Nagler Resigns as Assistant Secretary of State
Louis B. Nagler resigned as assistant secretary of state after which he was indicted by a federal grand jury for uttering alleged disloyal remarks. He pled not guilty in federal court with bail set at 2500, posted by Timothy Murphy and Henry Koch. Secretary Hull appointed W. H. Comerford as his successor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis B. Nagler
Federal Grand Jury
Madison
Sanborn
Timothy Murphy
Henry Koch
Nagler
Hull
W. H. Comerford
Skillet Greek left over from last week notice
Ernest Kunzelman spent several days in Wood county last week. Families and neighbors visited various homes including the Alwin, Hamburg, Niemeyer and Brewster households. The Arachne girls club donated five dollars to the Y M C A and five dollars to Skillet Creek Red Cross.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernest Kunzelman
Wood County
Dwight Welch
Barron
Astle
Dee Washburn
Fred Kunzelman
William Alwin
James’ Heffel
Mary Bittrich
Henry Bittrich
Henry
Ernest
Lee Cahoon
Fred Schubring
John Hamburg
Arachne Girls’ Club
Skillet Creek
Red Cross
Ben Niemeyer
Kilbourn Residents Wed in Recent Ceremonies
Miss Helen Loomis daughter of Mr and Mrs L V Loomis and Henry James were married in Madison a few days ago Miss Amanda Sterandt of Kilbourn and George Schuhjan of Chicago were married in that city recently
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen Loomis
Rural life conference praised for practical lessons and care
The rural life conference drew good attendance despite cold. Miss Boeing and Miss Calkins shared wheatless bread, dyeing and sewing tips while Red Cross relief work was discussed. Rev. Whitely highlighted child welfare. Friday program featured talks on education, farming and dairy cows. Local social notices follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boeing
Calkins
Madison
Miss Boeing
Red Cross
Davies
North Freedom
Smith
Reedsburg
Dahlberg
C. O. Whitely
Goodman
Pleasant Ridge
Charles Butcher
Ruby Lewis
Muscoda
Fama Canon
Harvey
Otto Schafer
St. Charles
Minn
O. W. Shore
F. Schafer
Winona
la Crosse
Helen Frazier
Oaks
Albert Good
W. W. Bortimer
William Gibbons
Last week visit with relatives in Clark County and Iowa
A brief note notes an extended visit in Clark County and Iowa spent last week with relatives and friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clark County
Iowa
St Josephs Bazaar Draws Busy Crowd for Three Day Sale
The St Josephs school auditorium was packed for the opening night of a three day bazaar. Potatoes roosters and turkeys left the stalls as garments and fancy work drew praise for the parish ladies effort. Thursday night will close with prize awards to top competitors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Joseph’s School
St. Joseph’s Parish
Notus Notes Tersely Cold
President Wilson continues wartime temperance effort reducing alcohol in beer. England accelerates shipbuilding to counter losses. John D Rockefeller donates seventy million dollars to the war effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Notus
Wilson
England
Black Hawk Briefs Show Local Movements and Honors
Lawrence Sprecher, son of Mr and Mrs A T Sprecher, enlisted in Milwaukee last week and returned home Saturday morning. Y P A members and Sprecher family hosted a gathering Saturday evening. Mrs Julius Nold of Baraboo visited Black Hawk. Royal Neighbors elected officers led by Oracle Kate Jaeger and chancellor Barbara Lusby, with Dr C M Wahl as physician.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence Sprecher
A. T. Sprecher
Milwaukee
Julius Nold
Baraboo
Black Hawk
Oracle
Kate Jaeger
Rose Hossig
Barbara lLusby
Edith Rieser
Maggie Rieser
Inner Sentinel
Albertina Schiess
Outer Sentinel
Agnes McCready
Grace Hossig
C. M. Wahl
Card of thanks for support after death services
We thank neighbors friends singer and minister for comforting words during illness and after the death of our loved one for the floral offerings Jacob Tegerdine Mr and Mrs Q Loveland and family Mr and Mrs Charles Dawes
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacob Tegerdine
Q. Loveland and Family
Charles Dawes
Rexall weather calendars go free at Evenson’s Pharmacy
Rexall weather chart calendars are available free at Evenson’s Pharmacy and will be distributed. L. H. Holman of St Paul promotes state defense work visiting Baraboo and Minnesota, meeting thousands with war literature. Red Cross auction in Shell Rock netted 1300 dollars, closing all stores except one. Public reaction included a flag ceremony and sale proceeds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rexall
