Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-07-19
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The Ladies' Five Hundred club met
yesterday with Mrs. H. G. Berg at
her home on Second avenue. Dainty
refreshments were served by the
hostess and large birthday cake
bearing CD candles in honor of the
anniversary of Mrs William Mann,
one of the members of the club, was
the center of attraction.
Mrs G. E. Ryan has sent to the
local Red Cross headquarters in the
high school building the first pair of
socks for the soldiers in France Mrs.
Ryan is aged 81 years and is very en-
thusiastic in Red Cross work. The
Red Cross furnishes the yarn, and
Mrs. Ryan has been supplied with
more material.
The ice cream social at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Neitzel on Thurs
day night was a great success. More
than twenty dollars rolled into the
church funds, besides the real enjoy
ment that was experienced The
pastor says everybody brought a big
cake and there was eating to ones
heart content
A few days ago A. Kunzelman
made it known in The News that he
had a reaper for sale. He reports
the machine was quickly sold and he
will always remember the News want
column when he has anything to sell
or desires to make purchase.
Mrs. Charles Gauger of Clear Lake,
S. D., who has been spending some
time with relatives in and around this
city, has gone to La Crosse for a
visit with her sister before returning
home.
Mrs. Albert Burckhardt and daugh-
ters, Loretta and La Vetta, have re-
turned from a short visit in Madison.
While there they called on her sister,
Mrs. Herman Federman, of Sumpter,
at the ST. Mary's hospital, and found
her much improved.
! Professor and Mrs. L. E. Weiland
have returned from Westby, where
he has closed another successful year
of school work. They will remain in
Baraboo during the summer.
Nothing was said Thursday night
at the council meeting about the offer
of Ringing Brothers to give the the
atre to the city, with certain restric-
tions. It was decided to straighten
Lynn street at a cost Of something
like $500 or $500. The sidewalk and
gutter in front of the brewery must
be ripped up and other changes made.
Several citizens from Second street
were present, expecting to hear IA
vorable reporte on oiling that tnor-
oughfare, but nothing came from the
committee. Two weeks before a Pc
tition had been presented to the coun
Gil and one of the visitors Thursday
night got up and said he thought it
looked like a case of placing the mat
ter in a pigeonhole. An alderman ex-
planned only enough oil was purchased
to oil certain streets and no more was
on hand-in other words the petition
came too late. 1t was also stated it
would be difficult to purchase oil at
this time The citizen said he did
not care to have the rain cart come
his way any more Carl IsenDerg was
elected member of the school board,
Mrs. E. F. Dithmar getting four votes,
with one scattering.
Governor Philip has granted
conditional pardon to Laden Fogo, at
Ric2rIand Center, who during the
progress of the county fair, struck
George Barto, special marshal,
blow upon the head that felled him to
the ground killing him. Fogo7 was
charged with manslaughter, the blow
being struck with the bare fist, and,
according to the testimony without
intent to seriously injure the mar
shall. He was sentenced to seventeen
months in the state prison, but has
beer in the county Jail, and now
is. granted q pardon upon the condl-
ton that he refrain from drinking IN
toxicatfng liquors. He is paroled to-
b. NJ. Jostad, state probation ofacer.