Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1916-01-06

The attorney general has advised
District Attorney James H. Hill of Bar
aboo that teachers of public schools anC
school boards can not be criminally
prosecuted for failing to raise the
American flag over their school build
ings during school hours, but may be
mandamused to do 30.
! Guests at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
T j. Nettle on Christmas were as fol
lows: Mrs. MarshfieId and three
daughters late of Cedar, Minnesota,
Mr.. and Mrs. W. A. Capener and three
sons, two who came for the occasion,
Mrs. Hannah Johnson and two children
Eddie and Lillian of Chenille, Mrs
Hannah Mott and daughter, Leona,
of Beloi1.
Fire at Spring Green o. Thursday
night caused serious loss. The Post
block, except that portion occupied by
the hotel, has been wiped out, the cause
of the fire being unknown. The flames
were first discovered in the Hub, a gen.
eral store owned by H. 0. Olson. The
contents of the store are total loss,
about $I2, 900, covered by insurance.
Among the other losses are:
McNulty Brothers, general store.
Part of goods saved.
Thomas Pollard, harness shop. Part
of goods saved.
Post opera hall, total loss.
Rooms occupied by Mr.. ond Mrs. G.
F. Post, every thing burned.
DR.. G. B. Harvey's dental office. All
burned.
There were also other losses.
The building was three story struc.
ture and the loss is about $40, 900, GOV.
cred by insurance.
On Thursday a piece of granite
weighing about twelve tons was hauled
from the Carpenter-Deppe Lumber
yard to the Baraboo cemetery. The
stone was shifted from the car to one
of the large pole wagons used in the
Ringing circus and of the Ringing
horses were given the pleasure of draw
ing the block of granite to the GENE
terry. The stone will be used in the
fine new mausoleum being erected on
the lot owned by Mr.. and Mrs AL.
Ringing. A few days ago a rock
weighing thirty tons was hauled at
Milwaukee by teams pulling and a
street car pushing.
The total number of automobile IL
censes issued by the state during the
present year, according to records com
Iplied by Secretary Of State John S.
Donald 1880. The total number last
year was So, $50 or rs, $50 less than that
of the present year. The largest num-
Der of licenses issued to residents of
any county this year was 13, $50, to car
owners in Milwaukee county.
The smallest number was 78, issued
to owners in Forest county. The tota
number of licenses issued to residents
OF Dane county was 4,191; Columbia
county, l, 1888; Sank county, |, 534; dodge
county 2, 39l; Green county, 1,4OO; Iowa
county, l, OO5; Jefferson county, 1,481
Master Carl Hsusmann of madison,
who has sung in Baraboo number of
times, celebrated his thirteenth birth
day on Thursday. He is member of
the choir and a frequent soloist in
Grant Episcopal church in Madison. On
his birthday q Madison Democrat inter
viewed the youthful musicion and here
is short extract:
81 began to sing almost by acct
Ident," he said. IA couple of boys l
knew joined the choir and | went too.
No, don't get nervous how. l did at
first"
Was he going to be a musician when
he grew up? No he wasn't. He rather
thought he was going to be business
man emu sing VI course III HIS spar Q
time. Any particular business? Wei
he'd like to be banker. (The reporter
had to own up to futile and vanished
ambition to be mounted policeman
efor Carl would te Il the). And di
he?.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harvey Hill have gone
to LaValle and Reedsburg to visit rela-
tives. The w. D. johnson family will
hold their family gathering at the home
of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Buss at LaValle
on New Years Day.
George Werlich, son of Mr.. and Mrs