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Newspaper
Baraboo Weekly News
Location
Baraboo, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1920
Page
2
Emil Winter of Pittsburgh writes to Wisconsin officials praising park values and confirming a settlement to remove his company from Devils Lake quarry. He notes costs to relocate rail siding exceed 125000 dollars and expects to exit by fall, enclosing 500 dollars to restore vegetation on the bluff and urging continued park expansion.
Major W F Lorenz told the Cairns post at the capitol in Madison that a new state psychopathic hospital would cost about 400000 dollars. The facility would serve ex service men injured in the war and would be built as part of the university outlay.
Fifty one Rock county farmers at a mass meeting in Johnstown pledged themselves not to use any substitute for butter. The action marks the start of a campaign to avert a threatened surplus of milk and dairy products.
Otto Smith plans to start a milk route as soon as he can obtain bottles to serve the public. The village notes several residents ill with colds, visits among neighbors, and local travels. The news items include property transfers, family visits, and a funeral with community attendance.
An ad-like fragment urges readers to use HOOAC Sarsaparilla to purify blood and restore strength, claiming signs of poor blood are appetite loss and weakness.
Both houses of Congress met briefly Tuesday to hear President Wilson’s annual message. The message was read by clerks as Wilson did not appear. Galleries were crowded in both chambers, with optimism about a possible league of nations reference or his retirement, but Wilson focused mainly on domestic matters.
A truck in Washington D C was seized carrying 60 cases of liquor in a case of whisky traffic moved by men posing as soldiers. The truck appeared under orders and officers say the driver claimed ignorance of the illicit cargo. Suspects linked to the operation remain at large.
Butter fell two cents in Chicago on Tuesday and is quoted at 57 cents in Baraboo. Excelsior creamery manager T. B. Towle says butter is now 22 cents cheaper than a year ago and suggests prices may fall further. Baraboo price matches Chicago weekly average.
The Union Fraternal Co. benefit for Ethan Reynolds last Saturday raised over thirty dollars from supper and 140 tickets sold for the dance, with additional donations from friends. Reynolds is reportedly improving. Visitors include Ed Camp of Reedsburg at G. J. Flickners and Portage guests Mrs Ringling and the Risleys.
House leaders move to curb debate on the Johnson Bill with a four hour limit and possible disposal in one session. Rules committee reports a special bill aiming to speed action amid a flood of immigration concerns.
John Willer a former captain in Company 1 48th United States infantry was arrested in New York charged with stealing 5000 of his unit's funds on December 19 1918 He allegedly confessed being trained as a German spy sent to pose as a loyal American and to trigger mass slaughter once in the war zone with orders to wait until reaching combat.
The Flinch club surprised Mrs. Nancy Post at her home Thursday evening with refreshments and a farewell party. Attendance at a Thursday parent teacher meeting featured an address by Mrs. Carberry from University Extension and music by high school girls. A large local crowd went to the Fiske O Hara show at Al Ringling theater Sunday night. A. J. Rist had an operation at Reedsburg hospital last week and is recovering. Mr and Mrs Clyde Elliott of New York City visited the area to accompany the former's mother. A social by the Epworth League is planned Friday in the M E church parlors.
Cattle receipts 12,000 with beef steers strong to unevenly higher, top $15.50, native steers $9.00–12.50, westerns up to $9.50, cows and heifers $5.25–7.50. packers top $11. Hogs receipts 56,000 mostly 25–40c lower, top $10.10, bulk 9.60–9.90, pigs 80–180 lb 9.25–9.40. Potatoes at Milwaukee and Chicago wholesale prices 1.60–1.75, Baraboo pays 1 per hundred for potatoes. Eggs 75c a dozen, butter 57c per lb.
Funeral services for Mrs. Dollie S. Weirich were held at 1 30 PM Tuesday from the home with Rev. Moore of the M E church officiating and the Wichern Templte quartet singing. Interment followed at Sumpter. Relatives from Prairie du Sac Sumpter Merrimack and nearby towns attended.
