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Newspaper
Baraboo Weekly News
Location
Baraboo, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Mar 04, 1920
Page
6
Mrs. Eilen Sanford learns of her brother Fred Dyron’s death in Seattle. He died Friday Feb 27 and will be brought home for interment. Other items note Ethan Reynolds planning a grocery in the former paint shop, Charlie Rodwell’s Janesville return, and several social visits and birthday greetings.
Glenville Ed Barkinhagen recovers from smallpox siege at Sunset View District. Glarys Hunt of Madison met Sunday with parents Mr and Mrs Al Hunt. O F Howards back to Beloit work after sickness in family. Mrs Mya Berry returns from Rockford extended visit with son Clinton’s family. John Rumpf ill with flu. Simonds works with John Brown at Rice Lake farm he bought. Ray Clemons takes cheese factory job near Menominee. Will Gall and family visit Chas Gall in North Freedom. Aug Federman to Mansfield for work.
At this season of the year when fresh vegetables are so high many persons suffer from deranged digestion. If you feel dull and sluggish, or if you suspect indigestion or constipation you will feel better tomorrow if you take a Foley Cathartic Tablet tonight. They banish biliousness and headache. Sold everywhere.
Mike Rice was taken to Rochester Minnesota for treatment after illness. Mrs. James Forest and Mrs. Josie Carlin were among residents entering Reedsburg hospital or returning home. Several locals assisted at homes, with Nellie Barkley and Alta Hart helping care for the sick. Markham works at the Walter Walling farm as he stays in the community.
Mr and Mrs Paul Green visited M C Holt on Sunday. Saturday saw an auction at Mrs Nora Hewitts with many locals present. Bareboo and Fairfield residents travelled to O E Harsons. School closed briefly due to Miss Wildricks illness. Auctions set by M Bates March 4 at Tom Baxter place and J J Bates March 11.
An old newspaper item promotes Cascarets as a remedy for biliousness headache colds and constipation. The ad emphasizes quick relief and regular bowel movements with the product.
A. H. Chapman, general agent for Findlay Health and Accident Co., reports recovery after six bottles of Tanlac. He lost 25 pounds, suffered kidney and liver troubles, poor digestion, headaches, and fatigue, but now he is back to normal and endorses Tanlac. Fisher Bros. and others sell Tanlac locally. In separate items, Merrimack residents report the passing of Adolph and Mrs. Green of Green Bay.
Mr and Mrs Robt Charnley and children of Excelsior spent courday night and Sunday at the Wm Scott home. Robt Murray recovered enough to be out again after a recent illness. Wm Scott bought a horse from Johnny Nate last week. Alfred Salchow and Ed Hinwalbeck traveled to Baraboo to have discharge papers recorded. Miss Mabel Scott visited at the Will Preantz home where the entire family remains ill with grippe and pneumonia. Miss Nina Vicker assisted in her place as Miss Scott returned to work at North Freedom.
Foley & Co. offers Foley's Honey and Tar as the original genuine cough remedy. It costs more to produce than cheaper mixtures but the consumer pays no more. It contains no opiates and is advertised for coughs colds and croup and is sold everywhere.
Edith Morgan of Hill Point stayed at the Goodell home last week while Rev Bechdelt preached in Reedsburg. Charlotte Hutchinson visited Elroy from Friday to Sunday. Charles Siemandel and family moved to Reedsburg and Ed Gwinn's moved into the Siemandel home. Mrs Sim Phillips hosts the missionary society Friday and a March election of officers. No flu reported in Lime Ridge or vicinity. Ladies Aid meets with Mrs R L Bohn on March 11.
Naperville reports F A Squires and wife in Chicago to see Al Johnson's Sinbad. Mrs Iva Smith Davis of Batavia visits en route to Manston Wis to care for ill parents. Amos Squires turns 70 on Feb 27 as Wisconsin friends send regards. William Britton returns to work after three weeks with flu. March 1 signals spring with no snow and flooded gardens.
An enthusiastic meeting at the Y W C A set final arrangements for a Loan Closet to furnish free sick room supplies. Committees named by Mrs H Acott include Welfare Heath Center secretary treasurer Ways and Means and ward chairs with list of member names and roles. A closet committee will receive donated articles Friday and money donations are welcome.
