Fairfield Visitors and Local Meetings Highlight Summer Notes
Mrs. John Green of Nebraska spends the summer in Fairfield visiting relatives. Several youths enjoyed the 4th at Sauk. Visitors include Mrs. Ed Warner and son Billie from Savannah and Mrs F Thomas of Baraboo. Locals host relatives and friends at E Green and other homes. The ice cream social at Earl Thomas’s marks Friday evening. In Sauk City, George Podrut visits, with Madison and Chicago guests stopping by. Local families gather for vacations and kin visits around Fairfield Sauk City and Reedsburg areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Green
Nebraska
Fairfield
Sauk
Ed. Warner
Billie
A. Warner
Savannah
F. Thomas
Baraboo
F. A. Carlisch
O. E.,hanson
Edith
Kenneth Herwig
Kilbourn
Ed. Green
Peterson Van Orden Nupitals Bless Baraboo Chicago Couple Wed
Miss Florence Peterson of Chicago and L S Van Orden of Baraboo married at St Bartholomew Episcopal church near the bride’s Sangamon Street home. Rev Vivan Peerson read the ceremony with immediate family present. The groom is Bank of Baraboo cashier. They will reside at 531 Fourth Avenue after remodeling the former Rohn home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peterson
van Orden
Florence Peterson
Chicago
L. S. van Orden
Baraboo
South Sangamon Street
Vivan Peerson
J. van Orden
H. E. French
Bank of Baraboo
Fourth Avenue
North Fairfield families gather for 4th of July visits
Community members from North Fairfield visit and host on the 4th of July. Attendees include the Lewises, Anchors, Harrisons, Petersons, and related relatives from Milwaukee, Madison, Baraboo, Sioux City, Portage, Fremont, and Lewiston. The gatherings span church attendance and home visits across multiple households.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Lewis
Orvalle
Lielen Lewis
New Port
August Kowalski
Walter
Dewey Johnson
Madison
Percy la Mar
Alfred Lewis
Gladys, Edward
George Lewis
Stevens Point
Albert Horning
Portage
Ole Peterson
Milwaukee
Norman Anchor
James Anchor
Eunice Peterson
Alfred Nold
Alfred Anchor
Baraboo
Carl Anchor
Stacy
Charlie
Willie Harrison
Frank Baxter
Lucy Baxter
Harry
George
Grandpa Baxter
Calvert Family Visit Mentioned in North Dakota Trip
Mr and Mrs Leon Calvert of North Dakota have been visiting at the home of Mr and Mrs James Gillem in a display of hospitality noted in local society circles last week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leon Calvert
North Dakota
James Gillem
Market Report Slates Higher Prices Across Hogs Cattle and Sheep
Hogs receipts 30 000 market 15 to 25c higher bulk 13 50 to 15 75 butchers 13 60 to 15 85 packing 12 to 14 pigs 12 to 14. Cattle receipts 11 000 market 25c higher beeves 10 50 to 16 10 butcher stock 4 to 14 50 canners 4 to 12 25 cows 10 50 to 16 10 calves 6 50 to 15 00. Sheep receipts 11 000 market steady wool lambs 6 to 15 ewes 2 50 to 13 00.
Car Accident Near North Freedom Involving Doctors Family
Dr C E Myers and family from Baraboo along with Wayne Franks and kin were returning from the east when another car crossed the road near the railway crossing. The collision broke the windshield and caused damage. two adults and a child suffered facial injuries but were not fatally hurt. Several local residents and visitors are noted in the surrounding social notes and visits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. E. Myers
Wayne Franks
Baraboo
Mr Franks
Local Social and Family Notes From Baraboo Area
Mrs Shew of Baraboo spent the first of the week with daughter Mrs George Shorer. J B Doherty in Janesville spent the weekend at home. Curnow Pagel wedding in Chicago with Alma Pagel and James Curnow. Attendees at Water town Baptist Young People event. Families visit Mirror Lake camps and local gatherings through late June to July.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. B Doherty
Janesville
Curnow—Pagel
Martin Curnow
Chicago
Alma Lydia Pagel
Emilie Pagel
North Freedom
James Curnow
Emma Pagel
Georgette Anas
Highland Park
Curnow
Private Gardner
Baptist Young People’s Association
Watertown
Elsie Borck
Grace Stackman
Alice Black
Myrtle Deyble Alma Dippel
Esther Seils
Ethel King
Ernest Black
Ableman
Christian Dippel
E. Lawton
Edis and
Whileen
Milwaukee
E. J. Lawton
Anne Bitter
Templin
Armour Gunnison
Madison
Grieps
Mirror Lake
N. B Hackett
Edyn Aspenwall
Waukegan
Herman Pagel
Lenore
Excelsior
Ernest Hintz
Fond du Lac
George Hintz
Mary Barkenhagen
Baraboo
Otto Smith
Victor Peters
Beloit
Ivor Gunnison
Robert Acker
Jay Buzzo
Ralph Hackett
Mirrorlake
Geo. Hackett
Geo. Davis
McCoy Sale Advertises Farm Machinery Auction
S A McCoy conducts a farm machinery sale advertised in the paper. Items include plows, cultivators, seeders, and other equipment likely from a local farm setting. The notice highlights bidding details and sale terms for community buyers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. A. McCoy
Moose Folk Picnic on Fourth of July at Naperville
