Delluna North Excelsior Bazaar to Be Held
The Ladies Aid Society of Excelsior and North Dellona will host a caffe teria supper and bazaar at Mrs. George Butterfield’s home next Saturday afternoon May 22. Local families Asa Camp and others hosted gatherings while Mrs. Harvey Wyman visits relatives in the area.
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Ladies Aid Society of
Excelsior
North Dellona
George Butterfield
Asa Camp
du ‘Bois
Harry Ray
Harvey Wyman
Wm. Simpson
Wyman
la Crosse
Frank Veeder
Oshkosh
Lila Dryer
Door County
Grant Dryer
Skillet Creek Farmers Plan Limestone Pulverizing Venture
The Skillet Creek Farmers' club will meet at Wilber Cahoon's home on Friday evening May 21 to discuss forming a company to pulverize limestone for soil. Also reports of local visits and family events including births and social calls are noted.
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Skillet Creek
Ethel
Kilbourn
Alvin Brown
Black Hawk Church hears talk on forward movement
Racine’s Mr. Hilker spoke at the Black Hawk church last Sunday forenoon about the church forward movement. Mrs. John Gassner, Sr., visiting daughter Mrs. Louis Olson since last Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hilker
Racine
Black Hawk Church
John Gassner
Louis Olson
Portage Police Chief Issues Speed Warning
Portage Chief Curry warns speeders to slow down as upcoming road hazards lie ahead for fast drivers.
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Portage
Curry
Telephone Operator Sat on Pastor’s Knee Story Entrains Trial
Testimony in Fond du Lac reveals a Rosendale case where Miss Laura Gransee and Rev. G C Gerich are central to a $10,000 slander suit against Frank Gruett owner of Rosendale Telephone Co. Gerich, a married pastor, claims Gruett wrote letters accusing him of fathering Gransee’s illegitimate child.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laura Gransee
Cperator
G. C. Gerich
Rossdale
Mr. Gerlach
Frank Gruett
Rosendale Telephone Co
Fond du Lac
Birds Build Nests in Unusual Places Across Town
A brown thresher nests in a heavy vine at the Kingsfords home at 114 Tenth Street with the father protecting eggs during Mrs. Kingsford’s food runs. Nearby a pair of crows nests in a roadside tree while a phoebe uses a blue saucepan in a summer kitchen and another phoebe his mossy wall nest in Coldwater canyon.
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A. S. Kingsford
Tenth Street
Fox Hill
L. A. Dudley
Durward
Glen
Phoebe Bird
Scrambled Eggs Incident In Elroy Delights Town
Joe Walker arrived in Elroy with fourteen dozen eggs and parked near the library. As his team bolted toward a furniture store, the wagon hit a buggy and toppled into a watering trough, smashing the eggs. the horses halted beside Miller and Larson's storefronts, unharmed except for a noisy scramble. The Elroy Tribune notes no injuries.
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Joe Walker
O’rourke
Osmund Anderson
Miller & Larson’s
Elroy Tribune
Lone Rock Man Frank Brown Dies at 65
Frank Brown aged 65 died suddenly at Lone Rock from heart disease. He had run a restaurant in Lone Rock for two years before his death.
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Frank Brown
Lone Rock
Applications to Marry in Ableman
Public record lists marriage applications for Ernest G. Volz and Hattie Cridelich, both of Ableman, indicating intended marriage proceedings in the county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernest G. Volz
Ableman
Hattie Cridelich
Married Bass-Sommers in Reedsburg at Methodist Parsonage
Married Bass and Sommers of Reedsburg were united in a 6:30 p.m. ceremony at the Methodist parsonage performed by Rev. J. E. Cooke. Bride Crystal Sommers, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Sommers, wore navy blue travel suit and will reside on West Main Street after a honeymoon at Devils Lake. Groom Wallace Bass, son of Mr. and Mrs. Allen Bass, is mail carrier on route No. 1. The couple will live in Reedsburg following the ceremony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crystal Sommers
Wallace Bass
Reedsburg
J. E. Cooke
Charles Sommers
John Wilch
Allen Bass
Devils Lake
West Main Street
Local Moves and Visits Highlight Community News
Julius Helpap and family take the brick house on High street after Mrs. Fanny Treloar moves to Walnut street. Plowman occupy the Lieder residence on Draper street. Nell Doherty visits Baraboo relatives and Ila Parrish from Baraboo guests Polly Lange. Mrs. M. J. Carpenter visits Baraboo to see friends and attend Shepherd of the Hills. Julia Cady of Reedsburg visits Ethel Hewitt. Fire alarms disturb a school roof blaze from leaves and chimney spark. flames quickly quelled. J. P Gunnison and Mabel Dickie visit Whitewater. Mrs. Henry Dickie attends to illness of Clarke Dickie. Stanley Hayes and sons spend Sunday in Oregon. Wm Leece home from Beloit for weekend. Mrs. Ed Weston visits Baraboo relatives. Ida Lawton visiting relatives in Madison and Brodhead. Ella Pawlish returns from Chicago nursing. Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Du Bois with son Henry in Reedsburg. A. M. Fisk back from Elroy. Miss Mary Patterson of Madison visits here then heads to Canada to visit her son John.