The Hewitt sale on Friday drew a large crowd with all items selling. Ed McIntyre returned Saturday from Beloit where he worked at Fairbanks Morse machine shops. Mrs. Frank Hewitt and her children plan to move to Baraboo. Marion Frazier rents the Robert Schneller house and nearby land and will move soon. The Steinke farm sold. purchaser’s name not learned. Will Attringe drove 17 people to Alta Henry’s home in Baraboo Friday for an enjoyable evening with Larch served. The Henry family once resided here. HK. N. Beardsley and grandson visited Sunday at Homer Heirs’ home in Greenfield.
Quality hair tonic Danderine is advertised to revive lifeless hair by improving color vitality and fullness. A 35 cent bottle is available at drug or toilet counters to refresh the scalp and reduce dandruff and shedding.
Morse and Clark, Baraboo natives, travel to Canada to perform seven numbers on a vaudeville bill. Calgary Times lauds their high quality harmony and vocal skill while Lethbridge Daily Herald praises their tenor and baritone talents with piano accompaniment. Morse also plays the organ at the Al Ringlings Theatre in Baraboo in summer.
The first reliable sign of spring is the redacted report by Martin Dean near Pigeoariz. Dean saw a fur bearing animal, a poecat, on his farm which is regarded as a real weather prophet. The appearance of this creature is accepted as an early spring signal.
Miss Olive Newell of Baraboo visited her cousin Allie Newell Saturday and Sunday. Allie plans to sit up today for the first time this Menday. Miss Lillie McMarlin recovers from flu, brother Randall also ill. Miss Leibecker, nurse for Allie Newell, returned to Baraboo Friday. A ten pound daughter Evelyn Arlene arrived at the Arthur Ziegler home February 21. Fred and Mrs Weirich welcomed daughter Helma Lorene born February 27. Fred Ziegler returned to Beloit Tuesday after a grip illness. The Spaulding family recover from the grip.
The Sauk County Bar Association held a banquest at Hotel Warren with Judge James ONeill and many local lawyers in attendance. Attendees discussed future law business focusing on orderly upbuilding of private and corporate interests and a shift away from spectacle lawsuits. A Madison session noted a drop in binder twine prices to 13 3 4 cents per pound, with Wisconsin offering the lowest rate and twine largely produced by the state prison from sisal fibre.
Will Francher and Mrs. M. Secor wed Sunday Feb. 29 at Ford Gibson home Kiabourn. Justice Harry Loomis officiated. Mrs. J. H. Bromberger sick with stomach trouble. P. G. White died last Friday aged 60 at his home. Remains sent to Hinwis for burial. Flossie Tolleth of Kenosha visiting parents. Seaton dray wagon changed hands March 1. Other illness notes include August Belter, H. Colburn, and Miss Lada Gibson's tonsil operation. Newell and son’s illness reported.
Minnie Neilland of Deerfield age 50 sues 55 year old husband Andrew Neilland for divorce. Married since 1900 they have one son 18. she says he threatened her nose as punishment and has given only 10 dollars in ten years. Other divorces note cruelty and stinging claims from Frances Damson and Amelia Eckle.
About thirty young men gathered around the Martin house on the Bluffs and kept a raucous vigil with cow bells horns and shells until the Martin bride appeared. They later returned to the Marquardt home for more merriment with guests of all ages and a feast of ice cream and cake. Hollis Bassett led in ice cream eating while Dick Marquardt ate the most cake.
Mrs. Paul Townsend died at her home after a brief illness with influenza. She leaves a husband and daughter Mrs. Roy Bass, plus a father, six sisters and two brothers. The obituary lists many relatives and notes flu recovery in two families. Various locals are noted with visiting friends and moves.
Rudolf Tolvstad of Lang Coulee La Crosse chased a timber wolf along a snowbound highway in his auto. The exhausted animal jumped into a drift where Tolvstad then struck it with a club and killed it. The wolf had been chased by dogs and was nearly exhausted when the car took up the pursuit.
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