Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1915-09-23


ly of the town of Delton have left for
their home at Pomona, CAL. after
visiting friends at Wonewoc, Reeds
burg and winding up with stay with
Mr.. and Mrs. w. T. Thomas at Madi-
son. They left Delton II years ago
and this is Mr.. Manthsys first visit back
to his oldhome since he left March 30th,
1908.
Bum the baker of Baraboo." is q
candidate for postmaster. His appli
cation has been forwarded to Senator
Husting. With so many IBIS" in his
title, Baraboo boosters of Bum forgive
the genial baker for having succumbed
the political bee. Portage Demo
erat.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. B. Knapp of North
field, Minnesota, returned to the :
home this morning after spending sew
eral weeks visiting old friends and re-.
latives in Wise onsin. For many years
MIR. Knapp was resident of Sank
Prairie and they have been spending
some time with his daughter, Mrs.
Jacob Hill, of Sumpter. They also
visited another daughter, Mrs. Belle
Fehlandt, at Ripon. Mr.. Fehlsndt is
professor at Rlpon college.
While in Baraboo they were guests
of B. W. Reynolds at 1.-The Elms'' who
is brother of Mrs. Knapp and the Ho-
ward Mather and H. A. Varnell FAM
lies. For many years Mr.. Knapp was
known throughout this section as a
very eloquent auctioneer and his SER
vices were in great demand. His friend
here are sorry to learn that his health
has not been as good since losing his
hand in a corn shredder accident few
years ago.
c.. J. Sarahan has returned from a
pleasant trip which included New York
and other points in the east. In con-
nection he visited at the home of his
cousin, J. Cavanaugh. From there he
went to Ontario, Canada, where he
met his wife and visited with her rela-
tives few days and returned wi tn her
to Baraboo to resume his duties as fore
man at the Island Wooden mill.
Miss Anna Rowland was rendered a
very pleasant surprise in the nature Of q
party by about thirty of her friends Sat.
urday evening. The evening was pleas
antly spent in playing games and visit
ing. One novel feature of the evening
was toasting marshmallows by burning
alcohol in half of an orange peel. All
enjoyed this very much although one
party was slightly burned. Fruit was
served and all returned to their homes
reporting very pleasant evening. Miss
Rowland left Sunday for Kewaunee to
take up her duties as stenographer and
bookkeeper in the Duval store.
M. F. Foley, president of the Great
Northern nursery, has almost complet-
ed the construction of very large &C.
ment storage cellar in his orchard for
the storing of apples. The cavity will
hold 2, TOO barrels and has room at
the front for sorting and packing.
There are pipes from below and
through the roof 80 there can be plenty
of ventilation The place willgbe kept
at temperature of about Sc degrees,
just right for apples. When the fruit
is picked it will be placed in crates,
stacked inside. When the time comes to
sell the product, the apples will be
placed in barrels. The whole under
ground structure will be covered with
earth go deep that the fruit will be be-
low the frost line.
It ia the largest place of the kind in
the county and will enable the grower
to keep his fine fruit for fancy price.
Mr.. Foley has sold a large quantity
of fine fruit this fall Many trees are
of the large varieties propped at every
point to keep them from breaking. The
apples gathered in the future will go
into the cellar.