Bailey Farm Swept By Tornado At Mirror Lake
A Kansas region tornado wrecked George Bailey's farm five miles north of Lyons. The barn, corn crib, wind mill, machine shed, granary, seven beehives and a chicken coop were destroyed while the house suffered extensive damage. Cans of milk remained upright and intact after the storm. Across the road the Stott farm orchard was flattened and a two gallon jug of liniment remained upright. Mrs Eliza Ringling bought the Crane property at Mirror Lake to develop a summer hotel with electric lighting, cottages, a dance pavilion, and other improvements aimed at making the resort popular.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Bailey
Lyons
Bailey
Stott Farm
Eliza Ringling
M. L. Crane
Mirror Lake
Delton
St Louis carnival work shines for Miss Hatch
A St. Louis feature highlights Miss Lucile Hatch daughter of Mr and Mrs W H Hatch Baraboo as she leads the Girls Division of the War Camp Community Service. The splash carnival at Marquette Pool and Mullanphy Pool showcased swimming lessons and night exhibitions of diving life saving and water stunts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
Lucile Hatch
W. H. Hatch
Baraboo
Hatch
War Camp Community Service
Marquette Pool
Mullanphy Pool
Lucile D. Hatch
Ringlings At Ringling Show Visit Madison
Charles Ringling was the only Ringling brother at Madison on Saturday as the Ringling Brothers and Bar num Bailey combined show toured the city. John and Alf T. Ringling were in New York with Ida Ringling North traveling from Baraboo. Della M. Ringling also joined from Baraboo with others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Ringling
Madison
Ringling Brothers
Barnum & Bailey
John
Alf T. Ringling
New York
Ida Ringling North
Baraboo
Della M. Ringling
Obituary Joseph Henn of Prairie du Lac dies after illness
Joseph Henn of Prairie du Lac died at his home Wednesday morning after a lingering illness. He suffered several paralytic strokes during his illness. Funeral services were held at Sauk City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Henn
Prairie du Lac
Sauk City
North Freedom Man Loses Finger In Threshing Accident
August Harmon of North Freedom suffered a severe cut to the third finger of his right hand while working on a threshing outfit. The injury required amputation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
August Harmon
North Freedom
Portage Man Injures Foot at Telephone Work
Portage resident Frank Clemmons, employed by the Portage Telephone company, suffered a painful cut and bruise when a large steel bar fell while replacing poles and stringing wires. He was removed to his Portage home and faces days of recovery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Clemmons
Portage Telephone Company
Clemmons
Portage
Road surfacing progress on Baraboo Ableman road
About half of the road surfacing is finished while grading is complete for weeks. A special fund supported the project and subscribers are now paying into the Bank of Baraboo. Subscriptions from North Freedom and Ableman are paid at their local banks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baraboo
Ableman
Bank of Baraboo
North Freedom
Reedsburg Couple Wed at Sacred Heart Church
Miss Alice Sweeney daughter of Mr and Mrs Hugh Sweeney of Reedsburg and Mr Edgar Holen of Aurora Illinois were married recently at Sacred Heart church in Reedsburg by Rev Fr Kiernan. Attendants were Miss Ella Sweney and Mr Harry Shedlowski. The couple left for a weeklong Chicago visit and will reside in Aurora Illinois.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alice Sweeney
Hugh Sweeney
Reedsburg
Edgar Holen
Aurora, Ill
Sacred Heart Church
Kiernan
Ella Sweney
Harry Shedlowski
Neenah Menasha
Helen
Chicago
Aurora
III
Renewal Notice with Expiration Label on Paper
A newspaper advertises renewing before the expiration date shown on the yellow label as the paper now requires advance payment. It urges prompt payment to avoid missing a copy and notes general dissatisfaction with poetry from She-The magazines and a Boston Transcript exchange.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston Transcript
Northwestern faces two damage suits over crossing accidents
Mathias Lochner seeks 15000 in Madison court claiming a car without signals or headlights struck him on November 20, 1918 as he crossed tracks near East Main Street. Carl Gundlach sues for 16000 for injuries to his team and damage to a milk wagon after a crossing collision on September 15, 191% the engine allegedly traveled at unlawful speed. Both defendants allege Lochner and Gundlach failed to use authorized crossings or proper care, seeking dismissal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison
