Dietz feud site sold in Sawyer County
Mrs. John Dietz places the old Dietz farm on the market in Sawyer County the scene of the Cameron Dam feud. The property sale is handled by real estate dealers. The dam was the bone of contention between the Dietz family and lumber interests. The Battle of Cameron Dam ended with a deputy killed a sheriff siege and John Dietz’s murder conviction later pardoned after ten years.
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John Dietz
Cameron Dam
Dietz
Sawyer County
Waupun
June term docket for Sark county court
The Sark county court lists a June term schedule with numerous estates and wills. Hearings include proof of wills, hearings for claims, final settlements, and appointments of administrators and guardians.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sark
Carl Raddatz
Albert J. Dahlke
James Curry
Frederick Goette
W. B. Bilachly
Most Church Going City V S Pease Reports Oklahoma City Visit
V S Pease of Baraboo writes from Oklahoma City praising the Methodist and Methodist South presence, discussing a three-ring First Presbyterian Bible class and a Memorial Day service led by Phil C. Baird. He notes oil wealth and local business optimism amid gasps of Yankee city identity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
V. S. Pease
Baraboo
Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
Frank Roach
Methodist
Methodist South
M. E
Atlanta
Sauk County
First Presbyterian Church
Ninth Street
Evans
Dutton
Wesley Methodist Church
Baptist Christian
First Church
Phil C. Baird
Lincoln
Dr. Baird
Estate of Margaret Meng Final Will of Jennie B Waterbury
Probate records show the estate of Margaret Meng seeking confirmation of the final will of Jennie B Waterbury. The filing outlines asset disposition and executor duties, with court actions planned to finalize probate proceedings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tlement
Margaret Meng
Jennie B. Waterbury
Twins Born to Fraust and McGilvra Families
A daughter was born to Mr. and Mrs. Albert Fraust on May 28 and a son to Mr. and Mrs. Karl McGilvra on May 30. Mrs. McGilvra is Lena Alwin and Mrs. Fraust is Mable Sullivan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert Fraust
Karl McGilvra
McGilvra
Lena Alwin
Fraust
Mable Sullivan
Local Notes On Community Residents
Mrs. John Sorg recovering from quinsy after a week of illness. George Lusby and Louis Fisher attended the funeral of Mrs. Wheeler Fisher at Belvidere last week. Miss Lela Wilmot, formerly with Mrs. Fred Haberman, has gone to stay with Mr. and Mrs. A. T. Sprecher for now.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Sorg
George Lusby
Louis Fisher
Wm. Fisher
Belvidere
Lela Wilmot
Fred Haberman
A. T. Sprecher
Baraboo Beats Kilbourn 14 to 4 In Season Finale
The Baraboo high school baseball team defeated Kilbourn 14 to 4 in their final game. Baraboo’s strong hitting and tight defense stopped Kilbourn from scoring, while Hanson delivered a notable two base hit. The season featured several costly errors and limited Kilbourn offense.
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Kilbourn
Baraboo
Hanson
Liquor Run Arrested Near Ice House in Richland Center
Albert Friesleben of Madison was nabbed near the ice house in Richland Center while distributing liquor from a car. He is jailed in the county jail reflecting on his actions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert Friesleben
Madison
Richland Center
Mystery Symbols Found on Idaho Rock Spur Theories Rise
In southwestern Idaho’s Owyhee County, mystic symbols were found carved on volcanic rock. Some inscriptions resemble Chinese characters, fueling a theory that North American natives may descend from an Asian-origin population via the Bering Strait.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Owyhee County
Idaho
Asia
Bering Strait
Rats Run Rampant in Montreal Courthouse
Rats invaded the Montreal courthouse at night ruining a judge’s gown and silk hat. Court stenographers’ notes were eaten and a murder trial exhibit A destroyed delaying civil suits. An official rat catcher was appointed after the incident and a prisoner was freed for lack of evidence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montreal
Local Visitors Do Week End at Ott Home Cassel Prairie
Mrs Wm Bills of Houston Minn and Mrs Mary Clemins Lone Rock mother and aunt of Mrs Dan Ott spent last week at Ott home Cassel Prairie Everett Bills brother of Mrs Ott and family from Galena Ill joined for the weekend Mrs Clemins returned home Saturday others left Monday Mrs Philip Hess Loganville and Mrs W H Cartleyon Reedsburg visited Pierce home Monday Hess recently visited Albert Lea Minn to see daughter Mrs Henry Muller who had appendicitis operation Muriel Cooper enjoying a vacation at home Violet Diehl will receive a common school diploma at Baraboo graduation S Mr and Mrs S Babington and daughters Maud and Pearl Prairie du Lac and W G Patterson North Freedom visited J T Babington Sunday Sam Fingerhut family Wilson Creek attended services Sunday.
