Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1916-07-27
(From Tuesdays daily.)

M Ableman to assist in celebrating
the birthday of her father, William
Lee. He is so years of age.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Rebillard OF
Cazenovia, who have been visiting
their daughter, Mrs. Fred Junk, have
returned to their home.
Reuben Lockwood has gone to Mon
dow to visit his brother, B. S. Lock
wood, and also to visit with his broth
er, William of Pipestone, MINI. His
cousin, Fred Lockwood, of Hannibal,
N. Y, who has been attending the pro-
hibition convention at st. Paul, to
which he was delegate, will also
meet him here. These cousins have
not met for forty years.
E. F. Potter, former manager OF
the Baraboo Gas & Electric company,
and now located in Nebraska City, is
in Baraboo for a short stay. He came
primarily to see his sister, Mrs. E.
A. Flanagan, and two children, who
are stopping at Devils Lake. The Wis
itors live in Highwood, N. J., a sub
urb of New York City, and will be
at the lake and at Baraboo at the
home Of the lady's father, W. H. Pot
ter, for some time. Mr.. Flanagan is
also a visitor at Devils Lake, but will
return east in a few days.
Mrs. Elsie Wood, who suffered
stroke of paralysis several days age
while at Harvard, is convalescing
slowly at the home of her daughter,
Mrs. Edward Gust, on Third street.
The blod clot has not yet entirely
been absorbed, but Mrs. Wood is
gradually recovering the use of the
affected parts, although she still expe-
riences trouble in swallowing.
There was heavy wind, rain and
hail storm at Portage last evening. A
heavy rain of hailstones as large as a
half dollar whipped the leaves from
the trees, and broke many windows.
Seven panes in one house were shat
tered. The rain fell in torrents about
6 o'clock.
At Briggsville heavy wind is re.
ported, several trees being uprooted.
An empty boat on Lake Mason was
capsized. Several persons who were
on the lake had difficulty in reaching
shore.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Nuzum Of Viro-
qua and Mr.. and Mrs. N. E. Nuzum
of Spokane, Wash, were in the city
and were guests of DR.. and
Mrs. w. Nuzum. They were motoring
from GAINESVILLE to Mansion. They
also visited at North Freedom at the
home Of Rev. and Mrs. Thomas
Foulkes, Mrs. Foulkes being a sister
of John NuZum.
G. L. Bohn was in Hillsboro Sun
day to attend the funeral of his cous-
in, Albert Bohn, who died at the Hills
boro hospital after a long illness. De-
ceased was the son of He rman Bohn
of Hillsboro and leaves a wife and
one child
Mrs James Wilson is visiting her
parents, Mr. and Mrs Hugh Pugh at
Portage. Mr. and Mrs. Wilson stole a
march on their friends by being mar
ried recently and just allowing the
news to leak out. Mrs. Wilson was
Miss Hazel Pugh.
Saturday, July %, will go down on
the records of many of the business
firms of Baraboo as one of the busiest
Saturdays they ever experienced dur
ing the heated months. At the J. S.
Griggs and Company Clothing store
a removal sale is in progress, and the
clerks were so busy that they hardly
had time to stop to eat their dinner
or supper. Many came into the store
thinking they were in the ten-cent
store they found prices so low. The
will evidently prove a stimulus for
trade as expressed by another Bara-
boo merchant, who said that the day
was unusually busy, and many strange
faces were seen. The Woolworth
store itself was crowded from morn
ing until closing time, and many and
many a person was seen going down
the street with promiscuous assert
ment of bundles in his or her arms.
Other merchants reported a very busy
day
Mrs. A w. Thompson and son Ken
meth returned this afternoon to their
home at Oak Park, ILL.,, after visiting
Mrs. Thompson's brother, E. P.
Wright Mr. and Mrs. Wright, daugh-
ter Virginia, and Mrs Thompson and
her son have recently returned from
delightful vacation ct Wright Lodge,