Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1915-09-16
was continued by train.

Weidenkopf reside. AT Lake PRESTON
thew attended the annual watermelon
feast given by the business men of
that place. Instead of booster trip,
car load of melons from Oklahoma rolled
into town andsa tableImore than block
ong was covered with the luscious fruit.
This year over one thousand melons
were sliced and the lovers of the pro
duct came from miles and miles around
for the joyous occasion. People had to
stand in line in order to procure slice
but there was all the crowd could eat.
Mr.. Weidenkopf counted the automo'
biles and says there were 145 of the
number 70 being Fords. The roads
were not the best and the machines
along the way were not very numerous.
One traveller bound for the Yellow
stone placed his car in a garage at La
Crosse and boarded q train for the
land of wonders.
While in dakota Mr.. s..Weidenkopf
met Chauncey Smith who drove team
between Baraboo and Portage forty
years ago-before the coming of the
railroad to the Gem City.
Mrs. w. Savage has gone to Logan
vile to visit her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
August Hamberg.
Mrs. Gust Rice and daughter, Jea-
nette, have returned to their home
in Elroy after visit with Mrs. Rice's
sister, Mrs. DE-. Bray. Mrs. Conway,
mother of the NO ladies, who has also
been visiting relatives here, returned
to her home in Hillsboro.
The Ladies social circle of Lyons will
meet with Mrs. Hormig on Webster's
PrairielThursday afternoon. Conveyances
will be at Berkley's store in Lyons at
2:30 and at Baringer's drug store in
Barbboo at 800 o'clock for those wish
ing to go.
MRS A. C. Kingsford has gone to
jamestown, New York, t visit few
weeks. jamestown was the home of
her mother and many relatives reside in
the region where the Chautauqua idea
first found footing. On account of the
storm, the train on which Mrs. Kings
ford left Barahoo was sent to Chi
cago by the way of Jefferson juno
ton.
Last Sunday being the 18th birthday
anniversary of E. 2. Black mun, who
resides with his grand son, A. C. Trim
in Fairfield, his friends and relatives to
the number of 20 or more came with
well filled lunch baskets to hel p cele-
brate the event. He was the recipient
of thirty five post cards and many use
full presents. After partaking of a
bounteous dinner the guests assembled
on the lawn while Miss Portia Wiley
took several pictures. Then all wended
their several ways home feeling the
day we'll spent in spite of the rain.
Gus Wagenhreth and P. Halahan were
before Judge Kelsey Monday. The
former was for many years a Baraboo
saloon keeper and is without funds.
1t was decided to send him to the
county farm and the sentence was sus-
pended for 9 few days as he hopes to
find home with relatives at Madison.
1t was also decided to send ~Halah2n to
the county farm but he declared that
relative would look after him and the
sentence was suspended for some time.
The relative was here but went away,
Halahan declaring there was plenty OF
work in Baraboo he could do and he
would forsake the booze. The county
officials have not much faith IN his re-
solves but no steps will be taken to re-
move him to the farm as long as ne
keeps sober and as long as he is able to
earn his Living. The officials are of the
opinion both would be better off at the
county farm as they would not be able
to obtain liquor there.
Yesterday an odd looking machine
called a Bates Steam Mule passed
through Baraboo. The driver was on a
wagon behind the tractor, guiding
the machine by means Of
steering wheel at the end of a long
iron rod. The machine was directed
much the same as an automobile except
the driver was farther away. A loaded
wagon was attached to the mule and
fast time was being made Not far be-
hind was team of horses leisurely
walking along, their load being moved
along by means of motive power.
Governor Philip received letter
from Fred C. Thwaites of Milwaukee,
son of the late R uben c. Thwaites,
dated Plattsburg, New York. Mr..
Tawaites says he has entered the mill
tary training camp at that place.
Governor Phillip yesterday named a
hundred delegates to represent Wlscon-
sin at the farmers national congress to