Wife Fails 10 Get Divorce in Madison Court
Judge Stevens dismissed Edna M. Pelton's complaint against Glenn E. Pelton for failure to support and cruel treatment. The court noted her own testimony showed Pelton could obtain provisions and that his absence stemmed from her forcing him to Madison for work. The couple married in 1915 and lived in Dane and Baraboo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edna M. Pelton
Glenn E. Pelton
Stevens
Circuit Court
Madison
Dane
Pelton
Baraboo
Doctor narrowly avoids collision with horse and buggy
Dr. Otto Sporleder on West Main Street swerved to avoid a head on car and struck a horse and buggy driven by Ollie Treptow. The other driver failed to stop, and his name was not learned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Otto Sporleder
West Main Street
Ollie Treptow
Reedsburg
War Era Notes and Trade Talks Highlight 1942
A concise compilation notes a fire risk from candles, a Swiss US trade treaty development, rising horse meat sales in New York, a drop in print paper output, postal workers urged to promote war savings stamps, and a mass enlistment of three thousand young men in the army in a single day.
Araboo Resident Reaches Milestone
Araboo resident August Martiny marked a milestone as family gathered at his Baraboo home. A Civil War veteran, he served in Belgium and has resided in the area for many years, and is a member of the Grand Army of the Republic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martiny
Mr. Martiny
Belgium
Grand Army of the Republic
R. Martiny
Baraboo
Lincoln letter condemns disloyalists actions
The quote attributed to Abraham Lincoln criticizes men who stay silent when government peril is discussed and warn that ambiguity aids the enemy. It emphasizes clear stance over indecision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abraham Lincoln
Turkey Hunt on Ash Street Ends with Captured Bird
On Ash Street residents witnessed a turkey escape from two Timlin sisters and one bird perch on an electric wire while the other hid in a tree. Local men including E. H. Weber and Mr. Wickus attempted to corral the birds with firearms. after multiple shots the bird in the tree lowered its guard and the hunt concluded with the bird caught in a neighboring barn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Upper Ash Street
Timlin Sisters
Corner Ash
Tenth
T. W. English
Bump & Wickus
Mr. Wickus
E. H. Weber
Hardware Company
R. M. McFarland
Rural mail carrier Art Turner jailed for theft
Federal officers arrested rural route carrier Art Turner in Plain Monday. He defrauded patrons on his route by taking money for mail orders and hiding the cash totaling about 250 dollars. Turner was captured after a leave to unknown parts and is sentenced to one year and one day at Fort Leavenworth and ordered to refund 306 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Plain Monday
Art Turner
Turner
Spring Green
Fort Leavenworth
Christian Science Aid Sent from Boston After Halifax Disaster
Following the Halifax munition ship explosion and fire, the Christian Science Board of Directors in Boston arranged a special Boston & Maine train to speed relief. In Boston, Mother Church and other venues collected funds and supplies, with $10,000 in cash and letters of credit plus $4,693.04 raised locally, plus doctors and Red Cross workers aboard the relief train.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Halifax
Christian Science Organizaton
Boston
Christian Science Board of Directors
Boston & Maine Railroad
Comforts Forwarding Committee
Red Cross
Austrian Children in Horrible State From Economic Crisis
576 pale hungry Austrian children aged seven to nine arrived at Buchs Switzerland on the frontier. They came from Vienna and other Austrian towns after months without milk and with scant bread. stomach disease and exposure plagued them. They will be housed in several Swiss locations until recovered as Austria remains under German diktat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austria
Buchs
Switzerland
Vienna
Germany
At Peoria Illinois E A Strause President
A fragmented item places E A Strause as a president in Peoria Illinois with missing context and details. The readable text points to a leadership role but provides no date organization or purpose. Further lines would clarify the entity and involvement.
