Accident Report in Devils Lake Causes Death of Louis Kaufman
Louis Kaufman aged 53 was found mangled between rails near the Kirkland depot at Devils Lake at daybreak. The death is believed due to an extra passenger train last night around 10 o clock, his watch stopping at that time supporting the theory. Kaufman and A Wolkowski were together at Devils Lake the previous afternoon, and Kaufman disappeared after dark while Wolkowski returned to Baraboo unaware of the tragedy. Funeral plans set for tomorrow at 2 PM at his brother Chris Kaufman’s Lake Street home.
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Louis Kaufman
Kirkland
Devils Lake
Kaufman
Kaufpan
A. Wolkowski
Wolkowski
Baraboo
Waukesha County
Sauk County
Chris Kaufman
Lake Street
Julius Wolfe
Merrimack
Otto Peck
Greenfield
Fred Lonsberry
Michigan
Emma Mattys
Barron
Frank Kaufman
Prairie du Lac
Fred Kaufman
Gollmar Circus
Hol. Martin
Martin
EK. S. Johnston Undertaking
Memorial Day Observances At City Schools
Patriotic exercises honored Memorial Day in city schools with G A R and W A C members, including Captain J P Drew at the high school. Veterans P P Palmer James Farnsworth Isaac Fort and C Cary spoke at the annex, as did ward school speakers. Students will be dismissed early next Wednesday for W R C bouquet making. Flowers to be left at the W R C. The school program was arranged by Mrs Belle Wood and B N Robinson.
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J. P. Drew
P. P. Palmer
James Farnsworth
Isaac Fort
C. Cary
C. E. Palmer
Jasper Odell
Emma Davis
Hugh Kelley
Hokanson Brothers Take Oath as U S Citizens
Rudolph and Emil Hokanson of Hokanson Auto became American citizens after sworn allegiance in circuit court by Clerk Issen P. Stenjem. John Fallows, father of Bishop Fallows of Chicago, also naturalized. The Hokanson brothers were previously married in Portage.
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Rudolph
Emil Hokanson
Hokanson Auto Company
Issen P. Stenjem
John Fallows
Fother
Bishop Fallows
Chicago
Madison Joural
Hokanson Brothers
Portage
Death of Rev and Mrs Jones’s son in Baraboo
The twelve year old son of Rev. and Mrs Warren G Jones died after a brief illness. Rev Jones formerly served at the South Side M K Church in Baraboo. Interment will be in Baraboo with a short cemetery service after the body arrives Sunday afternoon.
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L. A. Goddard
Warren G. Jones
Jones
South Side
M. K
Baraboo
Strange Actions Puzzle Officers In Baraboo
Officer Desmond alerted Commissioner Griggs that a man claiming to be deaf and insane was taken to the southside station. A physician labeled him insane, a local collection raised about $2, and he said he would board train 511 at midnight. He was later arrested after officers followed him along the railroad track and taken to the county jail for investigation. Griggs suspects the man may have been in Madison before Baraboo.
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Desmond
Griggs
Southside
Here
Justice of Peace
Adolph Andre
Madison
Baraboo
Death of Herman Lueck in Sauk County Baraboo
Herman Lueck died Friday evening at Sauk county hospital in Reedsburg after years with locomotor ataxia. Born in Germany 89 years ago, he came to Sauk county in 1886, lived in Merrimack and Baraboo, and formerly worked as a Northwestern brakeman. He leaves two sons, a daughter, two sisters, one brother, and his aging mother in Merrimack. his wife Mrs Herman Lueck died in January.
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Herman Lueck
Reedsburg
Germany
Sauk County
Merrimack
Baraboo
John Zuck
Greenfield
Walter Neibuhr
Otto Lueck
Former Resident Visits From Chicago After Golden Wedding
H. F. Shattuck of Chicago visits his daughter Mrs. Maud Pointon after returning from Erskine Minnesota where he attended the May 9 golden wedding of Mr. and Mrs. G. Davis of Davis Corners Adams County Wisconsin. Shattuck and Mrs. Davis are siblings and they had not seen each other in 34 years. Five sons attended the celebration. two daughters were absent. Davis couple are grandparents of 21. They formerly lived near Kilbourn and Shattuck once ran the Clark hotel in Baraboo years ago.
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H. F. Shattuck
Chicago
Maud Pointon
Erskine
Minnesota
G. &. Davis
Davis Corners
Adams County
Wisconsin
Mr. Shattuck
Davis
Kilbourn
Baraboo
Clark Hotel
Sauk City Social Center Report Highlights Local Progress
The Sauk City Social Center notes three months of activity including university extension lectures, a new railroad coach on the local branch, cement walks at crossings, paving vote on Main street, plans for domestic science in schools, an evening commercial class, home economy lectures for women, summer baseball arrangements, and a community social survey. A nine member business leader committee governs the center aiming to aid all commerce and local interests.
