Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1914-05-07

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and when the call to arms came Co. H
was called out to defend the bridge. |
The Constitutionalists were quickly re-
pulsed and driven from the scene.
Verne writes that the members of the
infantry have been prepared for active
service at any time of the day or night
for the last week, sleeping fully armed.
Co. H has been in Laredo since March
% and when they arrived in that city
the temperature was 95 in the shade.
The weather has been growing warmer
since that time although the nights are
always cool. The letter states that
sadder sight could scarcely be imagined
than the refugees, hundreds in number,
coming away from the abandoned city,
leaving most of their possessions be-
hind them and compelled to make new
start in life.
Mrs. Herman Schultz returned this
morning to her home in Lime Ridge
after spending Sunday with her hus-
band, who is in hospital here.
On Sunday R. w. Prothero ran over
and killed rattlesnake near Delton.
One of the front wheels of his auto
mobile went over the reptile and to
make sureof it's death he slid the hind
wheel over it.
On Sunday afternoon w. H. Meet
ridge and family found a large rattle
snake on the bank of Hubert creek
near the Wisconsin river. The snake
escaped into a hole before it could be
killed.
Lightning got into large transfer
mer at the rear of the Stanley store and
for a short time a number of buildings
in the central portions of the city had
no electricity The transformer was
replaced as soon as possible by the Bar
aboo Gas & Electric company.
This morning when the McGuan-
Fogle clothing store was opened it was
found that one the large gas globes
of their lighting system had become
shattered. 1t is thought that it fell to
the floor during the electrical storm
Sunday afternoon.
Oscar Quale, mar ager Of the Wis
consin Telephone company at Baraboo,
has brought to this office copy Of the
Colorado Springs Gazette sent by his
father-in-law, William Cook, whose
home is at Mt. Horeb and who is in
Colorado for his health. Colorado
Springs is in the Colorado strike zore
and Mr. Cook writes to his Baraboo rel
atives that troops are coming and 60
ing almost every day. He says it looks
very much like war to see so much
military display. The Gazette believes
in law and order and not anarchy
brought about by labor leaders thous-
and miles from the scene of action.
On Sunday afternoon during the
storm lightning struck the house on
East street occupied by Royal Parkin
and after damaging the chimney tore a
rafter from beneath the roof. The
rafter was of knotty oak and the force
of the bolt must have been spent in
splitting the tough piece of wood into
kindling for there is no place which in
dicates the fluid went to the earth. A
piece of the rafter about six feet long
is on exhibition in the office of Justice
Halsted. None of the family was at
home at the time of the flash. Splinters
and dirt were thrown over the floor in
every direction but no evidence of fire
could be seen.
Mrs. H. C. Noyes, West Washing
ton avenue, has been appointed gener-
alWisconsin agent for the Shaw and
Powell Camping company in Yellowstone
park, says the Madison Democrat.
This company has heen DOING business
in the park for nearly twenty years.
It has permanent tents with floors,
stoves and all necessary conveniences,
at each camp. Mrs. Noyes already has
a party of about thirty ladies and gent
lemen who will make the trip, leaving
Madison August 9Th. Another party
will go about July 16 Mrs. Noyes for
merly resided in Baraboo.
Alleging that Peter Barnett Doane
holding the office of assessor of Dane
village unlawfully, j. A. Koltes, in
the name of the state has started suit
to remove him.
According to the complaint Mr..
Doane was elected April and quail
fled and took possession of the office
April 17th Mr.. Koltes ayers that Mr..
Doane is not eligible because he is not
a citizen. He alleges that the defend
ant was born in Scotland, October q,
1847, that he declared his intention of