Merrisnack School Holds Picnic and Graduates
The Merrisnack department closes for the week with a village park picnic on Wednesday. Principal changes include Ernest Weinkie remaining as principal next year. Miss Grace Brownrigg appointed postmistress. many residents and guests are noted, with dances planned at Towers June 27 and commencement exercises at Towers hall featuring the graduating class and a long program led by Rev Nosciere.
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Ernest Weinkie
Miss Smith
Wisconsin
Lilah Dryer
Baraboo
Lawrent
Charles Jones
Robert Jones
Brewster
Wash
Navy
Thomas Tierney
John McLean
Caledonia
U. S. Army
McLean
Mary Corcoran
Grace Netherly
Rockford, Ill
B. L. Gross
Charles Kunce
Pine Lake
Ova Dawson
Fayoos
Chicago
John G. Rotzell
George Kasdorf
Delton
Zella Astle
Barnhoo
Edna Wolfe
Brooks
Charles Stewart
Grace A. Brownrigg
Herbert B. Gross
Warrens
Clara Odekirk
Madison
O. P. Wanamaker
Joe Moulton
Ruby Priest
Janesville
France
Towers’ Hall
Viola Marshall
Frank Kirchstein
Milton Crosby
Nosciere
Orr Dodge
Jeanne Peck
Althea Clark
Reinhard Hein
John Lange
Miss Elda
Jefinamann
Ralph Graff
Alice Pigg
Ysabell Marshall
Ida Gal-lus
More Girls Born During World War Than Boys
The German statistics show during the war 1,086 girls born for every 1,000 boys instead of the normal 1,024. The claim that more boys are born in wartime is challenged by this data.
Merrimack Class Heads to Delton With Portraits and Play
The Merrimack graduation class stopped in Baraboo to have pictures taken at the Trimpey studio. Graduates Viola Marshall Frank Kirchstein and Mil teen Crosby traveled with principal Ernest Weinke. The class staged the play A Rival by Request in auto four loads en route to Delton.
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Merrimack
Baraboo
Delton
Trimpey
Viola Marshall
Frank Kirchstein
Milteen Crosby
Ernest ‘Weinke
Real estate transfers listed across multiple Wisconsin towns
A long header of transfers records numerous parcels exchanged for sums ranging from $1 to $26,000 across Franklin La Valle Ironton Baraboo Reedsburg Prairie du Lac Sauk City Bear Creek Spring Green and other locales. Names include Brictl Rabuck Lange Fuller Mertz Anderson Donahue Markert Diehl and many others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Brictl
George Lins
Franklin
Charles E. Rabuck
Robert E. Richardson
la Valle
Emil Lange
Wisconsin Valley Utility Co
Ableman
Grace Fuller
Jabez Marshall
Ironton
L. W. Stone
Ester Timlin
Baraboo
Maria Huber
John Berberich
Sauk City
Edward Weitzel
Anna Weitzel
Bear Creek
Willis D. Atwater
Ray Hewitt
Lyons
Walter Hahn
North Freedom Canning ‘Co
North Freedom
John Mertz
Edward L. Blakewell
Anna W. Anderson
W. M. Allen
Carrie W. Munroe
City of
Nancy Ruthbert
Thomas Ferguson
Spring Green
Frank Huntley
Nellie Peterson
Bear’ Creek
Carl Schramm
George T. Hinz
Henry Thiemann
Walter Craker
Reedsburg
William Tourdot
George Tourdot
Wilhelmina Ware Accola
Othelia Anna Fisk
Prairie du Lac
Mary Donahue
John Ward
Winfield
William Markert
Elmer Denzer
Honey Creek
J. R. Piehl
Bertha Toll
Woodland
Elizabeth Wischoff
H. L. Wischoff
Redsburg
John G. Diehl
Peter Plou
Plain
Bolesaw Przywiczerski
Stephen Przywiczerski
Dellona
L. E. Stone
Lauich
Edward D. Gruber
Rosetta A. Gruber
Prairie du Sac
Baraboo Community Home Forms Plan To Build Aged Home
Baraboo residents forming the Baraboo Community Home association aim to raise funds to establish an age care home. R B Griggs, president, led a Wednesday meeting to discuss moving from plans to action. Louise Gattiker reported on the Sparta Morrow Memorial Home and its quick setup and waiting list. Another meeting will be held soon to advance the project.
