Holiday Homecomings and Flu Illnesses Reported
Department Miss Doris Blachly returns from Madison for the holiday. Teachers travel to Baraboo Reedsburg Madison and Elwood. Late flu victims include five Draper children Max Pawlisch and family Ethel Lange Ritzenthaler and others. Postal staff shuffle duties as Helen King ill. Several residents miss routes and visitors note sickness and homecomings across Baraboo and surrounding towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Doris Blachly
Madison
Isenberg
Miss Voll
Baraboo
Trumpf
Reedsburg
Ingle
Elwood
Veregerent
Walter Draper
Max Pawlisch
Albert Pawlisch
Ethel Lange
Arthur Ritzenthaler
Helen
Bartel Ragatz
John Ward
Martha
Ableman
C. E. Phillips
G. W. Davies
George Trussell
Davenport
Alma Dippel
Milwaukee
Julius Unternahrer
Kentucky
Irene Mattox
C. F. Cooley
Reno Fullmer
Glen Burnie
Local Social News from Buckwheat Valley and Wonewoc
Mrs. Harry Gibeaut entertained the Dewey Langdons Monday evening as school reopened in District 12 after a flu-induced vacation. Various neighbors visited, Red Cross activities continued, and road work advances were noted along the state trunk line from Wonewoc to La Valle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Gibeaut
Dewey Langdon
Will Head
Ed Marshall
Harrison
Nate
Gillian Eastman
Robert McFarland
Franklin Head
Madison
Glasgow
Mont
Local Notices From Wonewoc Reflect Illness, Deaths, Discharges
In Wonewoc several deaths are reported with weekend funerals or burials. Mrs. William Newman, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Rienecke, died Friday and was buried at Pine Eden cemetery. A baby of P. Solcenberger died Friday. John Schroeder age 14 died Sunday. A baby girl of Gilbert Griffy died Sunday. Mrs. Herman Smith is very ill. Albert Retzlaff made a business trip to Kendall. Willis Schroeder and Reginald Golden returned from Madison after army discharge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Newman
William Rienecke
Pine Eden Cemetery
P. Solcenberger
John
Mirs
Fred Schroeder
Gilbert Griffy
Herman Smith
Albert
Westfield War Letters Update From Home
WESTFIELD Word reports from soldiers written since Peace Day Captain Harvey Weidman Paul Schroeder Ed Krueger and Ray Clem mons are well and happy Ernest Frambes was shot through the feet and is in America Mrs John Simon visited a cousin Mrs Krause who is seriously ill Kenneth Weidman ill at Greenwood is better The Westfield Cheese company resumes after a week of inactivity due to Howard Sutherland family sickness Wilbur Douglass ac-
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harvey Weidman
Paul Schroeder
Ed Krueger
Ray Clemmons
Ernest Frambes
America
John Simon
Billpoint
Krause
Kenneth Weidman
Greenwood
Westfield Cheese Company
Howard Sutherland
Wilbur Douglass
Christmas Holiday Visitors Reported Around Town
Mrs Martin Bernhard Sr visits Madison for Christmas. Mrs Edward Lochmund and two boys visit relatives in Chicago. Val Racek and Albert Maringer of Ableman Ia visit friends here. Henry Sorg of Sauk and Hd Pulvermacher of Roxbury Milwaukee visitors Friday. Mrs Ed Schoenberg of Roxbury visits sister Mrs Frank Lueth. Miss Ida Reider from Plain spends Christmas at home here. Miss Meta Meyer of Whitewater home for vacation. Dr Wahl goes to Madison to bring home Mrs C Rodacker from hospital. Verna Clement teacher in Minnesota visits parents. Susie Patterson teacher at Greenfield visits relatives. Mrs J P Diehl and Leah go to Milwaukee. Emil Meyer and others return from camps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Val Racek
Albert Maringer
Ableman
Henry Sorg
Sauk
Hd Pulvermacher
Roxbury
Milwaukee
Ed Schoenberg
Frank Lueth
Ida Reider
Minnie Saas
Plain
Meta Meyer
Whitewater
Wahl
Madison
C. Rodacker
General Hospital
Verna Clement
Minnesota
Susie Patterson
Greenfield
J. P. Diehl
Leah
Emil Meyer
Walter Fuchs
Bruno Ganzlin
Otto Joerges
Fairfield School in District 7 Closed for Sickness
