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Newspaper
Baraboo Weekly News
Location
Baraboo, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1920
Page
5
T E Whiter, chairman of the roads committee, told the labor board that railroads do not oppose fair wage increases for about 2,000,000 railway workers, though some demands are unjustified. He said roads seek honest work and efficient service, but oppose incorporating national agreements into board awards.
A report states national banks had 3,000 percent better immunity from failure from Jan 1 1918 to Oct 31 1919 than the 40 years before the current administration. No national bank failed with depositor losses that year, while forty-five state banks and trust companies in 19 states failed in the same period.
A large audience at the high school Friday evening applauded the Boys and Girls Glee clubs and orchestra. Hazel and Helen Ruhland twins played piano duet, Genevieve Winchester performed, and W. J. Tanghe led a camp fire yodel. A farce Sales and Solitaire by Marie Carpenter and others also entertained.
In the Longfellow school building a heavy lumber storage on the third floor caused the floor to give way. Six boys were injured when they went up to sort the lumber, the load overpowering the floor. A Portage woman dies.
Mrs. H. C. Brodie of Portage died Tuesday after a six month illness at home. Born in Watertown Wisconsin in 1865 she was active in Eastern Star circles and known for her service.
The Calumet Baking Powder Company of Chicago has purchased the J C Grant Chemical Company plant in St Louis Illinois. It will be used to manufacture Calumet Baking Powder. The former St Louis baking powder concern will be rebuilt and modernized.
Charles Brockmire aged 48 of Lodi and Mae Habib aged 40 of Madison are to marry by Rev H G Goodsell of the First Methodist church in Madison on June 2. Both have been previously married. Brockmire's first wife Cassie Doyle died November 5, 1908.
An advertisement touts OOD'S SARSAPARILLA as a compound extract of ingredients prescribed by many physicians for impure blood and rheumatism. The claim emphasizes its use for cleansing blood and aiding rheumatic conditions.
The Wisconsin special session considers funding universities and normal schools by income surtaxes rather than property taxes. The Severson proposal taxes individuals on net income over 3000 dollars with rates up to 0.2 percent and corporate taxes up to 1.2 percent on income over 7000 dollars. The assembly also approved higher minimum teacher salaries and allowed a local school tax increase to 2.5 percent, while killing another measure for county superintendent salaries.
H. J. Ricker’s auto was struck by the Duluth Limited near Okee and dragged about twenty rods along the track before the train stopped. The car, insured, was appraised at 606 dollars, sold for 100. Wet ground caused the vehicle to be driven along the track and wrecked. Ricker warned the train but could not stop it in time.
Mrs Ambrose Forbes died at her Menominee home. She and husband were former superintendent and matron of the County Asylum for 1887 to 1892. Forbes was totally blind before his death. Maiden name Martha Dickens from Kilbourn area and studied at Delton Seminary.
Edith Co. Gould daughter of George Gould and Carol L. Wainwright eloped to Elkton the Gretna Green of Maryland and were married at the Presbyterian manse.
A rumor claims the U S attorney general will not enforce prohibitions against home brewing of light wines and beer, but no official notification has reached United States District Attorney Wolfe in Madison, and the report is regarded as only a rumor.
Henry E Naffz of Sauk City brother of Madison druggist Charles H Naffz died on a Milwaukee road depot platform in McFarland Friday morning while en route to Chicago. Death was due to heart failure. He would have been 70 in August. He left survivors including brothers Dr Edwin in Chicago Gustave in Sauk City and Charles H in Madison and sisters Mrs Charles Brunning in Brooklyn Ellen and Teckla Naffz of Sauk City. Interment is planned for Sauk City.
Mr and Mrs Joseph Alt and two sons of Franklin were en route to Spring Green with calves when the wagon tongue failed and the horses bolted. Mrs Alt dislocated her right elbow and suffered internal injuries. she was taken to Madison for an operation with expected full recovery. All others were uninjured. The Spring Green News reports additional details on the calves’ fate are unavailable.
Chicago municipal bathing censor Walter E Wright announces summer rules for beaches. Bare legs allowed if costumes start three inches above the knee, deep V-neck outfits barred, one piece suits allowed in conservative colors, radical white and flesh tones restricted. Censors and police will enforce, with beach loungers discouraged. Wright defends the policy as prudish yet necessary.
