Commencement Week Plans At Glenwood and Ringling Theatre
The community outlines a multi event Commencement schedule headed by Glenwood School and Ringling Theatre. May 19 hosts a junior reception, June 4 a baccalaureate sermon, June 7 a class play, June 8 commencement exercises, June 9 Alumni Banquet, and June 10 a Class Banquet at the Kirkland Hotel. The program features the play Nancy Starts a Boom, with cast members and a detailed synopsis across four acts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. A. Wilson
Trinity Episcopal Church
al Ringling
High School
Kirkland
Devils Lake
Nancy
Stephen Calhoun
Arthur Wilson Peck
William Horton
John P. Sprecher
Philoma Swineburne
Rachel Harriett
Glenwood Prep
Imogene Courtney Margaret Ernestine Weber
Ethel Brandon
Inez
Catherine Kuhns
Ruth Stone
Margaret Thompson
Peggy Smart
Hazel Lillian Goldfarb
Nancy Leigh
Grace Esther Hathaway
Winthrop-Courtney
Frances Elizabeth Baringer
Abraham Horton
Woosam
Otto M. Ritzenthaler
Silas Smart
Ralph Warren Wickus
Squire Samuel Wilkins
Rollo A. Black
Absolom Dill
Emil A. A. Mueller
Alonzo P. Woods
Arthur Sendall Layden Rank Allen
Oscar G. F.iisenberg
Horton
Esther Cora Schreiber
Lerks
Martha
Rkuth A. Kimball Pico
Zama Myrtle Cornell Anastatia
Judith Jenora Schultz
Glenwood School
Connecticut
Cape Cod
Horton’s Department Emporium
Town Hall
Park View club meets amid storm with immigration talk
The Park View club held a Saturday meeting at the Kinney home due to the storm. New president Walter Rodewald outlined plans, announced a social gathering, and a program featured poems, essays, and a debate on foreign immigration. A letter from Congressman Esch praised local civic interest and urged constituent input to Congress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Park View Club
William Kinney
Walter Rodewald
J. L. Bonham
N. F. Sherman
Walter Veiles
Sunshine Committee
E. P. McGilvra
Baraboo
Maid of Fiftythree
Esther Niles
Mae Laing
J. J. Esch
Congress
Speaking of 1886 phonograph hoax in Barn oo memory
Miss Ruth M. Southard recalls the 1886 talking machine hoax at the G A R hall in Baraboo with local talent including Mrs Albee and a quartet. She notes the fake box made by Charles Cook, the Kolliner store, and community memories of the prank and its playful aftermath.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruth M. Southard
Comp Avenue
S. E
Minneapolis
George E. Albee
G. A. R. Hall
Mrs. Albee
D. D. Doane
J. K. Hawes
Henry Cowles
Charles Cook
Barnoo
Captain Albee
Laurel
Maryland
Kolliner
Daniel Mansfield
Mansfield
Hospital Notes from Baraboo Reflect Local Care
Mrs Joseph Baxter underwent another operation at Baraboo hospital Wednesday morning. Viola Krueger who had surgery last week is recovering well. Amanda Larson of Chicago, guest of Miss Smith, has returned to nursing duties in Chicago. James Gleason, injured at Ableman yards, left Baraboo hospital for Buffalo New York, where he works as telegraph operator for Reedsburg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Baxter
Baraboo Hospital
Viola Krueger
Amanda Larson
Chicago
Miss Smith
James Gleason
Ableman
Buffalo
New York
Reedsburg
Assault case at Devils Lake State Park
