Packers Threaten Grocers Wipeout Under Packing Rules
Federal Trade Commission Chairman Culver told the House Interstate Commerce Committee that wholesale groceries face elimination within five years if current trends persist. He warned packers control multiple related industries, driving higher prices for consumers, with salmon prices cited as an example and retail grocers possibly disappearing in ten to twelve years.
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Culver
Federal Trade Commission
Washington
House Interstate Commerce Committee
Mr. Culver
Benefits for workers rise in 1917 1918 report
The seventh report on the administration of the workmen's compensation act from Madison shows total benefits averaging 108 per case, up from 92. Indemnity rose to 81 from 69 and medical aid to 27 from 23. Permanent disability benefits climbed from 445 to 524. Total cases 19,361, with 15,825 settled. Benefits totaled 1,705,468, comprising 1,276,388 indemnity and 427,085 medical aid.
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Madison
Industrial Commission
Pelton Funeral For Baraboo Man
Glenn E Pelton son of Baraboo police chief S A Pelton died Sunday at about thirty from influenza and pneumonia after a stay with a relative in Dane County He leaves two brothers G M Pelton Evanston and George E Pelton Baraboo of Pelton and Son and four sisters Funeral Tuesday at 1 30 from the parental home.
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Glenn E. Pelton
S. A. Pelton
Dane County
Baraboo
G. M. Pelton
Evanston
George EK. Pelton
Pelton & Son
Reedsburg Man Learns Son Wounded in France
Allen Hastings received word this week that his son Lloyd Hastings of Reedsburg was seriously wounded in action in France on the first of August. No later word has reached him. Lloyd served with Company A from Reedsburg.
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Allen Hastings
Reedsburg
Lloyd
France
Company A
Madisonian’s return after eighteen Atlantic crossings
Frank H. Gruen, a Madison native now 22, has crossed the Atlantic aboard the Leviathan eighteen times delivering soldiers to the French front. He is due to arrive in Madison to visit his sister at West Dayton Street.
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Atlantic Ocean
Frank H. Gruen
Madison
Mrs
Niebuhr
Dayton Street
Frank
Chile Sees Small Hope of Settlement Controversies
Chilean political circles hold cautious optimism for settling disputes with Bolivia and Peru through compromises. A. R. Law M D promotes medical cures and offers payment only after cure for piles and constipation.
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Chile
Bolivia
Peru
Anuric Therapy for Gout and Uric Acid Control
Historical medical note discusses kidney elimination failures leading to toxin buildup and gout. It cites Garrod and Strauss on uric acid precipitating in joints, and recommends diuresis through copious water intake and Anuric tablets, claiming strong uric acid dissolution. A trial package offer is included.
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Arthur Garrod
H. Strauss
Strauss
Ackage
Dr. Pierce
Nvalids
Buffalo
N. Y
Lithia
Food Regulations Dropped by Federal Administration
Announcement from Washington states all food restrictions are dropped. Since October 21 the main rules were the twelve general orders for eating places, now eliminated.
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Federal Food Administration
Washington
Pioneer Joshua Bible Traveled by Stub Train Shake-Up
Joshua Bible, an early Cazenovia settler now in his eighties, visited Reedsburg over the weekend. He stayed with his brother George on the West Side and with Mr. and Mrs. G. E. Buell for part of the visit. On the trip from Cazenovia to La Valle, the stub train derailed, forcing Bible and other passengers to walk about a mile to La Valle.
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Joshua Bible
Cazenovia
Reedsburg
George Bible
West Side
G. E. Buell
la Valle
Officers Elected for Coming Year in Congregational Groups
At Mrs. E Arner home the Ladies aid and mission club of the Congregational church held elections for the coming year. Officers chosen include Ladies Aid President Mrs E Arner and Treasurer Mrs R Peck. Mission club President Mrs M J Cameron and Treasurer Mrs E Duncan.
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E. Arner
Ladies Aid and Mission Club
The
Congregational Church
Mrs
E. Ruggles
B. DeKoyer
R. Peck Mission
Sun Prairie Stop Policy Proposed for Milwaukee Madison Train
C O Bradshaw Milwaukee Road general superintendent asks railroad commission to change schedule so the Milwaukee Madison train does not stop at Sun Prairie at 5 50 p m to reduce Madisonians nuisance on the train. Commission action not announced. The plan aims to discourage the men and spur Sun Prairie officials to curb the situation.
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Milwaukee-Madison
Madison
Sun Prairie
Annual Meeting of Sauk County Historical Society Held
The Sauk County Historical Society did not meet in November due to influenza and convened Friday evening at the home of Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Cole. Officers were re elected: H. E. Cole president Mrs. Catherine C Train secretary and E V Alexander treasurer. Members chosen included M C Crandall T M Buckley Arthur N Buckley and O D Brandenburg. Papers on Newton Clark and Abraham Wood were read by Robert N Warner and H E Cole respectively with secretary Chris Dyrud.
