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El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1920-05-11
DE RIO P|EDRAS Y SOS AbREDED0RES

celebrara el domingo las siete de la
noche. Con tai motive ga Sc ha redacta-
do un programita, y por 10 que podemos
detincir habra mucho entusiasmo. Sc
celebra el dfa de Acei6n de Gracias, Y
no hay que decir que quedara muy lu-
cida.
Hoy sc verific0 el entierro, como a
las diez de 10 mafiana, y en- el cemente-
rio de esta poblaci6n, del prestigioso
Icaballero seiior Jose Matfas Dfaz Mum
di, emparentado con distinguida fami-
lila de esta. Despidi0 el duelo el senior
d. Felipe Garcia de In Noceda, siendO
dido con religioso silencio por todos los
que hasta la Ultima morada acompaila-
ron los despojos del finado. Reciban SUI
seiIora viuda, hija de ID. Octaviano Gar
cfa Salgado, sus hijos Y demas deudos
la demonstration mas sincera de nues-
ira cOndolencia.
Con motive de esta sequfa tan lar
ga muchas plantaciones de caiIa que
han sido sembradas Sc han perdido
pues la semilla no ha germinado. Tam
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1920-05-11

xprofeso-Exictas condolences anaas
W dotacion a de instrumental mo-
der utidad aamiento centco de toas las e
curabes
auava de primer orden-Cuerpo medco resdente
sc adnin tatamnto pago
mdco los de la Sociedad
4 az Departamentos eseecales para Sehoras
ell e1
aa Jos lahoab Reconocinntos sloOocon-
espeaes bahos aire hidro
hasajes RayoS X Frguraclon etc. precios
| equi varnentc encionales 52t'
Cofdero juan
les necesaios Ater
Sdad las horas consuas de
L gpardia de tlTno desde las de manana de
/! 10 anaA lh 0onasa2 PERSONAL cIENT1FIco:q -
/ oasDneetoee del esanatorio. DR. Don Julio Bareiro
Consulta General: Hato Rey de ade
Dieee6T dei Dr Don Manuel ouevedo Baez
es7 Cehslta General Consu de de la tarde los dias labo
rabies III de la nanana los dias estivos.
o!,s 4ruga eenaat DR.. Don Rafael Valez Lopez. ~
el Conutoio de tarde los das laboabes En-
Sanatoo pacuares de- II de la los Martes
Sabados.
oEspeciasta Ojos Gargana Qunones
Jmenez.
~. Ell
eI Sanaoo parcuares de ade los dias aborables
Medicos DR. Rivera
Nazario-Ciuga IL r. Noa.
aonsulta: ODonel No 10 Plazuela Coon
laborables.
Pactcante Enrique Fernandez Jose Ducheny Don
por
dSd Nurses Ttulada de aptud pactca contnua
Los pagan mes tenendo
derecho anddos cuauiera de ambos Etabecmntos
sentar Ell utlno recbo cobrado
Prssidsneia, Aparado 241. ~ Tesoreria Aparado
juan San Juan PR
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El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1920-05-11

bien Sc reen perdidos todos los frutos
memories que Sc han sembrado, pues los
granos estan dentro de la terra tan Sc
COS como el mi1mo dia que los deposi-
taron en- ella. Los agricultores de esta
comarca Green que 81 dentro dc POGO
NO llueve .el aiio entrante sera de mucha
escasez en- toda clase de frutos del
pals. Hasta el ganado- yacuno esta SUI
friendo considerablemente, pues el pas
to- Sc ha secado Y el aqua escasea.
7Sigue cl 1"Rivoli'' exhibiendo las
mejores cintas de la temporada, asf CO.
mo ell. Teatro Nueyo tambitn estd co
giendo. muchot lleno. En- breve tendre-
mos en-. este l1ltimo un, buen dueio que
seguramentc serl aplaudido.
z. FeO.
Rio picdras, r. r.. Mayo S, 1870.
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1920-05-11
I'm bOtGTO 8gredidO
brutalnlentG

