Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1916-08-03

source of pride to more than herself.
The corn gathered yesterday is
known as the six weeks variety.
The following children of Mr.. and
Mrs. Lewis Moon were baptized Sat
urday evening by Reverend E. c..
Henke at the home of the parents on
Fourth street: Roland w. Hess,
Marlin V. Hess, Russell r. Hess and
! Howard D. Moon.
A Scotch collie dog was picked up
in an automobile passing through FL
roy Sunday, and Chief of Police Pei
| ton was sent a message from the lat
ter city asking him to be on the look
out for a car going through Baraboo
! carrying dog that answered the de-
scription. Mr.. Pelton stated that the
only Scotch collie he saw riding
around in an auto Sunday was the
one owned by one Of the editors of
the News and refrained from making
any arrest.
DR.. Hopkins, bone specialist for the
Northwestern road, was in Baraboo
the latter part Of the week to see Will
liam iPerce, who sustained badly in
jured foot four weeks ago, while
switching in the yards here 1t was
thought at the time of the accident
that Mr.. Pierce would lose his foot,
but the specialist found yesterday that
it would not even be necessary to
graft one of the bones, he was doing
so nicely.
Word has been received by friends
from Mrs. Edwin Hoag and her daugh-
ter Miss Ethel, that they are now Wis
iting with Mrs. Hoag's brother, Arthur
Partridge, who lives in Omaha, Neb.
They say that the crops there are
looking fine, but are sadly in need of
rain. The temperature there also
hovers around IS degrees.
Mrs. Ella Vandenburg, who has
been visiting her sister, Mrs. d. Sc
bring, and sister-in-law, Mrs E. B.
Winslow, has returned to her home in
Ironton.
George Golding has gone to Spring
Green to build large silo and large
barn basement.
Mrs. Herman Mueller, who has been
visiting the past week with her daugh-
ter, Mrs. J. Capener has returned to
her home in Caledonia.
Mrs. Grace Reighard has gone to
North Freedom to visit her mother,
Mrs. Addy.
Miss Anna Burmeister is visiting
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Bur.
meister, of Reedsburg.
George Martiny has gone to Roches-
ter Mimi, to see his sister, Miss Jes-
sic Martiny, who was operated on
few days ago for goitre. So far Miss
Martiny is getting along nicely.
Mrs. B. Odekirk has gone to Adams
to visit her son Charles. Later her
trip will be extended to ST. Paul and
Minneapolis.
Miss Ethel Horton, member of the
high school faculty, who is enjoying
her vacation in the east, writes to The
News from Ithaca, N. Y. She states
that she is having fine trip and see
ing many interesting things. There
are many campers at Cornell, which
is very beautiful Miss Horton has
met Prof. A B. Stout, formerly an
instructor in the Baraboo schools, now
in charge of the botanical gardens in
New York City.
Henry Potterville, who conducted
grocery on Ash street at the corner of
First street few years ago, has 1eas-
ed the building on Fourth street near
the corner of Oak, formerly occupied
by F. A. Feagans as cigar factory,
and will shortly open up cash gro
Gerry and meat market. The building
is now being overhauled, the walls rem
oyated and the interior otherwise i'm
proved, and as soon the store nxtures
and an ice box can be installed, Mr..
Potterville will be ready for business.
He states that his store will be run
on a strictly cash basis, with no deliv-
cry service, and prices as low as can
consistently be given. With the favor
able location Mr.. Potterville has Sc
cured he will no doubt receive good
patronage. It is expected that the OPP
ening will take place a week from
Saturday.
H. B. Quimby of Reedsburg, former
ly editor of the Sank County Demo-
| crat, was in Baraboo today and stated
that Attorney James A. Stone, also of
| Reedsburg, was due to arrive in New
York City last Saturday, and was prob
ably there at the time Of the big ex-
plosion of munitions on Black Tom