Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1913-06-26
Wednesday

pany has sold It's Reedsburg property |
and business TO recently organized
company incorporated under the name |
of the Reedsburg Supply company |
with IL. M. Johnston of Baraboo, presi |
dent; q. E. Phillips of Reedsburg |
vice president; and j. S. Alexander of |
Wausau, secretary and treasurer. The
capital stock is $4,000. The old COM
pany retains its book accounts but the
new company bought the stock and
real estate including the residence in
which Mr.. Phillips resides.
Yesterday afternoon dog owned by
Frank Grosskopf attacked little four
year-old Eletta MetcaIf, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Alex Metcalf, and in
f1icted three vicious wounds about the
right eye and forehead of the child.
Medical aid was obtained immediate
ly after the accident and it is hoped
that the case will not result seriously.
1t happened that in spite of the heat
yesterday some small boys had hitched
the dog to cart and driven it about
long enough to arouse the animals
| temper.
On Tuesday afternoon, John Kauf-
man of Prairie du Sac was given
fine of $25 and costs in Justice Hal
sted's court on the charge of running
his automobile down the Toole hill on
the West Sank road at faster rate
than the law allows. The total fine
and costs amounted to $685..
Arthur Aldrich of Sank City was
fined in the same court $50 on the
same charge. The total amount he
had to pay was $62 81. The complaints
were made by Henry Erswell
and local attorney who saw them
come down the terminal moraine. 1t
will be recalled the Aldrich auto
speeded past the Kaufman car, the
latter turning over and Touring
several people. At first Aldrich said
he was not speeding but when wit
nesses appeared he yielded They
were warned not to repeat the excite.
ment.
Tuesday Wilbur Johnson of Reeds
| burg purchased the pro perty on Fifth
} avenue formerly owned by Thomas
Crouch and Samuel Nixon. The land
is located west of the Philbrick-
=, Mather garage, being lot and a half
in size. Mr.. Johnson will construct q
: large barn for the purpose of hitching
horses where they will not be exposed
to the weather. This will be very con-
venient for the farmers In this vicinity.
Work will begin on the building soon
after the Fourth of July and cement or
brick will be used in The building.
There will be an office and waiting
room, the charge for team being 10
cents. Mr. Johnson built the first barn
> of the kind at Reedsburg and it was
such a success that another one was
constructed. Mr.. Johnson has wife
and daughter and they will move to
f Baraboo soon. He is an uncle of Mrs.
: Ii. A. Hill of the Skillet Greek neigh
borhood.
1t is dangerous to 60 into debt for a
board bill and then go away with
: out speaking to the landlord about
it. Dave Davis did and now
he is in jail Some weeks ago
Dave came into town with a camera
and registered at the City Hotel con-
Quoted by Dixon & Richards. AS bis
board bill mounted higher he told the
landlords his ship would soon be
in from Sparta and then he would pay
up. In the meantime he took
pictures of buildings about town
and some say that instead of applying
the profits on his hotel bill he swat
lowed the money in the form of booze.
In time the account was SAB and then
he faded away like light frost on a
September morn. Tt was soon learned
that he was at Elroy, warrant was
issued and Justice Adolph AnGro gave
him three Long months on the rock
pile at the county Jail. Strawberry
shortcakes will be out of style by the
time he gets out.
Twenty-Five members and friends of
the Mems Fellowship club of the
Presbyterian church journeyed in car
riages and automobiles last night to
Chenille end there met in the grove
of julius Lucht, about forty of the
Chenille people. The evening was
spent in an old fashioned social time.
The younger ones engaged in games,
stories were told by Il. j. Battles and
Floyd Newell and refreshments of
Strawberries and cream were freely
INDUCED in, contest appearing be-
| tween some of the members as TO
capacity. The president of the club
gave thelthanks of the members forEthe