Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-02-01
NORTH Freedom
Department
BY Our Regular Correspondent

Henry Miller of South Dakota and
Mrs. Maggie Steinberg CT Mason City
Iowa, are guests CT their mother, Mrs
Margaret Miller, and sisters, MRS
Tillie Plat and Mrs. John Voeck.
William P. Egerer has been laid III
for several weeks with sciatica.
Mrs. Susan Ford has returned tc
her home in Chicago after visiting hel
mother, Mrs. Betsey Manning.
| The children of Mrs. Mable Buxton
have been sick during the week.
Among those who are sick are: Mr
and Mrs. Henry Mertzke, the former
with the grip and the latter with
asthma. Mrs. August Mertzke Ia car
ing for them.
Mrs. Grace Hewitt Is in the post
office again after a few days Of Ia
grippe.
Mrs. Carpenter Breaks Arm
Tuesday morning Mrs. M. J. Carpen
ter slipped and fell on the icy walk
near the hardware store, breaking heI
left arm. DR.. Derschke set 1t and
she is doing nicely, only experiencing
the difficulty Of having but one hand
to use,
Mrs. Mary Trumble entertained the
Finch club Saturday evening.
Miss Helen Barker came home from
| the university at Madison last week
to attend the funeral Of her grand
mother, Mrs. Archibald Barker.
James Draped, Jr., was home last
week from La Crosse.
! Zell Pollock was down Saturday
from Reedsburg.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Wright and
son Frank spent the first Of the week
with friends in South Delton.
Mrs. Florence Pearson and daugh'
ter, Miss Marjorie, Of Baraboo, spent
the weekend with Mr.. and Mrs. J. N
Douglas.
County Superintendent George w
Davies is attending the county super
| intendents' convention at Madison
this week.
Mrs. J. B. Randall and daughter
Miss Edna, were down from Reeds
burg on Sunday. Mrs. Randall's IA
Their is in very poor health.
Mrs. J. N. Douglas was called Tues
day to Baraboo by the death of Mrs
Tracy Randall, and remained at the
Randall farm for few days.
William Simons of Baraboo was in
town Monday.
Mrs. Ann Hackett is at home after
having spent the. past two weeks at
| the Joel Hackett home in the town OF
Baraboo.
Mrs. Dan Treloar entertained the
Sunshine club Friday evening.
| Mrs. Maude Barker attended the flu
neral of her mother-in-law in Bara
| boo on Friday.
Basket Ball
There was basket ball game Fri
day evening between the Y. M. G.. A
team from Baraboo and the local
| team, resulting in a victory for the
! latter 20 to 8.
Another Case of Scarlet Fever
Wanda, the little daughter of Mr..
! and Mrs. Henry Eschenbach, was TAX
e. i'll Sunday with scarlet fever
Has Blood Poison
Ted Grosinske has been suffering
from blood poisoning in his, hand
caused by cut by ice which after
wards became irritated.
Receives Promotion
James A Seeley, who has been
with the Santa Fe road for the past
four years, with headquarters at AM
arillo, Texas, has received another
promotion, and will go the first of
February to the general offices in To-
peka, Kan, as clerk of maintenance.
Another North Freedom Boy Makes
Good
The many friends of Bruce Han
ger will be glad to know of his ad-
vancement in his chosen vocation.
Seventeen years ago he began work
for the G. f. & I. Coal company Of
Denver as operator, and advanced
through the different positions, book
keeper, chief bookkeeper, to secretary
for the vice7president. He has now
been appointed to the position of as
sistant manager of the Victor Ameri-
can Fuel company of Denver.
This young man graduated from the
North Freedom graded school, and
later from the Baraboo high school.
One old settler says Bruce pitched for
the famous water melon nine two sea-
sons, winning all but two games
Sandy Smith was caDtain and man.