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Julius Helpap
High Street
Fanny Treloar
Petteys
Walnut Street
Plowman
Lieder
Draper St
Nell Doherty
Baraboo
Ila Parrish
Polly Lange
M. J. Carpenter
Shepherd of
Reedsburg
Ethel Hewitt
J. P Gunnison
Mabel Dickie
Whitewater
Agnes Dickie
Henry Dickie
Clarke Dickie
Stanley Hayes
Wilson
Claire
Oregon
Wm Leece
Beloit
Ed Weston
Ida Lawton
Madison
Brodhead
Ella Pawlish
Chicago
W. H. du Bois
Henry
A. M. Fisk
Elroy
Mary Patterson
Canada
John
Cat Whose Kittens Died Sparks Community Sympathy
A local cat mourns the loss of her recently deceased kittens, drawing sympathy from neighbors and a quiet moment of shared consolation in the neighborhood.
La Follette’s Condition Reported Not the Best
A Rochester report states Senator La Follette’s condition is not the best and officials say it is doubtful he can take an active part in the Chicago convention or the fall campaign.
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Rochester
la Follette
Chicago
Corn and Oats Fall Sharply in Chicago Trade
Corn dropped more than seven cents a bushel and oats declined sharply in Chicago on Tuesday. The pullback followed failing grain movement in Kansas where two banks collapsed.
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Chicago
Kansas
Market Summary: Hogs Cattle and Potatoes Trade Steady
Hogs receipts 36 000 market steady bulk 13.35 14.25 butchers 13.00 14.50 packing 11.50 13.75 light 13.50 14.25 pigs 11.50 12.15 roughs 11.75 13.75. Cattle receipts 15 000 market steady beeves 9.75 13.75 butcher stock 5.00 13.50 canners and cutters 5.00 8.50 stockers and feeders 7.50 10.50 cows 9.75 13.75 calves 10.00 13.00. Sheep receipts 12 000 market slow wool lambs 11.25 17.45 owes 4.50 15.25. Potato market Chicago potatoes receipts 4 cars Wisconsin Minnesota 7.00 7.50 per 100 lbs.
Injury reported in La Valle as Myron Barnett thrown from trailer
Last Friday night Myron Barnett was thrown from an auto trailer on Main Street and suffered fractures to both leg bones above the ankle. He is recovering as well as can be expected. News arrived Monday that Tom Jessup died after being overcome by gas at his Madison rooming place. His brothers Harry and Ray traveled to Madison and brought the body back that evening. Herman Tordoff of Waukegan visited his mother part of last week. Mesdames George Miller J Schafer and Emma Krug spent last week Wednesday in Reedsburg. Mrs J Courtier recently visited Baraboo. Mr and Arthur Gale of Wonewoc were here Sunday. Mr and Mrs J Hockmuth visited Relatives in Wonewoc Sunday.
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Myron Barnett
Main Street
Tom Jessup
Madison
Harry
Ray
Herman Tordoff
Waukegan
Mesdames
George Miller
J. Schafer
Emma Krug
Reedsburg
J. Courtier
Baraboo
Arthur Gale
Wonewoc
J. Hockmuth
Sarah Tordhoff
Tractor accident injures Lone Rock man near farm
George Beardsley was crushed against a car while his daughter towed it with a tractor on a Lone Rock farm. The tow rope broke and the tractor’s reverse gear engaged, pinning him. George Meister, fishing nearby, freed him by pulling a lever and he was taken to a nearby home for treatment.
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Lone Rock
George Beardsley
George Meister
Beards
Beardsley
Meister
Reedsburg Couple Wed at Sacred Heart Parsonage
Miss Ella Sweeney of Reedsburg and Harry Schledski of Nenah were married Tuesday at 8 AM at Sacred Heart Church parsonage in Reedsburg. The bride’s cousin Anna Neville of Brooklyn attended, and the groom’s brother was present. The couple will reside in Neenah, where the groom works, for their future home.
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Ella Sweeney
Reedsburg
Harry Schledski
Nenah
Sacred Heart Parsonage
Anna Neville
Brooklyn
Hugh Sweeney
Neenah
Forgery Case In Elroy Sees Suspect Seek Meeting
A man used a forged check to obtain $28 from Howell & Barkenhagen and $8.50 from L Larson in Elroy. He asked to meet a specific person that night in an alley but vanished afterward.
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Elroy
Howell & Barkenhagen
L. Larson
Mr. Larson
Bereaved mother cat adopts new family of five skunks
A Beav er Dam cat, grieving after her kittens perished, adopted five baby skunks at Beaver Dam Skunk Farms southwest of the city. The old cat is said to be caring for the one day old skunk litter after their mother died.
