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I ix. St 1 Of fc'l'i, lf Xrk, -V ift rV Home Owned Home Edited Home Read 3 THE CAPITAL TIMES Mrrscovsrir UMorsov 'yuesday 'Afternoon, March 20. 1931 Dozen Officers Mark Time in Alt. Iforcl) Probe Queen Dies frame dwelling where the Manchester store Is now located. A small white church is seen near Gorham st.

and Wisconsin ave. Wisconsin ave. "was then a plain dirt road. Old Days Are Slaled For Posts on Stall of Military Ball Good Afternoon Everybody Facing Ouster rublic Service Body Accountant Prepares New Tabulation At Workhouse nnle it Ov Fat Kingsley Recalls Also A. R.

Sorenson Memorials Preserved (Continued from Page 1) content and to obtain more Investigation Adjourns Willi Wholesale Shakenp Near The John Doe probe into i alleged $8,545.70 shortage in the Mt. Horeb municipal water department is "marking time while A. L. Adams, public service commission accountant, Is preparing new tabulations from the village books, according to Dist. Atty.

Fled Risser. Adams, who made an audit of Mt. Horeb books, was consulted Monday by Risser rnd Carl Christianson, assistant district attorney. The prosecutors asked that they amplify for them his report as derived from the books. The work will require about a week, Risser said.

Mr. W. R. Daniels of Richmond Hill, N. writes: "Have finished my second bottle of Kruschen Salts Results Removed 3 inches from waistline am more active mind is clear skin eruptions have disappeared am 46 years old feel 20 years younger.

To lose lat take one half teaspoon of Kruschen Salts in a glass of hot water before breakfast every morning an 85 cent bottle lasts 4 weeks Get it at Rennebohm Drug Stores or any drug store in American. If not joyfully satisfied after the first bottle money back. Adv. O. T.

Olson of McFarland, who legan work as a telegraph operator for the Milwaukee road in McFarland in 1878, Is prompted by the old pictures of Madison now' appearing in The Capital Times, to bring in some pictures that he had in the days far back yonder when the stcroscope ana the family album were centers of entertainment when the parlor was open Sunday afternoon. Do you remember those old steroscopes, you put the picture on the end of the frame and then looked through the magnifying glass? Mr. Olson has a picture looking from the Capitol square toward Wisconsin ave. The present city hall building Is seen. There Is a smal Kluender Reynolds Argylc JSoniinations Are Made at Caucus Dowager Queen Emma of my hand and It'd me up the hill.

He has a son named Charles Fish living at Osage, who now is totally blind. A granddaughter of the old gentleman's, a Mrs. Deans, was buried at the Springfield cemetery around Christmas time last year. SPRINGDALE PIONEERS ECAUSE of the interesting historical material contained in a recent letter from Arthur R. Sorenson, brother of Miss Cora Sorenson, the nexv postmistress of Mt.

Horeb, this column takes the liberty of quoting certain portions of Mr Sorenson's letter. The letter refers particularly to the "Old Days stdry of March 2 and the work of the late A. K. Sorenson in connection with the preservation of the first Norwegian cemetery in Springdale and the erection of a notable local memorial there. It also fixes the year of the coming of the first Norwegian pioneers to Springdale as 1846.

Mr. Sorenson says: "Had this action to maik this early burial ground not been taken while some of those with immediate relatives interred there still lived, it is doubtful if anyone would have taken sufficient interest to commorate this sacred spot, or would have been able to determine the location of this pioneer resting place. "Referring to the piormr Norwegian setthment of Springdale in 1846. you may be interested to know that my grandfather. Knud K.

(Kvis-tiudt was among the very first immigrants that settled in this township which included John I. Beige, Thore Spaanom, Thosten Thompson (Rue). John Thompson (Rue), Nils Nelson (Grasdalen), Halvor Nelson (Grasda-len), Ole K. Sorenson (Kvlstrud) and Knud K. Sorenson (Kvistrud).

