Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1915-04-15
Tuesday

the lumber yard,
According to New York papers DR..
A. B. Stout, formerly teacher in Bar
aboo, lectured onzApril 10, at the New
York Botanical garden, on Growing
seeds for the farm and garden"
Mrs. Carrie Lamberton writes from
North Yakima, Washington, that there
is an early spring there. The ranch
ers have been blowing and putting in
their crops for the past month. The
fruit trees are in bloom,
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Stadlerbhave re-
turned to their home in North Free
dom after spending few days with
relatives here.
Miss Gretchen Zimmerman, who has
been at the hospital for athe last few
weeks, is able to be about and return
ed to Reedsburg Monday accompanied
by her friend, Miss Emma Letter.
O. H. Brown of New Richmond is
here to visit his brother. A. D. Brown,
who is not in the best of health. The
visitor spent Monday at the David
Hewitt home in Fairfield.
Fred Young is here from Rochester,
Minneaota, to visit his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. A. L. Young. Nine years
ago he went to Rochester to play the
trombone in an orchestra and has been
there ever since. When not playing he
is employed in camera factory.
Recently Ii. A. Hill sold calf which
was thirteen months old and weighed
exactly thousand pounds. The animal
was sold to- L. J. Horstman for $40 and
would have brought more had
not the price of cattle been low at
the tiEae. With prices as they have
been in the past the money received
would have been about $50. The calf
was fed to the limit and never permit
ted to run in the fields.
The meat was of high quality and
unusually tender.
At the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Robert
Koenig, short distance west. of Bara-
boo, the blde birds are againa building
in the rural mail box. Mr.. Koenig says
that about six years ago a wheel struck
the bOx and bent the cover In such a
way that bird could gain an entrance.
Every Eear since the bsue birds have
brought forth a. flock in the. convenient
box. 1t is supposed the same birds' come
year after year.
There was happy gathering Or Sun
day at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. William
Lesser, 81 Water street, in honor of
the 18th birthday anniversary of Mrs.
Lesser. TIE following children came
home to see their mother and wish her
many more happy Birthdays: Mr.. and
Mrs R. j. Lesser, Minneapolis, George
9. Lesser, Milwaukee,; F. o: Lesser,
Madison; Mrs. Charles Tollworthy, Chi-
cago; and William Ell Lesser and family
of Merrim@ek.
There was quite little excitement
in Sumpter Saturday when the news
was spread shat both the Dorth and
south slope of the bluff: east of the
west Baraboo, road was on fire. A
crowd from the prairie went up Satur-
day night andlnearly subdued it on the
south side and crowd from the bluff
came to fight it, on the north slope. AS
there was good rain during the night
it was entirely extinguished. Sunday
afternoon someone again, set a fire and
made quite bonfire but as it was damp
it did not run very rapidly and was put
out before any damage was. done.
There is much. activity at the winter
quarters Of Ringing Brothers' circus
On Water street.
Many men are being hired for team
sters and the requirements for this job
ere: man who is a not boOzer,s one
who can clean horse good and one
who can be depended upon.
The elephants will leave April 20, and
the rest of the horses will also go at
that time.
During the summer there will be two
men besides B. l. Doty to take care of
the animals that are remaining here.
One of the elephants has very sore
foot caused from pulling too hard on
the chain and the men have a fine time
taking care of this animal as she does
not feel very friendly.