Screens Worry Aldermen At Second City
At the regular Reedsburg city council meeting the debate over removing blinds and screens from temperance saloons and billiard rooms ended with billiard rooms having screens removed while temperance saloons retained them. Votes showed Stone and Skinner against the measure and Pape, Zech, Wischoff in favor. Alderman Pape citedConcern that women entering to eat lunch would be uncomfortable without screens.
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Reedsburg
Stone
Skinner
Pape
Zech
Wischoff
Local drive funds macadam road repair to Loganville
Otto Krause leads a Loganville Reedsburg effort raising 250 dollars to repair the county macadam road to Loganville after Sauk county fails to fund the permanent road plan. Citizens hire a repair crew, citing years of neglect and dangerous washed out sections as a result of county inaction.
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Loganville
Otto Krause
Reedsburg
Sauk County
Furniture firm expands service with new delivery truck
Melzl and McGann implement a large auto delivery truck to serve both city and country customers. The vehicle can haul heavy items including pianos with ease, enabling prompt, expanded merchandise delivery.
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Furniture Company of
Melzl & McGann
Cabbage Prices Fall at Ra Ainaha Framing Market
Market notes show cabbage prices dropping at Ra Ainaha market with costs easing from prior levels. Local traders report softer demand and competitive pricing impacting the produce section.
Nelson's Son Now Fugitive
Byron Nelson son of Congressman John M. Nelson is a fugitive charged with slacker offenses. U S Attorney A C Wolfe says the case is in his hands after the attorney general Gregory refused to intervene. Wolfe vows to pursue Nelson with no further consideration.
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Byron Nelson
John M. Nelson
United States
A. C. Wolfe
Wisconsin Council of Defense
Gregory
State Council of Defense
Nelson
Wolfe
Dane County Plans Speed Enforcement Campaign
Dane County district attorney seeks board permission to hire a patrol officer for two months to crack down on reckless speeders. If approved, a strong campaign will target speed maniacs and aim to restore road safety. Sauk County already employs a motorcycle cop with several known contacts.
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Dane County
Southoff
Sauk County
Letter from Camp Grant describes arrival and gratitude
County Clerk F A Cooper received a letter from C E Blakewell from Sauk county who went to Camp Grant Rockford Illinois as part of the first five percent. He reports arrival at 11 35 dinner at Coulter s cafe transport to camp Battery D 331 Field Artillery mail can reach them at the given address and praises clean quarters and camp conditions with thanks for tobacco services.
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F. A. Cooper
C. E. Blakewell
Rockford
Sauk County
331 Field Artillery
Camp Grant
Mr. Cooper
Coulter’s
BE. B. Blakewell
Potato Crop Prosperity at Fairchild Surprises Locals
A Fairchild farmer reports 416 bushels per acre on 2.5 acres sold at 80 cents a bushel, yielding about 332.80 per acre with nets near 290. Nearby yields average 200 bushels per acre. Fairchild warehouses foresee 600 carloads shipped and buyers pay 80 cents to 1.00 per bushel, equaling about 360000 dollars to farmers in the region.
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Fairchild
Fairchild Wat
Bate
To Those Who Serve First Sauk County Draft Exits for Rockford
President Wilson salutes the National Army with a message of affection and confidence. He urges soldiers to uphold high standards, stay fit and pure, and consider themselves comrades in a war that binds the nation. The White House notes the eyes of the world on their conduct and honor.
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President Wilson
New National Army
Wilson
White House
Washington
National Army
America
Woodrow Wilson
Woman Leaves Baby at Madison Hotel
A well dressed young woman asked to use the Madison Elver hotel bathroom and left with a large basket and suitcase. Later a two week old girl was found in a room by proprietor Louis Haak who believes the woman, about 23, was a stranger and likely the baby's mother. The baby will be cared for at the hotel while authorities arrange disposition.
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Elver Hotel
East Wilson
South Blair Streets
Madison
Louis Haak
Mr. Hank
Grain Fire Destroys Julius Farber Farm Barracks
A blaze at the Julius Farber farm near Lime Ridge on September 3 burned two grain barracks and several stacks, with five hundred to one thousand bushels lost. Walter and Alfred Farber escaped, an auto crash injured Paul Franks and several passengers, and neighbors rushed to save remaining grain.
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Julius Farber
Lime Ridge
Walter
Alfred Farber
Mr. Farber
Paul Franks
Claude Lawrence
Dan Franks
Reinhold
Gus Meyer
Gus Schuette
Reedsburg
Soldier Set Down at Waco From Wisconsin Infantry
Corporal Frank E. Dwyer of Company A, First Wisconsin Infantry, writes from Waco Texas to say the unit is settled and drills have changed to longer hours with varied training. He notes guard details at local plants, a cool mess hall, and that Major General Parker praised their drill performance and hinted at forming sharpshooters from the outfit.
