Merrimack Community News Bonds Family Christmas Gatherings
Local residents from Merrimack and nearby towns hosted and attended Christmas reunions at multiple homes. Families including Wolfe, Miller, Baylis, Premo, Parks, Pigg, and Goedecke shared holiday visits across Baraboo Evansville Lodi Madison and Caledonia with guests from Abbott, Okee, and Madison.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David ‘Personnel
Waunakee
F. Tryon
Louis. C. ‘Halloman
Harold and
Raipa
Devlin
A. EB. Baumgarten
Elroy
Wis
Elmer
E. D. Vanderpool
H. T. Noyes
Rachel
John Vanderhoof
Bessie
Ableman
John Meyer
Elson O ‘Mather
Jesse Mather
Baraboo
Enor Bayles
Harry ~ Mather
Oliver Mather
Thomas Okeefe
Beloit
Wisneice
Loretta Morrissey
Madison
Pennis Dwyer
William Okeefe
Katie Blacklock
Maggie Band
Agnes Harvie
Missouri
Abraham’ ‘Blacklock
Jerome ‘Parks
Charles
Clara
Zame
Cornell
Chicago
Ata George Pigg
H.‘R. Pigg
Holgard* Quinn
Noma
Herman Ratzeberg
Hill Point
S. King
A Jansen
Minneapolis, Minn
Roach
August Kunce
William Kunece
F. A.cooper
Gwendolyn
John McLein
Caledonia
Charles Pigg
William Funk
Burlington
George Miller
Thomas Parks
Dennis Bayles
Dennis
John Dennis
William Wilson
Howard
Lodi
Roy Peck
Earl Bayies
Mr. Holmes
Crosby Failies
D. Crosby
Gertrude B. Premo
George Premo
Samuel E.premo
Erskine Minn
Madora Premo
Premo
M. B
Pearl Kranz
Wilton
Althea Clark
Raymond Goedecke
Walter Goedecke
Gary
Ind
C. H. Goedecke
Mae Cramer
A. E. Dennis
Ella Stempke
Joca Stempke
Mary Corcoran
Gladys Jones
E. J. Grove
Charles Hate
Miss Jones
James Jones
John McCormick
Greenfield
Sarah Parkin
Frank Garue
Gustave CC. Kirchstein Jr
Clyman
Carl ‘Kirchstein
Stevens Point
Frank Kirchstein
Sank City
G. E. Kirchstein
Prairie du Sac Holiday Visits Noted Across State
Prairie du Sac residents and visitors are listed in a holiday roundup. Edna Graff teaches at Marshall and Edna Schneller visits Rev Kenneth Browne of Madison. Others travel to Madison Platteville Reedsburg and Mazomanie for holidays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glanner Gasser
Oconomowoc
Edna Graff
Marshall
Harleston
Platteville
Lawrence Rosenberger
Reedsburg
Everett Oertel
U. of W
Laura, Meyer
Ashland
Mazomainie
C. M
St.Paul
Aithea Adam
Madison
Fried
I. H Ley
Pearl Ryan
West Point
Local Neighbors Share Holiday News and Family Moves
Lime Rip Se reports a death suicide of Fern Potter's husband and two children during pneumonia delirium. other items note Christmas visits by Mr and Mrs George King in La Valle, Alta Blackman in Reedsburg, Ed Bohn and Mare Wheeler wedding in Chicago, Flora Bohn's Madison trip, Clifford Lewis to Detroit January 2, and several visits among local families including Huebner Outcast Powell and Goodell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ray Cahoon
Seattle
Wash
Fern Potter
George King
la Valle
Alta Blackman
Reedsburg
Chicago
Ed Bohn
Mare Wheeler
Flora Bohn
Madison
Ernest
Jake Weitzel
Jason Prouty
Joe Powell
Ruth Goodell
Plain
Local families share holiday visits and vacations
Black Hawk residents Mr and Mrs Louis Olson and their child spent Christmas with Mr and Mrs John Gassner Sr in Dodgeville. The Black Hawk school enjoys a two weeks vacation. Miss Gladys Pronty visits her Sandusky home. Waldo Truck has returned from the west and stays with his brother Louis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis Olson
Dodgeville
John Gassner
Black Hawk
Gladys Pronty
Sandusky Waldo Truck
West
Louis
Christmas Dinner Gatherings Across Town
