Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1916-05-25

William Ramsey, who lives on the
Kilbourn stage route, found three
Scent silver coins while working on
his farm formerly known as the old
Washburn farm.
Mr.. and Mrs. Allah Young and chill
dren Of Lone Rock, and Charles Sher-
wood of Spring Green called on friends
in the city yesterday and at North
Freedom. County Superintend G. w.
Davies is a brother of Mrs Sherwood.
| Mrs Alice Highly of Mansion, who
was called here on account of the i'll
ness and death of her sister, Mrs. w.
, w. Bemis, has returned to her home.
Amos Tead of Elroy, who was also
here at the Bemis home, has returned.
} Rev. Roscoe A. Barnes Of Madison
has undergone an operation at Chica-
60 He is the superintendent for the
Madison district of the Methodist
church
Saturday morning just as the sun
was rising, two deer, doe and buck,
were seen about fifteen rods from
H. Weinke's house, near North Free
dom. They walked up to a woven
wire fence and jumped over very cas-
lily. This is the first time that deer
have been seen in that vicinity for
several years.
! Eleanor Kessler, daughter Of Mr..
and Mrs Chris Kessler, who reside on
the road to the lake, will represent
Sank county in the state contest to be
held at Milwaukee next September,
during the week of the state fair. Ma
RE Carpenter, daughter Of former AS
semblyman and Mrs. George Carpen-
ter, had the highest standing, but
! since she attends graded school, the
one at Lyons, she is not eligible to
participate in the contest to be held
by the state Eleanor Kessler got first
place in mathematics and second in
spelling while Marie Carpenter took
first in spelling and second in mathe-
mates. There should be third hon
or in these branches. but the two car
are excellent workers and have high
grades. Eleanor Kess1er attends the
Chenille school Her sister, Amanda
Kessler, now student in the Bara-
boo high school, on a previous Occa-
sion won honors at Reedsburg, and it
will be recalled that Floyd Carpenter,
a son of Mr.. and Mrs. Carpenter, also
was winner number of years ago.
There were twenty-eight contestants
on Saturday.
| Scarcity of Paris green and its
consequent high price, due to the
war, should not alarm potato grow
ers and fruit growers.
A better spray material, known as
arsenate of lead, has not risen in
price and should take the place of
Paris green in the popular mind.
Arsenate of lead should be pur-
chased in the powdered form and
used in the same manner as Paris
green, although a stronger dosage is
necessary.
Arsenate OF lead is superior to Paris
green because 1t will not burn foli-
age sticks better during rainy sea-
sons, and settles in the spray tanks
less quickly.
| A bulletin discussing spray mater
ials and their uses will be mailed
free on request by j. G. Sanders.
State Entomologist, State Capitol
Madison.
! The Bethany Girls met at the home
of Miss Vera Jones on First avenue
last evening. The meeting was called
to order by the president pro. tenn,
Miss Leone. Deter. Several business
matters were discussed and voted up
on. 1t was decided to close the year
Fred Wachho1z's team became
frightened at the Cochrane warehouse
near Portage after he had unloaded a
load of rye, and the horses ran away,
throwing him out Mr.. Wachholz
brok his right leg in two places be-
low the knee.
j Miss Zero English, daughter OF I.
w. English, president of the First Ma
tional bank, Baraboo, will have a part
in a monster Shakesperean pageant
, to be given on June 10 at Milwaukee,
Downer college, where she is stu
dent. The pageant will be held in
"Hawthornden," the beautiful outdoor
theater at Milwaukee-Downer, and per-
fOrmanCeS will be given during the