Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1915-01-28
Tuesday

Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Eggleston re-
turned to their home in Kilbourn after
spending few days with relatives and
friends in the city.
James Murphy, who pleaded guilty to
shooting a student at Madison, has been
gwen sentence of fourteen years at
Waupun. Murphy lett Madison after
the shooting and was arrested at
Shreveport, Louisiana, iust after he
had asked for his mail. The detective
had picture which he flashed on the
accused after the handouts had
clicked.
This week Miss Grace Munroe will go
to GAINESVILLE to take a position in con-
nection with the public schools and Miss
Maude Munroe will go to Oklahoma to
take position in a commercial depart
ment. She has been taking special
work in the Baraboo Business college.
The Arachne club met with Mrs.
Walter Rodewald Jan. %, the usual
social time was had. Mrs. Rodewald
and Miss Ethel Rodwell played several
duets on the piano which were very
much enjoyed. Delicious refreshments
were served and the club adjourned
after having spent pleasant afternoon
to meet with Miss Mabel Erswell on
February 6.
Monday evening under the auspicesi
of the choir of the First M. E. church,
the Misses Margaret Sherman and
Barbara Kamp of Appleton appeared
n a dramatic-musical recital. The en-
tertainment was given in the auditor
ium of the church and was listened to
by fairly good sized audience The
program was opened by Miss Sherman
in dramatic sketch "The Music Mas
ter" This was followed by pianoforte
numbers by Miss Kamp and alternate
selections by each of the young ladies.
The entertainment on whole was in
PERTAINING and enjoyable.
Mrs. William H. Noyes Of Winter
and Mrs. George Loos Of Merrimack
were guests at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. John Lawsing, 800 Park street,
today. Mrs. Noyes had been at Mer-
rimack to attend the funeral of her
husband who died suddenly last week.
Mr.. Noyes had been a member of the
Minnesota legislature and had held sew
eral county offices. A son, Thomas E.
Noyes, will continue the paper, THE
Sawyer County Gazette" owned by
Mr.. Noyes. J. S. Briscoe of Baraboo
conducted the Masonic services at Mer-
rimack.
Assemblyman Ballard will introduce
bill providing for the abolition of the
office of divorce counsel. He said the
law is farce and that it had already
been proven that it does not operate to
reduce the number Of divorces. He de-
clared that it gave positions to lawyers
who draw good fees for little service.
He said the sentiment of people in a
number of counties favored the aboli-
ton of the law two years ago. Circuit
Judge E, Ray Stevens of Madison, con-
sidered a leading authority on divorces,
favored the retention of this law before
the legislature two years ago, and it is
said he will appear with other Judges
to give testimony on its accomplish
ments and worth.
A. Dixon has returned from Grand
Rapids, Wisconsin, where he won an
interesting suit in which the rental of q
store building was involved. A for
mer Judge, r. B. Saultres, now deceas-
ed, occupied the building at Pittsville
and at the time of his death there was
about $500 still due. The heirs to the
property refused to pay the rent and
suit was brought. From the fact that
the former occupant had been a county
Judge it was feared that there might
be difficulty in getting satisfactory
verdict, but the amount awarded was
entirely satisfactory. The verdict was
for $500, costs and interest. Attorney
Daniel Ruggles of Baraboo was the at
torney for Mr.. Dixon and he had with
him Ray Du Bots and Frank Lombard
as witnesses. They were present when
the agreement was made between
Mr.. Dixon and the tenant
The former occupant of the Dix
on building had been judge in Clark
county eight years and had practiced
twenty years at Colby.
Mrs. R. B. Griggs of this city and
Mrs. Richard Rowley of Kankakee,
ILL.,, are Spending a few days at the
Madison sanitarium.
Alderman E. T. Ross mourns the
death of his pet bull dog. The animal
died Saturday from the effects of poi
son which he picked up somewhere in
the business section of the city.
E. R. Maxwell at Portage was bitten
in the wrist Saturday by bull dog be-