Fairfield School in joint district No 7 was closed the past week due to pupil illness. Arthur Puttkamer is reportedly sick with inflammatory rheumatism. Mr and Mrs S H Burton expect their son Orin home soon from Camp Grant while Grant Burton writes of being well with the American army occupying Germany just before Thanksgiving. Weather mild with no snow or frost. farmers plowing. Local trade includes Ericson buying a horse from Ellis Keepers, Bartlett buying from Ralph Plummer, Burton husking and shredding corn, and Ziegler sawing wood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Puttkamer
S. H. Burton
Orin
Camp Grant
Grant
Germany
Mr. Ericson
Ellis Keepers
A. C. Bartlett
Ralph Plummer
Arthur Ziegler
Death of Herman Voltz in France after wounds
Mrs Anna Voltz received word from Washington that her eldest son Herman Voltz was dead after being wounded October 8 and dying October 9 and buried October 11 in France. Her other son Charles Voltz is reportedly somewhere in France.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anna Voltz
Washington
Herman
France
Charles
William Bishop
Portage
Cora Latham
Will Neubarth
Ashard
Harley Bement
Ford Gibson
Bruce
Glenn Reynolds
George Reynolds
Point Bluff
Walter Barton
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railroad
Christmas program at Kirkwood school offered by diligent teacher
A Christmas program at Kirkwood School Tuesday afternoon featured diligent preparation by Miss Horta Koenecke and her pupils. Mr and Mrs Louie Wichern visited relatives at Otho over the weekend. Frank Knoop and his two daughters Marita and Bernice joined a family reunion at the same home. Ella Paddock of Springfield Illinois returned Friday for a visit with her parents brother and many relatives while on vacation from stenography work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Horta Koenecke
Louie Wichern
Otho
Wichern
Frank Knoop
Marita
Bernice
Ella Paddock
Springfield
Ill
Local visits and illness noted in Baraboo area
On Saturday she became ill with influenza but is recovering rapidly. Mr and Mrs McEnany visited Mrs Bars Kara Volkey in Baraboo Saturday afternoon. Robert Koenig and Raymond Ohnstad families had a Sunday visit Excelsior at the home of Mr and Mrs John Rick. Floyd Randall of Reedsburg aided cousin Tracy Randall for a few days. Mrs William Prigge of Eau Claire and Miss Iva Kiese of Holton Mich spent several days at the Koenig home and Hazel Ohnstad of Berrien Springs Mich visits the Ohnstads there.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McEnany
Eau Claire
Iva Kiese
Holton
Mich
Robert Koenig
Hazel Ohnstad
Berrien Springs
Raymond Ohnstad
East Reedsburg Notes on Family Health and Christmas
Grandma Coulter bruised hip after a fall at Bert Coulter’s home but no fracture found on X ray. The Parkhurst family moved to Townsend farm. children attend joint district No. 5. Christmas observed at the new schoolhouse with a tree and gifts. teacher Miss Croal praised. vacation due to illness in family. Social club dinner plans set for January 9 at Mr. and Mrs. Schmeltzer. possible postponement if illness appears. Various health updates follow, including flu cases, rheumatism, and a new birth to Mr. and Mrs. Henry Schrank.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grandma Coulter
Bert Coulter
Parkhurst
Townsend Farm
Joint District No. 5
Grandma White
Henry White
Jacob Schmeltzer
Harold Retzlaff
Tillie
Anna Haugh
Lee Shultis
Frank Haugh
Martin Schuette
Ray Black
Gertrude Cady
Frank Camp
Anna Scoon
A. E. White
Eugene Montgomery
Dellona
A. W. Cady
Irene Fish
Sandusky School Closes Two-Week Vacation
Sandusky School suspends classes for two weeks and Miss Griffin travels home near Baraboo. Local soldiers Louie Gonslin Clayton Prouty and Eddie Gavin return with honorable discharges. Neighborly visits and sickbed news follow as residents share weekend activity and travel.
