Baraboo War Class Graduates At Monday Night Ceremony
Baraboo high school this year becomes the war class as diplomas are conferred at the Al Ringling theatre. The program blends liberty chorus, orchestra, speeches, and a war relief appeal with salutatiorian Jean Ruggles and valedictorian Alma Groskopf. Notables include Rev. J. E. Freeman of Minneapolis and speakers F. R. Bentley and R. P. Perry, while several graduates join the front in France.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baraboo High School
al. Ringling Theatre
Liberty
J. Lloyd Smith
F. R. Bentley
A. C. Kingsford
George A. Hill
Jean Ruggles
Europe
Kingsford
George Weirich
Earl Veerhusen
Charles Kellogg
Cecil Kilmer
Dewey Armbruster
Ralph Ketchum
France
Frederick Stanley
Asa Gluth
Carl Wenz
Francis Watkins
Howard Ryan
John Gunnison
Knights of the Hoe
Pupils of Baraboo College Institute Plan Reunion
Baraboo College Institute pupils will hold their annual reunion Tuesday June 11 with a banquet at 6 30 p m at the Warren home followed by a reception at Mrs E M Hoags home. Alumni and spouses are invited to join the event and reminisce about old school days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baraboo Collegiate Institute
Warren
E. M. Hoag
Storm Smashes Mortimer Silo Near Frog Hollow
The recent storm toppled Nate Mortimer’s large silo with a smaller one nearby left standing. Mrs. Frank Mulock and baby of Wonewoc visited the parental home last week. Roy Carpenter finishes Nathan Mortimer’s house. Wilson Shore injured by a plow strike. Many attended Walton commencement. Lee Beier returns from Penn College.
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Nate Mortimer
Frank Mulock
Baby
Wonewoc
Roy Carpenter
Wilson Shore
Walton
Lee Beier
Penn College
Horton Family Buys Farm Near Okee Bluff
Mr and Mrs Gilbert Horton of Morrisonville Wisconsin have purchased a farm at Gibraltar Bluff near Okee The family formerly lived about two miles east of Baraboo in Greenfield township
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Gilbert Horton
Morrisonville
Wis
Gibraltar Bluff
Okee
Baraboo
Greenfield
Garden of Thanks for Kindness During Bereavement
The Gunnison family expresses gratitude for sympathy and help after a bereavement. They especially thank friends for support, the singing at the service and the floral offerings. I L Gunnison George Gunnison Viola Gunnison John Gunnison and family
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
I. L. Gunnison
George Gunnison
Viola Gunnison
John Gunnison
Public Auction At Timothy Hacket Farm North Freedom
One half mile west of North Freedom village on Friday June 6 at 1:00 PM will auction 170 Shropshire sheep some with lambs. Sold in groups. Terms: cash for sums ten dollars or under and over ten dollars six months on bankable notes bearing 6 percent interest. P C Dietschke administrator J J Shreve auctioneer W C Hahn clerk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Timothy Hacket
North Freedom
P. C. Dietschke
J. J. Shreve
W. C. Hahn
Survivors recount sinking of steamship Carolina near New York
Sixteen of the Carolina’s crew and passengers perished after a German submarine U-387 shelled and sank the ship during a June night storm. Ten lifeboats were launched as the vessel burned, leaving nineteen survivors to tell of hours adrift, brutal waves, and a dramatic rescue of a girl before freezing darkness and exhaustion forced many into the sea.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carolina
New York
Grman
Mechanics Calls Issued For Exemption Board Men
F A Cooper of the local exemption board reports two calls for young men with a mechanical aptitude. The first targets 103 grammar school graduates for gas engine instruction at Beloit on June 15. The second invites 515 graduates to Madison for training in wood working carpentry gunsmithing machinery blacksmithing gas engines electricity sheet metal and more. Only white men physically qualified for general military service will be called.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. A. Cooper
Beloit
Madison
Announcing Florence Jones Marriage With Mystery Mirror
Last evening at her home on Eighth Street Miss Florence Jones hosted ten guests to mark her forthcoming marriage. The party featured a mirror covered with helioglyphics revealing clues to the event and a surprise appearance by Mrs. Lyle C. Clarke formerly Miss Lillian Frenz from Louisville. Music and light refreshments followed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eighth Street
Florence Jones
Lyle C. Clarke
Lillian Frenz
Louisville
Divorce Hearing in Wallace Spring Case
A hearing before Court Commissioner H L Hal sted addressed the disposition of about 9900 obtained from a railroad firm after an accident that cost Spring a hand. Spring had been jailed, released recently, with $1000 bail posted by friends for circuit court appearance. a final hearing is scheduled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. L. Halsted
Wallace Spring
Mrs Rump Fills Place of Agent in Okee Visit
Kendall resident W W Bemis traveled to Baraboo and then to Okee by stage and a four year old colt. He noted good fishing at Okee where his daughter Mrs William Rump serves as station agent replacing a man who went to war. His son remains in France. the Bemis family had lived near the pumping station.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. W. Bemis
Kendall
Baraboo
Okee
Mr. Bemis
France
Report 146 Killed in Air Attack on Cologne
Allied air raid on Cologne causes 146 deaths and about 150 injuries. Washington reports the casualty toll as officials describe the cityswere in a state of the most absolute panic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cologne
State Department
Washington
County Junior Red Cross work expands in schools
County Superintendent George W. Davies reports 120 teachers say their schools are organized for Red Cross activities, with Excelsior Reedsburg Dellona Winfield Delton and Prairie du Lac at 100 percent. La Valle grades show knitting and many items produced for refugee children in Europe.