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Frank E. Dwyer
Waco
Tex
First
Wisconsin Infantry
Dwyer
J. T. Dwyer
Mess Hall
Parker
Ringling Bros Pacific Coast Route Card
The Ringling Bros World’s Greatest Shows schedule lists California, Arizona and Texas stops from September 13 to September 29. Cities include San Diego Santa Ana San Bernardino Phoenix Tucson Douglas El Paso Abilene Dallas Fort Worth Waco Taylor Austin and San Antonio with en route date after September 21.
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Ringling Bros
California
Texas
San Diego
Calif
Santa Ana
San Bernardino
Phoenix
Ariz
Tucson
Douglas
el Paso
Abilene
Dallas
Fort Worth
Tex
Waco
Taylor
Austin
San Antonio
Exemption Board Records Pass 1917 Sauk County Names
The Sauk County exemption board lists numerous young men who passed the examination on September 6, 1917. Names include Edw Krueger Reedsburg Ernest Erdman Sandusky George Carberry Plain Russell Williams Baraboo Walter Dauer Reedsburg Guy Seldon Loganville and many others across Baraboo Spring Green La Valle and Loganville. Local Board for Sauk County Wisconsin Chairman William Welk and Clerk F A Cooper oversee proceedings.
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Sauk County
Edw. Krueger
Reedsburg
Ernest Fred Erdman
Sandusky
George Carberry
Plain Russell L. Williams
Baraboo
Walter Dauer
Guy Seldon
Loganville
Frank H. King
Herman Steinford
Roy Lewis Crall
Marvin Davis
Edward Fred Herritz
Ableman
Ernie William Dehler
la Valle
H. O’brien, Jr
Fred Reinfeldt
Herbert Thurber
Martin Bendin
Clemens M. Lins
Spring Green
Walter Schenck
Erwin Edward Langdon
Arnold R. Koenecke
Harold Anderson
Ernest Frambs
Carl Albert Schultz
Merrimack
Otto Byron Schoonover
Sp. Green
Roy Allen Higgins
Green Albert Schroeder
Wonewoc
Gustave Dierich Held
Simon Engelbert Blau
Plain
Emil Otto Wiese
Arthur Attridge
Geo
Walter Schwartz
No. Freedom
August Wachholz
Fred Milton Weirich
George Harvey Powell
Emmett Kennel Thompson
la Valie
Walter Herman Priebe
Geo. Robi. Blakeslee
Herman Wineke
John Bayer
Adam M. Soeldner
Harry Ray Fenster
Walter George Doll
Prairie du Lac
Sauk
Wisconsin
Wis
William Welk
F. A. Cooper
Miss Julia Davis Takes Post as YWCA Field Secretary
Miss Julia Davis, formerly a domestic science teacher at the Sauk County Training school in Reedsburg, has moved to Chicago to assume the role of field secretary for the YWCA overseeing four states Illinois Indiana Michigan and Ohio.
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Julia Davis
Sauk County
Reedsburg
Chicago
Illinois
Indiana
Michigan
Ohio
Letter From France Describes Life At War Hospital
A sister nurse in France writes about living in a hospital setup along a trolley line near a city. She notes supplies and comforts, the Episcopal services, and the plan to prepare the buildings for use, while observing interactions with multilingual patients and the Normandy landscape. The letter was opened by censor Chaplain H. K. Sherrell.
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T. B. Towle
Mary Towle
France
H. K. Sherrell
Caledonia stock drives high prices in Portage markets
The Portage Register notes Caledonia stock brings top prices as William Blacklock sold two heifers for 160 dollars in cash.
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Portage Register
Caledonia
William Blacklock
Blacklock
Professor Martin in Training Camp at Fort Sheridan
Professor Lawrence Martin of the geology department has been granted a year’s leave for war service. He has taught topography and map making at Fort Sheridan training camp and will likely continue there. He is well known in Baraboo for his geological work.
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Lawrence Martin
Fort Sheridan
Martin
Baraboo
Bolt Afflicts Badger Woman at Two Rivers
A farmer's wife, Mrs. Joseph Robinson, was struck by lightning while milking a cow on her husband’s farm near Two Rivers. Authorities report she suffered injuries but is expected to recover.
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Eeee Bolt
Two Rivers
Huband
Joseph
Robinson
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