Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1918-03-21

above type went through a large plate
glass window of garage. The trac.
tor was being demonstrated in the
street and in going over the curb the
driver, Earl Poole, was thrown off the
machine, which continued backward,
up over a two-foot wall and through
the window, lighting on top of Buick
automobile inside the garage. Outside
of the broken window and the smash
ing of the hood and fender of the auto,
no damage was done, Mr.. Poole luck
lily escaping injury when he fell from
the machine.
FOR SALE: 80 acres, six miles
from Baraboo, good clay soil, 55 acres
under. cultivation, balance pasture ana
second-growth timber; spring creek in
the pasture; new house, good base
ment barn, granary, machine shed and
poultry house; fine orchard heavy
work team, one driving horse; nine
COWS, four yearling heifers, one Hol-
stein bull, seven hogs, $50 bushels of
oats, 80 bushels of wheat, II tons of
hay; Is cords of 4-foot wood; rs hens,
a full set of farm machinery, includ-
ing wagons, buggies and two sets Of
harness-all for $4,000 We consider
this one of the best bargains in Sank
County,. T. Bates & Son, Baraboo.
T. Clavadatscher reports that last
week was the best week of his life for
business. Patrons poured into his
store and spent their money freely.
There is plenty of money in the coun-
try, and generous advertising will do
much to stimulate trade.
The fire department was called to
the George DeKoyer home on West
street about o'clock this morning,
where the roof was on fire. The fire
had got quite start before the family
noticed it, and most of the roof was
burned. 1t is not known how it start
ed.
G. r. Hawks, Lodi, inventor and
manufacturer of the G. r. Hawks au-
tomato highway traffic signal, was in
Baraboo on Monday. While here he
gave the Sank County Historical So
ciety a picture of his mother, Mrs.
Eleanor Wyman Hawks, who came to
Baraboo from Michigan by OK team in
1847. Of that early company of pio-
ners located near this city Mrs Hawks
of Lodi and A. w. Foster of BarabOo
are about the only ones left.
.S,o1~ hoe or IIaT1O nj
from Portland Ore, where she spent
the winter with her sister. She says
the weather there has been delightful
all the time the thermometer going to
% degrees above but twice. Flowers
are always in bloom. John Greeney,
formerly a resident of Ableman, re-
sides in Portland, and has a beautiful
home there.
The trainmen's dance given at Noel
ler's hall Monday evening was a great
success, the proceeds going to the Red
Cross. The hall was decorated in flags,
and a large service flag with twelve
stars was also hung in the hall. About
twenty came up from Madison to at
tend the ball. A five-piece orchestra
furnished the music.
Miss S. Rachine has gone to Sump-
ter to attend the funeral of her broth
er-in-law, Richard Zscheigner, who
died this morning. Deceased was
about 20 years of age and was broth
err of. Herman Zscheigner of this city.
The next meeting Of the Skillet
Creek Farmers club will be at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs w. A. Toole on
Friday evening, March %. A good
crowd is expected, as the program
promises to be an interesting one.
F. r. Bentley will tell about the
third liberty loan campaign, and Miss
Davies, field secretary Of the Y. w. c..
A., will tell of the benefit to country
women from that organization.
The University of Wisconsin has
published a circular entitled "How to
Fight tuberculosis Of Poultry"
The agricultural experiment station
of the University of Wisconsin has
also published bulletin entitled New
Facts on Feeding Cattle for Successful
Growth and Reproduction" The book
IS illustrated.
"InoculatiOn of Legumes" has been
published also by the university. The
book was written by E. B. Fred and
is illustrated.
Mrs. H. l.. Halsted has returned
from a stay of several weeks in the
east, visiting her son, Lieutenant
James E. Halsted, at Washington, ana
other relatives near New York. Mrs
HaIsted was much impressed with the
great activity at the capital Immense
buildings are being erected to house
people and care for the business dull
ing the war. The city is greatly ove4
crowded, and many strange faces, I'll
uniform and in diplomatic garb, are
seen in the hotels and about the
streets.
E. L. Luckow of Washington, who
is visiting in Baraboo, attended the
Joseph E. Davies meeting in Madison
on Monday evening. Mr.. Luckow says
the large gymnasium was filled, the
band furnishing the music.