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Newspaper
Baraboo Weekly News
Location
Baraboo, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1921
Page
2
The canning of the early pea crop finished Tuesday evening in North Freedom. Many residents hosted and visited relatives and friends from Baraboo Milwaukee Madison and Chicago during a busy period of travel and social events.
An auto accident occurred on Main street in Reedsburg Monday afternoon around four. A roadster carrying three men from Wilton collided with Mr H W Dane who turned a corner near the post office to go south. Both parties blamed. the Wilton party had the right of way. Bumpers fenders and running boards of both cars were damaged.
Prairie du Sac announces Attorney William Ryan Governor J J Blaine and Will Groves will give addresses at the new bridge opening next Saturday. A noon picnic at Marion park precedes speeches. Baraboo Marine band plays. evening street parade with Lodi band music.
Mr and Mrs Albert Ziegler and children and Mr and Mrs Oro Holsaple and daughter of South Fairfield attended a shower at the home of Mr and Mrs Frank Prine in Lyons. The affair honored Roy Prine who is soon to wed Miss Friesing. Mr and Mrs Otto Ziegler of Tomah also attended.
A repair and ground improvements were completed at the Ironiton Catholic Church over the past week. Local residents and visitors are noted in a series of social mentions including Mrs. J. R. Fitzgerald at La Valle and several families traveling to Madison Baraboo and Reedsburg for events and visits.
Mrs Fannie Hill reports heavy rains and a cloud burst near Dakota during a motor trip by Glen and the Hill family. They spent three days on the road and expect to return by week’s end. Sweet corn is tasseling.
Rat Snap kills rats and mice and prevents odor from carcasses. One cake proves effectiveness. Cakes come in sizes 35c 65c and $1.25 with usage guidance for homes farms and buildings. Sold and guaranteed by Settergren Hadwe Co.
The Sauk County Training School will hold commencement at the Armory Thursday at 8 p.m. The program includes music by orchestra and glee club, an invocation by Rev L E Warren, remarks by Anne Murphy and State Superintendent elect John Callahan, diploma presentation by Jas A Stone, and benediction by Rev L E Warren. The class lists twenty eight graduates including Iva G Beier Myrtle Block Lucile C Burgess Ruth E Christie Julia W Dahike Hazel M Drea Vera P Fish Clara Foss Zita Gillespie Evelyn Grover Mary Harrison Nita C Kindschi Ethel G King Lucy Mallon Grace Mathews Anne Murphy Nelda Pauls Elmina Powell Leona Radloff Cecilia Shaughnessy Laura Smith Margarita Smith May Sprecher Elizabeth Taras Iva B Ward Winnifred Welch Ethel Young Vera M Young.
The annual Westfield picnic was held in Ochsner park with attendees from Westfield Baraboo and surrounding bailwick. A grand reunion occurred as baskets were shared and children enjoyed the playground apparatus. Rev William Rademacher delivered an address in ideal weather.
Viola E Westphal daughter of L A Westphal St Hilaire Minn married Joseph Pilley Baraboo veteran of World War I who served in the marine wireless unit in Paris. The Baraboo wedding party traveled home to St Cloud after July 15. Also Tuesday noon Goldie Koenig Dane and Earl Jaquish Baraboo wed at the Koenig home in Dane Rev Zenk Sauk City officiated. Alice McGowan Lodi played Lohengrin march. The Koenig bride wore midnight blue and pink roses. bridesmaids wore brown taffeta and sweet peas. Guests from Lodi Dane and Baraboo attended. The couples planned homecomings in Baraboo and future travels to Madison Milwaukee Merrill etc.
Thirty six relatives gathered at Wm Giles East Reedsburg on Sunday June 19 with attendees from Loganville Bara Boo North Freedom and White Mound. The E R S C meets June 23 at 2 PM with Mrs L S Scoon. Earl Fish and family visited Mrs Seldon in Ironton. Mrs Seldon is ill. H N Winchester visited Arthur Cady. Bert Coulter runs the former A E White farm. A W Cady met Alvin Claridge. Claridge broke his leg steering a gang plow. Neighbors send sympathy.
William Schwantz of Reedsburg paid a $750 fine after pleading guilty to liquor law violations and alleged involvement with a still. Fines also issued for Lloyd Skolass of Madison for moonshine possession. Several other cases were dismissed or unresolved as three juveniles faced custody issues. All tried before Judge C Z Luse in Madison U S district court.
Honey Creek schedules a children's day at the Evang elical church for Sunday June 26. A. Kleinschmidt was taken to Madison General Hospital Sunday for surgery. E. Krob's barn was raised last week with Ed Zick overseeing the work. Missionary meeting set for Sunday at the German Lutheran church. Ernest Maulwurf, a Whitewater normal graduate, returned home last week. Mrs Annie Alwin and granddaughter Eva Alwin visited John Miller Sunday. Many locals attended camp meeting Sunday. Walter Krob and Florence Garske visited Baraboo Sunday.
Applications show Jacob Esser of Cross Plains Lydia M Weiland of Greenfield August H Guestzkow of Prairie du Sac and Molly Gergolla of Honey Creek seeking marriage licenses in local proceedings.
Cobb county farmer G W Slayton recalls chronic stomach trouble lasting over twenty years. After trying doctors and diets, Tanlac allegedly produced a dramatic turn, with the patient eating heartily again and claiming renewed health.
Community updates from Baraboo and Fairfield list attendees at the Fairy Dale Highway park dedication near Wonewee including H H Hulbert and W S Pease. William Bogard and family plan Chicago summer study while O G Wheeler and spouse visit Minnesota relatives then northern Wisconsin for months. Mr and Mrs A Von Wald purchase the Albert Steele farm north of Baraboo with sixty acres. Steele family to move to Baraboo. The new Prairie du Lac bridge blockade ends as tour traffic resumes. upcoming bridge dedication next Saturday. Herman Bogard travels to University of Chicago summer school. Mrs Bogard to spend part of summer in Chicago, Iowa. Clerk F B Moss and wife visit Lodi with bridge crossing noted.
Corp Walter Koppelmeyer of Portage, a member of Co F Portage, was killed in action in 1918. His remains arrived at his mother Mrs Mary Koppelmeyer's home for burial.
Popular announces one cent per word for the first insertion in daily or weekly editions. Subseqent insertions cost half cent per word in either edition. Minimum 25 cents. All ads must be paid cash in advance.
FOR SALE My farm of 76 acres one mile from La Valle good soil and level fields will sell at a bargain owing to poor health will sell stock machinery and crops Wm Sosinsky FOR SALE 15 high grade sheep and 10 lambs B F Baxter Baraboo Wis R 1 WANTED To hear from owner of good farm for sale State cash price full particulars D F Bush Minneapolis Minn
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