Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1915-07-22

much.
Ruth Storey, the ten months ole
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Storey
has the distinction of being the young
est bather of the lake. The little girl il
camping with her parents at the nortl
end of the lake and is an indefatig
able water fan.
Miss Jessie Lynde Hopkins, the noted
vocalist, has arrived at Devils Lake to
remain several weeks with her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. e. T. Hopkins, al
their cottage.
Mrs. Louis Allen has gone to La
Vale. She will return on Tuesday, &C.
companied by Elmer and Eilene Sloni.
Ker, who have been guests of their
grandmother.
Mr.. and Mrs. D. A. Lewis have gone
to Ladysmith where they will be
guests of Attorney and Mrs. Jorge
Carow for several days.
The Madison Gas & Electric company
will erect brick power transmission
house on Blount street near its present
plant, at cost of SIS, 900. The build
ing will be completed October l. The
building of the new plant is a result of
the company's recent decision to obtain
all of it's power from the Prairie du
Sac dam.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Weber of Lyn-
don Station, west of Kilbourn, scele-
brated theic golden wedding a few days
ago. Fifty golden roses decorated the
table. Their daughter Jennie played
the wedding march and Rev. Wacholz
read the service. Among the friends
present were Mr.. and Mrs. A. E. Cape.
ner and Mrs. c. Capener. Baraboo.
The joy of strawberries has been
greatly extended this year. The first
ripe berries were picked the last of
May end the last ones are performing
their duty at the present time, July 10.
For almost two months the delights of
shortcake or berries and cream have
been with every citizen. Something
rarely recalled by the oldest in
habitant.
The rate from Madison to the annual
G. A. R. Encampment at Washington
will be $685. for the round trip. Tick
cts will be on sale September rs, 26
and 27. For small sums additional side
trips may be made to New York, Bal
timore, Norfolk, Boston and other
places.
By paying one cent, all persons send
ng packages by Parcel post after Sept
will be given receipt for the ship
nent. This receipt, like the similar re-
;eipt issued on a registered letter or
package, will insure the delivery of the
package to the person addressed or it's
return to the sender. At the same
time this order was made, the size
INIT of parcel post matter was increas
ed from seventytwo inches to eighty
four inches in length and girth.
Albert M. Meyer of the town of
5umpter was in Baraboo Saturday and |
'eports that he killed SO rattlesnakes |
his season, making way with % on |
me day. He seizes upon the ra tiles and
oriz es them like an Indian his scalps.
Up to the present he has 493 rattles |
rom the tails of the pests and expects |
20 kill enough this fall to make the |
number half thousand The snakes
20 into the rocks in Baxter Hollow in
he fall and come out in the spring,
scattering all over the neig hboring
country in the quest of food. In the fall |
ard spring the snakes lie upon the rocks
n the sun and are then easily taken. |
During one summer he kept pair and |
ere he was aware there were Is little |
)nes in the box. Mr.. Meyer says the |
'attlesnakes do not lay eggs as some of
he other snakes do but are brought by |
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'ays the grain looks find and some of it |
must go into shocks at once.
About mile south of Kilbourn Will
lam Brew is erecting barn so by $50
md 81 feet high. The Kilbourn band |
'layed on the streets Of the village and |
hen Jed the way to the dairy farm At !
he farm an orchestra played and about |
; 900 people attended the big barn |
ance, the largest ever held in that re-
ion. Automobiles came from long dis
ances and it was sight to see the |
umbers. Dode Fisk of Wonewoc called |
1hen the old tunes were played and the |
quare dances were on the program.
The tearing away of the old livery
'arn at the corner of Oak and Fifth |
treets has begun. Part of the old barn |
vas once residence and occupied by |
he parents of j. w. Davis of the coal
inn of Davis & Cooley. For more than
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