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Sauk ‘County Historical Society
H. E. Cole
E. V. Alexander
W. W. Warner
OPAL
Baraboo
Catherine C. Train
G.J. Seamons
Reedsburg
E. D. Ochsner
Prairie du Lac
H. K. Page
M. C. Crandall
T. M. Buckley
Arthur N. Buckley
O. D. Brandenburg
Madison
Newton Clark
Robert N. Warner
Road School 10 Held in Madison February
The eighth annual Road School under the Highway commission will be held in Madison from February 3 to 8. An expected 400 to 500 Wisconsin road officials will attend. This year patrolmen on the state trunk highway will also be eligible to participate.
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The
Highway Commission
Madison
Wisconsin
Magnificent Columbus Sail Caravel Picture Gift to Wilson
A Rome dispatch to The Daily Telegraph reports that upon President Wilson's arrival in Rome the Italian government will present a remarkable old painting. The artwork is said to be painted on a sail fragment from the caravel used by Columbus on his voyage to America.
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Rome
Daily Telegraph
Wilson
Columbus
America
County residents fined for espionage charges
John Kinpschield of Prairie du Sac and Rose Meyer of Sauk City appeared before Judge San born at Madison on Friday in Baraboo facing espionage violation charges and were each fined 500 dollars.
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John Kinpschield
Prairie du Sac
Rose Meyer
Sauk City
Obituaries for Herbert Fedderman and Julia Hiller
Herbert Fedderman died recently at Camp Anatol while in training since September. Funeral services were held at Otto Zauft's home with Rev. Mueller officiating and a color guard, pallbearers, and a Sons of Veterans guard of honor present. Attendees included out of town relatives from Spring Green and Madison. Julia Hiller died recently. her funeral was held at her home with Rev. Mueller officiating and several Hiller relatives attending from multiple states. One son, George Hiller, is in France.
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Herbert Fedderman
Otto Zauft
Second Street
Mueller
Adolph Platt
Emil Schudlick
Clara Marquardt
Carl Fisher
Floyd Bailey
Boyd Potter
George Hill
Merl O’kern
Glen Richhards
Willet Warren
Homer Hanson
Ralph Wells
Samuel Henke
Sons of Veterans
Benjamin Schubring
Albert Fedderman
Spring Green
Ruth Fedderman
Madison
Albert Aron
Charley Fedderman
Camp Grant
Ferdinand Fedderman
Anday
Albert Fedderman, Jr
Glenville
Camp Anatol
Sumpter
Julia Hiller
Herman Muth
Edward Rau
Fred Neitzel
Edward Putz
William Siebecker
William Wagner
Fred Hiller
Adams
Edward Hiller
Clarion
Newspaperman Paul Fautek Arrested Over Pro German Content
Paul Fautek publisher of the Medford Sun in Taylor county Wisconsin is jailed in Eau Claire after publishing pro German material. He faces a draft board summons disobedience charge in Taylor county and allegedly ignored the summons while in deferred class. Fautek formerly lived in Reedsburg and worked at a Baraboo paper.
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Paul Fautek
United States
Medford
Fautek
Reedsburg
LIME RIDGE REPORTS FLU STATUS AND LOCAL NOTES
No new flu cases in Lime Ridge, ban to lift if no cases by January 6 allowing public gatherings. Mrs. George King mourns brother Ern est Dehler of La Valle killed in action November 4 in France. Edison Kinney and his mother visited at his brother's home. Mrs. Bible visited Sedgwick's for Mr. Sedgwick's birthday. George Riedel Sr. dies at Ward's Corners and buried at Lite Ridge. Miss Hattie Hochmuth and others visit. several with flu or travel notes.
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George King
France
Ernest Dehler
la Valle
Edison Kinney
Mrs. Bible
Ward’s Corners
Lite Ridge
Hattie Hochmuth
Gertrude Lewis
Reedsburg
Ruth Goodell
Lucile Bohn
Carl Zimple
Richland Center
Hazle Cahoon
Gertie Worth
Hill Point
Copper price controls end January first
The War Industries Board price fixing committee announced that maximum prices on copper will expire January 1 and will not be renewed.
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The
War Industries Board
Austria to Probe Responsibility for War Adopted Bill
The national assembly of German Austria approved a bill to investigate who is responsible for the war and to outline proceedings against the authors. The act mandates a formal inquiry and potential accountability for those who sparked or directed hostilities.
