Snakes On Main Street Attract Reedsburg Visitors
A box of six large yellow rattlers on Reed sburg Main Street drew crowds after C H Dinsmore and Ed Clement placed them Friday. The snakes, ranging eight to twelve rattles, drew local curiosity and a three horse team startled by the buzz. The exhibition may travel to Madison as the group prepares to relocate the specimens.
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Main Street
C. H. Dinsmore
Ed Clement
North Freedom
Baraboo
Kings Corners
Ed Ochsner
Dinsmore
Clement
Ochsner
D’nsmore
Fred Reitman
State Bank
State University At
Madison
Eva Southard Denies Killing Four Husbands by Poison
Mrs Eva Southard 28 denies guilt in the deaths of four husbands by poison and faces charges over the 1920 murder of her fourth husband Edward F Meyer in Twin Falls Idaho. The five men linked to her carried insurance listing her as beneficiary. Also linked are her fifth husband Paul W Southard a chief petty officer on the U S Chicago and a Los Angeles marriage last November.
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Eva Southard
Honolulu
United States
Paul W. Scouthard
U.S. S
Chicago
Allege
Los Angeles
Southard
Edward F. Meyer
Twin Falls
Idaho
Langdon Body To Arrive In New York May 21
A telegram from the grave registration service informs Mrs. Langdon in Reedsburg that the body of her husband Roy Langdon will arrive in New York on May 21. The Baraboo native, 29, was gassed in France and died August 17, 1918. She has bought a Greenwood cemetery lot, erected a monument, and will plan services after a further telegram arrives.
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Reedsburg
Langdon
Roy Langdon
New York
Mary Mason
Roy Alger
Greenwood Cemetery
France
Park project near Wonewoc gets under way
The park site near Wonewoc progresses with a long term lease secured by Will Head on ground owned by William Lambscher. The Wonewoc Commercial Club has raised 150 dollars to improve the two and a half acre tract containing fifteen tree varieties and a rill with a fifty foot fall. Plans include lagoon electric lights picnic facilities and future enhancements expected ready by June 10.
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Wonewoc
Will Head
la Valle
William Lambscher
Wonewoc Commercial Club
Beloit soprano shines at Emery memorial fund benefit
Mrs. Robert Dailey of Beloit headlined a benefit musicale for the Emery memorial fund at St. Pauls Episcopal guild hall. About 60 attended as Beloit singers offered a program noted for lyric tone and wide range. Dailey sang Hallett Gilberte pieces and Mon tague Phillips Wake Up with notable charm and brilliance. She also appeared as a soloist at the Janesville Music Teachers convention.
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Robert Dailey
Beloit
Beloit Daily News
R. K. Rockwell
Chas
A. Lee
Hallett G‘iberte
Montague Phillips
May Fete Parade of 1921 Seniors at Local High School
The junior class staged a May fete for the 1921 graduates in the high school gym. An all star program featured Polly was Queen of the May, a May Pole dance, a Robin Hood sketch with Friar Tuck and Maid Marion, and separate musical numbers by the boys and girls choruses. Boyd's Orchestra provided the dance music afterward as refreshments were served in the lower hall. Decor included orchid and gold streamers and lighting effects highlighting the 1921 and 1922 colors. Miss Christina Wright and Miss Vida Eckhardt supervised the event.
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Polly
Licille Simonds
Robin Hood
Friar Tuck
Maid Marion
Howard
Lawsede
Gerald McGirr
Stephanie Schultz
Florence Dunham
Stuart Palmer
Ruth Tinkham
Kenneth Lamberton
Hazel
Helen Ruhland
Boyd
Orchestra
Madison
Christina Wright
Vida Eckhardt
Weather Report Notes Mixed Wisconsin Crop Impact
Wisconsin crops suffered from cold weather with frost on May 15 and 16 and damage to fruits berries and salalfa. Rain brought helpful showers in many areas and allowed farm work to progress with peas planted and corn and potatoes under way. Temperatures remained too low for growth, but overall activity continued amid uncertainty about total damage.
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Wisconsin
W. P. Stewart
Milwaukee
Auto accident victim engaged to Kilbourn girl
Arthur H. Fénelon of Waupun died when his car toppled near the Charles Boylan farm in Fort Winnebago on May 7 while returning from a visit to his fiancée Miss Lida Van Alstine of Kilbourn.
