Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1913-05-29
Saturday

elected president and Mrs. Ell. c.
Noyes was chosen secretary of the Pa
tTiotic club. They formerly resided
in Baraboo.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. o. Pietzsch, East
Johnson street, go to Milwaukee to-
day to visit Mr.. Pietsch's sister. At
forwards they go 10 Pittsburgh
where they will be guests Of their
daughter, Mrs. Harriet Anthony.
! Mr., Pietsch will be gone about two
weeks; his wife will make longer
stay Madison Democrat.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Lesser have
received a letter from their son, F. o.
Lesser, Canton, China, which saws
their little son died on April Is. lie
was named Frederick and was aged
about two and one-half years.
Z. T. Hopkins reports the water in
Devils Lake is almost to the top of
the wall in front of the Lake View
hotel. In all the long term Of years
that he has resided there ne never saw
the water SO high, except during one
season.
Officials Of one Of the iron mines
at Baraboo intend to break a
STRIFE which exists there al present by
employing laborers from this city. A
representative of the company was here
This morning and said be intended to
take eight or ten strike-breabers back
with him this evening in case be
could hire them. Journal. 1
According to the New York Clipper
this week the Ringing circus of Bar.
aboo was given royal welcome when
the show appeared at Jersey City,
New Jersey. AS Jersey City was the
nearest the show gets to New York it
was visited by several hundred from
the great metropolis. The business
was runaway.
There was preliminary hearing be-
fore Justice Halsted this morning in
the case of the State of Wisconsin VS.
William Graves of the town of Gale
donia, Columbia county. The com.
plant was made by Cora Hoege Of the
town OF Greenfield who was once en-
ployed at the home of Mr.. Graves.
There is q child aged about four years
which is claimed to be the cause OF
the litigation. Attorneys Bentley and
FreDz appeared for the state in the
absence of District Attorney J. M.
Hill and Attorney w. FL. FaTnsworth
of Portage appeared for the defendant.
Henry Ell. Catlin died this morning
about seven O'clock at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred DocKham, near
the Island Wooden mill, aged about IS
years. He was the step-father of Mrs.
Dockham and until about ayear ago
he resided at Mitchell, Iowa, where ne
conducted general store. Since
leaving Iowa he has resided at she
Dockham home. Two sons reside in
| Connecticut and the step-son and
daughters are Arthur Hazen, Bara'
boo; Mrs. Mary IL. Smith, Oconso
Nebraska; and Mrs. Della Dockham
Baraboo. Funeral Monday; 10 o'clock
at the home and 1890 at the LIZ ons
church.
| On Friday according to the program
/ all the speakers responded in giving
talks in the public schools, except in
one instance where illness prevented
The ladies who made addresses to
the younger children we've taken to the
! places assigned to them in automobiles
/ under the escort Of an old soldier and
i were closely listened to by the child
\ rem. The addresses of the old soldiers
were exceedingly we'll received as they
were chosen for the occasion. All were
given a nice bouquet and were lively
applauded. The exercises in the high
school proper will be held on Thurs
day, May 20, at 2 O'Clock in the after.
noon.
Among the speakers were John
Johnston, Jasper Odell, Davis Hack
EFT, e. L. Palmer, M. n Bliss, Samuel
Briscoe, Voiney Moore, FL. D. Potter,
Charles Palmer, Isaac Fort, Charles
Carey, P. P. Palmer, NJ. Hoover,
9. s. Blanchett, Hugh Kelley, Mrs.
e. II. Groth, Mrs, Emma Davis and
Mrs. Hugh Kelley.