Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1913-02-06

MF OetZman Is here from North
Ere dom visiting his daughter for a
teH days.
Elizabeth Luebke has returned from
Chicago where she went to attend the
wedding of her sister.
Mrs. Leo Blackburn was called to
North Branch, Michigan, by the
serious illness of one of her parents.
Miss Mary Armstrong of Water
Mill, Wisconsin, is visiting at the
| home of her sister, Mrs. @. r. Tuttle.
Bert De Koeyer and family spent
the day in North Freedom, visiting
Mrs. julius Unternahrer and Henry
Griep.
William Rutherfordfof PHILADELPHIA,
who has been visiting at the homes of
Mr.. and Mrs. A. B. Ellis and Mr.. and
Mrs. Orval Veltch, has gone to Mime.
apolis where he will take charge of his
brothers. office.
Raymond Roser is able to be
around after being confined to the
house with the mumps for couple of
weeks. While he was laid up he was
passing away some of the moments
whiting and accidentally cut himself
in the leg, inficting bad wound.
The Modern Woodmen gave ban
quet last night in the K. P. hall.
George w. Andrews acted as toast
master and Ed. Lesser furnished the
music. The social committee that
furnished the supper was w. Ritchie,
Kris Kramer, Fred Nehs and John
Steinbrink. There were about hun
dred present.
Mrs. A. Oh. Reisz of this city and
Der sister, Mrs. A. l.. Hannah, and
son, Albert, of st. Paul have gone to
Green Bay to Wis ~ the home of Mrs.
Ella Huntington, sister of Mrs.
Reisz and Mrs. Haman. Mrs. Haman
came few days ago to congratulate
her father, @. e. Ryan, as he passed
another milestone. Mr.. Ryan is now
IS and enjoys life under sunny skies.
Mrs. Mary DwinnelI has received
word of the death of her sister. in. law,
Mrs. Frances ID. Elliott. She passed
away at her home in Indianapolis
Monday. She was born near Reeds
burg and lived there for many years.
She will be remembered as Miss
Frances DwinneIl by her many friends.
She attended the Baraboo Female
Seminary here. The funeral was
held today at the Christian church in
Indianapolis.
Yesterday afternoon a team was
crossing the Lynn avenue scrossing
when the sled which was heavily
loaded with les struck the bare rails
and plank, the traces broke and the
team became frightened by the tongue
Popping and made a run for safety
leaving the sled and ties standing on
the track. They were not stopped
uutil they had run several blocks.
In the meantime another team was
hitched the load and pulled it off the
track.
The largest tax payer in the state of
Wisconsin is the Chicago & North
western railway. The tax to be paid
by this company is 81, 348, 897.82. The
ST. Paul railway will pay $1,12644S.
''The general property of the state
as finally determined by the commits
sion for the purposes of such ASSESS
ments is the sum of 1854 $3.50, 416,"
says the commission ia a statement, |
"The total amount or taxes, state,
county and local, levied upon the
general property of the state for the
year 1912 Excluding special assess
ments and poll taxes) as determined
by the commission is the sum of !
49,, 1923 ,412.91 and the average rate of |
taxation as computed by the commits
sion upon the total is .011832437O1 or
11.S3 upon every 81 900 of vaIu atlon.'
At the Reedsburg poultry show there
was exhibited unique invention by
Valoo Moore of Baraboo. 1t is de-
vice of great value to all who raise
birds. 1t has four compartments for
feed which gravity brings dow n as
In front of the troughs hang
a number of chains between which
the chickens can thrust their heads.
The chains are so heavy the sparrows
cannot shove them to one side
and are not able to obtain the food
not intended for them. The device
protects the food from rain and the
owls cannot waste it. 1t is an in
7ention that should have a wide sale