Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1916-11-09
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AS a result of Archie Mahaney
automobile accident a few weeks ago
at Lodi, Peter o. Guam brought a
suit for damages against Mahaney IN
behalf of his boys who were IN the
buggy when it collided with the au-
tomobile, and also for damages 20
himself in the loss of the buggy ana
injuries to the horse. The case was
called in Justice J. M. Pruyn's court
in the village. The defense called
for a jury trial, and while Deputy
Sheriff George Ebert was serving
summons on prospective jurymen,
the parties to the action came to a
settlement, so the case was ended
without a trial. Mahaney paid $125
and costs of the suit, amounting to
something over $3.50.
On Saturday afternoon Ford and
a Chevrolet car crashed together on
the Prairie du Sac-Baraboo road near
the Herman Zantow place on the
bluff about six miles from Baraboo.
There is a dirt and paved road at the
place where the accident happened,
and the Ford car was evidently COM
ing north on the dirt road and at the
left of the other car, which was go
ing south. Had the Ford remained
on the dirt, the accident would not
have happened. Both cars we're run
ming rapidly and as they approached
the Ford evidently was turned to
pass the other car on the right.
There was not time to cross over,
and the collision resulted. Two of
the passengers went through one of
the windshields, escaping serious in
jury. One of them received a severe
cut on his hand and came to Baraboo
to receive attention. The Ford was
damaged on the left side and the
Chevrolet on the right. The Ford
lost two wheels windshield, fend-
ers and other parts. The other was
also badly wrecked. The two cars
both faced southeast after the COLI
sion was over, and there they re-
manned all day Sunday the center of
interest for all who travelled the road.
Sometimes there were six and seven
cars standing there, the passengers
specializing on what had happened.
The names Of the occupants or the
owners of the cars could not be
learned.
On Saturday evening as Carl Helm
of Merrimack drove his Ford car out
of the alley at the rear of the Melzl
& Mccain furniture store, another
car from the east on Second avenue
struck his machine a broadside, the
accident occurring near the pOstOffice.
The left hind wheel was broken, the
left side of the car was damaged, and
the right rear wheel was injured from
the impact. Mrs. Helm was thrown
from the car and slightly injured. It
was necessary for the machine from
the east to halt for a few minutes,
on account of the way being blocked
by the other car. The number was
taken and according to the tag the
car is owned by E. L. BestOr of MaZO-
mamie.
Judge A. F. Kellogg on Wednes-
day at Portage sentenced Harry A.
Wilson to two years in the penitenti-
airy and imposed a fine of $40 and
costs, amounting to $215, on the
charge of abandonment. Wilson de-
serted his wife and child in that city
and went to Idaho, where he was
found and arrested by Sheriff Briese
Of Columbia county and brought back
to Portage. The prison sentence has
been suspended and Wilson is now
under parole to the state board of
control. The state authorities will
put the prisoner at work and his
support of his family and to the pay
ment of the fine and costs imposed.
In passing sentence the judge ad-
vised the prisoner that the court was
not attempting to make man of him
but was merely compelling him to
do what he should for period of two
years, and also intimated that the
punishment assessed against him was
a sample of what wife deserters may
expect from the court in the future.
Miss Olive Thayer has returned to
her home in Fairfield after visiting
in Sandusky for few days. She
was accompanied home by Vern Carr
Of Reedsburg, who remained for a
short stay.
James Seeley has returned to Am
arillo, Texas, after visiting relatives
in this city. He was accompanied
homo nv bic cictor-ir low Miss Ma