Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-02-08
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George o. Macarthur found the mon
ey and records in the safe which
went through the fire, badly heated.
The paper money was turned into one
of the local banks to be sent to Wash
ington for redemption. The coins be-
came almost as black as ravens.
Fred B. Kinsley. who Is brother
of Mrs. James H. Hill, Broadway, and
who formerly conducted the laundry
opposite the high school building, has
gone to Sand Point, Idaho. in response
to a telegram announcing the death Of
his daughter, Mrs. Herman II. Taylor.
at Washington following an operation.
She was aged about IS, was the wife
Of the present acknowledgement Of
Idaho. and leaves a son and daughter.
Through the splendid efforts Of Mrs.
o. B. Gloyd, the Twentieth Century
club took q most delightful trip in
Alaska with John Muir, the great
mountaineer. His descriptions are so
wonderful and pleasing, that one sees
and enjoys all that he does. Mrs. H.
G. Mertzke entertained the club in o
very pleasing manner with a compre-
hensive sketch Of the life Of Mr.. Muir,
from early boyhood to the time Of his
death. Following the sketch there
was an enthusiastic discussion. Alto
gether it was very profitable and in
teresting program. The club then ad-
journed to meet February Is.
shipment of cheese recently made
by the Neenah Cheese Co., consigned
to London England, is at the bottom
of tn, Atlantic, the ship carrying 1t
be rg one Of those sunk by German
raiders. Some Richland county cheese
is supposed to have been in the cargo.
The cheese was purchased by Cana
dian buyers and was insured
With a temperature % degrees be-
low zero grounding day arrived. The
SIN shore and there were hurry-up or
ders to the coal man, for there will
be six weeks more of winter. Br-r-r-r.
It S doubtful If the hog even opened
an eye on a day with the thermometer
trying to get out at the bottom of the
tube, but if the cold fails to arrive the
who7e blame may be placed on Hugh
Kelley or the Baraboo police depart
ment.
On Thursday night when the tenn
perature was bitter cold, Morris Mad
den got nto a snow drift while going
from Baraboo to his home on the bluff
southwest Of town. Before he was
found, and before he could be gotten
out of the difficulty, one horse was
frozen to death. the other is in seri-
Gus condition from the effects Of the
cold, and Mr.. Madden is suffering
from two frozen hands.
1t will be recalled few years ago
adverse luck followed his footsteps.
He injured his back, lost o cow, his
wagon broke down. and other misfoT
tunes came to him.
At the Harold Seaborn sale on We'd
nesday in Fairfield there we're many
purchasers, and the property sold at
an advanced figure. Mr.. Seaborn and
family occupy the William Rounds
place near town and desires to give
all his attention to the Rounds place.
Mrs. Helen C. Berg of this city under
went a successful operation Wednes-
day at Grand View hospital, La
Crosse. Her many friends in Bara-
boo will be glad to know that con-
ditions are favorable for a speedy
convalescence. Mrs. Berg's sister,
Mrs J. j. Robinson, of Huron, 8. D.,
accompanied her to La Crosse, and
will remain for few days.
Last Sunday while the snow was
soft Lester Harvey and H. Potter in
dulged in the excitement Of snow
balling. A pedestrian was hit and be-
came very angry. It Is stated that
it cost the young men over eight dol
lars. When the snow becomes soft
again the young men about town
should use discretion when it comes
. to filling the air with spherical con
densations.
, A petition Is being circulated that
Congressman John ]. Esch present to
Congress a special bill fer the in
) crease of pension Of Henry D. Potter
of Baraboo. Recently Mr.. Potter was
: stricken with paralysis and is now
} helpless. The pension he now re
i. ceives is small and in cases OF thii
kind congress in the past has passed
, special acts In order to increase thu
D revenue for those who fought in ths
+ war OF over nifty years ago.