Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1918-03-28
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! Baraboo and nearly all of the. popu-
louS centerS roundabout are prepar-
ing to vote on the license issue. 1t
is stated that Ableman and Kilbourn
are getting tired of all the liquor low
ers coming to those places and caus-
ing trouble. Petitions have been filed.
Reedsburg and Madison, which went
dry last July, will vote again, Portage
is in campaign, and other towns are
active. With the war at white heat,
John Barleycorn will have run for
his life this spring.
7 Mrs. John Bowers, who is making
her home with her daughter, Mrs.
Rose Sweet, 627 Mound street, re-
/ ceived large box of fresh vegetables
from her daughter, Mrs. D. A Hitch
COX, Of Long Beach, Calf.
Master Pilley, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
J. H. Pilley, has undergone an oper-
alton at the Baraboo hospital for the
removal of his tonsils. He has been
at Camp Grant doing electrical work
and was advised to have his tonsils
removed. He came home for the pur-
pose.
| Miss Ida Zimmerly was given a sur
prise at the home of her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Carl Zimmerly on Lynn street
Saturday night About 80 were pres
ent and spent the time in games and
music and refreshments were served.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Harmed en-
tertained the following over Sunday:
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Wilma Meyers, Elsie Stackman, Her
man Harmed and Private Edward r.
Harmed Of Camp Grant, Rockford,
Ill.
Mrs. NJ. Prouty of White Mound
accompanied her brother, Amos Hen
ry, to the George w. McCready home
Sunday, where they joined Mrs. Hen
ry, who has spent the past week in
this city. Mr. and Mrs. Henry left
this afternoon for their home in Lar
rimore, N. D.
Mrs. O. D. Johnson and Mrs. James
D. Johnson Of Leeds, Columbia coun-
ty, have returned to their home. They
were called here by the serious i'll
ness of their father, Albert Schmidtke,
in Lyons, who had stroke of paral-
ysis last week He has not regained
consciousness.
Mrs. F. j. Stewart left this morn
ing for New York city, where she will
join her husband, Lieutenant F. d.
Stewart, for a visit. They will visit
Baltimore, Washington, D. c., and
other places of interest in the east. On
her return she will visit friends in
Chicago and Waukegan, ILL.,
About fifty neighbors and friends or
Mr.. and Mrs. George Staudenmayer
of Caledonia gathered at their home
Friday evening, March %, and helped
them celebrate their silver wedding
anniversary A sumptuous supper
was served and a program of music,
recitations and games followed. Mr..
Staudenmayer is the president of the
Columbia county fair association, and
he ranks among the most prosperous
and industrious agriculturists of that
community.
I Mr.. and Mrs. F. G. Schultz received
letter Sunday from their son Lewie,
mailed February 27, stating that he
had landed safely.
| The members of the Sank County
Liberty Loan committee say it has
been brought to their attention that
statements are being made by some
persons that the federal government
is to demand of the banks information
as to what money depositors have in
the bank, for the purpose of COMPEL
ing such depOsitors to purchase with
such money liberty bonds. The mem
bers desire to correct this false inn
preston. From what source it eman-
ated they do not know, but there is
no such order and no such intent
whatever on the part of the govern
ment, and money deposited in the bank
by any person is just as secure and
Just as free from federal control as
it ever has BEEN This is a campaign
of loyalty and the country expects ev-
cry man to do his duty and his full
duty, but the committee desires to
correct this statement at it's very in
ception.
A number of citizens have petitioned
that the state conservation commits
sion hold a hearing at Merrimack to
determine the advisability of prohib
iting the sale of pike and pickerel at
that place when taken from Lake Wis
consin. There is also a desire to in
crease the minimum length and de-
crease the daily bag limit of such fish.
To consider the above there will be a
hearing at Merrimack at 2:30 on Tues
day, April g.
The Wide-Awake club will hold a
patriotic meeting at the schoolhouse
on Friday evening of this week. There
will be national songs, and among the
speakers will be A. S. Kingsford.
Joseph Pulvermacher, 11-year-old
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Mat Pulvermacher
Of Bear Creek, suffered fracture of
his left hip a few days ago. The boy
was doing his usual work, and heavy
barn door which he was closing came
off the track and fell upon him. With
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