Memorial Day Fine Parade in Baraboo Honors Veterans
Baraboo observed Memorial Day with a morning parade around the square to the cemetery for Civil War Spanish American War and World War veterans. The program included G A R Sons of Veterans American Legion and other allied groups with graveside services and a theater ceremony led by Mayor Adolph Andre and Rev H H Savage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baraboo
City Band Company
United Spanish War Veterans American Legion Sonior Veterans High School
W. Veterans Auxiliary
American Legion Auxiliary
S. of V
Daughters of
G. A
American Legion
Lyle Goman
al. Ringling
Adolph Andre
Jones-Nold-Roberts-Bump
Robert Pease
H. H. Savage
John A. Logan
Edward Thomas Long
John Taras
England
Beecher
Mr. Beecher
Maine
Dewey
Manilla
Cuba
Lincoln
Belgium
Armenia
Savage
James Dibble
Chicago Folks Visit Merrimack Area Guests From Several Cities
Chicago residents Mr and Mrs George Long Mrs Stein ley and Mrs David Jones with sons visited Merrimack host Mrs Frances Haines. Baraboo trio Maud Hyland Sadie Squires joined family guests. Racine guests James Morrow and William Morrow attended. Local residents and relatives from Baraboo Mazomhahhie Hillpoint Wyocena Warrens and Dalton appeared in the social list with illness notes on Charles Parks and Ernest Weinke.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Long
Robert
Chicago
Steinley
David Jones
Madison
Frances Haines
Long
Jones
W. D. Johnson
Maud Hyland
Sadie Squires
Baraboo
Hyland
Merrimack
John Morrow
Racine
Wis
James Morrow
William
Charles Pigg
F. A. Cooper
Glady Ewards
Freida Dennis
Shirley
S. King
Mazobhahhie
H. Ratzburg
Hillpoint
August Kance
Charles Parks
Robert Kunz
West Merrimack
LeRoy
Mitchel Gross
Ernest
Weinke
Seba’ Hadfield
Hvansville
L. C. Hallman
Ralph Hallman
Dalton
Will of Justice Marshall Leaves $800000 Trust for Family and Charities
The will filed at Chippewa Falls names executors Atney Alex Wiley Jr. and Arthur A. McLeod. After $200000 in special bequests, $800000 is placed in trust for the widow with income for her lifetime, and distributions include Arthur McLeod one sixth, Lawrence College one sixth, Chippewa Falls Public Library one ninth, St Joseph's Hospital one ninth, and other smaller bequests. A 500 copy autobiography and a monument for the couple are funded not to exceed $10000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. D. Marshall
Chippewa Falls
Atney Alex Wiley, Jr
Arthur A. McLeod
Madison
Leon Marshall
Samuel Jenkins
Chippewa
M. E. Church
Advent Christian Church
Baraboo
Lawrence College
St. Joseph’s Hospital
Judge Marshall
Self
Wis
Justice Marshall
E. O. Coontz
Madison Elks Initiate New Members Here
Nearly three hundred Elks gathered at the Baraboo lodge hall for an initiation as seventeen candidates received their antlers. Madison officers led the ceremony with Governor Blaine expected but unable to attend. The event concluded with lunch, musical performances, and a mayoral welcome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
K. P. Hall
Baraboo
Madison Lodge
Capital City
Elks
Joseph L. Starr
Henry Brohm
L. J. Brownrigg
J. J. Nilles
John Hacket
R. F. Steinhauer
T. A. Neuert
J. A. Starr
H. L. Krehl
R. B. Drives
A. N. Miehuse
J. J. Blaine
Elk Club
Terbibcox
Hildegarde Guider
Madison
Baraboo to Field City 16 Baseball Team This Year
Baraboo will again organize a city baseball team with local talent. At a Monday meeting, officers were elected: J. L. Sibert secretary treasurer T. M. Mould manager H. H. Taylor M. Du Bois W. J. Power Dr. H. J. Irwin Dr. R. Caboon and H. By.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baraboo
Amelia
Jocal Nine
J. L. Sibert
M. Mould
H. H. Taylor
M. du Bois
W. J. Power
H. J. Irwin
R. Caboon
H. By
Prairie du Sac social notes from local correspondent
