Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1918-02-07

the Al Ringing theatre, will leave
tonight for Madison, where he has en-
ployment in the Gisholt machine shop.
| After q residence of 50 years in her
present homestead in the town Of
Blooming Grove, near Madison, Mrs.
g Augusta Easermann, aged sc years,
died at 4 o'clock Tuesday morning.
She was born in Germany and came to
this country in 1866, settling in Bloom
ing Grove and making her home in
the residence in which she died.
| Roosevelt will not speak in Madison
on February Is as planned The date
conflicted with another patriotic meet
ing. .s
Mrs. John Berkeley is i'll at her home
in Lyons.
! Miss Maude True spent the day in
Madison.
Mrs. J. B. Elliott has returned to
| Superior after visiting Mrs. Emil Gust.
Miss Ann Cummings has returned to
Milwaukee after visiting relatives in
this city. ,@
| Mrs. John Brandt has returned to
Merrimack after visiting at the Ray
SHED home.
Miss Fern Pratt has returned to ST..
Paul after visiting at the home of her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. c. c. Pratt.
Mrs. Grace Britton and son Donald
have gone to Mauston to visit her par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. E. r. Richardson.
Mrs. George Kuhns Of Madison has
been visiting several days at the home
of her brother, Mrs. w. E. Rowland.
Miss Carrie Stewart has returned to
her home at Merrimack after visiting
at the home of her uncle and aunt, Mr..
and Mrs. A. A. Jones on Eighth street.
Miss Margaret Keller is i'll with
chicken pox at her home in Greenfield
and has been unable to attend school
this week.
Half-year promotions are in effect in
the public schools, especially the
grades Many of the pupils are wear
ing satisfactory smiles.
Mrs. A. 7. Swan spent the day in
Madison.
A. G. Baumgarten, Herman II.
Harms and Henry Koenecke, all Of
Loganville, were Baraboo visitors on
Thursday.
Mrs. o. H. Neff Of Waukesha, who
has been visiting here with ner son,
James Neff, went to Madison today to
visit her daughter-in-law
Arthur Gust left today for Washing
ton, ID. c., to join the Goth Engineering
forestry NJ A. Camp American univee-
sity.
Misses Helen Turner and Vera
K0erth have returned to Waukesha
after visiting their uncle and aunt, Mr.
and Mrs. William Turner
The Queen Esther girls of the First
vi. +. church met Tuesday evening
with Mrs G. E. Weed. A supper was
served by the hostess, followed by a !
business meeting, Then came period
Of study and lastly a social hour.
Miss Arvilla Miller left today for
Washington, D. c., where she has ac-
cepted position as stenograpfer, Her
brother, Orlo Miller, also went to
Washington to join the engineering
corps.
With one fell swoop the Boy Scouts
removed the Red Cross paraphernalia
from the high school building to The !
courthouse The work rooms are ON /
the second floor, are light, warm and !
cOmmodious. The place is almost ideal !
for carrying on the work.
J. S. Hall writes from Pawnee City,
Nebr., to c. A Hofmann that he be
lieves this country will win the war in
spite of Roosevelt and the mistakes Of |
the Democrats He says fife weather /
is about sixty in the shade most Of
the time, with no snow on the ground.
Many wheat growers fear the crop
has been seriously affected
About ffty-two members of the Ep-Y
worth League of the First M. E. church
went Wednesday evening to the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. George Carpenter
west town. Two organizations in the
league have held a contest the past
month, the reds winning from the
whites, and were entertained last night
by the whites. The time was spent in
games and Hoover lunch was served !.
L. O. Smith Of Madison, formerly OF
Merrimack, who has been in Baraboo' |
several days collecting federal income
taxes, has gone to Sank City and other
places. The federal income tax
reaches many persons, those who have
had public sales and who have sold
real estate not escaping: Some may
forget to report if they have sold
property real or personal, but the day
of fate may come later.
Mr.. and Mrs. George V. Moore have
received a letter from Chicago which
states that James Jefferson, III, has
undergone an operation, his leg being
amputated on account of being dis
eased. The youth is only nine years
old. is a son of Mr.. and Mrs. James E.
Jefferson and grandson of the late
Rev. James Jefferson, who recently
died in the third ward of this city. The
patient is in a hospital and is visited
from 8 in the morning until at night
by Mrs. Jefferson.