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Baraboo Community Home Association
R. B. Griggs
Louise Gattiker
Morrow Memorial
Sparta
Baraboo
United States Mints Operated Nonstop in 1918 to Meet Coin Demand
United States mints ran around the clock in 1918 to satisfy demand for silver half dollars quarters and dimes. A total of 25 million dollars in coinage was produced.
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United States
Baraboo High Announces 40th Graduation Exercises
Baraboo high school will hold commencement next Thursday at the Al Ringling theatre. Forty graduates will participate in a program including invocations, salutatory, valedictory on water power, addresses, duets, and diplomas. Class officers, colors, flower, and motto are listed along with the graduates by course and the class exercises set for June 18.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baraboo High School
al. Ringling Theatre
M. J. Cameron
Long
League of Nation
Stanford
Richardson
W Terpower
Wisconsin
Edward Templin
Athlone
Martha Newman
Mable Marquette
E. A. Evans
Bboys
Glee Club
A. C. Kingsford
Fetridge
C. E. May
Ava M. Irish
William Jones
M. Catherine Kingsley
Verne
William McFarlane
Kenneth Clinton McLeish
Howard James Monroe
Martha Eleanor Newman
Anna Laura Paddock
Stanford Royal Richardson
Walter Vincent Veling
Margaret Kath Davenport
Dorothy D. Davenport
Muriel Metcalf
Elizabeth Rachel Ruggles
Rosalyn Lu ®Ele Wilcox
Beatrice Lydia Alexander
Roger Herman Alwin
Lyndell Meyrane Brownell
Edith Evalyn Green
Mable Eva Marquette
Dorothy Mae Moog
Armeta Vera ‘Peterson
Cecil Irene Platt
Virgil Henry Roick
Myrtle Marie Schaefer
George Delmore Schenk
Leona Dorothy Schroeder
Cyril Beaufort Sherwood
Leroy Roman Siberz
Esther Iva Siggelkow
Clara L. Steinke
Edward Henry Templin
Girl Drowns at Madison Lake Mendota
Miss Carol A Sleep a 22 year old Beloit graduate student drowned last evening in Lake Mendota near the French house pier. King Woodward and Beta Theta Pi brothers aided in rescue attempts but she could not be revived. doctors cited heart failure as a likely cause. Two companions narrowly escaped drowning when a canoe accident near the Y M C A pier left Alfred Maack and Verene Gibbs stranded in the water.
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Carol A. Sleep
College of Letters
The
University
Madison
Lake Mendota
French House
North Frances Street
King Woodward
Beta Theta Pi
Central Fire Station
Miss Sleep
Beloit College
Wisconsin
Elkhorn
A. Edith Pine
River Forest
Ill
Alberta K. Heller
Beaverdam
Miss Pine
Norman K. Avery
Peoria
Woodward
Beta Pier
Miss Heller
Beta Fraternity
Avery
Central Station
Sleep
Frautschi
Cassin
Alfred H. Maack
Clintonville
College of Letters and Science
Verene Gibbs
Horkan Lariden Wed In Reedsburg Sacred Heart
Vanetta Hor kan and Louis Lariden of Reedsburg wed at Sacred Heart church with Fr Kiernan officiating. Bride is daughter of Mr and Mrs James Hor kan of Dellona. They left for a state wedding trip and will reside in Ableman after July 1 in a home near the groom’s new garage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vanetta Horkan
Louis Lariden
Reedsburg
Kiernan
Sacred Heart Church
James Horkan
Dellona
Ableman
Maple Valley Club Supper Hosted by Mrs Albert Benz
Mrs Albert Benz will host the Maple Valley club at her home on Thursday June 19 for supper. R C Weiland's barn sustained considerable damage from a lightning strike during a storm. Mr and Mrs A Fry recently entertained Mr Bonnie Beloit. Mrs N R Bartley and her son William of Adams are visiting the potential home. Mrs Bartley notes several new homes are being built in Adams.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert Benz
Maple Valley Club
R. C. Weiland
A. Fry
Bonnie Beloit
N. R. Bartley
William of
Adams
Holland Coal Deposits Vast But Poor Quality
Government experts estimate Holland's coal deposits exceed 5 billion tons in total. They note none of the coal meets first grade fuel standards, signaling limited value for high quality markets.
