Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1915-02-18
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Tie district attorney and sheriff of
Columbia county have investigated the
case of missing Jack Thompson at Kill
bourn but can find no trace CT him.
Opinions of foul play and that he depart
ed on night train are.l being handed
ba TX and forth.
A decision handed down by the Wis
consin railroad commission Jan. %
gives Sunday passenger service to
Prairie du Chen division of the Mil
waukee railroad, west of Madison.
This is a change which has been
fought for years by the travelling public
in this section of the state. A train
leaving Prairie du Chen in the morning
to reach Madison not later than 1890
o'clock a. m. has been ordered. A train
will leave Madison not earlier than
I2.30p.s N. for Prairie du Chen.
Robins as the harbingers of spring
are passe and mosquitoes are the latest
symptoms Of the approaching season of
mist and moonshine- j. F. Kartack
has bulletined this office that he de-
tected the first one of the year at his
home and that its voice sounded just as
familiar as ever.
The Maple Valley Sewing society met
on Wednesday with Mrs. Martin Wei
rich across7 the road from the Man
Mound. The attendance was large,
there being about fifty present. There
was music including On Sank County,
reading by Mrs. Arthur Attridge and
an election Of officers with the follow
ing result:
President Mrs. L. H. Palmer.
Vice resident-M VIM. Montgom-
cry.
Secretary and Treasurer Mrs. j.
Sturdevant.
Flower Committee-Mrs. A. G. AL
bert and Mrs. H. Wilkinson.
Samuel Darlington, president of the
village of Prairie du Sac, was in Bara-
boo on Wednesday to attend meeting
of the jury commission, sand while here
reported that theSwater is not yet flow
ing over the big dam recently built near
the village. There is water enough to
make the wheels go round, but not deep
enough to flow over the dam. The water
is not deep enoughlby several feet. The
plant uses about all of the; water the
comes down the Wisconsin river st
that the big lake back of the dam will
not have reached its fullC size until the
spring rains come and the snow melte.
The water will thensb be much deeper,
which should be noted by those at
Merrimack and along the lake who are
accustomed to occasionally falling into
the stream.
Geo Nixon, who has been caring for
his brother, S. F. Nixon, has returned
to his home at Claremont, MINI.
Robert Nc Cutchen of the univer-
,ity at Madison spent Sunday with his
sister, Miss Marie Nc Cutchen, who
makes her home with Mrs. V. S. Pease.
Mrs. Albert Bittrich off North Free
dom returned to her home today after a
short visit with relatives.
Chas Schanck and Grant Albert have
purchased the black smith shop recently
owned by the late Albert Zamzow
The Kilbourn fire department was call
ed out twice last week to incipient fires
A refrigerator car loaded with merchan
disc came into Kilbourn from Portage
burning. The fire was in the lining of
the car and after the goods had been
removed was extinguished Another
fire started in the old Cowley house in
the northeast corner of Kilbourn but
was extinguished before any damage
was done.
The Wide-Awake club will meet on
February IL when the following Lin
coin program will be rendered:
Song, Marching Through Georgia Club
Roll call Quotations from Lincoln
Recitation Edward Templin
Flag Drill By school
Anecdotes from Lincoln
Franklin Johnson
Song Greenfield Ladies Quartette
Recitation Margaret Keller
Reading on Lincoln
Mrs. Geo. B. Nc Gilvra
w. A. W. Current Events Ray Cowles
Song, We're Tenting Tonight Club
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