Portage Ducie Humane Society Kidnapped by Reorganized Group
A reconstituted Portage Duchie Humane Society is accused of abducting Dr. A. J. Battey after a Tuesday afternoon intrusion by what is described as a “Bachelor club.” Members, mourning a lost member, forced Battey into a sleigh as cow bells rang and farewell placards were waved. The bridegroom is said to have hidden in the main foyer with club members.
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Portage Duciue
A. J. Battey
Cupid
Generous Drive Aids Armenian Fund in Baraboo
Baraboo residents respond generously to the Armenian Drive with churches lodges and schools contributing units of sixty dollars each. Most organizations have taken multiple units and private subscriptions raise about four hundred dollars leaving twelve hundred more needed. Fr idays and Saturdays blanks will be available at local stores for non-subscribers to sign up.
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Baraboo
Cty
Rowland Shoe Store
Nehs
Northwestern and Milwaukee Roads Elect Presidents
William H. Finley was elected president of the Chicago Northwestern railroad Thursday in Chicago. Marvin Hughitt became chairman of the board as the reorganization takes effect March 1. H. E. Bryan was re-elected president of the Chicago Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway Co. in New York.
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William H. Finley
Chicago & Northwestern Railroad
Chicago
R.H. Rishton
Marvin Hughitt
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Co
New York
H. E. Bryan
Diamond Dyes Advertises Fabric Coloring
The ad promotes Diamond Dyes to color skirts coats blouses and other fabrics. It promises a rich fade resistant color on wool silk linen cotton and blends with a direction book included and a color card available from dealers.
Krueger matriarch returns to Wisconsin farm
Mrs. Caroline Krueger, once the focus of a high profile case involving her Krueger sons charged with murder and draft evasion, has moved back to Withee to manage farming interests. The Krueger farm, noted for its quality and improvements, is now tenant-occupied and its large barn remains unrepaired after a neutralizing blaze during a prior siege by the home guard.
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Caroline Krueger
Krueger Brothers
Neillsville
United States
Waupun
Withee
Krueger
Home Guard
Mrs Bilkey Dies Suddenly at Home in Caledonia
Mrs. Fred Bilkey, 76, died Thursday at her Caledonia home shortly after retiring. Heart disease was listed as the cause. She was last seen in usual health on her porch before collapsing. She leaves two children. Miss Anna Motzke returned from Wonewoc after a weekend with relatives.
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Fred Bilkey
Caledonia
Anna Motzke
Wonewoc
Swamp Root Promises Kidney Health For Women Readers
Urges women with kidney and bladder trouble to try Dr Kilmer s Swamp Root claiming it restores kidney health and relieves back pain headaches and low energy. Sample bottle offer for ten cents and information by mail from Kilmer Co in Binghamton New York. sizes available at drug stores.
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Kilmer
Catholic Women's Club Honors Salvation Army War Work
The Catholic Women’s club heard a paper by Mrs. S. G. Frazier on the Salvation Army’s war work. The talk praised volunteers aiding doughboys, recounting doughnuts coffee and clothing support in France and at home. Judge Lindley lauded the Army, and an Armenian relief address followed. A musical program by Elizabeth Stackhouse and others accompanied the meeting.
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Catholic Womans Club
Salvation Army
S. G. Frazier
France
Sharp
Col. Baker
Ambassador Sharp
American Army
Col. Paker
General Pershing
Evangeline Booth
United States
Lindsay
New York City
Frank Horstman
Elizabeth Stackhouse
Helen Clark
Dorothy Black
Margaret Pierce
Mollie’s Idea and a Clock Winding Omission
Mollie, an Irish domestic, is rebuked by her mistress for not finishing winding the clock. Mollie replies she is leaving tomorrow and refuses to do any of the new girl’s tasks, asserting her departure.
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Mollie
Gyurl
Real estate transfers listed for various Wisconsin lands
A compact record of transfers shows multiple individuals exchanging parcels in towns such as Ableman Freedom Fairfield Reedsburg Baraboo Ironton Excelsior Westfield Woodland Sauk City and Prairie du Sac with prices ranging from 1 to 7500 dollars. Notable transfers include Albert Bitterich to Herman Kapelka for 6200 and William Radke to Herman Reiner for 7000.