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Holland
Steamer Takes Three Minutes to Stop at Full Speed
An ocean steamer traveling at full speed cannot stop in less than three minutes. In that time it covers about half a mile before coming to a halt.
New Garden Pest Destroys Cabbage Crops in Third Ward
Residents report a new garden pest in the locality resembling a magor worm attacking cabbage roots. Young plants wilt and revive but eventually die, forcing new plantings. A Third ward resident tried washing and replanting roots with unclear results.
Rail Appropriation Passed by Senate in Two Minutes
The Senate at Washington quickly approved the house bill appropriating 750 million dollars to cover deficiencies in the railroad administration.
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Senate
Washington
House
Bill to Boost Income Taxes Passes the Senate
The Madison senate approved the Arnold bill raising the progressive tax to incomes up to 25 000 dollars with a 25 percent rate. Large industrial concerns have opposed the plan and a hard assembly fight is anticipated.
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Senate
Madison
Assembly
Picture Shows War Victim Released From Hospital
Louis Feinberg of Baraboo reports a Washington hospital photo from his brother Harry revealing a soldier who lost a leg in France and recently returned from overseas. The image shows a man with both legs amputated below the hips and an arm lost near the shoulder, with Feinberg’s son in the background noting seven inches left on one leg.
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Louis Feinberg
Baraboo
Harry
Washington
France
Young Feinberg
Fraudulent government warrants printed at Leavenworth
Secret Service men exposed a plan to circulate counterfeit government warrants printed on the prison press at Leavenworth. Twelve men were arrested including Ralph Waserberg and were being questioned in New York. Counterfeiting charges were issued against the group for about $60,000 in counterfeit checks.
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Leavenworth Federal Penitentiary
Secret Service
Ralph Waserberg
New York
Clergyman's trial reveals alleged affection for nurse
The Rev Josiah Martyn Neifert defends a divorce suit as his children Isabelle 16 and Morton 14 testify to his close ties with Carrie Cooper a nurse who rooms in his rectory at 69 East Ninety first street The daughter describes him kneeling to trim nails and kissing Cooper while the boy recalls movie outings and unannounced returns to a home marked by the nurse presence
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Josiah Martyn Neifert
St. James Church
Seventy-first Street
Park Avenue
New York
Presque Isle
Emilie Neifert
Giegerich
Isabelle
Morton
Carrie Cooper
Carrie
Baby
Dearie
East Ninety-first Street
Miss Cooper
Selvaggis
Father
Palmer asks funds for anarchist fight
Attorney General Palmer asked Congress for a special 500000 dollar appropriation on Thursday in Washington to continue the hunt for anarchists and bomb throwers.
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Palmer
Washington
Congress
Hundreds of Milwaukee divorcees seek larger alimony
In Milwaukee hundreds of divorcees appeal to Circuit Court Clerk Max Binner for higher alimony. They cite costs have doubled and some husbands are asked to call at his office. Some ex wives, after explanations, offer to increase payments. others must apply to the court.
