Slayer of Voege Pleads Not Guilty
A suspect charged with slaying Voege enters a plea of not guilty in court. The defendant faces trial proceedings as prosecutors proceed with the case.
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Newspaper
Baraboo Weekly News
Location
Baraboo, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
May 14, 1914
Page
1
Not Guilty Plea in Murder Case Seen in West Salem
Walter Jones, jailed for the murder of William Veeck in West Salem, pleads not guilty in county court. He waives preliminary examination and awaits circuit court trial with no bail. Sheriff Weber tightens security as prosecutors prepare. Jones suffers pleurisy in jail and his father fears confinement will prove fatal.
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Walter Jones
William Veeck
West Salem
North Freedom
Jones
John A. Weber
Third Street
Weber
Veeck
John Weber
Voeck
Max Selmar
Weingarten
R. E. Flynn
S. Jones
Tribune
Action for Divorce Filed by Al Ringling in Circuit Court
Al Ringling has started an action for a divorce. The hearing is slated for a future date in the circuit court. He is the eldest of the Ringling brothers and lives in the large stone house near the city center.
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al Ringling
Circus Brothers
Winnebago Will Gather For Wisconsin Reunion
A Winnebago Indians of Wisconsin reunion will run June 28 to July 4 in La Crosse featuring an encampment of 300 on Barren Island. War dances camp fires canoe and pony races and other tribal events will highlight the Made in La Crosse week. The Board of Trade has raised $5,000 to entertain visitors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wisconsin
Honors For Young Lady Miss Crissie Crawford Elected Phi Beta Kappa
Miss Crissie Crawford daughter of Mrs Minnie Crawford has been elected to the Phi Beta Kappa fraternity at Beloit College. The honor recognizes extended academic achievement and diligent study during the college course.
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Crissie Crawford
Minnie Crawford
Phi Beta Kappa
Beloit College
Miss Crawford
Fatal Fall From Tower Near Portage Claims Man
A man known as Pat King fell from a fifty foot tower east of Portage on Thursday afternoon and died before a physician could arrive. The tower supported the transmission line operated by Wisconsin Power Company.
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Portage
Pat King
Wisconsin Power Company
Jutting From The Blot Line Highlights
Miss Margaret Adams of Belfast spoke on the Schools of Ireland for Thursday morning’s program. Roy Atkinson, Baraboo representative, will join Waunakee league contest with an oration on Peace by Wilson. Debating society awards went to the juniors. William Kasiska spoke on Martyrs to Machinery with statistics on workplace injuries.
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Margaret Adams
Belfast
Ireland
Miss Adams
Emerald Isle
Roy Atkinson
Baraboo
Waunakee
Wilson
Kingsford
Wm. Kasiska
Hauling Grain From Baraboo to Milwaukee
In 1851 a Baraboo family moved from Erie County Pennsylvania to Sauk County Wisconsin by steamboat and wagon. They faced long hauls to Milwaukee for grain, using horse teams and oxen, with trips of two to three weeks. The emergence of a Baraboo flour mill and rail line offered new markets, raising local prosperity as yields and prices varied with season.
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Girard
Erie County
Erie
Milwaukee
Wis
Sauk County
Baraboo
Wisconsin
Madison
Chicago, Milwaukee
Kilbourn City
N. W. Morley
Baraboo Wins The Silver Trophy In Lodge Contest
Baraboo captured the silver cup at the fifth Baraboo valley Knights of Pythias gathering held Thursday evening. Baraboo scored 97.31 in initiation work with Reedsburg 96.77 and Kendall 95.09. Grand Chancellor A. C. Taylor attended with fifteen others from Portage as delegations from Reedsburg Kendall Lodi and other towns joined the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Knights of Pythias
Baraboo Valley
Warren House
Baraboo
Reedsburg
Kendall
Henry A. Staab
Milwaukee
Hall
Madison
M. L. Gregerson
Stoughton
A. C. Taylor
Portage
Lodi
Glories of California Gathered for Baraboo Friends
M. Maher received a crate of oranges from California and plans a generous distribution among Baraboo friends. He notes modern transportation brings distant wonders closer and recalls a recent trip beyond the Rockies with his sister, sharing experiences locally.
