Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1916-12-14
MONDAY
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| County Treasurer and Mrs. j. H Mas.
tin on Saturday evening.
The tax rate in Kilbourn this year
is 1.26 per cent, SIPS on each 500
valuation. Last year it was 1877. Port
age has an assessment of 2 per cent.
Amigo pays 1888.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Steckenbauer
have received copy of the program
used on Thanksgiving at San Antonio
when the Wisconsin troops were en-
tertained at the annual service under
the auspices of the Epworth League,
with Captain Kendall presiding. The
program was sent by Mr.. and Mrs.
Robert Roberts, Mrs. Roberts being q
sister of Mrs. Steekenbauer. The,
music included numbers by the Sec.
ond Wisconsin Infantry band and the
address was given by Francis Ank-
rom, Y. M, c. A. department, Camp
Wilson, his subject being "a Glimpse
on the Humorous Side.o
Last week Chief of Police S. A.
Pelton received word from GAINESVILLE
to hold Ray Du Bots. en- Saturday he
was taken into custody He is accused
with using revolver IN an assault
attack on woman. Dn Bots was con-
nected with restaurant at GAINESVILLE
until coming to Baraboe a few days
ago.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ray Du Bots adopted
the little son of Mr.. and Mrs Fred
Porter after the death OF Mr. Porter
by shooting, while residing in this
city. According to Information re-
ceived by the police here, Mrs. DU
Bots has abandoned the child at South
Bend, Ind, and the letter limited there
was another man not far distant.
Since writing the probation officer
at South Bend, Mr.. Pelt0n has receiv-
ed no word from that quarter
The woman named in the assault
case is Mrs. Pabodfe formerly TO Bar
aboo.
Pitkin & Brooks Cut Glass repre-
sents workmanship, beauty and quail.
ity. A large assortment at reasona-
BILE prices.-Evenson Christmas drug
store.
At Madison Marcus Al. Fee and
Charles F. Christensen, former officers
Of the Valecia Milk company were ar
rested on charge of using the malls
to defraud. Mr.. Fees bond was fixed
at $4,000 and Mr.. Christensen's at ST.
500 Both were indicted on nine,
counts.
The indictment charges, among
other things, that Mr.. Christensen and
Mr.. Fee, as officers of the Valecia Milk
in letters sent through the
mail, misrepresented stock; they
claimed a secret process, known as
he Valecia process, worth ga million
when in reality, it is said,
there was no secret process; and in
sent out through the mails
that they made false reports.
The firm formerly owned the con-
1ensed milk plant at Reedsburg.
A citizen living near North Freedom
was arrested by a game warden Sat-
lrday on the charge of killing a deer
and entered plea of guilty. He was
ined 500, and costs, amounting to
b5.92. It is rumored that another ar
rest will follow in regard to the deer.
Those interested in the case suppress
I'd the name of the offender.
Mrs. Lottie Miller has returned
rom Adams, where she spent some
lime at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
George ELLINGTON.
Shaving outfits at EvensOn's.
The Mesdames J. II. Geisser, Ern-
est Stedtman and daughter, r. F..
Pope, H. Huebbe and Fred Steinhorst
came down Monday from Ableman
and helped Mrs. August Radtke cele-
Orate her birthday.
Con Goodski, charged with drunk
enness, was brought into Justice An
1ro's court and given five days in jail.
He will escape in plenty of time to see
Santa Claus arrive from the North
Pole. Officer Neitzel made the arrest.
Dairy butter and eggs have dropped
n price. The local merchants are
paying 36 cents for butter and 81 cents
tor eggs The retail price to the con-
sumner is slightly in advance Of the
above figures.
Lew Graham, manager Of the side
shows with Ringing Brothers Worlds
Greatest shows, left ON Sunday for An
1apolis, where he resides. He had
been visiting Thomas B. Buckly, treas
1rer of the show, and others connect
I'd with the amusement enterprise. On
he closing day of the show last
month Mr.. Graham's wife died In Bos-
ton.
Mrs. L. D. Stillsen has received
word from her son Eeenard that he
has sold his business place at Red
Creek, N. Y, and is now at Detroit,
Mich, employed in large baking
house there. He has worked in west
and south Chicago for the Wards, who
have many large bakeries, and was
sent by this firm to Brooklyn, N. Y,
when a new plant was built there a
few years ago, so he is well acquaint-
ed with nearly every department Oh
the business from that Of shipping
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