Prairie du Sac items gleaned by correspondent itemized visits and visits to Gruber's Grove. George Accola installed a Grebe radiophone at home. Families from Madison Muscoda Adams County and Platteville join cottage plans. Visitors include Mrs J F Meyer Miss Helen Steueber Henry Hutchins and others with trips and cottage arrangements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Accola
Prairie du Sac
J. F. Meyer
Muscoda
Helen Steueber
Madison
Ed. Parman
John Kettler
Fred Weinberger
Platteville
Gruber’s Grove
Carli Lehmann
George Schneller
Albert Baldwin
Will Buehler
Adams County
Henry Hutchins
Oakfield
J. L. P. Accola
E. Harris
Wm. Dietrich
Olson
Baraboo Baseball Team Seeks Five Dollar Subscriptions
Anderson and the directors plan to fund the Baraboo baseball team through subscriptions. Interested locals would donate five dollars to receive a ten game ticket. Baraboo has strong material, having produced a winning group last year aside from lacking organization.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anderson
Baraboo
Fairfield District 2 graduates and local social notes
Fairfield reports five graduates from Dist. No. 2 Orville Lewis Burr Green Dean Carlisch Perry Holt and Belle Holt. The Willing Workers met Wednesday May 31 for supper with Mrs. H H Porter. Visitors include Mr and Mrs Chas Schellenberger of Baraboo and Mr and Mrs Chris Caflisch of Wyocena at the E C Green home. Town functions raise a hundred dollars from a May 26 bazaar and supper at Town Hall. Paul Green and family enjoy a new Ford. Mr and Mrs Wm Burton hosted callers from Cazenovia. Mrs Chester Heffel and children of Baraboo visited with her parents Mr and Mrs A J Newell. Frank Norton of Stevens Point and Mr and Mrs Vern Norton visited Wisconsin Rapids locals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fairfield
Orville Lewis
Burr Green
Dean Carlisch
Perry Holt
Belle Holt
H. H. Porter
Chas. Schellenberger
Baraboo
Chris. Caflisch
Wyocena
E. C. Green
J. Portner
Chicago
C. Caflisch
Town Hall
Paul Green
Wm. Burton
Cazenovia
Chester Heffel
A. J. Newell
Frank Norton
Stevens Point
Vern Norton
Wisconsin Rapids
LIME RIDGE PASTOR GOES TO MILWAUKEE
Rev. L E Warren traveled to Milwaukee to attend the Sunday Observance League Convention. Local church events include a Children day program at the U B church on Sunday June 4 and various visits by residents to relatives and neighbors. Decoration Day observances featured Rev L E Warren as speaker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lime Ridge
Milwaukee
L. E. Warren
W. Gerlach
Women’s Missionary Society
U. B
Art Cahoon
Clifford Lewis
Goodrich
Tom Lewis
Grandma Lewis
Gertrude Lewis
Gayard Frye
Gotham
Normon Walker
Murry Phillips
Henry Strickert
J. R. Weitzel
Loren Kinney
Bertha Brentzer
Hetty Miller
Edison Kinney
Ironton
Bethel School Parents Day Draws Community and Guests
The Bethel school hosted Parents Day with a well attended program followed by ice cream and cake. Andrew Pearson and family drive a new Dodge. Frank Brimmer bought a second hand Maxwell. Community members attended Walton camp meeting, and Bethel hill road work progresses for patrol starting June. Mr Blen hired as patrolman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bethel School
Andrew Pearson
Frank Brimmer
Maxwell
Walton
Bethel Hill
Blen
Soldier Dies at Mendota Hospital
Fred Miracle former private in Company A First infantry Madison died Sunday at the soldiers hospital across Lake Mendota. Miracle was 26 years old and single. He lived in Yale Outagamie county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Miracle
Company A. First Infantry
Madison
Soldiers’ Hospital
Accross Lake Mendota
Miracle
Yale
Outagamie County
Community Notes From West Point Area Socials
