19 May 1921
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Newspaper
Baraboo Weekly News
Location
Baraboo, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
May 19, 1921
Page
4
The Baraboo Weekly News lists its editors and proprietors with the issue price marked at 45c for daily copies and 75c for a weekly edition. The notice notes ownership and editorial duties while signaling a small-town newspaper cadence.
May 19 1921 report notes relief over peace terms while a Wisconsin observer invites the president to spend summer in the northwest. A New York divorce case features Mrs James A Stillman blaming the financier’s father as troublemaker. New York auto fatalities rise over four months, underscoring cars as deadly instruments.
A Milwaukee survey finds most people prefer small towns over big cities. The piece argues a "big frog" in a little town enjoys closer friendship, companionship, and quicker access to open spaces, despite some drawbacks of small-town life.
The allied reparations ultimatum was accepted unconditionally in Germany. President Ebert faced difficulties forming a new ministry but most parties supported the sensible policy. Centrists and major socialists favored yielding to the allies, while some critics argued about future realignments and potential revisions with liberal support.
The treaty allows reconsideration of reparations and warns that Germany will not face permanent ruin. It asserts the maximum demand could be moderated over time and rejects the idea of economic slavery for Germany. The Chicago Daily News commentary stresses cautious expectation among Germans.
Judge Monahan of Green Bay holds a husband may claim part of his earnings, citing that a man is entitled to something from his income though a wife claimed insufficient funds for home upkeep. The article also visits local landmarks and notes university funding and local sightseeing in Baraboo and Sauk Prairie.
Mrs. Wm. Gall Sr. visited her niece Miss Lydia Schultz at the Reedsburg hospital Thursday. A series of local visits and family greetings follow including Baraboo and Madison travelers and a hardware company sale to Gall Jr. and partners.
The text reflects on mortality comparing eternal fall from glory to a rapid descent and a long, mythic time of punishment. It imagines Lucifer frozen in ice at the bottom of hell and Napoleon’s legacy as contrasted with brief, intense moments of downfall.
Mrs. L. W. Blackman is recovering from injuries after a cartridge exploded in her stove. Several steel fragments were removed from her face and eyes. Local notices record visits and daily life around Richland Center and nearby towns.
Maple Hill farmers are busy with spring planting. Miss Gertrude Getchman of Witwen spent the past week at home. Miss Sarah Albers returns home from Madison for a few days. W. A. Wilcox of Baraboo was a caller.
Last Thursday in the vicinity several visits occurred with Mr and Mrs A W Liescher calling at the Leo Wood and Frank Ballone homes. Weekend gatherings included Mr and Mrs Paul Dreisher and family and Mr and Mrs August Hintz and family at the J B Walsh home and others at Ernest Stabnaw, J E Walsh, and John Simon residences. Sam Albers plans a barn raising Tuesday with carpenter Henry Gluth and expansion to add several feet. Dr E Ritzenthaler of Reedsburg visited Frank Ballone. Frances and Lewis Crahen visited the J E Walsh home last week. Bernie Sullivan hosted relatives from Westfield Sunday.
The list covers April term county court matters heard or pending before Judge James H. Hill including estates such as Clara B. Rice Mary A Hatz Esther Grinnell Wm Vogler El a Carroll Enos Sherman and Marie Schroeder plus wills tax determinations final settlements guardianships and land sales. Individuals named include Bevelyn Clarke Fred Malion Salome Kirschner Catherine Fuller John Berrien Margaret Meng Henry Habn and George W Pierce among others with petitions hearings and appointments noted throughout April term proceedings.
Notices announce final settlements and determinations for the estates of Henry Ringling Emma Meyer N Cork Patrick Norton and others. Citations and hearings include Emmet Harris and Henry Harris with guardianship appointments for Raymond Listenberg and Ann R Fletcher.
Property transactions include Michael Daly to Mrs. Hannah Wohl ing in Reedsburg for 350 dollars and numerous transfers across Reedsburg Excelsior Delton Baraboo Sauk City Prairie du Sac and nearby areas with prices ranging from 1 dollar to several thousand dollars. Names include Klitzke Hansbury Stone Weston Miese and McCarthy among others.
A corpus of land transfer records lists numerous Wisconsin property transactions with nominal sums. Entries include transfers in Reedsburg Loganville Delton Baraboo Prairie du Lac Plain North Freedom Spring Green and Westfield to various grantees such as F W Kohlmeyer Hugh Scott Wm Holsaple Walter Luttermann Herman Zschiegner Ralph Kindschi Lins and others with prices commonly set at $1 and some larger figures like $3000 and $5000.
The Superior board of education approved raises of 100 dollars per year for nearly all teachers, with exceptions for those already at the maximum salary.
In Elroy, chicken thieves conduct raids on multiple roosts, stealing poultry and causing local concern. Police investigate and urge residents to secure coops and report suspicious activity.
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