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Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1925-07-16
7 Outh SuccumbS
70 His Injuries

Wallace Watkins Pugh, 20. q
member of the 1925 class in Portage
high school, died at 10:45 Sunday
evening, at st. Savior's hospital,
Portage, where he had been since
he was injured in an auto acct
dent ON Saturday night, May %.
In the car with the young man
at the time of the mishap were
two young companions, Clarence
Epstein and Raymond Port, who
was driving. Coming down the steep
grade, near the site of old Fort
Winnebago at the east approach
of the Fox river bridge a rear
wire wheel is said to have collaps-
ed and caused the car to turn over.
Young Pugh's back was broken
when he was thrown from the car.
Neither of the other boys was ser1
iously injured. Pugh's injuries re-
suited in paralysis.
Wallace Watkin Pugh, son of Mr..
and Mrs. Watkin Pugh, was born
in the town of Caledonia and lived
there with his parents. After gra-
duation from the rural schools, he
entered the Portage high school
and was a member of this years
senior class. He is survived by his
parents and one sister and one
Miss Hattie Pugh and Ed
ward J. Pugh, both of whom re-
eide in Portage.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1925-07-16
School Board
Holds Meeting

The first meeting of the new
board of education was held Mon
day evening in the office of the city
clerk, S. H. Wood The school Of
ficials organized as follows: E. P.
McFetridga, president; Attorney
w. G. Evenson, Mrs. J. H Hill and
Oscar Altpeter members; s. H.
Wood, secretary and treasurer.
The school janitors for the com
ing year were appointed as follows:
first ward, Henry Ludwig; second
ward, Asa Bump; third ward, An
son Harvey; Y. M. c. A, Mrs Ida
E. Logan; annex, w. S. Flynn;
high school, M J. Tyler and P. c.
Lamberton, engineer
Plan Improvements
1t is the plan of the board of
education to have the high school
building reroofed the coming sea-
son and an indirect lighting sys-
tenn Will be installed in each of
the ward buildings
Teachers Hired
All the teachers for the next year
have been appointed.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1925-07-16
TWOADAMS Men
ARE INJURED IN
AUTO ACCIDENT

A serious automobile accident
occurred eight miles out of Adams
on Saturday as result of which
two Adams men are in the POr-
tage hospital, one of them in a
critical condition William Ander-
son and a half brother, Carl Con-
radson, both Of whom are connect
ed with the Anderson garage of
Adams, were picked up in an I'M
conscious condition after the ac-
cident in which their ,Elgin six
collided with a Stoughton machine
in ascending a hill. The Adams ma
chine in attempting to miss the
other car, skidded in loose gravel
and went over an embankment,
rolling over several times, it is
reported. The car was almost to-
tally wrecked.
The other machine Jared better
although the occupants, six peo-
pie, among them small children
were bruised and cut.
According to word from the Por-
tage hospital today, Mr. Anderson
is holding his own although he
is badly hurt, while his compan-
ion is recovering nicely and will
probably return to Adams on We'd
nesday.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1925-07-16
Family Reunion
Is Large Affair

Some one hundred descendants of
Mr.. and Mrs. Christopher Bender
gathered in reunion at Effinger
park on Sunday, one of the larg-
est family groups ever assembled
in this city. Mr.. and Mrs, Bender
came to this country from Germany
68 years ago and they settled near
North Freedom. Of their children,
three are now living in Sank
County: Mrs. Mary Kuester, of
North Freedom; August Bender,
North Freedom; and Mrs. Pauline
Platt, Baraboo.
Another daughter, Mrs. Freder-
lea Harein of Eagle Lake, Mimi,
still survives but was unable to
be present on Sunday.
Deceased children of Mr.. and
Mrs. Bender are the late Charles
Bender, Mrs. Caroline Bender, and
Catherine Platt,, Baraboo, and Ehf-
enreich Bender. Ableman.
A definite organization of the
family group took place on Sunday
with the following officers: presi-
dent Emil Platt; secretary treas
urer, William C. Miller. Plans
were made for annual reunions in
the future.
A bounteous picnic dinner was
served and the day was spent in
a happy social way.
Pictures of each of the four
generations as well as other in
teresting groups were taken and
will make valued keepsakes of the
reunion.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1925-07-16
By o. o. RRANDENRuRG