Widespread graft and fraud discovered in US supplied A E F stocks with bottled ink cans and cotton fake underclothes. Five miles of depot stock at Gievres and another depot reveal beds munitions jam gasoline baby clothing many items empty or useless. millions worth sit unsold or rotting as staff shortages delay handling.
Eugene V. Debs, serving a 10 year term in the Atlanta federal penitentary for espionage Act violations, was formally notified of his nomination for president for a fifth time. The ceremony occurred in the warden's office as Debs, in blue prison attire, greeted the nomination committee with a kiss. The committee included Seymore Stedman of Chicago and others such as James O Neill, Julius Gerber, Otto Branstetter, and Dr. Madge Patton Stephens of Terre Haute.
Mr and Mrs John Hossig and children and Ervin Lusby and Miss Bertha Federman visited relatives at Baraboo. Margie Accola is ill with measles. Much corn damage from last Saturday night’s rain means some farmers must rework fields. Mr and Mrs Conrad Adam went to Madison Monday.
Mr and Mrs A A Wagner and Mr and Mrs H K Hill left Thursday morning by auto for Northfield Minnesota to visit relatives for several days.
May 27 1944 marked 76 years since Samuel F B Morse transmitted the first telegraph message from Baltimore to Washington. Today about two million miles of telegraph lines plus half a million miles of cables span the globe with the United States housing over 28 856 offices sending about 100 000 000 messages yearly.
A Milwaukee collision killed Mrs. Anna Cooper whose neck was broken. Aligned with her party traveling to Memorial Day, several others were injured but expected to survive. In Madison a University of Wisconsin student Amanda Hanson died instantly in a separate crash involving four riders on a downtown street.
Hood's Sarsaparilla is promoted as a medicine that aids digestion and nutrient absorption, strengthens the body, and supports recovery from illnesses. It claims to improve appetite, blood quality, and general vitality, with Hood's Pills as the recommended laxative or cathartic.
F J Rueping paid 17700 for a Guernsey cow owned by W W Marsh at the national cattle sale in Midlothian Illinois. The cow Imported Prospect's Rose des Houards won first prize as senior and grand champion at the 1919 National Dairy Show in Chicago.
Ed Voyette met with a serious accident Saturday morning when his milk truck collided with a freight train at the west side railroad crossing in Reedsburg. He was badly cut by windshield glass and taken to a doctor's office. the truck remained intact and milk cans scattered in all directions.
Commissioner Williams of the bureau of internal revenue in Washington issues a ruling limiting doctors to 100 permits for each three months to curb indiscriminate liquor and prescription sales. A waiver for good cause may be considered.
Clergy from Nashotah Elkhorn Baraboo Reedsburg Lake Geneva and Portage gathered at St Marys Catholic church clergy house this week led by Rev Mahoney Fisher O Reilly Kiernan Pierce and Fitzgerald for a guest visit and service planning.
Judge Stevens in Madison quickly grants a divorce to Hattie Randall Phelps from William H. Phelps after the defendant withdraws cross complaint and answer. The case becomes default. accusations in the complaint are said to be false. Mrs. Phelps, represented by her sister Emma Dyre, married in 1911 at Blue River Wisconsin. No alimony is requested and she reverts to her maiden name.
The Paris industrial fair is declared a great success with receipts reported at 400 million francs. The event showcased new technology and attracted wide public interest across sectors.
Ten leaders of the New Jersey railroad strike were indicted by a federal grand jury in Newark under the Lever Act. They face charges of conspiring to obstruct interstate commerce.
Mr and Mrs R W McFarland report roads east of Chicago pounded by heavy truck traffic. Crushed rock and concrete wear, paving bricks over six inches of concrete hold some sections, thousands of dollars in roads ready to rebuild. They note empty trucks from Detroit factories use the highways and railroads suffer, with farm labor scarce and plans to rebuild the Sarrington mill at Delton this summer. The couple will stay at their Newport cottage by the Wisconsin riverbank.
Orrin Sprecher owns a fin Buick roadster. Mr and Mrs George Sprecher hosted Mr and Mrs Fred Giese and family Mr and Mrs Walter Sprecher and family Ed Sprecher and family Rev and Mrs Nickell Leslie Koenig Esther Happy and Ruth Schneller in recent entertaining events hosted by the Sprecher households.
An old ad touts California Syrup of Figs as the best and most harmless laxative for children. It highlights the fruit flavor and directions on each bottle and instructs buyers to say "California" to ensure authenticity.
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