Del lona and North Excelsior birth notices
Born to Mr and Mrs Wonda a little daughter December 16. Mrs William Corwith visits her parents Mr and Mrs George Behn. Mrs Albert Behn has gone to Greenfield to visit her parents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ss. Wonda
William Corwith
George Behn
Albert Behn
Greenfield
Influenza Strikes Caledonia. Churches and Schools Closed
Several influenza cases lead to renewed closures of churches and schools in Caledonia. Holiday visitors include Mr. and Mrs. Will Camp and two sons from Stanley at the William Hutchins home. Others travel or recover, with Lois Thompson ill at a Prairie du Lac boarding place.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Will Camp
Stanley
William Hutchins
Hilda Schroeder
Camp Dodge
O. L. Hutchins
Hesper
Sim Mortimer
Goldie Carpenter
Madison
Lois Thompson
Prairie du Lac
Thomas Joiner
Milwaukee
A. Gage
Ida Lawrenz
Holiday moves and housing changes around Reedsburg area
Alma Craker of Oaksi was employed at the Sim Mortimer home last week. Rev. Viola Smith has gone to Salem to spend the holidays with her parents. Mr. and Mrs. Sullivan Henderson rented a farm near Elroy and have moved there.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reedsburg
Alma Craker
Oaksi
Sim Mortimer
Viola Smith
Salem
Sullivan Henderson
Elroy
Community notices from Dellona village during holiday season
Delton and neighboring Dellona residents share holiday plans and family visits. Ed Radey and Ellen Sanford travel to relatives in Blue Island and Spooner for illness care. School closes for two week vacation. Christmas party and dance scheduled. Red Cross postpones meetings until January 3 with sewing at home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ed Radey
Blue Island
EB. A. Reynolds
Vacaton
Squires’ Hall
Ellen Sanford
Ed Camp
Excelsior
Charles Turner and Son
M. L. Crane
Baraboo
Red Cross
Fraternity Hall
Peterson’s Harp Orchestra
Kilbourn
Hannon
Paul Yolke
Bertha Hamilton
Ft. Atkinson
John Chaffee
Born To Mr. And Mrs Charles Glover A Son
A birth announcement notes the arrival of a son to Mr. and Mrs. Charles Glover. The infant’s gender is male and the family welcomes the new member into their home.
Tax Notice for Excelsior Town Public Sessions
Tax notice from Town Treasurer E. H. Cady states sessions at Ableman Bank every Monday in January and a meeting at L. D. Rudds on January 16.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Excelsior
Ableman Bank
L. D. Rudds
E. H. Cady
Ernest A Weinke Returns from Camp Taylor Training
Ernest A Weinke of North Freedom has come home from Camp Taylor where he trained since last August. He expects to depart the camp early in January as soon as possible. He taught before the army, including Merrimack, and was a supervising teacher in the county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernest A. Weinke
North Freedom
Camp Taylor
Weinke
Kentuckey
Merrimack
Influenza Outbreak Impacts Spokane Family and Reedsburg
A Spokane reader describes relief from a cough using Foley's Honey and Tar amid a flu season affecting all ages. The Sauk County Teachers Training School at Reedsburg closed due to illness with fifteen teachers down, while overall cases remain numerous but not highly serious in the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sauk County
Reedsburg
Hall's Catarrh Medicine promised $100 reward
Frank J. Cheney sworn that he is senior partner of F. J. Cheney & Co. of Toledo Ohio and that the firm will pay $100 for every case of catarrh not cured by Hall's Catarrh Medicine. Testimony sworn December 6 1886 before notary A W Gleason. Sold by all druggists and Hall's Family Pills advertised.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State of Ohio
Toledo
Lucas County
Frank J. Cheney
F. J. Cheney & Co
Hall
A. D
A. W. Gleason
F. J. Cheney &Co
When a Family Needs a Friend in Illness and War
An old advertisement extols Hood's Sarsaparilla, Peptiron, and Hood's Pills as a dependable family treatment. It claims the trio purifies blood, builds strength, and regulates the system when taken before meals after meals and at night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hood
Two Things A Woman Never Gets Right Says Observer
The Yonkers Statesman quotes the Observer of Events and Things remarking that a woman never gets off two things right a funny story and a street car. The wry line reflects light social satire from a historic paper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yonkers Statesman
Salvation Army Doughnut Girls Aid French Soldiers
A Yonkers Statesman note recalls Salvation Army workers in France who reportedly bake and serve 2,000 doughnuts daily to soldiers. The piece also mentions a call for more doctors and nurses to tend troops overseas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Billie
France
Salvation Army
Egbert
Yonkers Statesman
Long Dry Spell Evident as Soldiers Remain in France
Secretary Daniels announces soldiers will not return from France for at least two years. In the interim John Barleycorn must stay hidden, signaling a prolonged dry spell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roe
Prospect
Daniels
France
John Barleycorn
Scarce Fish Hooks Alarm Baraboo Fishermen
