Mischievous melon caper prompts apology to Spring Green
Six youths trespassed on Louis Uttendofer’s watermelon patch near Spring Green. The owner seeks repayment for the fruit. G A Barnhard paid $10 in Baraboo to settle accounts with Justice H L Halsted, with possible further action unclear. Earlier, Mercer farm intruders took melons and left when the owner appeared.
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Spring Green
Louis Uttendofer
G. A. Barnhard
Baraboo
Court of Justice
H. L. Halsted
Mercer Farm
One Box For Each Soldier Abroad Limitation Set
Washington imposes a single Christmas package per service member overseas. Boxes must not exceed nine inches by four by three and must be mailed on or before November 15.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Five Sauk City youths fined after baraboo joy ride
Five Sauk City young men were charged after a Sunday night robin hop celebration in Baraboo. Officer J E Buckley rounded up the revelers. four paid fines of 11.74 dollars in Justice Halsted's court. One awaited punishment, as authorities withheld names for conscripts. The night involved liquor and an automobile used without regard to government requests.
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Robin Hop
Baraboo
J. E. Buckley
H. L. Halsted
Prairie du Lac News Reports War Fund Support
The Prairie du Lac News notes F. S. Eberhart donated 50 dollars to the Red Cross and his jewelry store displayed the stars and stripes after a check was given to the local postmaster. A secret service man said others favoring Germany would be required to show their colors.
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Secret Service
F. S. Eberhart
Red Cross
Prairie du Lac
Baraboo
Germany
Food Prices Up Three and a Half Percent
Herbert Hoover states the national food bill rose only 3 percent in the last year, easing public worry. The Labor Statistics Bureau reports August 1918 prices for all food items up 15 percent versus August 1917, noting a significant rise.
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Herbert Hoover
Department of Labor
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Briscoe Car Bumps Ford and Sinks on Merrimack Ferry
Early Monday a Briscoe automobile rammed a Ford on a ferry, pushing it into the river. The occupants, who had spent Sunday fishing, were rescued. both cars were damaged and unable to race afterward. The incident occurred after the smaller car stopped on the boat and the larger vehicle followed, causing the collision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Briscoe
Merrimack
Dreams of Fire House Ablaze at Sosinski Farm
On Sunday around 3 am the Sosinski farm home caught fire destroying the house and most contents. A daughter reported dreaming of a distant light before waking to find the blaze. The cause remains unclear and no injuries are mentioned.
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William Sosinski
Train strikes Sac City man near Ableman
J. S. Nixon of Sac City Iowa was struck by passenger train No. 8 near Able man. He was taken to Baraboo hospital and remained a patient. His Ford was wrecked. he says he was driving and reading a road map when the crash occurred. Engineer Kier could not stop the train in time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. S. Nixon
Sac City
Ableman
Baraboo Hospital
Nixon
Baraboo
Kier
Subscriptions Must Be Paid In Advance For Baraboo Weekly News
Baraboo Weekly News warns subscribers that from October 17 mailings will stop if accounts are not prepaid under a new national law to conserve white paper. The notice explains checks on year labels and penalties for publishers, urging prompt payment to avoid missing issues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baraboo Weekly
United States
Baraboo
Aliens Talk Against U S Await Jury
Albert and Frank Klitzka were arrested by Justice Department agents in Reedsburg and brought to Madison on alleged disloyal remarks. Frank posted bail to tend his farm, while Albert remains jailed for grand jury. both failed to register under alien enemy regulations. District Attorney Wolfe confirms. A Sauk County reporter tried to contact the Klitzkas on the farm, but the line was hung up.
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Albert
Frank Klitzka
Department of Justice
Reedsburg
Madison
Frank
A. C. Wolfe
Madison Democrat
Sauk County
Klitzka
Caledonia Man Dos Up Coin At Baraboo Fair कार
A Caledonia man and his son were at Baraboo county fair where a car owned by J. A. Steumhrig was driven recklessly near agricultural traction. They appeared in Justice Halsted's court and paid $14.78. The son joins the Sauk County Speeders' club.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baraboo
J. A. Steumhrig
Caledonia
Colored paint vandalism at Lime Ridge during flag dedication
Imboden spread yellow paint on a buggy and the rear of the German Lutheran Trinity church at Lime Ridge on Sunday. Sheriff William Welk brought him before Justice Halsted, where he paid a fine and costs totaling $28.87. He claimed ignorance of the act as a service flag was being dedicated.
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Lime Ridge
Wayne
Imboden
Reihhmer
Novelty Dance Draws Big Crowd in Peedsburg
Reedsburg staged a novelty street dance Saturday night with the High School orchestra providing music. Red Cross ladies sold tickets in uniform and raised over $200 for Red Cross work at Hotel Stoke corner, a lively scene lasting until midnight.
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Reedsburg
Red Cross
Stoke Corner
Enlarging Plant at Reedsburg Facility
The John Wilci evaporated milk plant at Reedsburg will be enlarged due to rising business. Construction began Monday on a two story concrete and brick addition at the west end, measuring 100 feet by 84 feet, to be completed as fast as possible.
