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Newspaper
Baraboo Weekly News
Location
Baraboo, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1919
Page
5
Baraboo and nearby communities celebrate Thanksgiving with family gatherings and visits. Residents note winter hints, local travel impacts from a rail rail disruption, and multiple marriages and reunions reported in social notes.
An old advertisement promotes California Syrup of Figs as a gentle laxative for children. It emphasizes removing poisons from stomach and bowels, claims a tasty fruit flavor, and instructs mothers to use the California label for safe dosing.
Benjamin Kamrath undergoes tonsil operation at Reedsburg hospital. Thanksgiving visits include W H Capener and the Capeners and Andersons at DeWitt Anderson home. A 15 month old baby from the Anderson line is with the Freemans. Wisconsin reports 12 375 hospitalized or imprisoned residents, with 790 tuberculosis patients in state and county hospitals and 986 waiting lists. Asylums hold 8 176 patients, an increase of 38. Feeble minded homes house 1 132. State schools and penal institutions care for 2 278. Industrial school for boys has 459 under direct supervision and 4 534 on parole. State public school counts 166 with 748 on parole. State reformatory parole 49 and restraint 281. Industrial school for girls supervises 354, with 244 in the institution and 110 on parole.
At the Bara boo cemetery association annual meeting T W English was elected president replacing the late Frank Avery. M H Mould became secretary and J Van Orden treasurer. Mrs A F Reiner joined the board of trustees to fill Avery's vacancy alongside W D Stanley and A P Cheeck. The trustees will meet in spring to discuss grounds improvements. roads may be rebuilt the entrance widened or an exit added. Sexton O Z Wood’s pay rises from 60 to 75 per month. Cash on hand amounts to 1816.29 with securities around 15000.
At the regular city council meeting held Friday evening in city hall H. H. Coates was named to succeed the late Christian Thaerer as city weigher. A resolution of sympathy was also noted.
A long list of property transfers across Baraboo Reedsburg Delton and surrounding areas with buyers, sellers, and land parcels in Dellona Reedsburg Franklin Washington and Bear Creek. Prices range from 60 to 20000 dollars and multiple parties such as William H Aton Mary Goldman Isaac Mason and John Breikl appear in transactions. An unrelated health advertisement promotes Cascarets laxative as a cure.
About three hundred Bara boo residents petitioned the city council over gas rates and service. The council forwarded the matter to the railroad commission for investigation. Mike Cummings failed in a city damage claim from Halloween incidents. Standard Oil granted permission to build a service station on the site of the former Evangelical church.
Property deeds list transfers from Mrs. Mary Graves to Mrs. Luma Graves in Baraboo for $1. M. E. Patterson to Ida Federman exchanges at $7,000. Mayme R. Binder to W. H. Johnson for $1 in Fairfield. Edward C. Bloom to Rollo H. Peck in Baraboo valued at $1,200.
The Wild Rose Times suspension announced by publisher H. E. Cotter cites high newsprint costs as the reason. The weekly paper will pause operations indefinitely while costs rise and supply remains tight.
Otto Koplin at the Wyeen berg Shoe company building in Portage was struck on the head by a dump wagon lever. Medics say injuries are not serious.
A New Bedford couple welcomed a baby girl on November 11 who will bear the name Armistice. If born on any other day she would have a different name.
Mr and Mrs C W Bass entertained a large group for Thanksgiving with guests from Portage Baraboo and Reedsburg. Attendees included Mr and Mrs Thomas Burton and family Mr William Burton and son Irving Thayer and Mr James Burton and daughters among others. All enjoyed a jolly old time and plans to meet again were stated.
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