16 Aug 1917
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Newspaper
Baraboo Weekly News
Location
Baraboo, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1917
Page
1
The article reports a massive deep sea bass catch off Florida weighing 478 pounds set by a four man effort. The fish measured five feet ten inches and required efforts of William Williams and companions to haul it onto a car after a three hour battle.
Miss Mary Towle writes from aboard the U S base hospital No 6 unit of the American Expeditionary Force in France. She describes leaving Boston June 29 and New York July 11 on the Aurania with 65 nurses 26 doctors and 125 clerks and others aboard a 600 passenger ship. The letter details daily routine sea voyage calm weather a stop at Queenstown Ireland and precautions in the danger zone.
About 60 boosters including a Milwaukee mayor and Wisconsin officials travel to Baraboo for a Wednesday visit August 22. They will parade the main streets at 2:45 PM and meet residents after stopping at Lake Baraboo. Organizers seek local escorts to guide the visitors into town.
Emaciated 78 year old veteran Sloan, uncle of Patrick Hanley, spent Sunday at the Hotel Kendall then transferred to the Milwaukee soldiers’ home after visiting Johnson City and Ontario. He served in Kentucky at the outbreak of the Civil War and followed the war’s fighting for union.
B. C. Waterman son of the late Andrew Waterman of Kilbourn and Miss Etache Davis were recently married, linking the Waterman and Davis families in a nuptial note from the Kilbourn area.
Thursday brought ideal weather to the Reedsburg fair with many exhibits up to par with former years. The midway offered varied attractions as horses raced and visitors, including Baraboo officials W. E. Baringer and L. M. Jacobs, attended from the county seat. Baraboo motorists arrived by carload to the second city.
Officials in the German office face a collapsing relation as Peru moves toward severing ties with the imperial government. Unofficial reports say the Peruvian senate endorsed President Wilson's wartime stance in a strong show of support.
USAFT aids in hunt for slayer Theo dore Edwin Hauge sought for murder of Mrs. Cora Miller in La Crosse. Detectives track leads as far west as Montana. Autopsy showed skull fractures from hammer blows. body found in a cellar grave since March. Hauge, 32, has wife and child with relatives in West Salem. Miller, a former teacher and prosperous farm owner, lived with her mother in Elyria, Ohio.
The Sutherland families hold a reunion at Devils Lake state park with seventeen members and three generations. Attendees include Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Sutherland of Baraboo and families N. H. Sutherland R. E. Sutherland W. W. Sutherland P. L. Sutherland, plus Charles Gamble and family from Maxwell Iowa. Mrs. Gamble is J. W. Sutherland’s daughter.
An experimental temporary road improvement using a straw carpet sprinkles tar on deep sand near Rio, Columbia County. The method seeks low cost travel readiness, with expected lifespan up to three years in light traffic. Additional resurfacing tests on the Baraboo Kilbourn road will cover 34 sections with varied treatments.
A subscriber from the Elroy exchange criticizes a gathering of telephone men with the state railway commission at Reedsburg. He says the commission is used by corporations to hide behind, and that larger lines like Elroy Manston Reedsburg and Richland Center press smaller companies into higher tolls, with the commission aiding their push.
A birth is recorded for Mr and Mrs Charles Gustin at 717 Second Avenue with a listed weight of 1134 pounds, details partially unclear due to OCR quality.
A young man named Clarence Schultz from Chicago took poison at the Reedsburg fair after being jealous of a woman. He was rushed to a hospital where doctors pumped his stomach and saved his life. He recovered enough to return home the same day.
The Free Congregational Society held its annual meeting at the home of Attorney and Mrs. E Aug Runge. Officers elected include President P H Crossman Vice-president Mrs J G Train Secretary Mrs E Aug Runge and Trustees August Ockerhauser Mrs Adelie Cook and Mrs J G Train. The late EB Marriott served as president and trustee, with Mr Ockerhauser filling the unexpired term as trustee.
Mrs. W. D. Porter of Baraboo marked her 80th birthday on August 4 while visiting Devils Lake with her daughters. A Kirkland gathering featured charades themed to innovations from her lifetime, with performances by Chicago and Hinsdale guests and notable musical numbers.
A party of young ladies chaperoned by Reverend and Mrs. Bechtel visits Pine Grove park, a summer resort near Reedsburg. Mrs. A F Taylor, formerly of the city, serves as park pretress as the group is listed with Lavita Dierken Erna Dierken Hazel Sommers Evangeline Fisher Lyla Meyer Vera Meyer Veda Meyer Ethel Thompson Irma Thompson Helen Geffert Camilla Lee Cornelia Bates Elizabeth Stolte Bernadine Walters Gertrude Bechtel.
Louis P. Gerou of Baraboo, an engineer on the Northwestern road, has from his brother John Gerou a message. John is one of Pershing's regulars in Paris, joined the army after war began, and landed in France in June with company H of the 18th Infantry. He has two more brothers in service William in Honolulu and Edward a gunner on the U S S Nevada off New York Coast defense.
The county board of supervisors meets Thursday August 15 in Baraboo to fill the county treasurer vacancy caused by the death of James H. Mastin. Several candidates are entered, and the selection may take two or three days with other business possible at the session.
The Wisconsin National Guard unit from Reedsburg performed excellently at Camp Douglas. Every member passed the federal physical examinations, reportedly the first company in the area to achieve this, a point of pride for Lodians as eighteen locals are among the Reedsburg contingent.
Ernest E Boettcher of Baraboo reports from Mt Gretna Pa where the State Y M C A tent camp will host two pole tents with writing desks chairs a piano ice water stamping and reading material. War Work HQ notes two hundred tents and buildings in operation or planned for the American army with secretaries sailing for Europe to organize aid. Ernest E Boettcher and Ehlers of Harrisburg oversee Y M C A efforts at Mt Gretna and abroad.
Mrs. Willam Gall of Ableman has undergone an operation at Reedsburg.
Washington reports show Senator Simmons defending the finance committee's war tax revisions. He says the changes raise taxes on large corporations profiting from the war and aim to be just and thorough. He counters House charges of favoritism and notes a broad Senate debate with a minority report anticipated.
Police report a Friday evening break in at 110 First Street the Winnie family home. About five dollars in cash from Marie Winnie and a gold watch belonging to Hazel Winnie were stolen along with other upstairs property. Doors were locked and investigators found burned matches on the first floor. The family suspects entry and exit were unseen while all members were away.
Hogs brought 17 dollars per hundredweight at the Chicago stockyards on Friday marking a new high for the market. Only a few carloads achieved the top price amid varied sales and speculation.
A long new fish and game law expands to 33,900 lines and 241000 words. It requires hunters to study the updated statutes to hunt and fish legally, with critics joking about the burden and suggesting an evening school for nimrods.
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