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Newspaper
Baraboo Weekly News
Location
Baraboo, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1913
Page
7
Merrimack guests visit friends in Baraboo as families and relatives attend funerals and celebrations. Local schools host diplomas Maypole dances and programs under Miss Laura Cooper and Miss Jennie Searle, with graduations at Baraboo and Plateville Normal.
Oak Hill residents and relatives visit relatives across nearby towns. Esther Thieding and Dora Schutte are among visitors. barn raising and barn dance attract participation. Several attend a St. Peter Lutheran missionfest in Reedsburg. ankle sprain sidelines Raymond Decker.
Residents attended Mr and Mrs Markham s Golden Wedding at Ward s corners on Sunday. Albert Werth and family visited at Reedsburg, while John Miner of Reedsburg vacationed here. Fred Schluter returned from two weeks in Lodi. Mrs Potter visited friends in Reedsburg and Wonewoc.
La Vaile Misses Nina and Florence Stowe of Ironton spent Sunday with relatives. Mr. Markee came from Reedsburg last week. F E White attended graduation exercises at A C college in Aurora Nebraska. Six graduates, motto I Can, aimed to accomplish. Mr and Mrs Austin and sons from Tennessee visit Mrs Klett. Henry Gleve traveled to Grand Rapids on business. Mrs Ralph Grover visited her mother at Wonewoce. Miss Marie Elsessar visited Baraboo and Madison. Miss Rose Hagenah of Hillsboro visited Mrs Otto Borchers.
Mrs Ettan Ingham spent last week with relatives at Elroy. Mr and Mrs D B Williams arrived from Montana to spend a month with kin, then visited Richland Center with sister Mrs Thornton and mother Mrs Pearson. Mrs C Eder returns from Chicago. Mrs Sarah Jewell and daughter from Eureka Montana visit her mother Mrs S Pearson. Mrs H A Butterfield of Baraboo visits her parents. Miss Freda Wentlandt heads to Watertown and Miss Attridge to Fairfield for vacation. Mothers club meets with Mrs Floyd Funnel on Thursday June 19. Bible school building progress noted. J H Weir, former teacher, seen renewing acquaintances.
Walter Hahn spent Sunday with relatives at Sauk City while Boy Scouts camped near the Mill Point. Five local businessmen fished in Briggsville last Saturday. one reportedly caught a cold. Mrs. Martha Jolitz returns from Tennessee for vacation. Marshal Hayes and families travel to Baraboo on business. Several residents visit Baraboo. Albert Fisk plans Elroy home with son Bert. Bassett and Willis fined for motorcycle speeding. Deckham nursing a smashed thumb from rock unloading. Bruce Honger and family from Denver visit relatives after thirteen years. Honger is with Victor Coal Co. in Denver.
Fairfield news notes a hen owned by Robert Burton that defeats Manford Bump’s in a playful contest. A district school near Myrtle Higgins closed for a Friday June 6 clinic at the Harvey Davis home with a children’s program and meal. Mrs. Tom Burton of Baraboo and others visited, while Mrs. H. Burton learned of cousin Mrs. Martin’s death in Portage.
An advertisement from Winnipeg Manitoba offers loans of 500 to 2000 dollars at 8 percent interest with double value security. Interest and principal collected without cost to clients in the United States. No shrinkage in values.
At Racine the boilers in the C. K. Peck coal boat exploded tearing away the deck. The boat caught fire and debris tumbled into the harbor. Four people are known dead.
Mr. Isenberg and crew are expected to begin construction of a new residence on the Frank Herfort farm. The same crew recently completed a large barn on the same property. Miss Ruth Jones will close her school Friday evening with a program. Born to Mr and Mrs Lon Bliven a son Monday morning. Mrs Nellie Johnson and Mrs Amelia Braun visited relatives near Merrimack Sunday.
Fairfield School closed at Peck's Corners on June 5 with a picnic and closing exercises. Miss Vivian Porter and Alma Calvert received diplomas with honors. Children’s Day exercises at the Baptist church Sunday evening drew a large crowd. The Willing Workers plan a dinner meeting with Mrs. Nancy Green on Thursday, June 19.
