Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-09-20
THURSDAY
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GefmanyS aLLlCuQ0 is intended DIS
pressure on Holland to grant a loan,
which has thus far been refused.
To relieve the anxiety of mothers
land others who have sons or relatives
in the war, the state council of 1e-
s2ense at Madison has just issued a
casualty statement showing that dur
ing the past year not more than one
man in thirty in the allies armies has
been killed The council declares that
statistics show that there are casual
ties than generally supposed, and en-
phasizes the fact that fifteen out Of
every sixteen men in the allied ar
mics have been safe through three
years of fighting.
The American military authorities
IN France have placed through the
Swiss Contracting association an or
der for million francs worth Of wood
en- huts to house troops.
The quarter-section farm formerly
owned by-Andrew MAR and lately by
Fred Evarts, lying two miles west OF
Arlington and four miles south OF
Poynette, Columbia county, has just
been sold for 5000 an acre.
Mrs. F. J. Rummell of Milwaukee,
who has been visiting here with her
mother Mrs. Carrie Slade, has gone
20 EIroy to visit Mrs. Carl Vogle.
Attorney J. w. Frenz was bust
ness caller in Lime Ridge.
Mrs. Belle Wood was business cal
Ter in Wyeville today.
Mrs. H. Pressing and daughter Hazel
spent the day in Camp Douglas.
Mrs. C. E. Newell and daughter
Ethel spent the day in Madison
Mrs. A. L. Fisher of Sparta is spend
ing a short time in this city on bust
ness.
Mrs. Kate Palmer and daughter
Nita of North FREEDOM were visitors
here today.
Mrs. J. Owen went this morning to
Camp Douglas to visit her nephews,
Harry and Burt Reynolds, of Portage.
Mrs. Frank McGuan and Miss &C.
celia McGuan spent the day in Camp
Douglas.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. Cline and son Cor
don have returned to Wyeville after
visiting her mother, Mrs. F. Rote.
Miss Esther Painter of Whitewater
came this morning and will organize
a class of piano pupils.
"A ten-pound daughter was born to
Mr.. and Mrs. Martin Werlich of Green
field on Tuesday, September II.
Mrs. Carl Isenberg has gone to Mil
waukee to visit her son., w. c. Isen.
berg.
Mrs. George Macarthur and daugh-
ter Louise are visiting in Beloit with
her sister, Mrs. G. T. Head.
Mrs. Charles Stoevesand of Custer,
Mich, who has been visiting relatives
mere, has gone to Prairie du Sac to
visit her brother, Ed. Kindschi.
Among those who were here from
Merrimack today were: Mrs. George
Howard Mrs Bert Gross and Miss
Mary Corcoran.
Mrs. Earl Cary and son Moyse Of
Milwaukee are visiting at the home Of
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. w. F..
Moyse.
Rev. and Mrs. E. o. Coontz and
three children returned this afternoon
from visit with relatives in southern
Iowa.
Eleven playmates of Miss Florence
Paddock gave her a surprise party on
Saturday afternoon. A pleasant time
was spent and refreshments were
served.
Mrs. L, H Lampman and daughter
Dorothy of Elroy, and Mr.. and Mrs.
D. B. Lampman of Edgerton are visit
ing here with their sister, Mrs. A. l..
Page. Mrs. A. L. Lampman returned
from Elroy, where she has been visit
ang relatives.
18r. and Mrs. William H. Hill Of
Neogasha, Kan, are visiting at the
home of Mr. Hills parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. James Hill, near the Indian ford
of the BaraboO river Mr.. Hill has a
position with the Standard Oil COM
pany, and there is large refinery at
mis- home town.
Tine BaraboO hospital auxiliary met
on Tuesday afternoon and transacted
the usual business. Many have con-
grfbuted fruits and vegetables for the
zEfstitution and those interested in the
work will be very glad to receive any
thing in the eating line from residents
IN the city or country
The fire department was called to
SIS Mound street this morning about
II O'Clock when the hOuSe owned f5y
Mrs. William Hollingsworth was re-
ported on fire. The blaze started in
the wood shed at the rear of the house.
the shed being consumed. The DAM
age done to the house was very slight
as the fire was extinguished before
getting start The house is occupied
by Mr. and Mrs. William E. Willard.
Mrs. Fred Koppke Of Madison was
visitor here today.
Elmer Schram of battery D, artil-
lery, left Sunday by way Of Omaha