Wary Warning on Treating German Allies as Potential Spies
The American Defense Society urges vigilance against Germans and Austrians in the U S not proven loyal. Citizens should be alert, report any disloyal acts to the federal Department of Justice by calling 207 in Madison Wisconsin, warning that enemies spread propaganda and false morale reports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Berlin
Federal Department of Justice
Madison, Wis
Value of County Land Per Acre Rises Across Years
Tax commissioner T A Polleys reports county land values per acre rising through 1907 1912 with Sauk county showing gains and state averages climbing from 26.62 to 46.69 and 60.18. Columba Columbia Richland Dane counties list similar upward trends with notable gains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sauk County
Siders
Columbia County
Richland County
Dane County
American Back From Germany Blames the Kaiser
Clarence E. Metcalf and his wife and daughter left Berlin October 2 and spoke in Platteville about hunger and rising prices in Germany Food costs are extreme with coffee four dollars per pound tea nine dollars ham and butter three dollars per pound and woolen goods scarce Metcalf cited weight gains for his family after leaving Germany and claimed Germans support their rulers while the Kaiser pursues a divine right and world conquest He traced German diplomacy to Helgoland and the Franco Prussian War indemnity as seed for later war funds and Der Tag as a Junker toast
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Metcalf
Germany
Kaiser Wilhelm II
House of David
Helgoland
Elbe
Junkers
Side Lights on the Circus Business
The author argues Ringling and Barnum shows should trim costs by shrinking big cages, tableaux, and teams while keeping performances intact. Rising expenses with unchanged admission may force three road legs instead of four, cut horses and drivers, and curb salaries, hay, oats, and transportation costs, including high potato prices in 1918. The piece predicts changes to ensure safety and sustainability amid mounting prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baraboo
al Ringling
Ringling
Barnum
St. Louis
Geese Market Sale Brings Profit for Waterloo Trader
Robert Schroeder of Waterloo marketed forty geese at Watertown weighing 1 202 pounds total or about 30 pounds per bird and fetched 432 72 dollars for the lot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Schroeder
Waterloo
Watertown
Kilbourn Youth Decides to Fly
L. E. Nelson of Kilbourn plans a flight decision as local youth weighs aviation steps and future travel plans in Kilbourn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kilbourn Youth
Telephone company seeks rate rise in Wisconsin hearing
The Skillet Falls Telephone Company serving Skillet Creek asks the Wisconsin Railroad Commission for a rate increase from 6.00 to 10.00 per year. They operate three rural lines and 33 telephones. A. K. Bassett serves as secretary. The hearing is set for Madison on January 10.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Skillet Falls Telephone Company
Skillet Creek
Railroad Commission of Wisconsin
A. K. Bassett
Madison
High School Debating Society Holds Busy Literary Meeting
A December high school literary night featured a glee club opener, two debates on suffrage and compulsory military training, and an original Christmas story by John Davenport. Students Judged the suffrage debate 2 to 1 for the negative while the training debate favored no action. audience reactions were strong throughout.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boys’ Glee Club
Margaret Brethauer
Portia Willey
Durward du Bois
Robert Gollmar
Flora Stanley
Alger Goldfarb
Marcus Whitman
Harry Dibble
United States
John Davenport
Gladys Coon
Susie Schaefer
James Whitcomb Riley
Jean Ruggles
Winchester
Ladies' Social Circle Meets to Discuss Red Cross
On December 20 the Ladies' Social Circle met with Mrs. Fred Berkley as five visitors attended. They discussed Red Cross work and Y W C A questions. Mrs. Koons resigns as head of trustee and auditing committee and a rule makes the vice president also chair. Five visitors were voted in as members and the initiation amused attendees. Refreshments followed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Berkley
Red Cross
Koons
William Berkley
Jack Meyers
George Howard
Charles Cone
Sprague
Things to be thankful for from the Sparta Herald
The Sparta Herald lists items to be thankful for during wartime, praising La Follette for not being a twin, Germany not inventing tanks first, Italy as a long narrow nation, avoiding large loans to Russia, Josephus Daniels exceeding expectations, Hoover's leadership, rumor accuracy, affordable Uncle Sam aid at a dollar a year, Byng’s mother raising a soldier, still two lumps in coffee, and sharing in the world saving effort against Kaiserism.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
Italy
Russia
Josephus Daniels
Hoover
Sam
Gen. Byng
Sparta Herald
Reiss Family Mourns Loss Of Anna M Reiss
In memory of the late Mrs Anna M Reiss, mother of William A Reiss Richard J Reiss Otto M Reiss and Frederick B Reiss, the obituary notes the family’s loss in Sheboygan with details readable in the notice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anna M. Reiss
William A
Richard J
Otto M
Frederick B. Reiss
Winter wheat crop lowest in history on record
December 1 crop data show winter wheat at 79.3 percent of normal with 42,178,000 acres sown and a forecast production of 540,000,000 bushels. Area sown is up 46 percent from 1916 estimates. rye area at 6,119,000 acres with 48.1 percent normal condition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Department of Agriculture
Catholic Woman's Club Hosts Notable Meeting and Poetic Discussion
The Catholic Woman's club met at Mrs. A. W. Melzl's home with 21 ladies attending. Piano selections by Mesdames P. P. Kelly and A. W. Melzl opened a discussion on aiding soldiers, including plans for a jelly and jam shower for Rockford base hospital convalescents. Mrs. Kelly presented a paper on Catholic notes in modern poetry, highlighting poets such as Southwell, Crashaw, Kilmer, Meynell, and Durward, and noting home poets like Lionel Johnston and Alice Meynell. Meeting adjourned to January 9, 1918.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Catholic Woman’s Club
A. W. Melzl
Mesdames P. P. Kelly
Rockford
P. P. Kelly
Tower of London
William Habington
William Crashaw
Shelley
Shoots Jack Rabbit in Caledonia
Albert Shaw of Portage bagged a western white bob tail rabbit weighing 8% pounds in Caledonia. His hound chased the game through Baraboo bottoms for two and a half hours, the rabbit leaping fifteen feet at each chase before Shaw finally shot it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
CaledonIa
Albert Shaw
Portage
Mr. Shaw
Portage Register
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New York
Araboo
Ash Street
Bos
Peoria
Iil. E. A. Strause, Presiant
American Defense Society Warring
T. A. Polleys
Chicago & Northwestern
Wisconsin
Clarence E. Metcalf
Platte
Kaiser
L. E. Nelson
KiLbourn
Fallan
Sheboygan
Woman's Club
Jack Rabbit
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