January Court calendar for James H. Hill duties
County Judge James H. Hill will hear a January docket of probate and guardianship matters. Cases include wills for C G Be Bohn Fred Hoefer Marie Schroeder Ottillie Schoephoerster Elizabeth Roper Sophia Lippitt and many others with hearings final settlements appointments and determinations of tax.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James H. Hill
C. G. BE. Bohn
Fred Hoefer
William Schutz
Bevelyn A Clarke
Marie Schroeder
Ottillie Schoephoerster
Elizabeth Roper
Sophia Lippitt
Mary A. Hatz
Gregor Fisher
Albert G Ode
Wm. Lee
Chas. Krause
C. F. Henry Meyer
Robert Buerki
Henry Ringling
Alf. T. Ringling
Jacob Witzel
Elisha Gardner
Helen King
Esther Grinnell
Charles Lea
Sarah J. Lawrence
C. A. Rood
John Gasner
Emma Meyer
Augusta Graf
William Kohlmeyer
William Luehr
Edward K. Hill
Andrew Williams
Caruso Condition Still Very Serious, Says Report
A Saturday night report from a New York hotel states that Enrico Caruso remains in very serious condition. The message indicates the tenor’s health did not improve and cautions that his recovery is uncertain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caruso
New York
Enrico Caruso
Legacy taxes paid in the past year list
The County Treasurer lists legacy taxes paid during the year with 74 percent kept locally and the rest to the state. The estates include Mary E McGilvra Edward Montange Howard Graber Brank Gwigge Henry Babe Thomas Sweaney Joseph Nggr Jobe Wieneian Albert Hawkine Albert Boettcher Amie Behrnkg Blenera Darrow Patrigx Hurley Laieyie Stewart and others with amounts ranging from single to four figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. M. Doll
Mary E. McGilvra
William Ohland
Howard
Graber
Edward
Montange
Brank Gwigge
Oc Beck
Henry
Babe
Cans
Thomas F. Sweaney
Joseph Nggr Cee
Jobe Wieneian
Ameust Bemnkg
Ooe Oese
Wolot Tere i
Blenera
Darrow
Patrigx- Hurley
Laieyie Stewart
oGes Eee
CCS Sisters
Acc
Boe Gee
9000 Service Men Apply for 1920 Training
Over 5 000 former service men in Wisconsin applied for assignment under the educational bonus law during the last year. Except in under one per cent of cases requiring special investigations, they were assigned within 48 hours after receipt of application. In almost 75 per cent of cases assignments were mailed within 24 hours.
Burglars and Odd Tales From A Suburban Evening
A neighbor hosts a dinner and a young woman arrives with an extra pair of gloves fearing burglars. A boy visits with his cat while neighbors joke about bringing a second pet. A citizen wanders downtown with a heavy load claimed as his coal supply. A rosy nosed man clutches a cork wrapped as a precious bundle and moves with caution, fearing an attack.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baraboo
Reedsburg Folks Receive Apples From Germany
Mr and Mrs Ewald Rosenthal of Reedsburg received a box of apples from a German friend. They were on the way six weeks and arrived in good condition. Mr Rosenthal spent months in Germany with the host family and has since sent gifts of food and caring memories.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ewald Rosenthal
Reedsburg
Germany
Rosenthal
Contest Over Pierce Will In Fairfield County Court
In Fairfield county court Judge James H. Hill presided over a contest to the will of G W Pierce who died February 20 1920 with an estate about 25000. The dispute centers on whether 50 shares of American Radiator stock valued at 100 each pass to nephews and nieces or to Mrs M L Atkinson under the residuary clause and whether a legacy to a half brother lapses or passes to Atkinson. Briefs to be filed. Witnesses included Davis Hackett and Mr and Mrs R J Martiny.Attorney Clifford La Mar represents Mrs. Atkinson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James H. Hill
G. W. Pierce
Fairfield
Pierce
California
M. L. Atkinson
Baraboo
Mr. Pierce
Atkinson
Davis Hackett
R. J. Martiny
Clifford la Mar
African elephants show tusks in both sexes
The article notes that African elephants, regardless of sex, possess ivory tusks, whereas in Asia tusks are typically found in males only.
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Asia
Anniversary Dinner and Dance by the O N T Club
The O N T Club marked its first anniversary with a dinner and dance at Hotel Warren attended by 88 guests. Rodwells full orchestra provided music for the banquet and dancing while evergreen and colored light decorations enhanced Moeller's hall. Officers include Dr. W. F. Nuzum as president and J. H. Scheible as secretary.
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O.N. T. Club
Hotel Warren
Rodwells
Moeller
W. F. Nuzum
J. H. Scheible
W. H. Marriott
E. S. Johnston
Leo Blackburn
E. D. Sceales
W. T. Marriott R. Cahoon
G. J. Shiels
Sauk City Youth Breaks Arm in Accident
Louis Henn of Sauk City, employed at the Prairie du Sac Gasoline Alley, fell and broke his left arm recently. The fracture is just above the wrist, reported by the Prairie du Sac News.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sauk City
Louis Henn
Prairie du Sac
Prairie du Sac News
Real estate transfers listed across Wisconsin counties
August Schulz transfers land in Washington to Herbert Westedt for $1. Frank Grosklans moves land in Honey Creek to Mrs. Elizabeth Zabel for $2 500. John Green to John Trokey land in Dellona for $1. H H Smith to Emil Winter land in Baraboo for $1. W H Donald to Susie Fairland land in Baraboo for $1. Julius Heins to L W Gay land in Delton for $1. B C Gasser to J J Gasser land in Baraboo for $1. Mrs Al Ringling to D D Fuller P L Mennes to Ernest Kirkpatrick land in Deltona for $1. Lillian Sherwood to M T Sherwood land in Sauk City for $1 000. Anna Fey to Asaph Garske land in Ableman for $1. Floyd Daniels to City of Reedsburg land in Reedsburg for $6 000. Herman Marke to J D Fuller land in Winfield for $140. Wilhelmina Gerert to J D Fuller land in Reedsburg for $1. T E Woodward to R C Havns land in Woodland for $1. A M Ganser to Herman Hoeverman land in Delton for $1 2000. L C Dederich to D M Dederich land in Bear Creek for $8 000. Nina A Kelsey to F D Hulbert land in Merrimack for $1. A F Martin to Louis Martin land in Baraboo for $1.
