Fines levied in Black Hawk deer killing case
In a Madison conservation case from November 26 1916 justice Halsted fined Arthur Sprecher Grant Ferris Albert Beyer and Walter Hahenberger 100 each plus about 20 costs. Edward and Walter Schweppe pleaded not guilty with trial to follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Black Hawk
Rosa
Conservation Commission
Madison
Justice Court
Sampson
Stoughton
Fess
William Welk
Conservation Department
Walter Hamburger
Walter Hahenberger
H. L. Halsted
Walter
Messrs Beyer and
Ferris
Sprecher
Wisconsin Baby Beef Contest Entry Details 1917
Wisconsin Boy’s and Girl’s Baby Beef Contest entries must be sent to Wisconsin Live Stock Breeders’ Association in Madison for instructions and blanks. Sauk County entries close April 1 1917 and blanks should go to the Sauk County Agricultural Association in Baraboo. The Sauk County fair secretary reports help is available to secure suitable calves for participants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wisconsin Live Stock Breeders’ Association
Madison
Wis
Sauk County
Strange Case Jacob Lange Burlington writes about a sick child
A Burlington resident named Jacob Lange describes his 21 month old baby losing the use of the left arm after illness in November. A Milwaukee specialist warned it could take two years for recovery or permanent disability. The child wears a splint to keep the hand open as it tightens. Snow is falling as the letter is written from Route 22 Box 112 Burlington Wis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacob Lange
Burlington
Milwaukee
Wis
Kilbourn Resident Taken Home for Illness
Due to the serious illness of Edd Bullis he has been moved to the residence of his daughter Mrs John Ahrens for care and attention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edd Bullis
John Ahrens
Judge Neill Urges Prohibition Vote In Wisconsin
Judge James ONeill writes to Wisconsin lawmakers urging a referendum on prohibition. He cites court costs from drunken cases, including a murder tied to saloon abuse, a dozen divorces, broken families, and mortgage distress, arguing the saloon harms lives and communities. He says regulation cannot curb the saloon and calls for its destruction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James O’neill
Wisconsin
Kendall Keystone
Grunkenness
Keep Off the Grass in Park Sign Urges Respectful Use
A public notice pleads for park visitors to stay off the courthouse park and other civic lawns to protect the fresh spring turf. It laments thoughtless tracks marring the green and urges pedestrians to preserve the grounds for longer life of both people and grasses.
Skidd Concern May Locate at Lodi
The Skidd concern considering Baraboo as a site may move to Lodi. Baraboo merchants asked for 20000 to locate here, with funds to build a warehouse owned by contributors until wages paid. The firm would relocate for 4000 and buy a vacant tobacco warehouse to run its creamery supplies plant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Skidd
Baraboo
Lodi
Portage Electors Sign Petition for April License Vote
Portage sees 138 electors sign a petition calling for a vote on the license issue scheduled for April. The move implies local support for addressing licensing at Portage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portage
Snow 15 Deep at Bessemer
A letter from A D McCready in Bessemer Michigan describes a 15 inch snowstorm with drifts up to 16 feet and blocked town streets. He notes trains late, mail halted, snowed in windows, and crews struggling to keep paths open while discussing state saloon laws and local politics.
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Chicago
Ironwood
Rhinelander
Green Bay
Commission
Big Bass Drum in Early Days Excites Sauk and Columbia Counties
A Wisconsin tale recounts Johnnie’s homecoming and the rise of a makeshift fife and drum corps from West Point and Prairie du Lac. Samuel Haskins built a mammoth bass drum, heads were home made, and a grasshopper seat powered an improbable wagon drum unit. The troupe toured to Devils Lake and faced mishaps before disbanding the outfit and passing the drum to Elihu Butolph.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sauk
Columbia
Johnnie
West Point
Columbia County
Wis
Samuel B. Johnson
Hank” Haskins
Hiram Ve Johnson
Crystal Lake
Samuel “Bishop” Haskins
Smout
Prairie du Lac
Sam
Devils Lake
Fife and Drum Corps
Kelley
Lodi
Johnson
Larry
Hank” Wendel
Wendel’s Landing
Main Street
Artemus Ward
Hank
Ringling
Baraboo
Elihu” Butolph
Elihu
Samuel Johnson
Baraboo Bluffs
Aliens Face Citizenship Ban If War Breaks Out
A wartime rule blocks naturalization for natives of nations the United States is at war with at the time of their citizenship application. The law states aliens from hostile countries cannot be admitted as citizens while conflict exists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S
United States
Inventor Grubb Faces Steel Shortages for Stanchions
C H Grubb, inventor and maker of the Humane Stanchion, reports orders exceeding $5,000 in the past year. He cites difficulty in obtaining steel, high prices, and slow deliveries as major obstacles to production.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C.H. Grubb
Reedsburg Real Estate Deal In Circuit Court
A complex land swap dispute pits Glidden interests against Prentiss interests with the State Bank of Reedsburg involved. Prentiss trade Madison house and two lots for 39 acres near Reedsburg valued at about 12 thousand dollars, shifted by a $150 commission and a $500 extra debt. The case centers on land valuation near Reedsburg and includes testimony from John P. Stone and other witnesses, with the matter held in abeyance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reedsburg Bank
Mary K. Prentiss
Pearce Prentiss
B. H. Glidden
Anna L. Glidden
R P. Perry
Biff
Prentiss
Glidden
Madison
Reedsburg
Reedsburg-Baraboo
John P. Stone
State Bank of
Walter F. Winchester
H. L Maxim
E. J. Fisher
W. S. Athling
O. F. Beardsley
O. W. Sherman
John Greitzke
Arthur Cady
N. A. Cushman
J. H Claridge
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Kilbourn
Neill
Bessemer
I. W
W. There
George W. McCready
A. D. McCready
Bessemer, Mich
Duluth
Ashland
N G
Eureka Springs, Arkansas
Grasshopper
George
Louis Koberstein
Greenfield
Elsa Kessler
Robert E. Braun
Mary Ferne Haskins
Victor John Seils
Freedom
Anna H. Gaetzke
Excelsior
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