Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1918-03-21
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j. j. Brooks has gone to Eau Claire
to attend the funeral of his grand
mother, Mrs. A A Brooks, who died
at Fresno, Calf, and was brought to
Eau Claire for burial. Deceased was
about IS years of age.
Sergeant Emmett Kauphausmann,
formerly in the general Offices here,
jumped off the o'clock train Sunday
afternoon to greet friends at the sta.
ton. He was on his way to Camp
Grant after spending a short furlough
at Winona.
Leo Rodems, son Of Mr.. and Mrs,
A. NJ ROdems, came home from the
university to spend the weekend. On
Sunday morning he was taken i'll. and
a physician pronounced the disease
scarlet fever. The house has been
quarantined He is the second Bara,
boo boy to have the malady, Glen
Richards being taken seriously i'll d,
| Madison with the same disease last
week.
Frank Link, who is now regimental
supply sergeant at Camp Grant, came
home for a weekend visit, returning
Sunday afternoon. Sergeant Link has
had considerable experience in the
army having served in the Spanish
! American war, and is anxious to soon
get into action. Many from Camp
Grant have been transferred to other
points, and members of the 331st ar
tillery, in which are many boys from
Sank county, have packed and I'M
packed three times, each time think
ing that they we're about to go east.
An exciting runaway occurred Sun
day morning about II o'clock when a
team driven by Charles Rooney went
daShing up Fourth avenue Mr.. Roo.
ney was exercising the horses and was
/ headed west in front of the city hall
! when the tongue came off the carriage,
dropping at the heels Of the horse at
the left and frightening him. The
team started west at fast pace, but
were safely guided past all Obstruc,
J tons and other teams in the highway
by Mr.. Rooney, who held firmly to the
reins. One of the tugs also became
detached shortly after the runaway
started and it looked as though the
occupants Of the rig would be thrown
out When the hill was reached near
| the McFetridge home, the horses were
| brought under control.
G. H. Copley, general secretary OF
the Y. M. G. A., left today for Clir-
tOnville, where he has been called by
the government to organize the army
Y. NJ. c. A. work among the soldiers
now mobilizing at that place. Only
soldiers who wish to learn the auto
! mobile driving are sent there. The
Y. work will be similar to that at
Camp Douglas last year. Mr.. Copley
will keep in touch with the local work.
Floyd Bailey will be in charge during
Mr.. COpley's absence.
! About twenty relatives and friends
| gathered at sos Elizabeth street ana
| gave Grandma Holmes a surprise, il
| being her 80th birthday, on st. Pat
rick's Day. A number of remem
! ORANGES were left and the Merry Maids
of the A. c. church remembered her
with a little token of esteem. She
wishes to thank all in this way, as
she was much pleased as we'll as sur
prised. At o'clock supper was
served, all departing wishing Grand
i ma" many more birthdays. She has
not been able to leave the house for
some time as she is crippled with
rheumatism, but otherwise she enjoys
! the best of health, and is always glad
! to see her friends.
! The tragic import of the TUbercu-
Iosis problem to Wisconsin is wildly
/ conveyed by the 1917 mortality fig
Ures. Pulmonary tuberculosis caused
/ 2,067 deaths. tuberculosis was ex-
ceeded as a cause of death only by
pneumonia, which took 3,214 lives.
The hitch barn has changed pro-
prietorship and in the future will be
operated by the owner OF the build
ing, DR.. P. L. Miller. The former oc-
cupants, Dougherty Bros, will oper-
ate garage which they recently
leased. The barn did a splendid bus
mess the past winter.
Monday was the warmest March Is
at Madison by one degree, according
to the report of the weather office.
The power of caterpillar tractor
was clearly shown recently at Rich
land Center when machine of the