Moonshiner Nedovich fatally shot by federal agents near Baraboo
Joseph Nedovich was killed Thursday afternoon near the Ruhland farm east of Baraboo after allegedly advancing on federal agents with an axe during a liquor raid. Two jugs of liquor were found. Nedovich’s brother Nicholas Nedovich was jailed. The shooting sparked self defense findings by a county jury, while the case, raids, and local details unfold with names and locations across Sauk County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Nedovich
Baraboo
Nedovich
Sauk County
Wonewoc
Earl Jaquish
Servian
Nicholas
Ruhland Place
Wm. Tarnutzer
Blackburn
Scheible & Dyrad
Nezovch
Nedimoch
Crawford Crossing
Weirich Slaughter House
William Miller
Carl Henning
Wm. Lehr
Engine Kills P H Crossman Near Baraboo
A man identified as P H Crossman was killed by a locomotive about a mile west of Baraboo station at about 10 30 AM. Indications from the engineer suggest he threw himself in front of the engine. Crossman, about 70, had lived mostly alone since his mother and sister died, and had been preparing to move or purchase a home in Baraboo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grace Crossman
W. L. Gates
Lyons
C. O. Watkins
Sumpter
New Haven
Connecticut
Baraboo
W. H. Canfield
Crossman
Sauk County
H. F. Crossman
H. F
Lymen C. Crossman
Sauk Prairie
California
Smith Crossman
Grace
Percy
Lodi
R. R. Remington
Portage
Fox River
Lake Winnebago
Fourth Lake
Rock River
St Louis
Free Congregational Church
Moonshine Still Search Pro longs but Seeks Nedovich Site
Prohibition officers spent most of Friday seaching the Nedovich farm for a moonshine still but did not locate the device. Nick Nedovich was removed from the county jail to the farm and refused to reveal the still’s location before being returned to jail. Also involved were William Lehr who shot Joseph Nedovich in self defense and Carl Henning, plus two other federal officers who arrived in Baraboo after the shooting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nedovich
William Lehr
Bohn
J. J. Pfannstiehl
Peter Lind
E C. Deno
G. J. Shields
George Holahm
Chris Dyrud
A. C Wolfe
la Crosse
Allan Simpson
Madison
Altough Lehr
Henning
Warren
Chiccago
Nedovich Place
Nicholas
Nick
Iliarly
Bastile
Joseph Nedovich
Carl Henning
Baraboo
Baraboo High Declines Football Game with Madison
The Baraboo football team will not play Madison this fall after a long distance call to Baraboo where the Circus City coach asked Coach Endres to drop negotiations.
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Baraboo
Madison
Circus City
Endres
Madison Democrat
To be angry is to revenge the faults of others on ourselves
A compact quotation attributed to Pope, stating that anger is self-reproach for others' faults.
Colonel Welch Dies After Illness at 85
Colonel David E. Welch longtime Baraboo resident and former postmaster died Sunday evening at his Sixth Avenue home after a five week illness from herpes zoster. Born December 4, 1835 in Milton Ohio he served as a Lincoln appointee postmaster and rose to lieutenant colonel in the Civil War with the 2d Ohio Cavalry later a Wisconsin legislator and state senator. He leaves Mrs Welch and a sister in Ohio. his brother and sister cannot attend the funeral.
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David E. Welch
Sixth Avenue
Milton
Wayne Co
Ohio
Bowen’s Prairie
Jones County
Iowa
Westfield
Medina County
Lincoln
Ohio Volunteer Cavalry
Army of the Tennessee
General Burnside
Army of the Potomac
Sheridan
War Department
Cavalry Bureau
Venango County
Pennsylvania
Wisconsin
Delton
Board of Supervisors
Baraboo
Welch
State Senate
Joseph Mackey
J. B. Potter
Mackey
Potter
M. H. Mould
R. Jackson
Seargeant At Arms
Henry Casson
Washington
George Welch
Rivers
California
W H. Barrow
Columbus
Steel Fall At Toledo Injures Worker Probably Amputated
Five tons of steel toppled onto Joul Myers feet at a Toledo refinery. The laborer faces possible foot amputation per physicians prognosis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joul Myer
Toledo
Ohio
Myers
Auto Wreck Injures Two Young Men Near Baraboo
Two Leland youths, Gilbert and Roy Yerkes, were seriously hurt when a wheel failed on a steep hill near the Corwin Hirschinger farm five miles west of Baraboo. Gilbert suffered a deep arm gash with radial artery severed. Roy had facial scratches and was briefly unconscious. They were rushed to Baraboo for treatment after the crash.
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Yerkes
Leland
Corwin Hirschinger
Gilbert Yerkes
Roy
Roy Yerkes
Baraboo
Charles Bender
Bender
Farnsworth
Tuber Outlook Not So Bright in Wisconsin
The September 1 report by Joseph A. Becker of the Wisconsin association shows carrot shipments expected at 21 500 cars, down from 26 300 forecast on August 1. Drought and insect damage cut prospects, with 67 percent of normal production on September 1 and rain shortages hitting Barron Eau Claire hardest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph A. Becker
Wisconsin Association
Barron Eau Claire
Wisconsin Apple Crop Exceeds Last Year
Market division reports Wisconsin apples are being harvested with a crop about 875000 bushels larger than last year. The fruit is of good size and quality and should find a ready market in the state despite current uncertain market conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison
Wisconsin
Hillsboro Couple Elopes Across State Lines To Chicago
S H Hagenah an automobile man and Miss Helen Linke left Hillsboro Wisconsin for Baraboo then Chicago to wed. Wisconsin and Illinois marriage laws nearly blocked them but a Wisconsin clerk arranged the needed papers. The ceremony occurred at 17 South La Salle Street in Chicago with Dr Joseph B Rogers officiating and William Weil as best man.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Love
Hillsboro
Baraboo
Chicago
S. H. Hagenah
Helen Linke
Wis
Wisconsin
Illinois
Hagenah
Miss Linke
Berlie Moore
Viroqua
Moore
Gertrude Hastings
South la Salle St
Joseph B. Rogers
la Salle Baptist Church
William Weil
Kathhrine Carnes
Vaudeville and Fair Lights At Sauk County Show
The Sauk County fair enjoyed excellent weather and large crowds with free admission for children. Lyons and Merrimack schools won most contests in track events while unique trained horses wowed spectators. Fireworks lit the night as the vaudeville program closed with a final burst of the national anthem.
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Sauk County
Plain School
Reedsburg High School
Delton
Glenville
Sumpter
Lawrence Weinke
Merrimack
Roy Goedecke
Olive Haskins Lyons
Mia Kirschstein
Erma Rischmueller
Louis Goedecke
Goedecke
Olive Haskins
Jo Kirschstein
Weinke
Hein
Norma Haak
Crosby
Lyons
Also Mentioned on This Page
Ruhland
Theodore Schude
Theodore la Grade
Lieut. A. Kinkaide
U. S. Army
Schude
Lieut. Kinaide
Mr. Henning
Joe
Mr. Lehr
Lehr
United States
P.H. Crossman
Baraboo High
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