Local Family Arrive at Journey's From Baraboo to Mobile
A Baraboo family travels to Mobile Montana to visit their son. The trip spans a journey between two places as part of a family visit.
06 Jul 1922
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Newspaper
Baraboo Weekly News
Location
Baraboo, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jul 06, 1922
Page
1
A Baraboo family travels to Mobile Montana to visit their son. The trip spans a journey between two places as part of a family visit.
The Wilber Cahoon family drove from Baraboo on June 7 in a Dodge with Ora and a dog, visiting son Lee in Clearwater, Montana. They describe mixed roads and camping in many towns from Galesville to Miles City, noting rain, mud, and scenic yet troubled countryside. A granddaughter was born during the trip.
The Dells Boat company finishes a 500 passenger steel vessel at a cost of $25,000. The Winnebago will replace the sunken Apollo, built in fifty days under Capt. G T Parsons. Kilbourn resident G K Crandall says his daughter Phyllis will christen the boat with assistance from Russia Deborah and the Indians. Notables are expected at the ceremony.
Mrs Della Ringling donates a Verdun cathedral French prayer book from October 2 1918 and an Egyptian hand carved gun once in war service in honor of Mr Stewart and Baraboo veterans. Rev Fr E C O Reilly writes from Ireland about Ireland's wartime and postwar prospects.
The traveling chest clinic at the courthouse Wednesday examined forty people by 3 PM. Dr. Harrington of Milwaukee and Dr. Murphy of Philadelphia led the examinations assisted by several staff and volunteers. The focus included tuberculosis screening and checks for heart, throat, teeth, and other ailments.
L Harrington of the conservation commission reports the launch Wisconsin was purchased from L D Prader during a Devils Lake visit. Two competent operators will run the boat in day service once piers are built, with a schedule to start shortly. North shore trains will meet all day services, and a Messenger side stop will be included. Park Superintendent Atwood Smith is overseeing pier construction and will announce the timetable soon.
Baraboo baseball team defeated Portage 8 to 1 at the local fairgrounds on Thursday. Baraboo scored six runs in the seventh inning as Earl Haugh starred at bat. Portage pitcher Rueck exited in the seventh after Baraboo bats. Elliott pitched for Baraboo.
Mrs. A. C. Ringling claims final arrangements on the Morris Hotel Delton sale. The price is around 200000 and includes the hotel cottages and boat privileges.
Entry notes vast grasshopper plagues and dying foals in Montana. Observes many moving in wagons, few colts seen east of Billings, brood mares starved, yet mentions good roads near Billings and striking rock formations. Ends with to be continued.
H. G. Gropp becomes sole proprietor of the Yellow Front store after N. Tomkin retires. Gropp plans to continue the same policy and low prices with improved service. Tomkin opened the store years ago and had joined Gropp after rebuilding. his future plans remain undisclosed.
Baraboo residents and others plan a harvest invasion in the Mauston blueberry area. A new law forbids using rakes without owner consent. The blueberry crop is reported as large this season.
Doris Leiserman and Ber nice Kelstner swam 21 4 miles across Lake Monona using the Australian crawl side arm and breast strokes in 2 hours 20 minutes. Walter Meiller and George Travice accompanied them. The former best time was 2 hours 40 minutes by Annetta Saulerman and Walter Meiller. The four natators plan to swim Lake Pewaukee next.
The Marine Band concert drew a large crowd with seating on the courthouse Square and park grass. Baraboo residents praised Daniel Roberts who sang several songs to hearty applause. The event, approved by the park board, faced complaints about noise and a volley of firecrackers that disrupted a finale.
Edwin U. Judd, last survivor of the Wisconsin band that founded the Republican party at Ripon in 1854, died in Anacortes, Washington at age 95. A Mayflower descendant, he moved with his parents to Wisconsin in 1846 and remained his talkative self until a fortnight before his death.
William J. Morgan formally announced his candidacy for governor. His platform emphasizes progressive principles, equality of opportunity, limited state socialism, careful use of pardon power, primary law, transparent campaign finance, economy in government, semi annual taxes, tax relief for new homes, possible tax increases on inherits and incomes, injury claims in home county, cooperative and rural education support, junior colleges, women’s government participation, conservation, stronger blue sky laws, and enforcement against profiteering and restraint of trade.
Lieut. R. W. Mulcahy, killed in World War overseas, was expected to return to Portage soon. He gave his life on the eve of the armistice.
The letter from Margaret Elizabeth Williams recounts life in Bucaramanga Colombia noting ants with three body parts six legs and four wings. It describes cargaderos or underground tunnels that undermine streets and homes and how ants, toads iguanas and people cope with them at night.
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