Nortwestern
Mathias Lochner
East Main Street
Sutherland Court
South Fourth Street
Lochner
Gundlach
Auto Collides With Truck at Portage
Walter Thurler driving a Ford collided with an oil tank wagon driven by Charles Bremner Saturday at Portage. The Thurler car was badly wrecked but neither driver was injured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Thurler
Charles Bremner
Portage
Thurler
Mr. Bremner
Reedsburg Schools Open September 8
The public schools of Reedsburg will open on Monday September 8 with enrollment day for the high school. Work starts Tuesday. The article lists teachers for both the high school and grades, naming principals, instructors in history, science, English, math, and other subjects across departments and grades.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reedsburg
Prin. A. B. Olson
Wm. W. Arnold
Monica Carmody
Marian Richardson
Mildred Little
Theodore Boebel
Blanch Burchard
West Side
Grace Hoyt
Lydia S. Cocke
Fairfield Lambasts Live Wire in Mile-High Test
A tug of nerves between Fairfield and Live Wires near Baraboo Portage produced a 25 to 8 score in favor of Fairfield. Umpire Adolphi Koepp remained uninjured amid the sharp calls. William Stonesifer and Harley Squires earned the most runs for Fairfield.
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Portage
Fairfield Nine
Live Wires
Baraboo
Fairfield
Adolphi Koepp
William Stonesifer
Harley Squires
Western stock move to Wisconsin grazing lands
Sheep from western ranges have been annually moved into northern Wisconsin and the upper peninsula of Michigan for grazing. Since three years ago the operation has grown to involve no fewer than 50 000 head of sheep and 10 000 head of cattle, centered in Douglas, Washburn, Marinette and Oneida counties with broad participation across northern Wisconsin and upper Michigan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wisconsin
Western Ranges
Upper Peninsula
Michigan
Douglas
Washburn
Marinette
Oneida
Upper Michigan
Montello Resident Struck by Auto at Portage Street
Charles Burlingame, a well known Montello resident, was knocked down crossing Portage Street by a slow moving auto. He sustained severe bruises and was taken to a physician for treatment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Burlingame
Montello
Portage
Circus Night Robbery in Madison Nets $57 and Watches
An armed black bandit robbed John Wottfried of Monticello of 45 and a gold watch after a circus in Madison. Parker Peterson lost 12 and a watch in a car robbery, while Wottfried’s partner was searched but not looted. Police scoured the area, questioning about eight suspects, with early lead pointing to a six foot tall dark man.
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Madison
John Wottfried
Monticello
Parker Peterson Madison
Wottfried
New Yahara Bridge
Peterson
Comet Discoveries Reported Within Three Days
Harvard College Observatory announces a second new comet found by Rev. Joel H. Metcalf within three days. After locating the first stray star on August 20, he observed another uncharted body on August 22, more conspicuous than the first.
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Joel H. Metcalf
Harvard College Observatory
Wisconsin Soldiers Bonus Referendum Call September 2
Voters will decide on a Wisconsin soldiers bonus to pay ten dollars a month for each month served with a minimum of fifty dollars. The $15 million cost will be raised by a three mill direct tax and income taxes on individuals and corporations based on 1918 earnings.
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America
Wisconsin
Boy’s Foot Nearly Severed in Hay Rack Accident
Rupert Smith an 11 year old from Owen suffered a severe foot injury when his sweater snagged in machinery as he jumped from a hay rack and landed on a scythe. Doctors fear the foot may be lost as all cords and bone were cut.
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Marion Frazier
Rupert Smith
Owen
Tuberculosis Condemns Entire Troy Herds
The Prairie du Sac News reports in Troy town that 21 cattle on Edgar Tooley’s farm tested tuberculin positive and were condemned after examinations by Dr. L Steuber and Dr. W R Claussen. In the same town 34 head on Henry Schweppe’s farm were condemned for tuberculosis.
