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Newspaper
Baraboo Weekly News
Location
Baraboo, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1913
Page
4
South Fairfield wedding bells sound soon as the community notes a school closure at Man Mound School with exercises and a picnic. Several families visit, spend weekends with relatives, and a baptism draws a large Sunday crowd at Teach Creek.
Fyeelsior Peter Rose, in poor health, shows slow progress as family members tend him. Hugh Rose assists. Franks Montgomery, Gladys Montgomery, and Eve Shultis fished at Mirror Lake with a very successful catch. Blanche Dorow visits friends near Wheelerburg. Walter Koenecke’s colt, injured in the woods, improves under Newton Forrester. Mrs. Clingman and Mrs. Snyder visit aunt Mrs. Rose, visiting from Waukesha. Carrol and Schullis families travel in new surveys. Glen Knowles joins Reedsburg Masonic lodge. Mrs. Walter Gemmill aided by her ill father in Reedsburg. Will Simonds, his wife, son, and Clara Hall visit Peter Rose. Fern Johnson of Reedsburg visits her aunt Mrs. Metcalf. Dist. No. 6 graduation exercises Friday evening with Miss Leta Towers as teacher. Prof. Smith of the County Normal to speak. Miss Towers shows oil from Standard Oil, cocoa from Walter Baker, and silk production stages from cocoon to cloth.
Westfield reports Mr Whitty cut his leg while grading a road and returned to work. Mrs Borders and Elsa traveled to Baraboo for tonsil removal and stay with Miss Janie Borders at Devils Lake. Several residents visited Bara boo, and meetings noted at the Able man Study Club.
Evening visitors, school No. 8 closing exercises drew parents and guests. Graduates included Robert Towers Agnes Blacklock and Margaret Dudley. Miss Smith visits Mrs Koepp. County Superintendent Smith stopped by for a brief Glen visit. Florence Williams Lillian Smith Grace Brown from Baraboo Winnie Barker from Delton visited. Kirna Mueller to begin dressmaking under Mrs Engs Steveny.
Black Hawk Mrs. and Christ Blumgarth along with his father from Abilene Kansas visited Mr. and Mrs. Fred Baumgarth since Monday. Harry Keller joins the band, replacing Henry Tschirki.
Waiton Mr and Mrs Harry Delmater visit Swanton and Mann family. Mrs R Hendricks stays with Mortimers in Wonewoc. Leota and Goldie Carpenter return from Reedsburg. Lulu Small returns to Grinnell to care for ill sister and attend mother’s funeral. Steffers family and Emily from La Valle visit Mortimers. Ethel Jordan returns from Cincinnati and Storm Lake after orphanage work. Mrs Eeith Bauer hosts W F M S gathering.
Carr Valley residents plant corn nearby while families from La Valle visit John Moll's home. Leo Doyle and Marie Gasser attend graduation in Fronton to receive diplomas. A lecture in La Valle draws locals, with another set for June 22. Bradie Smith visits Gene Gasser. Our school closed for summer vacation.
Dellona and North Excelsior M Patterson and daughter of Baraboo visited James Lindsay home Saturday. Miss Hazel Dryer closed Spaulding district school Friday with program and picnic. Alta Scott closed red schoolhouse school day with picnic dinner. Dee Daniels family from near North Freedom visited Albert Capener. Butterfield school commencement next Friday with a fine program. John Lindsay and sisters Jessie Louise visited Albert Fosse Sunday.
Ebenezer Valley residents recount attendance at Mrs. Warren Wickus birthday quilting party on June 5 at her Baraboo home with guests including Mrs. J. H. Harris Mrs. Louisa Wichern and daughter Emma Mrs. M. Bisch and daughter Rose Mrs. C. Randall and daughter Grace Sunday visits at Mike Rich's by Mr. and Mrs. Ed Gollmar A L Feltz and family and Miss Rose Angeli of Baraboo. Mr and Mrs C W Randall spent Wednesday in Reedsburg. Miss Zama Cornell visited Saturday and Sunday with her friend.
Rolia Harrison with Misses Rose Bisch and Grace Randall visited Huldah Woll near North Freedom on Wednesday. Charles Randall installed an electric plant lighting all buildings at Valley Vein Farm. Miss Rose Bisch and Arthur Goman spent Sunday in Baraboo.
The Ableman state graded school held a full-capacity commencement Friday with music by the Ableman band and a male quartet. A series of essays and addresses followed including speakers on Booker T. Washington, tuberculosis warfare, the Perry Centennial, and a class history. County Superintendent G W Davies gave the address urging stronger school support and continued pupil participation.
Last evening in the high school auditorium the senior class play The Dictator by Richard Harding Davis drew a well filled house. The show follows a young New Yorker and his valet on the ship Bolivar en route to Porto Banus, fearing arrest for a cabman murder in New York. They meet Colonel John T. O. Bowie who is to take the post as American Consul.
A theatrical program describes a revolution at Porto Banos and a young consul winning love amid danger. The play features Misses Enright and McArthur directing with musical interludes by Terbibox Harp Orchestra and the high school glee club. Cast and crew include George Weber and Lawrence Luce with stage and technical staff listed.
Baraboo markets report prices paid by local merchants dated June 4 1913. Potatoes Wheat 90 cents Rye 30 9 Barley 4 Corn 65 Oats 38 Cents Chickens 11 to 12 cents Cattle 5 50 to 7 00 Calves 8 50 to 9 00 Hogs 8 40 Eggs 1 16 Dairy Butter 22 cents.
Hogs receipts 75 000 with shipping quotes 8 65 to 8 80, light 8 70 8 80, pigs 7 60 8 30. Cattle receipts 5 000 with prime steers 8 70 8 85, cows 6 75 7 15, veal calves 10 50 11 00. Sheep receipts 15 000 with lambs 7 40 7 85, yearlings 5 75 6 65, wethers 5 85 6 10. Plus South Water Street jobbing prices and regional retail rates for dairy, hay, poultry, potatoes. East Buffalo market notes show steady cattle, hogs at 9.00, lambs 9.25 9.50.
A Constantinople report states Mahmoud Scheikel Pasha, grand vizier and minister of war, was killed at noon by two gunmen while en route to Sublime Port in a motor car. Officials suspect a plot against the Committee of Union and Progressive Turks.
Wednesday sale at Clavadatcher draws attention while local residents share visits. Mrs H P Hayward and son spent the day in Madison. J Wettstein returned from family visit and Miss Vena Schanke of Ableman visited the Wettstein home. Henry Van Alstine, formerly Kilbourn, died in Elkhart Indiana. Fred Effinger and Miss Ann Louise Stewart traveled to Friendship. Mrs Paul Harris returned home from Vienna after a short city visit.
Miss Ella Shattuck of Chicago visits her sister Mrs. Pointon at 610 Park Street and plans to stay a few weeks. A shoe sale and clothing sale at Clavadatchers lists no items on credit.
John Davenport returned from Chicago seeking medical aid. He plans to enter a Madison hospital tomorrow for treatment.
Miss Martha Streek of La Crosse and Mrs. Hugo Hussa and son Curtis of Bangor are guests at the James Rundle home on Ridge street.
Mr and Mrs Rudolph Hokanson and Emil Hokanson with their Madison relatives visited the home of John Rick on Sunday accompanied by Mr and Mrs Wm Philipp and their son.
The infant son of Mr. and Mrs. John Werner died Monday and was taken to Reedsburg for burial. Twins were born on Sunday, a boy and a girl. The Third ward school teachers honored their principal Miss Tillie A Helm with a token of remembrance for her influence and the coming year's absence from Baraboo.
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