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Newspaper
Baraboo Weekly News
Location
Baraboo, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Mar 11, 1920
Page
4
In Clark county Kansas the Republican county convention urged against further wage increases for railroads or city workers without lengthening the workday from eight to ten hours. The resolution argued longer hours would drain labor from farms and align urban wages with farm labor. The note cites the Kansas City Star.
Dr Harvey W Wiley cautions against homemade alcoholic beverages, arguing fresh distillates are highly poisonous and dangerous byproducts form. He advises beer to age months and whiskey to mature four years in wood to reduce risk.
A quotation from John M. Siddall in The American Magazine urges active effort and responsibility. It argues Father Time is a mere observer, offering space but no aid, noting time views all tenants as they pass and recognizing notable names as indistinguishable to time.
A University of Wisconsin janitor misplaced a wallet containing $290 while parking his vest on an ash heap and tending a furnace at the University club. He later recalled the vest but only found the vest without the wallet.
An Indiana judge praises Hood’s Sarsaparilla for making food taste good and enabling three hearty meals daily. Advert shows 50 years of sales, claims by pharmacists, and urges readers to buy a bottle. Lester Burt and Ralph Burt listed, then obituary for Royal and Harriet Fisk’s son, Luther? Fisk born 1834 in Danby Vermont, died 1920 in North Freedom Wisconsin after a life as farmer, photographer, clerk, salesman, teacher, and bookkeeper with strong Christian faith.
Funeral services for C Cowies were held Thursday at two from the Sixth Street home with Rev C E Weed and singers Mrs A W Melzl and C A Melzl. Interment at Baraboo cemetery. Relatives from out of town included Mrs Abbie Travis Lake Beulah Wis Mr and Mrs Maurice Cowles Menominee Jesse Wickus and Ralph Wickus Milwaukee Merton Wickus Lodi Mr Fess and Mr Simpson Madison. Albert Gustav Ode died this morning at his sister Mrs E H Groth home after pneumonia aged 43 born in North Freedom. He leaves sisters Mrs Charles Hein Marrimack Mrs O Giese Portage and brother W H Ode Baraboo. The private funeral will be Monday at two from Mrs E H Groth home.
Bernice Goddard, daughter of Rev. and Mrs. L A Goddard, longtime Baraboo residents, died in Escondido California from heart leakage after a two and a half year diabetes fight. Born Easter Sunday April 11 1909 in Baraboo she was 22. Funeral services were led by Rev H B Roberts and Rev Robert E Wright. Miss Genevieve Harris sang briefly, overcome with emotion.
Warren N. Fisk's funeral took place Wednesday at 2 30 PM at the M E church in North Freedom conducted by Rev E O Coontz of Baraboo. A quartet provided singing and Mrs A A Johnson was organist with pallbearers listed and Oak Hill cemetery as final resting place. Out of town mourners included M E Fisk and Mrs C L Richardson of Prairie du Sac, Bert Fisk of Elroy, Miss Faye Fisk of Baraboo.
The Twentieth Century club met at Mrs. Chas Kunzleman’s home to read Woman Citizen chapters about current political parties and to discuss voter aims. Clara Runge read from the Committee of 48 platform, with talk of forming a new party and members weighing party merits.
Mr and Mrs Charles Steinhorst and Mr and Mrs Fred Brooks from Ableman visited the Hannas home in Honey Creek on weekend. Mr and Mrs Robert Alwin and daughter visited Julius Alwin in Leland Sunday. Mr and Mrs Herman Buelow were called to Gust Buelow in Leland due to the illness of his mother.
J Rice of Loretto dies at Rochester hospital after long illness. Funeral services held here for James Welch with sons and relatives from Marshfield in attendance. Ottiltie Coyne buried after influenza death in Reedsburg. Mrs M O Brien returns home to Baraboo after weeks with daughter Mrs Fleming. Visitors include Homer Hart and A P Dwyer household. Dwyer relatives Margaret and Agatha with Mrs Geo Weitzel from Jedr Valley engaged in family visits.
Mrs. George Fuchs visits daughter Elsie in Madison after a few days confined by a cold. Mr. and Mrs. Ervin Brown plan to move to Rockford Illinois. Mr. and Mrs. August Prodochl of Prairie du Sac dine with Dr. Keller. Henry Winke and daughter Myria of Sumpter visit William Winke Sr. Miss Natte Sherwood returns from Harrisburg with a cold. Lallie Aldesch of Cassel visits her parents in Sauk City.
Milwaukee residents praise Dr Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery as a spring and fall tonic for strength and endurance. Michigan readers claim cure of severe cough and weight gain after use. A Jackson testimonial credits five bottles with curing inflammatory rheumatism and lauds the medicine as a blood purifier.
A group of strangers cashed a worthless check at a Reedsburg bank a few days ago. The check bore the signature Hickey and named the amount as 250 dollars, prompting local authorities to investigate the incident.
Miss Mary Callahan of Reedsburg slipped at home Monday evening and fell down stairs suffering a broken collar bone.
Two men, W. B. Dawes and John Ryan, were killed and Herman Miller, a railroad section foreman, was seriously injured when a handcar they rode to work on was struck by a train near Janesville Tuesday morning.
Mrs Rose Goman and daughter visited Mrs Bisch in the country while Mr and Mrs Hocum moved onto their farm. The L S C met with president Mrs Harry Koons last week and held a Washington program with a large attendance. Mrs Chrissie Hewitt of Reedsburg visited Mrs Andrews and Mr and Mrs Cones. Cecil Raymond and family move to Jadevine farm for the coming year. Wm Burgess of Ironton visited the Cleveland home. Lester Springer visited Madison for a weekend. Five sleigh loads of merry makers visited Mr and Mrs Joe Bisch at the A Alexander farm for cards and dancing and refreshments. Ed Wilson, brother of Mrs Watkins, visited from Rice Lake and returned home.
Clyde D Jarvis shared a six inch scar on his left abdomen from a mule kick while describing an earlier spleen operation. He enlisted in the Marine Corps after the incident, noting the surgeon had initially misdiagnosed the injury and the scar bears the words opened by mis- typewritten above the mark.
The manuscript of Charlies Lambs Essay on Roast Pig sold at Philadelphia auction for 12600 dollars. The note compares well with the pig price and a Chicago family earns over 700 dollars weekly with luxuries now affordable. The piece touches on living costs, Russia France and Lenin, diamond prices postwar, Malay slavery abolition, Nobel prize for poison gas, and a Shelved crime memory from Sauk county.
Frank Schneller and Karl Bump of Chicago have bought a Geneva garage and will take possession soon. Mrs. Clarence Holdridge and daughter Mildred visit Hattinger relatives. First M E church Social Club hosted by Mrs. L. W. Sayles with a host of assistants. W. W. Burke, formerly of Baraboo, now with Burroughs in Madison, was in town. Carl Koch's funeral from Chicago arrived for burial. pallbearers named. Westminster guild of Presbyterians elect officers. studying mission books Cruade of Compassion read. See THURSDAY.
Sylvan Rooney purchased a home on Eighth Avenue from E F Lueth and will reside there with his family. J T Bates & Son arranged the deal. Also noted are moves by Mr and Mrs T A Corcoran to Baraboo and a Triangle Club meeting in the P hall with Earl Hall re elected president and Dr Albert Dipple as secretary treasurer. The club danced afterward with about 50 members while Terbileox orchestra provided music.
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