Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1913-11-06


ing. Rev. and Mrs. Irish will continue
their journey 10 R!chland county.
Mrs. Otto Schroeder and daughter.
Hiss Charlotte, are in Chicago. Mrs.
schroeder will attend the district con-
vention of the German Methodist
Women's Home Missionary society at
which she will make report of the
essions of the national congress
.hich she attended at Washington a
ew weeks ego.
Miss Bessie Gibbons charmingly en-
ertained the members of the
Arachne club last evening at a mis-
ellaneous shower in honor of Miss
edith Gibbons, whose marriage to
Frederick Stack house will take place
IN the near future. The bride
elect was the recipient Of many
sifls, both useful and ornamental.
William S. Marshall, manager CT
the Marshall farm, reports that with
three weeks of good weather the last
gap of mile of dirt road between
Baraboo and KilbOurn will be paved.
The crew is busy with the work and
1t is hoped to complete the task.
County Highway Commissioner
Post, County CHARM an Clark and
Supervisors Mercer and Gregory start
ed today TO inspect the new ROADS
built during this year. Gustav
3cAarnke Of Abieman is one of the
committee, but was not able to make
the trip, so his place was taken by
he county chairman.
RS. Myra Bolton Of Jamestown
Moth Dakota, is guest at the home
of NJ rs. q. w. Brown. Mrs. Bolton
went to Naples, Italy, in June, in
company with her sister, Mrs. Brown,
of ST. Paul and toured Europe during
the summer months. Mr.. Bolton has
visited in New FORK, Washington az
other eastern cities since her return 10
the United States and came here from
Harvard, Illinois.
In looking over an account book
kept by merchant of village In
Iowa in 1882, it is found that lumber
sold for So and 81 per 1000 feet, whis-
key could be bought for SIX cents a
pint, beef was thrse and one-ha'f
cents a pound, bosrd aud lodging
could be had for 81 .65 a week, common
labor was paid so cents a day,
skilled LABOR Is cents day, calico
was 33 cents yard, tea ranged from
rs cents so $3.50 per pound, coffte
was practically I'm xnowl.
AS a result of the foot ball victory at
Madison on Saturday, the Minnesota
students became intoxicated with joy.
While in this condition one of them
entered the state capitol and placed
two brass cuspidors in his suit case. 1t
was not until Monday that they were
missed. They cost the state $14.46 each
and the custodian of the building is
trying to get them back again.
Herman Herring of Lodi, who hiss
been buying poultry at Sank City and
Prairie du Sac the past week, had a
runaway while loading car for ship
ment at Sauk City. Mr.. Herring was
thrown from the wagon and suffered a
seriously fractured leg. Both bones
below the knee were broken. one being |
g. vered twice. He was taken to the
home of his fathe f-in-law, VIM. Schu-
m ann, where he was placed under the |
care Of two doctors. His condition is
favorable.
Mrs. Alfred T. Ringing and son,
Richard, have returned to Baraboo |
for few days.
Miss Emma Grotelueschen, who is
employed in Bafaboo, spent the week
end at her home in Reedsburg.
Mrs. Bert DeKoeyer and little
daughter are in Reedsburg at the
home of the formers sister, Mrs. W.
Il. Pelton.
A jury in Justice Heidt's court !
Thursday afternoon awarded Fl. A.
Mack $42 so, about half the amount of
wages which he claimed he had COM
ing from Conrad Mohr Ft. Winnebago
farmer. Mohr said he had declined to
pay because Mack failed to work eight
months on the farm as agreed upon,
quit without reason or notice about
corn harvesting time and thus caused
delay in the farm work and partial
loss of the corn crop. Five jurymen
heard the cese, J. w. Dalton. 3. d.
Townley, w. E. Brauer, Peer Cock
roft, Fl. e. acknowledging Demo-