Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-08-23

young men VINO underwent the MILL
| tary training at Fort Sheridan and
! has been commissioned second lieu
tenant.
Mrs. ]. J. Conway entertained at
/ dinner party Wednesday at Devils
Lake in honor of her niece, Mary
Louise Harrison of Elyria, Ohio. Cow
| ers were laid for the following: Mr..
/ and Mrs. Robert Harrison and daugh-
| ter, Mary Louise, of Elyria, o.; Mr..
and Mrs. Rollo Cobleigh, son Gerald
and daughter Gwendolyn of Fairfield;
Vaughn and Kenneth Conway of Bar
aboo. A very pleasant time was en-
joyed by ALL
| Joseph Seftenberg, formerly editor
of the North Freedom Journal and
| and now at Oshkosh, is spending few
days here. Mrs. Seftenberg came
with him, but on account of their.
| car breaking down has returned home.
| Their son Chester has been at Camp
/ Douglas for some time, and Brig. Gen.
Boardman says he would like to have
the boy remain with the troops. Ches-
ter is only 13, but enjoys camp life
very much and the soldiers enjoy him.
/ A correspondent from Greenfield
says that chickens are being stolen
by the wholesale and retail in that
town. Edward Schneider reported to
our correspondent that few days
ago 100 white leghorns were taken
from the home Of Mrs. Viestenz. The
correspondent writes that he is a
most despicable thief.
| DR.. B. N. Robinson, Jr, Clixord M.
La Mar Ralph McGilvra and Lyle c.
Clarke are home from Fort Sheridan
to remain several days before going
to Battle Creek They have received
their commissions as officers in the
United States army, and will train
troops at Battle Creek. Others from
Fort Sheridan also returned to this
county.
| J. T. lDonaghey, Madison, member
of the state highway commission, was
in Baraboo today and reports the
work of laying down the experiment
sections on the Baraboo-Kilbourn road
has begun. Thirty sections 400 feet
long have been staked off and differ
ent material will be used in resur-
facing the road in order to make
tests. In some cases quartZite will be
I used in other limestone gravel or
other material. Different kinds of tar
or oil will also be tested. In Column
bia county ON sandy stretch, straw
covered with tar will be tried the tar
l - h fn
protect them from wear. Great adj
vances are be 'ng made in road build
ing, and the experiments on the Kill
bourn road will be of great interest
to those engaged in the work.
Hogs, which sold August 10 at SIT
hundredweight, August Is at $18,
Saturday brought $40. The British
government is said to have asked
packers to offer ham and bacon free
ly for September shipment. The
packers have responded with quota.
tions based on hogs at $40 hundred
weight.
Through the efforts Of a number Of
business men Of Prairie du Sac and
the action Of the board of trustees in
sending a number of it's members be-
fore the railroad commission at Madi-
son, the evening train between Prai-
re du Sac and MaZomanie has been
replaced on the regular schedule, and
the service in general remains the
same as heretofore, excepting slight
Fchange in the leaving time of the aft
ernoon train. 1t leaves 10 minutes
earlier now, at 1885.
Chicken thieves in town. On Sun
lday night one OF them Stolea chicken
from the hen house of Erhart Accola.
The thief killed the bird almost under
Mr.. Accola's bed room window and
plucked the feathers and dressed it
aside the walk between the Accola
and Gasser homes Evidently the
feathers, ETC., were not wanted.
Pretty bold thieving, amt it?'-Prai-
RE du Sac News.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Schneider and
daughter Edna and Leslie Conan mo-
tored to Friesland and spent Sunday
with Mr.. Schneller's sister and FAM
lily. Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene Norton.
Mr.. and Mrs. George M. Hill have
leased a lot in Devils Lake State park
and VII erect cottage late this fall
or early in the spring. Their daugh-
ter, Mrs. A. J. Gafke, Woodstock, is
visiting here.
Miss Catherine Brandenburg, Madi-
son, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. 0. d.
Brandenburg, has undergone an oper-
alton for appendicitis. The patient is
at the hospital in Madison and is re-
cover ng. She may be able to leave
the institution by the end of the
week.