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Austria
National Assembly of
Reedsburg Holiday Newsroll Amid Flu Sickness and Travel
Reedsburg notes recounts flu illnesses and recoveries among residents and relatives. Parental homes, teaching posts, and travel to Denver Atlanta Florence and Milwaukee appear with messages from soldiers in Germany and a Christmas gift hoped for. A local couple celebrates a golden wedding and boxes for overseas soldiers are mailed by the Red Cross.
Local Folks Return Home for Christmas Visits
Sued Mr and Mrs Earl Schilling and son Jack have returned to Madison after a business stay. F W Koester of Milwaukee spent the weekend with relatives J H Kramer. J Nelsons and children returned to Madison from a visit here. Miss Mary Katz and Miss Lucille Eschenbach came back to Madison and North Freedom after visits. Arthur Peck home for Santa at Cambridge radio school Harvard. Cecil Kilmer at home before navy training in Framingham Mass. Misses Luise and Margaret Gattiker heard Paris Symphony Orchestra in Chicago. Howard Ryan home for Christmas from Great Lakes where he is a petty officer awaiting release.
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Earl Schilling
Jack
Madison
F. W. Koester
Milwaukee
J. H. Kramer
J. Nelson
Mary Katz
Lucille Eschenbach
North Freedom
Arthur Peck
Jennie Peck
Santa Claus
Cambridge
Mass
Harvard University
Cecil Kilmer
O. W. Kilmer
Did Santa
Navy
Framingham
Luise
Margaret Gattiker
Paris Symphony Orchestra
Chicago
United States
Howard Ryan
Willis Ryan
Great Lakes
Barney Russell
Foley Kidney Pills Endorsement By Albany Resident
W. H. Frear of 63 Myrtle Ave Albany New York says kidney pills relieved his weakness and rundown condition. He reports they stopped rheumatic aches and offers his name for use with no hesitation. Sold everywhere.
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W. H. Frear
Myrtle Ave
Albany
N. Y
Foley
Germans Return Gold to Belgium Under Armistice Terms
German representatives travel from Cologne to Brussels with 380 million marks in gold. The cash deposit of the National Bank of Belgium, taken by Germany, is being restored in accordance with the armistice.
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Brussels
Cologne
Germany
Belgium
National Bank of
Four Negroes Lynched in Mississippi Mob Burns Jail Escape
Four black men and women, two of them women, accused of murdering Dr. E. L. Johnson in Mobile, were taken from the Shubuta jail and lynched by a mob last week.
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Mississippi
E. L. Johnson
Mobile
Shubuta
Foley Kidney Pills Help Sleep For J W Peck
J W Peck of Corapolis Pennsylvania suffered nights of severe pain before taking Foley Kidney Pills. He reports marked improvement after three weeks, saying he could sleep again and endorses the medicine for kidneys bladder backache rheumatism.
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J. W. Peck
Corapoilis
Notice of probate for Moses Siggelkow estate Baraboo Wis
First publication Nov 28 1918. Sauk County Wisconsin probate court to hear H Siggelko request to appoint Charles Siggelkow administrator for Moses Siggelkow and to hear claims against the estate on May 6 1919 and claims must be filed by April 1 1919 or barred. Court W T Kelsey. Attorneys Bentley Kelly and Hill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State OF Wisconsin
Sauk County
Moses Siggelkow
Baraboo
H. Siggelko
Charles Siggelkow
W. T. Kelsey
Bentley
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Packers
GLEN
Madisonian
A. R. Law
M. D. Washington
Madson, Wis
Ladies Aid
Road School
George Flad
Hilar
North Lake Street
Martin Tarnutzer
North Franklin Street
Clarence Wartzok
Jacob Michel
Martin Bernhard
Madison Democrat
Eleanor Neill
J. E. Neill
Ironton
Fenwick
Ontario
Lime Ridge
Sam
Andy
Barney
Swers
Peyton Brand Real
Odin
Auli
Wilma Pickering
Kenosha
Mrs. Schoephoerster
Denver
George Herbert Walters
May Hamstock
Elroy
Dr. Vogel
Janet Winchester
Zita Daley
Judith Ninman
Wagner
W. Lindloff
Rice Lake
Loganville
Gretchen Aton
Blanche Helgren
Florence
Stephen Miles
Paul Sass
Ableman
Henry Eschenbach
Veda Collins
Waukesha
Mary Henry
Milton
Clarissa
Kemp
R. T. Johnston
Atlanta
William Burdick
E. C. Gottry
Charles Shelden
Riley Stone
Richard William
Raymond
John Howard
J. J. Howard
Carol Jopp
W. D. Porter
Kankakee
B. C. Bentley
Tabor
Frank Nolan
Mary Nolan
Sixth Street
Merrimack
A. J. Brownrigg
William Blawasch
Hilda Yorkie
Bessie Ewing
Milwaukee Normal
Hillsboro
W. LB. Terry
Altoona
Thomas Walton
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