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Newspaper
Baraboo Weekly News
Location
Baraboo, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1918
Page
5
Mrs. E G Marriott of Chicago visits son William F Marriott. Numerous residents travel for business and family visits between Baraboo, Milwaukee, Fond du Lac, La Crosse, Spring Green, and other Wisconsin towns. A few return from military discharge, influenza concerns rise, and local etiquette includes a reception for Rev and Mrs M J Cameron with regional clergy speakers.
F H Coates preserves a bound Rural New Yorker from 1863 Rochester listing prices in the Civil War era. Wool reached 75 cents per pound while dressed pork was 8 cents, butter 16 to 25 cents, eggs 15 to 21 cents a dozen, potatoes 40 to 45 cents a bushel, flour half current price, and hard coal $8.50 per ton, illustrating cheaper goods then despite today’s high prices.
On Monday a United States marshal took George Roberstein and Umberto De Pra from Baraboo to Madison charged with violations of the excise laws. A boy named Sloniker of Reedsburg was also taken to Madison charged with sending obscene matter through the mail.
Sunday gatherings span Fairfield and St. Louis visits as South Deltoy residents recount family time. Illnesses linger with William Miller's flu recovery and others noted as well. Pearl Waddell reports selling a corn husker and wood saw.
W A Bass and family attended the funeral of his sister Mrs E R Richardson at Manson on Sunday November 24. Others from a distance included Earl Bass of Reedsburg Charles Bass of Seven Mile Creek Roy Bass and wife and daughter of Dellona and Henry Minchin of Lemonweir.
Thousands of women suffer kidney or bladder trouble and may not know it. Kidney problems can trigger back pain headaches and low energy. Dr Kilmer s Swamp Root is promoted as a remedy that restores kidney health and may help nervous overworked women. sample bottles are offered by mail and bottles sold in drug stores.
The Sauk County Chapter of the American Red Cross outlines committee appointments for knitting and publicity, December 16 23 membership drive, and December 1 balance and November expenditures. It lists quotas for sweaters socks undershirts and handkerchiefs, reports branch total assets, and notes personnel changes and local donations and shipments for Belgian and Italian relief.
Sumpter records a daughter born December 5 1918 to Mr and Mrs Charles O Watkins. Ewald Kaether recovers from flu after return from Madison. Other family illness improves. Ed Payne also recovering. Jesse children ill with influenza. Farmers dry corn in good weather. Mrs O L Young of Prairie du Lac visits relatives Mr and Mrs E D King.
CALEBONIA reports Mr and Mrs William Anacker visited Portage last Friday, followed by Mr and Mrs Otto Scharper who also spent time in town during the period.
Mr and Mrs John Sundin stored goods and moved to Union Center Oliver Crane moved into the bank building and Clarence Smith relocated to the Frank Seamans farm Mrs Floyd Ward recovered from pneumonia Miss Blanche Bohn returned from Reedsburg Mrs Homer King went to Niagra Wis after visiting her son Ed Huebner died Monday Decem ber 2 from pneumonia following the flu He leaves an aged mother Mrs Erdman stayed at Huebners bed last Saturday and was buried Monday Miss Helen Goodell had the flu others in the family are better Marion Oakes of Milwaukee cared for Edison Kinney and went to Loganville Norm Walker visited Reedsburg over the weekend Mrs Dehler of La Valle visits her daughter Mrs King Deer hunting party returned with one deer several cars left at northern towns due to bad roads Hardware business changing hands invoicing began Monday Sympathy extended for Homer Mason's family A letter from Mrs P L Wolz Sedan NM notes the death of their daughter Ruth Mr Wolz was pastor here last year
South Fairfield A. C. church will display a service flag on Sunday December 15 with a related program. Baraboo resident B C Bentley will participate in the program. Various local residents visited relatives and carried on social visits in Adams Baraboo and Mather areas during the week.
Ethel Jordan gave an engaging talk on Friends Missions in Jamaica during Sunday morning services at the Friends church. Mrs. Ella Carpenter visited her daughter, Mrs. James Lee, in Reedsburg last week. Miss Ida Lawrenz, recovering from influenza, resumed teaching duties in the upper room.
Vacationing Roy Hainstock returns home from Lodi. Death mourned for twin child of O G Thompson in St Charles Minnesota. Frank Warren and sister visited Wm Schultz residence. Homer Mason’s death shocks locals, leaves wife and six small children. Earlier, a daughter born to Walter Carr and another to Charles Kahra last week.
A child was born on Sunday December 8 to Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Coolidge.
Sunday visits and family gatherings dominate a long list of local calls with headlines noting illnesses influenza and recoveries. Several residents travel to Baraboo Beloit Chicago Reedsburg and Waukegan while others enter High School or move homes.
Merrimack area residents visit relatives in Baraboo and Madison as many fall ill with flu. A Busy Ladies Aid Bazaar, M. E. church events, and school notes mark the week. Funeral for Mr Weise and pneumonia death in Loganville conclude this week’s local notices.
Miss Bessie Gabbitas visited LA VALLE. Mrs J A Douglas and Mrs O Lacey were Reedsburg visitors. Fred Miller returned from La Crosse after a visit with his parents. The Mother's Club bazar opens Friday 1:30 and Saturday 10.
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