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Arthur H. Fénelon
Waupun
Charles Boylan
Fort Winnebago
Lida van Alstine
Kilbourn
Baraboo Defeats Kilbourn In Minor League Tilt
Baraboo earns a 16 to 9 victory over Kilbourn at the fair grounds in Thursday action. Reuland Mould Haugh Hanson and Veiling lead Baraboo with multiple runs while Kilbourn's O Neil Waterman Laabs Folleth Flickner and R Thoman contribute delayed scoring. Next week Baraboo may face Kilbourn again on the latter's grounds. other schedules with Hillsboro Sauk City and Elroy are in flux as arrangements are sought.
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Kilbourn
Fairgrounds
Baraboo
Baraboo Kilbourn
Reuland
Morriss Cooper
Folleth
Mould
Waterman
Prine
Laabs Haugh
Kane Peterson
Hanson
R. Thoman
Veiling
Flickner _Blake
J. Thoman
Smith
Rooney
Blake
Haugh
Peterson
Wambwright
O’neil
Laabs
Flickner
Hillsboro
Sauk City
Elroy
New Minister Arrives for Lyons Church
Rev. William E. Bower arrived from Cleveland Ohio this afternoon to hold services at the Lyons church. The undenominational church will have services at intervals over the next three months and the minister has no family.
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William EE. Bower
Cleveland
Ohio
Lyons
Kilbourn Village Debates Tunnel Sewer Plan Cost
Kilbourn faces a stalled tunnel sewer project after a contractor tamed plans but hit hard rock. Voters will decide on a $15,000 bond issue at a special election to fund completion. The village previously stored explosives related to the work, with partial loss charged to the village.
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Kilbourn
Paris
Baraboo Women Hear Progressive Platform Talk
A Baraboo Business Women's club gathering at Gollmar's hall heard Anita Koenen outline the Wisconsin Women's Progressive association program. Ada James of Richland Center heads the group. officers and local organizers discussed armament limits, initiative and referendum, free speech, child labor laws, and school reform while urging local chapters and support for progressive lawmakers.
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Baraboo
Washington
D. C
John J. Blaine
Madison
C. D. Rosa Beloit
Glen Turner
Jean M. Cooke
Darlington
W. Z. Mendelson
Anita Koenen
Milwaukee
Irma Hochstein
Koenen
Spring Green Village to Organize a Band
The Community Advancement Association of Spring Green has appointed E. R. Reely to organize a village band. The village is expected to appropriate funds to hire an instructor and purchase music and related equipment.
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Spring Green Village
Community Advancement Association of
Spring Green
E. R. Reely
Milk Falls to Nine Cents a Quart at Prairie du Sac
Prairie du Sac reports milk prices dropping to nine cents per quart. The change affects local shoppers and dairy suppliers as regional markets respond to supply and demand dynamics.
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Prairie DU Sac
Dairymen urged to push trade and advertising movement
John Kelly of Baraboo told Wisconsin Holstein Friesen Breeders at Milwaukee that American dairymen are behind in progress, losing billions due to lack of organization and promotion. He urged massive advertising, railroad signs, and newspaper space to reach consumers as Wisconsin leads in dairy production. Other speakers noted milk output declines and red calves, with new officers and directors elected for the association.
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John Kelly
Baraboo
United States
New York City
Wisconsin
Holstein Breeders’ Association
E. Ryan
Depere
Wis
L. J. Cole
The
State University
Robert A. Ryan
Herbert Schroeder
West Bend
Trasurer
W. C. Leitsch
Columbus
B. M. Aaris
Augusta
Charles Hampke
Manitowoc
S. H. Bird
South Byron
Farmer Hangs From Windmill to Oil It
William Johnson, a farmer near Fort Morgan Colorado, oiled a windmill by clinging to its blades. A gust started the wheel, and he rode it briefly until his son braked the mechanism.
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William Johnson
Fort Morgan
Colo
William
Thomas Thunder Finds Quiet Wisconsin Farm Home
Thomas Thunder the Wiscon sin Winnebago chief has settled three miles northwest of Alma Center on the Alma Center trunk line. He leaves wandering for a steady life as a tiller of the soil and hopes for good crops as he settles near Black River Falls.
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Thomas Thunder
Wisconsin Winnebago
Black River Falls
Tom Thunder
Alma Center
Tom
Wisconsin
Liack River Fells
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