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Newspaper
Baraboo Weekly News
Location
Baraboo, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1922
Page
2
A fluency of local items notes a chicken pox outbreak in North Freedom listing multiple patients by name. The column also records births and family news, Thanksgiving visits, travels, and community events across nearby towns and residents with many named individuals and households.
Mr and Mrs Wesley Merkee received a pound party donation at their Walton home. Guests included Mr and Mrs John Mortimer and extended Mortimer family. The social gathering was hosted by Mr and Mrs Dolph Mortimer and three sons.
A surprise party for Robert Cady was held at the Arthur Cady home in East Reedsburg on Saturday evening November 18. Guests joined in games music and riddles followed by sandwiches cake pie pickles and coffee. The Bert Coulter family moved to Janesville. A charivari party occurred at the Nye Pelton home in Winfield Sunday evening with refreshments and good cheer. A mothers meeting was held at the East Reedsburg school Friday afternoon November 24 led by county nurse Mrs Norma Acott who spoke after pupils were examined for eyes tonsils and teeth.
The Skillet Creek Farmers' club met Friday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. William Toojie with T Towle presiding. Jessie Bassett read The Little Puritans, T B Towle presented The New South, and Lucy Gattiker spoke on St Marys Ringing hospital. Officers elected: President William Toole, Vice President Timothy Towle, Sec and Treas Mrs BE Kunzelman.
Funeral services were held at the Presbyterian church in Kilbourn for the late G F Gibson who was killed while driving a team running away. He leaves a wife a daughter Marie Soma a sister Mrs H Reber of Del Prairie and a brother Gibson of Dell Prairie. He was in his 72nd year.
Chicago hogs receipts 67000 market steady with top 8.15 heavy weights 8.15. cattle receipts 16000 market steady to weak with primes 12 to 13.60, cows 3.50 to 8.00, calves 9.25 to 10. sheep receipts 18000 lambs 13.25 to 15.35. Baraboo markets report eggs 46 cents per dozen, potatoes 50 cents per hundred, hay 10 dollars per ton, oats 0.45 per bushel.
Miss Gladys Davidson daughter of Mrs Emma Davidson and Arthur Settergren were married recently in Barron. They will reside on a farm near Barron after the ceremony.
Mr and Mrs Truman Warren of Lime Ridge attended the wedding of Herbert Warren and Lucile Burgess in Tronton last weekend. Rev and Mrs L E Warren visited West Lima last Tuesday. Emma Terry visiting from Virquo a spent Thanksgiving with grandparents Mr and Mrs W H Brentzer. Bernice Jackson of Baraboo vacationed with sister Mrs Rudy Kinney. Carl Bohn of the village wed Miss Winifred Roach of Cazenovia in Madison last Monday. Orlo Walker from near Wonewoc called on friends here last Saturday.
Westfield social notes report neighbors hosting gatherings at various homes. Ed Behn family and Mrs Smith of Ableman visited Walter Smith in Westfield. Charles Zimmerman and family from Caledonia called on Hy Verthein. John Verthein welcomed guests for Thanksgiving. Udo Braun hosted relatives for a duck dinner. Alma Egerer visiting from Appleton spent Thanksgiving with Pearl Verthein.
James A. Stone resigned as Wisconsin prohibition director and Roy A. Haynes accepted the move on Tuesday. Clarke M. Perry, previously Stone’s assistant in Milwaukee, was named temporary director. Stone gave no public reason, noting only he would speak when Washington makes an announcement.
California authorities search for three women linked to the escape of a hammer murder defendant Clara Phillips. Peggy Coffee and Madelynn Obenchain are sought for questioning as Phillips evades capture with unknown confederates. Armor Phillips husband remains detained pending search results.
Loyal students at Milwaukee Normal School plan a walkout on December 13 or 14 after president Carroll G. Pearse announced his resignation over board disagreements and the removal of art and college courses. Meanwhile Madison sources say the board of vocational education may attach the art school to Milwaukee continuation school, with Alexander Mueller directing the arts if transferred, aided by the new $3 million vocational building.
Olive Chatterton and Frances Cook, an 18 year old couple who eloped in a Stidebaker car alleged stolen from Madison, are expected to arrive soon with Sergeant Leo Kinney of the police. Charges of driving a car without owner consent will be preferred against Chatterton.
The notice itemizes transfers including Farrell to Stella Mears in Franklin for $1 and multiple deeds by Edward J. Bleier to various buyers in Dellona Bear Creek Jellona and other areas, with prices ranging from $1 to $18,000 and totals such as $5,650 for Fredericka Homuth et al to Wilfred Cork in Sauk City. Other names include George Claridge, Anna Weston, Rosetta Mulcahy, J. Cushman, Lar Mar, Carl Braun, Berenice Johnson, Martin Luttermann, Lester Schroeder, Jeannette Lewis, and James Shanahan.
The Wisconsin Conservation Commission announced that fines from fish and game law violations during the two-year period ending June 30 added up to $95 820, enriching the state school fund.
Emil Levi aged 34 from Madison died from injuries after his car was struck by a Madison Portage passenger train south of Portage. Police investigated the crash and details were released by local authorities.
The Madison tax rate will be about 28 mills while Baraboo posts a 30 mill rate. The figures reflect local property tax levies and vary by jurisdiction.
Ed Kelly a Lake Mills farm hand went to Madison Saturday night hoping to find a wife. He failed in his bid and was placed on a train back to Lake Mills still without a spouse.
A list of 19th or early 20th century classified items includes want ads for walnut lumber and a farm sale inquiry by D F Bush from Minneapolis, DUROC boars for sale by S A Berry & Sons near Delton, gear about Melotte cream separators from J A Martiny Baraboo, and offers for a plush coat and wolf muff at 408 First St. The section shows pricing rules for ads, contact names, addresses, and phone numbers.
Erwin E Hein will hold a public auction at his Merrimack village farm on Friday December 15 at 12 30 PM. The 32 acre farm will be sold along with farm machinery livestock feed and other farm articles for farm fee. Usual terms apply.
Notice of sale by E. M. Hardy on the Barebeo river road three and one half miles southeast. Auction includes farm stock machinery hay and household goods with December 12 sale date.
The undersigned to sell at public auction a Baraboo area farm locate 5 miles northeast of Baraboo 1 mile north of Man Mound school and half mile west of Butterfield’s bridge on Thursday December 14 at 10 o’clock. Items include four horses cattle shoats sheep and hens plus grain hay corn oats barley fodder and extensive farming machinery. Terms cash under ten dollars and bankable notes at seven percent for larger sums. The Norfolk town hall fire report follows after the sale noting valuable records destroyed.
The Government Victory 4 percent notes issued with letter prefixes A B C D FP mature May 1923. Beginning December 10 the bank will pay par and accrued interest to December 15 to individual holders of Victory Notes. First National Bank Baraboo Wisconsin.
Baraboo publishers seek payment from Blackwood for subscriptions to either the Baraboo Daily News or Baraboo Weekly News. The notice requests settlement of owed amounts and lists the publication names.
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