Ford Car Stolen From McGilvra Home Recovered
The new Ford owned by Mr. and Mrs. George B. McGilvra, taken about three weeks ago by Joseph Kozeleck, has been returned. It was left at the Tuttle farm near the McGilvra place and is in good condition with minor damage and one spare tire missing. Kozeleck fled toward Chicago by train to avoid sheriff pursuit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ford
George B. McGilvra
Joseph Kozeleck
Chicago
Kozeleck
Charles Tuttle
McGilvra
McGilvr
Baraboo Men in Portage Court Case Dismissed
Paul O Keefe of Portage withdrew his assault complaint after an altercation at William Helmany s place. George Williams Leroy Bender and Arthur Welk of Baraboo were arrested for being drunk. Williams fined ten dollars and costs and five days in jail or twenty days in default.
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Paul O'Keefe
Portage
William Helmany
George Williams
Leroy Bender
Arthur ‘Welk
Baraboo
O’keefe
Welk
Kiefer
Williams
Bender
Rail Tickets Extended Thirty Days Wisconsin Gov Signs Bills
Wisconsin tickets are valid 30 days from sale after Gov Blaine signed a judiciary bill at the request of the Brotherhood of Railroad Conductors. The Nye wage bill sets payment dates and penalties for armed robbery laws. Delinquency age raised for girls and dependent children adjusted under several child welfare measures.
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Wisconsin
Gov
Blaine
Brotherhood of Railroad
Nye
Bride Found Missing Woman Ruth Holman In Chicago
Mrs Ruth Holman a young Chicago bride walked into police headquarters asking for help to identify herself She had been missing a week and did not recognize her husband or family She wore the clothes she disappeared in and said she pawned her diamond ring and watch Doctors blamed heat for mental disturbance.
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Ruth Holman
Chicago
Chickens Die From Heat In Hot Weather
Several people lose fowl as market shipments suffer in extreme heat. One farmer left Baraboo with 21 birds and arrived with 13, likely due to overcrowded coops. With temperatures near 100 degrees a bird struggles to survive without stress.
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Baraboo
Kilbourn Man Arrested After Baraboo Collision
Thomas J. Shaughnessy of Kilbourn was arrested for drunken driving after a midnight collision on Kilbourn road with the Risley auto carrying Mr. and Mrs. Stewart Risley and two children. He admitted paying all damages and was fined 100 dollars plus costs 11837. The incident ended with Shaughnessy subdued by Sheriff Neitzel and later promising compensation.
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Thomas J. Shaughnessy
Kilbourn
H. C. Neitzel
H. L. Halsted
Stewart Risley
Risley Ford
Kilbourn Road
Fox Hill
Risley
Baraboo
Delton
Shaughnessy
Mitchell
Ccar
Sheriff Neitzel
Tarnitzer
Neitzel
Will
Risley Auto
Barn Fire Destroys Fairfield Hay Barn
A hay barn on the Jacob Tegerdine farm in Fairfield was badly damaged by fire on Wednesday evening. The farm is managed by Harley Wilcox and the owner lives in Baraboo. No other property on the farm was injured.
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Jacob Tegerdine
Fairfield
Harley Wilcox
Baraboo
Pea Canning Season Ends At Herbert Canning Plant
The Herbert Canning factory completed the pea canning season Friday evening reporting 35000 cases of peas packed. Each case holds 24 cans. Last season 65000 cases were stored after canning. The 1921 pea crop was smaller than 1920 but of good variety.
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Herbert Canning Factory
Rivers Gets Two Years For Blackmail Letter
D H Rivers was sentenced to two years in Waupun by Judge E Ray Stevens in Madison for sending a blackmail letter to First National Bank to obtain 63000. He gave no statement before sentencing and was transported by car to Waupun after the ruling. Clifford M LaMar defended him and accompanied the party to Madison.
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D. H. Rivers
First National Bank
Waupun
E. Ray Stevens
Madison
Chicago & Northwestern
W. D. Burke
Rivers
Neitzel
Bohn
Moonshine Distriboter Fined After Portage July Fourth
An insurance man from Madison county brought a carload of moonshine to Portage on July 4. He sold intoxicating liquor to celebration visitors, was arrested, and pleaded guilty before Judge Kellogg. He received a $100 fine plus costs, and the car and remaining stock vanished, likely moved by confederates.
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Madison
Portage
A. F. Kellogg
Farm Fire Destroys Home in Washington
The residence of William Fenster in southern Washington was burned to the ground while he was away in Loganville. Neighbors aided by a Klondike car saved first floor contents and most household effects. A daughter was rescued from the second story amid intense heat and smoke. The modern house had electric lights a waterworks system and a furnace. Cause unknown.
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William Fenster
Washington
A. F. Jones Sells His Hotel in Wisconsin Rapids
A. F. Jones sells the Dixon hotel in Wisconsin Rapids to Mrs. E. M. Kirtley and Mrs. B. K. Reeves former Saint Claire Hotel owners in Bartlesville Oklahoma. Jones has managed it seven years and plans rest before new, less exacting work.
