Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1914-12-17
Thursday

found some booster words for Baraboo.
They were written by o. D. Bran
denberg, editor of the Madison Demo
crat; Burt Williams, collector of inter
nal revenue, Madison; and IVAN Orden
cashier of the Bank of Baraboo. J. W.
Frenz, secretary of the Commercial as
ISOLATION, has also given an expression
as to what we all think of one Of the
most beautiful and progressive cities on
the map. 1t will be worth your while
to read what these writer's say of the
Gem City.
At the meeting of Mabel} Rebekah
Lodge No, 70, the following officers
were elected:
Noble Grand Edith Brandt
Vice -grand-Lizzie Thomas
Rec. and Fin. Sec. Emma Ruggles
Treasurer -Inez Farwell
Lodge deputy-Ina Jenswold
Trustee for three years Maud Ode
M. F. Foley, president of the Great
Northern nursery, has received an ear
ly Christmas present from an eugra7-
ing house in Minneapolis where he has
illustrations made for his printed liter
allure. In All order few days ago, Mr.,
Foley sent number of pictures and the
company wrote back that one of them
was 80 fine they would enlarge it and
send copy. The picture, two by two
feet, has arrived and is a piece of art.
The photograph was taken in the great
Northern nursery orchard, shows Mr..
Foley with his ru1abo1t and Fstanding
near a loaded tree are his two daughters,
Lillian and Lucille. There are smiles in
the picture and why not? The whole
implies that those who purchase trees
from this firm will rejoice.
At the annual convention of the Wis
consin Woman's Suffrage association
held in Milwaukee, the sum of 81, 600
was raised for suffrage work in Wiscon-
sin for the coming year. Thinking you
might be interested in learning the sum
given by each county the following list
is given, the sum of which was brought
up to the amount named by the personal
pledges: Brown $3.50; Winnebago 1925;
Kenosha $3.50; Marinette $50; Sank
(Baraboo) $l00; Douglas $50; Richland
$500; Waukesha $780, Dane $500; Mani
towoc $25; Ashland $40; Barron $40;
Dunn $50; La Crosse 5000
Chippewa SIP: Forest SIS; Green Lake
$22; Milwaukee $1,000; Oneida $24;
Racine $500; Rock $3.50; Trempeleau
$50; Wood $125; Columbia $12O; Outag-
annie $25.
Gustav Hellmich, aged IS, was SEN
enced on Wednesday afternoon at La
Crosse to year and half at the state
prison at Waupun on the charge of
stealing horse valued at $3.50 from
George Hoeth and buggy from Fred
Kramer, a neighbor, both residing on
farms near the Gateway City. Sentence
was pronounced by Judge Bindley, the
maximum penalty being fifteen years.
It will be recalled that the horse taken
was driven to Reedsburg where it was
traded for another animal and the cap
ture of the thief was then made at
Prairie du Sac. The thief and horse
had been in Baraboo and Sheriff Welk
assisted in the capture. The horse
driven to Ree1sburg afterwards died
and both men now claim the remaining
animal. When brought to the bar,
Hoeth pleaded to the court for leniency
for Hellmich, saying that he was ig
norant as to the ways of this country.
Hellmlch said in broken English that he
had been in this country for five years.
A, J. Morden, formerly of Sank
county but now Of Mead, Washington,
has sent the following clipping from a
Spokane paper describing a large
Christmas tree. Spokane is now city
of 124, 001, a wonderful municipality
to grow up within the memory of man.
The item about the tree is as follows:
Standing II feet 2 inches high, the
Kemp & Herbert Christmas tree, the
annual feature of the stores holiday
decorations, has been placed in position,
extending from the main floor to the
roof Of the Juilding. This years tree
is the largest ever placed in the store
and its selection required several days
work in the woods. It's total weight
exceeds three tons and the circumfer-
ence of the base is GA inches. Two
teams, two wagons and eight men were
required to bring the tree to the store
and the services of 26 men for two
days were necessary to place it in posi-
ton and complete the decorations.
Over $500 feet of wire was used in
hanging the 400 colored lights. Strings
of popcorn, garlands of tinsels, beads,
bells and other Christmas ornaments
have been loaded on the tree in gener-
ous fashion and at The base ia nrovi1ed