Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1916-09-14


Mr. and Mrs. H. H Robinson of Maua.
ton came Sunday to Baraboo in their
car to attend the M. E. conference
and to visit their cousin, L. D. Still
son, who is seriously ILL
Mrs. Frank Webster of Spring
Green, who was a guest of Mrs. G.
w. McCready during the conference,
left Tuesday for a visit with her
daughter, Mrs. Samuel Hunley, in
Reedsburg.
During the conference, Rev. w. R.
Irish was presented with fifty roses,
having served about fifty years in the
ministry. He was not able to attend
the conference, the first time in his
long service in the ministry.
A. G. Weber went yesterday to
Chicago, where he will be employed
as foreman by the Tooler Storage
company. Mr. Weber has been en-
ployed for several years by Davis &
Cooley. Mrs Weber and daughters
will move to Chicago in the near fu-
ture.
The Baraboo hospital may close in
a few days. DR.. F. H. Powers is NOV
ing away and the owner of the build
ing desires to SELL Miss Charlotte
Smith and Miss Henrietta Impecoven
have had charge of the hospital for
several months, and in case the insti-
tuition is closed the former expects to
go to California and the latter. will
continue her work in this vicinity.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. A. Johnson have
returned from their trip to Montana
and Idaho. At Fairfield, Idaho, they
visited their son Earl, and at Baker
Montana, their daughter, Mrs. B. F.
Harrison. On August 10 there was
such a heavy frost in some parts OF
Idaho that the late wheat and oats
were frozen. The wheat was seri
Gus loss and the oats were cut for
hay. Ice froze at the time and snow
fell on the mountains. Fruit is scarce
and high in price On the trip west
Mr. and Mrs. Johnson were accom-
panied by their daughter, Miss Della
who remained for longer visit with
her sister
(From Fridays daily.)
Miss Lydia North has gone to Boul
der, Colo. to remain some time with
Miss Lydia Van Dresser, a former
resident Of Baraboo. Miss Van ORES
sen has been in the west for several
years.
Miss A. House, who has been visit
ing at her home in Delton, left this
morning for ST. Paul to visit a few
days before going to Ellenvale, N. d
Mrs. Harry Mather entertained eight
friends Thursday afternoon in honor
of her sister, Mrs. James H. Leary, Of
| Minneapolis, who is visiting here
The afternoon was spent in playing
five hundred. At o'clock refresh
/ ments were served.
Miss Connie Moran has gone K
Birmingham, Ala, where. she vii
teach. Miss Vivian Smith of Barabot
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same place, both the educational anG
other activities being in connection
with a large iron mining firm.
L. H. Palmer lost piece of flesh
from between the thumb and fore
finger of one of his hands when he
attempted to remove some weeds
clogging a corn shredder which he
was feeding. He drove his automobile
to Baraboo to have the wound dressed
John E. Coleman has gone to Mil.
waukee, where he will be employed
on the state fair grounds during the
big show. This makes eighteen years
that Mr.. Coleman has assisted with
the annual attraction. Years ago sew
.eral went from this city to the fair
to assist, but the number has stead
lily decreased until Mr.. Coleman is
the only one
H. G. Black has returned from a
ten days trip to the north. Mr.. Black
is troubled with asthma and hay fe-
yer at this time of the year, and
sought relief at Isle Royale, a resort
located in Lake Superior. The island
is fifty miles long and two hundred
miles by boat from Duluth, and not
far from the Canadian border. Mr..
Black had intended to remain away
longer, but was called back to his du-
ties in the post Office on account of
the change of postmasters.
Preserving eggs for the winter
months will soon be in order, says an
exchange. Water glass is often used
but one pound of air Stacked lime
to five gallons of boiled water will do
just as well and cost much less. Only
clean, fresh eggs should be packed
and the lime water level should be
kept about two inches above the
eggs. 1t IS best to pack in a common
stone jar, and keep it in a cool, dry
place. Eggs which are in good con-