Esta maiiana SO prcSpnt0 en- La Off
Gina del Fiscal de la Corte Federal.
ell bootero Ahad Roaf.guez. con la
cabeZa tola llqna dc bendajes la
camiSa W .el pecho toGo baiiado en-
sangre. Ahad Rodriguez. inform6 a
un reporter DC este diar.o, que ano-
che fn& ii llcyar Il ho:do lie un buque-
frances cargado de H:adpra, que Sc
eiicllentia Ell este puerto, al capitan, y
oue al llegar al lado del buque. 81
le fijo 10 que valfa cl viaie, que en-
tonctis 'el capitiii lie do i'm goipe tan
fiiefte con I'M. palo, que lie privo del
conocimiento. I.6,S mar;neros del bu-
1Jie licreyento que su captain corrfa
peligro, Sc lanzaron contra el infeliZ
Rodriguez propinandole go,pes &c con-
sideraci6n, lanzandolo al aqua, Siendo
sacado por un compailero de el, de Pa
10 SecO.
FL Fiscal Martin. como el hecho no
ocllrri6 bor(lo. inmediatamente lla-
mo por tel6fono al Fiscal Diaz COllazO.
para que practicase la Investigation
del caso. A III hora que escribimOs
cstas ltneas hemos llamado por tel6fo
no ii Fiscal DfAz Coiiazo, para pre-
guntirit ST tEabfa expetiido orden de
a1fresto c6fitra alguna persona, nos
contest6' die alfii' no h:ihfa pOtiido 10
calizar al capitdll del buque nj al Con
sui FRANCES, para rclqtarle a este 10
..tsIt =, -i!fQI 81 7}...tt.} = .a 2
snc,etqllled.o.d.tcsU iaasj s,3ra' ilq
Is FL ,fgred3o ;lniesenta una fuerte con
tfigl6n faShhf'tla ahh ii caht2ai,. proItutida con un
anna {onttYn4shfe tY 4.its |I!p A pFqp3stico reser
yitdo.lgio9 .sp .el;y1Q otiy1t aob mon
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1920-05-11

El- viernes en- la noche circul6 por
esta poblacion una noticia sensational
que corri6 de boca en- boca como un re-
lampago Los grupos de personas, de to-
das las clases sociales comentaban el
grave suceso, fernando corrillos en- los
sitios pdblicos. Sc habfa extendido la
noticia del grave percance ocurrido
los eminentes financieros, sefiores Rie-
ra, Gonzalez Fabian. La prensa de Ia
maiiana fu6 lefda con mucha avidez
en- toda la poblaci6n tOdos esperaba-
mos Ell IMPARCIAI. del mismo dfa,
pues sabfamos que este diario nos trae-
ria mas detalles del siniestro. No bien
hubo llegado, fueron arrebatados de las
manos del vendedor, asf, tristemente
confrmada la noticia el elementO espa-
| mol V muchfsimas personalidades de es-
ia salieron para el AuxiliO MutuO pa
ra enterarse del estadO del senior Con
zalez.
Rio Piedras ,ha sentido muy mucho
esta sensible desgracia que la vez que
deja una familia distinguida sumida
en- el mas profundo dolor, hiere en- 10
mas profundo del coraz6n a una socie-
dad entera. FL pueblo enterO Sc adhie-
re a las sinceras manifestaciones de
duelo la vez desea un franco resta-
blecimiento al ilustre enfermO, senior
Gonzalez.
| Hoy embarca para el Norte el dis
tinguido caballero ID. Tomas Suarez
Superintendent de Distrito No. 2, de
la Porto Rico Railway Light and PO-
wer Co., acompahadO de su distingui-
da sei1ora. Ell senior Suarez Sc ha sabi-
do captar las simpatfas de todos ,sus
| subalternos dennis relaciOnados, no.
sotros deseamos los distinguidOs VIA
ieros una feliz travesfa la yez que
grata estadia en- ell Norte I'm regreso
pronto. t''1't
-Deseamos lamar la atenci6n a
uuien corresponda acerca de la queJa
que yarios yecinos de esta poblaci0n
nos trasmiten. No deseamos censurar
nadie, sino s0lamente eXponer Ia YER
dad, asf como apuntar cualquier cosa
que el pueblo crea que esta deficiente,
pues somOs su eco. Estos vecinos sc han
uueiado de que debidO que el dep0sito
municipal, sea la carcel esta sltua-
da en- 10 mas centricO del pueblo.
que ell el han encerrado algunas locas,
lellos estan sufriendo las consecuencias.
Estas infelices no dejan de estar blasfe-
Emando de dfa v de ,noche. Y los yecinos
que por allf cerca VIXEN tienen que es-
Itar aguantando esa molestia, Creemos
que Sc deberfa proceder a internarr a
esas locas en- el Manicomio para asl
eyitar esos. escandalos, de que las po-
bres dementes no son, responsables, sino
los que allf las tienem gaaasa
| .,-Debido la gran sequfa reinante es
tan las Gales completamente llenas de
polvo. CrefamOs que la calle Jose de'
Diego la embrearan, pere va hace algun
tempo que empezaron y adn no 10 han
terminado de hacer, Y 10 que uno res
pira es polvo, 10 que Sc come es polvo,
ahora que esta el aqua tan escasa...
La Resp. Log. Cahalleros de la Fe
de Rio Piedras ha invitado todos los
hermanos de la Log. v de la 6rden para
una tenida blanca en- familia' que Sc
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1920-05-11

