Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1915-02-18
Friday

Greenfield res ident telephones thai
it is hoped the thief who stole a pack
age of meat from a sleigh on Thir6
street, enjoyed hit dinner.
Carl Pfaff, long time resident OF
Portage, lies very i'll at his home, 12s
Pauquette street and relatives have
been summoned to his side. He is
stricken with paralysis.
A pack of ten wolves raided the farm
of Jacob Kellhofer, near Appleton,
killing his fourteen sheep, all he had,
twelve geese and pig. 1t was while
one wolf was killing the pig that the
owner appeared and shot it.
Forty Milwaukee churches have con-
sented to call "Billy Sunday" the noted
evangelist to Milwaukee for series OF
meetings. A committee has left for
Philadelphia to tender Mr.. Sunday the
call.
Fl. E. Stone, humane officer of the
Sank County Humane society has
received his commission signed
by Governor Emanuel Philip.
The commission has been delayed
on account of the blank forms being
exhausted. L. S. Van Orden, the treas
urer, and the other members of the
committee have invested the bequest
of Mrs. Getchell for the society, inter
est to accrue from December lst.
The plan of Drs. VIM. ]. and Charles
H. Mayo of Rochester, Mimi, to estab-
lish 81. 900, 900 foundation for medical
research and toiplace the foundation, un-
der certain restrictions, in the hands of
the University of the Minnesota board
of regents, is under consideration by
the university medical college advise r Y
board.
1t is proposed that the interest from
the fund to aEusedIin research work at
Rochester, open to graduate university
medical students. Details of the plan
have notsbeen worked out.
''Thissoffer, if accepted, will put
Minnesota to the very front in this
country in the. matter of medical educa-
tien,' Dean E.P. Lyon of the school OF
medicine, said.
Dodging her mother, Dorothy Nc
Dermott three years old, went through
the glass of the second story window
and felllsixteenssfeet to the ground be-
low atssthesfamily home at Appleton.
While the fall was broken by only two
inches of snow, the only injury she
suffered was slight scratch on the
wrist from1 the glass and small
mark on her head. Her first remark
when picked up by her father was:
''The snow was cold, papa
A test case will be taken from Green
Bay to the United States supreme
court to settle the question of whether
an Indian has legal right to buy in
toxicating liquor after he ceases to be
ward ofathe government and posses
es citizenship rights. The bureau of
| Indian affairs announced that an opinion
by the attorney general of Wisconsin
was to the effect that no Indian could
lawfully purchase or obtain intoxica-
ting liquor, and that saloon keeper
who sold liquor to an Indian would be
prosecuted by the Indian agent.
Neighbors and friends of Harry
Mather on Sixth street gave him a
pleasant surprise at his home last
evening, the occasion being his birth
day. Games were played and a~good
time enjoyed by all. Delicious refresh
ments were served after which all de-
parted for their homes wishing Mr..
Mather many more birthdays.
Wednesday night of last week the
Kendall village board held a special
meeting and decided to put out all slot
machines, punch boards and similar con-
trivances and on Thursday those things
disappeared. Even the slot machines
heretofore simply turned with their
faces to the wall until happier days
dawned, were relegated to unseen quar-
tiers. so that about the only thing left
the boys now is to bet on the basketball
games. This action was taken because
of complaint made that youngsters es,
pecialIy were toying with these things
more than was good for them. 1t seems
as though it has been little too long
| between orders this time. Every well
regulated village should order these
things out at least once every two
months. Where the authorities lei
things run too long they are liable tc
forget how to order. Kendall Key
stone.
An old worthy, w no was in the habit
: of calling each evening at the village
inn for drop o. the best, found the
landlord one night polishing the taps.
After few remarks about the wealth
er he received his nightly dram.