About one hundred Moose members and families enjoyed a picnic dinner by the Du Page river on the Fourth. Stanton Richardson won the boys under 10 race. Mrs. Nelson Goman arrived from Baraboo to spend summer with daughter Mrs. Alice Mackey. Louise Mackey recovering from whooping cough. Amos Squires remains about the same. Mrs. William Britton and son Donald visit Mauston. Mr. Britton and son Royal go to Baraboo to join them. F A Squires and son Clark with Naperville band played in Chicago on July 5. Esther Schmidt attends summer school in Madison. Ruben Smith and son Frank returned to Manston. Frances to stay longer with Mrs. F A Squires.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
du Page
Stanton Richardson
Nelson Goman
Baraboo
Alice Mackey
Louise Mackey
Amos Squires
William Britton
Donald
Mauston
E. R. Richardson
Britton
Royal
F. A. Squires
Clark
Naperville
Chicago
Esther Schmidt
L. C. Schmidt
Grace Evangelical Church
Madison
Ruben Smith
Frank
Manston
Frances
South Delton Family Attends Camp Meeting at Madison
Mr and Mrs P E Waddell and family attend the S D A camp meeting in Madison. Carl Neitzel and family visit Lawrence Peterson and host Albert Hauch and Harvey Burton. William Waddell visits Madison with Waddell Jr. Anna Barker returns from two months with E H Barker in Benton. George Holt family visit Booth at Mirror Lake. Sam Searle hosts Claude Searle from Lewiston Montana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. E. Waddell
Madison
Carl Neitzel
Lawrence Peterson
Albert Hauch
Webster Prairie
Harvey Burton
William Waddell
William Waddell Jr
Anna Barker
E. H. Barker
Benton
George Holt
Booth
Mirror Lake
Sam‘ Searle
Claude Searle
Lewiston
Montana
County Insures Its Property Valuations Set for County Buildings
County officials and state fire engineer E. D. Bullock visited Baraboo to appraise and insure county property. Assistants included County Chairman George W. Andrews and County Clerk F. A. Cooper. Baraboo’s W. H. Ode and Reedsburg’s William Riggert contributed on county farm property. Valuations ranged from 6,300 for a dwelling to 150,000 for a trainin g school section with other buildings listed for insurance purposes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. D. Bullock
Madison
Baraboo
George W. Andrews
F. A. Cooper
W. H. Ode
William Riggert
Reedsburg
Comrhousesoc
Trainigge School
Kilbourn Boy Drowns Sunday in Kilbourn Dells
Harold Wilson, 16, son of Dr. and Mrs. Walter Wilson of Kilbourn, drowned Sunday at the Narrows of the Kilbourn Dells while riding on top of Oleson's launch. He fell in and has not been recovered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold
Walter Wilson
Kilbourn
Kilbourn Dells
Oleson
Miss Adams Sells Baraboo College to Lake Forest Buyer
Ruth C. Adams has sold the Baraboo Business College to James D. Gilberts of Lake Forest Illinois. He will take possession on July 17 and comes highly recommended in business college work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruth C. Adams
Baraboo
James D. Gilberts
Lake Forest
Ill
Miss Adams
Mr. Gilberts
Convention at Baraboo Evangelical Church Details
The Madison District Wisconsin Conference Evangelical Association holds a four day convention at Baraboo Evangelical Church starting Thursday July 9 with services through Sunday July 12. Rev F W Schoeller leads local preparations with conference officers and pastors participating. Speakers include Rev E W Praetorius Miss Mabel L Bailey and Rev C E Maves along with vocal and instrumental music.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dells
Wisconsin River
Young People’s Association
Madison District
Wisconsin Conference
Evangelical Association
Evangelical Church
Baraboo
F. W. Schoeller
E. W. Praetorius
S. S and Y. P. A
Cleveland
Ohio
Mabel L. Bailey
Wisconsin S. S
C. E. Maves
Rich’s New York Froze Back Corn Bounty for Farmers
Rich notes late frosts in New York reduced corn yields while wheat remains plentiful and cherries in Ohio bend branches. He cites road damage east of Chicago, higher Norfolk labor costs, and shifting postwar business activity, with property values fluctuating before renewed sales. The Rich family plans a northern route to Yellowstone then California.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rich
New York
Ohio
Auto accident fatal to university junior
Anson W. Mayhew Jr. of Milwaukee died in a Milwaukee hospital from injuries after an automobile accident in Oconomowoc. The 20 year old sophomore at the University of Wisconsin had fallen from a running board and fractured his skull. He planned to spend summer in Texas and return to Madison next fall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anson W. Mayhew
Anson W. Mayhew, Jr
Milwaukee
Oconomowoc
Mayhew
University At
Madison
Texas
Roosevelt Nominated as Cox Running Mate at Democratic Convention
Franklin D Roosevelt of New York was acclaimed as the Democratic vice presidential candidate at the San Francisco convention. The party quickly settled on Roosevelt after initial aspirants, including David R Francis and J A Lewis, withdrew their names following Cox's approval.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franklin D. Roosevelt
