Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1913-07-31
Saturday

Earl Redner returned to Friendship
on Friday after spending several days
with friends and relatives in this city,
Mrs. George Walters and daughter
of Milwaukee are guests at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs e. ]. Martin of this
city.
James Graham hurried across the
bridge over the Baraboo river too fast
at night and was arrested by an Off
Ger. In court be paid a fine of $500
and costs on the charge of fast driv-
ng.
Mrs. Amy Brandt has gone to Chi
cago where she will spend two weeks
with her sister, Mrs. w. D. Sansum,
and from there she will go to Burling-
ton, Wis, to be the guest of friends for
two more weeks.
Hugh Flannery of Avoca, aged 80,
committed suicide. He was mem
Der of the Sixth Wisconsin battery,
many members being from Sank
county.
Orson O'Brien was given a fine of
500 or so days in jail at Portage on
the charge of circulating pictures that
were more nifty than the celebrated
stSeptember Norm. He decided he
would take the Jail sentence. It's
Oh! Oh! for o. O'Brien.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank bosenbaum,
Mr.. and Mrs, August Mellentine, Mr..
and Mrs. Geoege Sprecher of Honey
Greek and Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Fer
Der motoTed to Kilbourn yesterday.
They took trip up the Dells.
Henry Parr has returned to his
home in Chicago after visit of a
week at the homes of J. E. Ellington
and Mrs. Lottie Miller. He was &C.
companied to the windy city by Roy
Miller and Victor Sanderson who will
remain a week.
After a journey of Is days, Miss
Theresa Whitman of Reisbach, Ba-
varia, and Miss Wolfsindis Meier of
Keneding, Bavaria, have arrived at
Spring Green. Miss Whitman is
niece of George Michael, and John
Hetzel. Her brother, Wolfgang, came
to Spring Green about three years ago.
1t is whispered the other young lady
will marry Spring Green man, full
filling a vow made the other side of
the sea. The young ladies are nine
teen years of age.
Mrs. G. w. Schroeder recently had
the unique experience of Gang out
five Chicago fire engines to mail one
post card. Mr.. aud Mrs. Schroeder are
spending their vacation in Chicago and
from this last report from the lady we
would not be surprised to hear that
they leave the city accompanied by
brass bands, automobiles with the
mavor and common council, followed
by mounted police and newspaper cor
respondents. 1t takes Reedsburg Peo-
pie to really get their money worth
out of a vacation. Times.
On Friday Henry Behnke of West
field suffered the loss of nine fine
milch COWS in rather peculiar man.
ner. The cattle were turned out into
the pasture in the morning as usual
and much to the surprise of the owner
later, few sticks of dynamite that
had been used in blasting rock had
disappeared. The cattle died few
hours afterward and an examins ion
proved that they had eaten of the rare
diet. The dynamite proved more
deadly than Paris Green, medical aid
being of no avail.
The loss is partly covered by in
surance and the unusual incident is a
surprise to everyone and warning to
those who have an occasion 60 blast
stones or stumps.
Yesterday about one hundred resi-
dents and former residents of the town
of Westfield gathered at Ochsner's
grove for home coming and picnic.
At noon sumptuous dinner was
served from the well filled lunch
baskets brought by the ladies. Then
followed games, contests and races in