Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-06-28
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Miss Ruth Seville of Lodi is back
on United States soil, safe and sound
after four years spent in Denmark, at
Copenhagen. 1t took her four days to
get her passport. She was suspected
as a spy; had to submit to having her
picture taken several times, and final
ly had to apply to Mr.. Schmedeman,
the American consul at Christiana,
Norway, for assistance, else it is prob
able she would have been unable to
get started. Mr.. Schmedeman is a
Madison, Wis, man, and well acquaint-
ed with Miss Seville's people. The
ocean trip was made over the northern
route and was without incident of an
alarming nature. Miss Seville was
thirteen days on the trip being two
days at Halifax. She was met in
Chicago by her mother and they ar
rived in Lodi later
The Red Cross fund has passed the
$4,000 mark at Portage. Among the
large contributors are:
r. H. Cochrane Co., $500; First Ma
tional bank, $500; Portage Hosiery,
$500; City bank, $500; Stotzer Gran
tie Co., $500; Carroll & Klug, 5000;
George Murison & Sons Co., 5000; Eul-
berg Brewing Co., $500; l. w. York &
Co., 5000; LOOMS Co., 5000; e. A Cow
ran, 5000; Daniel H. Grady, 800;
Portage Telephone Co., 500; Mr.. and
Mrs. j. FL. Rogers, $500.
On Thursday the Maple Valley socie-
ty met at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
F.. w. Simonds in Greenfield, and the
organization decided to assist the Red
Cross by taking membership and
contributing $500. Mrs. {. H. Palmer
of Baraboo attended the meeting.
Prospects for heavy crops of small
grains continue excellent" says the
Chicago, Milwaukee & ST. Paul rail
way crop report. '"The outlook is bet
ter than for the last several years at
this season. The plant is strongly
rooted, stand heavy, good color and
vigorous. Pastures and meadows are
in excellent condition and there is an
especially heavy crop of alfalfa. Corn
is backward and about zen days Of the
average. Some fields are very weedy
and farmers are unable TO cultivate be-
cause of wet weather. These condi
lions, however, are only temporary
and a few fair, warm days will bring
the crop up to normal"
Miss Anna Luck of Madison who
has been visiting in Loganville with
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs Charles
Luck spent few hours in this city
yesterday.
Mrs. Wilson Tabor and soE, Wayne
of Prairie du Sac spent last evening
here with Mrs. Grace Buehf6r and
this morning left for Stratf0rd to
visit her parents, Mr. and Mrs. George
Co1vin.
Mrs. H. H. Coates went to- Be1oit
yesterday called there on account of
the serious illness of her grandson,
the little son of Mr. and Mrs. +. F.
Coates. The child is i'll with pneu-
monia
E. HI. Theile of Buffalo Center, who
has been visiting at the home of At
torney and Mrs. e. Aug. Runge, has
gone to Prairie du Sac to visit for
few days. He will later return to
Baraboo.
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a fine and costs of SASS in the Office
of Justice Adolph andre. Tt will be
recalled that Holmes returned from
fishing trip some days ago and either
the bait or early morning air got the
victim in an uncertain condition. Off,
Ger Neitzel was instrumental in hay
ing the patient cared for.
William j. Hollingsworth and his
wife, 627 Mound street, INDUCED in a
family spat, with the result that Mrs.
Hollingsworth caused the arrest of
her husband on the charge of using
abusive language. After due deliber-
alton in the court Of Justice Adolph
andre, William was sent to jail, where
he is now spending his time in send
ing out S. o. S. calls.
Today as Hans Withrow was driv-
ing the delivery truck for the Gust
meat market, the machine climbed
upon the walk just north of the Mo-
ran restaurant on Oak street. The
car hit the wall of the Baringer build
ing, bit out portion of a brick,
smashed one Of the lamps and backed
into an iron light post, bringing down
the glass globe in gathering shower.
The excitement was soon over.
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