Mrs. Lucius Fairchild long had
been Madisons grande dame. Hers
was the soul of sociability, her
home possessing the atmosphere
| of the salon of other days in old
world capitals. A gracious, cult
waited hostess, she entertained as
one to the manner born, and rare
indeed have been the notables Wis
| iting Madison to whom her hospit-
atty was not extended. Lord Bruce,
Mckinley, Mathew Arnold, Roose-
veltg Andrew D. White-these and
scores of others of worldwide cele-
brity are names found upon her
guest book, and her cabinet con-
tains extensive correspondence
from the distinguished of many
lands. Indeed, she often had been
urged in these later years to com
pile her personal memoirs, but ever
she modestly negatived the sug-
gestion, yet there easily was avail
able mass of recollections that
would have made a really wonder
full volume.
An incident once told to me by
Mrs. Fairchild: She, little girl
at Washington, was across the Pc
tomac wandering about with 9TH
ers in the Arlington House grounds
and had paused at the shaded spot
where sleep many of the Lees.
Suddenly she felt hand lightly up
on her head and a voice saying
ever SO gently, playfully,
what pretty little girl.'
Looking up she was glancing in
to the eyes of a courtly, benevolent
gray-bearded gentleman-G George
Washington Parke Gusts, grand
son of Mrs. Martha Washington
and whom General Washington
himself had adopted as his own
son! This incident must have
occurred not long prior to 1857, for
in that year Gusts died. Mrs.
Fairchild fervently cherished the
memory, for the hand upon her
fair head often had been touched
by that of Washington!
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1925-07-16
Spring Green
Canning Is
Made Easier

here and at Plain. The bean crop
promises to be a big one and the
packing will begin about the 18th
Of July. A large addition was
built to the factory and prepare
lions for efficient handling of all
crops have been going on all sum-
mer. A considerable acreage of
beets has been planted in addition
to beans, tomatoes and cabbage.
Mr. and Mrs. P. A. Wilkin of Des
Moines, Iowa, are here visiting
Mrs. Wilkins parents, Mr.. and Mrs,
A. w. Wilkinson.
Miss Gladys Sprecher has gone
to Dubuque, Iowa, to visit at the
home Of her sister, Mrs. Karl Els
chen, and family.
George B. Evans of st. Louis,
Mo-, was out last week to visit at
the old home.
Joseph Beck was in Madison last
Tuesday to submit to an operation
on his nose.
Roy Cuthbert of st. Joseph, Miss
ouri, is visiting his mother, Mrs.
Nancy Cuthbert, of this village.
Spring Green will have Chautau-
qua this week beginning next Thur
sday evening. A splendid program
is promised for every evening.
At the last school meeting an
auditing committee was appointed
to audit the school books and ac-
counts. Anton Schlosser, H. C.
Purdy and Ralph Rely compose
the committee.
Howard Hodgson, who is en-
ployed with the Wisconsin River
Power Co. in it's offices in Madison
is home for a two weeks vacation.
An interesting gathering took
place at the Thos Hill residence
last Tuesday and Wednesday. It
was reunion of pupils Of Prof.
Terry who conducted school
here about forty years ago. The
school was known as Terry's AGA
deny. Among those present at
the gathering were Mrs. E. w.
Evans, Mrs. Ketcham, Mrs. Frances
Websteri
Mrs. Anna Ward has gone to
Marshfield to visit her daughter,
Mrs. Silas Arthur and family.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1925-07-16
Walton Folks
Attend Camp Meet

Almost the whole church going
population of the neighborhood Of
Walton attended the camp meeting
at Burr on Sunday.
e. NJ. Targgart and son Raymond
and family and Mabel Rankin Wis
tied Devils lake and the Dells on
Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. Guild and daugh
ter Doris Of Bloomington, Ill.,, and
little Jerry Baum of Chicago are
guests at the Wilson Mortimer
home.
Joe Mayo was called to Union
, Center last week to help care for
his nephew, Harry Brooks, who was
injured in an auto accident.
Mrs. Sarah Ballentine of Milwau-
kee visited with relatives here last
week.
f. NJ. Targgart, Rev. and Mrs. r.
P. Targgart and children, Edna
Hutchins and Mabel Rankin attend
ed camp meeting at Burr Friday,
Mrs. Fania Canon came home
from Hillsboro last week and has
gone to Bethel to remain with her
parents until hey health improves.
Mr.. and Mrs. Guerdon and chill
dren are spending their vacation
with relatives at Abbotsford.
Mrs. Clara Lee of Reedsburg
spent last week with her mother,
Mrs. Ella Carpenter. Mr.. Lee came
up on Sunday and she returned with
him.
Bernard Day has gone to Cedar
Rapids, Iowa, where lie has employ
ment.
E. M. Targgart and son Raymond
and family and Hattie Smith Wis
tied at Camp Douglas on Tuesday.
r. N. Hendrick and Floyd Jones
took in the excursion to Milwau-
kee the first of the week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Mitchell,
son Ben and family of Allen, Neb.,
are visiting at the Elwood Good
and Tom Cox homes.
Arthur Gibrant purchased Ford
car last week.
Rev. Wesley Markee and family
arc at Burr to remain during the
camp meeting.
e. M. Targgart has returned to
his home at Elkhart, Ind, after
visiting his son, Raymond, and
family q week.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1925-07-16
Cyclone Hits
Sturgeon Bay

