Kirsten wrote: > Hello I am trying to find more information on two brothers who came > from Bohemia. The 1920 US census lists an immigration date of 1883 > for Felix and Wenzel Duschak who settled in Dane County, Wisconsin. > Felix might have already been married to Rosa when he emigrated. Can > anyone help me to find out more about them? Padlock Will End Jovial Career of Once Famous Inn Gay rendezvous of student parties for many a year, the roadhouse just of the concrete on U. S. highway 12 at the bend just this side of Middleton, (formerly the chicken dinner establishment of the late Frank Hoover) will no longer ring to the joyous cries of youthful revelers. This was decreed in federal court Monday by Judge C. Z. Luse, who snapped a padlock on the establishment, prohibiting its further use as a "soft drink" emporium. Padlocked After Raid The padlock edict followed a raid by federal prohibition officers last summer when the officers reported that they had been served liquor in one of the rooms on the second floor of the dwelling house. The house was closed after the raid, and Clyde and Forrest Teasdale, the operators, who held a three-year lease, vacated. Padlock proceedings were instituted at that time. Appearing in federal court Monday on behalf of Mrs. Felix Duschak, who owned the place, Atty. Frank Lucas made a plea that the court refrain from imposing a permanent padlock decree on the place, since its rental comprises Mrs. Duschak's only source of income. The modified padlock order, effective Jan. 4, was consented to by Judge Luse , providing that Mrs. Duschak may apply for a reopening order when a tenant satisfactory to the government is found. Under this ruling, the place may be used as a residence or a store, but its days of gay parties are definitely ended. Recalls Better Days The interior of the place is reminiscent of the balmy days when it was a saloon. The saloon fixtures have been retained in the old sheet iron covered structure. At one time the place was famed as a chicken dinner establishment, operated by the late Frank Hoover, who later built his own place north of Middleton. Since that time there have been numerous tenants. The building was owned by the late Felix Duschak, and after his death it was passed into the possession of his widow. Before his death, Mr. Duschak executed a three-year lease to the Teasdales, the most recent tenants. The Capital Times, Madison, Wisconsin, 16 Dec. 1930, p. 1 col. 7 and p. 12, col. 2 You can find out more about the Duschaks by searching NewspaperArchive.com, available free via BadgerLink to Wisconsin library card holders. Good luck! Kathy