Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1913-10-16
Tuesday

came from Lake Mills yesterday al
ternoon to visit the Misses Rsschein.
Yesterday the News force was
favored with treat when AL. Schroe-
der presented US with large basket
of grapes grown at Ton'ks We-Chs-
Skate do, the farm owned by Schros-
der Bros. We invited AL. to call
again.
George Weidenkopf has returned
from ten days trip through the east.
He was accompanied by his brother,
John Weidenkopf, of Badger, South
Dakota, and the two brothers visited
relstives in Pittsburg, gainesville and
Cleveland.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. G. Morris, and
daughter, Wava, who have been
guests at the home or Mrs. Morris
parents, County Treasurer and Mrs.
James Mastln, for the past fortnight,
went to Lime Ridge and Reedsourg
this morning. where they will spend a
week.
lightning again led fire causes in
September, according to Fire Mar
shall Hosts monthly report at Madi-
son. The report contains statistics of
100 fires for the month, on which the
damage was $3SO,66O and the insur-
ance carried was $692, 1885.
w. D. Magli of White Mound has
been taken to Mendoza for treatment
E.s was formerly town clerk, post
master and merchant at White
Mound and fer a number of year
was secretary of st. Patrick's church
society at Loreto.
Yesterday evening the Nature club
of the Baraboo High school toasted
marshmallows and roasted weiners at
thu bend of the Baraboo river just
west of the terminal moraine. The
return was made by moonlight in
an automobile guided by Everett
Tinkham.
&. A. Haskins has returned from
Barron where he visited his grand
daughter, Mrs. Madden, who is a
daughter of Mr.. and M RS. Thomas
Rodwell of this city. Mr.. Haskins re-
ports large potato crop at Barron
and the diggers working over time.
He will GO to Dane county this week
for short trip.
Fred Geisel, who resides short
distance northeast of the city, says
careless shot from a hunter caused his
team to ruu away. Mr. and Mrs.
Geisel were picking up potatoes, the
discharge from the gun went between
them and the runaway followed. Per-
sons in that neighborhood have been
troubled by hunters for years and
prosecutions will follow If the noi-
So nee is continued.
Two hundred miles in canoes on the
Wisconsin river in seven days was the
trip enjoyed by four Milwaukee men
who returned to that city on Sunday.
The party consisted of E. 9. Stern,
w. ]. BolIenbeck, G. B. Traver and
DR.. E. J. Schieif. The trip was start
ed at Nekoosa, six miles below Grand
Rapids, on Saturday, Oct. 4, and end
ed at Lone Rock, near the Mississippi,
on Saturday. The intention of the
canoeists was to reach Dubuque,
Iowa, but because of strong head
winds and thick mist the addi-
tional miles had to be omitted. An
average OF thirty miles a DAY was
made.
Five county highway commissioners
in the state have been asked to resign
by the state highway commission be-
cause of incompetency or neglect OF
duty. The commission has not given
out the names of the five but expects
soon to receive formal notices of resig-
nation and then will proceed TO make
appoint UlGuSS W Lila bnC NHCHLOiC0'
Should any of the five refuse to COM
ply with the req uest of the commission
charges will be formulated and the of
fcials will be removed for cause.
Under this law as amended by the
last legislature all county highway
commissioners hereafter appointed
will be from lists furnished by the
commission after an examination of
applicants for the positions very much
as appointments were made under the
civil service law. The commission
will hold examinations and certify for
appointment the two having the
highest stan ding and from these the
county authorities must select unless
neither of the two will accept the
position. Then the person standing
third may be chosen.