Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1916-03-23

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many homes. The judge has 1.-THE conf
dence of the attorneys and seldom takes
cases home to be decided later. Mr.
Galway is erecting fine new residence
in Neillsville and left early that he
might know how the work is progress
sing. They will be at Baraboo on May
II for q Gay.
Superintendent A. G.. kl4,gsford has
secured former State Senator ochn nj
Whitehead of GAINESVILLE to make tie
annual commencement address. Mr..
Whitehead has spoken in Bsraboo on
previous occasions and is an entertain
ng spe aker.
Fred Mather, son of Jesse MstheI
and brother of Harry Matber
Sixth street, is very ill at hospital in
st. Paul. Mrs. Roy Mather of Sumpter
left Saturday evening for ST. Paul in
company with Mrs. Ray Spoor who is
returning to her home. Fed Mather
has been clerk in the post Office there
for many years.
Mrs. ". r. Capener, who has been
i'll for about eight weeks, has gone to
Milwaukee to remain some time with
her sisters, the Misses Swears. She was
accompanied by Miss b. Gillespie, the
nurse, who has been here for several
weeks.
Professor Eugene Fl. Byrne of Madison
was in Baraboo on Saturday and SUD-
day to visit his parents. Mr.. and Mrs.
7. D. Byrne, 415 Second avenue. Prof
essor Byrne reports that Ossip Cab
rilowitsch, the famous Russian kpianist,
and Clara Clemens Gabrllowitschm the
the brilliant contralto will give joint
recital at Christ Presbyterian church
on Friday evening, March 81. The
vocalist is daughter of Mark Twain,
the noted humorist. Mr.. Byrne says
that Madison is making an effort to
obtain the very best in music.
Mrs. Ed Burchardt of Merrimack
underwent an operation at one of the
hospitals on Thursday for an abcess.
Pearse Sansum was given q surprise
at his home in Lyons at the time he
passed another milestone. There were
games and choice refreshments.
County Treasurer J. Fl Mastin has
sent the county taxes to the state
treasurer at Madison, the check being
$38, 011.17 The whole county tax
amounts to $50, 918 Sc but credit is
given for two sums since this money is
in the nature of state aid and does not
have to be RENTED. The school tax
amounts to $28, DOG IS and the insane
tax rolls up to $14, 900.44 but is not
sent. The state suit tax was $1G2
which means that 1872 cases were COM
msnced in the circuit court within the
year.
Not long ago nine hens were stolen
from the Cyrus Simonds home in Glen
vile. Later the neighbors came to the
rescue with real ''hen party" A
surprise was inaugurated and when the
friends went to the Simonds home they
carried nine fine, fat hens. After re
the chicken coop the visitors
invaded the home with we'll filled
baskets and a most enjoyable evening
is reported
On Monday afternoon Professor &
FL. Roberts Of Madison gave a lecture
and tee trimming demonstration {
the home Of William TooIe, Pansy
Heights. The lectureEwas in the green
house where the March wind never
blows and the tree trimming demons
ntration was in the orchard near at
hand. He showed by practical demon
stration how to remove the surplus
limbs and twigs in order to obtain the
best results in apple growing. Profess
sor Fl. E. Taylor with number of pu-
pills from the high school attended as did
also number of others from the city
and still others who have large
orchards in this vicinity.
The dray team owned by Mepham &
Son at Reedsburg came near meeting
death Monday p. m They were draw
ing load of dirt from the cellar being
exca waited by Townsend and Metcalf
for their new garage, and were going
up an incline made of planks when
one of the horses stepped off the incline
and fell TO the bottom and pulled the
other horse off and it fell on top of the
first horse. 1t was some little time
before the horses could be extircated
but finally by the use OF a strong
rope one of the horses was dragged |
away from the other. After being re-
lieved the horses were able to get |
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