Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1916-05-11
Monday

r. C.. Steuber Of Merrlmack spent
few days in Baraboo recently, the
guest of bis sister. Mrs. D. Quiggle, and
his son, Raymond, who is employed at
the Won VALID jewelry store.
Elvin Helm aged three wears of Mer-
rimack, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Albert
Helm, underwent an operation for the
removal of tonsiles at the Baraboo
hospital on Saturday. His mother took
him to their home today.
Sheriff H. L. Hale was at Merrimack
last week in connection with the estate
of the late Mrs. John Simms. Mrs.
Simms was member of the Harvey
family and steps are being taken to
settle the estate.
The G. f. Post hotel at Spring Green
has been sold at foreclosure sale, Elmer
E. Mills of Madison buying the place for
$4,000. There was a mortgage of
, So, 900 on the place, besides interest
and taxes. The referee was former
Sheriff William Welk 1t will be recalled
the hotel has been in litigation, piece
of land in Texas being included. The
land in Texas was sold at foreclosure
sale 90 the whole matter has been
cleared up. Mr.. Post, the owner, was
formerly the highway commissioner in
this county.
A barn owned by Henry Bernhing
in the town of Dellona burned on Sun
day night The building was struck by
lightning and hog and some young
calves lost their lifes in the
flames, neighbor reports. An I'M
fortunate feature of the loss is that
during the winter Mr.. Bernhing
hauled enough cement and lumber for
a new:b barn. This was stored in the old
Darn and is total loss.
On Friday evening Rev. E. o. Ceomtz,
pastor Of the "A. C. church, gave an ad-
dres on what literature to read at the
regular meeting of the Wide-Awake
club. He deplored the fact that people
read SO much they do not attempt to
remember, thins very injurious to the
mind. Persons should read books and
articles which may be recalled and
which ia turn strengthen the memory.
Charles Il C~ownhart, formerly chair
man of the state industrial commission,
has been retained TO present the Gaze
of the citizens Of .4adison for lower
electric rate in that city. The railroad
commission has orderel an investiga-
ton Of the question az to whether it ia
necessary to maintain auxiliary steam
plants in Madison inasmuch as the
power is furnished by the Prairie du
Sac dam. It is conceded that if the
auxiliaries can lie discontinued tbs ligh
rates can be reduced nearly one-half.
The pen may be mightier than the
sword, bat likewise is potash stronger
an printers ink. W. j. MacOueeu, t.
many years editor of the Stratford
welding the trusty pen and will entel
into the manufacture Of potash. tbs
plant will be either at Leona or Wabe
no. His successors are Ernest Bahr Of
MedtoId and Charles Pomassel of Min
neapolis.
With Howard Murphy as driver
Leonard Briggs, Wallace Briggs, Johr
Blake and Leonard Sprecher went t.
Portage on Sur day. After the rair
came the car stuck in the mud and tn
young men spent part of the night il
the machine and in trying to get it tt
! go.
] D. A. Lewis. G. A. Briggs, H. M
: Briggs and Miss Edith Huntington
were in Portage on Sunday where she
: attended the state meeting of the Gid
cons. The national treasurer of the or
ganization was present, The member
of this organization are travelling sales
men. They found the roads excellent.
Q Mrs. E. P. Hall has returned from
a months visit in Illinois and Indiana
r She was accompanied home by he
3 daughter, Miss Wanda, who completed
e her school at Freelandville, Indiana
where she has been teaching. She viii
i remain iniBaraboo for her summer va
r cation.
On Saturday night miner struc
}, at circus m an in the Nick Straus
saloon, the fist missing the objee
II of the owners wrath and going into
: plate glass window worth $50 or ST.
~ An arrest followed but there was u
g prosecution, the loss being covered
Insurance. Both men were more {
~ less intoxicated. When the Est str,ie
3. tAe glass the vaudeville ended.