Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1912-03-07
Thursday

Mrs. Charles Duncan, and daugh-
ter, Miss Magdalene, and Miss May
Nc Guam have returned to their home
in Huron, South Dakota, after spend
ing several weeks with relatives here.
| Mr.. and Mrs. William Smith and
family expect to leave soon for
w Tollisiwn, Montana, where they
will make their home. Mr.. Smith has
been engaged in the draying business
in this city.
Fl. II. Bates and family have moved
from Ironton, Ohio, to Baraboo and
occupy house on East street. Mr..
Bates is brother of J. T. Bates of
Reedsburg and formerly resided there.
He m we'd TO Ohio few years ago, is
carpenter and will be with Contractor
John Pugh.
| j. II. ErSwell, who resides on fine
forty acres south of the city, has
named his place the Clear View Farm.
He is one of the most careful and sue
cessful growers about Baraboo. What
he gets from that small place would
surprise anyone.
"Doin' the grizzly" for a number of
admiring friends caused the death of
Louis Peterson, %, at Lacrosse.
Peterson, after finishing the dance in
a saloon, staggered to chair and fell
dead. Overexertion and heart trouble
were the direct causes.
According TO a message from the
Hayward News service at Meredith,
N. H, Bancroft, rich Massachusetts
merchant, in a red hot divorce action,
named McDermott Of the Minnesota
Wisconsin league. The report says
McDermott is an umpire and that the
detectives followed the couple into The
LEAGUE cities of this region.
Charles Fisher, who was arrested
Wednesday night on a charge of being
drunk and disorderly, was yesterday
afternoon sentenced in justice of
Peace Adolph Andro's court 10 sixty
days Of labor or the county rock Eile.
Fisher has served short sentences in
the county jail before.
G. 0. Miller committed suicide this
morning at Reedsburg by S ootir G
himself. He had been in poor health
for some time past and left mole,
stating that was the only way to get
ril Of his troubles. Mr.. Miller had fur
number of years been connected
with Ringing Bros. circus as proper
ty man. He leaves a wife and one son,
Albert.
Mr.. ana Mrs Hi Shepard of New
London, New Hampshire, are guests
of Mrs. J. G. Train, Eighth
street. Before coming here Mr.. Shep-
ard took his three daughters to Wash
ington d. G. and spent about two
weeks with them there. Mr.. and
Mrs. Shepard have also visited differ
ent points in Indiana and Illinois. In
Chi cago they were guests of Mr.. Shep-
ards brother and from Baraboo they
go to Minneapolis to visit another
brother, George Shepard.
The regular meeting of the high
school debating society was he'd Tues
day evening in the auditorium. The
question debated was, Resolved that
there should be a graduated income
tax" The affirmative was supported
by Robert Keller and Joseph
Burstein and the negative
by Randall Herfort and Carl
Fisher. The decision was in favor of
the negative. 1t was decided that the
society would debate with the Fellow
ship club on the question of commits
sion form of government on March II.
Robert Zeigleman of Oconomowoc
was in this city today. He is on
way to Rice Lake with a car load OF
household goods where he will make
his home. He received several bruises
and deep cuts about his head at Water
iowa early this morning. The man
was riding in a b)xcar and just as the
brakeman was about to push the side
door shut Mr. ZiegIeman thrust his
head out and was pinched between the
edge of the door ahd the partition of
the car. He had his wounds dresse d
in this city.
Al the basket social in the Walnut
Hill school house last evening there
were about so baskets and some of the
gentlemen had two partners for supper
as there were TOO many baskets for the
number of buyers. The proceeds
amount ed to 5000, which will be
used to buy lamps for the school. A
program was given by the children of
the school and moving pictures were
shown. Yesterday was the 18th we'd
ding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs.