Local Lodge Elects Officers at G A R Hall Banquet Follows
The S of V held an officer election at the G A R hall with Commander T B Towle and senior vice commander R P Plummer among those chosen. A banquet for about 250 Foresters followed, then a dance led by Towle and several appointments listed for chiefs, trustees, and other posts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. A. R. Hall
S. of V
T. B. Towle
R. P. Plummer
G. V. Moore
Oscar Doppler
Richard Brandt
Walter Odell
Geo H. Woolford
Carl G. Robinson
Sec
Bertha Schoenwetter
Treas
Adolph Andre
Ina Jenswold
John Henderson
Chas. Rau
Roy Wettstein
Hard Work in Odd Daily Tasks and Social Rituals
A collage of domestic and social tasks from work to leisure. Scenes include conversations with a man lacking limbs and hearing, arguing style hats from 1914, waking to alarms, reading Henry James, resisting drinks, pronouncing European names, finding humor in musical comedies, eating lobster daintily, declining cars, guiding spouses to theatre and church, and finally paying bills.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry James
Wisconsin men in Navy during war report
Wisconsin sent thirteen thousand three hundred ninety one men to the United States Navy during the war according to a Bureau of Navigation report. The Wisconsin district including eleven Michigan Upper Peninsula counties and Milwaukee recruiting station accounted for fourteen thousand nine hundred nine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wisconsin
United States Navy
Bureau of Navigation
Wisconsin District
Upper Peninsula
Michigan
Milwaukee
Fragmented OCR Provides Sparse Local Item
Readable parts show a brief local notice or brief item with minimal details. Names, places, or dates are unclear, making it difficult to identify the event or subject.
Spirit Messages From Ella Wheeler Wilcox Reported By Psychic
A Brooklyn based psychic claims Ella Wheeler Wilcox communicated from the spirit world two days after death on October 30. The message, delivered via a Progressive Thinker, notes Wilcox’s happiness and reunion with husband Robert Wilcox, and asserts life continues beyond death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ella Wheeler Wilcox
Wisconsin
Brooklyn
New York
Sauk County Leads In Trout Streams In Wisconsin Survey
A Wisconsin survey shows Sauk County with 60 trout streams, part of 865 streams across 20 counties studied by the state conservation commission. Data include stream temperatures and fry propagation figures, with hatcheries receiving 3,000,000 eggs and 206,308,000 hatched eggs, plus state receipts and pond revenue figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sauk County
State Conservation Commission
Wisconsin Conservative Commission
W. E. Barber
Civil Service Commission
Point of Iron
Vernon
Kenosha
Racine
N. G
Jackson County
Monroe
Dane
la Fayette
Waukesha
Jefferson
Columbia
Part
Walworth
Richland
Sen
Rock
Grant
Crawford
Juneau
Adams
Barber
State Fish Commission
Federal Commission
Baraboo Notes Include Vagrancy, Travel, and Local Happenings
George Howard received 30 days for vagrancy in the county jail. Chris Isenberg departs for Bridgeport to work with Ringling Circus. Ada Hill Baer referenced as Mrs. Billy Baer of Caledonia. John Dixon jailed 30 days for vagrancy. Miss Josephine Matchett surprised by friends after returning from Indiana. E D Ochsner reports high fur prices and plans to trap muskrats. he also sold rattlesnakes. Baraboo letters note Baraboo company of fourteen delayed at St Petersburg, rescheduled trains, and mosquitoes in Florida versus Wisconsin insects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Howard
Chris Isenberg
Bridgeport
Conn
Ringling, Barnum,& Baily Circus
Billy Baer
Caledonia
Minn
John Dixon
Adolph Andre
Thman
Portage
Paul Herfort
Money Order Department
Baraboo
E. S. Brswell
Ontario
Califoria
California
Nothern
Josephine Matchett
H. B. Cole
Miss Matchett
Indiana
E. D. Ochsner
Prairie du Lac
Ochsner
Baxter Hollow
Edward Selleck
F. A. Nebs
Baraboo Company
St. Petersburg
Jacksonville
Chicago
Skirt Shortening Set for 1920 Season by Style Committee
The National Cloak Suit and Skirt Manufacturers' Association style committee, in Cleveland, recommends skirts three to four inches shorter for 1920, with lengths seven to nine inches from the floor for women and about 16 inches for misses. Tailored suits be broadly short but not extreme, tunics and plaited skirts trend, fullness at hips favored, snug sleeves, new leather belt details, and a long rolling collar. Prices of coats and skirts to stay up, says Michael Printz.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Cloak, Suit & Skirt Manufacturers’ Association
