Baraboo Militia Unit Mustered Into Service
Federal inspector Lieut. Colonel Ball in Baraboo to muster 68 men of the Baraboo National Guard unit, with Prairie du Lac platoon attached for now. The company will drill at Mueller's hall Tuesday, led by Captain Paul Stewart and a full slate of officers and veterans of the World War.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wisconsin National Guards
Ball
Madison
Baraboo
Prairie du Lac
Paul Stewart
Otto Arndt
Edwin Accola
George Knight
James Bray
Edwin Coughlin
Arthur Rooney
Herbert Steckenbauer
Phillip Gibbons
Earl Bonham
Lewis Faust
Leo A. Frazer
Robert F
Oscar Rosacher
Noble Spreches
Monroe W. Weirich
Lester Albert
Wertner Anderson
Lloyd Bu“mer
Donald E. Buehler
Ivan W. Ca‘ener
Alymer Carlisch
Charles Coughlin
Oliver Clement
Harry Dibble
Julius Doerr
Frank Edwards
Wm. Fellows
Harry M. Gibbons
Harold Griffin
Ralph Halbman
Estus Hawkins
Clair Hawkins
Herbert Hillerandt
Schools Close for Holidays and Staff Off-Duty
The schools close for holidays with teachers listed taking vacations elsewhere. Names include Herman Bogard and wife Aurora Oshkosh El Lipon. Zara Fricke and mother We Tisville. Walter J. Tanghe Milwaukee. Miss Vida Eckhardt Vircana. Miss Marjorie Vivian Calumet. Evangeline Gessert Washburn. Inga Nelson Waupaca. Alice Steenberg La Crosse. Estala Sayle West Allis. Nina Dano Tomah. Edna Zimmerman Medford. Edna Vorlop Reedsburg. Julia Nordolf Belmont. Edith Kinland Whitewater. Persis and Frances Jones Cambria. Dana’s mother and niece to Tomah. School resumes January 3.
Dairy prices warned as butter and cheese fall
Dairy Commissioner George J. Weigle warned producers that the market will decline unless quality improves. He noted per capita cheese consumption has dropped from about 20 to 30 pounds to four, and butter prices have slid from 63 to 65 cents to 50 cents per pound while cheese ranges fall from 30–35 cents to 19–26 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dairy & Food
George J. Weigle
Mr. Weigle
Sauk County Boys Enroll as University Factory Operators
Three Sauk County youths Henry E Beck Verne Payne and Alber H Rieder enroll among factory operators attending the Family course at the University of Wisconsin. Students come from fourteen outside states and one foreign country through the Foreign Mission Society Mrs H Farrington oversees the Dairy course.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sauk County
University of Wisconsin
Henry E. Beck
Verne
Payne
Alber H. Rieder
Tist Foreign Mission Society
H. Farrington
Portage Soldier Boy Kenneth Buglass Cited for Bravery
Mrs. Robert G. Buglass of Portage receives a general order honoring son Kenneth G. Buglass for bravery in World War I. He served in Co F 16th Infantry, First Division, was wounded on July 18 1918 near Soissons, with conflicting accounts on exact death. letter from Ray Yardley suggests uncertainty about whether he was killed by a shell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert G. Buglass
Portage
Kenneth G. Buglass
Soisons
France
Summerall
Kenneth
Portagge
16Th Infantry
Ray Yardley
Livingstone
Montana
Co. F
16Th Inf
Toul
Gregory
Portage Register Democrat
Marriages Reported From Baraboo and Surrounding Areas
Multiple local couples wed in the region. Fred Stieve and Anna Kapelke tied the knot at the bride’s parents home in Freedom. H E Jester and Leona Maske wed in Chicago. Albert Powell and Elizabeth Werner married in Baraboo and plan to live in Reedsburg. W A Snyder and Pearl Snyder joined in Spring Green with Ralph Whitis and Dorothy Colburn as attendants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spring Green
Wisconsin
W. A Snyder
Pearl Snyder
Daugh Big Hollow
Ralph Whitis
F. P. Crisman
Dorothy Colburn
Roy Snyder
Excelsior
W.H. Gall
W. A. Carlin
F. E. Byrne
H. H. Thomas
Ironton
Fred Baumgarten
John Goerks
Baraboo
Reinhart Pagel
Simon Brandt
la Valle
J. J. Lins
School Dist
Bear Creek
Visa Versa
John Curry
Wm. Lenard
Ableman
W. Randall
Carl Zimmerly
J. J. Bunn
F. G
P. W. Capener
Louis Herrewig
Edward Herrewig
Woodland
John Schultz
G. G. Griffin
Pheriba Small
J. M. Small
Walton
Wilda Prouty
Marion Prout
Dorow
Franklin
Marion Prouty
Rober Prouty
Walter Prouty
Robert Prouty
Robert
Julia Prouty
Marion Prouty Dorow
