Wisconsin political headlines stir Madison at mid campaign
Reports say Judge A O Backus of Milwaukee may seek the governorship or Governor Philipp could run, with J J Blaine La Follette's pick for senator James Thompson of La Crosse and E F Dithmar as lieutenant governor. Roy P Wilcox of Hallie reappears as a strong force, while La Follette aides meet in Alfred Rogers’ Bank building office.
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la ‘Follette
Madison
Madison Democrat
A.’O.’ Backus
Milwaukee
Wisconsin
Backus
Philipp
J. J. Blaine
la Follette
James ‘Thompson
la Crosse
United States
E. F. Dithmar
Blaine
Senate
la Folette
Alfred T. Roger
Dithmar
Nils P. Haugen
Star Railroad Commission
A. J. Myrland
Rogers
C. H. Crownhart
Hull
J. N. Tittemore
Roy P. Wilcox
Hall- Claire
Portage Flu Cases Improve Say Health Official
Health Officer A J Batty reports Portage influenza conditions easing with 172 cases through Saturday noon. He credits physician and citizen cooperation for swift containment and notes this year’s illness is generally less severe than last season.
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A. J. Batty
Portage
Obituary of Charles Forrester Aged Summit Resident
Charles Forrester 92 years 10 months 16 days died at his daughter Mrs Lottie Cobbledick home in Summit. He is survived by his daughter and son J Forester of La Valle his wife predeceased him last April. The infant son of Mr and Mrs William John died at their Greenfield home Monday. Funeral services were held at the home with interment in Saledonia.
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Charles Forrester
Summit
Lottie Cobbledick
Mr. Forrester
J. Forester
la Valle
Wm. John
Greenfield
Saledonia
Samuel Skinner dies after illness in Reedsburg
Samuel Skinner of Reedsburg died at his East Main street home Saturday afternoon after a short illness with acute bronchitis. He leaves his wife a daughter Mrs Maurice Carr and two sons Arthur and William, all of Reedsburg. A longtime pillar in the Methodist church his death leaves a big vacancy. Funeral Tuesday afternoon.
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Samuel Skinner
Reedsburg
East Main Street
Daugter
Maurice Carr
Arthur
William
Skinner
Methodist Church
Funeral Service Fills Presbyterian Church for Dr. J. E. English
Relatives, friends, and townspeople filled the Presbyterian church Tuesday afternoon to honor Dr. J. E. English. Rev. B. C. Henre led the service recalling his high character, devoted service, and the community’s deep loss. Masons greeted the hearse as it passed by the Masonic temple.
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Br.j. E. English
Presbyterian Church
J. E. English
Masonic Temple
English
Death of Reedsburg civic figure Fred Schroeder
Fred Schroeder of Reedsburg died Sunday morning after a long illness. He lived with his daughter Mrs. James Young, his wife having predeceased him. A former street commissioner, age ended active work. Funeral Wednesday at his home then St Johns Church with Rev. L Schneider officiating.
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Fred Schroeder
Reedsburg
James Young
Schroeder
St. Johns Church
L. Schneider
Miss Meta Raatz Dies. Rites Planned in Merrimack
Miss Meta Raatz aged 16 died Saturday afternoon at the home of her step-father J. R. Johnson in Merrimack. Funeral services will be held Tuesday afternoon at 2 o'clock from the Merrimack church with interment in Merrimack.
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Meta Raatz
J. R. Johnson
Merrimack
Remains of A M Sanders Brought to Reedsburg for Funeral
The remains of A M Sanders of Chicago arrived in Reedsburg Monday afternoon and were taken to the home of his wife’s relatives on the West Side. The funeral was held Tuesday afternoon at the Presbyterian church with interment in Greenwood cemetery. The Sanders family lived in Reedsburg for many years where Mr Sanders was a wagon maker. They moved to Chicago a few years ago. He leaves a wife and several children.
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A. C. Kingsford
James H. Hill
F. R. Brkley
E. S. Johnston
W. E. Baringer
H. H. Thomas
G. W. Snyder
Olga Reinking
Moody Price
Dodgeville
John E. English
Live Oak
California
Baraboo
Madison
J. J. Robinson
Berg
V. A. Gibbons
Kenosha
O. Filhauer
Gibbons
Helen Filhauer
C. A. Melzl
Melzl & MeGann Undertaking
Merrimack
Meta Raatz
Melzl
T. L. Flinn
Chicago
Mary J. Berry
Ninth Avenue
Flinn
William H. Oole
George D. Binchey
Salem
Oregon
Portage
Bindley
Edith
Lorella
Herbert
George W. Bindley
American Bank Protection Company of
Minneapolis
Bank of
A. M. Sanders
Reedsburg
Charles Sommers
West Side
Presbyterian Church
Greenwood Cemetery
Sanders
Mrs. Darrow of Reedsburg Found Dead at Home
Mrs. Nathaniel Darrow was found dead on her kitchen floor after dinner on Monday. She had recently returned from Kilbourn and lived alone in a large Second Street house. Funeral services are set for Wednesday at the Presbyterian church conducted by Rev. Moorehead. She was a longtime member of the Women’s Relief Corps.
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Nathaniel Darrow
Reedsburg
Parsonage Project Moves Forward in Reedsburg Church
A. C. church officials plan to buy the old German Lutheran church on Fourth Street and build a parsonage on the land near the church. Miss Mary Weidenfeller resigned as Biology and Library teacher. Miss Millie Stone will fill the vacancy. Influenza claimed two Madison victims, I. L. Marks and Mrs G. C. Carpenter. Dane County planning group forms to improve Albion academy grounds. Mrs. E Aug Runge attended a state normal school regents convention with about 350 in the faculty, ~300 present. Eldred Berg returned home Sunday.
