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Newspaper
Baraboo Weekly News
Location
Baraboo, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1921
Page
5
In fall 1866 a Brandenberg family from Ohio settles near Loganville Wisconsin. The narrator recalls encounters with Winnebago chief Ahhochoka called Artichoke, whom Dr. Hulbert identifies as a Winnebago. The tale contrasts Ahhochoka with Yellow Thunder and recalls boyhood games, hunts, and the Indians’ camp sites around Baraboo.
Sauk County has no log schools left after the last one in Wilgon Creek was condemned and moved. The old building, once in Baraboo’s Seventh Avenue area, stood before being replaced by a new structure funded by Adam Frank and Thomas Schwartz. The former site now hosts a roadside shop on Highway 60 east of Spring Green.
Professor Edward A. Ross of the University of Wisconsin sociology department leads a study to measure changes in family size across generations. He plans to survey several hundred men about their parents' children to compare groups such as farmers, workers, businessmen, professors, and charity recipients, including native and foreign born, and educated versus uneducated.
The Parrish family of Baraboo describes their August cross country drive to California. From Baraboo they traveled via Madison area to Colorado and Wyoming, noting muddy roads, camping first time, and sights like corn melons sagebrush and desert crossings. They reach San Jose near Los Angeles counties and share impressions of Salt Lake City Los Angeles and San Jose life, prices and local work.
A Pathfinder item notes a man seeking a dentist but returning smiling as the dentist was not present. The brief captures a moment of anticipation and a humorous twist without graphic detail.
In Edinburgh an old building revealed a ten year old king to be Charles I of England future. A brief letter to King James I read I lerve to decline substantives and adjectives Give mee youre blessing Your loving sone Yorke. The Crypt Museum purchased the paper at a high price.
First publication notice in Sauk County Circuit Court. Arthur Max Hilbig sues Walter P Flanders and others to establish title to lands described as north half of northeast quarter and north half of southeast quarter of section 36 township 138 north range 5 east. Defendants summoned to appear within twenty days. Attorney J F Daugherty Kilbourn Wisconsin.
Dr Haag, the Chicago nervous disease expert, offers free consultation and advice for all nervous and chronic illnesses to men women and children during stated hours.
Charles A Dyke recalls the fifty year ago Northwestern rail arrival in Baraboo. The Madison telegraph operator joined a Merrimack installation, later became Baraboo chief operator, and helped train future officials including E L Philipp. Swineford’s strict but driver of efficiency shaped early division. Mr. and Mrs. Dyke visited Madison this week.
A Cassville widow reports a chicken coop theft of 200 fowls and a recovered purse with 400 in cash bearing an owner’s name. The man named in the purse visited the home asking to buy chickens and inspect the coop, denying involvement and leaving without discussion of the pocket book.
A fragmentary obituary notes the death of Abraham Isaac Quick, described with stark phrasing about his wish to see a white male kick, reflecting troubling historical language and a single line from the Chicago Tribune obituary snippet.
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