J. F. Guetzkow
Louis Sprecher
Honey Creek
Otto Fingerhuth
Fred Schwepp
Troy
Ada M. Burnham
H. R. Ruge
Alice Henry
C. S. Powell
Reedsburg
S. S. Squires
E. C. Gorman
Delton
E. C. Gomon
C. J. Broberg
James Hanson
Orlie Jensen
Margaret Hurley
Arthur Mullean
J. P. Croal
G. W. Burdick
Reed
Ewald Koeneen
Westfield
Orlin Tang
V. J. Decot
I la Valle
Lodi Telephone Cases Heard In Circuit Court
E H Riddle and Cordelia Riddle sued Lodi Telephone Co for trespass in erecting poles on their property. The company sought condemnation to use the land. A Portage jury sustained the company but awarded the Riddles 60 dollars in damages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E H. Riddle
Cordelia Riddle
Lodi Telephone Co
Portage
Riddles
Telephone Company
School Board Hears December Court Calendar And Bills
The December calendar lists hearings on estates including Grant Dryer Nixon Charnley Mann Sherman Gardner Ringling and others with final settlements and proofs of will. The board adjourned to Thursday and approved numerous bills at city hall for supplies, repairs, teaching and services totaling multiple small charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grant Dryer
Samuel Nixon
D. W. Worth
Alvina E. Charnley
Ottilie Mann
Enos Sherman
Robert Buerki
Edward R. Gardner
Roxalana Kinnamon
Heinrich Schneider
Fred Mallon
Catherine Fuller
Memorial to Hulbert and a List of Wills and Estates
Washington engraved memorial for Harry H. Hulbert of Nespelem honors his World War service and injuries. The page also lists numerous probate matters including final settlements and hearings for estates such as Wetzel Mittlestedt Keller and Gardner, plus guardianship and tax determinations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Harry H. Hulbert
Nespelem
Spokane
H. H. Hulbert
Columbia
Jacob Wetzel
Wilhelm Mittlestedt
Eugene P. Keller
Frank Herfort
John Gasner
George Wintermantle
Elisha Gardner
Percy H. Crossman
Gustav A. Gropp
Helen King
Henry E. Naffz
Alma
Walter Raddatz
Herman A. Fisher
Esther Gasnell
Charles Leu
Charles E. Fisher
Sarah J. Lawrence
C. A. Rood
Emma Meyerment
Augusta Graf
Wm. Kohlmeyer
Wm. Luehr
Elizabeth Mayberry
Guardian
Edward K. Hill— Divehamne
Andrew Williams
Julia Hiller
News Notes From Sauk Go and Reedsburg Schools
Miss Irene MacMillan visited rural schools on December 10 and led an institute at La Valle on December 11. County Superintendent A H Martin inspected day classes last week as rural pupils joined Rally day contests whose winners will be announced next week. The rally featured Miss Grahn the county nurse and guests from the training school and rural schools. A basketball game between the training school team and LaValle High is set for Wednesday at the training school. A Christmas party will follow next Thursday at the school. School closes at noon Friday December 24 for vacation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Irene MacMillan
la Valle
A. H. Martin
Grahn
Madison man pleads not guilty to abandonment charges
Everett Hawkins of Baraboo appeared in Madison court and entered a not guilty plea to abandonment. His wife, who resided in Madison before their marriage, is mentioned in the record. The couple was wed while he served in World War II.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison
Everett Hawkins
George Hawkins
Baraboo
Applications to Marry in Bear Creek and Greenfield
Archie Prouty and Gladys Stout of Bear Creek apply for marriage. Fred C. Waffenschmidt of Sumpter and Amy C. Schreiber of Greenfield also apply for marriage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Archie Prouty
Bear Creek
Gladys Stout
Fred C. Waffenschmidt
Sumpter
Amy C. Schreiber
Greenfield
Madison Woman Granted Divorce and Child Support
Mary Bowers of Madison receives a divorce from Palmer Bowers and $1,000 for child support plus about $600 for court costs and attorney fees. Bowers had been jailed for contempt but was released after paying a stipulated amount. Dr. Paul Miller accompanied cattle to White Sulphur Springs, Montana. cattle bought by Richard Ringling and moved to a young ranch, with Ringling expanding his holdings to a total of about 80,000 acres.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Bowers
Madison
Palmer Bowers