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Wm. Bills
Houston
Minn
Mary Clemins
Lone Rock
Dan Ott
Ott
Cassel Prairie
Everett Bills
Galena
Ill
Bils
Clemms
Philip Hess
Loganville
W. H. Cartleyon
Reedsburg
Pierce
Hess
Albert Lea Minn
Henry Muller
Muriel Cooper
Violet Diehl
Baraboo
S. Babington
Maud and
Pearl
Prairie du Lac
W. G. Patterson
North Freedom
J. T. Babington
Sam Fingerhut
Wilson Creek
Luella
Edna Polglase
William
E. Getchell
W. Atwater
la Valle
Esther Hyer
Sixth Avenue
Bonnie Wallacks
Catherine Cummings
Minneapolis
H. Whittemore
Gladys
Harry
Rose Whittemore
Milwaukee
Mr. Whittemore
Madison
Jerry
Will Cramer
R. E. Dake
Superior
California
R. A. Dake
Harold Nelson
Hustler
Motor
Viola Deiter
Waukesha
E. V.catlin
L. J. Barrett
Davenport
Iowa
Elzaida
Arno Schmidt
L. C. Welch
A. J. Worthman
Mary
E. B. Winslow
Madison Visits Shared by Local Residents
Mr. and Mrs. Gates and others spent Saturday in Madison. Mrs. Arthur Podell returns home after a two week visit with Ezra Barron and family. Ross Hanch and Wallace Harris spent the weekend in Madison. E O Whitcomb of Adams visited Frank Berkley’s family. Alec Grahn visits Cleveland relatives. Kenneth Kinnamon of Des Moines stayed with George Hawkins. Attendees from here went to a field meet in LaValle. Ethel Harris of Madison called on friends.
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Gates
Doris Graves
Edna Milbauer
Gladys McGilvra
Madison
Arthur Podell
Ezra Barron
Ross Hanch
Wallace Harris
E. O. Whitcomb
Adams
Frank Berkley
Alec Grahn
Geda
Cleveland
Kenneth Kinnamon
Des Moines
Iowa
George Hawkins
LaValle
Ethel Harris
Local Social Notes Highlight Visits and Gatherings
The Misses Luella and Edna Polglase, and relatives from North Freedom and Milwaukee, are visiting family. Esther Hyer hosted a mixed shower for Bonnie Wallacks with music, dancing, and gifts. Numerous residents travel for visits in La Valle Superior and Baraboo, with arrivals from Minneapolis and Chicago.
Local Births and Visits Mark Memorial Day Weekend
List of births to Mr. and Mrs. Cane in Centralia and to Mr. and Mrs. Able of Madison. travels of Miss Ethel Nieman returning to Chicago. milliner Henrietta Glarner retires. visits by Mrs. Cord, Helen Cord, and relatives. pages note gatherings of C. F. Woods, C. Bedell, and Glen Allen party in Beloit. travels of Elizabeth Long and Daisy Long. Julia Campbell returns to Chicago for nurse training.
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Edward Canefield
Centralia
Washington
Canefield
Baraboo
Albin Hillebrandt
Lancaster
J. M. Hillebrandt
S. Hillebrandt
James
Ethel
Lucy Cord
Helen
Tomah
Elizabeth Long
Crawfordsville
Indiana
Daisy Long
Julia Campbell
Chicago
Mli
Local notes from Baraboo and surrounding area
Baraboo residents report a midday rainbow with ample moisture in the clouds. Frost touched Warren park plants lightly, while Mrs. Mastin and daughters journeyed toward Hayward with visits planned en route to Eau Claire to see Rev. Weed’s family.