Cleveland
Peter Pan
Michael Printz
Our country is the first concern Lloyd George
The phrase voices Lloyd George stressing national duty and priority of the nation in wartime leadership remarks. He frames policy around country over personal or party interests, urging unity and sacrifice for national welfare.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lloyd George
Pipe of Sitting Bull Acquired by State Historical Society
The State Historical Society at Madison displays Sitting Bull’s peace pipe made of red vipestone once owned by the famous Broux chieftain. The pipe, traded in 1881 for flour and tea in Canada, was given by Robert B. Lang of Racine with other Indian objects, bearing Sitting Bull’s seal. Mrs. J C Barry travels to Chicago to visit daughter Gladys.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison
Broux
Sitting Bull
United States
Canada
Robert B. Lang
Racine
Local notes and moves among residents in Wisconsin
Mrs Ella Bump and daughter Lois move to Rusk Wisconsin to make their home. Rev E C Coontz travels to Magnola Wisconsin for Advent church conference. Alton Cady owns a pure black calf born on Hoyt place now occupied by the Cady family. Mr and Mrs S Thomas Williams and daughter plan California winter while son Russell Williams stays to run logging camp. E H Huebing builds a southern colonial style home in Reedsburg with interior enamel by C M Ripley. W J Durward plans a trip to Tacoma. he has written a book on Rev J T Durward but press delays due to Milwaukee fuel. Express rules require wooden containers for shipments over 25 pounds. Friends surprise Miss Lois Moran for her birthday with carol music and silver tea spoons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ella Bump
Lois
Rusk
Wis
E. C. Coontz
Magnola
Advent Church
Alton Cady
W. H. Cady
Hoyt Place
Cady Familly
Thomas Williams
California
Russell L. Williams
John M. Kelley
Greenfield
E. H. Huebing
Reedsburg
C. M. Ripley
W. J. Durward
Tacoma
J. T. Durward
Milwaukee
BE. Z. Clemens
Lois Moran
Oak Street
Miss Morar
Freda Meyer
Baraboo
Miss Meyer
Rudd
Cuba
G. G. Kindschi
Florence Yeske
William Schroeder
Beloit
the Fair Association
Portage
L. H. Palmer
Madison
Northwestern Road
Wonewee
Henry Colburn
Colburn
F. A. Cooper
Ironton
Morris Mannes
Washington, D. C
Billings
Montana
Bar
Methodish Church
T. F. Risley
Davis & Cooley
N. H Smith Fuel and Warehouse Company
Cahoon
J. W. Davis
Gamma Phi Rho
Walter J. Tanghe
Mr. Tanghe
Baraboo Community Notes Track Local Life
Miss Freda Meyer of Reedsburg visits Baraboo and plans a winter in Cuba. A Portage fair association premium pay begins early. Baraboo forms a basketball team the Triple B's with Fred Brandt captain. Local incidents include car train near Ableman, sleigh accident near the cemetery, and a birthday surprise for Walter Tanghe.
Madison judge grants writ to register bonds for Keysar
Judge Stevens in Madison issues mandamus to O S Norsman the Madison city clerk to register bearer bonds after his refusal citing transferability. If not registered he must appear in circuit court. Prairie du Sac hearings on the Wis river bridge promise a free crossing with contract let soon and minimal site matters resolved. Pettingill of East Sank road recovers from a fall thirty feet from a silo while loading silage and remains homebound with head injury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stevens
Madison
Adelaide P. Keysar
Prairie du Sac
O. S. Norsman
Norsman
Wisconsin River
Edward Schuits
Corps of Engineers
War Department
West Point
Charles Pettingill
East Sank
Frannk Herfort Canning Company
Pettingill
Merrick to Contribute Mississippi River Steamboat Essays
George B. Merrick of Madison, longtime contributor on steamboat days, retires due to paralysis. Captain Fred Bill of St. Paul to continue the series for about two years and Merrick once spoke in Baraboo on his favorite topic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George B. Merrick Madison
Burlington
Mississippi
Wisconsin
Fred Bill
St. Paul
Mr. Merrick
Baraboo
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V. C
Wilber Cahoon
George Weber
Paul Cahoon
C. L. Gust M
H. J. Halsted
C. M
Bois I. G
Sam Neitzel
O. G
Earl Hall
George Carpenter
M. W. of
Kingsford
North Pole
Mrs. Wilcox
Robert Wilcox
Dame Falion
Caine Oe
Istorical Society
J. C. Barry
Gladys
Barrys
Windy City
Max Feinberg
Feinberg
Ableman
Mr. Feinberg
George Stanley
Department of Agriculture
Hérman Gabbert
Pardeville
Isidor Crossman
Liberty
Fontainebleau
France
Avon
Kemp
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