Disputandole 81 honor que Ie han con
ferido al sargento, 4Allyap G. York, So go
mo ell heroe mas grande, de la guerra
mundial, el sargente Mike Donaldson,
de New York, ,ha retado al campee69n
de Tennessee un, debate, para pro-
bar cual de los dos es,t el ,verdadero
merecedor de. tai califcatiye. Donald
son ha sido condeccrado con la MEDIA
lla Militar, la Cruz de Guerra, Ia D, s.
C. y esta recomendado para la Me-
dalla Americana Congressional.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1920-11-09
THINGS ARE LIVELY
ALONG R|VERFRONT
Seventeen Ships in HarbOr for
Past Few Days and Plenty
OF Work Along Bay.

That things are getting battef a.!
The time III biunsW4rA ~ pest GTin
ced by the great inci case iii shipping
recently and lndlcatlui6 point TO sui
srvdLer activity in the harbor.
The big shipping board tag eNlona
was ill yesterday and autracl.u q great
deal CI attention. i his rs one OF the
~ .,,s. 81 u4t oil the kind thai has ey-
u came to this pert.
The big tug Albert J. Stone, with
TWO big Dalges in tow has also arri-
we'd and vii return north as soon
as the bafges are Loaded. The oil
tanker Warpaudit come from Tampico
loaded with crude oil and the large
British tanker Scottish4Amerlca lef;
With cargo CT the refined product
for a port in Europe.
Along the entire riverfront for the
past sveral days it has been lively
and seventeen ships have been there,
a number of these foreign.
Activity in praWn- fishing has also
addede greatly to the lively scenes IN
the harbor and many OF the operators
Of these little boats have cleaned uDH
one or two days last week. More
trading boats have been coming hefe
lately from points in Camden and this
county and these not only bring in
produts but do their trading with To-
cal merchants.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1920-11-09
WOODS FIRE CALLED
DEPARTMENT A RUN.

The fire department was called out
Sunday afternoon from an alarm from
southentl and arrived in tinae sto con
fine a woods fire toja small area and
no damage was the result Chief
Harrison warns the public Sabbath
strollers to be more careful with their
matches and cigarettes.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1920-11-09

Dickens Gifted acted in private the
atricals.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1920-11-09
GPEciAL NoTIcE-ciTY TAXES

All city taxes for the year 1920 are
di3e and payable not later than Novem-
laqfs aots.s sE1chutieps8S will be issued.
'oJs December LIST, for any taxes un.
paid on that day. Save cost by pay
Y; now.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1920-11-09

The woiiI mas 1S7,90,0OO carats of
diamonds.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1920-11-09

About 100000 persons attended the
48 performances of opera at the St.
Louis municipal building in the sea-
son just closed.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1920-11-09

makes their own. After the wool
leaves the back of a sheep the women
wash it, spin and weave it and then
cut and shape the inner garments.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1920-07-01
FAIRFIELD

Mrs. Earl Bump or Geneva is visit
ing at the NJ. G. Green homes.
Mrs MARSHALL Harrison and son, ar
rived home Tuesday from Chicago
Mrs. Max Lamar returned with her to
spend a week here visiting relatives.
Misses Helen Green and Irene LUIS
by spent Wednesday at Black Hawk.
Mrs. Guy Simonson and children OF
Portage also Mrs. Glen Porter and
children visited, at the F. A. Cafiisch
home Wednesday.
Mrs John Green of Red Cloud, Neb.,
came Friday and will spend some time
visiting relatives and friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Schneider, Mr..
and Mrs. r.. Wells and daughter mo-
tored from Geneva, ILL.,, last Saturday
and spent, few days with Mrs. Sch
nellers parents, Mr.. and Mrs. e. Z.
Green.
Roy Turton of Baraboo is visiting
at the C. r. Caf1isch home.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1920-07-01
NOVELSHOWER FOR
SUMPTER NEWL YWEDS
INDUSTRIOUS BERRIES

