Train wreck kills circus troupe near Gary Indiana
A Hagenbeck Wallace circus train derailed after a rear collision with an empty troop train near Gary Indiana. Sixty nine people died and 115 were injured. Onboard from Baraboo were Charles Gollmar and family, F E Bullard, Emery Stiles, and the Rooneys. Mrs Charles Gollmar died later. Fire trapped dozens as four Pullman coaches telescoped.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gary
Ind
Baraboo
Charles Gollmar
F. E. Bullard
Emery Stiles
Charles Rooney
Elizabeth Rooney Romig
Fred Gollmar
Hugh Rooney
Rooneys
Hagenbeck-Wallace Circus Wreck Death Toll Soars in Gary
Monday report places death toll at Gary wreck between 85 as figures vary. many nomads unaccounted, some burned or vanished. Engineers blamed for passing signals while fire fatal. gas-tank blaze burned hours. Notables killed include Veena Connor and Jennie Ward. Charles Rooney reports escape. Next show stops shifted to Beloit after Hammond Monroe dates canceled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gary
Nick
Hugh Rooney
East Street
Baraboo
Charles Rooney
Jennie Ward
Ringling Circus
Mack McCree
Hettie Hodgema
Rooney
Boiling Water Burn Accident Near Durward's Glen
Albert Hartman tried to move a hot lye boiler from the stove and spilled contents onto his mother Mrs. Carl Hartman. She fainted and flesh tore away as she removed her shoes. The Hartman farm lies near No. 8 schoolhouse close to Durward's Glen en route to McLeish cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert Hartman
Carl Hartman
Hartman
Durward’s Glen
Glen
McLeish Cemetery
New Sugar Controls Issued by State Food Inspector
Madison issued drastic sugar regulations through Magnus Swenson. Manufacturers using sugar, plus hotels and restaurants, must obtain a certificate from the food administration before buying sugar. Quotas are reduced. hotels may buy three pounds per ninety meals. retailers may stock only three pounds per person per month, based on April to June purchases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison
Magnus Swenson
Food Administration
July county court cases listed for next Tuesday
The county court schedule shows numerous wills estates and guardianships. Notable items include hearings on wills for Barbara Drew Emma Tibbits and Carl Von Behren and final settlements for Julia Dodd Patrick Croal and Michael Bindl. The Nixon case was amended before Racine trip with Mrs Nixon allowed periodic funds from the estate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barbara Drew
Emma Tibbitts
John Henry Grantin
Edward Johnson
William Wieglow
Carl von Behren
T. M. Case
Magdalena Neu
Jesse Smith
Martin L. Yanke
Phillip Ringsdorf
H. E. Stone
Patrick Croal
Julia W. Dodd
Julia N. Dodd
Carl John
Michael Bindl
Harry Butterfield
Racine
James O’neill
Nixon
Samuel Nixon
Car Accident Nearly Fatal For Local Store Manager
Arthur Huebing, manager in the New store clothing department at Reedsburg, borrowed a Thompson grocery car and overturned after turning to avoid another vehicle on Loganville road. He escaped with only slight injuries as the car fell down a steep embankment beside a barb wire fence. the wreck was total.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Huebing
Reedsburg
Loganville
Thompson Grocery Store
Huebing
Madison Visit By Buckley Family Guests
Miss Mary Louise Buckley spent the day in Madison with guests Miss Marguerite McDonald of Marshfield and Miss Mary Ashley of Chippewa Falls and accompanied others on a local outing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Louise Buckley
Marguerite McDonald
Marshfield
Mary Ashley
Chippewa Falls
Madison
Banks to Lock Doors at Closing Time in Baraboo
Beginning July 1 Baraboo banks will open 9 am to 3 pm on weekdays and 9 am to 4 pm Saturdays with doors locked at closing. The rule, ordered by the Comptroller of the Currency, requires daily balancing of bank books including all items received that day. Banks named are First National Bank M H Mould cashier Bank of Baraboo L S Van Orden cashier and Farmers & Merchants Bank N H Gerber cashier.
