Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-10-11

Keiffer spent the day in Ableman with
their aunt, Mrs. Smith.
Mrs Ray Littlejohn and two chill
dren are visiting relatives at Onalaska
and La Crosse.
Mrs NJ Short returned this morning
to Neillsville after visiting here with
her son, Frank Short.
Mrs Edward Bloom, Mrs. Lawrence
Siebecker and Mrs. Albert Werlich
spent the day in Reedsburg.
Miss Mable Rischmueller is spend
ing the weekend at her home in Mer-
rimack.
Arthur LANCE has gone to his home
in Merrimack to spend the weekend
with his parents.
Miss Blanche Richie Of Mansion,
Reedsburg this morning to visit rela-
tives.
Mrs. Elizabeth Heitmann and grand
daughter, Miss Fern Pierce, went to
Lodi on Friday evening to visit with
friends for a few days.
Miss Olive Cooley has returned to
Madison after spending some time
with Mrs Lydia Stiehl> on the c. F.
Cooley farm at North Freedom.
Mrs. Alex Metcalf and children have
gone to Madison where Mr.. Metcalf
has employment and where they will
make their home.
Mrs. Alice Goggin Jacoby Of Pitts
burgh, Pa, is visiting at the home Of
her aunt, Mrs T. Roach, at Merrimack
and will spend the weekend with her
cousin, Mrs. Catherine Cummings, of
this city.
County Clerk F. A. Cooper reports
there are not as many as usual TAX
ing out hunting licenses. Shells cost
twice as much as before the war,
game is not very abundant and the
conservation laws are decidedly rigid.
1t is an easy matter to Overstep the
statutes and fine of $50 upward
faces the lawbreaker. All this has
discouraged hunting.
Baraboo is enjoying strawberries
as never before. Whitney M. Allen
and H. Seaborn are the leading ever
bearing growers here. Mr.. Allen says
there are about 1000 varieties of the
everbearing, SO one should use eau
ton in purchasing plants, for some
are not as prolific as others. By care
full cultivation and nipping off the
buds in the spring good crop is as
sured in the fall if the weather is
seasonable.
Thursday morning while cutting
ensilage, Henry Gade Of Excelsior got
his right hand cOught in the machine
and so badly injured it that it was
necessary to amputate four fingers at
the second joint. He was taken to
the hospital at Reedsburg for medical
There was a merry party for little
folks in the parlors of the Presbyte
rian church on Wednesday afternoon.
the Cradle Roll superintendent, Mes
danes G. Fl. Osthoff, Hugh Hughes,
arranged the rooms with
flowers and toys, rocking horses and
building blocks, tiny tea-tables for tiny
tots and everything that could make
the wee ones glad, while the happy
mothers helped. Some friends came
in also to see the baby show. After
several amusing attempts q picture
was taken Of the little ones. Refresh |
ments were served and then all went
home, glad that they had braved a +,
cold day to meet with the other little
beginners of the Sunday-school.
Fred Luckensmeir OF Reedsburg has
paid his initiation fee of $13.24 and is
now a member Of the Sank County !
Speeders' club. Motorcycle Policeman
L. r. Capener brought the application
to the court Of Adolph andre, where
the initiation took place. Mr. Capen-
er reported that Mr.. Luckensmeir was
driving his automobile at a greater
rate of speed than 25 miles an hour.
Madison is dry. When Detective
Mccormick walked into soft drink
ing place owned by Andrew J. Lund,
the proprietor had a bottle in his hand
and two empty glasses in view. Lund
attempted to whisk the bottles from
sight and the detective became suspi-
cious. Twenty fve dollars and costs
cleared up the matter.
Changing his former plea Of not
guilty to guilty, Archie Buchanan, ar
rested some time ago on a statutory
charge, was sentenced to the state
prison for two years by Judge Hopp-
mann in the circuit court Wednesday
at Madison. Buchanan has a wife and
three small children.
If contracts are made for 100 acres
of pickles at Spring Green, sailing
station will be built there