County Board Ends Session Sets August Meet
County board adjourned until August 15 to handle expanded business and form committees on equalization, finance, taxes, education, bridges, and more. A courthouse roof repair bill ranges from 1500 to 2000 dollars amid dry rot beneath tiles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Steuber
Thomas
Brandt
Bindl
Homberger
Quimby
Kasiska
Charles’ Enge
A. O. Sorge
J. P. Dodd
John Carpenter
John Mears
A. J. Doering
P. Horkan
J.my Nachreiner
H. Koenecke
W. Cahoon
E. V. Alexander
F. S. Cook
F. S. Barnett
Carl Koenig
H. Eschenbach
H. Steckelberg
Pat Dowd
Orra Schluter
A. Mather
John Mackessey
A. Shanks
W. D. Hudson
F. McKune
Charles Herr
C. A. Bartenbach
H. Dargel
J. B. Schoephoerster
W. H. Kinney
F. Goodman
Gustave Bender
Bonds
Wilber Cahoon
BH. R
Staudenmayer
Koenig
Messrs. Staudenmayer
County Farm
Catholic Woman's Club Elects Officers for Next Year
The Catholic Woman's Club held its last meeting of the year on Wednesday afternoon. Plans included a lake picnic on June 21 and sending two delegates, Mrs. J. Coughlin and Mrs. Thos. McMahon, to the Catholic women conference in Green Bay on June 7-8. Officers elected were President Mrs. Robert Fogle Vice President Mrs. G. W. Hilliard Secretary Miss Elizabeth Sarahan and Treasurer Mrs. Carl Hoffmann. The group adjourned until October 5.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Catholic Womans Club
Robert Fogle
GC. W. Hilliard
Elizabeth Sarahan
Carl Hoffmann
J. Coughlin
Thos. McMahon
Conference of Catholic Women
Green Bay
Hardware Shop Changes Hands in Baraboo
J. L. Cramer of Lynn avenue has bought O. G. Wheeler’s hardware store on Third avenue. A Baraboo resident for about a year, he comes from Plain, Wisconsin where he operated hardware business. He plans to run the shop like the former proprietor and take a vacation soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. L. Cramer
Lynn Avenue
O. G. Wheeler
Third Avenue
Baraboo
Plain
Wisconsin
Sauk County Contests Highlight Rural School Talent
Peter Zapp wins corn judging at Sauk county normal contests. Juanita Hinrichs earns state fair representational spot for Sauk county. Over 250 students attend academic and field events, with Oak Hill and Glenville schools among top finishers. Athletic scores include Oakland 107½ points and Glenville 55.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peter Zapp
Juanita Hinrichs
Sauk County
Sauk City
Spring Green
Central Dellona School
Frank L. Mundadth
Glenville
Delton
Loganville
Diamond Hill School
Clay Hill School
Oak Hill School
Milwauke
Edith Hillman
Evelyn Rott
Woodland
Rosalie Walker
Frank L. Mundth
Central Dellon
George Ludwig
Joe Greenwood
Oakland School
Lillian Dreifke
Diamond Hill
Helen C. Vogel
Montgomery
Eunice Vander Ohe
E. N. Prairie
Raymond Cridelich
Henry Schrank
Peter C. Zapp
Arnieta Hinrichs
Oak Hill
Bernice Péarson
Esther Wedel
Isaac Metcalf
Muriel Schreiber
Alma Muth
Madelyn Carrol
Clay Hill
Oakland
Frank Mundth
Central Dellona
N. A
Madalyn Carroll
Lulu Mittelstaedt
Excelsior No
Excelsior No. 6
Frank Mundt
Central Deliona
John Dickie
D'amond Hill
Annex Carnival Brings Colorful Student Program
The Annex Carnival showcased four classroom themes with blue birds pink tissue and a Japanese setting. Booths included a fishing pond novelty ice cream and pastry stalls. About 200 attendees enjoyed the program with roughly 160 dollars raised for the school.
Applications filed by Herman Hartzi and LaValle Wilhelmina Lucht
Register shows two individuals, Herman Hartzi and LaValle Wilhelmina Lucht, submitting applications. Details include names and residence LaValle, with no additional context or dates provided in the fragment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herman Hartzi
LaValle
Wilhelmina Lucht
Young Wife of Baraboo Lad Laid to Rest
Velma Slinger Kellogg wife of F A Kellogg of Baraboo died in Milwaukee May 9 1921 after a sharp appendicitis attack. She married shortly before death and expressed desire to wed. Rev William Dawson officiated at the funeral in Portage with interment in Silver Lake cemetery. Survived by husband her parents Mr and Mrs A R Slinger and one brother H W Slinger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. Kellogg
F. A. Kellogg
Portage
Velma Slinger Kellogg
Arthur Kellogg
A. R. Slinger
William Dawson
St. John’s Episcopal Church
Robert Hughes
Cecil Kincaid
Horace Cahoon
Edward Coughlin
Leo Frazer
Elmer Caftisch
Baraboo
Silver Lake Cemetery
Columbia County
Milwaukee
Mr. Kellogg
Trousseau
Rachel Slinger
Portage Democrat
Tomah Company Wins Wisconsin National Guard Rifle Match
Headquarters unit of the 128th Infantry from Tomah Wisconsin captured the state rifle match at Milwaukee indoor range with 1,263 points. Four teams from district winners competed. Superior led Troop A with 1,246, Gillette's Company E 1,202, and Company K 1,161.