John Arnott received a notice that his daughter Ruth Arnott aged 30 who recently died in Seattle after an operation. She had been visiting in Denver and was ill unknown to her father. Born in Baraboo she lived there until moving west for health. Surviving relatives include Mrs Mary Johnson of Durango Colorado and siblings Margaret Const sie and Samuel in Seattle John J Arnott of Baraboo. The family came to Baraboo from Menomonie around 1887 when the water works were built.
Neighbor Benz found a bee tree and helped care for the honey about 45 or 50 pounds. Peter Rischmueller injured his hand on nails while carrying boards. Will Marshall and Mrs. Marshall visited Glen cottage. A new hog house on the Rischmueller farm appears fit for tenants. Mrs. Robert Marshall and Miss Bissell toured the Glen Saturday. Jimmy Graves returned to Glen cottage door on Sunday.
A Jacksonville businessman faced a dilemma with a large corn crop as he tied tenant compensation to 45 cents per bushel. Elevators offered the same rate, but his contract would leave him paying 4 to 5 cents per bushel for hauling two miles to the elevator, eroding profits.
The Non-partisan League reports twenty four banks in North Dakota have closed within a month as funds are drawn from smaller banks to be held by a central institution. The collapse follows the shift of resources to a central bank, affecting local financial institutions.
Funeral services for W. H. Vogler were held this morning at the Melzl and McGann Undertaking parlors. The Bara Boo Lodge of Elks and Ex R V Harding led the Elks service with Chaplain R J Fogle delivering a prayer. Pallbearers included August Reineke W Power J J Pfannstiehl E T Ross Hans Okern H F Staten. The remains were taken to Won ewoe for interment, with Elks and relatives. Interment there will be conducted by the Masons.
Work will begin on a workshop at Salter aviation field in La Crosse to supply facilities requested by the post office department for ships in the Chicago La Crosse Twin Cities air mail service. The project will be financed by the Chamber of Commerce and cost $800.
The Soviet paper Isvestia reports 1,206 people executed in Moscow during September by revolutionary tribunals, averaging about forty daily. It also notes 5,000 wooden houses have been torn down in Moscow to provide fuel amid a severe fuel shortage.
Lenhard Padrut died after a long illness Tuesday at home of BE V Accola in Black Hawk where he had lived for years. He was 76. Survived by two daughters Mrs H V Accola and Mrs John Jennewein and one son John Padrut. His wife and six children preceded him in death.
A brief quoted exchange features a man defending household authority after an argument about lateness. The humorous street-level dialogue centers on a wife chasing a husband and his assertion that he is boss at his house.
T A Pollys Chicago tax commissioner for the Chicago and Northwestern railway presents figures on land values using Wisconsin Tax commission data. The report lists price per acre across counties for three periods, noting Milwaukee and Wrightman regions with high values. the text argues state control to prevent tree cutting along rivers and ravines and suggests turning the best region into a state park for public enjoyment.
A La Crosse court fined one woman $50 and costs, forcing a group of four women and their associates to leave town after operating a downtown fortune telling office for six weeks. They evaded arrest by posing as phrenologists, a practice not prohibited. fortune telling had already been banned by the council in 1918.
Rates listed for ad insertions show one cent per word for the first insertion and half a cent per word for each subsequent insertion in daily and weekly editions. The notice specifies identical pricing for both daily and weekly formats.
Property notices show 152 acres on Macadam road near La Valle schoolhouse with or without personal property offered by Melvin Langdon La Valle Wis. Another listing: five dollars per acre two miles north on Macadam road in La Valle. Also painting orders requested by Mrs. O J Crane Lime Ridge Wis for pastel paintings of animals marine landscapes fruit in all sizes at reasonable prices.
FOR SALE Coach Mrs H EB Cole 908 Ash street Telephone 375 FOR SALE four shorthorn bulls one year old the very best of milk ing strain roan and red Albert Temp lin Baraboo Wis FOR SALE The former Charles Teel farm 240 acres in town of Sump ter Address Edwin Keitel Prairie du Lac
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