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University Extension Department
Main Street
Sauk City
Delton Speech Sparks Office Inquiry
An anonymous message arrives at the office questioning the rationale to publish Delton's speech. No name accompanies the note and the request to print is not accompanied by clarifying details.
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Delton
Reedsburg Hen Rumor Grows In Town
A Reedsburg hen allegedly laid an egg six and a quarter inches in diameter, while Mrs. Hugene Bonnell of North Freedom reports an egg six and a half inches in circumference weighing four ounces. She notes several other eggs in the same class, suggesting a possible mix up about an ostrich farm in Reedsburg.
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Reedsburg
Fortunate Find Reedsburg Man Returns Lost Case
L L Woodworth of Reedsburg found a medicine case on the road in Baraboo and handed it to his office. He says he has been fortunate in finding property, recently recovering $800 in Minnesota bills. He represents McArthur and Son of this city.
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L. L. Woodworth
Reedsburg
Baraboo
Mr. Woodworth
Minnesota
McArthur & Son
Early Settler Mrs Magdalene Johnson Dies in Greenfield
Mrs Magdalene Johnson died at 4 30 this morning at the home of Mr and Mrs T J Nettle in Greenfield after a heart ailment. Born in Canada she settled in Sauk county in 1867. She is survived by her daughter and several other sons and daughters.
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Magdalene Johnson
T. J. Nettle
Greenfield
Johnson
Canada
Sauk County
Nettle
Unusual Escape Of Infant From Safety Pin Swallowing
The Milwaukee infant of Mr and Mrs Russell L Smith swallowed an open safety pin after it was dropped during dressing. X rays showed the pin lodged above the breast bone. after anaesthetic probing failed, the pin moved and passed through the digestive tract without harm. Doctors deem the outcome miraculous.
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Portage Democrat
Chester W. Smith
Portage
Milwaukee
Russell L. Smith
Fifty Years Married Wilhelm and Marie Schulte of Westfield
Mr and Mrs Wilhelm Schulte celebrated their fiftieth wedding anniversary May 19 in Sauk County Westfield with all their children and 18 grandchildren present. Born 1836 and 1842 they wed May 18 1862. Rev Becker officiated. Children include Wilhelm Henry Edward Karl August and daughters Anna Klein Emma Krohn Minna Zick and Mary. A mission collection raised $10.00.
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Wilhelm Schulte
Sauk County
Westfield
Mr. Schulte
Schulte
Becker
Wilhelm
Henry
Edward
Karl
August
Anna Klein
Emma Krohn
Minna Zick
Mary Schulte
Foreign firms warned over failure to file statements
About twenty large foreign corporations were notified they violated state law by doing business without a license. They face a $500 penalty for missing statements, and several have pledged to comply with the requirement as others are expected to follow.
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Secretary of State
View of Gararu from Far Chicago
A brief view of Gararu as seen from a distant Chicago vantage point. The piece notes geographical relation and urban perception without additional context.
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Gararu
Chicago
Ringlings Move From Baraboo and Wisconsin
A Chicago Tribune correspondent reports that the Ringling circuses have departed Baraboo and Wisconsin to seek cheaper tax costs, illustrated by images of their former winter quarters and the opera house site. The piece notes Wisconsin's progressive income tax up to 6 percent and hints at a legal quarrel over circus taxes.
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Chicago Tribune
Tribune
Baraboo
Wis
Ringlings
Sunday Tribune
Wisconsin
Were These Men at Merrimack
An alibi attempt for Jim Woods alias Toronto Jim and William Mason alias Daddy Flynn failed at a West Bend Wisconsin preliminary exam. Police say they are seasoned dynamite and nitro glycerine criminals linked to the Merrimack bank robbery. Woods reportedly carried a satchel of tools found after the robbery. if released they face immediate rearrest toward Baltimore or St Louis.
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Jim Woods
Toronto
Jimmy
William Mason
Daddy Flynn
West
Bend
Wis
Merrimack Bank
Woods
Merrimack
West Bend
Baltimore
St. Louis
First to Toot Toot passenger train reaches Sparta
Passenger train No. 503 backed up to this city Thursday morning from Kendall and then ran via Wyeville and the new line to Sparta due to a tunnel land slide caused by heavy rain. Conductor Billy O'Brien led the service as the first passenger train into Sparta over the new line. Elroy Leader.
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Kendall
Sparta
Wyeville
Billy O’ Brien
Elroy
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B. N. Robinson
Chivacc
Son
Rev
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Ren G. Jones
Hos
Pital
Bradley
Chicago News
Francisco I. Madero
Mexico
Senora Madero
Francisco Madero
Diaz
Juarez
Madero
United States
Cele
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