Wichern Family Reports Califor n ia Real Estate Boom
A Whittier California letter from the Wm Wichern family notes rapid subdivision of a five acre orange ranch at city limits. It cites strong demand for houses and lots, aided by a nearby oil field with the first well producing about 2700 barrels per day and many more drilling. Prices for ranges and lemons are improving.
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California
Wm. Wichern
Whittier
Orange Ranch
N. Friends Ave
Fishermen Bemoan Depleted Wisconsin Waters and Local Echoes
A Milwaukee reader recalls Lake Wisconsin angling trips and a past era of abundant fish. He notes Sauk County waters are fished out, compares modern catches with memories of the Elon Hardy steamer, and records neighborhood changes and local figures like Charley Page and Harve Coates, ending with attested addresses.
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Dudley Tram
House of Correction
Glen
Lake ‘Wisconsin
Prairie. du
Sauk County
Elon Hardy
Portage
Sauk City
Chas. Page
Harve Woates
Joe Ross
Okee
Stark ‘Brothers, Foundry
Pratt's Dam
John Dean
Charley
Page
Harve Coates
Merrimack
Christmas week notes and family events in town
Mrs. Forrest Rummel visits Gladstone Michigan. Mr. and Mrs. Wheeler travel to Fairbault after a death in the family. Engagement announced for Marjorie Helen Jones of Portage to Bari Hettinger of Milwaukee. A large family gathering marks a six year reunion at the Maince home. G A R and W R C hold a Christmas social with gifts and a box for Wisconsin veterans home in Waupaca amid a winter storm.
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Forrest Rummel
Gladstone
Michigan
Charles ‘Slade
J. E. Jones
William Maince
Ridge Street
Pleassant
Frank
Neilswike
Arthur
James
Albert
Iva
Ora
George Andrews
Augustana, Hospital
Chicago
Oschner
Martha Johnston
Andrew
Wisconsin
Waupaca
Village Clerk Ableman Dies at 43 in Ableman
Gustav F. Scharnke village clerk of Ableman died Sunday noon Christmas Day after a two week illness from heart disease. He was 43, survived by a widow and three children. Funeral services will be held Wednesday at 1 30 PM at the Lutheran church in Ableman with interment at North Freedom cemetery.
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Gustav F. Scharnke
Ableman
Gustav Scharnke
Germany
Pittsburg
Sauk County
Reeddsburg
Fire Damages Local Depot Baggage Room
A fire broke out Monday night in the baggage room of the . & N. W. depot in this city. The cause is unknown. A floor area near the scale was burned and a wall charred. Smoke filled the area briefly. The blaze was discovered in time and extinguished by eleven.
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N. W
Stockholders Meeting Notice for Sauk County Agriculture Society
Stockholders annual meeting of the Sauk County Agriculture Society set for Tuesday January 10 1922 at 2 30 p m at the G A R hall to elect officers and transact business dated December 37 1921 signed by President W I Marriott Treasurer L E Stone Secretary S A Pelton
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Sauk County
Agriculture Society
G. A. R. Hall
L. E. Stone
Treas
S. A. Pelton
Christmas Visitors Spread Cheer Across Nearby Towns
Delton residents Mr. and Mrs. Chester Sarrington hosted family guests including Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Mc Farland and Catherine Janesville Miss Ruth Searle Waukesha. Numerous households welcomed relatives from Baraboo Lyons Webster's Prairie and Fairfield for Christmas gatherings.
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Chester Sarrington
Delton
Clyde McFarland
Catherine
Janesville
James Fry
Harry
Websters Prairie
Ruth Searle
Waukesha
Sam Searle
Carl Neitzel
Max Springer
Lyons
A. L. Capener
Lloyd
C. W. Bass
Baraboo
Country Club
Clarence Bayles
Donald
Carl Lamberton
Charles Stakey
Phyllis
Georgia
Tommy
Dale
Lewis Capener
George Waddell
Fairfield
Frank Wyss
Blue Mounds
Jake Porter
Ben Holt
L. Lange
Truman Meyers
Shirley
Clark Holt
Webster’s Prairie
John Holt
Wed Fifty Years at Spring Green
Mr and Mrs J D Jones of Spring Green celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary recently at home. The couple marked the milestone with family and close friends.
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Spring Green
J. D. Jones
Papes Diapepsin Relief for Indigestion and Gas
Pape's Diapepsin offers quick relief from indigestion gas and sour stomach. A few tablets ease stomach distress caused by acidity and allow eating favorite foods again. Large case costs only a few cents at drug stores and millions use it annually.
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Hugh Kelley
Shore Bathing Beach
Milwaukee
Wis
Lincoln Ave
Mil
Stockholders Meeting
Ede Delton
East Mifflin St
Madison
Dreses
Tams
Children’s
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