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Beaver Dam
Mrs Mary Ramsey Interred in Greenwood Cemetery
The remains of Mrs Mary C Ramsey arrived in Reedsburg from Pittsville Hill and were laid to rest at Greenwood cemetery. Widow of Dr Samuel Ramsey, she and her husband lived in Seattle from 1889 until his death. Rev Moorehead of the Presbyterian church conducted a brief grave service.
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Mary C. Ramsey
Reedsburg
Pittsville Hill
Greenwood Cemetery
Samuel Ramsey
Seattle
Wash
Moorehead
The
Presbyterian Church
Wisconsin Anti-Saloon leader urges rally at Republican primary
Supt. R. P. Hutton of the Wisconsin Anti-Saloon League, reading his annual Milwaukee report, fires up supporters to back dry candidates. He singles out U. S. Senator Irvine L. Lenroot and Roy P. Wilcox, noting party loyalty and the push to define intoxicating liquors amid ongoing wet versus dry tensions in Wisconsin.
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R. P. Hutton
Wisconsin Anti-Saloon League
Milwaukee
Athletic Club
Wisconsin News
U. S
Irvine L. Lenroot
Roy P. Wilcox
E. F. Dithmar
la Follette
Wisconsin
Hutton
E .E. Browne
John J. Esch
James A. Frear
J. G. Monahan
A. P. Nelson
Clifford E. Randall
Cro
John M. Nelson
H. A. Cooper
Geroge B. Skogmo
Axel Johnson
C. C. Coe
Edward F. Dithmar
Riley Young
Assembly
Mulberger Beer
News Notes Tersely Told
Villa must explain why he held an American for ransom. Flora Crandall died yesterday at Madison aged 89. Democratic chiefs unite to curb the McAdoo boom. A whiskey still found in Milwaukee mash clogged the sewer. U S bonds reached a new low, some 17 1 2 below 100. Dr John Nelson Stockwell of Cleveland dies, early critic of Dr Cook. H L Ward quits Milwaukee museum over trustee friction. A price cutting market wave hits western cities amid tight money. Milwaukee says La Follette adherents will run Doerfler or Krumrey for governor.
Firemen Adjourn to View Costly Peoria Blaze
Smoke and water damage reached 400000 dollars across two stores and a cafeteria in Peoria last night. Delegates from the national firemen's association, meeting in annual convention, adjourned to witness the blaze.
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Peoria
Peroria
National Firemen’s Association
Nebraska Democrats Back Hitchcock and Peace Treaty Support
Nebraska Democrats endorse Senator Hitchcock and Wilson, while Washington Democrats urge ratification of the peace treaty with league covenant. Georgia Democrats oppose Wilson. Nebraska Democrats favor prohibition and treaty signing. Presidential preference shows Major General Leonard Wood leading in Vermont with about 70 percent of a light GOP vote amid several candidates.
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Vermont
Leonard Wood
Hiram Johnson
Coolidge
Massachusetts
William Grant Webster
New York
Pennsylvania
Nebraska
Hitchcock
Wilson
Washington
Georgia
Reedsburg Man Injured By Bull Attack
A Reedsburg area man, Nels Broas, was attacked by an infuriated bull at his home Tuesday morning. He sustained a badly lacerated leg and was shaken, but no bones were broken. He lives just outside Reedsburg.
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Nels Broas
Reedsburg
Mr. Broas
Lost Buick roadster rear door between Prairie du Sac and Baraboo
Lost rear door from a Buick roadster between Prairie du Sac and Baraboo. Finder should notify News Office for reward. Also WANTED help with general house work. Dr. H. Getebell, 204 Fourth Avenue.
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Prairie du Sac
Baraboo
Getebell
Fourth Avenue
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Lone
Bass—Sommers
North Freedom
LA ‘Follette
Potatoes
Minnesota
LA Valle
Myron Barnet
Sweeney—Schledski
Forger
Mary Ramsey
Wilcox
E. F
Dithmar
Publican
Villa
Flora Crandall
John Nelson Stockwell
Cleveland
Dr. Cook
H. L. Ward
Milwaukee Museum
Christian Doerfler
Henry Krumrey
Democrats
H. C. Ladewig
Oak Street
L. W. Borah
Champaign
Ralph Brooks
Arkansaw
Wis
George B. McGilvra
Baraboo Wis
John Brandt
Merrimack
Poland
Lake Street
A. G. Glover
Hatz Bros
R. D
D. F. Bush
Minneapolis
Minn
Lewis White
G. H. Glover & Son
Phono
J. Briggs
Charles Wing
Guernsey
A. R
H. C. Black
Emil F. Zantow
F. D
Wayne Newell
Hollister
Donovan’s Pharmacy
Phore
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