Bowers
Paul Miller
J. M. Kelly
White Sulphur Springs
Montana
Richard Ringling
Mr. Miller
Express
Mr. Ringling
City Teacher Weds Monday in Neillsville Home
Miss Zara Fricke Baraboo High School faculty married Leland Forman at 8 p.m. in Neillsville at the home of Mr and Mrs A L Devos. Rev Zimmerman officiated. Fricke, daughter of Mrs Oscar Fricke, will return to Baraboo to teach. Forman, son of Mr and Mrs Wheeler Forman, worked for Fairbanks Morse Beloit. Guests included Judge James ONeill and the Devos family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zara Fricke
Baraboo High School
Leland Forman
A. L. Devos
Neillsville
James O’neill
W. J. Rush
William A. Campman
Jessie Bast
Joseph Bast
Lida Meyers
John Moody
Jones
Wheeler Forman
William Glassow
Ernest Dickson
Paris Rand
Miss Fricke
Greenwood
Register of Deeds
Clark County
University of Wisconsin
Baraboo
Oscar Fricke
Forman
Lawrence University
Wisconsin University
Fairbanks-Morse Company
Beloit
Wisconsin
Transfers in Real Estate Across Wisconsin Buried in List
A dense record shows multiple land transfers across towns including LaValle Baraboo Prairie du Lac Loganville and Reedsburg. Purchasers include Dora Schutte W A Schneller Minnie W Hoggins A Moore Nora Angle and many others with amounts from 1 to 38750 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dora Schutte
Reinhold Mittlesteadt
LaValle
W. A. Schneller
F. E. Lettergren
Baraboo
Minnie W Hoggins
J. H. Pilley
A. Moore
Christian Hartman
Prairie du Lac
M. A.rischmueller
H. D. Tooley
Dora Maas
Henry Meyer
Loganville
Mettler Mather
Rollo Steinke
J. M. Nachreiner
H.D. Bricks
Plain
Nora Angle
Archie Prouty
Washington
Jacob Accola
H. A. Buelow
Honey Creek
W. J. Steuber
Prairie du Sac
August Szymanski
J. J. Szymanosk
Dellona
Martin Szymanoski
J. J. Szymanoski
G. A. Kuhnau
BE. L. Philipp
Sumpter
Martin Steckelberg
Adolph Gade
Reedsburg
H. F. Sorge
W. F. Elbers
Charlotte S. Gleve
Thomas Briggs
H. W. Abbott
E. P. Graves
George Frye
A. R. Sprecher
Spring Green
G. W. Burdick
John Croal
Excelsior
Troy
F. A. Rice
Cecelia Rice
Frank Finnegan
Clark Bay
Ironton
D. N. Trump
W. H. Zuck
W. E. Scott
Thomas Lewis
W. F. Miller
Jeanette Nash
George Nash
Reedsburg Land & Imp. Co
F. E. Mueller
Paul Holtz
W. H. Gall
Baraboo News Briefs Highlight Local Events
Local cartoonist C A Carow gains attention for sketches at Luther alleys while bowling. Badger club hosts December 3 gathering at Pelton home with 30 attendees. Maple Valley social society plans December 16 and January 6 meetings. Fire at Frank Wilson’s Blake street home quickly put out. Robert Ringling, Evanston native, reportedly married recently. Local high school basketball team selected for season. plays Baraboo Thursday. Presbyterian Sunday school junior party held with 4 boys and 14 girls plus 3 visitors and teachers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. A. Carow
Badger Club
Ben Pelton
Frida
Edison
Alber Templin
Maple Valley Social Society
Howard Palmer
Johnson
H. H. Peter
C. W. Wicher
Frank Wilson
Blake Street
Barboo
Robert Ringling
C. E. Ringling
Evanston
Baraboo
Devil Lake State Park
Warner Memorial Zoa
Cahoon Mine
Basketba
Schoo Sum
Presbyterian Sunday School
Papors
George McArthur
Also Mentioned on This Page
Herman Bogard
Aurora
Sauk CO
Was Portage Soldier Boy
Buglass
Capener Brothers
Stieve—Kapelke
Fred Stieve
Anna Kapelke
Fred Kapelke
Freedom
Rev. Freund
Stieve
Jester—Maske
H. E. Jester
Chicago
Leona Maske
Herman Maske
Powell—Werner
Albert Powell
Elizabeth Werner
James H. Hill
South Park Street
Snyder
Whitis
Lodi
H. H.faylor
Lee-Radtke Holwe
Lee Radtke Hdwe
A. C. Kingsford
Marriott Hdwe
Sauk Co. Pub. Co
American Express Co. Express
Wis
Singer Sewing
Gottsehall
Edward Westenhaver
Henry Ringling
Ragioy Seor
Arissenbere
Willis Dibols
Capener Bros
Capener Bros. Repair
Marriott Howe. Co
Robarmel
Alf. T. Ringling
F. A. News
D. S
Earl Haugh
A.J. Schierholtz
Baraboo Steam Laundry
Stewart Alexander Lbr. Co
Jie Donoven
Eau Claire Book Co
Allyn & Bacon
Garden City Educational Co
Richard Crowe
Thomas Clark Co
Standard Educational Co
Merrill Co
Underwood Typewriter Co
Central Scientific Co
PRR
Ambulance Co
YFP
Hulbert
Will N. Cork
E. August Runge
Sauk GO
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