Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1916-08-10
(From Tuesdays daily.)

the uISl set SpSSCu VI HIS CIduSCOuCR-
mental trip Monday night, assaulted the
administration vigorously for it's for
eign policy it's Mexican policy, for ap-
pointing men whom he termed mex
perienced to diplomatic posts and for
what he characterized as ''a raid upon
the civil service of the United States"
Walter o Hosely, proprietor Of the
Hosely cigar store and one of the best
known young business men in La
J Crosse, and Miss Mona Coles of Chi
cago were drowned in the Mississippi
river at Trempealeau bay, twenty
miles above there, early Monday
night. Mr. Hose1y had recently been
married and Miss Coles had come on
visit to his wife, who is an old
friend. In bathing she got beyond her
depth and in trying to save her Hose
ly also was drowned. The girls body
| was found but that of the man has
not been recovered.
There are we'll founded rumors that
| the taxpayers are about to start pro-
ceedings restraining the school board
from proceeding with the school
building on the grounds that it would
, require $4,000, according to their
present recommendations, when the
! taxpayers voted only $4,000 for this
purpose.
| A serious shortage of potatoes in
Milwaukee has increased the whole
sale price approximately 81 a barrel
since Friday morning. Commission
men do not expect relief for several
weeks. It is probable that there will
be a further advance.
The price yesterday was from $3.75
! to 81 barrel.
AS to the future, prices are uncer-
tain.
Twelve valuable head of cattle be-
longing to Herbert Smith of the town
of GAINESVILLE were killed Saturday
evening by a Chicago, Milwaukee &
st. Paul train near Anderson's Cross
! ing, a few miles north of that city.
The herd of twenty-four cattle had
broken through the fence and were on
the railroads right-0f-way when the
accident occurred. Two of the cows
were killed first by train going out
of GAINESVILLE. Word was Immediately
sent to that city. telling of the acct
dent, but before the section men ar
rived at the place another train from
the north passed by and killed ten and
injured two more.
They were of he Holstein breed
and were valued at eleven hundred
dollars. The two injured COWS will re-
cover. The cow catcher of the en-
CINE was demolished and had the train
been travelling at fast rate of speed
wreck might have occurred.
Mr.. and Mrs. William H. Marriott
and Mr. and Mrs. E. G. Marriott left
today for trip through the northern
part of Wisconsin and Michigan. The
trip will be made by auto. They will
visit Fond du Lac, Sturgeon Bay,
and other cities.
son have returned from Rockford,
ILL.,, where they have been working.
They say that the country down there
is burning up, no rain having fallen
for over a month.
Boyd w. Blachly has sold his hard
ware store to o. G. Wheeler. Mr..
Blachly has conducted the store on
Third avenue for many years and has
been DESTROYS of selling for some
time. He is veteran of the Civil
War and is well known in Baraboo
and vicinity. Mr.. Wheeler, until re-
Gently, was with the Lee Radtke Hard
| ware company and has had number
of years of experience in the hard
ware line. He will improve the stock
, and make every effort to give prompt
service.
! Charles Cobbledick and Roy Cole
man of La Vale each paid fines and
costs in Justice Halsted's court, total
ing $24.92. A complaint was made
against each one by c.. F. Wilkinson
and Glen Clemens, the charge being
the use of abusive language. There
| were four warrants in all, two against
each Of the defendants. The trouble
was over the merits of a silo filler.
When the conversation became so ami
mated the words would not enter
silo and mounted skyward, the plain
tiffs decided it was then time to say
something, and appealed to the court.
l.. Pierson, of Alderman, who rs
camping at Devils Lake, had an acct
dent Monday while cranking the en-
CINE on his motorboat The engine