Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-05-31
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| ing was furnished by the Melzl quar-
tet and Mrs. John Kelley. The pail
bearers were: Henry and August
Manthey, Michael Harmon, A. w.
Melzl, Patrick Kelley and Patrick
Flanagan. Interment was in the st.
Michael's cemetery.
Those from out Of town were Mr..
and Mrs. August Volkey, Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank Volkey and Mr.. and Mrs. Paul
Volkey of Excelsior; Emil, CAMEL
and Miss Mary Pyfferoen Of Madison,
and Mrs. Edward Verwaltz of Chica-
go.
Lewis Promo
| Lewis Promo died at his home in
| Merrimack on. Thursday afternoon, the
cause of his death being Bright's dis
ease. Deceased was born in New
York state "a years ago. He had
lived in Merrimack about fifty years.
He leaves four sons, George and Dan
lei, of Merrimack, Harvey and Sam
uel of Minnesota, two sisters and one
brother, Mrs. Thomas Parks and Mrs.
Charles Parks of Merrimack and
/ Thomas Promo of Baraboo. William
and Joseph Promo of this city are
nephews of the deceased.
Mrs. William M. Leeper
Funeral services for Mrs. William
M. Leeper were held Thursday after
noon at 2 o'clock at the German Lu-
| theran church, Rev. III. Mueller offici-
ating. The regular church choir fur
nished the singing. The pail bearers
were Herman Boettcher, Albert
Goethke, William Burke, Thomas Ad-
ans, Clarence Dangel and H. K Dill
lenbeck. Interment was in the city
cemetery.
| Those from out Of town were: John
| Williams, Loganville, Edward and
Herman Williams, Miss Ella Williams
and Mr.. and Mrs. William Williams,
Loganville; Miss Freda Meyers, Of
Reedsburg; Miss Schershorn, Mrs.
Stroop, Fred Schuette and Mrs. Inez
Moore, Hillsboro.
Lydia Katherine Leeper was born
! at Loganville, September 20, 1881, a
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. John Will
! liams Her mother is deceased. Years
ago she became afflicted with tuber-
culosis and great efforts were made
to effect g. cure. Twice she went
west, the first time in 1914 to Butte,
Mont, and the next time to Havre
and White Fish, in the same state.
Her husband accompanied her Mrs.
Leeper also spent two seasons at the
Wales sanatorium, an institution for
treatment of this particular disease.
Death occurred Monday, May 81, at
the home, 232 Maple street.
Mrs. l.. Clement
| Mrs. Lucius Clement of Sank City
| died at the home of her daughter Mrs.
Margaret Whitelaw, in Lodi, on Satur-
day, May 10, at the age Of 81 years.
She had been i'll five months, two OF
which she was in Lodi that she might
have her daughters care.
Mrs. Clements maiden name was
| Angeline Suffer. She was born in
! Switzerland, came to this country
when a young lady and piled her trade
as tailoress until her marriage to Lu-
cius Clement. They lived nine years
on a farm in the town of Prairie du
Sac, from which they moved to Sank
City and continued their residence
there since-a period Of forty-eight
years.
Mrs. Clement was the mother OF
y. o. Iixy-
ing, and all but one of the number
were at the funeral Rev. Henry Gle
ment, of ST. Paul, brother-in-law, Off
ciated.
Ed Clement of Reedsburg, formerly
of Lodi, and Mrs Anton Haberman OF
Lodi, are among the children OF Mrs
Clement. Her husband also is still liy-
ing.
Thomas Hackl
Thomas Hack, born in Bohemia in
1850 and a pioneer miller of Lodi, died
in that village Wednesday after a-lin
gering illness.
Archibald Gebhardt
After a serious illness of only three
days, Archibald Gebhardt, youngest
! son of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Gebhardt
died a few days ago at Wonewoc a.
the age of 81 years, s months and q
days. He was born August II, 1885
at Bear Valley, Sank county. A few
years later his parents moved onto
farm near Hustler, where he spen
the greater part, thirteen years, OF hi
life, until Mr. Gebhardt, two years
ago, embarked in the hardware bust
mess and made his home at Wonewoc
Mrs. Clarissa GriswoId
Mrs. Clarissa Armstrong Griswolt
was born at Lambsdown, Ontario, Can
ada, July %, 1888. When still small
child she moved with her parents t
lOtsego, N. Y. After the death OF he
father she came to Portage with he
luncle, Colonel Hotchkiss, to live. Sh