One man is missing, three 9th
ers were injured and considerable
property damage was caused when
a miniature cyclone struck the toll
bridge connecting Sturgeon Bay
and Sawyer late Saturday after
noon. The three men were in the
waiting room on the south side of
the toll bridge when the wind pick
ed up the shanty and tossed it in
to the bay. Coast guard crews
were Immediately called and the
men were picked up in the bay sew
raj hundred feet from the bridge.
One man, who was reported walk
ing across the bridge at the time
the storm struck, has not been To-
Gated and the coast guard was
dragging the bay late Saturday
night in an effort to find his body.
0. Christensen, one of the three
injured men identified suffered
three fractured ribs and bruises a
bout the body.
The storm tore away the waiting
room, about 200 feet of the railing
and sidewalk on the south side of
the bridge, and several hundred
feet of the railing on the north
side.
Several buildings in the city were
somewhat damaged and a number
Of plate glas windows along the
main street were broken by falling
awnings and the force of. the wind.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1925-07-16

honor of Mrs. Murray and her
daughter of Idaho. The R. S. Bah
ington and Pierce families also en-
loved meeting the Mazomanie Wis
itors who seemed like near neigh
bors years ago when there was a
way to cross the river. Elmer
Sehmitt of Milwaukee was also a
visitor at the Darlington home.
Rye and wheat harvest has be-
gun. The straw is very short but
heads are large and we'll filed
]. H. Diehl has purchase da new
grain separator and Geo. Foye a
new Delco engine.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1925-07-16
Reeds5urg Folks
At Convention

Seven of the young people of the
Presbyterian Sunday School are in
attendance at the convention, now
being held at Green Lake,
LII. Gudmundson is entertaining
his mother from West Salem.
Mrs. C. Pfeil is spending some
time with friends at Leland.
Thomas Walters has returned
from Battle Creek, Mich, where
he has been for several weeks for
medical treatment.
Mrs. w. A. Bass who is in Grand
View hospital at La Crosse is get
ting along nicely.
Mrs. E. Thompson who has been
in poor health is much better.
The Methodist Parsonage has
been newly decorated, walls, wood
work and floors.
Mrs. Myrtle Thorne Yonts and
her son and wife of Belvidere, ILL.,,
are visiting friends in this vicini-
ty.
A. Chamberlain and wife, Verde
Davenport and daughter Winifred
have returned from their northern
trip.
Louisa Riggert and her mother
were recent visitors at Wisconsin
Rapids.
Plans are now completed for a
greenhouse in our city. w. Fl.
Townsend will erect building
40 SO feet, fine heating plant
and everything modern.
Mrs. Anna Scoon is now at the
home of Herbert Krug caring for
Mrs. Krug, who is not in the best
of health.
George Morse and wife are Wis
ting their son, who resides in
Minneapolis.
Fred Harms and his mother drove
from Aberdeen, S. d., and are now
visiting friends in and about the
city.
Mrs. w. F. Suffer and little son
of Los Angeles, Cal, are visiting
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Spike.
Willard and Harrison Selden are
visiting their old neighbor, George
Colyin, at Stratfords.
Cora Brown returned to Column
bus Friday where she has accepted
position with the American Lee
gion.
Mr.. and Mrs SHETLAND motored
from Houston, Texas, and are Wis
iting friends in this vicinity.
Mrs. Day of Aurora, H.. visited
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Cal
Smith, for few days.
Mrs. Moorehead of st. Louis, is
visiting friends in our city.
Mr.. and Mrs. Tom Powell and
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1925-07-16
Car In Wreck
Near Hill Point