Kilbourn families share holiday meals with relatives including Clarence Martin and C Steffen. Miss Lyda Steffen of Milwaukee and Mrs Chester Schroke of Portage visit their parents. Alada Edmond stays with grandparents H Folleth after Christmas as Edmonds returns to Kenshoa. A W Fletcher and Jewitt Cole families join in Delton. The influence of Miss Thelma Bell remains in social circles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. Folleth
A. W. Fletcher
Local Nuptials and Holiday Visits In Portage Area
Reports note the marriage of Miss Ethel McKensie to Mr Arthur Reecher of Portage last Monday evening and the couple will live with her grandparents Mr and Mrs Jack Magoon for the winter. Also mentioned are Mrs Ed Bagley of Bell Prairie hosting Nate Shadduck and daughter Dora, and Vivian McKensie of Milwaukee visiting her grandparents while in Portage for Christmas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Corning
Lewiston
Portage
Nate Shadduck
Dora
Ed. Bagley
Bell Prairie
Ethel McKensie
J. Magoon
Local Family Socials Light Up Lyons and Vicinity
South delta residents, including Mr and Mrs Clare Haslett and families, dined with Newell Royer in Lyons. E P Terry visited Sioux City for Christmas with daughter Nance. Arthur Waddell recovering from pneumonia. Neitzel and Henke families shared Christmas in Excelsior. Ganser and Hold families visited Webster Prairie. Theda Royer returned home from Viroqua after weeks with sister Mrs Claude Haslett. Francisco of Madison visited Mrs Pearl Waddell most of last week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clare Haslett
Newell Royer
Lyons
E. P. Terry
Sioux City
Iowa
Nance
Arthur Waddell
Carl
Neitzel
Gust Henke
Excelsior
Charles Ganser
Webster Prairie
Geo
Hold
Ganser
Holt
Theoda Royer
Viroqua
Claude Haslett
Francisco
Madison
Pearl Waddell
Community notes from South Fairfield area families
The Helpers Union plans dinner with Mrs. Arthur Attridge on Wednesday January 7. Various local residents visit relatives and celebrate events including a Christmas reunion at the Frazier home. Others travel to Adams and Baraboo while several residents recover from illness and move homes. Electric line work and visits among Ziegler, Seils, Kamrath, and Plummer families are noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helpers Union
Arthur Attridge
Dan Smith
Owen
Marion Frazier
Frazier
Ernest Frazier
Harry, Malloy
Adams
Frank Beardsley
Albert Martin
John Ziegler
Ralph Plummer
Henry Moeller
Otto Seils
Helen Kamrath
Baraboo
Lorina Seils
North Freedom
Reedsburg Visitors and Local Early Week Notes
Mrs Jas Byrne and family of Winfield spent Saturday in Baraboo. Mrs Eda Quinn of Sandusky visited Madison Saturday. Mrs Nellie Rice of Sandusky is in Reedsburg hospital for treatment of illness. John Quinn of Sandusky was a Reedsburg caller Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jas. Byrne
Winfield
Baraboo
Eda Quinn
Sandusky
Madison
Nellie Rice
Reedsburg Hospital
John Quinn
Sanduky
Reedsburg
Walton and Area Families Gather for Christmas Feasts and Visits
Mrs. Lawrance Sams preached at the Friends church then returned to Hesper Iowa. Rev and Mrs C Butcher visited relatives near Valley over the holidays. Della Mortimer visited Iowa City to fetch her daughter Lucy who is ill. Multiple families shared Christmas meals across Cream Ridge Bethel Cazenovia and Reedsburg with grandchildren and school openings noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrance Sams
Hesper
Iowa
Friends Church
C. Butcher
Valley
Della Mortimer
Iowa City