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Baraboo
First National Bank
M. H. Mould
Bank OF Baraboo L. S. van Orden
Farmers & Mercants Bank
N. H. Gerber
Obituary for Mrs Sadah Urban at Ash Street Home
Funeral services for Mrs. Sadah Urban wife of George Urban were held at the Ash street home Tuesday at 2 30 p m Rev E C Henke officiating Mrs G W Snyder and Miss Olga Reinking sang Bearers were Martin Schey Fred Kessler August Reineke Charles Ruhland John Troy and Daniel Trump Out of town attendees included Mrs Urban mother Mrs Let tie Hawley of Saramac Michigan Mrs M Ressler of Kilbourn Joseph Urban of Fort Washington and Mrs Paul Bainier of Kieo
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sadah Urban
George Urban
Ash Street
E. C. Henke
G. W. Snyder
Olga Reinking
Martin Schey
Fred Kessler
August Reineke
Charles Ruhland
John Troy
Daniel Trump
Urban
Lettie Hawley
Saramac
Mich
M. Ressler
Kilbourn
Joseph Urban
Fort Washington
Paul Bainier
Kieo
Death of Gottlieb Lohr in Sauk City noted
Gottlieb Lohr died at his home in Sauk City. He was an uncle of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Koenig and a brother of Mrs. Mary Willey who has lived in Kirkwood for a number of years. Funeral services were held Wednesday afternoon, June 26.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gottlieb Lohr
Sauk City
Robert Koenig
Mary Willey
Kirkwood
Card of Thanks for the Stabnaw Family
Card of thanks extends gratitude to neighbors friends and the minister pallbearers singers and drivers for kindness during the death and funeral of our mother. Names listed include A F Stabnaw Dan Stabnaw Ernest Stabnaw John Simon Paul Stabnaw Herman Krouse Herman Stabnaw William Stabnaw Henry Stabnaw George Sullivan Clarence Denzer and Joe Gale house.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. F. Stabnaw
Dan Stabnaw
Ernest Stabnaw
John Simon
Paul Stabnaw
Herman Krouse
Herman Stabnaw
William Stabnaw
Henry Stabnaw
George Sullivan
Clarence Denzer
Joe Galehouse
Cooper Cadwallader Ward and Helen Cadwallader wed
Charles Martin Cooper of Los Angeles and Merrimack married Miss Helen Jane Cadwallader of Alhambra California on Saturday June 15 the ceremony connected families of Cooper and Cadwallader with the Merrimack locale noted in the announcement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ward
Merrimack
Charles Martin Cooper
W. E. Cooper
Los Angeles
Calif
Helen Jane Cadwallader
Alhambra
Operation at Reedsburg Hospital Leads to Large Tumor Removal
Mrs. John McCabe underwent a serious operation at Reedsburg hospital on Monday to remove a very large tumor performed by a Milwaukee doctor. A Connors child from Cazenovia arrived with a badly crushed finger that was amputated after an accident with a wringer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John McCabe
Reedsburg Hospital
Milwaukee
Connors
Cazenovia
Local Notes From Lime Ridge and Nearby Areas
Lime Ridge residents report visits between Will Wheeler family and Richland Center. The ladies aid plans a meeting with Mrs Aug Wegner on Thursday afternoon June 27. A daughter was born to Mr and Mrs Ira Rist on June 17. Gotham visitors include Mr and Mrs Gaylord Frye and Mrs Clint Fuller. Bessie Bohn visits her sister Mrs Lyle Frye in Gotham. Albert Neibuhr acquires a new Buick. Ferdinand Willman swaps a meat shop for Richland Center property. Beulah Moffett moves to Reedsburg for employment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Will Wheeler
Richland Center
Ladies’ Aid
Aug. Wegner
Ira Rist
Gaylord Frye
Gotham
Bessie Bohn
Lyle Frye
Clint Fuller
Reedsburg
R. L. Bohn
Albert Neibuhr
Ferdinand Willman
Beulah Moffett
Local Families Attend Y P S C E and Missionary Conventions
Hotel Stoke reports Mr and Mrs Ernest Outcast and children visiting the Charles Starkey home at Buck Creek. Several women and George Barkley depart Tuesday morning for Fennimore to attend the Y P S C E and missionary conventions, with plans to return Friday. Lime Ridge prepares Fourth of July celebrations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hotel Stoke
Ernest
Charles Starkey
Buck Creek
Perry Wolf
J. Weitzel
O. L. Bohn
Winifred Bohn
George Barkley
Fennimore
Sheriff Candidate Cahoon Files for Republican Primary
Wilber Cahoon announces his candidacy for the Sauk County sheriff nomination on the Republican ticket in the September primary. The paid advertisement identifies Cahoon as the sponsor and official.