The new Oakland sedan Of Prof.
Harris of Lime Ridge was complete
ly demolished when it left the
road coming down the Korth Hill
just out of Hillpoint and tipped
over. The top was completely ruin
ed. Mr.. Harris was uninjured.
Mrs. William Kruse and children
and Mrs. Emil Schulz and children,
Emma Kruse and father left on
Monday morning by auto for Hart
land, Ill, where they will visit with
relatives.
Gladys and Rose Kohlmeyer re-
turned to their home here after
spending two weeks in Madison.
Mr.. and Mrs. Max Feldham and
daughter and Julian Miller spent
Sunday evening at the Ed Brandt
home.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Kruse en-
tertained at a six o'clock dinner on
Sunday evening.
Henry Kruse sold his home to
Chef Powell of Sandusky.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1925-07-16
Lime Ridge
News Notes

Miss Laura GOodell is home from
st. Paul for two weeks yaca
ton.
Sylvester Dearholt of Milwaukee
called on relatives here last week.
William Ingham of South Dako-
ia recently visited old friends here.
His boyhood home was one mile
east of here.
Mrs. Ray Cahoon and son Jack
are in Superior for a two weeks
visit with relatives. Mrs. Gertrude
Werth is keeping house for Mrs.
Cahoon during her absence.
Nettie Seldom of Ironton spent
last week with Rena Settle.
DR.. and Mrs. w. l.. Bible and Mr.
and Mrs. A. B. Kinney spent sew
eraI days last-week at Rice Lake on
a fishing trip.
Carl Ohler of Rockford visited
last week at the home of George
Barley.
FLOYD Goodell who works at
Rockford, H., came home to spend
short vacation.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Giyin have
returned here. They are living in
rooms in the Ed Giyin house.
Mr.. and Mrs. George HovermAn
of Reedsburg were visitors at Ira
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1925-07-16
News Notes
Of CQsseH

Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Taylor and
son of California and Mrs. Taylor's
father, Mr.. Cass of Spring Green
were visitors at L. B. Goodyear $
one day last week. Mr.. Taylor is a
nephew of Mr.. Goodyear.
Mrs. Lizzie Schweppe of Black
Hawk spent last week with her
brother, ]. 81. Diehl and family.
The Walter Hacker family Of
Mazomanie visited at Walter Ley
kauf's Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Morrill,, John
Morrill,. daughter Annie and son
John of Mazomanie were entertain
ed at j. t. Babingtons Sunday in
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1925-07-16
Pike Is So Starved
He Nips Boys Hand

Bitten on the hand by hungry
northern pike as hewas seated in
a rowboat afloat on the Wiscon-
sin river, was the UNUSUAL exper-
fence Of Warren Beadle, 5, at Mech
an.
The boy, with his two sisters,
had gone for a boat ride with the
grandfather, R. w. Parks.
While his grandfather rowed a.
long the boy put his hand in the
water only to have a big pike take
a vicious lunge at it A painful cut
half inch long, which penetrated
the skin and flesh, was inflicted
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1925-07-16
Store Is Robbed
At PardeeUiHe

Over $500 worth of merchant
Use was stolen from the dry goods
and clothing store Of Leon Col
burn of Pardeeville late Saturday
night or carly Sunday morning.
The haul included Is mems suits,
Is to Is boys suits, II mems
shirts. y dozen pairs of mems
sock, 6 to 10 mems hats, 5 to 10
pairs of mems shoes, and ladies
purses, together with curtains and
other merchandise.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1925-07-16


The building was opened on July
. with an attendance that was
estimated at 10000 persons. A
large crowd had attended a dance
there Saturday night, which end
ed at 1 a. m.
At 3 a. m. Sunday a man passing
the place in an automobile noticed
flames in the pavilion, centering
around the orchestra stand. He
awakened the caretaker, who was
asleep in a shack nearby, but be-
fore they could summon help an
explosion occurred which spread
the fire through building.
Firemen Lack Water
Jefferson and Fort Atkinson
fremen answered the calls for help
but the flames had such a good
start before they arrived that they
were unable to do anything to save
the structure, handicapped as they
were by an inadequate water sup
ply.
The pavilion had a dance floor
so 112 feet, with a separate
wing, ga IA feet, which housed
a refreshment stand. V. H. Hold
tori, owner of the place, had left
after the close of the dance on
Sunday morning for his home at
Silver Lake.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1925-07-16
Incidents In The Life OF
Mrs. FairchiN OF Madison
Was Grande Dame OF That City

