Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1915-03-25
Thursday

was held Tuesday at 2:30 at the First
MI E. church Rev. E.. P. Hall officiating.
The bearers were: Edward Grubb,
John Grub, Samuel Grubb, Philip
Grub, Chas. Grub and George Grubb
Miss Gertrude Morse sang. Those from
out of town were: Mrs. William Hoff-
man, Clinton, Iowa; Mr. Mrs. VIM.
Huebing, Mrs. J. Riggert, Reedsburg !;
Rev and Mrs. 7. Foulkes, Merrimack ;Da-
vid Grub, Stanley Edward Grub, Wyo-
vega, Mr.. and Mrs. John Grub, Milwau-
kee; Mr.. and Mrs George Grubb, Mauston
and Mr.. and Mrs. Philip Grubp, North
Freedom
CharlesIWild, formerly resident OF
Baraboo, has purchased the Myers
hotel at GAINESVILLE. He was for
merly owner of the Grande and sold it
about ayear ago, afterward taking trip
toiEurope with his family. Mr.. Wild Will
expend large amount of money in I'M
proving the hotel and expects to get 1t
into first class condition. The many
Baraboo friends will be glad to find Mr..
Wild at the old stand when in James
Vile.
George W. Andrews has received a
letter from Congressman John j. Esch
which says that he will be pleased to
speak before the Monday night club on
the evening of March 20. Mr.. Esch viii
tell of the work of the last congress
and in the course of an evening the
knowledge of what was done at Wash
ington during the past two years may
be learned. Both ladies and gentlemen
are invited to hear the address
which will be at the high school build
ing. In addition to the address PROBES
scr Wits will lead the choral union in a
festival song.
Admiral Fletcher has selected the
the armored cruiser Washington, now in
Haitientwater with Rear Admiral Cap
erton and the battleship Georgia, COM
manded by Capt. r. R. Coontz, now at
Guantanamo, to proceed to Vera Cruz.
The Washington is the flag ship of the
cruiser squadron of the Atlantic fleet.
It carries Al officers and 9O2 men and
is commanded by Commander E. L.
Peach.
The Georgia is one Of the first line
battleships of the third division. It
carries 40 officers and 1854 men. The
Washington is little faster than the
Georgia Both ships should be at Vera
Cruz by Thursday night.
One of those on board the Washington
lis George Kenyon, son of S. w. Kenyon
of Adams, formerly residents of Bara-
Taboo. @ .ss..sas
The following cars were sold today by
the Prothero- McGinnis Auto Co.. Veer
ERicb, Buick, model, rs; Orlando Rich,
Buick, model, rs; Otto Lueck, Merri-
mack, Buick, model q; Orlando Rich,
Ford delivery wagon.
Mrs. Arthur Parsley returned last
evening from Mineral Point where she
accompanied Mrs. Earl Schilling or =
Wednesday. Mrs. Schilling and little
son had been visiting IN Baraboo for
several weeks.
James Armstrong Of Cavendish,
Washington, and Nye Pelton and Miss
Anna Peton of Reedsburg came to the
home Of Chief of Police and Mrs. S A.
Pelton on Friday for a visit. Mr.. Arm
strong formerly resided at Reedsburg
and now makes his home on big ranch
IN the state of Washington. Last. sea
son they threshed about Is, 900 bushels
of grain, hauled it ten miles to the
chute to the railway track below. The
crop of beans on the ranch amounted to
about l, 500 bushels, all gathered and
threshed by machinery. There is not
much rain in the summer time and
there is no trouble of moisture spelling
the crop. Mr.. Armstrong desired to see
the exposition in California and found
that he could purchase ticket to St.
Paul, Baraboo, Chicago, San Diego, San
Francisco and home cheaper than he
could to San Diego and back on the
coast lines. He expects to be at home
by the time the wheat is ready to har-
vest.
The recent statements issued by the
two banks in Baraboo shows there is
much money on deposit and that the
, deposits are increa3ing notwithstand'
ling the depression in some sections OF
the country. The deposits in the Bank
of Baraboo on the last day of last year
B amounted to 81, $50, 120 36 and on March
the sum was 81. 723, 761.72. The tota
in the First National bank on March
y a was S7O3, 400 81 and the total in th'
two hanks Amounted tn So 427 1862 20