostrich, and red kangaroo. Zoo life reported in good condition with spring activity.
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Baraboo
Sauk County
Madison Zoo
Zoo
Dwight
Madison Zoological and Aquarium _ society
San Francisco
Nicolar Island
Philippines
Australia
Asia
Africa
Mexico
South America
Birth of a son to Mr and Mrs H P Voll of Baraboo
Mr and Mrs H P Voll of Baraboo near North Freedom rejoice over the birth of a son named Frederic Philip. Mrs Voll is formerly Miss Grace Randall, daughter of Mr and Mrs Charles Randall of Kirkwood.
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H. P. Voll
Baraboo
North Freedom
Frederic Philip
Voll
Grace Randall
Charles Randall
Kirkwood
Baraboo Heroes Return from War and Indiana Mound Study
Fifteen of Baraboo's twenty-one veterans land in Boston after service on the Tuscania and in Europe, with two dozen listed by name and one death. George R. Fox, Three Oaks archaeologist, photographs local effigy and animal mounds, detailing mink, panther, bird, frog, and deer forms and noting preservation needs in Wisconsin and Michigan sites.
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Baraboo
Boston
Mass
Tuscania
U. S
Co I
Waco
Texas
France
26Th Division
George R. Fox
Three Oaks
Michigan
Mich
Fox
Searles
Kruger Creek
Merrimack
Prairie du Lac
Kirkland
Devils Lake
Charles Polson
Herman Mielke
Fairfield
A. B. Stout
Stage Road
Asa Shults
Delton
Lizzard
Steele
Catherine Crandall
Eighth Street
Columbia County
Kilbourn
W. H. Donald
Mr. Fox
Man Mound Park
Geenfield
Wisconsin
The
Union
Madison
Lake Koshkonong
Queer Caper by Steinke Causes Local Stir
William Steinke arrived with a grist and left his team in a hitch barn during a town excursion to Ableman. Chief Pelton took charge as the mill and bottle details tangled, Steinke jailed briefly in Justice Andre's court. He lives in Greenfield. five days in jail with potential extra days for fine.
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William Steinke
Ableman
S. A. Pelton
Justice Andre
Steinke
Greenfield
Zarske and Fick Granted Marriage License in Chicago
Herman J. Zarske of Ableman and Miss Margaret Fick of Baraboo have been granted a license to marry per a Yards News bureau message. Miss Fick, known as Fern Fick, recently worked at the Bank of Baraboo, with relatives residing in Ableman.
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Herman J. Zarske
Ableman
Margaret Fick
Baraboo
Yards News Bureau
Miss Fick
Fern Fick
Bank of Baraboo
Notable Names in Local Obituary Notice
Herman Ringelsetter Troy Mary Lehner Franklin Alvin Crosby Merrimack Tressia Dedie Fairfield listed in a local notice. The fragment provides names without context or dates. Further details are unavailable in the provided text.
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Herman
Ringelsetter
Troy
Mary Lehner
Franklin
Alvin G. Crosby
Merrimack
Tressia Dedie
Fairfield
Sign of a Man's Good Humor Cigar Tilt
A Philadelphia Ledger remark notes a man tilting his cigar high enough for the ash to touch his derby rim, signaling his boy has just returned home from France.
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France
The
Philadelphia Ledger
Reedsburg Residents Attend Veeder Funeral
Mr and Mrs T W Morgan Mae Sherwood Mrs George Sherwood and daughter of Reedsburg and George Morgan of Elroy drove to Manston to attend the funeral of Elizabeth Bell Veeder daughter of A Veeder district attorney Adams county Miss Veeder was a niece of Mrs Pardon Sherwood of Elroy.
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T. W. Morgan
Mae Sherwood
George Sherwood
Reedsburg
George Morgan
Elroy
Manston
Elizabeth Bell Veeder
District Attoreny
A. Veeder
Adams County
Miss Veeder
Pardon Sherwood
Post Office Revokes Parcel Ban for Overseas Mail
The prohibition on mailing parcels to American expeditionary forces in Europe unless approved by addresses has been lifted. Parcels may now be sent again but must not exceed seven pounds.
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Europe
Hotel Burglary Strikes Portage and Kilbourn Areas
W. E. Perry, arrested in Jefferson after visiting Portage, is accused of sneaking into the Hotel Ember and Hotel Crandell in Kilbourn. Investigators say he stole clothing, cash about 45 dollars, watches and trousers, leaving a Baraboo branded pair in a room. Perry pleaded guilty to stealing clothing and awaits circuit court.
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W. E. Perry
Jefferson
Portage and Kilbourn
Ember
Portage
James Flemming
Perry
Flemming
A. H. Carnegie
Martin
Wonewoc Case in Local Court
An adverse examination before Court Commissioner Halsted reveals Henry Heine, a Wonewoc grocer and restaurateur, was killed June 1 while turning on an electric light at his business. The village of Wonewoc and power station owners face suit over poles and wiring.
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Halsted
Henry Hene
Wonewoc
C. N. Colburn
Martha Heine
Heine
Arthur Gale
Scott Gall
Dedicating Lodi High School Highlights W R C Gift
The dedication of the new Lodi High School featured the presentation of old glory to the school by the women of the W. R. C. The ceremony marked an important moment in the town’s history.
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Lodi
Baraboo Leads Victory Loan Drive With Subscriptions
Baraboo surpassed its $135 000 quota with about 150 000 in subscriptions on Victory Day while Reedsburg and several towns exceeded their goals. Across the county the day drew roughly 700 000 subscriptions against a 1 200 000 county quota, with bonds yielding 4 percent interest and tax exemption only on large totals. Chicago area early-day sales hit about 17 500 000, approaching twice the daily target to meet national goals.
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Reedsburg
Plain
Lime Ridge
Sumpter
Winfield
Baraboo
United States
Chicago
Seventh Federal District
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Jackie Ban
Frank Hiller
Major Macauley
Edward Coughlin
Herbert Stickenbauer
Randall Herfort
Horace Cahoon
Earl Powell
Otto Arndt
Otto Bates
Arthur Bender
Verne Carlish
Earl Veerhusen
Russel Brody
Richard Mahler
Charles Kellog
Ralph Sanderson
Clarence Braun
Donald Duncan
Winifredian
Cayne Devens
Queer Caper
Victoryoan
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