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Newspaper
Baraboo Weekly News
Location
Baraboo, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jan 22, 1920
Page
7
Belle Miller of Maywood Illinois and Harry Stern of Reedsburg Wisconsin were married recently at the bride’s parents home in Maywood. Only immediate relatives attended. After the ceremony they went to Reedsburg and are living on Granite Avenue.
Miss Luella D Warden and Edwin W Meyer of Reedsburg Wis were married in Rockford Illinois. The groom is son of Edwin W Meyer of Redsburg Wis. The ceremony occurred recently in Rockford.
On Wednesday January 14 1920 E u Demaskey daughter of Mr and Mrs Frank Woods of Wonewoc married Marion C Snyder of Wonewoc Rev Prucia performed the ring ceremony. Attendants were Ora Snyder and Harry Demaskey. The bride wore blue silk and carried white carnations. Bridesmaid wore brown velvet. A sumptuous wedding supper followed at the parents home. The couple will reside on a farm outside La Valle.
Mesha Perkiss of Davenport and Miss Marjorie Cosper of Spring Green were married in Chicago recently. The bride, daughter of Mr and Mrs James Cosper, worked as a stenographer in Davenport and at Spring Green’s State Bank. The groom runs the Crown Hat Store in Davenport and has other business interests.
Agnes Westenhaver and Oscar Wagner wed at Loganville home with small ceremony officiated by Rev. Cooke. Frohna Schutte and Reinhold Mittlesteadt marry at La Valle in a blue satin dress ceremony with pink white decor. Harry Morgan and Lizzie Arms wed at Baraboo home. couple to live in Spokane.
A vintage advert promises Pape's Cold Compound breaks a cold in hours with two hour dosing for three doses. It claims immediate nasal relief, stops runny nose and headaches, relieves feverishness and sneezing, and costs only a few cents at drug stores.
Vaughn Gibbons and Miss Helen Filhauer, Baraboo residents, wed Monday at the home of Mrs. H. L. Horr in Kenosha. Gibbons served overseas in World War I and works at the likeness shop of E. B. Trimpey. The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. O Filhauer.
F C Peck sells his stake in the Peck Mercantile Co to R T Peck and Peter Lauer who have held minor interests since 1912. They acquire full possession of the store and its building erected forty years ago by George M Hill and Phil Beck.
Mr. Peck relinquishes his forty year association with the store to his successors A. Reinking J. Van Or den Weirich Brothers W. J. Power Fisher Brothers and others not named. He departs with good will toward the community and looks forward to a carefree future, while the new owners commit to continued success with the support of friends and patrons.
Large turnout for the Y W C A open house at the new rest rooms and headquarters with visitors from Webster Prairie Fairfield Greenfield Kirkwood Glenville and other areas. Rooms will be open daily and evenings for all women regardless of membership with Miss Lela Getman in charge when in town and volunteers called for when away.
Merrimack school will host a basket supper at Tower's hall on Friday evening. The program includes a mock marriage as one of the acts.
Mr. and Mrs. Bert Davis and son Marvin of Batavia visited Sunday with Mrs. Davis' cousin Mrs. F A Squires. A W Squires is gradually getting weaker but still appreciates the cards his many friends are sending him.
Applications to marry William M. Riedel of Richland and Alma Witte of Washington. W R Gibbons of Kenosha and Helen Ilhauer of Baraboo. Andrew Hererth of Prairie du Lac and Susan Kerch of Sauk City. Henry P. Klitzman and Olga Koerth of Delton are listed in the record.
Lumps of undigested food cause pain and acidity, but Pape's Diapepsin offers speedy relief. A tablet or two eases indigestion, gas, heartburn, and dyspepsia, with quick soothing action and low cost at any drug store.
Sudden death of Rev. William Smith, U B church Lime Ridge, ends Sunday services. Cattle of Herman Schutte Lime Ridge suspected rabies with three deaths and two ill. Chaplin O W Nuzum spoke on WWI soldier's sacrifice and democracy. Community updates cover veterans groups, weather, prices, deaths, births, fires, travel, and local affairs.
Mrs Cyprian Raschien returns home from Honey Creek. G M Hill and John Sullivan ship 72 pigs for 2357 dollars, raised by George Astle. Mrs Lavista Graves burial in Monroe. funeral party from Ripon. Melzl undertakings cites travel difficulty leaving Baraboo. William H Marriott visits Chicago to see family. Dean injured months ago but improving. New hostesses named for Ladies Rest Room event, including Lillian Reinking and many others. Lumber wagon overturned at Baraboo high school. pupils help collect from Williams Kelly Lumber. C H Dinsmore may move from Reedsburg to lead Baraboo Railway Y M C A. two trustee meetings offered position. Mr and Mrs F J Bartlett and ...
In Wild Rose Wisconsin a reader testifies to recovery from a long standing back and limb swelling after using Dr. Pierce’s Favorite Prescription and Golden Medical Discovery. She reports buying nine bottles of each and returning to health, urging others to try the remedies and write for more details.
Emma Green of McClennen Street writes that her long illness from motherhood-related trouble was cured in six months by Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription. She also praises Golden Medical Discovery and Pellets and recommends Pierce's medicines for others.
A Baraboo office shares a Canton Repository slice from 1820 noting Jacob Myers keeping whiskey for sale at cash price. The issue features A S Lanich, Baraboo native, teaching automobile construction at McKinley high school, Canton, while serving as Wilson Motor foreman for Cadillac and Dodge distributors. Lanich had left Baraboo during World War I and instructed soldiers at the University of Pittsburgh.
The Lyons Club meeting on January 15 at Mrs Edith Berkley’s Third Avenue home included 21 members and three visitors. Bills over 30 dollars were approved, one new member joined, and the sick committee noted measles coughs and colds. Next gathering at Mrs Graves and Mrs Hengstler on Jan 29 will feature a plan for saving steps in housekeeping with a fine option.
A vintage warning-style ad urges mothers to choose California Syrup of Figs for children, promising a safe laxative with fruity taste and clear dosing on every bottle. It touts the product as harmless for the stomach liver and bowels and instructs to insist on the California label.
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