About one hundred and fifty friends
Kindschi Monday evening and gave
a shower to Mr. and Mrs. Arno Miller
Refreshments of cake, sandwiches,
ice cream and coffee were served.
Mr.. Barto and family of >Baraboo
are over every day harvesting a bump
er crop of strawberries on their place
at Kings Corners. Thirty-two of the
larger berries weighed a pound.
Wayne Allen; son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Kenneth Promo died at his home in
Stones Pocket Wednesday June %
after long illness OF ricketts, pleuro
pneumonia set in causing his death.
He was three years and ten months
of age. The funeral was held at the
home Friday. Besides his parents he
leaves one sister Sylvia and a broth
er Rodney. The remains were in
tered in the Otter creek cemetery.
Mr. and Mrs. Norman Astle Of
Brooks, Mimi, Mrs. Nelson Swanson
of Merrimack and Mrs. Charles Tyler
Of Dubuque, Iowa visited at S. Pre-
mos Friday.
Mr. and Mrs. Roy Mather spent the
week end in Lodi.
]. P. Kindschi and sons Walter and
Roy and Donald Kindschi came near
drowning recently when the high
water carried a bridge out in Klon-
dixie.
Mrs. Dayton Payne fell down cellar
Monday injuring herself quite badly
Her mother Mrs. Cora Keysar is car
ing for her.
The Home Circle club will meet
Mrs. John Gruber Wednesday, July
I.
The friends of Mr.. and Mrs. Char
les Miller save them a surprise Fri
day evening in the form of farewell
as they expect to move to Baraboo in
the near future.
Mr. and Mrs Erwin vnunp and MIRO
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1920-07-01
SKILLET CREEK
FARMER'S CLUB

4
There was a fairly good attendance
of members and friends of the Skillet
Creek Farmers club on Friday eyen-s
ing at the SkiHigh Fruit Farm and
all enjoyed the generous supply of
strawberries and cream furnished by
our host and hostess Mr. and Mrs. A.
K. Bassett. @fssts'
ThS rooms were profusely and
beautifully decorated with fruits and
flowers such as cherries, strawberries,
big apples, peonies, roses and other
flowers. A short program was car
ried out, a recitation by Miss Gerreh,
a piano selection by Miss Barrett,
community singing led by Miss Ethel
Rodwell and remarks by President
Smith. William Toole was called on
to introduce the subject of summer
picnics. Mr. Toole explained some OF
the difficulties of the situation for
President Earl Thomas of the Country
Life Association, because of the abb
sence from the county Of former pres
ident Smith and former secretary
Davis This occasion seemed to fur
nish good opportunity for country
life committee meeting. President
Thomas was asked to explain the
necessities of the situation. He has
appointed County Superintendent OF
Schools A H. Martin to fill the va
cancy Of Secretary.
The following committees were APP
point: WILDER Cahoon (marshal Of
the day.: games and amusements,
Principal Gates of the Lyons Graded
school, A. III. Martin County superin-
tendent, Miss Leila Getman, secretary
county Y. w. G. A.; Music Earl Thorn
as and Henry Koppke; to provide
speaker and general program WILDER
Cahoon, A. K. Bassett and Mrs. Alex
Smith; publicity William Toole. s
Full program with names of other
committees will be given later, as
this is an unusually busy season all
will need to plan ahead to make time
to attend this, as usual everybody's
annual visiting reunion
Secretary
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1920-07-01
LIME RIDGE

VIM Rowe Of Sugar Grove, Penn,
was caller here last Wednesday,.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lester Blackman OF
Madison came last Friday to visit as
the BlacKmant home. 5s
Mr. and 'Mrsp EdsGw and child
rem visited relatives at Richland Cen
ter Saturday and Sunday.
Emma Terry of Reedsburg spent
last week with her grandparents, MI.
and Mrs. VIM. Brenizer
Mrs. r. T.. Bohn spent the past
week at Reedsburg caring for her lit
tie granddaughter, Bette Fuller who
died Sunday morning.
Miss Adams of Fennimore
preach in the u B. church next sun
day evening. pes -
Mr.. and Mrs. George King spent
Sunday at La Vale.
Mr.. and Mrs. Tom Settle did shop
ping in Richland Center last Friday
Mike Kast raised a large barn last
Wednesday. #
Mr.. and Mrs. Orlo Walker of Wone-
woo spent Sunday at MOI m Walkers
| Mrs. Fred Camps and children OF
Marshfield and Mr.. and Mrs. Orta Sci
don of Superior ara visiting at the
r. L. Bohn home.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1920-07-01
FAIRFIELD