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A. C
Fourth Street
Mary. Weidenfeller
Reedsburg
St. Paul
Millie Stone
Madison
Marks
New York
City
G. .C. Carpenter
Runge
State Normal
John H. Moorehead
Presbyterian Church
G.E. Hunt
D. Evans Jones
Cambria
E. C. Henke
Baraboo
Moorehead
United Presbyterian Church
St. Louis
Great Lakes
J. F. Slage
Lodi
Young Ladies Society
St. John’s Lutheran Church
Will Riggert
la Valle
H. Vaas
Vaas-Man Dry Goods
North Chicago Hospital
Vaas
Marie
Riverside
College of Agriculture
University of Wisconsin
W. H. H. Cash
John Cash
F. I. Pinch
E. J. Hammer
Army, Navy and
Marine Corps
Fagle Hall
Rank and File Veterans Association
Swamp-Root for Kidney Ailments Ad
There is only one medicine that stands out for curable ailments of the kidneys liver and bladder Dr Kilmer's Swamp-Root. It acts mild and quickly and is a gentle vegetable compound. Start treatment now. Sold at drug stores in two bottle sizes. Send ten cents for a sample bottle to Dr Kilmer Co Binghamton NY and mention this paper.
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Kilmer
Dr. Kilmer & Co
Binghamton, N. Y
Bank alarms and local sports wrap Baraboo area
Reedsburg beat Wilton 29 to 18 in a basketball game at the Armory with a high school band present. A Baraboo headlamp advisory notes safe homemade beam regulators. Community notices include church installations, bee keeper classes, railroad mandamus, veterans post meetings, and local obituaries.
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Wilton
Reedsburg
Armory
Birth in Milwaukee for Bassett Family
Mr and Mrs Charles Bassett welcome a son born January 22 in Milwaukee. The mother formerly Miss Laura Meyers of this city is remembered.
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Charles Bassett
Milwaukee
Laura Meyers
Applications to Marry in Wisconsin Listed Names
Public records show marriage license applications filed by Alvin A Léutchen of Honey Creek with Miriana M Meng of Prairie du Lac and by Fred Jhde of Galesville with Vera Sarrington of Delton.
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Alvin A. Léutchen
Honey Creek
Miriana M. Meng
Prairie du Lac
Fred Jhde
Galesville
Vera Sarrington
Delton
Farmer buys year s advertising space in Headlight
M L Hyatt from ten miles up the lake arranged a year long ad space in the Headlight. He plans to use it for selling or trading items and believes a steady weekly display will yield results. The editor notes this as a good idea for Sauk county farmers and cites broader South Dakota practice.
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S.D
M. L
Hyatt
Excelsior Boy Undergoes Appendicitis Operation
Elmer Loeder of Excelsior, son of Mr and Mrs Albert Loeder, underwent an appendicitis operation at Reedsburg sanitarium last week. He was very sick but is improving as well as can be expected.
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Elmer, Loeder
Excelsior
And
Albert Loeder
Reedsburg Sanitarium
Harr ison and Blodgett wedding linked in Rockford ceremony
Harley Harrison son of Mr and Mrs Irvin Harrison from near Reedsburg and Ella Blodgett of Doland South Dakota wed at the bride's grandmother Mrs Blodgett home in Rockford Illinois. Couple now reside in Belot and plan to move to South Dakota in spring to run a large farm.
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Harrison—Blodgett
Harley ‘Harrison
Irvin Harrison
Reedsburg
Ella Blodgett
Doland
S. D
Peart and Dodge Wed in Spring Green Dou
Russell W. Peart of Wyoming and Miss Lorna Margaret Dodge of Spring Green were married on January 21 1920 at 8 pm at the bride’s parents home in Spring Green. Rev W E Schilling officiated and the couple were attended by Mr and Mrs W B Hazes. They will reside on the Wyoming farm rented from Peart’s father and open their home to friends after March 15.
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Russell W. Peart
Wyoming
Lorna Margaret Dodge
Spring Green
Vic
W. E. Schilling
Congregational Church
W. B. Hazes
Peart
Warren Coon Weds Emma Nehring in Kilbourn Wedding
Saturday evening a pretty wedding united Warren Coon and Emma Nehring at the home of Mr and Mrs B Coon Kilbourn. The ceremony joined the couple in marriage with a simple home setting and family presence.
Danderine Hair Beauty Claim Ad
An advertisement promotes Danderine claiming it can save hair and double its beauty. It guarantees thick long lustrous hair, regaining color vigor and vitality with a 35 cent bottle available at drug or toilet counters to refresh the scalp and control dandruff and falling hair.
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Rreseerharra
Bank of Baraboo
Grand Rapids
Rank & File Post
K. P
Reedsburg Post
Henry Buelow
Baraboo ‘Post
Times
William C. Alwin
Skillet Creek
Kansas City
H. H.hulbert
Winona
Cecyel Hulbert
H. H. Gottschall
Maude True
Francis Kennedy
Julia Shiner
T. N. Moore
Wisconsin Telephone Company
Webster
R. S. Scheibel
The
Conservation Commission
Abe
Adolph Andre
H. J. Bohn
William Tarnutzer
Court of Justice
Andre
M. C. Lewis
R. C. Fogle
Peter Lind
Arthur Brownell
L. D. Praeder
Frank Potter
Excelsior Boy
Peart—Dodge
Coon—Nehring
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