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Edgar Tooley
Troy
L. Steuber
W. R. Claussen
Madison
Henry Schweppe
Prairie du Sac News
Funeral services for Thomas Rodwell held at home
The funeral for the late Thomas Rodwell was held at his home with Rev. R. M. Laurenson officiating. The Knights of Pythias ritual at the grave was read by L. A. Winnie and Daniel Roberts sang during the service with J. E. Von Wald on violin. Bearers included George Butterfield and others. out of town mourners listed from Barron Delton and Marjorie Madden among attendees. Kilbourn Hotel Man Dies Wallace E. Pickard, born in Madison seventy years ago, died north of Kilbourn recently after long work running a hotel butternut lodge in the Dells. he married Ida Robinson in 1875.
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Thomas Rodwell
R. M. Laurenson
Trinity Episcopal Church
Knights of Pythias
L. A. Winnie
Daniel Roberts
J. E. von Wald
George Butterfield
P. H. Gibbons
Fred Berkley
Arthur Wilkinson
George Holah
Louis Weirich
Thomas Madden
Barron
O. W. Falconer
John Falconer
Harry
Frank Smith
Marjorie Madden
Pardeville
R. L. Hoskins
Henry Radwell
Kittie Wilber
Delton
Kilbourn
Wallace E. Pickard
Madison
Butternut Lodge
The
Dells
Ida Robinson
Mary J McDonald Dies At Portage After Illness
Mary J McDonald age 59 died at her Portage home after a long invalid period and recent illness. She was daughter of the late Michael and Mrs McDonald, early residents of New Haven in Adams County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary J. McDonald
Mary Jane McDonald
Portage
Michael McDonald
New Haven
Adams County
How Can She Marry Him If He Is Dissipated
A clipped dialogue reflects social judgment in a domestic scene where a woman's choice is weighed against a man's reputed dissipations and his remaining fortune. The exchange hints at constraint, reputation, and financial considerations shaping marriage.
Baraboo Tops Mauston In Sunday Baseball
Baraboo defeated Mauston 14 to 3 at Devils Lake as Baraboo jumped to an early lead in the first inning. Ganon pitched for Baraboo striking out three in the first frame while Decorah allowed several walks and was high or low on many pitches. Manager T. M. Mould shuffled the lineup and Baraboo hitters connected for multiple hits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baraboo
Mauston
Devils Lake
Ganon
Decorah
T. M. Mould
Nordman Named Tentative Director of Markets
The marketing commission in Mediss chose Edward Nordman a Polar Wisconsin farmer and wartime state council of defense agriculture committee chair as a tentative director of markets. The governor is not expected to oppose the selection and Nordman will be consulted upon his return from Milwaukee.
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Philipp
Milwaukee
Edward Nordman
Marketing Commission
Nordman
Wis
State Council of Defense Agriculture Committee
Mediss
Dates Set for Wisconsin Hunting Seasons
Sauk county hunters are informed of official open season dates for Wisconsin. Deer open Nov 21 30 in Pierce Baron Thom Pealeau Jackson Wood Marathon Shawano Oconto and counties north thereof. Moose and quail have no open season. Ducks run Sept 16 to Dec 10. geese brant Sept 16 to Dec 20. Wilson snipe Sept 16 to Dec 20. Rails Sept 7 to Nov 30. Other counties squirrels Oct 16 to Jan 1. Bear Nov 10 to Dec 5. Woodcock and some areas no season.
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Sauk County
Wisconsin
Pierce
Baron
Thompealeau
Jackson
Wood
Marathon
Shawano
Oconto
Dressmaker Called Out Over Ill Fitting Costume
A humorous exchange shows Miss Black complaining to her dressmaker about a costume that will not fit, with Miss White remarking she heard her say she wanted it “awful bad.”
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St. Louis Republic
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Fairfield Lambasts
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Hart
Shaughnessey
Isenberg
Ryan
Stewart
Manston
Nelson
Timbers
M McGarty
Minor
Anglum
McGarty
Philip
Dodge
Kenosha
Ozaukee
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Waukesha
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