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Newspaper
Baraboo Weekly News
Location
Baraboo, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1917
Page
8
Births announce a daughter and a son to several families including Mr and Mrs Lange and Mr and Mrs Phippen. A wide array of social visits, travels, and events are noted with residents from Baraboo Madison Reedsburg and Mir ror Lake. The community gathers for church events sawdust social and Red Cross day as families prepare for a Westward move.
A vintage health ad claims constipation shortens life and causes headaches biliousness and dull skin. It promotes Dr King s New Life Pills as a mild non gripping remedy available at druggists for 25 cents.
Baraboo readers learn of Elizabeth L Abbott and Henry E Garber Jr marriage in Billings on June 16. Elizabeth formerly visited Mrs Priscilla Buckley and is connected to the Flanders family from Baraboo, with ties to Lina Flanders and the late Lina’s forebears.
William Bartenbach Sr and Henry Verthein return home from Baraboo. Bartenbach reports son William H Bartenbach underwent an operation at Reedsburg and is recovering. Verthein seeks second naturalization papers in Baraboo. Miss Portia Willey visits her relatives in Reedsburg then will travel to Duluth to see her father V V Willey for six weeks with companion Miss Mary Ehling of Duluth.
A Portage couple faced a burglary returning home to find a diamond stud and other items stolen. Portage’s Red Cross drive raised 6910 dollars. Miss Helen Peterson wed William Popie in Kilbourn with plans to reside in Portage. Eugene Henke returned from a Middle West YMCA student conference at Lake Geneva with about 550 attendees. Muskrat feeding sites were revealed by the Timme dam discharge at Mirror Lake. Reports on local visits, camp plans for First M E church girls, and community notes from Kilbourn, Beloit, Devils Lake and surrounding towns. A Knights of Columbus initiation and banquet at the K P hall concluded the day with 217 in attendance.
Baraboo Wisconsin June 26 1917 bids for grading of the Baraboo Portage road will be received by the Sauk County Road and Bridge Committee up to 1 pm July 9 at the Office of Highway Commissioner. Plans and specifications on file. A $300 certified check required with each bid. The committee reserves the right to reject any or all bids. John Gunnison Sauk County Highway Commissioner Road and Bridge Committee R F Mercer Wm Halbersleben R B Griggs
A Baraboo banquet honored funds from the late W. W. Warner for a road project to Devils Lake State Park with city county and town shares. heirs seek to ensure will terms, while five ten minute Red Cross talks and a Chicago Travel Bureau excursion highlighted the evening. An experimental Jeffrey car accident near Marshall Farm injured several and a funeral for Elizabeth Marklein drew regional attendees. A new birth and local obituaries complete the page.
Mr and Mrs A Leicher left Thursday for Hartford Neosho and other spots in their auto and expect to be away about a week. Other locals were seen shopping or visiting with friends while strawberry season is noted.
Mrs Wilburt Cramer and her children of Wausau visit Mr and Mrs Pearson Cramer. Miss Clara Weitzl of Richland Center is the guest at the home of her relatives or hosts.
We extend heartfeld thanks to friends and neighbors who assisted at the death of our wife and mother. Thanks for flowers pallbearers ministers and other aid. Henry C Hahn Henry Kruse Henry Hahn A Rinder Frank Kroeger W M Schultz L S Gersbach Henry Schanke Adolph Schroeder Ed Hahn Wm Hahn and families.
An unusually large Burden Sharer meeting was hosted by Mrs. Rose Gomon who provided sewing on table linen and handkerchiefs. Refreshments by Mrs. Reel, Mrs. Louise Brilliott and Mrs. Gomon were enjoyed. next event a July 11 strawberry and ice cream festival at the Gomon home.
Mrs Charles Randall, son Tracy and granddaughter Marjorie Grace visited Baraboo homes of Herman Wall and August Martiny on Sunday afternoon. Mr and Mrs M Bisch dined with daughter Mrs Frank Feltz and later persuaded her and two children to visit for a week. Charles Randall and baby granddaughter joined daughter Mrs Henry Voll at Montebello farm Saturday. Arthur Gomon hosted an aunt uncle and cousin from Excelsior at dinner and afternoon calls with Mr and Mrs August Volke and Miss Agnes Vogel, then with Fred Bisch.
Mrs Emil Kowalke and children visited her parents the Galls in Glenville while Edward Stark and family returned home from South Bend. Vera Edwards spends week in Baraboo. John Shew and family of Baraboo visited W Shew. J O Lucht learned of her mother’s sudden Milwaukee death. Farmers club meets Friday July 6 with ice cream social. Rumpf family and Stark of South Bend visited Madison. Rhode of West Freedom visited Charles Gall. O F Edwards and David Rogers of Baraboo visited Caledonia. Jake Bartley and family visiting Mrs Bartley’s parents, the Simonds. Aug Kluender operated on today. doctors Farnsworth Tryon Hazelton assisted.
In Sauk County Wisconsin the court will sell on August 4 1917 at 10 in the forenoon the blocks 12 13 14 and 15 in Stanley’s Sub-Division Baraboo to satisfy a judgment of foreclosure. Sale at front steps of the Baraboo Court House. Terms cash or bankable security. William Wek referee.
A Sauk County Fourth celebration in Baraboo features a Grand Pageant from 9:30 a.m. with parade moves and a full county representation. Events include speaking, singing, a courthouse square program, an auto parade, races, and a band concert with a colonial street dance led by Grand Marshal Paul Cahoon and County Board Chairman C. A. Clark.
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