02 May 1912
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Newspaper
Baraboo Weekly News
Location
Baraboo, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
May 02, 1912
Page
1
A reader defends factual reporting amid criticism of bear stories. He recalls sightings near Baraboo in 1857 and disputes rumors about his personal bear encounters, while Mrs. Goodell questions plausibility and the note hints at a forthcoming reply.
The dilapidated commissary building on the Fox river near Portage has been torn away by owner RH W Port. Built in the 1830s, Fort Winnebago was a key outpost. the area recalls Major G wiggs Jefferson Davis General Jarney General Sumner General J Kirby Smith and General Worth. The fort hosted many stirring events before troops moved to St Louis during the Mexican War.
Baraboo woman Eva Jones obtains a license to wed Madison man Robert Hall. The notice names both parties and cites their respective hometowns in the marriage filing record.
George Carpenter sells the controlling interest in his lumber and produce business. A stock company will be formed with Carpenter as a stockholder and T. R. Deppe of Reedsburg named general manager. The Stewart yard and produce business are included. Wakefield remains in charge at Stewart. Deppe plans to move to Baraboo and may work in the western town area. Carpenter seeks relief from his heavy burden and will spend time on the farm.
Editor-elect Arthur W. Hallam of the Badger at Madison faced the student court for alleged violation of conference election rules. He pleaded not guilty as the first such case before the tribunal. The adjournment to next Monday followed witness shortages as prosecutors allege he distributed bitter sweets to women voters to sway ballots.
Friends in Webster Saskatchewan and Rochester mourn the death of Katie OConnell aged nineteen. She died April 20 in Asbury Hospital Minneapolis after an operation for appendicitis. Her remains will be taken to the family home in South Dakota for burial. Mrs Degan of this city is her aunt.
On Friday evening the Fortnightly Literary club gathered at the Pfannstiehl home and Mrs Aug Runge read William Carleton's One Way Out. The narrator describes rapid promotion through a large office and ascent to near the top, noting club membership and successive raises.
Baraboo resident recounts a 1859 bear chase near Dan Pratt and Dwinnell farms north of Lodi. George Falkenstein on horseback with two dogs pursued the bear for miles, finally firing buckshot as the bear bogged in a swamp. The author recalls bear meat and early gun兴趣.
Wilton with seven dispensaries of barley brew and bottled aqua fortis endured a rare dry Sunday. Citizens marked April 21 in their calendars as a desert quiet settled after 9 am as saloon doors closed and the town faced an unprecedented cooldown in the local drinking scene. Local figures, including Friedrich, commented on the unusual restraint and the impact on the Wilton saloonkeepers.
About 2,500 muskrat skins were sold at Horicon by See Yorgey of the Diana Shooting club. The skeins were all caught within about ten days by club members in that city.
The Keystone notes abundant wild arbutus in the county with Warrens youth gathering bouquets free in the woods and selling them on trains. Some ship the flowers to St Paul and Minneapolis for strong prices, marking it as the first indigenous crop praised for beauty.
H C Noyes of 1112 West Washington Avenue celebrated his seventy sixth birthday on Tuesday with a small gathering at his home. Born in Chelsea Wisconsin in 1844 he joined the Seventh Wisconsin regiment in the Civil War and saw action at Kenesaw Mountain and the Atlantic campaign. He later served as assistant postmaster at Baraboo and was city treasurer for two terms. He and his wife moved to Madison in 1900 and have resided there since. A number of friends attended the celebration including Rev E Horth and Rev W J McKay along with several local couples.
The city reports ongoing illness with S. H. Wood in about the same condition. Jerry Scanlan shows some improvement after a period of serious illness. Mrs. H. E. Brown is critically ill at her East Second Street home. Mrs. Frank Kimball is critically ill at her Anaheim California residence, formerly of Baraboo. Nel’lie M. Springer remains bedridden at her parents’ Fourth Avenue home with cold and neuralgia after returning from Seattle earlier this week.
J. O. Lucht of Glenville reports his peas are three inches high and notes he led the first planting for the canning company.
E V Hocum from Baraboo was in a wreck at Willis Kansas when a Missouri Pacific freight train derailed as it passed the depot. An oil car exploded killing one worker and injuring two others. Hocum’s wagon was wrecked but not derailed and he was saved. He was en route to Paoli Kansas to join the Patterson carnival. Mrs Hocum’s letter said he had not yet arrived by Wednesday due to the delay.
Mrs John Lansing writes from Erskine Minnesota that farmers are busy seeding and rain is needed very much. Dr Oscar Van Valkenburgh reports selling his optical business at Chippewa Falls and moving to Oshkosh with the family formerly of Baraboo. Mrs W A Lawson says she has returned to 201 Twenty second street Milwaukee after visiting her daughter at Marquette.
Miss Ethel Jones and August Schroeder were married at 1 pm by Rev. E. C. Henke. The bride is the daughter of Mr and Mrs William Jones. The groom, son of Mr and Mrs Martin Schroeder of Fairchild, is a Northwestern road fireman. They will live in Fairchild.
During a high wind Mr and Mrs E B Trimpey faced an odd incident as a galvanized iron chimney top was blown off and found across the pavement with the brick remaining in its original position on the stack suggesting a remarkable aeronautic effect.
Seed corn is scarce with William Toole and Sons reporting all stock of the North Star sold. They could have sold several carloads more as buyers from Chicago sought two cars of the famous maize. Last fall’s poor seed yield fuels the high demand.
The Milwaukee Museum receives Alice the eight foot tall Asiatic elephant from Ringling Brothers after its death. Taxidermists remove the skin and skeleton for mounting while meat is rendered and bones preserved. The process includes bleaching, drying in sun, and assembling the specimen for display.
The Ladies' Social Circle of Lyons gathered Thursday with Mrs. Fred Berkley. Attendees discussed limiting church work, agreeing a cement porch 14 by 8 feet would be built after masonwork is finished, then a vestibule later. The group added 25 to the church repair fund and thanked contributors including P. H. Crossman for coordinating progress.
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