Camp life notes from IN CAMP AND FIELD column
A humorous Camp and Field entry profiles soldiers: Corporal Buelow earns an officer training chance, Hank with a strong voice, George Niles rumored for barbed wire entanglements, Lt Ritzenhalter’s absence noted with salary difference, confinement for Pete McDonald and Ed Meyer, corporals Ray Hiller and Roy Whetstien in command, Corporal Pierce jokes about Santa, Harold Hawkins camped with measles victims, Sherman laments war’s hell, signed Vv. A. Gibbons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corporal Buelow
Meyer
Hank
George Niles
George
Gollmar Bros
Ritzenthaler
Pete McDonald
Ed. Meyer
Prange
Ray Hiller
Roy Whetstien
Pierce
Santa Claus
Harold Hawkins
Harold
Sherman
Vv. A. Gibbons
Local Social Notes and War Strain Reflections
Social items from Chicago visitors to Baraboo and area many arrivals and departures for Thanksgiving. War department shortages and overcrowded camps linked to pneumonia deaths raise concerns. Local school board unrest prompts petitions to reinstate W C Cooley as principal. A mild car collision causes minor damage near Oak and Third. Several residents visit relatives in Madison Reedsburg Portage Baraboo and Milwaukee with family gatherings and entertainment noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Rence
Isabelle Rence
Chicago
W. J. Wilkinson
Harry Tyler
Louis Halbman
Merrimeck
Black Hawk
Jacob Alexander
Seventh Avenue
War Department
National Guard
Hillsboro
W. C. Cooley
Oak
Ziegler
Capener
Edna Johnson
Adams
Ethel Nieman
Reedsburg
Leonard Miller
Harland Parks
Madison
L. B. Waters
Kendall
Estelle Isenberg
Wausau
Izero English
Myrtle Moss
W. A. Hurlbutt
O. A. Hurlbutt
F. L. Bohn
J. H. Pilley
G. Wichtaabdort
Aletie
Robert Sebring
Fern
Milwaukee
J. E. Vandenburg
Laura Milter
Julia McLanahan
Portage
Lydia Zimmerly
Lynn Street
Baraboo Hospital
Charlotte Bowers
Rose Sweet
William Hollingsworth
Floyd Daniels
J. A. Boyle
Otto Timme
Delton
Baraboo
Jack Bessey
al. Ringling Theatre
Boyle
Kansas City
Red Book
Doris
Elroy
Ruth Kimball
la Crosse
Dengie Carpenter
Leota Watson
North Freedom
George Anacker
Violet
C .H. Grubb
J. O. de Barr
Stella
Floyd
Horace Welch
Emma Armbruster
City
G. B. Williams
Galena
Otto Hornung
Norwalk
Charles Hornung
August Riebe
Donald
Onalaska
Ray Littlejohn
Lyons
F. H. Holloway
S. W. Holloway
W. Holloway
Chrloe
B. R. Holloway
Audrey
Dolores
Craig Holloway
Frank Kieth
Cullen
Celia
C. V. Axen
Arthur Rosine
Ableman
Elsie Stackman
Warne Burtch
Rockford
Genevieve Dwyer
Merrimack
J. E. Elkington
W. H. Church
Clark Smith
Irvin Good
Fairfield
Bessie Baer
Jefferson
J. E. Baer
Viva Mulcahy
Aurora
Inl
Etta Mulcahy
A. Osborne
Charles Ruel
Edward Ritzenthaler
Arizona
C. J. Johnson
Florence
Estle Barrett
Camp Point
Thelma Kublins
Vera Beauchat
la Valle
L. White
B. Russell
H. Mueller
Caledonia
James Capener
Mable Steinke
Marie Belter
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Peru
Rosa A. Kiss
Clinton Place
Missouri
Farmers & Merchants Bank
Waseca White Rose
Chase & Sanborn
Dr. Price
South Side Department Store
F.C. Peck Merc. Cc
Prothero-McGinnis Co
Broadway
Castoria
Ators Bears
Federal Reserve Banking System
Federal Reserve System
First National Bank
Baraboo, Wisconsin
Ri&iley
the Bank OF Barabuy
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