Cassell Reports Car Mystery After Wreck
Cassell on Prairie road heard two cars go west at about eleven. He heard a second motor ten minutes later and saw the same cars returning. In the morning a burned 1920 Ford touring without plate or identifiers was found on the road between Miller and Cooper's, with no witnesses to the incident.
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John Miller
Cassell
Prairie Road
Miller’s
Cooper’s
Prisoner Catches Black Bass Then Warden Intervenes
Leo Williams a Beloit inmate in Rock County jail Janesville under a four month remaining sentence was allowed to work in a hotel and fish from the bank beneath his cell window. He caught a large black bass but the game warden intervened raising whether Williams can be arrested.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Priso
Waxden
Leo Williams
Beloit
Vitamines and Your Blood Hood's Sarsaparilla claims
An advertisement extols Hood's Sarsaparilla as boosting nutrition and blood by converting food into blood and tissue. It promises improved digestion, vitality, and color, claiming to revitalize the blood and raise overall energy. The text cites thousands of testimonial letters.
Salvage to Recover 15 Million in Specie From Laurentic
British divers plan summer salvage of 15,000,000 in specie sunk when the Laurentic was torpedoed near Lough Swilly Donegal during the war. About two thirds has already been recovered. remaining coins lie in about 20 fathoms with boilers rolling, making operations hazardous.
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Lough Swilly
Donegal
Baraboo High School Elects Football Captain
At Baraboo High School a meeting of the football squad elected Robert Kasiska captain for the coming season. He will lead the eleven after last season’s results.
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Baraboo High School
Foot
Robert Kasiska
Kilbourn Theater to Open as Mission Theater
Mayor Olson and the Kilbourn family announce a new playhouse named the Mission theater. The venue is slated to open at the end of the month, signaling a fresh cultural addition for the city.
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Olson
Kilbourn
Mission Theater
What This Buffalo Physician Has Done For Humanity
Buffalo physician Dr. Pierce is noted for his Golden Medical Discovery, a nonalcoholic blood tonic from native root extracts. The ad claims it clears pimples, aids digestion, purifies blood, and boosts vitality, promoting general health with free medical advice from Dr. Pierce’s Invalids Hotel in Buffalo.
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Pierce
Buffalo
N. Y
Pennsylvania
Fie Eard
Pr. Pierce
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Wilhelm Schenkat
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John Schmitt
Edward A. Binder
Caroline J. Binder
W. D. Hood
Charles Schulte
Henry Manks
Moses Burns
August Kleinschmidt
John Fabry
Elias D. King
Timothy Hagerty
Thomas McMahon
Frank A. Manor
Dora Beushausen
Gustave R. Kuhnan
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Abram Shultis
Adam Arnold
James H. Waddell
William Scallon
Jane C. Winckler
Arthur Teel
Thompson M. Warren
Janet McMillan
Frank Link
Mathilda Luther
Helen Chandler
Peter Schneller
John Dickie
de Bonis Non
William A. Johnson
Otto E. Westedt
John Fitzpatrick
Catherine Best
Thomas A Rice
Ottillie Mann
William Vogler
Vv. S. Pease
Herskowitz Bldg
Okla
H. R Mould
Rueland
Nois Masonic Hospital
Campbell
J. Briggs
H. Whitemoor
Harey
Rose Whitemoor
W. T. Kelsey
F. A. Cooper
Warren Park
Ella Mastin
Reba
Wava
Wakefield
Marie May Higgins
W .W. Moore
Nebraska
Nebraska School of Business
Moore
Grand Forks
N. D
Devils Lake State Park
Guy Martin
Maple Bluff Club
F. E. Shults
Howard Potter
Martin
Herbert Spanum
H. L. Barber
Toronto
Canada
Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen
Baraboo Order
Order
Niagara Falls
Ray Littlejohn
Littlejohn
Kilbourn Theater
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