Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1916-08-10
North Freedom
Department
BY Our Regular Correspondent
BY Our Regular Correspondent

j they are filling out pretty well, but
many of the bushes have all dried UP,
| leaves and all.
The pastures were just about at
their finish when rain came, but are
picking up now.
many had begun feeding, and some
had to dispose of stock on account Of
short rations.
Mrs Tillie Plat and daughter, Miss
Frances, have returned from two
weeks visit in Oak Park and Kanka-
kee, Ill.
Mrs. H. C. Page of Maple Hill spent
Tuesday with Mrs. Addie Reighard on
her way to Elroy to visit her daugh-
ter, Mrs. A. J. Fiske, for a few days.
V. S. Pease was UP Friday from
Baraboo.
D. w. Seeley-'s outfit and crew be-
gan threshing August at the Bartel
Ragatz place, their first work.
Mrs. Williams spoke to we'll filled
house Wednesday evening. Her ad-
dress was interesting and instructive.
Mrs. Ernest Hirn of Baraboo spent
Friday with her mother, Mrs. Mary
Harkins.
Harold Hayes has gone to Oregon,
Wis, to spend the remainder Of his
vacation with his grandparents, Mr..
r and Mrs. Hayes.
G.. w Hackett has been judging
poultry at the Reedsburg fair this
week. Quite number from this To-
calty were in attendance.
Joe and Helen Murphy of Chicago
are visiting their aunt, Mrs. T. B.
!, Hanger, and relatives at Maple Hill.
Miss Dorothy Young is visiting at
, the home of her uncle, G. w. Davies,
and family.
Mrs. E. J. Lawton and daughters,
Maysel and Eds, spent Wednesday in
Baraboo.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Griep entertain
ed a number of friends of Mr.. and
!, Mrs Charles Elger at their home on
, Tuesday evening. Mr.. and Mrs. Elger
and son Clifford started Wednesday
morning for their home in Canada.
!; Edward Ristau returned home Tues
} day from South Dakota, where he
was employed on a farm near Athol.
Little Philip LANCE has been i'll
this week.
t Mr.. and Mrs. J. H Gunnison have
returned from Eau Claire, where they
went to attend the funeral Of the for
mer's sister, Mrs. Louis Blu Dahn. The
little twin daughters of Mr. and Mrs
Blu Dahn, who have been here for
several weeks, went witt +hem and
also returned with them to stay for
a time.
Mrs. Albert Templin and little son
Russell Of BaraboO were guests at the
Templin home this week
Miss Katharine Peters is very ill
at her home on Lieder street. It was
feared she had appendicitis.
Rev. Edward Janzen of Kansas will
preach at the NJ E. church Sunday
morning. Last Sunday he spoke in
the German Baptist church.
The Letter and Putt families at
tended the band concert Wednesday
evening in Baraboo.
Miss 1rma Dutton of Elroy is the
guest of her sister, Mrs. Thomas
Tracy.
John Schara and family attended
the Alwin-Goerks wedding near Lee
land on Wednesday.
DR.. Schultz of Chicago and DR.,
Stowe of Thresa, Wis, were guests
of Rev. c. DIPPED and family the first
of the week.
Arthur Voeck was at Briggsvlle on
Friday.
Glass at the Lake
The boys class, with their leader.
Tom Johnson, went Friday to Devils
Lake to stay until Saturday night.
Those included in the party were Rob.
ert Apker, Ralph Hackett, Robert and
Roy Barkenhagen, Claude Meachem,
Logs Hayes, Guy Buzzo, Arthur Rit-
zenthaler, Clarence Geissler, Quentin
Zimke, Wilbert Deyhle and Melvin
Johnston.
Someone has said in the paper that
one of every twenty-five people in
the country would own an automobile
in 1917. There is still a chance to
belong to the aristocracy of those
who sit on the front porch while the
common herd "honks" by.
Was it the same man who said
there would be no rain until August
Is who talked all spring about a cold
summer?
Strikes Depot at North Freedom
During the severe electrical storm