23 Nov 1916
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Newspaper
Baraboo Weekly News
Location
Baraboo, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Nov 23, 1916
Page
1
Douty announces the appointment of a new Highways Commissioner after receiving the most votes in a county election. The selection follows months of transportation planning and public input.
The Sauk County board re elected John Gunnison of North Freedom as highway commissioner for another term after a long meeting. They approved budgets, set janitor duties as deputy sheriff, awarded road drag prizes, and discussed damages claims against the county for highway incidents.
The Past Worthy Matrons Night of the Order of the Eastern Star was observed Thursday at the Masonic temple with a 6:30 banquet for a large gathering. Two new members were initiated: Miss Nellie Stackhouse and Mrs. F B Wichern, followed by a short program of vocal and piano performances by local and visiting members from Madison Butler Sparta and Green Bay.
The German Methodist church literary group met Thursday evening at Miss Ottilie Schirmer’s residence with many members and friends present. Charles Lueth discussed his Africa trip, its people, customs, and cities, and included mention of the Cape Verde islands Cairo and the pyramids. The program closed with a piano solo by Miss Mac Clough and a social hour followed by refreshments. The next meeting is planned for December with date and place to be announced.
The Twentieth Century club met Thursday afternoon in the public library building. Delegates to the state federation convention in Milwaukee were reported on with strong interest in prepared topics. The federated clubs’ last meeting was the largest, and Baraboo's local membership is hoped to grow further.
D W Watt reports Ringling brothers circus drew immense Southern crowds in Birmingham in the late eighties and again this year with two turn‑aways. Fires and horse losses prompt aid from Hagenbeck Wallace. Tammen illness prompts show plans adjustment. Gollmar sale ends long era. notes on Bonfils Sells Floto and SellsFloto plans.
Firefighters battled a blaze at the Portage fairgrounds early Friday destroying a 100 foot section of barns. Stallion Col Anderson died in the flames, twelve other horses were saved, and caretaker Sam Schenck suffered burns while freeing the stock. The loss included harness and racing equipment. Schenck suspects a vagrant slept in a stall and started the fire.
Rudolph Hokinson of Madison found his seven passenger Buick Model 55 missing from Monona avenue after attending an Elks clubhouse party. He entered the club at 9 30 PM and surfaced to find the car gone by midnight. The gold striped vehicle bears R H initials and a star numbered plate 1 W. It left the road near Madison, struck a telephone pole, and sustained about 200 dollars in damage.
Fire completely destroyed the Kilbourn grist mill on Friday night around eight. Smoke and flames started near an overheated stove, with the mill moved to a nearby lot after a new power plant was built. The building, a Dells City landmark, was insured and recently تحديث machinery had been added as it was to restart soon.
A Portland dispatch notes housewives paying twenty cents a pound for lard, compared with Baraboo where lard has long sold at twenty cents per pound. The Baraboo market appears steady while Portland shows a higher price in some reports.
A reception at the training school in Reedsburg honored Miss Okla Owen of La Valle for winning the state prize of $10 in the WCTU essay contest. This marks the second time the school has won the state prize.
Charles L. Davis, superintendent of Milwaukee’s crematory, notes potatoes are peeled with safety razors this year. He says peelings are thin enough to read a newspaper through and that eyes remain in the tubers. He adds there is far less vegetable waste at the crematory now and the high cost of food may spur household economy.
Treasury officials report total money in circulation in the United States on November 1 at $1,211,160,189 and a per capita figure of $41.18. The notice asks readers where their own share lies.
A witness expresses belief that the man set the fire by throwing a lit match or burning tobacco into loose straw and hay surrounding the building, suggesting arson as the cause.
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