Obituary for Mrs Rosanna Ackert of Fairfield and Baraboo
Mrs Rosanna Ackert died July 11 at the Wisconsin Veterans Home in Waupaca at 85. Details trace her life from Pennsylvania birth in 1834 to marriages to Homer Newell and John Ackert, Civil War service, children in Dunn and Sauk counties, a 1917 stroke, residence with daughter Luella Crosby, and burial near Fairfield. Survived by five children, 25 grandchildren, 25 great grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rosanna Ackert
Wisconsin Veteran’s
Waupaca
Rosanna van Dyks Almy
Pennsylvania
Fairfield
Sauk County
Homer Newell
Gettysburg
L. A. Ney Baraboo
Luella Crosby
Menomonie
A. J. Newell
Ernest Newell
Washington
Newell
Dunn County
Sherman
John Ackert
Tessie Ponton
Eureka
Mont
Emmet
Ackert
Veteran’s
Ieafield
Fairfield Reptist ‘Church
Died Suddenly Joseph Grauvogl at Spring Green
Joseph Grauvogl died last Monday morning at his home in Spring Green after a stroke. He had lived with his son William in Big Hollow since his wife’s death about a year ago. He attended church Sunday and funeral services were held at St John’s Church, with interment in St Luke’s Cemetery, Plain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Grauvogl
Spring Green
Mr. Grauvogl
William
Big Hollow
St. John’s Church
St. Luke’s Cemetery
Plain
Marriages in Baraboo and Beloit area ceremonies
Two weddings are reported. Margaret Smith married Lloyd Milner at St. Joseph's church with a brief reception and a two week motor trip planned to Beloit and Janesville. Helen Hoadley wed Frank J. Potter at Madison’s First M. E. church with a small ceremony. they will reside at 221 South Street Baraboo.
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Potter—Hoadley
Helen Hoadley
G. W. Hoadley
Frank J. Potter
Madison
H. G. Goodsell
M. E
Baraboo
Wisconsin School of Music
Washington
Potter
Ringling Brother’s Circus
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company
South Street
Baraboo Bride Georgia Irene Burdick Weds Willett Warren
Baraboo residents Willett Warren and Georgia Irene Burdick married on June 4 in Baraboo with Milwaukeei attendees Earl Veerhusen and Clara Hoffman. The couple planned a week at Devils Lake before returning to Milwaukee where Warren’s stock and bond firm ties are noted. Earl Veerhusen and Clara Hoffman also visit the Warren home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willett Warren
Milwaukee
Baraboo
Georgia Irene Burdick
Earl Veerhusen
Clara Hoffman
Warren
M. A. ‘Warren
Devils Lake
Miss Hoffman
Baraboo Daily Briefs From Devils Lake Visits and Events
Baraboo notes a raft of local visitors includingRB Jones of the Chicago Tribune and Rev J W Johnson with family. A 15 year old bicycle trip from Chicago to Devils Lake is highlighted along with school and civic news, birthday celebrations, a local baseball win and ongoing road work.
Social notes from Baraboo and surrounding towns
Miss Rhoda Martin of Monroe Wis travels in Minnesota visiting friends then returns home. Veo Gibbons of Kenosha vacationing in Baraboo and nearby with relatives. Mrs Joseph Renee and son William of Chicago visit her sister and brother in Baraboo. A Waupun boy scout party enjoys Devils Lake outing. Mr and Mrs H H Taylor return from a two week auto trip to Sparta Gary Indiana and Michigan. Christ Lutheran Greenfield mission festival held with German and English preaching at Herman Schubling farm. De Havilland plane with seven aboard piloted by Lieut Henry Waddington reaches 19070 feet at San Antonio Texas, claimed world record.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rhoda Martin
Monroe
Wis
Minnesota
Baraboo
Howard Mather
Veo Gibbons
Kenosha
la Crosse
Joseph Renee
William
Chicago
W. W. Wilkinson
Waupun
Devils Lake
H. H. Taylor
Sparta
Gary
Ind
Michigan
Elliott
Baraboo. Mrs. Elliott Is A Sister of Mrs. Taylor. Mrs. W. E. Shaw
Aspen
Colorado
W H. Sherman
Christ Lutheran Church of
Greenfield
Herman Schubling
H. Schueling
Brandt
Neilisville
de Haviland
Lieut
Henry Waddington
San Antonio
Tex
Sumpter and area residents visit relatives and hosts
Almira Buelow of Sumpter spends the week at her uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. August Alwin. Mary, Raymond and George Kalrath return to Madison after visiting relatives here. Emil Locks family from Milwaukee stay with Henry Hanusa from Saturday to Sunday. John Huber family visit Sauk Prairie. Holdena Steinhorst of Ableman spends a few weeks with the Hanusa household.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Almira Buelow
Sumpter
August Alwin
Mary, Raymod
George Kalrath
Madison
Emil Locks
Milwaukee
Henry Hanusa
John Huber
Alwin Brothers
Sauk Prairie
Holdena Steinhorst
Ableman
Local Notes and Social Visits Across North Freedom