New York
Gov. Cox
Mr. Roosevelt
James M. Cox
San Francisco
Mr. Cox
Dayton
Roosevelt
David R. Francis
Missouri
L. D. Tyson
Tennessee
J. A. Lewis
Illinois
Gov. Hawley
Idaho
J. E. Davies
Wisconsin
T. T Vaughan
Oregon
Edward L. Doheny
California
Coast to Coast Trip Proceeds from Norfolk to California
Mr. and Mrs. O. S. Rich and two children arrive from Norfolk Virginia and stay several weeks before resuming to southern California. Their Ford carries about 1500 pounds and has had little trouble. Mr Rich still has Virginia air in one tire. They’ve travelled about 1600 miles with around 3000 more to go. Crops along the route are excellent except in New York state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O. S. Rich
Norfolk
Virginia
California
Rich
New York State
Blood Runs Cheap in Siberia
A writer laments bloodshed in Siberia where life is cheap and assassins target both elites and common people, painting a grim picture of ongoing violence and danger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Siberia
Nine Convicts Escape Joliet Prison by Tunnel
Ten days of digging and a nerve filled dash let nine inmates flee the Joliet penitentiary in Illinois. The group of five murderers and four burglars headed for Chicago within two hours, pursued by a posse but eluding capture. The escapees included Michael Geary Martin Clark Charles Weiner Ray Conklin Fred Ewing James Clark Arthur McNally Frank Monroe and William Lacey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joliet
Illinois
Chicago
Cook County
Will and King Counties
Michael Geary
Martin Clark
Charles Weiner
Ray Conklin
Fred Ewing
Slayers
James Clark
Arthur McNally
Frank Monroe
William Lacey
La Follette Returns to Madison Home After Surgery
United States Senator Robert M. La Follette of Wisconsin, who underwent an operation in Rochester recently, has returned to his Madison home and is sufficiently recovered to travel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LA Follette
Madison
United States
Robert M. la Follette
Wisconsin
Rochester
Boy Struck by Lightning Dead at Dale Neenah
Donald Hoffman aged 16, son of Mr and Mrs Fred Hoffman of Dale near Neenah, was struck by lightning and killed instantly. The tragedy occurred in the town during a storm, leaving family and community shocked by the sudden loss.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boy
Donald Hoffman
Fred Hoffman
Dale
Neenah
Lightning Burns Shoes and Sox in Grantsburg Incident
Clarence Westlund of Grantsburg Wisconsin was struck by lightning while his feet rested on a stove hearth. The bolt burned the soles of his shoes and stockings and severely scorched the soles of his feet. The current traveled up his leg around his body and returned to a shoulder, though he sustained only blistering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence Westlund
Grantsburg
Wis
Westlund
Grave of Lincoln's Mother Lies Unmarked in Kentucky
An aged relative, Col Berry Long, says Nancy Hanks’s grave in a Kentucky country churchyard near La Rue County is unmarked except for a sandstone rock. Long attended Lincoln’s mother’s burial and visited again in 1900 as groups like the Daughters of the Confederacy sought the site.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nancy Hanks
Abraham Lincoln
Col. Berry Long
Lincoln
la Rué
Kentucky
Colonel Long
President
Daughters of the Confederacy
Bryan Says Heart Is In Grave After Democratic Convention
William Jennings Bryan spoke in San Francisco after the Democratic convention, declaring his heart is in the grave with the cause and he must pause until it returns to him. He indicated the delay is personal and tied to the campaign's future.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. J. Bryan
William J. Bryan
San Francisco
Classified Ad Rates Offer Per-Word Pricing
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George Podrut
Cassel
Elsie Fuchs
George Gaukel
Lilah
Lucille Luitscher
Witwen
Ben Fuchs
S. C. Keller
Carl Hahn
Otto Hahn
North Fairfield
Outlette
Hancock
Michigan
H. Griep
Herman and
Carl Gehrke
Leo Brilliott
James Treloar
Reno Fullmer
Doa Carpenter
Racine
Rosella Lieder
Charles Wazadlo
Freda Lieder
Dorothy
Marjorie Draper
Freeport
R. H. Shaw
Agnes
Mabel Dickie
Pelton
Devils Lake
Wm. Bayles
Baby
Merrimack
Wm. Lo
Aurora Kuester
Lutheran Society
Church Lawn
Martha Northrups
M. E
Baptist Sunday School
Albert Schierholtz
Talbot ‘Wilson Hayes
Sam Albers Place
Doris Blachly
Clinton Hanger
S Lange
Chrosinske
Miss Adams Sells College
Uncle Sam
Yellowstone Park
Naval Chief
Mrs. O. S. Rich
North Shore
Devil’s Lake
Melvin Felt
G. A. Briggs & Son Fur Store
John T. Durward
Father Durward
Sixth Street
Frank Morley
B. K
Baraboo News
Baraboo, Wis
Ivers and Pond
H. E. Cole
Ash St
H.C. Ladewig
Oak Street
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