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Newspaper
Baraboo Weekly News
Location
Baraboo, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1918
Page
8
A Sauk County collection presents letters from soldiers in France and at home. Clarence E. Schenke of Baraboo writes of meeting his brother David in France and the Madrid-like ironies of war, while Horace Cahoon describes frontline life near France with shelling, delousing, and daily peril.
Mrs. Leslie Graves aged 26 died at her Merrimack home from influenza after two weeks illness. She leaves a husband two children Ruth and Charles her parents Mr and Mrs McGee near Kilbourn one brother and two sisters. The town notes mention church and school activities and local travel. Dr L W Sayles returns from Kansas camp and resumes practice after being commissioned a captain.
Letters from George McKee report Homer Cosper was killed in the early October fighting. He and George were Spring Green youths among the first to enlist and cross into action. Homer served in a machine gun battalion after earlier wounds and was described as patriotic with good character. An obituary will follow if death is confirmed.
A short wartime note urges support for service members in the Quartermaster Corps and preserves morale by praising those serving, encouraging families not to alter their service flag as loved ones are deployed.
Dorothy Gardner of La Valle visited a friend in Carr Valley last week. Thanksgiving hosts included Mr and Mrs David Andrews and others visiting relatives in Reedsburg. Grace Fuller returned to Madison after four weeks with the Andrews family. Peter Vosen Jr and Eugene Gasser attended a school board convention in Reedsburg. Dist No 19 began school Monday after a four week flu closure.
South Fairfield residents entertained relatives from Barron county with a surprise Thanksgiving visit. The Wim Kunkel family returned to Adams after a week in Reedsburg and two weeks at Robert Malloy's home. August Ziegler and family plus Roland and Roger Ziegler joined the George Ziegler family in Baraboo for Thanksgiving.
Mrs Eliza Hoege and her daughter Cora called Tuesday afternoon on Mrs Arthur Attridge. John Pugh and helpers are building a machine shed for Frank Beardsley.
Mr and Mrs Herbert Getchell of South Madison announce the birth of a son weighing eight pounds this morning. The baby has been named Otis Albert.
Mrs J Coutier cared for the sick at the Walter Rabuck home and returned Saturday. Miss Carrie Gardner of Wonewoc visits at the Philip Mihlbauer and Miss Hilda Mihlbauer stayed with friends at Cazenovia recently. Miss Della Doering works at the Rabuck home. Howard Elza and Gordon Doering visited Orin Hochmuth Saturday night. Miss Lottie McKinney stayed at the Wm Mihlbauer home. Linda Peterson of Cazenovia works at the Andrew Pearson home. Mrs Wm St John was called toargo N Dak for her son's illness and returned Saturday. Art Rudy, recently in training camps, came home Sunday.
Mrs. Putnam, live in La Crosse, called home due to illness of Mr. and Mrs. George Waddell’s daughter. Miss Olive Newell of Reedsburg visited her uncle Jesse Newell. Ella Devine arrived from Missouri to see her sister Mrs. Waddell. Burton, Milliner, and S. H. Burton attended a Reedsburg school board convention. Soldiers’ relatives received October-dated letters from France stating they are well and busy.
Amelia Braun visits nephew Udo Braun as Spanish influenza sickens locals including Fick, Egerer, Borders, and others. Pete King suffers a serious barn accident and is hospitalized in Reedsburg with expected recovery by week’s end. Visitors Hy Verthein and Mrs Hoskings join local households. Malinda Hutchens and Eva Carpenter attend school.
The advertisement claims Hall's Catarrh Medicine cures catarrh in all stages through constitutional treatment. It offers 100 dollar reward for any failure to cure and invites readers to request testimonials, with Toledo Ohio as the address and a 75 cent price.
Two farming properties offered for sale with details on acreage, cultivation, buildings, and terms. First: 170 acres in Fairfield with about 100 under cultivation, cash or time payments. contact M. L. Dame, Harriman Tennessee. Second: 120 acre dairy farm five miles west of La Valle, 100 acres cleared, clay soil, running water, various barns, milking setup, steam heated house, easy terms. contact Joe Piehl, R. 1, La Valle. Also an ad for a side-income bookkeeper insurance job from Great Western Accident Insurance Co of Des Moines Iowa mentions earning potential and openings.
A Sauk City resident offers a five room cottage and three good lots for exchange for livestock and farm machinery on a 60 to 100 acre farm to rent or a 20 to 40 acre farm. Also a Baraboo farmer advertises a high grade Holstein bull calf for sale.
WANTED TO BUY second hand bone cutter A K Bassett Ski Hi Farm Baraboo Wis FOR SALE double bol cutter Call at the City Hotel corner Ash and Water streets FOR SALE one home and store building cheap if taken at once Ob ject for selling leaving town Inquire Mrs A C Boyd 228 Walnut Home evenings and Saturday P M
Notice advertises sale of corn in shock several tons of straw and potatoes of excellent quality. Inquiries directed to Mrs. A. W. Davidson on the H. H. Howlett farm.
For sale a house and 4 to 100 acres with four acres under cultivation. House measures 22 by 32 feet with 12 foot high ceiling. Spring water. Barn with stone basement 18 by 28 feet and 12 feet high. Price 3200 dollars with half cash. One block west of the Lutheran church. Contact John Brunnhoefer Sr Able man Wisconsin.
Farm for sale in Fairfield Sauk County Wisconsin. 170 acres with good buildings. Easy payments. Contact M. L. Dame Harriman Tennessee.
The Chicago market shows strong action across hogs cattle and sheep with receipts around 50 000 for hogs 21 500 for cattle and 26 000 for sheep. Hog prices range from 17.60 to 18.85 and porkers around 14.00 to 15.50 while cattle quotes note beeves near 9.50 to 20.00 and calves 17.00 to 17.50. Sheep show strong demand with woolled lambs around 1.50 to 15.385 and ewes 3.50 to 9.50.
Clifford Lewis of Goodrich spent several days with his parents here. Edison Kinney is steadily improving after illness. Sergt Hankey of Camp Grant visited Mrs Hankey. Ed Huebner has pneumonia following flu. Several local flu victims: Laura and Charlie Goodell, Mrs Emma Schluter, Mrs Anna Schluter, Mrs Floyd Ward. Frank Sprye of Richland Center called at Thanksgiving. George Woodruff returned from the north with a bear. Chester Bahn died in France. friends and family express sympathy. Henry Oler of Rockford and wife visited over Thanksgiving, returning Sunday. Louis Daniels spent time on his father’s Reedsburg farm. Dr and Mrs Bible returned from hunting. no deer were brought back.
Former Wisconsin attorney general C. E. Estabrook died suddenly in Milwaukee on Tuesday. The note also promotes Kantleek Water Bottles and related medical goods sold at Evenson's Pharmacy The Rexall Store with moderate pricing and guarantees.
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