First Sauk County Silo Dispute Raised by Local Readers
Chicago resident John D. Jones asserts W G Druse of Ableman built the first silo in Sauk County, citing a silo existing in 1888. Mrs. George W. McCready suggested it was near Black Hollow, while Jones’ letter notes competing claims and the 1888 date.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joh D. Jones
Chicago
Sauk County
George W. McCready
Black fHlank
John D. Jones
la Salle Street
W. G. Druse
Ableman
Morley
Mr. Jones
Mr. Druse
Farmers protest high costs and long hours to fed urban demand
Fourth Assistant Postmaster General James I Blakeslee reports farmers are tired of high labor costs and long workdays. An investigation shows farmers use the postal service little for distributing farm goods, with many threatening to cut production if labor, fertilizer, and equipment prices stay high. The letter urges postal service restrictions to be relaxed to aid producers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Postal Service
James I. Blakeslee
N. B. Dial
Post Office
Postroads
Senate
Washington
Blakeslee
Walnut Hill Quilting Club Meeting in North Baraboo
The Walnut Hill group met with Mrs. John Rooney on March 10, with ten members and eight visitors present. They quilted and visited, Mrs Blakman read The Best He could Do, and Mrs Rooney received a hostess anniversary postcard. Refreshments were served by Mrs Ed Curry and Mrs Rollo Curry. A brief visit from Mr and Mrs Irving Griffin was enjoyed. Next meeting with Mrs Rose Rooney on March 24. Mable and Jennie Bick improved from illness. Jim Turner and John Joerks enjoy new cream separators. A storm destroyed a shed for Harry Simonds, the second time that shed was damaged.
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Walnut Hill
John Rooney
Irving Griffin
Big Springs
Rose Rooney
Mable
Jennie Bick
Jim Turner
John Joerks
Harry Simonds
Local Social Notes From La Crosse Area
Rev Ingham of La Crosse held a quarterly service weekend. D L Clary of Cazenovia visited parental home Sunday. Mrs Seamans adds millinery stock to their store. Mr and Mrs Atkinson of Walton spent Wednesday with daughter Mrs Geo Blakeslee. another daughter Miss Elsie accompanied them home. Mr and Mrs F C Tyler and daughter Enid visiting relatives here. moving from Thompson farm recently purchased. Mr Hess ill all winter with no improvement. TM Beavers hosted a bee and cut wood. Mrs Wm Rist returned from Edgerton where she cared for ill parents and grandmother. Chas Rebuck Sr of La Valle visited O Palimer's. Mrs Scoon visiting mother Mrs Davy. Mr and Mrs Palmer called on N B Graves and family at La Valle. W Compton and B Carkuff families moved to F M Seamon's farm near Lime Ridge. B Coleman and wife moved in with Silvers family. Frank Tyler of Lime Ridge called at Baublet home. G A Wright painting at Catholic church and parsonage.
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Ingham
la Crosse
D. L. Clary
Cazenovia
Seamans
Nelson Atkinson
Walton
Geo. Blakeslee
Elsie
F. C. Tyler
Enid
Goodrich
Thompson Farm
Mr. Hess
T ™ Beavers
Wm. Rist
Edgerton
Chas. Rebuck, Sr
la Valle
O Palimer’s
Cascarets Offer Gentle Nighttime Relief
An ad promotes Cascarets as a gentle laxative cathartic that cleanses the body of toxins and bile. It claims to relieve foggy brain, headaches, indigestion, and sleepless nights without gripe or discomfort, working while you sleep and costing little per box.
Bull Story Ends Right for McLeish
D J McLeish of Caledonia wins suit against H Weinke of Merrimack in Sauk County circuit court. Initial Justice of the Peace ruling favored McLeish after he alleged Weinke paid 16 dollars for a bull shipped to Milwaukee as condemned but not condemned. Trial featured admitted facts and a jury was sworn before the defendant paid the balance claimed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. J. McLeish
Caledonia
H. Weinke
Merrimack
Sauk County
Bogue and Sandersons
Portage
Mr. McLeish
Court of Justice of the Peace
C. H. Dering
Milwaukee
Portage Register- Democrat
Several Wisconsin Towns Advance School Building Plans
Baraboo leads in statewide bids with 175000 to acquire a site and erect a building. Merrill seeks 220000 for an eight room ward school plus high school addition after an 140000 vote. Oconomowoc proposes 150000 for a new high school, seeking 100000 more. La Crosse votes 300000 for a ward and junior high. Westfield, Alma Center have completed plans for a high and grade schools costing 75000 and 60000 respectively.
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Baraboo
Lancaster
Wis
Merrill
Oconomowoc
la Crosse
Westfield
Alma Center
Caledonia Town Caucus Chooses La Follette Support
In Caledonia a caucus named George Staudenmayer town chairman and nominated F. G. Hillebrandt and William Zamzow as supervisors plus E Staudenmayer clerk J A Jerrison treasurer and T E Williams assessor. Forty seven voters attended a straw presidential ballot placing La Follette first with eleven votes, Hoover four, Lowden four, and Wood and Billy Sunday two each.
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George Staudenmayer
Caledonia
F. G. Hillebrandt
William Zamzow
E Staudenmayer
J. A. Jerrison
T. E. Williams
la Follette
Hoover
Lowden
Wood
Billy
Window Smash Lands Baraboo Man in Limbo
Edward Hamele suffered a deep forehead laceration after being pushed through a restaurant window by Ernest Davenport of Baraboo. Davenport was jailed for drunk and disorderly conduct with £150 property damage pending, and a pending malice destruction case may follow.