Baraboo residents report a hook shortage as English munitions production continues. Fishermen rush to buy hooks now to avoid a possible shortage next year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baraboo
England
Baraboo Boy’s Patrick Henry Essay Sparks Quote
A Baraboo student wrote about Patrick Henry choosing liberty over death. The composition notes Henry’s early marriage and the famous line Give me Liberty or give me Death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patrick Henry
Auto Victims Rise in Greater New York 1918 Report
The New York Herald notes 275 adults and 215 children killed in Greater New York by December 1 1918 totaling 490. Injured 11 266. The National Highway Protective Society calls the toll a menace and urges action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greater
New York
New York Herald
National Highway Protective Society
Father is the family's top clothing spender study finds
A New York World study of 100 families with an average income of 1300 shows father spends 73.17 yearly on clothes, big brother 70.41, sister 62.13, and mother 52.04 for her wardrobe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mother
Sister
New York World
Father
Alpha Lodge No. 26 Elects Officers in Local Election
Alpha Lodge No. 26 Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen elects officers including President J. E. Melter and Vice-president James R. Wood. R. A. Mathews is recording secretary and H. K. Dillenbeck financial secretary with W. Dangle as chair of the finances committee. George Elk ington is delegate to convention and Fred Ockerhuis ser is alternate. board of trustees includes Fred Ockerhau ser Homer Pitts and James Wood. Dr L. W. Sayles serves as medical examiner and Eugene Cross as legislative representative with C. W. Dangle as local organizer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alpha Lodge No. 26
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
J. E. Melter
James R. Wood
R. A. Mathews
H. K
Dillenbeck
W. Dangle
George Elkington
Fred Ockerhau
For Sale Notices From Gollmar Bros and Local Farms
Classified advertising presents Gollmar Bros Winter Quarters on 2nd Avenue near the river for sale plus two lumber wagon gear and leather horse collars. Also listed is a 120 acre dairy farm five miles west of La Valle with barns silos milking machine a seven room house and easy terms. Additional items include 100 tons of upland hay and contact via H H Peter and Joe Piehl in La Valle Wisconsin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gollmar Bros
2Nd Avenue
B. F. Gollmar
Fred C. Golmar
Charles A. Gollmar
la Valle
Joe Piehl
R. 1
For Sale Items and Household Help in Wisconsin Notices
Local notices advertise three Hamiltonian Percheron mare colts for sale in La Valle and registered bull calves in Delton and Kilbourn. Prices range from 50 to 100 dollars. tuberculosis accreditation noted. Other items include apples, a postal card reflecting machine, shocks of corn and straw, Poland China bred gilts, and a housekeeper position at 214 South Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edmond Tordoff
la Valle
Wis
E. C. Gomon
Delton
B. F. Washburn
Kilbourn
L. B. Stevens
Hartland
Waukesha County
Foley's Honey and Tar Cures Colds Says Mrs Smith
Mrs M E Smith of Benton Louisiana credits Foley's Honey and Tar with curing her dreadful cough from a severe cold. She urges households to keep this remedy during influenza and grip season as it contains no opiates and is sold everywhere.
Tax collection notice from Ralph Plummer
Town of Fairfield announces tax collection by Ralph Plummer treasurer. He will be at the First National Bank on Saturdays starting December 18 to collect taxes, and on other days at home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fairfield
First National Bank
Ralph Plummer
Treas
Obituary for Joe Polich Held Monday at St Joseph Church
The funeral for Joe Polich was conducted Monday afternoon at five o'clock with Rev. Father E. C. O'Reilly officiating. The service moved from Melzl and McGann undertaking parlors to St. Joseph's church and burial followed in St. Joseph's cemetery. Two brothers from Lyons Illinois attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Polich
E. C. O’reilly
Melzl & McGann Undertaking
St. Joseph’s Church
St. Joseph’s Cemetery
Lyons, Ill
Bearsville merchant cites Foley's Honey and Tar for croup relief
M. T. Davis of Bearsville West Virginia reports a patron’s child with croup at midnight treated with Foley's Honey and Tar Compound from his store. By morning the child was completely recovered. Parents praise Foley's Honey and Tar sold everywhere.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. T
Davis
Bearsville
W. Va
Croup
Foley
Flour Milling Ban Lifted With Expected Cheaper Flour
The food administration in Washington announced late Friday the cancellation of flour milling regulations including fair price schedules and sale restrictions on wheat flours. Existing profit margins and general anti hoarding rules stay in effect. Officials cite an observed market pattern: as mill feed prices rise, flour prices fall about 3.04 cents per barrel for every $1 per ton increase in feed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Food Administration
Washington
The
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