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Wilber Cahoon
Sauk County
Local Briefs From Kilbourn and Nearby Towns
Rena Landt and Chrissie Crawford visited and head to Madison for summer school. Leila Johnson recovers from pneumonia. Families from Cale donia Sauk City and Baraboo join Evangelical services and church meetings. Robins ons return from Battle Creek. war sentiment and local gossip noted. John Troy’s operation proceeds smoothly. Stanley family hosts relatives at Greenfield and Baraboo gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rena Landt
Kilbourn
Chrissie Crawford
Madison
Leila Johnson
William Gierman
Frank Giernan
Caledonia
George Fox
Walter
William Winke
Sauk City
F. R. Leubke
John Manning
Harold Baughton
Victor, Colo
James Wiley
Congregational Church
T. F. Risley
Mr. Perry
B. N. Robinsos
B. N. Robinson, III
Battle Creek
John Troy
Greenfield
W. D
H. H. Stanley
John Dwinnell
Augusta Stanley
Lodi
J. L. Bonham
J. L. Bonham and Family
Baraboo
S. W. Francis
Omaha
Local notices from Baraboo area update several events
Orville Beardsley had his tonsils removed at Baraboo hospital and a small growth was removed from beneath his chin. Walter Zins of Sauk City was cited for speeding and paid 10 dollars and costs in Justice Halsted's court. Albert Teel works on replacing wind-damaged farm buildings in the county. Jacob Alexander, Kilbourn, returns from Baraboo and plans a July 2 auction at the Baxter farm near Kilbourn for 160 acres plus livestock and machinery. E O Brattrud of Madison discusses Liberty Colony publicity with J T Bates. a Livingston soldier prisoner of war case is noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orville Beardsley
Frank Beardsley
Baraboo Hospital
Walter Zins
Sauk City
L. R. Capener
H. L. Halsted
Zins
Speeders’ Club
Albert Teel
Fairfield
Jacob Alexander
Kilbourn
Baraboo
Baxter Farm
Alexander
E. O. Brattrud
Madison
J. T. Bates
Liberty Colony
Sawyer County
Livingston
Wis
Teutons accused of barbaric acts on eight youths
Brattrud reports Teutons injected gangrene into an arm and leg of eight young men. One escaped to America and has sought relief in Rochester, now aided by others due to piti ful condition. The tale moved listeners as judges and locals discuss further hearings and local civic matters.
