Gifts to the Sauk County Historical Society Highlight Early Troy Records
The Sauk County Historical Society received varied items including a Confederate fifty dollar bill from Arthur Redman and an 1874 Atlas of Minnesota from George K. Northrup. Others contributed a Lone Rock monument photo, a Wisconsin Patriot issue from 1855, Ringling Brothers paper, Baraboo circus relics, and Civil War era army orders.
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Sauk County Historical Society
Arthur Redman
Walnut Street
George K. Northrup
Baraboo
Minnesota
N. B. Hood
Spring Green
Lone Rock
Wisconsin Battery
Wisconsin Patriot
Belle Blanchett
J. Sidney George
Rice Lake
Wis
Ringling Brothers
Columbus
Manitowoc
San Francisco
H. George Schuette
Clark Sturdevant
Daily Citizen
Vicksburg
J. P. Drew
William Young
John Bear
J. W. Harris
Wesley Harris
Henry Kiefer
Stephen Miller
James A. Taylor
Parson Young
Henry Clamar
John Feller
Nicholas Nutter
Orasa Drew
Johnson
John Young
Peck & Orvis
Samuel J. Cady Not A Candidate For Congress
Samuel H. Cady of Green Bay denies being a candidate for Congress in Wisconsin’s 9th district. He states he has not seriously considered the proposition and is not a candidate. Cady formerly lived in Sauk County and is brother to City Attorney V. H. Cady.
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Samuel H. Cady
Green Bay
Wisconsin
Mr. Cady
Sauk County
V. H. Cady
Marriage License Granted to Dr Wahl and Erna Sprecher
The license is issued for the marriage of Dr C M Wahl of Madison and Erna Sprecher of Troy. The bride is the daughter of Mr and Mrs George Sprecher.
Tax Rates in Several Wisconsin Cities This Year
Taxpayers in Baraboo face 23.00 per thousand, Richland Center 29.40, Portage 20.00, Sparta 25.10, Reedsburg 15.30, Madison 16.50, Wallup 31.89, Oshkosh 17.50, Hartford 13.14, Horicon 12.00, Watertown 16.98, Lodi 24.00, Fox Lake 2.30, and Rio 18.93 per thousand. These figures show municipal levy differences as the cost of living remains high.
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Baraboo
Richland Center
Portage
Sparta
Reedsburg
Madison
Death of Greenfield man after runaway horse incident
Abraham Henry Johnson died at Gem City hospital after a runaway horse threw him from a oncoming cart on Merrimack road near Pearson homes. Born August 4, 1865, he leaves a wife, son Eddie 15, daughter Lillian 12, and several brothers and sisters.
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Abraham Henry Johnson
Gem City Hospital
Merrimack Road
Pearson Homes
Greenfield
Johnston Undertaking Rooms
Mr. Johnson
Eddie
Lillian
Clarence Johnson
Baraboo
Joseph Johnson
Hayward
Wis
Josiah Johnson
Minnesota
Sarah Smith
Canada
Kate Nettle
Cornish
Hannah Noot
Beloit
Baraboo Groom Marries Los Angeles Bride at Home
Mrs Helen Mason Percival of Los Angeles wed Nathan Farnworth Thursday evening at 321 Fifth avenue in Baraboo. Rev D Mayhew officiated in a small gathering of the groom’s friends. Farnworth, a Merrimeck and Baraboo resident for years, is a Civil War veteran. They plan to live at Birch street and Seventh avenue.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Helen Mason Percival
Nathan Farnworth
Oscar Wigelow
Fifth Avenue
D. Mayhew
The
Baptist Church
Farnworth
Merrimeck and
Baraboo
Birch Street
Seventh Avenue
Mrs Rohner Undergoes Serious Operation at Wonewoc
Mrs Frank Rohner of Wonewoc underwent a serious operation for a malignant tumor Wednesday morning at the Wonewoc hospital. She is sister to Mrs Zaida Morrison now Mrs W C Westurn Mrs Wm Lamberton and L A Hampton of this city.
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Frank Rohner
Wonewoc
Wonewoc Hospital
Rohner
Zaida Morrison
W. C. Westurn
Wm. Lamberton
L. A. Hampton
Wise Child Willie and a Teacher Whipping
A father laments that his son Willie was whipped by the teacher last week for bad behavior. Willie cheerfully replies he knew of the whipping all along, implying a quiet awareness of his own discipline. The quip reflects ironic, humorous parenting dialogue.
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Willie
How 120 Bushels of Corn Were Raised on an Acre of Ground
A paper by Ernest Wichern, son of Mr and Mrs Wm Wichern, presented before the Skillet Creek Farmers Club. The report details methods and practices used to achieve a 120 bushel yield per acre, covering soil preparation, seed selection, planting density, fertilization, moisture management, and crop rotation insights observed by the author and club members.
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Ernest Wichern
Wm. Wichern
Skillet Creek Farmers’ Club
G. W. Davies
Walter Klipstein
Loganville
United States
Wisconsin
Corn Harvest Report and Farmer Practices Noted
A Wisconson farm describes steps from clover cover to corn harvest. Practices include manure plowing, precise planting and shallow cultivation, thinning to twelve inches, and late wind damage. It cites county contest results with Walter Klipstein and Ernest Wichern and compares yields to national and state averages.
Territorial Residents Added to Wisconsin Club List
Several new names join the News Territorial club since the last report. Wisconsin readers who were there before May 29, 1848 are urged to enroll. certificates will be mailed after enrollment. The list includes Foster Palmer Wiggins Burrington Moore Brown Brown Morley Pigg Johnson Wheeler Race Hawley Trumble Hackett and others with birthplaces and arrival years noted.
