Lone Rock Tornado Tragedy Leaves Many Injured and Dead
A tornado struck Lone Rock Tuesday night causing extensive destruction. Editor P C Pitkin died in the Farmers Bank collapse and several residents including Clara Hoppe 14 and Donald Hoppe 5 killed outright. Dozens more injured, with communication cut off and property losses estimated at 375000. The same storm wrecked St Luke's Church near Plain and several farmhouses.
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Lone Rock
Mark Gunlock
BANK
Pitkin
Farmers’ Bank of
Wells Hardware
Wells
Madison Hospital
Gundlach
Hoppe
Isaac Higgins
Plain
Sentinel
St. Luke’s Catholic
Sauk County
Tornado Toll Wreaks Havoc Across Wisconsin Countryside
Read of May 21 storm in Baraboo area with wrecked barns and homesteads. Deaths include Fred Buelow and Martin Yanke from falling trees. extensive damage to cemeteries, churches, and farms from Plain to Prairie du Sac and Honey Creek.
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Fred Aliasch
Jacob Reusch
Martin Genz
Joseph Gaukel
Emil Kessler
George Ferber
Joseph Schwartz
Herman Roelke
Prairie DU Sac
Destructive cyclone damages homes and church in Plain
In Plain a severe storm wrecked multiple homes including those of Casper Volk Alois Beck and George Brei Jr. The Beck four year old boy was killed by falling timbers. Barns and outbuildings collapsed, cattle killed, and windows shattered. A four week old Oakland car and livestock were lost near O D Schoenman. The $100000 Catholic church suffered destruction.
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Casper Volk
Alois Beck
Joe Blau
Meixelsperger
John Blau
Henry Neuheist
O. D. Schoenman
Oakland
McGinty Case Decided Against Brotherhood in Railway Suit
Anna McGinty sued the Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen after years in court. The jury awarded $1880.50 in damages to McGinty and her attorney, J. T. Dithmar, moved for costs to be charged to the defendant.
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Anna McGinty
Brotherhood of
Mrs. McGinty
J. T. Dithmar
Soldiers Camp at Kilbourn on Portage Route
More than three thousand soldiers reached Kilbourn on the Portage to Camp Robinson on Thursday. The wet, windy march from Portage tired both men and horses, tents were set along the highway near the cemetery, and the scene included drums, bands, Red Cross, and wagons. A storm drenched the camp and a later march took the column onward in a light rain turned to a small lake by Jupiter Pluvius.
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Kilbourn
Camp Grant
Camp Robinson
Portage
Red Cross
Dr. Collins
Reedsburg
Colonel Ward
Poynette
Wisconsin River
Kil
Hustler
Jupiter Pluvius
Uncle Sam Lists Useless Jobs After July 1
The notice lists occupations barred to draft age workers after July 1 including elevator attendants, footmen, ushers, bathhouse attendants, theater staff, hotel clerks, and domestic workers. It notes performers in legitimate concerts or plays are exempt and that baseball players’ status awaits a General Crowder ruling.
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Sam
Exit from Woods After Night Ride
Wagons moved through the woods with drums beating and song. It took more than two hours to clear the area and ensure no stragglers or property were left behind.
Tornado carries away roof and part of barn near Worth home
D W Worth reports a tornado ripped a roof and barn section from his house, sending seven or eight rafters and ten sixteen foot planks aloft. He believes the V shaped roof carried straight up, traveling over trees toward Ed Wieglow and George B McGilvra’s farms, with pieces found along the way. The Worth family sought shelter in the cellar as the storm passed.
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D. W. Worth
William Rounds
Adam Arnold
O. Z. Wood
Sexton
Worth
Ed. Wieglow
A. L. Feltz
Harold Seaborn
Larry Miner
L. B. Irish
John Koenig
Carl Baer
Mrs. Irish
Skillet Creek
Lone Rock
Trish
Wayne E. Brown
Baraboo
Mr. Worth
George B. McGilvra
Mr. McGilvra
Local Brewery in Bankruptcy at Madison Filing
Ruland Brewing Company through manager Charles Ruland filed for bankruptcy in Madison. Bert C. Bentley of Baraboo is appointed trustee. Debts include 335 taxes in Baraboo, 360 salary for Ruland, 9500 Bank of Baraboo mortgage, and 11779.64 in 47 creditor accounts totaling 21914.64. Assets list real property valued at 15000 and fixtures plus miscellaneous at 4676.05 with debts of 2956.05 and 6500 in insurance. total assets around 38900.
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Ruland Brewing Company
Charles Ruland
Madison
Bert C. Bentley
Baraboo
Bank of Baraboo
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