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Brattrud
America
Rochester
James O’neil
F. D. Calway
Neillsville
Milwaukee
Wisconsin Bar
Charles Rooney
Elizabeth Rooney Romig
Beloit
Hugh Rooney
East Street
Gary
Ind
Street Committee
Tenth Street
John McGann
Presbyterian
County Clerk F A Cooper Faces Re Election without Opposition
The county clerk F A Cooper, praised for wartime service, faces no opposition in his re election bid. His term saw heavy wartime workload with many exemptions classified, and thousands of telephone inquiries answered. The piece notes his historical role as the war county clerk and his tireless efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. A. Cooper
Cooper
Exemption Board
S. A. Cook
Congress
Neenah
Menasha
Father Clifford
Arthur Wareham
Phyllis
John
Omaha
Nebr
University of Chicago
Baraboo
Thomas Stanton
Okee
Gibraltar Bluff
Caledonia
Merrimack
George Premo
Milwaukee
Theodore Weigand
Lake Wisconsin
S. J. Palmer
Chicago
Mr. Palmer
Charles E. Palmer
Todd
Wisconsin
Special sale on farm implements at Gollmar store
Special sale prices run for thirty days on a full line of implements including binders mowers hayrakes and corn binders at E T Gollmar storefront with especially low prices for the period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. T. Gollmar
Lost Sunday night cap near Prothero McGinnis garage
A silver plated cap for a gas tank was lost between the Prothero McGinnis garage and North Freedom. Please leave it at this office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prothero-McGinnis
North Freedom
Baraboo Classifieds Briefs 1918 Notice and Listings
I WILL PAY no more bills made by Mrs. Ruth Washburn after June 24 1918. Charles Washburn. FOR SALE: 10x20 three wall silo complete. C R Tuttle Baraboo Wis FOR SALE OR TRADE Horse and two lumber wagons. O F Edwards Baraboo RR 5.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruth Washburn
Charles Washburn
C. R. Tuttle
Baraboo
Wis
O. F. Edwards
R. R
Wynne Broom Co. Ad Seeks Female Agents
Agents wanted to sell New Fibre Brooms with daily earnings of 5 to 7 dollars. Sample by parcel post offered at 55 cents. Advertisement from Wynne Broom Co., El mifta, Nil.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wynne Broom Co
Elmifta
Livestock Prices Rise Across Hog Cattle and Sheep Markets
Hog receipts total 19 000 with prices 15 to 30 cents higher. Bulk hogs 16.30 to 16.60, butchers 16.40 to 16.65, packing 15.60 to 16.35, light 16.55 to 16.75, pigs 16.25 to 16.50, roughs 15.60 to 15.75. Cattle receipts 7 000 with a 15 cent gain. beeves 11.75 to 18, butcher stock 7.75 to 14, canners 0.75 to 7.75, stockers 8.25 to 13.25, cows 7.75 to 14, calves 15.75 to 16.50. Sheep receipts 10 000, market steady to lower. shorn lambs 9.50 to 17.25, spring lambs 18 to 18.50, ewes 4.50 to 12.50.
Williamson Party Plans Summer at Devils Lake on Fisher Cottage
Mr and Mrs John Williamson arrive from Kansas City and will spend the summer at Devils Lake occupying the Fisher cottage on the Messenger shore per their longtime custom. Pelton of Baraboo and Sherwood of Spring Green return from the Beavers convention at Oshkosh with salary increases for the head and secretary respectively. George Hickey relocates operations to Wellington dining room and kitchen after leasing the Fourth street cafe and closing the previous site. Miss Belle Blanchett, linotype operator at the Madison State Journal, visits sister Mrs L J Barrett. she and her father plan to visit Caukauna before returning to Madison.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Williamson
Kansas City
George Hickey
Fourth Street
Wellington
Hickey
T. Bates
Baraboo
Wis
Belle Blanchett
Madison State Journal
L. J. Barrett
Madison
Also Mentioned on This Page
Girgus Thains
Gollmar
Veena Connor
Dierecks
Eddie Devoe
Millie Jewell
Girl Without Fear
Bill Curtis
Ourwards Glen
Swenson
Bard
Mrs
Gottloib Lohr
Cooper—Cadwallader
Lime Ridge
Onger
Guernsey
Poland
C. W. Wichern
John Deere
R. F. Klemm
Mazer
Cent. A
S. 5Th St
Philadelphia
Cushman Poultry Ranch
Wii
Chicago Livestock
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