Farm in West Point hosts visitors while town rental includes Dr. and Mrs. G L Karnopp. West Allis guests John Preuss Theodore Schubring and Howard Steller spent Sunday by auto. Rev G C Albright and family visiting relatives in town. E D Ochsner returns from Chicago and Waukesha. Elwyn Harris hosts Twentieth Century club dinner. Jennie Baker in Madison part of last week. Ed Schwanke and Mrs Schwanke of Spring Green visit. Myra Bean of Reedsburg visits friends here.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Point
G. L. Karnopp
John Preuss
Theodore Schubring
Howard Stelter
West Allis
G. C. Albright and Son
Towa
E. D. Ochsner
Chicago
Waukesha
Elwyn Harris
Twentieth Century Club
Jennie Baker
Madison
Ed. Schwanke
Spring Green
C. Schwanke
Myra Bean
Reedsburg
Local Notes From Spring Brook and Nearby Areas
Mrs Will Holderman attended her sister's funeral in Indiana. Mr and Mrs Henry Holderman returned from Stanley after visiting relatives. Mr and Mrs Fred Good and family, and Miss Emma Mangles visited Dewey Petersons in Plum Valley Sunday. Mrs Fred Good shopped in Cazenovia. A daughter was born to Mr and Mrs Chester Wakeman of Beloit, formerly Miss Elsa Good of Spring Brook.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Will Holderman
Indiana
Henry Holderman
Stanley
Fred Good
Emma Mangles
Dewey Peterson
Plum Valley
Cazenovia
Chester Wakeman
Beloit
Wakeman
Elsa Good
Ebenezer Valley School Closes For Picnic Program
Miss Lillian Rindfleich closed Ebenezer Valley School Friday May 19 with a picnic and program. George Ahrensymer called on Reedsburg friends Thursday. Rodney Getchman is riding in a new Ford. August Henke is very poorly. Mr and Mrs Glen Brooks and family of North Freedom Sundayed with George Ahrensymer. Albert Belter has a new Chevrolet. Mr and Mrs Chas Kohler and Mr and Mrs John Redman of North Freedom visited Rehr home recently. Mrs Zillmer is very ill with heart trouble. Mr and Mrs Clarence Nimmer of Randolph spent weekend with friends. Stadwick of Hibbing Minn visited Albert Putz family last week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lillian Rindfleich
George Ahrensymer
Reedsburg Friends
Rodney Getchman
August Henke
Glen Brooks
North Freedom
Albert Belter
Chas. Kohler
John Redman
Rehr
Zillmer
Clarence Nimmer
Randolph
Stadwick
Hibbing
Minn
Albert Putz
Westfield Visitors Include Mephan Family At Krueger Home
Westfield residents Mr and Mrs John Mephan and their son Lyle from Madison visited the Albert Krueger home on Sunday. Hy Schwenkhoff and others called at the John Werthein and Fred Brooks homes. Rev Wm Rademacher stopped by the John Oetzman home Saturday. Several locals attended a band concert at Ableman Saturday evening. Arthur and Pearl Verthein and Hy Verthein Sr went Baraboo shopping Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Mephan
Lyle
Madison
Albert Krueger
Hy Schwenkhoff
Herbert Steckelberg
Harold Schuette
Carl Koenig
Emma
Alvina Rienecke
John Werthein
Walter Brooks
Fred Brooks
Wm. Rademacher
John Oetzman
Ableman
Memorial services mark tribute to dead heroes in Reedsburg park
Memorial observances were held in Reedsburg with a large crowd paying tribute to local veterans. The memorial fountain, donated by the late John Devor, now stands in the city park, while a field piece dedication by the Legion is planned for 3 PM at the boulevard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reedsburg Park
T. A. Tator
James A. Stone
Sadieorth
Lodi
George McCay
M. Kelley
Sunshine Club
Martha Sass
Sauk City
Paul
Our
John Devor
Theodore Collins
Fields
Markee
Kate Miles
Fessey
Jack Wadleight
Galesville
Our Legion
Theodore Quinn
Hillsboro
Reedsburg
Henry Werthein
Reedburg
Classified Ad Rates Offer Inexpensive Insertion
An old newspaper notice advertises cheap rates for want ads with pricing at one cent per word for the first insertion and half a cent for repeats in daily or weekly editions. Minimum charge is 25 cents and cash in advance.