State authorities warn the Sauk County firms Baraboo Lighting Co Patterson Iron Mining Co J L Stewart Lumber Co Loretto and Loganville Telephone Co The Wisconsin Iron Mining Co that their annual reports have not been filed as required. If reports and forfeiture fees are not paid by January 1 1914 their corporate rights and privileges will be forfeited.
North Dellona Mrs. R. H. Murray is on the sick list. F Plum and family visit Stand Rock with Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Willits and Mr. Lemon of Illinois. The Ladies Aid meets with Mrs. Wilbur Scott on Thursday, June 12. Wallace and Ruby Bass of Reedsburg visited Joe Betts. Ice cream social at Jesse Willis’s attracted many. Miss Leona Gunderman stays with sister Mrs. Irwin Eakins. Kilbourn Mr. Zimmerman builds a Wig Scott basement. Miss Susie Murray closes Stein district school with a program. Miss Alta Scott closes Red school house. Picnic dinner at noon. Wm. Scottland family visit Geo. Hakins. Auto ride in the afternoon. Grief over the death of Mrs. Clara Stor nee Borcher.
Westedt hall hosted a June dance with 68 tickets sold. Esther Ohland received a farewell party at Meyers hall. The 500 club celebrated Mr. and Mrs. Wa Ratzlaff nineth anniversary with a supper and music. Loganville looks to celebrate the Fourth in traditional style. School closed with a decorative program and Miss Horkan plans to return next year.
Readable fragment touts Hood's Sarsaparilla as best medicine to rid humors and clear complexion claiming it is the cheapest option.
A travel note by Ruth Bryan Owens describes widespread German influence in Palestine seen by a tourist. Red roofs mark European presence in Haifa Nazareth and other towns with German hotels roads and a tablet to the Sultan. The piece ends with a quip about a footprint of the German Emperor.
The Cincinnati Car Company sets a 41 inch fare height mark for five year olds to resolve age disputes. Five year olds average 41 inches tall, so conductors can judge eligibility by raising children to the mark and comparing. This solution eliminates parental objections and saves a nickel.
While crossing the Coachilla desert in southeastern California we spotted two dilapidated trolley cars half buried in sand. They once formed a horse railway intended to link a Southern Pacific station with a distant agricultural colony, but the farming venture failed and the line was abandoned, leaving a stark symbol of shattered hope.
A Rangeley Lakes guide on a log drive fell into swift water and clung to a large log as the current dragged him under. His feet protruded beyond the log when a comrade grabbed him. He urged to save the man head first if possible and held on until help arrived.
New York June 11 The stock market faced heavy losses after the Supreme Court upheld state railway commissions to regulate rates. By 1 pm 680000 shares had traded as selling accelerated. Kuhn Loeb Co and First National Bank stepped in to support Union Pacific Southern Pacific Pennsylvania and United States Steel while J P Morgan & Co made large purchases. The late session saw irregular declines but the market closed firmer.
Dr. F. W. Greiner a former Baraboo physician and nurses from Noble hospital survived a boulevard plunge into Lake Washington. The car stalled with front wheels in the water after power shut off and brakes were set. No injuries reported. a Seattle Times illustration captured the perilous stop.
A year long anti smoking effort in city schools reports progress. Superintendent A C Kingsford notes many students quit or never smoked, with detailed figures by grade ward and classrooms and a school outing to Devils Lake State Park to celebrate.
After a long illness Mrs H O Teckemeyer died at 9 50 PM at her home 19 North Bassett Madison. She was born in Merrimack Wisconsin in 1874 married H O Teckemeyer in 1900 and resided here since. Survived by husband parents Mr and Mrs K J McCarll one brother John MecCarll Madison and two sisters Mrs G J Jennings and Mrs Myron MacPherson Baraboo with the latter a twin sister.
Amelia Struebing of Reedsburg and Grover Cleveland King have been licensed to wed. The couple plans a forthcoming ceremony in Reedsburg.
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