This party had emigrated from Tindal, Telemaiken, Norway, about 1843. and first settled in Muskego, Racine county, but due to climatic conditions and the prevalence of disease there, they moved westward and located in Springdale in 1846. "My grandmother was a sister of John I. Bcrge. She died at an earl.x age and lies buried in this pioneer Springdale cemetery, together with two sons, who.se names were Soren READ CAPITAL TIMES WANT ADS TI 1 Cadet Lieut.

James Reynolds, son of Mr. and Mrs. P. A. Reynolds, 140 W.

Wilson and Cadet Lieut. William Kluender, son of Mr, and Mrs. W. G. Kluender.

2625 Van Hlse were recommended to posts on the Military ball staff by Maj. Gustave J. Gon'er, commandant of the university corps, and received appointments from Cadet Maj. Robert O. Davis, general chairman of the ball, Monday.

ARGUE, Wis. Tne following were nominated for village offices: presi dent, C. A. I.aVasseur and Dr. L.

Robertson; trustees, Horace Thompr.cn, James Goodman, Jesse U'Ren and John Gierhart; clerk, Jesse Arnot and Harlow Gieihart; treasurer, Sanlord J. Hanson; assessor. Ole Houg; Justice of the peace, Lloyd Martin and Gerald E. Hendrickson; constable. Maurice Thompson and James Cleveland; su-tervisor, H.

M. Middleton and Alvin P. Larson. GREY ClilTord Crowleys Sister Dies Monday lily The Associated Tress MILWAUKEE Dismissal of at least a dozen officials and attendants at the House of Correction was under consideration today as the county board's Institutions committee met to draw up its recommendations for a housecleaning in the institution. The committee, having completed hearings on charges of corruption in the woikhouse, will make its recommendations to the county civil service commission hich controls the hiring and firing of institution employes.

Two Socialist members of the committee objected to closing the hearings until the aecused employes could defend themselves, but they were overruled by a 3 to 2 vote and the investigation was adjourned late Monday. This committees investigation was in the nature of a grand Jury proceeding, to find sufficient evidence on which to base discharge recommendations. said Supervisor Raymond J. Moore, chairman. He explained that workhouse employes who are discharged may petition the civil service commission for hearings.

The committee deferred action on a motion by Supervisor George J. Herrmann suggesting that all persons aecused of irregularities during the inquiry be summarily discharged. Prison employes involved in charges of bribery, dope and liquor peddling, petty racketeering and other misconduct In testimony of inmates and former inmates before the committee included: Gillette A. Benson, deputy Inspector; Matt Ebert, junior deputy inspector; Mrs. Anna K.

Wright, head matron; Charles Mischke, superintendent of the workhouse rhalr factory; Herman Baler, chair factory foreman; the following guards. William Worzala. Ben Campagnola. Reinhold Kamrath, Joseph Kashu-da, Louis Zarling, Arthur Holt, and William Luebke, workhouse chef. MIE HAGl'E OP) Dowager Queen Emma, beloved for her charities and honored alike by Holland's rich and poor, died this morning of bronchitis.

She was 75. The queen mother was the widow of King William 111 and mother of Queen Wilhelmina. From the first she was attended almost constantly by her daughter. Queen Wilhelmina and granddaughter, Princess Juliana, heir to the throne. As the 20-year-old Princess of Waldeck and Piedmont she came to Holland in 1879 to share the throne with King William III as his second wife.

After the king's death in 1890, she became regent and served in that capacity until her daughter became of age and ascended the throne. In Our 8 Circular for GKEATEK EASTER SALES 81. 00 Litcrinc i quoted 50c It slunild be LANC STLK, Wis. Funeral services fer George L. Rockwell, 85, were held from the Caslnmm residence, wl.ere he made his home, Friday.

The Masons and Rev. T. Hoffman had charge of the service. By Albert O. BartonJ RECENT notice in this column of the English settlement north of what is now Waunakee.

in early clays brought forth a letter from Charles Kingsley of the noted Kingsley family cf early Springfield set-lement. The Eng-i-h group north of Waunakee was dis-inct from the Kingsley settle-nent further west. was lirgely Yankee. but Mr. ingsiey, now in ns 70s.

knew them both In part he ri'es; "Your column of rvb. 2t was like money from po.ne. I knew the TlaikeMs and Fov-nors ai.d Martins and S'ewarts and Van Tassels and Noyeses and Wheelers. I s. Damps andTownes.

alt living north of Waunakee in the early days. Elder Fish was our pioneer farmer minister in the town of Springfield. a it led all my uncles and aunts, also mv father and mother, Jan. I. 1858.