Evenson’s
L. H
Holman
Red Cross
Shell Rock
Waterloo
Iowa
F. D. Tryon
Merrimack
Alice Ennis
Madison
C. L. Roser
Esther Murphy
J. C. Royer
Eau Claire
Dewey Dunn
Elroy
John Troy
Vera Brereton
Lodi
Ada Whitman
Milwaukee
R. C. Jones
August Dahlke
Louis Chaplow
Evenson's Pharmacy Ads and Local Notes Include Weather Chart Free
Local items mention Evenson's Pharmacy offering Rexall weather charts and shaving sets for sale. Residents visit relatives in Milwaukee and Merrimack, with various trips to Chicago, Portland, and Cashton. War news notes include Lloyd Battles in France and a Baraboo Janesville hotel fight with a broken jaw. city treasurer discrepancy of about $600 is under audit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl Engelbrecht
Clear Lake
S. D
Lilah Dryer
Merrimack
Gertrude Morse
Rexall
Evenson’s
Frank Dupre
Knowlton
George Hoadley
Portland
Ore
Dog Wood Girl Scouts
J. E. English
Omaha
Iowa
E. J. Battles
Lloyd E. Battles
France
Janesville
China
Evenson’s Pharmacy
Delay in Bob Hearing Stalls Inquiries on La Follette Speech
Washington delays stall senate elections committee inquiry into Senator La Follette's St. Paul speech. A decision on sub committee vs full committee procedure slated for next week. The panel deferred examining former Secretary Bryan and noted ongoing procedural questions. Evenson's pharmacy advertises low price box stationery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate Elections Committee
la Follette
St. Paul
Bryan
Germans Demand Drastic Peace Price at Brest-Litovsk
London Times reports from Brest Litovsk talks that Germany would control Russia's wheat market for fifteen years and admit all German goods duty free. No Russian territory held by Germans would be surrendered, Bolsheviks disappointed by German stance, armistice by any cost if Allies fail. Evenson's Pharmacy advertises new vases and candlesticks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Petrograd
London Times
Brest-Litovsk
Germany
Russia
Rhinelander German Farmer Pays Fine After Liberty Loan Incident
A German farmer in Rhinelander paid a fine after making defamatory remarks about the liberty loan and a fight followed. The rest of the report notes no price advance for cut glass, and mentions Our Large Line on display at Even Son's Pharmacy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rhinelander
Evenson’s Pharmacy
Patriotism Urged to Taxpayers in War Indemnity Debate
Washington urges taxpayers to pay without grudging this year. The choice facing the nation is liberty tax or war indemnities, with Germany pressing for the latter if possible.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Germany
Pyral in White Ivory Sold at Evenson's Pharmacy
Evenson's Pharmacy markets Pyral in white ivory from its large stock, inviting customers to purchase the product.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evenson’s Pharmacy
Cancer Tops October Deaths In State Records
Cancer led mortality in October with 187 deaths, followed by pneumonia 153 and pulmonary tuberculosis 144. The state bureau of vital statistics reported 2,039 deaths, four more than September. 273 infants under one year, 83 ages one to four, and 754 seniors over 65.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Bureau of Vital Statistics
Baraboo Soldier Goes to France as Lt John Sprecher
John Sprecher son of Mr and Mrs J P Sprecher left Baraboo today for France after training at Fort Sheridan where he has been promoted to first lieutenant In Baraboo Charles Steppe of Reedsburg returns home after declaring innocence of accusations by a woman in a Baraboo court saying he settled under pressure and bore no guilt
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adam Suhr
Cashton
Julius Henn
Jake Kammers
Sauk City
J. P. McGuan
Barron
J. A. Duncan
H. C. Duncan
Ernest Weiland
Baraboo Hospital
Merrimack
W. D. Morse
Madison
G. Goodsell
Evenson’s Pharmacy
John Sprecher
J. P. Sprecher
France
Mr. Sprecher
Fort Sheridan
Charles Steppe
Reedsburg
Baraboo
Reed Says We Nded All Resources New Webb Bill
Reed asserts all resources are needed as the New Webb bill advances. Lawmakers push for funding and policy measures, citing support from committees and party leaders. The proposal aims to expand infrastructure, education, and health programs nationwide.