"Ah, we should have had much
to talk about" she blithely remark
ed to me on another occasion, re-
serring to General Grant, who was
the guest of Colonel William F.
Villas in Madison some fOrty-five
years ago at a time when the
Fairchilds were absent, occupying
one of their various diplomatic
posts abroad; there never was a
dearth of subjects between u.s."
and reminiscent look came into
her smiling eyes. In his memoirs
General Grant makes pleasant re-
ference to Gneral and Mrs. Fair
child with whom in foreign lands
he renewed old acquaintance on his
trip around the world.
On yet another occasion, early
during the world war when Bull
garia's wavering attitude awaken
ed universal interest, Mrs. Fair
child told of entering the black
door" of Bulgaria with her hus-
band as they were travelling about
the continent, and of meeting
Ferdinand, then recently come to
the throne, "a young man, tall and
bearded and not too securely seat
ed" observed Mrs. Fairchild.
And thus her conversation
would run on, in the liveliest and
most entertaining manner, fire.
quently touching important his
tory in intimate fashion. Few lat
terday American women had stor-
ed in the archives of memory a
richer accumulation Of personal
information of absorbing charac-
ter. Not few volumes of edifying
memoirs by women have been is
sued in late years Mrs. Clay's of
Alabama" for one; yet it is doubt
full if any could have had a charm
superior to that which was possible
had Mrs. Fairchild but told on
printed page the story of her own
life, or, rather linked to-
gether a chain of occurrences that
now unhappily is lost forever.
Mrs. Fairchild died in Madison
Thursday.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1925-07-16
REUNION At
SPRING GREEN
HAPPY Event

On July seventh, 1925, there gath
cred together from all parts of
Sank county and beyond, eleven of
the women who many years ago
were laughing. carefree children
in the streets of Spring Green. They
had come by invitation to the hos
pitable home of Thomas Hill and
there a most delightful time was
spent talking over the happy past
and learning Of the changes that
have come into their lives, making
them worth while. Some were
there who remembered the call to
the Civil war and had watched the
9Th Battery march away to action
and although their child hearts
did not realize it's meaning, they
knew the seriousness of it all as
the music of the band, playing
America" died away.
The guests came and went dur
ing the four days the ladies We're
together, even the last hour before
they departed for their homes a
gentleman called, saying, Il want
to see the girls | went to school
with fifty years ago"
This gathering was in special
honor of Mrs. Daley, she having
been a child in the old home town,
then marrying her old schoolmate,
c. A. Daley, after having taught
in the village school. Mrs. Daley's
home is now in Minneapolis and
she has been visiting in Baraboo
with her sister, Mrs w. r. Irish,
for few weeks.
Not only did the women renew
their childhood associations but
they met the children of those long
ago childhood friends. Perhaps
these young faces were more fam
iliar to Spring Green residents than
those of the visitors, whose ages
numbered now three score and ten.
Some drove about the little
town and into the cOuntry-tray-
elling in automobiles and noting
the changes that had been brought
about and marvelling at it all. The
world about had come into it's own
and bluffs and hills that in their
childhood days had been only
Cooked up to" are now traversed
BY good roads while the view OBJ
tanned as they climbed has no peer
in the wilds of the west or the
beauty of California, as one guest
said
Quiet hours were spent in visit
ing the old cemeteries. There the
restful peace of the old "burying
ground" and a longing to be laid to
rest beside these relatives and
old friends came to the visitors as
they drove away Their hearts
were filled with memories of 9th
er days
These are the names of those
who gathered for the first day:
Mary Dillon Ketchum, Spring
Green; Mary Ellen Jones Evans,
Spring Green; Mary Utendofer
Armer, Baraboo; Louisa Spyher
Mercer, Spring Green; lisa Phelps
Irish, Baraboo; Jennie Phelps Dali
ey, Minneapolis; Jennie T. Jones,
Spring Green; Frank Sherwood
Mickey Webster, Spring Green
Georgia Douglas Young, Baraboo;
Carrie Utendorfer Carpenter,
Spring Green; Lucy Johnson,
Spring Green.
The ages of those present aver
aged 70 years and 4 months.
Photographs of the group were
taken and these will be treasured
remembrances of happy days to-
gether, treasured not only by the
eleven women who gathered for the
runion but by the sons and daugh-
tiers and others who have have been
made happier for knowing them.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1925-07-16

1922, 1.9; 1925 80.
Miscellaneous 1922, S19,35I'-
4O6.6S; 1926, $27,96O.9O9-55; per
cent, 1922. is; 1925, is.
Other Military Purposes-1922,
s1S.44O, S19.O7; 1925, $13, ,78754;
per cent, 1922 IT; 1925 8.
Education-1922, $1,000, 2S2.44;
1925, ST, 002, 999.67; 1922, 16; 1925.
Ill.
Total = 1922, $1,O71, SOC, 981.2S;
1926, $1,558,74 2,433.6S; per cent
1922 1000; 1925 1000