George Ceotto and companions were at Devils Lake State Park when the Italian accused Ray Krueger of making merriment at his expense. Ceotto faced assault and battery charges with park superintendent F G Wilson as the complaining witness. He paid a total fine and costs of 7.98 dollars in Justice H L Halsed's court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Ceotto
Devils Lake
Ray Krueger
Ceotto
F. G. Wilson
H. L. Halsed
Alumni Class List Presented for Latin and Scientific Courses
The list includes Herman Lee and a cohort of names such as Frances Elizabeth Barringer Vera May Templin for Latin and Dorothy M. Baer Rollo A. Blanchet for Scientific course. Noted are Margaret Messen ger Dorothy Messenger and many others, with multiple surnames and middle initials, reflecting a school or college roster.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herman Lee
Alvah Margaret Messenger
Dorothy G. Messenger
Ralph L. Sanderson
John P. Sprecher
James Francis Terry
Margaret Thompson
George Everett Tinkham
Bernice E. Wichern
Ernest A. Wichern
Frances Elizabeth Barringer
Vera May Templin
Dorothy M. Baer
Rollo A. Black
Kenneth Clement Blanchet
Geraldine Elizabeth, Buckley
Zama Myrtle Cornell
Frederick C. Dippel
Katherine Donovan
Henry G. Geissler
Oscar G. F. Isenberg
Rose G. Ketchum
Ruth A. Kimball
G. George Kindschi
Arthur Kendall Layden
Rollin H. Manthey
Arvilla Eleanor Miller
Erma Caroline Miller
Emil A. A. Mueller
Lenice Marie Oates
William Francis Patterson
Lloyd Pearson
Arthur Wilson Peck
Frederick E. Reese
Otto M. Ritzenthaler
Esther Cora Schreiber
Judith
Briggsville Man Found Dead in Tide Lake
Charles Grubman, a Briggsville resident, missing since Tuesday, younger 50s, paralyzed and unmarried, was found dead in Tide Lake south of Briggsville after his mother raised the alarm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Grubman
Briggsville
Mr. Grubman
Madison Hotel Robbery Targets Local Engineer
Engineer Willard Hathaway of Baraboo was robbed of 25 dollars while sleeping in a Madison hotel on a Wednesday night. The thief entered the room and took the cash. Hathaway also had 26 cents in his pocket which the thief appears to have ignored. No clues identify the thief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willard Hathaway
Baraboo
Madison
Mr. Hathaway
Mertzke Joins Pomona College as Economics Sociology Instructor
Arthur J. Mertzke, fresh Wisconsin graduate, accepts a post as instructor in economics and sociology at Pomona College in Claremont California. He earned honors in economics and joined the honorary economics fraternity last fall, son of Mr and Mrs August Mertzke of Baraboo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur J. Mertzke
University of Wisconsin
Pomona College
Claremont
California
Pomona
Pacific Coast
Los Angeles
Mertzke
August Mertzke
Baraboo
Baraboo High School
Tracks Under Water Near La Valle
George W. Andrews traveled to La Valle this morning hoping to continue to Ironton but found the road to Cazenovia flooded. With rail and highway impassable from the heavy rain, he returned home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George W. Andrews
la Valle
Ironton
Cazenovia
Jupiter Pluvius Rams Greenfield in Severe Rainfall
Greenfield suffered heavy flooding after a Thursday night downpour. A stream between River Dale farm owned by Mr and Mrs L H Palmer and O L Helms residence swelled into a river washing fences away and eroding fields across the county. It was among the hardest rains seen in Greenfield.
