Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1915-01-14
Monday

his reply says that the assets and ha-
bilities are such that for every fifty
dollars invested the subscribers stock
is worth about one dollar. Persons
who desire to invest money should be
wary of strangers and not send it too
far away from home.
At the high school building on Mon
day evening the Choral Union was or
gained with the following officers:
President-C. A. Melzl
Secretary-Miss Lillian Reinking
Treasurer-M Mrs. w. E. Baringer
Librarian Miss Ethel Horton
Executive committee-Mis Eva
Varnell, Miss Mary Nc Arthur, Miss
Minnie Desmond, Mrs. G.. W. Brunsch-
weller and Superintendent A. C. Kings
ford.
Professor Witt was present and gave
the union good start, there being At
present. Future meetings will be held
on Monday evening.
No. 60 For Sale: A meat market
fully equipped, best location in the
town. Shows net profit of $500 last
year. Would be glad to give you full
particulars and price. J. T. Bates &
Son, City. Advertisement.
Lester Trussel, who has been on the
Frank Herfort farm known as the Alps
has moved to Seventh street and Ben
j amin Niemeyer has moved from the
Third Ward to the Alps.
The little son of Mr.. and Mrs. Ed.
Schroeder at Reedsburg is i'll with
pneumonia. Both lungs are affected
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. Philip Alexan-
der, Jan. 6, son, at Barron. Mr.. and
Mrs. Alexander were former Baraboo
residents.
Louis Schultz, fagman at the rail-
road crossing near the station at Reeds
b lrg, was stricken with paralysis on
Thursday while on duty. His condition
is serious.
No. 81. Eight room house, good eel
lar, basement barn, corn crib and
chicken house, good cistern and wood
shed, one acre of land Less than four
blocks from the court house square
Just the place for retired farmer.
Price $780, 90, Advertisement.
The c.. M & st. Paul railroad com
pany has crew of men at work on
their bridge across the Wisconsin river
at Spring Green. The portion of the
bridge that is supported on piling will
be rebuilt and new piling driven.
At Portage Treasurer VIM. c. Rueck-
ert of the fire department, who was
severely bruised about the hips when
knocked into pile of brick by hose
nozzel at the Emporium block fire last
week, is able to walk out of doors. His
injuries were not serious.
Monday night about twenty-five boys
met at the school house and formed the
North Freedom Boys club The club
intends to give the boys something to
do along literary social, musical and
athletic lines. Officers were elected,
among whom was w. H. Babcock,
County 7. M. C. A. secretary, as ad
visor. The next meeting will be held
next Monday evening, the 18th, at the
school house when program will be
given by the members. Visitors are
cordially invited.
T. E. Williams, who resides between
Portage and Baraboo, has hauled 100
tons of hay to Ringing Bros. circus in
this city. 1t requires a great amount
of hay to keep the horses, elephants,
camels, hippopotanaus and other ami
mails busy and Mr.. Williams produces
enough hay each year to provide the.
want of not a few. Mr.. Williams
owns large tract of land.
While cutting wood Truman Meyers
accidentally gashed his neck. A doctor
ared for the would.
The city of Reedsburg has number
of people afflicted with pneumonia,
there being seven or eight severe cases
Part Of them are out Of danger and
the remainder are in critical condition
Among the more serious cases are Les
ter Smith, Herbert Mansfield, William
Meyer, J. Perry, Harold Gardner and
Harvey Black. Besides those there are
a number of cases of severe colds and
lagrippe as we'll as other diseases. The
doctors are kept busy day and night.
Mrs. L. S. Tyler of South Dakota at
tended the funeral Of her brother, J.
w. Blackman, at Merrimack Friday.
Mrs. Tyler was in BaraboO today.
Samuel Nixon, while feeding his hor-
ses yesterday morning, became sudden
~ i'll and when reaching the house suf-
fered stroke of paralysis. His con-
dition i s serious.
Mrs. M. A. Davenport Of Reedsburg
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