At the Martiny picnic on Saturday
several short addresses were made
and afterwards the visitors were ta-
ken for a ride on the Wisconsin river.
Fred ziegler has returned home
from Beloit after working for the
Fairbanks Morse Co. for several
months.
Mrs. Clyde Mcfarland and daughter
Catherine of Baraboo came out Fri
day and picked berries at the John
Mcfarland home.
John Conway and family of Bara-
boo were visitors at Rollo Cobleigh's
Saturday.
Grant Burton, who works in Bara-
boo laid off q few days, going to the
Dells Saturday and to the lake Sum
day
Miss Irma Bradford of Freeport,
III. came to the S. HI. Burton home
Friday evening to visit The follow
ing Monday she went to visit the
Hoax family at Delton.
Lynn LOOMS and family of Lyons
spent q few days at the Guy Spauld-
ing home.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1920-07-01
EAST REEDSBURG

Mr. and Mrs. H. A. Turgasen and
son, Junior, and Mr. and Mrs. A w
Cady and sons, Robert and Roger, and
daughter, Gertrude, also Mr.. and Mrs.
Jim Moves of Reedsburg ware royalty
entertained at the A. E. White home
on Sunday.
Harry Turgasen lost a valuable
driving horse one day last week.
Ted Barnhardt spent Sunday at
Devils lake.
Miss Grace r. Cady is not so well
as her friends had hoped for. DR..
Daley was called to see her again Fri
day morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Darrenogue and
son, Tom, also Mrs. ELLA Darrenogue.
her mother, Mrs Benedict and Mrs.
Cumming spent Sunday at the Arthur
White home
Maurice and Alice Cole spent day
recently at Art Cady's.
Miss Freda Guetzke, our teacher the
past year, was recently married Is
Robert Meyer. He1 friends extend their
best wishes.
The Morris Carr family have re-
turned from Reedsburg and are spent
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1920-07-01
INTERESTING LETTER
NAPERVILLE TELLS OF
BARABOO PEOPLE THERE

Amos Squires had another hemor-
rhage this morning (Monday) that
weakened him very much. That with
the hot weather keeps him pretty
weak, although he is determined to
be dressed every day.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. A Squires, Mr..
Smith and Frank and Francis Smith
visited Mooseheart Sunday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ray Richardson are
celebrating their 14th wedding ami
versary today June %.
Speaking of queer names when a
cousin Of ours was visiting here !
went to barber shop with him and
introduced the barber. Mr.. High meet
Mr.. Lowe of Minnesota Every one in
the shop laughed. then saw the jake,
the BARRIERS name being high.
Mr.. and Mrs Geo. Mackey were in
Chicago Saturday to meet Mrs. Mel
son Conan from Baraboo. Mrs. Co
man will spend the summer here.
Ruban Smith came Thurs. to visit
his daughter Mrs. F. A. Squires for a
week.
Frank and Francis Smith, Mauston
Wis, came Saturday to visit their
sister, Mrs. Martha SQuires.
The Grace church of this city has
installed an ACQUISITION and several
ear phones for the benefit Of its mem
bers who are deaf
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1920-07-01

Lorenda Young motored to Brooklyn
to visit Milton Young.
L Hill, Roy Kindschi and the VIM.
Dyer families attended the BreretoD
picnic at Lodi Saturday.
Irma Promo went to Huron S. D..
Monday for few weeks stay
1 The families Of Roy Hoover and
Andrew Gruber are camping at New
port.
A shower was given to Miss Bessie
Cole by the Elitel club at the home
of John Steuber Thursday evening.
Lee Pobjoy, who has been working
in Madison for some time has left
his city job to work on the farm which
is much to his credit. He will WORK
! for Mr.. Leutcher on Sank Prairie.
Mr. and Mrs. Roy Hoover and Mr.
and Mrs Andrew Gruber spent the
past week at Newport. Mr.. and Mrs
NJ. Hoover of Baraboo looked after
things and kept house at the Hoover
home while they were gone.
Some have commenced to cut hay
1T will be a light crop this year. The
big rains and some hail retarded the
growth of corn but it is looking bettel
| now.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1920-07-01
DURWARn'S GLEN