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M. Maher
California
Mr. Maher
Rockies
Barges Through Lock at Prairie du Sac Portage
According to the Portage Register the steel barges passed through the lock at Prairie du Sac becoming the first river craft to use the giant device. They will proceed toward the Missouri for government work as the new dam project advances and the Portage locks expand to 35 feet wide to handle traffic.
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Portage Register
Prairie du Sac
Missouri
Portage
Milk War at Janesville squeezes small farms
All but one of Janesville’s small milk farms have consolidated and raised the price to seven cents a quart. Housewives worry whether the remaining six cent seller can weather the storm and stay in business.
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Janesville
A Decided Success at Lyons Church Entertainment
Last evening a well filled Lyons church audience enjoyed a varied program. Miss Ethel Rodwell and Robert Rodwell performed to enthusiastic encores, a trio featured by Misses Jessie Martiny Nettie Kimball and Ethel Rodwell, and Miss Inez Farwell pupils presented Pandora's Box. A May pole drill and streamers impressed, Lucille Tinkham offered humorous reading, and Hugh Kelley spoke on Temperance Whiskey and Tobacco. The entertainment committee led by Mrs Alexander Smith and Mrs Pearse Sansom hosted the event, raising over $10 for the treasury despite rain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lyons
Ethel Rodwell
Robert Rodwell
Cornet
Jessie Martiny
Nettie Kimball
Inez Farwell
Lucille Tinkham
Hugh Kelley
Highway Office to Open in Courthouse
The county board highway committee and Highway Commissioner G F Post agreed to establish Post’s office in the sheriff’s room of the courthouse with Mrs Post in charge. Regular office hours will be set to allow telephone contact. Committee members: R B Griggs Baraboo James Gregory Reedsburg and R F Mercer Spring Green.
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County Board of Supervisors
G. F. Post
Man Linked to Portage Era Deaths Ends Life in Columbus Woodshed
John Edward Scherbart, formerly of Portage and later a Columbus resident, hanged himself in his daughter’s woodshed after a daylong drinking spree. He had killed his wife Minnie during a 1898 spree, was convicted in 1899, served part of a 16 year sentence at Waupun, and was released about three years earlier. His death appears due to despondency from drink.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portage
John Edward Scherbart
John Udell
Columbus
Scherbart
Sherbart
Minnie
R. G. Liebecker
Waupun
Meeting of Mission Club at Congregational Church
The Mission club of the Congregational church met with Mrs. William Ritchie yesterday afternoon. Mrs. Ritchie was assisted by Mrs. George Moog Mrs. George Howard and Mrs. L. Nutting. The program included devotional exercises a report on the Madison missionary convention a paper on Circuit Riding by Motor Boat a story The Death of Paul Donkey and musical selections followed by a supper with large attendance.
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Mission Club
The
Congregational Church
William Ritchie
Elmer Arner
Paul Donkey
Ida Philbrick
Doris Arner
Transfer of 32 patients to rebuilt Grant asylum center
On Saturday a special car will transfer 32 patients from the county hospital at Reedsburg to the rebuilt Grant county institution. About two years ago 43 patients were brought to the asylum during the Grant asylum county fire. Superintendent C F Christensen has permission to keep 11 patients, 10 men and one woman, at the facility.
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Reedsburg
Grant County
Grant Asylum
C. F. Christensen
State Board of Control
Peach Trees Bloom on Second Avenue Homes
Peach trees in bloom at the homes of Wm. Hatch and M. Riney on Second Avenue. At Riney’s, blossoms blossomed last year but frost nipped the buds. this year the blossoms are hoped to develop into luscious peaches.
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Wm. Hatch
M. Riney
Second Avenue
Mr and Mrs Bert J Mahoney Move to Marshalltown Iowa
Mr and Mrs Bert J Mahoney relocate from Janesville to 404 North Fourth Street Marshalltown Iowa. Mrs Mahoney will be remembered by Maud Kellogg.
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Bert
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