Miss Carolyn Trumpf of Reedsburg spent Tuesday with Miss Mary Draper. Miss Anna Patterson of Madison visited Thursday. Mrs Jas Condon and children returned to Chicago after visiting the Wm Leece family. Mrs Mable Buxton and children went to Hillsboro for a fortnight. Wm Petzke purchased the A H Giese residence. Mrs Eugene Bonnell visits relatives in Baraboo. Mrs Johnston and son Dwight returned to Dubuque Iowa. Mrs Fanny Treloar went to Minneapolis to visit her daughter Mrs A Cheney. Miss Josephine Langdon of Chicago vacationing with grandparents J M and Mrs Blachly. Miss Amelia Finger from Milwaukee visiting relatives. Miss Lena Griep returned to El Reno Okla where she supervises a sanatorium after stays here and at Mirror Lake. Born to Mr and Mrs Roy Page a ten pound son Friday July 30. Miss Helen Koppke of Baraboo spent Wednesday with Miss Lucile Smith.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. L. Farnsworth
Albert Mattke
Baraboo
West
Lee Cleveland
Wm. Jones
Harold Rooney
Earl Lyons
Rollo Lusby
Craig Holloway
Thomas Whistarfee
Eliza Williamson
Madison
D. A. Payne
Sumpter
Oklahoma
Arthur Church
Milwaukee
Cooper
Alice
Pardon
Louisville
Kentucky
Windy City
Clifford Capener
Breezy Hill
G. A. Milner
Here
Hillsboro
Lee
T. Clavadatscher
Lois Biege
Carroll
Barron
Seattle
Washington
F. C. Fosdick
Frank Keith
Max Holloway
Fargo
N. D
W. H. Hamilton
Jay Holloway
Lyons
F. H. Holloway
Norris Wilcox
Mae
Kilbourn
Delton
E. Gooe
Fairfield
Martin Luther
Luther
Devils Lake
Evelyn
Franklin Marriott
Robert Harding
Joesph Stadler
First Street
Beloit
Stadler
Wilson
Union Center
H. M. Corsan
North Freedom
Carolyn Trumpf
Reedsburg
Mary Draper
Anna Patterson
Jas. Condon
Chicago
Wm Leece
Mable Buxton
Elmo John
Charles
Ida
Wm. Petzke
A. H. Giese
Eugene Bonnell
Johnston
Dwight
Dubuque
Iowa
Fanny Treloar
Minneapolis
A Cheney
Josephine Langdon
J .M. Blachly
Amelia Finger
H. E Griep
Lena Griep
Mirrorlake
el Reno
Okla
Roy Page
Helen Koppke
Lucile Smith
Canal tolls create record surplus for Panama Canal
The Panama Canal, in the fiscal year ending June 30, reports 2,478 commercial vessels totaling 8,545,000 tons passing through. Tolls and charges exceed 8,800,000 while operating expenses stay under 6,650,000, yielding a surplus around 2,150,000, nearly five times the prior record.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Panama Canal
Washington
Leaking American Freighter Reaches Halifax Safely
The American freighter Supertoo, after reporting via wireless that she was leaky, arrived at Halifax N S Friday afternoon. She had taken considerable water in one hold and steered in under repairs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Halifax
Supertoo
Raisin With a Wallop: The Tent Raising
A playful note from the Columbus Dispatch touts the punch of the Tent raisin event as a lively advance to community gatherings. Local residents anticipate a spirited display with notable crowd engagement and novelty value.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus Dispatch
Return of Two Cent Passenger Fare Faces Wisconsin Panel
The Wisconsin railroad commission is expected to reinstate the 2 cent per mile passenger fare, rejecting a proposed 20 percent increase by railroads. Attorneys argue Esch-Cummins voided the 7 cent fare, restoring state law. the commission may claim no jurisdiction over passenger rates, with the 2 cent scale to take effect September 1 and mandamus action possible to enforce it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wisconsin
Railroad Commission of Wisconsin
Kenneth Burgess
Burlington Road
Railroad Commission
Mandamus
Supreme Court
New Highways Nearly Completed Across the United States
Federal aid roads program under way since the Good Roads Act covers about 29,319 miles in 2,985 projects by June 30 1920 with a preliminary cost estimate near 385 million dollars and federal aid around 164 million. 2 116 projects totaling about 15 944 miles finished or under construction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
New York
San Francisco
Panama Canal
Thomas H. McDonald
Bureau of Publ
Department of Agriculture
Washington
Secretary of Agriculture
Norwegian Explorer Begins North Pole Quest From Nome
Capt. Roald Amundsen, the Norwegian explorer, will depart Nome to resume his bid for the north pole. He says success is certain and the voyage should take about five years to finish.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roald Amundsen
Nome
Alaska
North Pole
Amundsen
Soda fountain blast kills Chicago youth in Salina
Carl Ross, 22, of Chicago, was killed when an outdoor soda fountain he was charging exploded in Salina Kansas. He was hurled into the air by the blast and died shortly after.
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Chicago
Carl Ross
Salina
Kan
Police to bring fugitive from Australia for trial
Sheboygan officials Chief Henry G. Dehne and Sheriff William Brockmann will depart August 16 for San Francisco then sail to Sydney to extradite Edward Pooler held there for a robbery case. Pooler reportedly fled Sheboygan after the crime. confession by son Calvin Pooler now in Waupun. They sail on S S Ventura of Oceanic line.
