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Newspaper
Baraboo Weekly News
Location
Baraboo, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jan 01, 1920
Page
8
A long page of reminiscence and anecdotes covers court squabbles in Glendale and Los Angeles, divorce cases, a drunken misadventure, climate as a factor in aging, a livestock exposition, and local growth. It notes De Valera’s Los Angeles appearance, housing shortages, and odd accidents while weaving humor and regional life through 1920s Southern California.
A dated classifieds item shows J P seeking rental housing with varying desires across weeks. First week requests a sunny, up to twenty dollars rent with hardwood floors and closets at 10 Umpty street. Subsequent weeks broaden to twenty five dollars, quiet spaces, or any size mansion, with different priorities and a playful sign-off by MIKE & HANNA MAHER.
Miss Helen Riney secretary reports Sauk county A R C drive results. Baraboo wards tally 1096.75 raised from annuals and donations. remaining allocations listed. Multiple branches report remittance totals and quorums. extension work limited to postwar tasks. Home Service assists veterans with insurance allotments bonds and related matters.
The front parlor is described as the most popular of all the court rooms, noted for its active use and prominence in the proceedings.
A Madison Democrat report states Benjamin Anderson, leper, died at his Deerfield home. He had lived with his son Andrew since March after moving from Spring Green. Diagnosed with leprosy at a Cambridge clinic, his case prompted county actions and a proposed Sauk County care facility, but jurisdiction limits ended care in Dane County. The home housed his wife and him in one wing and his son’s family in the other, with local parents opposing schooling for the children of the son.
Mrs Sarah Tabor, mother of Maud Tabor, tells prosecutors Joe Virgo killed Mandy in Lawton. She identifies Virgo in his cell and repeats the claim during questioning. Virgo’s trial is scheduled for January.
Advocates of a 5.4 million dollar bond won in Dodge County by 3,745 to 3,007, a margin of 738 votes, according to official returns. The measure failed in Oconto County.
The Essex endurance run showed a 50 hour test with two failed attempts due to weather and a successful final run. The stock Essex chassis averaged over a mile a minute for 5870 miles, with 20 000 owners backing demand. Purchases surged to over thirty five million dollars in eleven months and bookings for next spring deliveries are already underway.
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