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One Hundred and Twenty-eighth Infantry
Tomah
Wis
Wisconsin National Guard
Cavalry Armory
Milwaukee
Cavalry
Superior
First
Wisconsin Infantry
Gillette
One Hundred Twenty-seventh Infantry
Eggs and butter hit five year lows in market data
Eggs and butter mark five year low levels with F A Nehs noting figures. Eggs lowest in May and April 1917 and 1921 show 19c to 21c ranges, butter at 36c retail as prices dip this week. Local merchants pay 19c for eggs, unchanged from last week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. A. Nehs
Saddest case of Rex Carter formerly of Loganville
Rex Carter, son of Mr and Mrs W E Carter once ran the Loganville creamery. He served a year as an ambulance driver in France and earned praise for bravery. Shell shock led to a relapse after attending a comrade’s funeral. He is hospitalised in Hobbs Indiana as parents seek medical aid and sympathy pours in from Sauk County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rex Carter
W. E. Carter
Loganville
Carter
A. F. Scoon
U. S
France
Rex
Hobbs
Ind
Sauk County
Reedsburg
Burglars Enter Reedsburg Lumber Office
Burglars broke into the Brittingham and Hixon Lumber Co office at Reedsburg early this week. They obtained only stamps and small articles after boring holes by the lock and reaching through to unlock the door. No clues have been found.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brittingham & Hixon Lumber Co
Reedsburg
Screen Actress Clara Young Entertains in Milwaukee
Clara Kirball Young, a popular film actress with Baraboo roots, was hosted in Milwaukee last week. She spoke on "The Influence of the Screen" at a hotel and visited Rest Haven in Waukesha to entertain wounded veterans. Accompanying her were Harry Garson, Carolyn Sachs, Ted Butcher, and Milton D. Crandall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clara Kirball Young
Baraboo
Milwaukee
Miss Young
Rest Haven
Waukesha
Harry Garson
Carolyn Sachs
Ted Butcher
Garson Studios
Los Angeles
Milton D. Crandall
Caledonia Resident Hospitalized in Portage
Henry Anaker of Caledonia is in a hospital at Portage. His sister Mrs. Milo Smith of Madison has been visiting him.
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Caledonia
Portage
Henry Anaker
Mrs
Milo Smith
Madison
Johnstone to Speak at State Oratorical Contest
R. T. Johnstone Jr. who won the district contest at Whitewater will deliver a speech at the state contest in Madison on May 27.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. T. Johnstone, Jr
Whitewater
Madison
Sauk City Reports Strong Artesian Well Flow
The new artesian well at Sauk City delivers 401 gallons per minute from 525 feet depth, the strongest eight inch well flow in Wisconsin. Water rises thirty feet above ground. bottom rests on red granite. A pyrite layer 140 feet thick was found at 24 feet depth, requiring a special tool. Louis O Connors of Spring Green drilled the well after months of work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sauk City
Wisconsin
Louis O’connors
Spring Green
Baraboo Women’s Club Links Friendship Across Cities
A Baraboo Business Woman’s Club gift to Mrs. Earl Shilling in La Crosse sparks cross city friendship. La Crosse members’ kindness leads to a thank you note from Olga Reinking, and Mary Ann Phillips of La Crosse visits Baraboo to express appreciation for the support.
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Baraboo
LA Crosse
Gateway
Earl Shilling
Baraboo Business Woman’s Club
Lady In White
Shilling
Olga Reinking
Gateway City Sisters
Baraboo Club
Mary Ann Phillips
Peculiar Reidsburg Case Involves Soldier and Bond Review
The Wisconsin State suit against Justin Davis centers on a wartime romance with Catherine McCabe. After a confrontation and threats, Davis was held on peace bonds later reduced and set aside. Other cases include wage claims by Carl Blueml against Louis Schulz and various quiet title actions and adjournments.
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Wisconsin
Justin Davis
Mr. Davis
Catherine McCabe
Reedsburg
Cabe
Miss McCabe
James McCabe
John E. McCabe
J. R. Davis
Eugenia Davis
Voyette
Carl Blueml
Louis Schulz
Schulz
John Zoebel
William Brumhoefer
William Schulz
H. B. Quimby
Joseph Huntley
Ernest Siefert
A. L. Thomas
John Huntley
George Horkan
Alaska White Population Declines, Census Shows
The census indicates Alaska's white population is decreasing. From 1916 to 1920 the decline reached 23.4 percent, reflecting a significant demographic shift in the territory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alaska
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County Farm Affairs
C. Christensen
Christensen
Sorge, Mather
R. B. Griggs
Highway Committee
Mather
Catholic Woman's Club
Dellona
Excelsior
Litz
Fronton
Benjamin Franklin
Annex Garnival
Mrrs
F. A.kellogg
Francis E. Byrne
Harry H. Thomas
Henry Klipp
Coleman
Herman Licht
Theodore Schluter
Earl Henry
Frank Musich
George Roehtig
August Steinhorst
Charles F. Legate
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