Funeral of County Treasurer Mastin at Reedsburg
The funeral of County Treasurer Jones H. Mastin was held at the Reedsburg Methodist church on Wednesday afternoon with Rev C. E. Weed of Baraboo officiating. Baraboo quartet and J. H. Bonham provided music. Bearers included County Clerk F A Cooper Clerk of Court A H Clark District Attorney James H Hill Register of Deeds C M Du Bois County Judge W T Kelsey former Clerk S A Wood. Mass died July 29 at Reedsburg after illness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones H. Mastin
Methodist Church
Reedsburg
C. E. Weed
Baraboo
M. EB
W. T. Kelsey
S. A. Wood
Orvices
Mass
Company A Leaves Reedsburg Camp After Parade
This morning Company A departed Reedsburg with bands playing and banners. The Madison company arrived by special train and paraded around the camp with the regimental band. Reedsburg band and drum corps joined in, receiving a big ovation as troops left for the camp near Sparta.
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Reedsburg Company
Madison Company
Reedsburg
Tum
Sparta
Wonewoc town settles for damages over wagon accident
Albert Schmidt of Wonewoc received a broken wrist after falling from a wagon due to a bad road north of the village. He settled with the town of Wonewoc for $150.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert Schmidt
Wonewoc
Liberty Loan Ahead With $3,000,000 Issue Planned
The next Liberty Loan will be offered November 15 with a total of 3 million dollars, according to Washington advices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Liberty
Washington
Rail line survey underway from Chicago to Winona
Government surveyors map the Chicago to Winona railroad and assess property value along the route. Two surveyors are at Devils Lake, measuring tracks and inventorying buildings and tools to comply with a federal law.
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Chicago
Winona
Devils Lake
Appleton Moves to Oust City Commission
A mass meeting launched action to abolish Appleton’s six year old city commission government. Petitions will be circulated for signatures with a second election possible if enough are gathered.
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Appleton
Dogs Pay Dog Tax Names List Proceeds Due
City Treasurer C L Brewster warns all dog owners who have not paid by August 15 face prosecution. The notice lists numerous owners by name and concludes with Chief of Police S A Peuton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. L. Brewster
J. J. Pfannstiehl
Adolph Platt
Bernard Meyer
Carl Zimmerly
Bert Mahoney
L. S. van Orden
R. P. Plummer
Frank Herfort
Frank Groskopf
Nettie Hopkins
George Kindsc
Ella Raydant
U. F. Rote
O. S. Ballinger
E. Pfannstiehl
Orrel Philbii
T. R. William
Boy Scout Camp Notes at the lake camp
The camp near the lake gathered Scouts including Thomas and Carl Mould with Mrs Henke aiding cooking. Visitors listed include Mr and Mrs Palmer and others. Staff roles feature Robert Thomas as flag guard and Samuel Henke as bugler under Pastor B C Henke.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Mould
Carl Mould
Ma” Henke
W. H. Oole
J. S. Palmer
John McGann
Chrissie Arnott
Eva Ceook
Robert Attridge
E. E. Smith
M. R. Davenport
E. J. Battles
Eugene Henke
J. W. Wright
Robert Thomas
Samuel Henke
Gerald McGirr
Stuart Palmer
Anson Case
Marcus Whitman
Harry Davenport
Roger Vethe
B. C. Henke
The
Presbyterian Church
Passing Events In The Greatest War In All History
A chronological list of declarations and severed relations during World War I from 1914 to 1917, naming nations and actions. Key entries include Austria declaring war on Serbia and Russia, Germany on France and Belgium, Britain on Germany, and the United States entering the war in 1917, among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austria
Serbia
Germany
Russia
Luxemberg
France
Belgium
Great Britain
Montenegro
England
Japan
Turkey
Italy
San Marino
Bulgaria
Portugal
Roumania
Roumaania
Venizelists
China
America
Cuba
United States
Panama
Brazil
Bolivia
Guatemala
Liberia
Honduras
Nicaragua
Haiti
San Domingo
Makes Thousand Mile Auto Trip
Mr and Mrs J R Hofstatter Mrs G J Shiels and son Baraboo and Mrs Paul Harris New Butler have returned from a thousand mile auto trip to Boone Iowa where they visited Mr and Mrs R M Worthman and Mrs Worthman is daughter of the Hofstatter The journey was mostly incident free with little rain and few bad roads detours where highways were under construction Mr Hofstatter notes bumper crops along the route
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. R. Hofstatter
G. J. Shiels
Baraboo
Paul Harris
New Butler
Boone
Iowa
R. M. Worthman
Shiels
Harris
Worthman
Hofstatter
Fire at Reedsburg Hospital Damages Operating Room
About 8 o clock this morning fire started from the chimney at Reedsburg hospital burning a large hole in the roof. Firemen extinguished the blaze. Three patients were moved to the first floor for safety and the operating room suffered smoke and water damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reedsburg Hospital
Boy Drowns While Swimming Near La Valle
A 12 year old Sloniker boy drowned while swimming alone in the river between La Valle and Wonewoe near Dutch Bridge. He could not swim and was found drowned in about six feet of water after leaving one fishing party to join another.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sloniker
la Valle
Harvey Sloniker
Wonewoe
Dutch Bridge
Lloyd Battles Wins Silver Medal as Sharpshooter