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August Schulz
Herbert Westedt
Washington
Frank Grosklans
Elizabeth Zabel
Honey Creek
John Green
John Trokey
Dellona
H. H .Smith
Emil Winter
Baraboo
W. H. Donald
Susie Fairland
Julius Heins
L. W. Gay
Delton
B. C. Gasser
J. J. Gasser
Mrs. al. Ringling
D. D. Fuller
P. L. Mennes
Ernest Kirkpatrick
Deltona
Lillian Sherwood
M. T. Sherwood
Sauk City
Anna Fey
Asaph Garske
Ableman
Floyd Daniels
Reedsburg
Herman Marke
J. D. Fuller
Winfield
Wilhelmina Gerert
T. E. Woodward
R. C. Havns
Woodland
A. M
Watch Night Meeting at First M E Church
A watch night service at the First M E Church closed the old year and welcomed the new with a program and lunch in the parlors. The pastor Rev W W Moore and laymen W D Stanley Franklin Johnson T F Risley Mrs George Hughes Mrs Hattie Avery J T Bates A J Gemmill Rev I F Nuzum gave addresses.
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M. E
W. W. Moore
W. D. Stanley
Franklin Johnson
T. F. Risley
George Hughes
Hattie Avery
J. T. Bates
A. J. Gemmill
I. F. Nuzum
Return of the dog leads to finding of drowned youth
Ernest W. Schultz, 18, drowned after his ice broke while crossing a frozen pond near Davis Corners Adams County. The dog led family to the body. he was born September 11, 1902 in Caledonia and survived by parents Lewis and Mrs. Schultz, a brother Herbert and sister Mrs. John Strodie. Grandson of Mr. and Mrs. L. A. Newell. Funeral conducted by Rev. E. L. Gray at Kilbourn Presbyterian. interment at Davis Corners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernest W. Schultz
Davis Corners
Adams County
Caledonia
Lewis Schultz
Herbert Schultz
John Strodie
L. A. Newell
Park Street
Baraboo
E. L
Twenty Two Nations Sign Protocol for Permanent Court of Justice
The Central News reports that twenty two nations have signed the protocol establishing the Permanent Court of International Justice under the League of Nations. The court reinforces that its statute takes effect once a majority in the League Assembly, twenty two nations, have signed and ratified in their parliaments. Portugal Denmark Switzerland and El Salvador have also signed the protocol for compulsory attribution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Permanent Court of International Justice
League of Nations
Central News
League Assembly
Portugal
Switzerland
Denmark
Salvador
Bug Hybrid Puzzle Becomes Humour in Class
A zoology student assembles a grasshopper head a cricket body and a butterfly tail to fool a professor asking the bug’s kind. The professor tests with questions noting the creature’s buzzing sound and declares it a humbug in a light science joke from Science and Invention Magazine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Science and Invention
Shorthorn Breeders Elect Officers At Sauk County Meeting
Sauk County Shorthorn Breeders' association met at the courthouse on Friday. J. L. Tormey of Chicago spoke on current conditions and expressed faith in the breed's future. Elected officers include President Lee Baer and Vice-president Albert Templin both of Baraboo, Secretary-treasurer Frank Morley. directors include Charles Pearson Ironton Rollo Morley Baraboo Mrs Walter Pierce Baraboo Assemblyman Carl Koenig Loganville and Fred Zanton Baraboo. The group plans a county fair exhibit and sale next fall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sauk County
Charles Pearson
Ironton
Rollo Morley
Baraboo
Walter Pierce
Carl Koenig
Loganville
Fred Zanton
Fire Alarms Listed for Baraboo in 1920
Baraboo Fire Department Chief W. J. Powers releases the 1920 call log detailing alarms by date and address. Entries include residents on Fifth and Fourth streets, Third Avenue, Walnut street, and notable incidents such as an automobile alarm and a perchance property fire.
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City of
Barabso
W. J. Powers
Losaiten
R. C. Welch
Fifth Ave
C. Schigner
Fifth Avenue
M. Cooper
Fourth Street
Burglary Shocks Baileyville in Quiet Illinois Village
Last Monday Baileyville residents awoke to a break in as Mr. Coert Hock and his daughter found their cellar door pried open after they returned from church. Three jugs were stolen two containing grape wine and one vinegar prompting concern in the small community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baileyville
Coert Hock
Miss Hock
Mr. Heck
Varsity Girl of Sparta Weds Oil Operator in Shreveport
Miss Frances Margaret Sarles, a Sparta native and 1918 university graduate turned teacher in Sheboygan and Green Bay, married Jesse J. Mason, an oil company operator, in a Christmas Eve ceremony in Dallas, Texas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sparta
Shreveport
Louisiana
Dallas
Texas
Frances Margaret Sarles
Univer
Jesse J. Mason
W. T. Sarles
Sheboygan
Green Bay
Sheveport
Madison Democrat
Seven American banks to open soon in Mexico City
The Mexican embassy says seven American banks will open in Mexico City soon as part of a planned Latin American investment totaling about one billion dollars. The statement notes the investment would be pursued "preferentially" in Mexico.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico City
Latin America
Mexico
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