I haxe listened to him many a Sunday at the Springfield school-house at Kingsley's Corners and also at the Gillette school on the Sauk road, four miles north of Middleton. "He tnd a nice farm of 160 acres. He has two sons, one beingk the man who xxith Robert Baker prevailed on the ofTicers of the Chicago Northwestern to come through where Waunakee Is now located. He and Mrs. Baker pledged them all the right of way they needed and they went diagonally across cah farm, and there was something extra they would do if they came that way, hut I haxe forgotten what it was.

In his later years Elder Fish bought a home In Waunakee and Lveri there and at Osage, Iowa, until he passed on. WALKED TO CHURCH 1 was a boy I used yy to walk with him Sunday afternoons from church to th KirrMey cemetery, which lay pxrt way to his home, and always took hold Miss Grace Crowley, sister of Clifford Crowley, Madison, died at a sanitarium in Eau Claire Monday afternoon. She is also survived by her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Crowley, Eau Claire, and another brother, Chester, Manawa Wis.

Funeral services will be held at Eau Claire on Wednesday. Cut icura Talc Cooling lie freshing 1 Listerine I Vat. Doering Dies At Darlington Dome Fragrant and refreshing oriental balsamic essential oils comprice the medication of Cutirurn Tal- mm. Instantly upon touching the skin these oils start their soo'hing and cooling work and your skin is protected against irritation. from Springdale.

He invariably attended all town and county caucuses and was a delegate to a number of state conventions. For nine or ten years he represented Springdale on Jthe county board, and was designated and Gustave. My grandmother's name as a Democrat, in accordance with the jwas Carrie Beige Sorenson. My grand- 'practice at that time of observing I father's second marriage was to party control or responsibility in Berg, who incidentally was a eounty affairs. TURLINGTON, Wis.

William Doering. 71. died at his home Sundav from a stroke, suffered a week ago. He was born In Gratiot township, where he was engaged In farming, until coming here. 17 years ago.

Survivors are the widow, and two daughters, Mrs. John Elev, Gratiot, and Mrs. Raymond Trov. Darlington, and a granddaughter, Dorris Bley, Oratiot. i vvi Price 25c Sample free.

Address: "Cuticura," Dept, Malden. Mash, to Snowshoe Thompson. while my grandmother was a cousin to him WERE DEMOCRATS iJJOLITICALLY. many early Norwegian of these immigrants, Including my grandfather, with the Democratic party, family has always our family has "We certainly have enjoyed the interesting articles that you have written in both Madison papers, the Wisconsin Farmer and other publications. We are always eager to read your "Old Days column.

You are doing a real and Important service to this section of our state in recording and 'serving its interesting history. Letters like the above from Mr. Kingsley and Mr. Sorenson are much appreciated and are distinct aids in the recording and preserving of local history. A SENS ATI ONI! In Spite of Rising Wholesale Costs Wc Bring' Prices Down to Levels ou0arTSfforcI and to this politic al philosophy until the (Present time.

My father was always We Claim to Know Our Fashion and Theo active in the atfairs of his party and was for many years a member of the 'Dane county Democraic committee SPRING SUITS UBeTTW SnDDDIPe Simply Have Everything Including Real Value 401 STATE STREET Op ens The Cotton Corner Tomorrow with an Exciting Spring Sale of Only 100 in Thl Group Two svi thre pier mod! featurjig indo.on Per pan coUtrs, Pfic eerr milt twice thu sa pr.re. rt rnn new wieris novelty nd 0 MU SMALL DEPOSIT nold fhoir on HILL 8 eonvrnlent Uy-wy. 5ECOM FLOOR The most amazing sale we've ever had 600 new clever House Frocks, styled like street dresses, made of tubfast 80 square percale and selling at a sensational price. When you see them you'll want several. 5bo (GOOotxD oo ftac-tb ta0oQo8 oo 29c Shirt or SHORTS 16 Or.

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