Mr. and Mrs. E J Battles report from Paris South Carolina that their son Lloyd Battles has earned a silver medal for sharpshooter excellence. He joined the Navy department and had aimed for marksman but qualified as a sharpshooter with a fine record.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. J. Battles
Lloyd Battles
Paris
S. C
Navy Department
Delton Fish Case Heard in Justice Court
A Delton fish case was heard in Justice H L Halsted's court after a conservation ward en found two men at a dam with a spear and a dead redhorse. George H Adams faced the warden and was found not guilty by a six man jury. The incident occurred weeks earlier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Delton
H. L. Halsted
Conservation Department
George H. Adams
Adams
Mr. Adams
Henry Koppke
E. M. Leiser
Samuel Neitzel
le Roy Frazier
Peter Lind
Benjiman Thom
Birth To Mr. and Mrs Charles Wood worth
A son was born Thursday afternoon to Mr and Mrs Charles Wood worth, adding a new member to the family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Woodworth
Rescue Man Buried at Cahoon Mine
An accident at the Cahoon mine near the city burying Alvin Johnson under rubble. After about an hour of rescue work his fellow workers freed him. He suffered a broken leg and multiple bruises in the collapse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cahoon
Alvin Johnson
Flour Prices Subject of FTC Probe
The federal trade commission will begin a flour mill investigation as part of a general food inquiry. Investigators under Dr. E O Merchant will leave for Minneapolis soon and later to Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Federal Trade Commission
E. O. Merchant
Commission
Minneapolis
Chicago
Auto Collision Near Reedsburg Damages Two Cars
Louis Fisher driving a Ford and Grubb of Baraboo collided east of Reedsburg near the Cherry farm when Grubb turned back after Fisher stopped near the ditch. Grubb suffered a cut hand from broken glass but blamed himself for the wreck. both cars were badly smashed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reedsburg
Louis Fisher
Mr. Grubb
Old Cherry Farm
Baraboo
Mr. Fisher
Daring rescue near Kilbourn by vacationing party
Mrs. Charles Bohles and her motherly courage saved two children Vera and Glen Bailey from drowning after they fell into an unmarked hole near Kilbourn while crowds watched. Vera nearly died but regained breath. Glen was rescued by Bohles and Bailey acting under dangerous conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Bohles
Revdsburg
Free Press
Bohles
Vera
Glen
P. J. Bailey
Kilbourn
Mrs. Bobles
Mrs. Bailey
Mrs. Bohles
Baraboo G A R Honors Civil War Veteran with Harvest Dinner
Ferdinand Keller of Honey Creek hosted Baraboo G A R members for a harvest dinner where he showed the ball that pierced his lung. Dozens attended from Baraboo and Honey Creek, with addresses by A S Kingsford and J S Worthman and songs led by Commander James Dibble. George Ferber former Postmaster Kuoni and others from twin cities were present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ferdinand Keller
Honey Creek
G. A. R. Post
Baraboo
Christ Kindschi
Amos Barron
Nathan Farnsworth
Henry Briscoe
S. M. du Bois
William Schubring
Isaac Fort
E. B. Winslow
William Stackhouse
T. Goman
Charles Haskins
G. Gropp
T. J. Nettle
George Harp
James Dibble
Samuel Briscoe
Samuel Welch
William A. Johnson
Davis Hackett
Fred Schwartz
Henry Roser
Charles Coleman
Richard Alexander
Jesse Mather
Abe Thornton
Jasper Odell
Henry Alexander
P. P. Palmer
O. Hurlbut
E. L. Palmer
Joseph Johnson
C. ©. Allen
John Rounds
C. S. Blanchett
George Weidenkopf
M. Mather
Jacob Alexander
C. C. Cowles
D. 8. Welch
M. T. Garrison
A.S. Kingsford
Richard Brandt
J. C. Payne
George V. Moore
A. S&s. Kingsford
J. S. Worthman
George Ferber
Kuoni
Twin Cities
Baraboo and Other Fair Dates
A list of fair dates across Baraboo and nearby counties. Includes Sauk County fair at Baraboo September 18 to 21 and Wisconsin state fair at Milwaukee September 10 to 15. Also shows fairs at Reedsburg Portage Adams Jefferson Kilbourn Watertown Lodi Dodge Mauston and Beaver Dam.
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Baraboo
Reedsbirg
Portage
Adams County
Friendship
Sauk County
Kilbourn
Stevens Point
Watertown
Jeferson
Jefferson
Lodi
Beaver Dam
Milwaukee
Mauston
Big Railroad Seeks 600 Women Workers in Fort Wayne
Officials of the Pennsylvania railroad announced at Fort Wayne Indiana that its shops in the city are now open to women workers. Arrangements are being made for four hundred to six hundred female workers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsylvania Railroad
Ft. Wayne
Ind
Aviation trainer plunges eight hundred feet to death
Captain Ralph L. Taylor, head of the training section of the aviation signal corps at Mineola, N Y, lost control of his aeroplane on Thursday and plunged eight hundred feet to his death. Sergeant Thomas Pell riding with him suffered a brown jaw and internal injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph L. Taylor
Aviation Signal Corps
Mineola
N. Y
Thomas Pell
Camper Nearly Drowns After Struggle in Water
A camper who could swim entered the water with a friend the day before but got into a fight and could not exit until others intervened. The incident ended with the camper regaining the ability to swim and exit the area.
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Gerald Rooney
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