Sewing notions sale at Light's Mail Order House
Hemstitching and picoting attachments suitable for all sewing machines offered for two dollars with ten cent checks extra. Box 127 Birmingham Alabama advertised by Light's Mail Order House.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Light’s
Birmingham
Ala
Wanted to hear from owner of good farm for sale
Wanted to hear from owner of good farm for sale state cash price full particulars D F Bush Minneapolis Minn I will stand my two pure bred stallions one Percheron and one Belgian at the Ringling ring barn every Wednesday Herman Mielke Lost Brown suitcase between Sauk City and Baraboo Finder return to Norman Johnson Daona Wis Box 72
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. F. Bush
Minneapolis, Minn
Ringling Ring
Herman Mielke
Sauk City
Baraboo
Norman Johnson
Daona
Wis
Social Roundup of Visits Across Local Families
A series of weekend and weekday visits are noted in this community roundup. Families from Lone Rock Lime Ridge Logansville Baraboo Reedsburg and nearby areas visited relatives including Joe Weitzel Clayton Prouty Owen Hayes and Clarence Grindel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sandusky
Griff Jones
Lone Rock
Jake Weitzel
Lime Ridge
C. L. Reitman
Oscar Prouty
Gladys
Joe Weitzel
Ray Grover
Reedsburg
Tdr
August Wagner
Logansville
Walter Coustatine
Clayton Prouty
A. P. Dwyers
Floyd Brown
Clarence Grindel
Owen Hayes
Wm. Wolfe
Anecdotes and Notes From Readers and Authors
The item gathers reader notices from Summit Oregon and Loganville California, references Anatole France at 78 traveling to Stockholm for a Nobel Prize, mentions a clipped letter about 1868 and Prairie du Lac memories, and recaps a misdated theft tale about Sinclair Lewis with publisher commentary.
Baraboo and Spring Green Applicants Named
Applications list ten entrants including Harlan Page and Olive Frazer of Baraboo, Walter Smith of Bear Creek, and Vioa Leis Weston of Spring Green as names in a local filing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harlan Page
Baraboo
Olive Frazer
Walter Smith
Bear Creek
Vioa
Leis Weston
Spring Green
Also Mentioned on This Page
Baraboo Cemetery
G. A. R—J. W. Herrington
A. Fry
A. Ch. Reisz
L. M. Anderson
W. W. Bradwell
Ray Jeffries
National Guard
P. L. Stewart Otto Arndt
Sons of Veterans
Oscar Doppler
T. B. Towle
Belle Wood
Belle Case
Aux
Lora Brown
Ethel Haugh
Am. Legion
Dorothy Kradwell
Jennie Peck
Matty Wieglow
L. H. Palmer
George Hanson
L. Anderson
L. A. Brown
Glen Bellows
H. Boyd
Harold Palmer
Virgil
Virgil Marquardt
Committee On
Walnut Hill Cemetery
G. A. R—E. L. Palmer
Dode Quiggle
U. 8S
W. V
Frank Carroll
Carl Zantow
Harley Berkley
J. T. Bates
Miss Squires
Rose Rooney
Robi. Hattle
Lulu Johnson
Hanson
Rock Hill
Dwight Welch Catholic
James Bray
Fairfield Cemetery
R. J. Martiny
Guy Plummer
Webster's Praire
Austin A. Coop
O. A. Hurlbut
McCoy
Herman Newman
L. Neibuhr
G. Knight
Albin
Dwinnell
Laura Jones
B. Johnson
Palmer
Transportation Committee
Arthur P. Cheek
Carl M
Music For
Orriel Philbrick
W. Porter
Lane Briscoe
Fred Barry
E. C. F. Meier
Bugler
J. G. Gomon
Florence la Vigne
Glen Orten
H. R. Pigg
John G. Rotzell
Tomah
Olive Meyers
Ruby Priest
D. C. Priest
Jachman
Komensky
Second Street
Rex. Swanson
Arthur Graff
Estella Wolfe
Julius Wolfe
J. Bean
Madison Elks
City 16
Mendota Hospital
Spring Brook
Ebenezer Valley
Westfield
A . Ij
A. D. Hymes
Summit, Oregon
P. H. Lubrsen
Loganville
Anatole France
Stockholm
France
M. H. Mould
First National Bank
Blanche (Jameson) Campbell
Pomona
California
Madison State Journal
Prairie du Lac
Baraboo Bluffs
Blanch Jameson
Sauk Prairie
Wisconsin River
Sinclair Lewis
The
Hudson
Lewis
Messrs. Harcourt, Brace & Co
London
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