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Joseph Kosmoski
Anna E. Pierce
Ableman
Albert Bitterich
Herman Kapelka
Freedom
E. R. Emery
Mary C. Wilson
Fairfield
Mary C .Wilson
Carrie G. Emery
Fairfied
S. J. Collins
Wm. F. Ray
Reedsburg
Otto Berendes
P. W. Belangee
Spring Green
Rollo M. Curry
Edward J. Curry
Baraboo
George B. Jennings
Frank L. Wilson
William Silvers
Doras Silvers
Ironton
William F. Ray
H. B. Quimby
Fred Bgapdord
Eve Albert Penstorn
Ellen FE
O’malley
Woodland
William L. Walsh
Emil Diehl
Plain
John H. Gunnison
Thomas J. Tracy
Charles DuBois
Clarence Johnson
Peter O’ Malley
Louis H. Mangles
Frank B. Fisher
Sauk City
Marriage of John L. Martin and Ida Talbot in Pine Bluff
Married announcements report the union of John L. Martin and Ida Talbot at Pine Bluff Ark on February 7 1920 both residents of Mineapolis They plan to reside in Minneapolis after March 15 1920 Mr Martin is the son of A Martin who lives near Messenger Shore Devils Lake.
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John L. Martin
Ida Talbot
Mineapolis
Pine Bluff
Ark
Minneapolis
Martin
Tors. A .Martin
Messenger Shore
Devils Lake
Lachmund and Barry Wed at Sauk City Home
Robert Lachmund and Estelle Barry wed in Sauk City with Judge James H. Hill officiating at Mrs. BE Aug Runge home. They plan visits to Milwaukee and Chicago before settling on the groom’s farm in Savage Virginia.
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Lachmund
Barrry
BE. Aug. Runge
Robert Lachmund
Estelle Barry
James H. Hill
Milwaukee
Chicago
Savage
Virginia
Sauk City
Th Groom
University of Wisconsin
Sauk Co
Prairie du Sac
Goose with Two Hearts Surprises Evansville Family
Mrs W S Austin of Evansville reports a 17 pound barnyard goose had two hearts when prepared for dinner. The find prompted inquiry from Washington's Bureau of Biological Research seeking details.
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W. S. Austin
Evansville
Austins
Bureau of Biological Research At
Washington
Bayer Aspirin Named Genuine Pain Reliever in 19-Year Use
Bayer insists the proper name is Bayer Tablets of Aspirin in Bayer packages with directions for colds pain headache neuralgia lumbago and rheumatism. The Bayer name denotes genuine aspirin prescribed by physicians for nineteen years. Handy tins of 12 tablets cost only a few cents. Aspirin is a trademark of Bayer Manufacturing of monoacetic acid ester of salicylic acid.
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Bayer
Applications Filed to Marry in Lodi
Nellie Feten of Lodi seeks marriage to A C Olson of Lodi in a civil notice listing applications to wed, indicating intended union in the city. The brief notice records these two individuals and the location of filing.
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A. C. Olson
Lodi
Nellie Feten
Reapportioning Districts Could Reshape State Politics
The 1921 legislature faces a large task in redrawing senate and assembly districts after the federal census. Projections show southern counties gaining population and influence, with Milwaukee, Racine, Janesville, and Ft. Atkinson among booming areas.
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Senate
Assembly
Janesville
Ft. Atkinson
Milwaukee
Racine
Early Wisconsin Hotels and Rough Traveler Life
In 1850s Wisconsin travel faced sparse entertainment with rough log inns like Rowan hotel and Haney stand. Travelers endured cold rooms, hominy and salt pork meals, and primitive mills for corn, while supplies were scarce and costly. J D Doty era figures appear among travelers and locals.
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Wisconsin
Rowan Hotel
Prairie du Chien
Fort Howard
Haney
Galena
Portagerd
Cross Plains
Dane County
Low
J. D. Doty
Rowan’s Hotel
Jame Duane Doty
Doty
Ife
Berry Haney
Sauk City
Augustin Harasbhy
Wallace Rowin
Baraboo
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Jerusalem
Miss Getman
Fola “Ase
Winifred Stadelman
Lucile Simonds
Dahlia Stenke
Elda Kaiser
Maxine Ellis
Helen Hackett
Muriel Rooney
Hsther Potterville
Alice Premo
Franc’s Simonds
Marjorie Coates
F. A. Philbrick
Sauk County
Wisconsin Humane Society
Julia A .Getchell
Skowhegan
Maine
Society
L. S. van Orden
Childrn
New England
van Orden
Wotak
Melville Speaker
Getchell
E. Pfannstiehl
H. N. Jennings
Margaret Gattiker
E. C. Henke
R. B. Griggs
A. F. Reiner
W. E Baringer
A. C. Kingsford
Liles
Northwestern
Mlwaukee Roads
Mrs. Krueger
Martin—Talbot
Rock County
Ford
Michigan
Oshkosh
Lleao Aves Oras
Reis
Adolph Klar
Fourth Avenue
Mrorras
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