Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-07-19
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Lightning struck the barn of John
Erickson, near Waupaca, and COM
pletely destroyed it, together with
the rest of the farm buildings. The
loss is $4,000. Twenty-six loads Of
fine alfalfa were in the barn and were
destroyed.
Mrs. L. u. Patnaude and E. S.
Grove of Platteville stopped in Bar
aboo today to see their old friends,
Mr.. and Mrs. A. NJ Rodems, who for
ferly resided in Platteville. Mr.. Pat
naude and Mr. Grove are making an
auto trip to different points in Wis
consin, having come from Kilbourn
this morning. They have ben sight
seeing for the past two weeks, and
have included Manitowoc, Kewaun-
kee, the state park in Door county
and other places in their itinerary.
Norman Klett went today to La
Vale to visit his uncle, Fred Klett,
and his aunt, Mrs. Amanda Briggs,
and family.
Mrs. F. A. Armbruster of Adams
has returned home after visiting rela,
tives in Madison and Baraboo.
Miss Leone Schulz has undergone
an operation for appendicitis.
Mr.. and Mrs. e. D. COUNSEL of Wau.
kesha are visiting at the home of E.
| M. Lesser on Mound street. They are
making a trip by auto, and expect to
go from here to Alma Center Neills.
Vile, Loyal and Stevens Point.
Mrs. AL Loeslin, who has been
spending some time here with her
mother, Mrs. J. H. Kramer, has re-
turned to her home in Milwaukee. She
| was accompanied home by her grand
mother, Mrs. Katherine Kramer
! John Blake, who has been delivery
| boy for the Bump e Wickus meat
market for some time, left today for
/ Wauseca, where he will visit with his
mother for a few days, and on his
return will go with the military com
pany.
A. w. Foster reports good at
, tendance at the camp meeting in
Unity park at Wonewoc. Besides Mr.
! and Mrs. Foster, those in regular at
tendance from Baraboo are Mr. and
i Mrs. c. c. Pratt and daughter.
Mrs. Bert Tucker, who has been
visiting relatives in Chetek for the
past five weeks, has returned to her
! home in this city. She was accom-
panied here by her sister, Miss Hulda
Koepp, who will make her home with
Mrs. Tucker.
Mrs. Cecilia Traschler has purchas-
ed a Chevrolet auto from e. E. Berk-
ley of the West Baraboo garage. This
is the third car Of this make that Mr..
Berkeley has old within a week.
Mrs. Ethel Schroeder, who under
went an operation at the Baraboo hos
pital two weeks ago, has returned to
her home in the town Of Greenfield
George T. Nicholson of GAINESVILLE,
who has been visiting in Lyons since
the Fourth of July, will return home
in a day or So He thimks the Fourth
of July celebration in BarabOo was
the best he ever saw. Mr.. Nicholson
says that the factories in Be1oit are
forging ahead and the city eclipsing
other towns in that part Of the state.
Carl Swinson has received unofff-
cal notice that he will be appointed
captain of a military company, pre-
sumably the one which he has been
instrumental in getting together at
Baraboo. Mr. Swinson has been act
i've for some time in forming a COM
pany, and deserves the honor. If ap-
pointed he will receive good salary.
There may be company at Baraboo
and also one at Reedsburg, hereto
fore the two cities uniting in one or
gan cation. The troops expect to be
called on Sunday.
Last night occurred one Of the pref
tfest social affairs of the season when
reception was given for Reverend
and Mrs. L. C. Ferguson Of the Epis-
copal church. The reception was held
at the H. Grotophorst home on Ash
street, with about forty members and
friends present. There were several
harp selections delightfully."- rendered
by Arthur Jenswold and Miss Agnes
Grotophorst pleased the audience very
much W tn a few vocal solos.
Punch and waters were served, aft
err which everyone departed leaving
their best wishes for the newly mar
ried couple.
Sank county must furn' sh ITO men
for the new draft army, according to
plans and estimates given out from
Washington on Wednesday night. The
figures used for Judging the popula-
ton of the cities and counties in the
United States are based on the regis
tration figures from the different
states and not on the census. The