Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1914-10-29

the hostess read an Illuminating paper
on "Our Southern Highlanders. 1t
is surprise to learn that the country
occupied by these people in the south
ern states is larger than all New Eng
land The Southern Highlanders are
of Scotch. Irish descent and are a
| factor to be considered in the south.
The paper covered the field well and
elected much appreciation from the
members for its excellence. The next
meeting of the club will be on Novem-
Der ID, at the home of Mrs. Frank
Avery when she will read paper on
''The Waits of Our Large Cities. -
Miss allegro Wood has returned to
her school duties at Reedsburg.
Mrs. M Holt of North Freedom was
city callers Saturday.
Mrs. Wilbur Dawson and daughter,
Helen, of Sun Prairie are guests Of
relatives in the city.
Misses Francis and Esther Simonds
have gone to North Freedom to visit
relatives
Many automobile parties journeyed
to Prairie du Sac yesterday to see the
big dam which is now in operation and
supplying power to Milwaukee. This
three million dollar proposition is atpre-
sent using four dynamos each general
ng 5000 horse power. Space has been
| left to install other machines and when
fully completed the plant will develop
over 60, 900 horse power. Light and
power will soon be furnished to Sank
and Prairie du Sac and it is expected
that the current will also be transmit
ed to Madison. The dam and power
plant at Prairie du Sac cost about three
times as much as the one at Kilbourn
and will have about double the power
| capacity.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jesse Reel were visi-
tors in Ableman yesterday.
Mrs. E. Hewitt of North Freedom
was caller in this city Saturday
Mrs. w. Draper of North Freedom
called on friends in the city Saturday.
Mrs. Agnes Walsh has returned to
| Maple Hill after visit with her cous-
ms, the Misses Nc Guam. On Sunday
evening the guest, hostess and Miss
Sarahan attended the mission at
Rec dsburg.
The death of vast numbers of fish in
Lake Monona at Madison is credited by
university geological experts to a sudd-
en- change in atmospheric conditions
bringing about decay of the miscrosco
| ic animal and vegetable life in the lake.
The wholesale death resulted from a
shortage of oxygen in the water. Sim
lar phenomena are reported from Lake
Geneva and other points in the state.
Charged with selling liquor without
government license, Emmanuel Layer
and Emmanuel Brockasha of Friend
ship were arraigned before United
States Court Commissioner F. w.
French at Madison Saturday evening.
! They were released on furnishing
| bonds of $500 each. Layer and Brock
asha are officers of Bohemian fra
ternal society. The organization has
built home of it's own and at picnics
held for the benefit of the Institution
liquor has been sold, it is alleged by the
government. The federal grand jury,
recently in session at Lacrosse, indict-
ed the defendants and they were ar
rested by Deputy Marshal Appleby at
Friendship yesterday.
In the case of Elihu Ewers against
William McAfee the jury in the cir
cult court at Madison Saturday after
noon awarded to the plaintiff $500 com
pensatory damages and $500 punt
tory damages for assault and bat
terry. The case was from Richland
Center on change of venue.
C. C. Anacker of Portage has sold
his farm in the town of Caledonia to
his cousin, Robert Anacker. The farm
consists of 80 acres and possession will
be given at once. c. G. Anacker lived
on this farm for many years moving
to Portage fourteen years ago.
In the Interesting People" depart
ment of the October American Maya
zine appear a picture and sketch of
Merle Hyer, seventeen-year-old Utah
boy who grew 1888 bushels of potatoes
on half acre and is the champion po-
tato grower of the United States. The
following is an extract from the article
about him written by B. A. Fowler,
principal of the Utah school which
young Hyer attended:
'"The yield of Merle Hyer was ap-
proximately 300 per cent higher than
the average crop in our country and If
the coming generation of farmers can
follow his lead in the future it will
necessitate but 500, 900 acres instead of
a OOO OOO acres to raise our national