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Australia
Henry G. Dehne
William Brockmann
Sheboygan
San Francisco
Sydney
Edward Pooler
Pooler
Calvin Pooler
Waupun
E. Canisius
Oceanic Steamship Company
Honolulu
Crusoe Cave May Be Made Tourist Center
Prof W A Bryan of the Hawaiian Historical Society says the Chilan government plans to turn Juan Fernandez Island into a national park and tourist resort. He notes Robinson Crusoe s cave could become sleeping quarters and modern hotels may be built to attract visitors as part of the proposal. Bryan, who spent two nights in the cave, is in the South Seas researching a theory of a submerged continent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robinson Crusoe
W. A. Bryan
Hawaiian Historical Society
Chilan
Bryan
Juan Fernandez
Daniel de Foe
Mr. Bryan
Hawaiian Islands
Prof
South Seas
Pacific
Income Tax Opposed by Japanese Banks
The associated banks of Tokio protest the government proposal to reintroduce the income tax bill killed previously. They argue it would worsen business sentiment as the navy needs funding. The plan calls for a graduated tax increase deemed imperative by the government.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tokio
Four boys buried in cave dig disaster near Sioux City
Four boys aged 10 to 12 were buried under tons of earth while digging a cave in a bluff near Sioux City Indiana. Two escaped with slight injuries. the other two are believed fatally injured as rescuers freed them after near suffocation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sioux City
Judge Winslow Estate Admitted to Probate in Madison
The $47,700 estate of the late Chief Justice John B. Winslow, who died July 13, is admitted to probate in the county court at Madison. Central Wisconsin Trust Co. filed the petition for administrator. The will, not yet filed, likely leaves most to the family. Personal property valued at $36,200. real estate $11,500. Heirs probably include wife, four daughters, and two sons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John B. Winslow
Madison
Central Wisconsin Trust Co
A Friend in Need Mrs Flatbush Dialogue
A short quip from the Yorker Statesman recaps a train meeting between Mr. Flatbush and a mysterious man with a red nose. The exchange touches on prohibition and travels near Milwaukee, revealing a humorous misadventure with a corkscrew and bottle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. Flatbush
Mr. Flatbush
Milwaukee
If You Must Paint Use Tact Do Not Rush
A quatrain by Luke McLuke urges careful painting with tact and patience. The speaker warns against rushing and advertising speed, stressing restraint and propriety in appearance and behavior.
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Luke McLuke
Peanut Crop Grows By Six Million Bushels This Year
The peanut crop this year will be almost 6.9 million bushels larger than last year, according to reports in Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Beloit Youth Gnaws Coin Testing Its Quality
A playful verse set in Beloit features a young man who bites a coin to test its quality. The limerick style quips about his dim sight and the humorous coin examination.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beloit
Wisconsin Group Tours Switzerland. Montreux Brims with Visitors
Touring in Switzerland seems to be reviving as a diverse mix of nationalities gathers in Montreux. Among the residents are twelve Americans from Wisconsin sharing quarters, joined by a refined Japanese party for added international flavor at several events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Switzerland
Montreaux
Wisconsin
Dynamite Found At Ford Factory In Detroit Fireroom
Authorities investigate possible attempted dynamiting at Ford Motor Co plant in Detroit after a fireman discovers dynamite wrapped in a towel in the engine room of the dry kiln. Several men were detained but later released pending examination.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ford Motor Co
Detroit
Massacre Report Hits Siberian Town Okhotsk
A Reuters dispatch from Vladivostok reports that Japanese residents of Okhotsk, a Siberian maritime town on the Sea of Okhotsk, have been massacred and the town burned.
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George Burdick
Twenty-first Street
University of
Sarah Dodge
A. C. Church
O. Coontz
Henry Ketchum
This City
I. A. Mansfield
Mason City
A. E. Capener
Ann Taylor
Green Bay
Bert Nettle
California
Jefferson Nettle
Warren—Burdick
Iva Suss
Fred Schroeder
RB. R. Jones
Chicago Tribune
Mr. Jones
Jones
James
Lake
J. W. Johnson
Stoughton
Johnson
Baptist Church
Nen
Rev. Johnson
Bruce Struthers
Charles Davis
Oak Street
James Anstice
Wm. Tarnutzer
Palma Grahn
Siler
Fourth
Fred Shute
Shute
Jacobs
Fairbanks-Morse Co
L. D. Praeder
Thompson’s Orchestra of
William Lane
Winona
H.C. Gropp
Lane
A. H. Niebur
Third Avenue
Dorothy Mary Niebur
Benjamin Meek
Asgiea
N. Y
Fellows
Corcoran
Frenz
Howe If
Earl Warne
East Street
W. E. Cooper
Pasadena
J. H. Hill
Lime Ridge
Judge Hill
Arthur Mattke
Mattke
Maple Valley
L. A. Johnson
Eighth Street
Uncle Sam
CANAL
Winslow
FORD
Siberian
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