Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1916-08-03

Sells-Floto circus which showed at
Portage on Wednesday, came to Bar
aboo on Monday evening from Eau
Claire for a visit at the home of his
parents, Mr. and Mrs. L. H. Potter.
This is Mr.. Potter's first visit to Bar
aboo in two years. He rejoined the
show at Portage and was accompa-
MED there by his brother, Howard
Potter, a recent graduate of the uni
versity.
A divorce suit was filed in the mu-
nicipal court Tuesday at Madison
by Elizabeth Race, who was married
in Baraboo to George Race on June
6, 1908, and who claims that ever
since her marriage she has been
compelled to work so as to help sup
port herself. She also accuses her
husband of cruel and inhuman treat
ment and of calling her harsh names.
Oliver Hewett of North Freedom
was located at Baraboo, on the South
Side, and was gathered in by the pO-
lice on a charge of deserving his fam
lily, he having done nothing, it is al
legged, toward their support for the
past four months. A hearing took
place in Justice Andro's court Tues
day, and the young man was put on
parole for ninety days, and given or
ders to support his family and be
man.
An automobile driven by a woman,
and containing four other women, col
lided with the lamp post in front of,
the Corner Drug store about 1920 this
morning. In turning the corner, the
driver, in attempting to avoid hitting
DR.. J. F. Sneathen, who was crossing
The road did not cut the car short
enough, with somewhat disastrous re-
suits, The car was slightly damaged,
the bumper being bent, and the globe
on the lamp post shattered. One of
the women sitting in front with the
driver was thrown forward against the
open windshield, when the car stopped
and sustained a cash on her nose,
which bled freely. The car was an
Oakland and bore the license number
69371.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Thompson and
baby and Mrs Ole Gilbertson and two
daughters, Misses Nora and Ora, mo-
tored from Brycelyn, Mimi, to visit
with the L. P. Lewis family, north of
town. They left their city about 2
! o'clock on Monday afternoon and ar
rived in Baraboo in time to eat an
restaurant. Although the roads were
dry and dusty and they encountered
some sand, the travelling was good
most Of the way, and they did not
have to stop once for repairs on their
Buick.
About 100 were in attendance at the
summer institute at the Reedsburg
Training school. Considering that
there are but $50 teachers in the
country schools of Sank county, and
25 or more of these are attending sum-
mer. sessions of the normal schools
this makes a most excellent attend
ance The institute lasted four days
and then the teachers joined with the
nI.,hC ~, o;n OF
Devils Lake Thursday.
Thursday evening about o'clock
Mrs. Frank Knoop killed at rattle
snake in front of her home at North
Freedom. The reptile was three feet
: five inches long and had ten rattles.
More than 500 bankers from all
over the state are expected to attend
the annual convention of the Wiscon-
sin State Bankers association which
will be held in Madison on August
and 9. Preceding the meeting, the
night of August stag dinner, in the
nature of a get-together affair, will
be held.
There was a family gathering at
the home of Charles Schellenberger
in North Freedom, the occasion be-
ing the birthday anniversary of Mrs.
Schellenberger. There were about
fifty present and picnic lunch was
served on the lawn from baskets
brought by the guests. Fluctuations
were extended to the one in whose
honor the affair was given and the
day passed enjoyably.
Former Engineman NJ. Maher takes
: the prize for raising potatoes this
year Of course I will have to give
his sister Hanna some credit, as I
have seen her hoeing several times in
the garden. They sold ten dollars
worth off of patch 4Ox40 feet and