Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1915-02-04

where they couldsgo in weather like this.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. Hill and Mr.. and
Mrs. E. B. Ne Coy of-.North Freedom
spent Sunday at the Alex Smith home.
A lolph andre is busy these days
filling out income tax blanks for his
patrons. He has received a new sup
ply of blanks and is ready for the rush.
A paper received from EindhaveD,
Fol and has advertisements showing
that the war has caused horse meat to
be at premium. Fresh smoked horse
meat is selling from 40 to IS cents a
lpound; fresh horse meat for roast from
80 to 45 cents a POUND, horse bones for
soup, 20 cents pound. Portage Reg
lister.
At Portage the court heldin allegiance
decision in the Older divorce case from
Kilbourn, in which it is sought to set
ide a judgment granted at previous
sitting.
Last week Mrs. Thomas Williams,
Mrs. George w. Andrews and Mis- 9
Georgiana McFetridge attended the
Home Economics course at Madi-
son. They report that many new ideas
were presented and that the course wa
a great success.
Here is new Ford story we saw
somewhere, but have forgotten just
where. A man in California writes to
the Ford company and tells them they
should feel very much exalted for the
reason that the Ford is the only car
mentioned in the Bible and to prove it
cites them to passage in ISAIAH which
says; He went up into Heaven on high
and asks what other car but a Ford
could do that?
Last week there were two trials to
test the physical strength of number
of individuals, the fistic encounters &C.
curing on Fourth avenue and Oak
street. In one case a blow was so
effective that!it landed the young man
out ofka job and in the other an i'm
pression3was left in che snow which
has not. been erased from the memory
of the spectators. The neutrals are
still discussing the damage wrought by
the warning factions.
E. S. Erswell, the furniture dealer
and undertaken, has returned from
Chicago where he attended the furni-
ture exhibit and automobile show. He
says the latter attraction was fine with
many new inventions. One of the in
teresting features is towatch those who
have patented some device and 60 to the
show to exhibit or sell it. These stand
ABOUT talking excitedly, much like the
agitators in Hyde Park, London. Some
have good ideas and some have not, so
that there are those who go home hap
py and those who drink from the cup of
disappointment.
The Sparta high school basket bali
team went down to defeat Thursday
night before the Reedsburg five. The
game was opened by lucky shot by
the Reedsburg center Reedsburg con-
tinued to make gains while luck seemed
to shy Sparta players. The first half
clos ed with the score II to IL in favor
of Reedsburg. The end of the second
half showed score of Is to 40.
Near Portage the farm home of
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Mathison was total
ly destroyed by fire. About year
ago Mr.. Mathison made payment on
the farm and moved there with his fam
| ily of about II children. The fire is q
severe blow to the family.
David Benjamin met with serious
mishap at Hugh T. Lamont's, Lodi,
where he makes his home. Just out
side the house he slipped on piece of
wood and fell Violently forward on his
stomach. A doctor was called and pro-
nounced the il jury internal and of a
very serious nature. Mr.. Benjamin is
rs years old.
On Saturday evening about forty
relatives and friends gathered at the
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Emil
Schwanz, South street, it being Mr..
Schwanz's birthday. The time was
passed in music and dancing after
which delicious refreshments were
served. After late hour the guests
departed for their homes wishing Mr..
Schwanz many more such happy birth
,ys.
Attorney John M. Kelley has received
a picture of the new boat purchased b.
Charles Ringing at Sarasota, Florida.
The boat was purchased at Jackson
vile on the west coast and taken
around the peninsula to the east coast.
It required some time to do this and on
account of squalls and storms it was
necessary to seek haven occasionally.
TIE boat is large enough to carry
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