Lucy
Arthur Hutchins
Marvin Peterson
William Hutchins
Cream Ridge
Goldie Capener
Madison
Bert Mortimer
Beatrice
Rerbert
Jay Leatherby
Lois Thompson
Maggie Shear
Reedsburg
Murdock
Bernice Hutchins
Eva Carpenter
June Frazier
Wilson Mortimer
Ard
Guerdon Mortimer
Frank Beier
Cazenovia
Maggie
Shear
Guy
Christmas Day Guests and Local Moves in Wisconsin
Mr. and Mrs. A. Bunker hosted Mr. and Mrs. Lona Motimer at Cazenovia Christmas Day with Thompson oh Créam Ridge and families noted. Ardath Jones is ill with measles. L. S. Carpenter and Miss Edna Hutchins handled taxes in Wonewoc. visits and shopping noted in La Valle, Reedsburg, and surrounding areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leo’ ‘Thompson
Créam Ridge
Will
Mortimer
R. N. Hendricks
A. Bunker
Lona Motimer
Cazenovia
Ardath Jones
Fred Hutchins
L. S
la Valle
Lay. L. S. Carpenter
Wonewoc
Edna Hutchins
Bertha Jessop
Bert Mortimer
Fred Hutchens
Hattie Smith
Reedsburg
Christmas events brighten Ableman and nearby communities
Readers recall Christmas programes at Praise chapel Ableman and Stone church with cantatas recitations duets and pantomime. donations to a Christmas mission totaled twenty two dollars for the needy overseas. additional school programs at Roc Elm Meyers and others featured pupils and gifts for children amid family gatherings and church events across the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Praise
Ableman
Stone Church
Méthodist Church
Christ
Rademacher
Methodist Church
Dan Schulte
Fred Brooks
Percy
Will Alexander Ander
Henry Alexander
Anganette
John
Philip Berge
Lois Alexander
Herman Koenecke
North Freedom
Hugo Bluenden
Berkley
Cal
Clarence Schulters
Henry Weidman
Robert Harvey
Arthur Ristan
Kenneth
Kenneth Weidman
Grant Weidman
Captain Weidman
Ky. Bailes
John Simon
Stabnaw
Chris Schmidt
Ed. Behn
Will Schulz
Rochester Hospital
Local Social Notes Highlight Visits and Holidays
Mrs. M Bisch recovering visits her daughter and son in Lyons. Families from Greenfield West Allis and the city gather for dinners. Visitors include Miss Ella Paddock from Barrien Springs and Lawrence Jorgenson of Madison. Weekends feature friends from North Freedom Reedsburg and Carroll College in Waukesha.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. Bisch
Arthur Gomon
Joe Bisch
Lyons
Louie Wichern
Armbruster
Carl Wichern
Greenfield
Frank Wichern
West Allis
Emma Wichern
Emma
Henry Witel
Mary
Amelia Harris
Evelyn Now
J. Paddock
Lawrence Jorgenson
Madison
Ella Paddock
Barrien Springs
Michigan
Clark
Charles and
Tracy Randall
Robert Barkenhagen
North Freedom
Frank
Howard Randall
Reedsburg
Stanford Richardson
City
Carrol College
Waukesha
Robert Koenig
Raymond Olmstead
Mary Willey
John Rick
Excelsior
Jesse Reel
Henry Mertzke
Christmas Week Notes From Delton Area
Delton and Big Springs residents share holiday visits with relatives and friends. Arthur Weidman bought Reynolds Bros. garage. Mrs. Ringlings hotel work resumed. Funeral attendance in Manton for a nephew. The MFE Sunday school cantata Christmas Eve drew a crowded house and praise for Mrs. John Chaffee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mike Heberline
Big Springs
Chas Tureey
Chester Sarrington
Otto Powell
Sam Searles
South Delton
John Chaffee
Westfield News Summary of Local Notices
Westfield reports remember Thomas Folders in Montana as a long time sufferer. James Borders, longtime resident and brother to George and James Borders, is noted. Funeral attendance for Chris Frambes in Ableman is mentioned with sympathy to his family. Miss Sadie Greeney from Ableman stayed with Grant Weidman. Henry Alexander of Baraboo visited Westfield.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Borders