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Edward Hamele
Ernest Davenport
Baraboo
J. J. Schwantz
Hamele
Davenport
T. F. Curry
Welsh and
Knoype
Curry
C. L. Dering
Schwantz
Portage Register Democrat
Portage
Register Democrat
Dust in Snow Signals Distant Dust Transport
A heavy Thursday night storm left several inches of damp snow with fine dust particles. Observers note the dust likely came from the Rocky Mountain region and reached the eastern United States. Geologists cite loess layers on Baraboo bluffs as remnants from ancient desert conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Rocky Mountain
Baraboo
Danderine Hair Beauty Tonic Promises Bold Effect
Claiming to restore lifeless hair, the advertisement touts Danderine as a tonic to boost hair length thickness and vitality. It markets a 35 cent bottle available at drug or toilet counters to refresh the scalp and prevent dandruff and hair loss.
Baraboo Weekly News Circulates at Naperville Church
Mrs. A. W. Squires writes from Naperville Illinois that the Baraboo Weekly News goes to church and a prayer meeting there. She notes the paper is passed among several families, reaches Sunday services, then returns to Wednesday prayer meeting before being reused, worn by week’s end.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baraboo
Naperville
A. W. Squires
Ill
Amendments on Legislative Salaries and Circuit Judges
Wisconsin voters will decide two constitutional amendments at the April election. One allows the legislature to fix salaries of its members, the other to alter circuit numbers and structure while preserving judge tenure. The measures, first proposed by Chapter 480 and 694 in 1913–1919, set conditions for compensation and office terms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wisconsin
A. Beth
Legislaure
Dane County
Robbery at Loew's Garden Theatre in Kansas City
Two neatly dressed young men held up Al Strode assistant manager at Loew's Garden Theatre at 10 o'clock and escaped with about $900 in the show's receipts. A dark red motor car waited outside, and witnesses reported the men fled promptly after the theft.
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Rob AL
Kansas City
Bowman
Stevens
Butterfield
Strode
Baraboo
Auditorium Theatre
Garden Theatre
al. Strode
Loew’s Garden
Thirteenth and
McGee Street
Agnes Mudd
Quincy Avenue
Ringling to be buried in White Plains mausoleum
Alfred T Ringling dies at Ringling Park New Jersey on October 21 and will rest in a mausoleum under construction in White Plains New York. Family notes the Oak Ridge Jersey estate may pass from the family, so burial is planned near New York City. Surviving siblings Charles John and Mrs Ida North are listed with the next generation.
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Alf. T. Ringling
New Jersey
White Plains
New York
Alfred T. Ringling
Ringling Park
Oak Ridge
New York City
Westchester County
Ringling
Jersey Hills
Ringlings
Baraboo
August G
Otto
A. C
Henry
August Ringling
Charles
John
Ida North
Madison Democrat
Early Wisconsin settlers faced great bread shortages
Early Wisconsin settlers endured long journeys to mills and used improvised grinders to crush corn. They mixed hominy from boiled corn with lye and rinsed it to make bread substitutes, while threshing was a massive labor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wisconsin
Hood's Sarsaparilla Promoted As Spring Health Tonic
The advertisement touts Hood's Sarsaparilla as a premier spring remedy for blood, stomach, liver and kidneys. It claims unequaled value for tiredness, poor appetite, facial eruptions, and run-down health, with a recommendation to start three times daily after meals and to pair with Hood's Pills for a gentle laxative effect.
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Hood
Threshing Methods Raise Food Quality Costs in Early Harvest
The passage details traditional threshing practices with oxen treading grain, sweeping and winnowing using sheets, and autumn winds aiding the process. It notes the process left impurities, leading to poorer flour and high milling costs, with early writers noting bread wheat could fetch $3 to $5 per bushel due to these expenses.
Jury Disagrees in Ableman Case Verdict Fell Flat
In H L Halsted justice court I Bernstein a Chicago jeweler sued R F Pope a Ableman merchant for 63 50 on a November 1918 sale. Pope offered 12 68 in satisfaction but Bernstein refused. Jury discharged after deadlock and case adjourned to April 20 1920. Pope represented by Bohn and Kjorstad.
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I. Bernstein
Chicago
R. F. Pope
Ableman
Justice Court
H. L. Halsted
Bernstein
J. W. Frenz
Mr. Pope
Pope
Fred Junk
Peter Lind
Meiler Mather
Grant Pobjoy
J. E. von Wall
Richardson Returns to Mauston With Household Goods
Ray Richardson has gone back to Mauston to ship his household goods here. Amos Squires has a bad cold and is threatened with pneumonia. A little more snow falls reminding readers that winter is not over.
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Naperville
Ray Richardson
Mauston
Amos Squires
Bayer Aspirin Identity and Pricing in Early Packaging
The text asserts Bayer's branding as "Bayer Tablets of Aspirin" within a Bayer package with directions for headache cold pain neuralgia lumbago and rheumatism. It claims the name Bayér denotes genuine aspirin prescribed by physicians for nineteen years and notes 12 tablet tin boxes cost a few cents. It identifies aspirin as Bayer trademark of the Bayer Manufacture of Monoacretic acidester of Salicylica acid.
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Bayer
Bayér
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North Baraboo
Ronton
McLeish
U. S
Miss Mudd
Srode
W. H. Tate
Track Avenue
Huuid
Banks, Neiss
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