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Wisconsin
A. W. Foster
Barry Center
Oswego County
New York
Baraboo
P. P. Palmer
New York State
Reedsburg Girls Compete as Kendall Beats Team
Kendall defeated Reedsburg 48 to 3 in a basketball game. The article notes a visiting group of Reedsburg girls accompanying the team and comments on their appearance and spirit in colorful, dated prose.
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Reedsburg
Kendall
Coscarning
The
Keystone
Baraboo Lodge Hosts Unique Wedding Ceremony
For the first time in Baraboo a couple wed during a regular lodge meeting. W. C. Westurn of Beloit and Baraboo’s Zaida Morrison married with Rev. B. E. Ray officiating. About eighty guests attended a reception at Robinson restaurant after supper.
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Baraboo
W. C. Westurn
Beloit
Zaida Morrison
Westurn
B. E. Ray
Congregational Church
William Lamberton
Lillian Steckenbauer
Marco
Robinson
Clara Hackett
North Freedom
Sixth Street
Veteran’s Funeral Held at Reedsburg
John Mallon died Tuesday at his Iron ton area home. His funeral was Thursday at the M K church in Reedsburg with Rev Moon of Iron ton delivering the sermon. He rests in Greenwood cemetery. Mallon served in Co A 19th Wis Inf, enlisted Jan 10 1862, captured in fall 1864. Eleven company members attended, pallbearers listed from Reedsburg and Baraboo.
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John Mallon
Ironton
M. K
Reedsburg
Moon
Greenwood Cemetery
Co A
19Th
Wis. Inf
Reedeburg
Rube Sanborn
E. 8. Palmer
A. Fry
Henry Grote Gee
Paddock
Wm. Swetland
Baraboo
Former North Freedom editor named assistant editor in West Salem
G L Scheimmerhorn, known in Kendall for varied journalistic work, takes the role of assistant editor at the West Salem Nonpartel Journal. The seasoned writer, who has faced ups and downs, is expected to mature and thrive with experience and time.
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North Freedom
Kendall Keystone
G. L. Scheimmerhorn
Kendall
West Salem Nonpartel Journal
Family Obituary Notes of Gray and Hackett Settlers
Mrs Dewey M Hackett Gray born in Canada May 13 1839 came to Sauk county March 27 1848 Frank Hackett born Illinois July 24 1840 came to Sauk county Parshall Hackett born Illinois Nov 8 1844 came to Sauk county.
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Marie Burrington
Upper Canada
Dumfrie
Dane County
Baraboo
Volney Moore
Daniel Brown
West Alley
Orange County
Vermont
Sauk County
George Hackett
Canada
Timothy Hackett
John Hackett
Joel Hackett
Dewey M. (Hackett) Gray
Frank Hackett
Illinois
Parshall Hackett
They Dined Together After Separated Years Reunion in Sacramento
Antone Ludwig and John Wolf, longtime Sauk City friends, reunited in Sacramento after wandering from Switzerland to America. Their journeys spanned Nevada and Montana with stops in California, where they coincidentally met William Franke of Woodland during the sightseeing visit.
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Antone Ludwig
John Wolf
Switzerland
America
Sauk
Wisconsin
Mr. Ludwig
Virginia City
Nevada
Wolf
Montana
California
Sacramento
William Franke
Woodland
Sauk City
Ludwig
Rhosche Stove Foundry
Franke
Caroline Frank
Brewery Burglar Gets Prison Term
Guy Smith was sentenced in Madison to 18 months in the state penitentiary for breaking into the Reedsburg brewery and stealing liquor. Palmer Smith received four years with the sentence suspended. Howard Priest and Clarence Rebety were paroled to four years of probation. District Attorney J H Hill of Baraboo prosecuted for the state.
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Reedsburg
Guy Smith
Madison
State Penitentiary
Stevens
Palmer Smith
Smiths
Howard Priest
Clarence Rebety
Priest
Rebety
B. N. Jostad
State Board of Control
J. H. Hill
Baraboo
Runaway Horse Terrifies Greenfield Driver
On Wednesday a horse driven by James Albert of Greenfield ran away causing the driver to suffer a sprained ankle. Dr. A L Farnsworth was summoned to treat the injury.
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James Albert
Greenfield
A. L. Farnsworth
Kilbourn Hunter Seized by Game Warden on Return
A Kilbourn merchant returning from a bird-hunting trip was stopped by a game warden at a game preserve. He faced a fine and costs, with the case settled.
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Kilbourn
Miss Abbott of Sauk Prairie Undergoes Baraboo Operation
A Sauk Prairie resident named Miss Abbott has undergone an operation at a Baraboo home. The report notes her recovery and the procedure was performed locally without complications.
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Miss Abbott
Sauk Prairie
Baraboo
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Ing
Troy
Samuel J. Cady
Gomparative Tak
Abraham H. Johnson
Gem City General Hospital
Baraboo Groom
Webster
New York Globe
Territorial Club
John Wiggins
Erastus Brown
Rose M. (Clark) Morley
Big Foot Prairie
Walworth County
Sarah Ames Pigg
First Street
Oregon
M. C. Johnson
East Street
Cass County
Michigan
Leander B. Wheeler
Lime Ridge
Salem
Sarah Race
Victoria Peck Hawley
Mary Trumble
Town of Freedom
Hackett
North Free
Dom
Aleosburg
Vale of
Shar
Jehosiphat
Mystic Workers
Will
Ramento, California
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