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Milwaukee
Max Binner
Body Found in Unity Park Seaside Park Dining Hall
The body of Byron Bohn, brother of G L Bohn of Lettergren Hardware Baraboo, was found in the kitchen area of the Unity park dining hall at Wonewee. He had been missing since March 15. A Madison citizen discovered the body. no violence appeared, and he seemed at rest. Bohn leaves a wife two sons and a daughter and his mother lives in Wonewoc. Funeral services were led by Rev Pru cia of Wonewoc with attendees from Baraboo Elroy and nearby. Another brother Archie Bohn died by drowning in Milwaukee several days earlier.
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Byron Bohn
G. L. Bohn
Lettergren Hardware Company
Baraboo
Unity Park
Wonewee
Spiritualists of
Wisconsin
Bohn
Madison
Wonewoc
Elroy
Prucia
Belle Wood
Archie Bohn
Milwaukee
Wonewoe
Will Healy
Jessie Bohn
Bell Wood
Lillie Lee
Weed
Herman Bohn
Hillsboro
Arthur Bohn
D. Soules
Chicago
Council Elects 2 New Members to School Board
At Thursday’s city council meeting two new members were elected to the school board to replace J. B. Donovan and Carl Isenberg. Mrs. B. F. Dithmar and Mrs. H. H. Thomas will fill the vacancies, joining E. P. McFetridge and W. D. Stanley. The council also named three members to the Board of Review Arthur Cheek E T Ross and Hans Okern. A Ford truck for the street department was approved at 675 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. B. Donovan
Carl Isenberg
BE. F.dithmar
H. H. Thomas
E. P. McFetridge
W. D. Stanley
Arthur Cheek
E. T. Ross
Hans Okern
Funeral rites for Henry Harris held near Kirkwood
Last rites for Henry Harris were conducted Thursday at 2 p.m. at the home of his son J. H. Harris near Kirkwood. Rev. E. C. Henke officiated with Albert Wichern, Rev. C. E. Maves and E. O. Coontz singing. Pallbearers were R. C. Harris, J. H. Harris, Paul Harris, Forest Turton, J. P. Smith and H. R. Siver. Interment followed at the city cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Harris
J. H. Harris
Kirkwood
E. C. Henke
Albert Wichern
C. E. Maves
E. O. Coontz
R. C. Harris
Paul Harris
Forest Turton
J. P. Smith
H. R. Siver
Card of Thanks for Support After Death
Family thanks all who helped during the loss of their husband and father. Gratitude to the Beaver lodge Maple Valley Social club and 2H others for flowers to the singers and Rev Coontz for comforting words from Mrs Clarence Tohnson and family.
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Beaver Lodge
Maple Valley
Coontz
Clarence Tohnson
History of the 32d Division Jointly Planned
The history of the 32d division will be published jointly by Michigan and Wisconsin soon. Michigan has appropriated 10000 dollars for the work, with Wisconsin considering a similar appropriation. Captain Carl Hanton of Superior is the division historian preparing a complete history of the division and its achievements.
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Michigan
Wisconsin
Badger
Carl Hanton
Superior
Shave First Three Years for Japanese Baby Girls Reported
A historical note describes a Japanese practice of shaving baby girls' heads until age three as part of traditional grooming. The item cites cultural norms without endorsing the practice.
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Japan
Blood Purification Promoted by Hood’s Sarparilla
An advertisement extols Hood’s Sarsa parilla as essential for perfect health and claims it thoroughly purifies and cleanses the blood, keeping it pure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hood
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Merrisnack Department
Community Home
U. S
Chichester
Scania
High Schol
Camp _ Fire
Hubert Hindes
Myrtle Schaefer
Harry Gasser
Walter Veling
Mildred Wyckoff
Robins
Girls’ Glee Club
Victrola Land
Zara Fricke
George Schenk
Carl Marquette
Madison Lake
Mendota
Lariden—Horkan
Greewriz LD
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