Reed Warns of Possible Invasion as War Strain Mounts
Senator Reed in the Senate warned that invasion of the United States could come if allies falter as Russia and Romania exit the war. He urged continued war readiness, possible new drafts, and youth coast defense training while denouncing the Webb export bill as a Sherman Act violation favoring trusts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Senate
Reed
Wilson
Congress
Missouri
Russia
Roumania
America
Serbia
Webb
Katherine Stinson Sets New American Nonstop Flight Record
Miss Katherine Stinson, a Texas aviatrix, set a new American nonstop record by flying 610 miles in nine hours and ten minutes from San Diego to San Francisco. She faced cold high altitude, peaking at 9,000 feet over the Tehachapis, and arrived at 4 41 p m after departing at 7 31 a m. The old record of 512 miles was held by Ruth Law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Katherine Stinson
Texas Aviatrix
San Francisco
San Diego
Calif
Miss Stinson
Tehachapi Mountains
California
Ruth Law
Chicago
Cornell
N. Y
Baraboo Markets Prices and Knights War Fund Appeal
Johnston Fuel and Warehouse Co lists prices for oils and fuels while paying for flour and produce. Baraboo grocers set cash prices on staples. assorted items include potatoes and chickens. The notice ends with a plea for Knights of Columbus war fund contributions at city banks before Saturday closing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnston Fuel & Warehouse Co
Baraboo
Johnston Fuel & Warehouse Company
Knights of Columbus War Fund
Classified Ads and Lost Items in Sauk City Notice
A collection of small ads and notices. Lost items include an auto top cover near West Sauk road and a blue white fox hound returned to Harry Wilkinson Baraboo with a liberal reward. For sale horses listed by Charles Wing, bay mare 1320 pounds priced at 130 and gray gelding similar weight priced at 100.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Sauk Road
J. Cooper
Sauk City
R. D
Charles Wing
Telephone
Harry Wilkinson
Baraboo
Wanted old false teeth for mail in cash
Advertisements seek old and broken dentures offering two to seventeen fifty dollars per set by mail in Philadelphia and Troy. Also note selling rumors of livestock and live stock exchanges including a brood mare and a Poland boar for sale in Baraboo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. Mazer
South Fifth Street
Philadelphia
Bernen
Third Street
Troy
N. Y
For Sale Song Birds in North Freedom Wisconsin
Mary Harkins offers male canaries priced five to ten dollars and female canaries at two fifty. Special Andersonville Rollers advertised. Contact P o box 38 or telephone 45. North Freedom Wisconsin listings note availability from Mrs. Mary Harkins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andersonville Rollers
P. O
Mary Hark‘ins
North Freedom
Wis
Cleanliness First Law of Health Tea Ad
Inside and outside cleanliness promoted by Hollister Rocky Mountain Tea as an internal cleanser. Claims pure organs and good health if started tonight with Tea or Tablets available for 35c from J. B. Donovan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hollister
J. B. Donovan
Chickens Wanted At Feed Store Ad
Feed store at 148 Third street seeks chickens for cash sales. Proudly offers flour feed seeds and a full line of farming supplies. R L Glazier invites patronage and advertises high market prices for chickens. Phone 621 arcs-7.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Third Street
R. L. Glazier
J. Briggs & Co
Daily cleansing tea promoted by J. B. Donovan
An advertisement urges daily use of Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea as a thorough cleanser and purifier for the stomach bowels blood and liver with endorsement by J. B. Donovan emphasizing internal cleansing over hand hygiene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hollister
J. B. Donovan
Auction at Christ Holzman Farm North Freedom
Alfred Hirn administrator will sell at public auction on Monday December 17 at 10 o clock two miles south of North Freedom. Items include three horses eight milch cows hogs twenty chickens seven turkeys Deering mower grain binder corn planter potato digger bob sleighs hay loader hog rack wagons single buggy harness and household goods plus other articles. Hot lunch at noon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alfred Hirn
Christ Holzman
North Freedom
Auction Notice for Claud Newell at Baraboo Farm
Faction Claud Newell will sell at public auction Wednesday December 19 at 10 o clock at the W H Newell farm 4 miles north of Baraboo the following property Five horses 17 head of cattle hogs chickens turkeys mower hay rack cream separator harness gasoline engine cultivators 150 bushels oats 40 bushel seed barley 20 tons of hay and other articles too numerous to mention Hot lunch at noon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Claud Newell
W. H. Newell
Baraboo
Also Mentioned on This Page
Donovan & Co
Kilbourn
ST. Josephs Bazaar
John D. Rockefeller
BLAGK
M. J. Murphy
John Vanderveer
Mae
Jules la Croix
S. Kennedy
Fennimore
W. Reinhart
P. Taft
Arthur and
Marshall
Evenson
Brewster
Zenzal
J. B. Donovan & Co
Russ
Teutons
London
Free
Bogone
Frange
Reed Says
Cummins
Ruth
Texas
H. H. Smith
R. H. Clark
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