Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1912-10-17
Thursday
William Hill of North Freedom was
a caller in this CITY TODAY.

friends in the city.
Schirmer Brothers unloaded a new
clover huller at the freight depot
yesterday.
| Miss Helen Moyse, who is EN-.
p'oyed in Milwaukee, is visiting at the
hdneJof her parents on Second street.
Mrs. 9. H. Williams ofg GAINESVILLE
is guest at the home of her mother,
Mrs. Levi Moore.
Judge D. o. Mahoney of Viroqua
was in Baraboo today. He is the
county Judge in Vernon county.
Mrs. G. A. Smith and daughter,
Charlotte, of Columbus, Ohio, are Wis.,
iting for two weeks with relatives and
friends here.
Miss Clara Elsie Lee has returned
from kilbourn where she has been on
visit with her uncle and aunt, Mr..
and Mrs. j. F. Mechler, and Mr.. and
Mrs. Fuller.
Edward Loeser of Chenille has
gone to Bellinghsm, Washington, TO
visit his uncle, George Karstetter. Mr..
Loeser expects to be gone about three
weeks.
Clarence Bretsch and family visited
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. w. A.
Powers in the town of Prairie du Sac
Thursday. Mr. Bretsch is recovering
from severe fall at the Chicago and
North western yards.
Mr.. and Mrs. P. J. McHugh came
Wednesday to visit Mr.. and Mrs. A.
w. Neil, Eighth steeet. The guests
reside at Seattle and have been spend
ing some time with relatives at Reeds
burg and vicinity, their former home.
1t has been quarter of century
since MIR. McHugh visited in Sank
county.
Mrs. Lester Palmer, who came to at
tend the funeral of Mrs. w. H. Baxter,
will return to her home at Barron to-
night. Mrs. Charles Wilkinson will
depart for Minneapolis in few days
and Mrs. Olive Wrsne returned to
Hetland, South Dakota, early in the
week.
Thursday while Earl Redner was
delivering laundry for Degan Brothers
on Oak street a football landed near
the horse. The animal became
frightened and started down the
street at fast rate. Mr.. Redner sus-
tanned slight bruises but the horse
was not so fortunate as it received
several cuts. The wagon was DAM
aged somewhat.
Fred Vodoaic, who was arrested at
Reedsburg charged with taking a
number of articles from Daniel Dona-
hue of Winfield, was taken before
Judge Stevens at Madison and given
one year at the Green Bay reform
atory. He was accompanied by Dis
trict Attorney Malone and local
officer.
The Westfeld Cheese company has
been incorporated and expect to have
factory in operation soon. 1t will
be erected on the Repka farm about
six miles northeast of Reedsburg.
The capital stock is $500 and the
officers are: Henry Weidman. presi-
dent; Herman Kopf, vi"e-president;
John Simons, secretary; F. Lukens-
meyer, treasurer; and Fred Brooks,
director.
E. S. Erswell has decided to open a
new furniture store in the Fair store
building and will be ready for bust
ness the first of next month. He will
put in complete line of rugs, draperies
and furniture novelties and will do
undertaking. Mr.. and Mrs. Erswell
have decided not to go to California
and their many friends will be glad to
know they have decided TO remain In
Barsboo. Mr.. Erswell was in the
furniture business in Baraboo for many
years and has wide acquaintance in
Sank county. He states that all
the goods will be fresh from the
factory and up.to-date in all partic-
ulars.
At Merrimack the Chicago & North
western is strengthening the bridge
across the Wisconsin river. The stone
abutments are receiving an addition of
cement and piling are being driven for
a second track to be built by the side
of the one now in use. The company
is taking time by the forelock for the
work could not be done so easily after
the dam at Prairie du Sac has been
completed and the Iowlands above
have been converted into lake. The
residents of Merrimack anticipate a
small boom when the water begins to
creep up.