Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-12-06
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SATURDAY


the German Lutheran church came to
help them celebrate their silver we'd
ding anniversary The evening was
spent in a social u way and a picnic
lunch was served. Mr. and Mrs.
Schudlick were presented with a sill
Der bread tray and a silvery berry
spoon in remembrance of the occa-
sion.
H. J. Human of Lincoln, Nebr., was
Thanksgiving visitor of Rev. J. Lloyd
Smith of the Congregational church.
The visitor was born at Ironton in this
county in 1872, and recalls that he
was visitor in Baraboo when about
five years old. He has not been here
since then and not having much of
recollection of being here does not
know how the place looked at that
time His father, Rev. H. H. Human,
was pastor of the Congregational
church in Baraboo in the early seven
ties, as the son recalls. The son is
now interested in the annuity fund of
the Congregational church. The Wis
itor and host were classmates in col
lege. 3t ~"
Mr.. and Mrs. John Lee and children
spent Thanksgiving with his parents
at Madison. 80. "-'
Mrs. Emma Ar1nbruster leaves to-
morrow for an indefinite stay at To-
nah with her father, H. Baumgarten,
who is seriously i'll.
Postmaster F. L. Hubert and his
son-in-law, Edward Conan, were in
Baraboo on Friday. Mr.. Hubert has
been postmaster at Delton for %
years.
Turkey and cranberries were served
by Mr.. and Mrs. J. c. Payne to Mr..
and Mrs. D. A. Payne and three chill
dren and Mr.. and Mrs. G. F. Rich and
two children, the visitors coming from
Sumpter.
On Monday in the court of H. L..
Halsted an unusual case is returna-
BILE. Joe Franske cranked an auto
mobile for Mrs. Celia Trachsler and in
doing so broke his arm. He has
brought suit for damages.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. H. Palmer had as
their guests for Thanksgiving dinner,
Mr.. and Mrs. r. D. Palmer and family
of Reedsburg, Mr.. and Mrs. H. P. Pal
mer and family from Riverdale farm;
E. E. Palmer, Miss May Leach and P.
P. Palmer.
Because of the war special emphasis
will be given farmers institutes to be
conducted throughout the state this
winter Thirty three meetings of that
character have already been arranged
for and more will be planned within
a few weeks. Hog raising will be one
of the principal topics discussed at
all the meetings.
Guy Dobson sold two spring lambs
to William Drake recently which
weighed 273 pounds at sixteen cents
per pound, which brought him the
sum of $43.68 From this report it
would seem that sheep raising is be-
coming a very profitable business for
the farmer, and many more sheep
could be raised in this vicinity, as
there are no better natural conditions
to be found for sheep raising than
right here-Viola News .'-H rs
On Thanksgiving Day Mr. and Mrs.
o. D. Brandenburg, Madison, an
nounced the engagement of their only
daughter, Miss KatherineJ to Norman
Douglas Bassett of Chicago. Both
were students in the University of
Wisconsin, as were also the partici-
pants in the Heddles-Kemp wedding,
a Madison post-Thanks giving event.
Miss Brandenburg is active in social
affairs and has been leader in the
charity work of the Attic Angels.
G. r. Blakesley of Baraboo, who has
been in charge of the Wisconsin Pow
er, Light & Heat company here, has
also assumed the superintendency of
the plants at Portage and Cambria.
F. N. Nourse, who has been at Port
age, has gone to Chicago. The work
of building the transmission line be-
tween Baraboo and Portage continues
and power from Prairie du Sac will
soon be available here.
There was a bee-tree cutting bee on
the A. J. Harness farm in the town of
Eagle last Saturday The participants
in this bee were: A. s. Harness, Matt
Ferebee, Marvin Harness, Don Fere-
bee Frank Washburn, ]. Wilcox and
Charles Lowell. The tree was mon
ster elm that measured five and one
half feet in diameter and was solid
through and through. Two of the limbs
of this tree were hollow, in which were
two swarms of honey BEES, In their
battle with the bees A. J. Harness and
Don Ferebee were touched up" lit
tie by the stingers, while Matt Fere
bee cut his foot in the excitement
About 100 pounds of honey was Sc