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Newspaper
Baraboo Weekly News
Location
Baraboo, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1918
Page
7
A notorious tale follows the young heir of a German ruling house caught with a Amsterdam modiste. Curious villagers, two daring housewives and a quick pursuit force the modiste and a German baron to flee the next day.
Letters from Bud Cahoon dated November 20 and Wells Cahoon dated November 2 describe hospital stays after combat, gas exposure, and illness. Bud hopes for Christmas home and reports caring nurses. Wells notes over the top action, gas exposure, flu, and a cousin dying from gas injuries.
The Hillpoint column notes the year’s end with somber reflections on Homer Mason of Lime Ridge dying from influenza. Thanksgiving was largely spent at home due to a storm, with local residents visiting and hosting relatives. No new flu cases are reported. Grant Sterns has recovered enough to return to work.
Julius Fuchs moves with family to Badger Valley and Anita Jones attends a Witwen teachers meeting with Raymond Meng as escort. Pat Keenan plans to sell his home and move to Aberdeen, while Harry Cotterson recovers from influenza after a brief relapse. Miss Jones hosts a Christmas program. John Bernhard visits East Eau Claire relatives due to his father’s death. Cassell cheese factory patrons buy machinery from William Waterstreet and lease a cottage for the cheese maker. A. T. Brecher of Oak Leaf factory and Fingerhut family suffer influenza.
Judge Merrit W. Pinckney of Chicago will be asked by the First Church of Christ Scientist Evanston to enjoin Evanston authorities from interfering with meetings and enforcement of a closing public gatherings due to influenza.
Dairy producers argue milk remains affordable only if the supply chain were simpler and less veiled by intermediaries. The Chicago Daily News notes the concern over the cost impact of the current dairy distribution system.
A note from Baraboo observes pigeons around the courthouse park have slow pickings and look disconsolate. The snippet offers a humorous contrast by suggesting they should cheer up by imagining themselves in Germany.
The Philadelphia Public Ledger notes Germany is uncertain about its new flag color and design, but argues the only banner that has earned credit is the white flag and suggests sticking with it.
Julius B. Wood reports from Treves Germany about a talk with Frau Fleiner and her Chicago-linked brother. Wood notes the moment when he says American breweries are closed and observes the store crowd reacting to the idea, contrasting German beer with American conditions.
A brief note from Washington expresses appreciation for the News from Mrs John P Stokes and her interest in current events.
A reader from Sandusky Wisconsin, Walter Volk, expresses satisfaction with the Kaiser service and requests a change of address room. He also states the paper arrangement suits him well and detaches any additional demands.
John J. Esch Republican of the house interstate and foreign commerce committee writes that the president shifted responsibility on reconstruction legislation for railroads to Congress. He notes the committee faces a heavy short session with fourteen supply bills due by March 4 and the war revenue tax bill before the Senate.
A poem like note from Baraboo describes a spinster aunt living on Quarry Street who fears a switch if she can glimpse what bothered their neighbor Lee O. The verse plays on hometown mystery with light, playful intrigue.
A Baraboo correspondent recalls Durward's Glen memories with reverence for Father Durward's long pastorate and the village’s church history. The piece weaves personal anecdotes, cemetery inscriptions, and plans to bid on Durward's Glen property while noting local figures Mrs. F. E. Dalton and Mrs. Dudley.
Cyrus Philipp son of Governor and Mrs Philipp traveled from Milwaukee to Cleveland to join the naval officers training school and enter Uncle Sam's navy this week.
H E Cole of the Baraboo Daily News accompanied former Ambassador Henry Morgenthau to a Park hotel dinner and later rode with him to the depot. Morgenthau, in an informal remark, said Turks were four or five million and that they should be treated like Indians on a reservation, implying they lacked self governance after 27 months as ambassador in Constantinople.
In a Wonewoe Reporter note Ed Schroeder, a butcher, reported a missing haul from his spring house after sausage making. He found all meat gone except two hams, a tale framed with a Longfellow poem reference about murder and a butchered pig displaced by a dead man.
Charles F. Cooley of Madison writes from the front as the war ends. He notes heavy bombardment, the relief of soldiers, and artillery signals firing fireworks to celebrate the cease fire. He recalls the moment last Sunday night and Monday with vivid detail.
The item notes a humorous political quip about Turkey and carving, implying a playful question of who will take the task. No further details or named individuals are provided.
Carrol West son of a former Reedsburg school principal died from wounds received in France. His service and sacrifice are noted as part of the war casualty roll.
Ernest Haskins, who left for Camp Nicholas eight weeks ago, rode train 517 home Monday afternoon and received an honorable discharge at Camp Dodge Iowa. Comrade Mr Helm accompanied him and is visiting. Haskins says Louisiana rain lasted ten days and that coach trucks were submerged in water en route, though no arks were seen.
A speaker recalls promises from departing visitors that never materialized. They compare commitments to pie crusts easily broken and recount unfulfilled offers of ecards, pictures, car rides, and dinners. The passage notes ongoing unmet plans from visitors visiting relatives in the area.
R E Vaughan of the College of Agriculture at Madison says field frosting caused the greatest losses in Wisconsin's potato crop this year. Frosting produces gray discolored lines at the stem and chilling weakens the potatoes, making them wilt. Bruising also reduced yields, but careful handling could prevent both issues next season.
The Westenhaver family expresses gratitude to relatives and friends for support during their recent bereavement. They thank Rev. Cook for his comforting words and the Modern Woodmen, Royal Neighbors, Red Cross, and others for the lovey flowers.
The fair price committee led by T. F. Risley and others fixes consumer prices effective December 17, 1918. Merchants must mark goods in plain figures visible across the counter and report violations to H. L. Halsted. The list covers staples from flour and grains to meat, dairy, and produce with specific per unit costs.
The funeral for Frank Ruhland, who died in an accident with a fly wheel, was held Thursday at 10:00 a.m. at St. Luke's chapel with Rev. Fr. Surges officiating. The body was interred at St. Luke's new cemetery as the first burial there.
Applications to marry Henry R. Fleming of Reedsburg and Nellie M. Kelly of Manston. Wayne C. Cady of Excelsior and Laura Stott of Fairfield.
Trapper Ih Woods Hirara Winslow, 62, was found five days after disappearing while checking a trap line near Maiden Lake. He survived with a broken leg and exposure, aided by proximity to the nearest neighbor.
The final ostrich hatch of the season is underway at the Wisconsin Experiment Station poultry farm. Four chicks emerged, with two more possible. 32 hatched this year, 62 in two years. Pioneer work hatches ostriches from captured eggs in a standard incubator overseen by O N Johnson. Hatchlings are sent to the city zoo after hatching, but many have died.
Henry James Pinkerton of Columbus Ohio and Annie B Johnston of Lime Ridge Wisconsin were quietly married by Rev George McCormick on Thursday afternoon. A wedding supper followed at Mrs Wilsons Spreckels residence where many friends gathered. The couple plans to spend winter in Southern California then travel east where Mr Pinkerton has interests.
Bishop Magliong of Berne reports that Cardinal Artmann Archbishop of Cologne sent twenty cases of religious ornaments taken from the Rheims diocese by German soldiers. The items will be forwarded to France.
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