Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1916-12-28
TUESDAY


It was a sad Christmas for the fam
! lily Of B. A. Martini on the Henri.
Ringing farm in Fairfield On Satur
| day night fire was discovered abou
one of the chimneys, the blaze being
| seen by the neighbors about as sool
as by the family. A portion of thC
! household goods were hurriedly res
cued, but the house could not be
| saved. The residence was probably
worth $4,000, and was insured in the
Baraboo Farmers mutual. The house
was erected by Gardner Meyers dur
| ing or soon after hop times and was
| occupied during recent years by w
S. Finn and family, now living in
Baraboo. The Martini family has
moved into the we'll house and will
occupy that until new structure can
be erected by Mr.. Ringing.
Miss Magdalene Tempt arrived this
morning from Switzerland. She reach.
ed New York on Friday on French
steamer and came direct to Baraboo.
She has four brothers here, Edward
Tempt being one Of them. Soon after
reaching the station she came to the
post office to enquire where her rela-
tives lived.
The Baraboo Valley Poultry asso-
citation show is open. All day the
secretary, William Wichern, and his
assistants, have been busy getting
everything in ship shape, as sailor
would say, and the remainder Of the
week will be devoted to the reception
Of visitors to see the birds and their
greatest enemy, the foxes from the
Reedsburg fox farm. The show is In
the Gem City garage. The best birds
from all over the Baraboo valley have
been brought, and the judging will
take place later in the week.
On Sunday the snow fell during the
greater portion Of the day, and those
who ventured into the storm looked
like millers in a mill. The snow was
dry and the dirt soon showed along
the roads where there was on paving.
On Christmas morning the whole
landscape was covered with a foot or
more Of beautiful white, and the sound
Of jingling bells was in the air. It was
truly a white Christmas.
Miss Mile Jaquish was the lucky
child to receive the miniature range
that was given away at the Marriott
hardware store on Saturday after
noon. The stove Is a model Of the
Range Eternal and will cook and bake
like a large stove.
Christmas guests the following mem
bers of the family: Mr. and Mrs. D.
A. Payne and three children; Col. and
Mrs. Payne and daughter Mildred,
Vern G. Payne Of Sank Prairie and
Miss Della Payne of Eau Claire. The
fattest goose in the land was roasted
for the occasion.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. P. Palmer of River
Dale farm are entertaining through
the holidays, her brothers and sis
ters, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Ashton Of
New Lisbon, Miss Laura Ashton Of
Zumbow Falls, Mimi, Roy Ashton,
Madison, and La Vernie Ashton of
Belmont.
Earl Morse and Harry G.. Clark
have returned from an engagement of
several weeks in eastern Canada.
The manager of one of the theatres
in Ottawa liked the singing of the
two men so we'll he continued their
engagement for four weeks. The
new government buildings at Ottawa
are about half completed-the ones
being built to replace those lost by
fire. The singers closed their engage
ment at Quebec in time to reach Bar
aboo for Christmas. They report
splendid audiences at the theatres,
fine business, and the cost Of living
| high. The munition plant at the rear
of Hotel Frontenac at Quebec is sur
rounded by a wire fence, there being
plenty Of electric circulation in the
wires to keep the curious out.