A pair Of blue birds, have deserted
the bird house in Glen vegetable gar
den after raising a family and now
a pair of wrens, have taken posses
sion and are busy.
Visitors in the Glen Sunday found
some cooling spots to eat bite.
Some, too, got bites from mosquitoes.
Former Editor J. G. Carey with his
family and Mrs. Carey and mother
and sister came from Portage to the
Glen one day last week.
The Glen man paid out some good
money for his dog, yesterday at
Caledonia town hall.
Mrs. George Wheelock and daugh-
Ter Jean Of South Bend, Ind, on. a
visit at Madison came here yesterday
with Mrs. Ella Jacobs and Mrs. John
son to pay their first visit.
William Paske, Misses Ruth Proth-
gro and Ruby Dawn Murray and
Michael Beaver also another party
lead by Lester Albert spent some
time here, Sunday.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1920-07-01

gust Kess1er and Mr.. and Ms Lynn
Schultz. Much visiting ensued with
games for young and old Violin and
piano music made old hearts young.
and young hearts gay. Mrs. Bayies
furnished much merriment by provid-
ing an enclosed fishing pond from
which each couple fished for their
supper. Prizes were awarded to the0
three having fished the best supper
according to the opinion of two judges
who inspected each plate Mrs Arthur
Mattke received first prize, Mrs.
Clarence Johnson second, and Miss
Emily Helm third All were then servs
ed with delicious supper with
especiaf' mention of the four beauti-,
fully decorated wedding cakes fur.
nished by the four brides or former
days wst@A {;
AT a late hour the members babe
each other Sdieu, thanking their Kind
host and hostess for an evening Of
exquisite pleasure psr nsss
+ 4es s.. .s,0.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1920-07-01
JAMES E. JONES
PORTAGE EDITOR
DIES SATURDAY

James E. Jones of Portage, aged Sc,
prominent in democratic political cir
cles for many years and well known
in central Wisconsin, principally as
promoter of the Wisconsin Interurban
System which was to have connected
GAINESVILLE, Prairie du Sac and Port
age with Madison, died Saturday af-
ternoon following an operation for
gallstones Monday at st. Mary's hos.
pital in Portage.
Mr. Jones served for six terms as
mayor of Portage, was postmaster at
Portage under President Grover
Cleveland, for four years held the
position of member of the board of
control and for the last two years
was president of the board, was
twice democratic candidate for
congress and has been an influential
member of his party for a quarter
Of century. i
Born in the town Of Packwaukee,
Marquette county, November 16,
1854, Mr. Jones received his educa-
ton in the common schools and the
normal school at Oshkosh He re-
NAMED on a farm with his parents
until he attained his majority, then
taught school for six years. In 1881
he purchased the Portage Daily and
Weekly Democrat and was editor
and proprietor until short time ago.
He married Lena L. Converse of
Portage January Is, 1882 Three
children were born all still living:
Mrs. Harlan B. Rogers and Miss
Marjorie Jones of Portage, and Ed
win C Jones of Chicago.
Largely by reason OF Mr.. Jones'
own personal efforts, the plan for
an interurban system through south
ern Wisconsin with Madison as the
center, attracted wide attention A
amount Of capital was
raised and work actually begun.
Tho financial difficulties due to the
war, however forced the dissolu-
ton of the company. Parts of the
track are still visible along East
WASHINGTON avannn in Madison
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1920-07-01
SOUTH FAIRFIELD

a ,large. acroWd attended the ICE
cream. social at the home Of F.
Stanley, WieJneessday ejyening. On ac-
count Ct the gain supper was served
indoors, Over 81 was cleared.
Esther. Rooney of, .Barabboo is visit
ing her aunt, Mrs NJ Irwin Irwin Bump and
family. !. ..f,o~,s ~, 4,f.
Della Hewittis spending some time flss
with Mrs. j. Johnson. 81.
Mrs. John Hosig and two children
of Black :, Hawk Hawk; spent the last half
of the week. with her mother, Mrs.
Mary Lusby.. - s.
Mrs. Roy Stocker and little daugn-
ter of Barron are. visiting her uncles
Ralph and Guy .Plumamer.