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Wisconsin Rapids
A. F. Jones
Baraboo
Dixon Hotel
E. M. Kirtley
B. K. Reeves
Saint Claire Hotel
Bartlesville
Oklahoma
Mr. Jones
Jones
Theron M. “Case
Case
Dixon
John Dixon
Burglars Enter Madison Drug Store on King Street
Burglars broke into the Charles H. Naffz drug store at 109 King Street near a busy corner last night and escaped with 250 dollars in cash. The proprietor, formerly a Sauk City resident, reported the loss.
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Charles H. Naffz
King Street
Sauk City
Blaine to Get New Paige Limousine
Gov Blaine will purchase a $4 200 Paige limousine using proceeds from selling the Chandler executive machine and a $2 500 legislative appropriation. The Chandler car will be sold to fund the new state vehicle.
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Blaine
Tourists Urged to Clear Picnic Rubbish in Baraboo Area
Sauk county farmers report repeated litter after picnics under shade trees along travel routes. Local farmer recalls two full baskets of debris including watermelons rinds fruit baskets and rags left by visiting motorists. Residents appeal to the highway commission to find relief and some have cut shade trees to deter picnickers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baraboo
Sauk County
Highway Commission
Bonds Stolen From State Bank at Endeavor
Bank officials reported a $2,000 Liberty bond theft at the Endeavor State bank 18 miles north of Portage. Robbers used a sledge hammer in an attempt to crack the vault, damaged the wall near the safety deposit box area, rifled patron boxes, and left scattered documents.
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Portage
Securities Vault
Safety Deposit Box Department
Struck by Auto Causes Fatal Kilbourn Crosswalk Accident
Miss Rhoda Borst age 59 was killed Saturday while crossing near Kilbourn Public Library. She backed into a car driven by a farmer lad Hanson near Big Spring and the fender struck her tossing her to the ground breaking her neck. The inquest today found no blame on the driver. Deceased had lived in Kilbourn for years.
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Rhoda Borst
Thestreet
Kilbourn
Miss Borst
Hanson
Big Spring
Baraboo to Host Savidusky Dye House Branch
Portage based Savidusky's Dye House plans a Baraboo branch by August 1 in the Weirich building former meat market. The BaraCo Cleaning & Dyeing Co will operate local plant under Portage proprietors. The Portage plant is noted for its high quality work in Sauk and Columbia counties.
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Savidusky’s
Portage
Baraboo
Near City House
Weirich
Portage Propretors
Bara’Co. Cleaning & Dyeing Co
Savidusky
Sauk
Columbia Counties
Fraud Alert Lights Up Reedsburg Land Deals
The Reedsburg Free Press reports a years long concern over real estate transactions near the city lines east of the high school. A Washington DC fraud order targets Pentwater Beach Association and Federal Realty Co. of Chicago for a mail fraud scheme involving misrepresented land in Michigan and Reedsburg.
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Reedsburg
Washington, D. C
Pentwater Beach Association
Federal Realty Co
Chicago
Michigan
Car Struck At Ableman Railroad Crossing
A Ford car driven by William A. Reindfleish of Ableman was hit by a switch engine at the Ableman railroad crossing Thursday afternoon. The impact tore off the car’s rear, but Reindfleish escaped injury while the vehicle sustained heavy damage.
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William A. Reindfleish
Ableman
Reedsburg School Board Elects Huntley for Three Years
At a recent meeting the Reedsburg school board elected Scott Huntley to a three year term. A resolution set aside 65 000 for school purposes in the next year’s tax roll. Another resolution directed disposal of the vacant west side ward school building, unused for thirteen years.
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Reedsburg
Scott Huntley
West Side Ward
Mary Miles Minter to Marry Orville Erringer in Portland
Mary Miles Minter the motion picture star will wed Orville Erringer of Portland Oregon. The wedding was reported in San Francisco while Minter is currently touring Europe.
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Mary Miles Minter
Orville Erringer
Portland
Ore
San Francisco
Miss Minter
Europe
Auto Case Bound Over for Circuit Court
Dennis Crossey of Reedsburg was bound over to the circuit court with bail set at 500 dollars. Duke C. Cass of Reedsburg is the complaining witness in the automobile collision alleged to have occurred May 2 in Reedsburg. A hearing was held in Judge Adolph Andro's court this morning.
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Dennis Crossey
Reedsburg
Duke C. Cass
Clossey
Adolph Andro
Prairie du Sac School Board Allocates 19000
Prairie du Sac school board votes to appropriate 19000 dollars for school purposes at its recent meeting. The decision funds academic needs and facilities within the district.
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Prairie DU Sac
Hen’s lone egg hatches as sun and water aid surprise chick
Mrs. W. P. Jones of Lodi tended a setting hen that hatched all but one chick. She found the lone egg, warmed it in hot water, then set it in the sun. About eight hours later the shell opened and a lively chick joined the brood.
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Near City
Bride
Kilbourn Man
Judge Stevens
Paris
Madison Store
Endeavor Bank
State Bank At
Endeavor
R. R
Circuit Court
Sol
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