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George W. Davies
International Association
Excelsior
Reedsburg
Dellona
Winfield
Delton
Prairie du Lac
Troy
Honey Creek
Red Cross
Europe
la Valle
New York Fears Enemy Air Raid
New York activated blackout precautions with electric signs and lights dimmed except street lamps and dwellings. Siren signaling was devised to warn civilians to shelter as a precaution against potential submarine based air attack. Officials note the raid probability is low but urge full preventive measures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Enright
War Department
Army
Navy
Indictment of 69 tied to car robbery ring
A federal grand jury in Toledo indicts sixty nine railroad employees including James J. Corbett for systematic car robbery over years. Arrests also reported in Chicago St Louis Pittsburgh Detroit Jersey City and others as part of a nationwide crackdown costing railroads over ten million dollars annually and leading to multiple watchmen deaths.
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Toledo
James J. Corbett
Railroad Administration
Washington
Chicago
Pittsburgh
Detroit
Jersey City
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LOST PINT NICKEL THERmos BOTTLE NEAR CEMETERY ROAD
Lost item description notes a pint nickel thermos with black covering left on cemetery road near Lettergren’s Hollow. No contact details provided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cemetery Road
Lettergren’s Holw. Co
Valley News Briefs Include Local Visits and Bridge Woes
Mrs Harley Turner attended a Wonewoe gathering last Thursday. Mr and Mrs William Frazier of Quaker Valley visited the Ab Good home Sunday. Mr and Mrs Ray Gibbons with son Robert spent Sunday at the Ben Moon residence. Mrs Gordon Mortimer shopped in Wonewoe Friday. Walton Christian Endeavor met at Gordon Mortimer’s home. Several bridges failed in the last storm and were repaired with temporary spans. stone replacements are hoped. Nell Atkinson traveled to Cazenovia Wednesday to buy planks for the new bridges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harley Turner
William Frazier
Quaker Valley
Ab. Good
Ray Gibbons
Robert
Ben Moon
Gordon Mortimer
Walton Christian Endeavor
Nell Atkinson
Cazenovia
Roberts Arrested Over Illicit Relations Case
Dr. David Roberts, linked to the murder case of Grace Lusk, was arrested in Milwaukee on charges of illicit relations with the man charged with his wife’s murder. He is jailed in Milwaukee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Roberts
Grace Lusk
Waukesha
Milwaukee
Chicago Livestock Market Report Highlights Hog Gain and Mixed Results
Hog market closed active and up to 10 cents. top hog price $17.00. Cattle steady to weak. sheep strong to 25 cents higher with western lambs at 17.50 and natives at 19.75. Hog receipts Tuesday 14,000, mixed and butcher types ranged 16.60 to 17.05. Cattle receipts 16,000, beef prices 12 to 17.75, cows and heifers 8.60 to 15, stockers 8.50 to 13.25, calves 14 to 15. Sheep receipts 19,000, natives 11.25 to 15.25, western 10.50 to 15.50, lambs 15 to 17.10, western 15.50 to 17.40, ewes 10.25 to 24.75.
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Lambs
Western
Ewes
Tornado Insurance Offer From Local Companies
A local pitch urges residents to obtain tornado insurance now with standard rates from trusted providers. Call Bert C. Bentley at 274 or 214 for details and protection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bert Bentley
Bert C. Bentley
Young men register at local exemption board sites
All men who came of age in the past year registered today in the city, county, and nation. In this county they enrolled at the designated places set by the local exemption board.
Special Sale Prices on Farm Implements at Goilmar
Special sale prices on a full line of implements including binders mowers hayrakes and corn binders for thirty days at E T Goilmar store.
Also Mentioned on This Page
J. E. Freeman
Minneapolis
Liberty Chorus IN
Gethsemane Episcopal Church
Freeman
United States of America
R. P. Perry
Alma Groskopf
Walter F. Meyer
Liberty Chorus
F. E. Morey
America
Daniel Roberts
Joan of Arc
G. W. Snyder
Cora Alice Bates
Margaret Glanner Brethauer
Arvilla Martia Harmel
Flora Louise Stanley
Martha Catharine Burgess
Ethel Marietta Cahoon
Carroll Arthur Chase
Charles Robert Evenson
John P. Gunnison
Homer Howard Hanson
Thelma I. Holt
Harold Albert Kingsford
Thomas W. McMahon
Boyd Potter
Mildred Evelyn Pugh
Lester Charles Ruhland
Howard Roger Ryan
Eugene John Terry
Francis Qwen Watkins
Eleanor Weed
Portia Maxine Willey
Frog Hollow
Cream Ridge
Okee Bulf
Vigtimo
DIVCH
Atlantic
Girl
Gotheir
United States
Mrs. Rump
Junior Red Cross
C. Taylor
East Street
Laurel
Tenth Street
Arthur Mahlke
Loganville
Mortimer Valley
RY Roberts
Miss Lusk
Chicago Livestock
E. T. Goilmar
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