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Jupiter Pluvius
Greenfield
River Dale Farm
Miss Ruth Rischmueller closes school with program and picnic
Miss Ruth Rischmueller closed her school with an afternoon program and picnic. Local residents include Julius and Julius Alwin and Walter at the William Rischmueller home in Sauk City, along with Jaedike, Henry Hanusa, and several Buelow and Soelle family visitors in the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruth Rischmueller
Julius Alwin
Walter
William Rischmueller
Sauk City
Adolf Jaedike
Henry Pickar
Henry Hanusa
William Fenske
Leland
Fred Buelow
Gustav Buelow
McFarland Buys Farm in New York State
R W McFarland has bought a 130 acre farm near Chautauqua New York at about 30 40 or 50 dollars an acre. He plans to improve the place with Mrs McFarland and Alf ord Heytons and will depart soon by automobile for several weeks work. The couple intends to return to Wisconsin later in the summer after repairs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. W. McFarland
Chautauqua
New York
Empire State
McFarland
Ailford Heytons
Mr. Heytons
Belgium
Virginia
Delton
Newport
Wisconsin
Lyle G Clarke Presents Advertising Rates Paper at Conference
The second state conference on printing and newspaper publishing convenes in Madison with editors and publishers from across the state. Lyle G Clarke of Baraboo will read at 4 p m on Advertising Rates Based on Costs in Wisconsin. He graduates this month from the state university and plans extension work in northern Wisconsin after graduation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison
Lyle G. Clarke
Baraboo
Wisconsin
Clarke
State University
Community Notes From East Reedsburg and Nearby
East Reedsburg residents including Carl Woods and friends spent a day at Fern Dell while Lucile Hayes visited the Steve Horkan home and Neil Winnie planned a summer stay with Gal Winnie and wife. The Social club meets June 8 at 2 PM with neighbor presence urged. Miss Florence Gerken left for Elroy after a farewell party at the Campbell home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl Woods
Fern Dell
Lucile Hayes
Steve Horkan
Neil Winnie
Tomah
Gal Winnie
Warl Fish
Eddie Vranek
Muscoda
Frank Haugh
Young People’s Club
Florence Gerken
Campbell
Gerken
Elroy
Excelsior Woman's Hen Lays Three Hard-Shelled Eggs
Mrs I B Adams of Excelsior reports her hen laid three hard-shelled eggs in one day with one large and two medium eggs all perfectly formed. She asks readers if anyone can beat this hen story.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
I. B. Adams
Excelsior
Adams
Mammoth Tooth Found During 1913 Baraboo Gravel Haul
Sauk County Historical Society notes a mammoth tooth unearthed near Baraboo during November 1913 while workers hauled gravel west of the cement bridge. The tooth, four to five feet beneath the surface, dates to glacial times and weighs several pounds. Experts from the state university identified it, and related relics including mastodon remains and other historical donations are listed by local residents and institutions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sauk County Historical Society
August Platt, Son
Harold J. Platt
Julius Hass
Baraboo
Lyons
Chicago & Northwestern
Lawrence Martin
Frederick Thwaites
State University At
Madison
Science Hall
Wisconsin
Richland County
George Graves
Merrimack
W. G. Curry
Fayum
Egypt
J. van Orden
Bank of Baraboo
Chicago
van Orden
Stevens
Cincinnati
B. A. Leonard
Depere
Wis
L. T. Linnell
Haskell
Delton Academy
E. N. Marsh
May Fete Delights First Ward School Crowd
A large audience enjoyed the May Fete at the First ward school with 225 pupils taking part in an operetta under Georgia Hyde. Teachers Edna Vorlop Martha Hull Selma Polton F Edna Reynolds Marie Nodolf and Alice Metcalf directed a colorful pageant featuring heralds May queen pages lords and ladies and many dances and displays receiving strong applause.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Ward
Edna Vorlop
Martha Hull
Selma Polton
F. Edna Reynolds
Marie Nodolf
Alice Metcalf
Georgia Hyde
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Ringling Theatre
Kev
BE. O. Coontz
Paderen Eeett
Wom
Evans Lloyd
A. C. Kingsford
Sas
E. P. McFetridge
Olga Reinking
League To
John M. Whitehead
B.P. Hall
Deviils Lake
Ethel G. Newell
Lewis Alfred Sibert
Zella Mae
Lorraine Margaret Frances Brewer
Marie L. Briggs
Rachel Harriet Fellows
Inez Catherine Kuhns
Margaret Ernestine Weber
Zella Mae Cooper
Congressman Esch
Warren House
State Park
Briggsvile
Tide Lake
Hathaway
Honeygreek and Sumpter
H. Schoephoerster
W. Meeley
Miss Pepkie
H. A. Buelow
Leland Rose
Frank Soelle
New York State
East
M. E. Carr
Winfield
Edward Schmeltzer
Fairfield
J. Schmeltzer
Bessie
Tillie Haugh
Camp Douglas
A. W. Cady
F. Haugh
B. H. Glidden
Mildred Carr
Alice Woods
Lena Gaetzke
Aclius Giver Local Society
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