Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1915-02-25
Thursday


A new 1915 eight cylinder Cadillac
auto has been sold by the Lanich garage
to John Kaufman at Prairie du Sac. The
new car is now here and is being &C
mired by many.
Mrs. Robert Leider of North Free
dom wac shopping in the city yester-
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. R. Tordoff attended
the funeral of the formers aunt, Mrs.
Sarah Tordoff, at La Vale today.
+ Oscar Quale of Baraboo has accept
ed the position as manager for the
Reedsburg Telephone Co. and will be
gin his duties the first of March or
soon as possible. He will move his
family sooner IS arrangements can be
be made. Mr.. Quale is thoroughly ex-
perienced in the telephone business
having been connected with the Wis
con Telephone Company for some time.
-Reedsburg Free Press.
His successor at Baraboo has not been
selected.
Just before noon z. P. Palmer walk
ed from the store of Alderman J. R.
Hofstatter and fell upon the walk, fall
ling on his face 1t is thought he suf-
fered stroke. Mr. Hofstatter left the
store about the same time as Mr. Pal
mer and was the first to reach. him. A
number of other friends were soon by
his side and carried him up stairs near
by to his rooms. He struck the walk
full force on his face and was somewhat
injured. Several hours afterward he
had not regained consciousness. Mr.
Palmer is veteran of the civil war, an
old resident of this section and com
mander of the local G. A. R. post.
This afternoon Mr.. Palmer was taken
to the Gem City General hospital.
Rev. w. R. Irish, 1908 Lennon ave-
nue., Dallas, Texas, writes that the
southern skies are radiant with sunshine
and they are bathing in a friendly at
mosphere, but "good News from far
country is what they need to refresh
their thirsty souls. - The Baraboo
Weekly News is what he desires and
which is being sent to him.
Howard I Potter of Baraboo, a stu
dent in the university at Madison, has
+oI1o1, +bo 1oooporovooy% oF tho Ton+v ol
Life Insurance company in the Latin
quarter. He occupies rooms with new
furniture and receives a comfortable
alary.
Postmasters have been warne d
against paying money orders presented
by total strangers. Counterfeit orders
have been printed for Baltimore, Md,
running from 6O4197 up. The counter
felt printing is said to be we'll executed,
and postofices, banks and merchants
need to be careful.
Senator Staudenmayer has introduced
bill at Madison requiring each school
district to employ civic secretary, in
the person of the principal or other
school official, who shall see that the
schoolhouse is made the civic and So
cial center for the community.
Mayor Goodland and the council at
Racine have locked horns over the pur-
chase of motor car for the chief OF
the fire department. The chiefs auto
mobile was demolished two month 8
ago in an accident and since then he has
been using a privately owned machine.
The aldermen ADVERTISED for bids for a
new car and local concern was the
lowest bidder.
The settlement of final account and
to determine inheritance tax in the es-
tate of the late William Stevenson Wa 3
held before County Judge Kellogg at
Portage. The estate is placed at ap-
proximately SPOT, 600 and the ten sons
and daughters are to receive about
$40, 900 each. The inheritance tax de.
termined upon was 81, 1865. 70. Five sons
of Mr.. Stevenson were present at the
hearing. They were John, David, Alex
ander, James and Thomas.
Mrs. A. Parsley entertained a num-
Der of ladies at her home yesterday in
honor of Mrs. Earl SchilIing of Minera