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John Wilci
Reedsburg
Baraboo Boy 15 Becomes Tank Commander Overseas
Louis P. Gerou of Baraboo, a 15 year old local enlistee in the tank service, reports his company has overseas equipment and soon leaves for the front. He has been promoted to commander of the first battalion and vows to serve in his brother’s memory if needed.
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Louis P. Gerou
Baraboo
Mr. Gerou
Brother
Treasury Secretary McAdoo touts fourth Liberty Loan at Carnegie Hall
Secretary McAdoo addressed Liberty Loan members and Federal Reserve workers in New York praising the fourth Liberty Loan of 6 billion dollars. He cited the county quota of 1,510,750 with town quotas to be announced later.
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McAdoo
Liberty Loan
Second Federal Reserve District
Carnegie Hall
New York
France
Sauk County Training School Opens with 36 Enrollees
Sauk County training school opened with 25 inmates this year and now has 36 students. The senior class totals 25, with 13 returnees from last year and 12 high school graduates. Faye O Connor of Reedsburg withdrew for a teaching post leaving 35 in regular attendance. The list shows students from Woodland to Cazenovia across central to western county.
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Sauk County
Faye O’connor
Reedsburg
June Frazier
Eva Carpenter
Bernice Hutchins
Woodland
Kathleen Carroll
la Valle
Clare Burns
Bertha Grover
Irene Gleason
Dellona
Gertrude Lewis
Marion Norton
Gladys Christie
Mabel Riley
Evelyn Sheahan
Ironton
Bessie Connor
Marjorie Babb
Lucile Clark
Esmeralda Davis
Bessie Gregory
Esther Lawrenz
Excelsior
Bernice Hengstler
Ableman
Alice Brandt
Washington
Alice Schluter
Loganville
Eunice Smith
North Freedom
Agnes McCluckey
Viola McCarville
Kathryn Dwyer
Bear Creek
Delia Bayer
Julia Scallon
Franklin
Elsie Peters
Plain
Ida Maulwurf
Honey Creek
Irma Premo
Sumpter
Reta Thompson
North Dakota
Stella Severson
Eva Stupfell
Cazenovia
Mildred Cole
Lodi
Myrtie Earll
Chicago
Feeding Belgium and northern France costs huge sum
Food Administrator Hoover estimates the feeding of Belgium and northern France next year will cost 280 million dollars. Advances on loans from the United States to Belgium and France cover purchases of food here, while Britain and France provide funds for European shipping and external supplies. The program aims for an average ration of about 2000 calories, roughly half of American daily intake.
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Belgium
France
Hoover
United States
Europe
Deer Hunting Season Opens November 21
The deer season runs from November 21 to November 30. The license tag permits shipment of one buck within the state only.
Allies Break Through Balkan Line in Front of Monastir
Allied forces including French, British, Serbian, Italian, and Greek troops push through the Balkans from Monastir to the Belasica range. Bulgarians flee in panic as tanks arrive and dozens of towns fall under pursuit. In Palestine and France, Allied advances continue with captures, prisoner numbers rising and St Quentin brace for evacuation.
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Prilep
Macedonia
Monastir
Paris War Office
Belasica
Ferdinand
Bulgaria
Strumnitza
Salonika
Belasha
Vardar
St. Quentin
Omignon
Selency Village
Epehy
le Catelet
One Day Session Hopes to Finish Special Legislature Work
The state legislature plans a Tuesday one day session with both chambers at 2 p m. Officers likely to be reelected and Speaker L C Whitter to be chosen. Bills include allowing local governments to invest in government securities and a university and normal schools cooperation with the federal government on soldier training and a 500000 dollar barracks appropriation. A tax levy fight over funding may push the session into Wednesday.
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Senate
Assembly
Shaffer
L. C. Whitter
Judiciary Committee
Burke
University and Normal Schools
Heifer Plunges in Rack on Wagon Ride
A fat heifer bound for Portage to be delivered to Foreman Bros. stock buyers toppled in the wagon rack near Caledonia and broke her neck. The animal, sold at 100 a pound, was valued at over $100.
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John Stauber
Caledonia
Portage
Foreman Bros
Pearl Found by Portage Man Drips Value at 250
Charles Clemmons of Portage found a large pearl while clam fishing in the Wisconsin River at Duck Creek. The pearl is perfect and about the size of a small pea, valued at $250.
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Wisconsin
Duck Creek
Charles Clemmons
Portage
Draft Evader Ennis Krueger Killed Near Polly
Ennis Krueger, 20, one of four Krueger brothers sought by authorities for draft evasion, was shot and killed in a barn near Polly two miles southeast of Polly after a government man cornered him during a still hunt begun after the brothers escaped a cordon near Withee, Wisconsin. Brothers Louis and Leslie remain at large. Frank Krueger, 36, wounded, is in custody at Eau Claire as Washington orders a vigorous pursuit.
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Krueger Brothers
Secret Service
Withee
Owen
Polly
United States
Joseph Gant
Liberty
Ennis Krueger
Gant
Louis Krueger
Leslie Krueger
Ennis
Frank Krueger
Louise Krueger
Eau Claire
Washington
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W. G. McAdoo
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Palestine
Sir Edmund Allenby
Acre
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Haifa
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Amman
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