Montana
Thomas Folders
Henry Alexander
Baraboo
Westfield
Baraboo Tales Of Visitors And Local Oil Field Activity
Mrs. Walter M. Dobratz and Os visit Baraboo after a trip to Merrimack while A W Rohn travels from Marion Kansas for Christmas with kin. The Baraboo area sits amid an active gas and oil field drawing geologists chemists and prospectors. A seven year old vows to become a teacher after school. Forrest C Adams plans Tulsa move to boost his paper circulation and notes easy subscribers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter M. Dobratz
Os‘ear
Merrimack
Baraboo
A. W. Rohn
Marion
Kansas
Sunflower
James
Forrest C. Adams
East Street
Tulsa
Oklahoma
Richard Lloyd Jones
Madison
Adams
Baraboo Mutual Insurance to Hold Annual Meeting
Notice is hereby given that the annual meeting of the Baraboo farmer's mutual insurance company for the election of directors and for other business will be held at the courthouse in Baraboo on Tuesday January 6 1920 at 10 o'clock a.m. E R Thomas president Franklin Johnson secretary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baraboo
Illinois Doctor Praises Tanlac In Public Endorsement
Dr. B H Elder of Peoria with 40 years practice backs Tanlac citing relief from stomach trouble and rheumatism after personal and patient experiences. He details symptoms, treatment history, and his decision to prescribe Tanlac widely, noting success in rheumatism kidney and bladder disorders and general debility. Sale locations listed in Baraboo Reedsburg and Sauk City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. H. Elder
Schradzki
Peoria
Tanlac
Taniac
Baraboo
Fisher Bros
Reedsburg
Henry Thieman
Sauk City
Naffz
J. E. Morgan Dies at Spring Green After Ill Health
John E. Morgan, longtime Spring Green resident, died at his home Tuesday noon after months of ill health. Born June 14, 1847 in Coalport Ohio, he moved to Wisconsin in 1854, taught school, farmed, and later shipped livestock. He served as deputy sheriff 1887–1892, led the village board of education, and was elected to the state assembly in 1897 and 1899. he is survived by his wife, a son, and two daughters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John E. Morgan
Spring Green
Coalport
Meigs County
Ohio
Spring Green Academy
Wisconsin
Milwaukee
Chicago
E. W. Evans
Tax Notice Town of Excelsior details
Tax notice issued by Excelsior town treasurer E H Cady. Mentions Ableman Bank Mondays in January and January 16 at L 7 Rudd's as collection references.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Excelsior
Ableman Bank
Rudd
E. H. Cady
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Merrimack Department
Estella Wolfe
Lancaster, Wis
Julius Wolfe
FreiJa Miller
Penn
William Carroll
Reddamann
George A. Gross
Av. M. Farnworth
Virginia
Constance
Oscar Weiglow
Harlow Quiggle
Neice
Oscar Weigtron
A. M. Farnworth
Phoebe Loos
Alice Marshall
Okee
Elia. Gross
Alvin Gross
Hugh Boreber
Lloyd Conway
Hustier
Prairie DU Sac
South Fairfield
Westfiei
M.C. Hackes
Charles Randall
Marjorie Grace
Lovina
Peck
Arthur
Robert Ballard
Erna ‘Tiele
Laura Tiele
Ruth Hacker
Kota Harris
Guy Weidenkopf
H. H. Smith
J. A. Martiny
Mayme Weidenkopf
Fred. Bisch
Tracy
Eva
Bisch
Henry Woll
Alvin Alexander West
Kirkwood
Delton
The
Illinois
J. E. Morgan
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