Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1916-02-03
Wednesday
To the Editor


not Satisfied with the naming of Lake
Swenson-referring to Lodi and Poy-
nette. If it had not been for the vii
lage of Poynette, Lake Swenson woulC
have had less than 20 voters and by
leaving out the village of Lodi it woulC
have carried for Wisconsin. The folk
below the dam have the Wisconsin
river and the people who have trouble,
loss and benefits from this body OF
water should have the right to name it,
and no one else. 1t is only mill pond
anyhow, and as it has only a little
more water than at high water mark OF
the Wisconsin river, it should be called
Lake Wisconsin, for one VIC ID like
to have it Merrimack. but it is too To-
cal, 30 | voted Wisconsin" and if il
were to be named for a person l would
rather have called it Brandenburg,
Warner, Mead, Owen, Tresler or Gay.
C. E. Kirchsteins
Secretary of committee.
Merrimack, Jan, o.
The merchants of Madison m ay ask
the council not to fight the highway
tax law. Although the city Of Madison
pays many thousands of dollars to build
roads in the country, it is argued good
Dads are for the development of. the
entire community. 1t is also felt that
census of the tax payers would show
aut small minority opposed to the
present law.
Shortly after the death of her
mother last fall Mrs. Conrad Metzler.
2412 Farwell street Madison, dreamed
that two children had died and that
she, herself, had passed away later.
The dream has come true. A week
ago twins were born to Mr.. and Mrs.
Metzler at the general hospital and
they died the same day. At 7:10 o'clock
Friday night Mrs. Metzler died at the
hospital of pneumonia and pleurisy.
Mrs. Metzler leaves her husband
with six small children ranging in ages
from three to IL years. 1t was an exceed.
ingly difficult task for the father tc
break to the little ones the news OF
the death of their mother.
Mrs. Metzler had suffered with q
cold since the holidays and she was
taken to the hospital a week ago with
pneumonia.
The taking of the testimony in the
automobile case of the Studebaker
Corporation vs. A. S. Lanich has been
completed the time consumed being
about four days. The items in the
accounts were numerous aud extended
over a considerable time. Briefs viii
be prepared by the attorneys and
submitted to the judge later.
Misses Dalla Payne and Elsie I-en-
berg have returned from the Stout
omestic science school at Menomenie;
where they were graduated la at
Thursday, Governor Emanuel Phillip
eing present and giving the address
Of the evening. They will remain in
Baraboo for the present.
A pleasing love ballad is just issued
by Kilbourn composer, new to song
writing. The words are by Miss Efie
Peterson of the Peterson Orchestra of
Kilbourn, the music by Leo Friedman
a popular music composer of Milwau-
kee. The music for this is exceeding
adaptable and catchy. The sentiment
of the song is above the we're jingle
and rhyme of the average ballad, as it
expresses very intelligently pretty
little heart thought.
Ora VonWald of Groton, South Da-
kota, who has been guest of his aunt,
Mrs, Leonard VonWald, has gone to at
tend the automobile show. He was
accompanied by Herman Mueller.
Mrs. Fl. D. Page, wife of the former
master mechanic of Baraboo, who has
been seriously i'll at the home of her
daughter, Mrs. Grace Powell in Chicago
Is improving slowly.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Downie of Por-
tage are visiting at Baraboo and vicin-
ity. They may move here in short
time. Some time ago they moved from
Beloit to their present location.
Mrs. J. P. Toole of Woodstock, Ill
who has been a guest of Mr.. and Mrs.
Franklin johnson and Mr.. and Mrs.
William Toole has returned to her
home.
J. R. Agee received a telegram from
Richard Ringling saying that altho their
ship had been disabled in the collision,
that no one was injured and they
were returned to New York where they
would remain at present.