Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1918-06-13

rents, MT. anu MIS-. II W. MluuiSu, no
says, 'Am leaving tonight for Seattle,
Wash, in charge of thirty men. Am
feeling fine and passed all exams fine.
A letter will follow soon" The young
man enlisted the past week in the
navy.
We received letter from Guy Mc-
Gilvra, Granada, Mimi, this weew.
Guy, former Sumpter boy, is located
on farm near that city. His brother
Russell is in France, member OF II.
O. Co., 12Sth Inf, u. S. N. G. While
there he has met Verne Payne. Every
thing in France looks queer to Russell
as it does to all the boys. According
| to our letter, crops look good in Min
nesta. Most corn is planted and some
is being cultivated.-Prairie du Sac
News.
Under new agreement the army
will handle all mail for the eXpedi-
| tionary forces after it leaves United
States ports. The post-office depart
ment will deliver the mail to military
authorities at the port of debarkation
| in this country and receive it from
| them at port in France for dispatch
! to the United States. The domestic
money-order service to the troops
will, for the present, at~least, continue
under the direction of the post-otfice
department.
One-way railroad fares on all roads
will be advanced to three cents per
mile, effective June 10, 1918, and all
local round-trip fares which are less
than double the new one-way fare
will be cancelled. Summer tourist
fares and all year tourist fares will
be suspended and re-established on
basis bearing reasonable relation to
the new one-way fares. Mileage tick
cts will be continued on sale on
basis of one-way fares. There will be
no reduction from the new one-way
fares by the use of mileage tickets.
Last year it was planned to erect
the new Evangelical church at the
corner of Fifth and Ash streets, but
for two or more reasons this was not
done. The contract was let to Henry
Graf on April 9, 1917, and he proceeded
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chase material. In the first place Miss
Kate Cummings had lease on the lots
until late in the fall and did not vacate
until the building season was about
past. This of itself blocked the work.
The members of the building board
hold that Mr. Graf dIu not give bond
and for that reason the work was de-
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another person and Mr.. Graf has
brought suit to recover damages on
$4,000 building. This morning before
), Court Commissioner HI. L. Halsted the
pastor, Rev. G. E. Maves, was exam
ined in order to take the proper steps
IL the case goes to circuit court. Mr..
Graf has retained City Attorney V. Ell.
Cady and the church is represented in
the suit by District Attorney James H.
Hill
Miss Gladys Du Bots has returned to
North Freedom after visiting her
grandfather, S. NJ Du Bois.
Miss Elsa Zantow went to Madison
today to spend some time with her
brother Henry and family. From
Madison she will go on to Rockford,
Ill, to visit relatives.
/ C. F.. Mather of the post-office de-
partment, st. Paul. is spending few
days of his vacation with relatives and
friends in Baraboo and on Sank Prai-
RE. He will return June 8.
Mrs W. F. Frenz spent yesterday
in Madison. She was accompanied
home by her daughter Mrs. Lyle c.
Clarke, of Louisville, KY, who ex-
poets to spend some time here.
Herman Wiley, west of town, had
shingling bee yesterday and covered
his barn, the job requiring $4,000
shingles, all Of which were put on in
one day. Among those who went from
town were Ernest Sceales E. M. Lei
| ser. C. H. Grubb and c. A. Briggs A
few men are out at Robert Koenigs
today helping him so he will be ready
for his barn raising tomorrow.
0. S. Rich of Norfolk, Va, is spend
ing few days here. He has decided
to remain Norfolk and came to sell
: his cottage at the lake and other prop
erty. Mr.. Rich is engaged in the
plumbing business and likes the Old
Dominion city very much. When told
: that German submarines had been OPP
Grating on the Atlantic coast he said
I that if there was to be any war excite
ment at home he wanted to be there
to participate in the defense,