Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1916-02-10


Irwin Lusby who is employed at the
Gisholt machine shop at Madison spent
Sunday at the home of his parents here
Mr.. and Mrs Thomas Lusby. Mr.
Lusby who has been ill for the past
year is still in a serious condition, be-
ng confined to his bad most of the
time.
| Gus Achterberg Of Merrimack spent
Sunday in Baraboo with his daughters,
Mrs Paul Miller and Miss Charlotte
Achterberg.
Mrs. L. Fl. Wilson, who underwent
an operation at one of the hospitals re.
Gently, return sd to her home at Merri-
mack today accompanied by her broth
er-in-law, Fred Powers.
Miss Ada Promo, who is attending
PlatteviIle Normal, spent the week-el d
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. j. E.
Promo, north of tn g fair grounds.
Mrs. R. I. Gonde and son, James,
have returned from the town of Stump
ter where they were guests of the for
mer's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Paul
Schlag.
William Hill of Sarona, formerly of
Sumpter, has been guest Of friends in
Baraboo while returning from Madison.
He also visited his daughter, Mrs. John
Jennewein at LaValle. He reports guam
titles of snow in his region.
Carpenters and decorators have been
at work for some time at the j. P.
Sprecher store and the interior of the
building has been quite transformed the
store has been thoroughly remodeled
both above and below and new line of
goods added for all departments includ-
ing fresh stock of groceries, china
and dry goods.
The formal opening of the store will
occur this week and the firm will be
knownas the j. P. Sprecher Company,
Incorporated.
Silverman & Krieger, merchants at
Kilbourn and Columbus, have filed
voluntary petition in bankruptcy.
SllAerman & Krieger went to Colum
bus from Kilbourn about year ago.
They had been unusually successful in
Kilbourn and as the firm rented the
building formerly occupied by the Col
umbus Mercantile Co., which is cen
trally located and nicely adapted for
general merchandising, the outlook for
large trade seemed bright How
ever, keen competition and unfavorabIe
weather conditions last fall caused
heavy loss and to protect all creditors
| alike, the firm filed the petition on Feb
H.
Mr.. Silverman states that the two
stocks at Columbus and Kilbourn in-
voice over $21, 900 and ne says the liza
bilities are under SIT, 600
Among the first to consider running
for one Of the offices on the county
ticket is F. A. Cooper of Merrimack
who is being urged by his many friends
to announce himself as candidate for
the office of County Clerk. Mr.. Cooper
9 q mem Der of the Board of Education,
for several years was postmaster at
Merrimack and is competent to fill the
position. In addition to his other quail
sfcations Mr.. Cooper ls a good po!iti-
clan and should make winning fight
for the office if he decides to go after
it. He is staunch Republican.
Wesley Barton, of 532 Eighth
street, was receiving much fiattering
attention and greetings from friends
today as he was celebrating his SO
years of living on this earth. His
health is very good, he enjoys fine
appetite, can near distinctly, can read
the daily paper without glasses, and
is still interested in all that transpires
about him.
Mrs. L. J. Barrett was at home Fri
day afternoon to over a score Of lady
friends. Each one of the guests, in
response to the unique invitations sent,
and to which many cute answers were
received, brought her sewing and the
afternoon was passed in pleasant social
| intercourse while piano music and the
strains from an Edison gave added en-
| joyment.
| At five O'Clock a delectable supper
was served, the table decorations being
red, each guest having crimson candle
at her plate. Mrs. Barrett was assisted
in serving by her daughters, the
Misses Este and Elzaida Barrett, Miss
Inez Kuhns and Miss Dorothy Mann
and the catering was by Mrs. Jennie
Peck. That the guests enjoyed them
selves so heartily that they were loath
to leave was apparent to the mattresses,
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