Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1918-02-28

ndu Uotu FISlIlHS uSI0 Will mis-
Goold, returned to Oregon with them.
Mrs. E. L. Baumgarten and Mrs.
Walter Schoephoerster Of Ableman
were callers here.
Miss Esther Brownell is visiting in
Madison with her sister, Mrs. J. F.
Swarthout.
Mrs. A. Schroeder has returned to
her home at Waukesha after visiting
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. w. O.
Jones, in Greenfield.
Rev. E. o. Coontz went to North
Freedom to mako a patriotic address
at the old settlers meeting, held in
the NJ. w. A. hall.
Miss Laurel Sweet has returned to
her home at Lime Ridge after visit
ing her cousin, George Butterfeld, in
Greenfield.
Mrs. S. Andrews, VIII has spent the
winter here with her son and wife,
Mr.. and Mrs. George w. Andrews, has
gone to her home at IrontOn.
E:r. and Mrs. Frank Williams of Ma
son City, Ia, came this morning to
visit the latter's sister, Mrs. Henry
Smith, on the island. They will also
visit relatives at Reedsburg.
The basket social held at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. w O. Jones, in Green
field Thursday evening was we'll at
tended, several going out from town.
The sale Of baskets Melted $3.50, and
god time was enjoyed. Proceeds
went to the Red Cross.
Mr.. and Mrs. William H. Marriott
spent the day in Madison.
A load of hay slid to the snow on
Fourth street and required considera-
BILE exertion to again get it upon the
sled. Strange, with all the bad roads
in the country load Of hay should
wait until it reached BaraboO before
it turns topsy-turVey.
A new order issued at Camp
Grant cuts out giving passes for over
twelve hours unless in cases of utmost
Importance If the order is enforced
Sank county boys will be prohibited
from visiting home as the round trip
cannot be made in twelve hours time.
Miss Edith Frazier, teacher in
Greenfield, went this morning to La
Vale to spend the weekend with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. Frazier.
She was accompanied home by her
sister, Mrs. Frank Beardsley and son
. Orville, who will visit at the same
home.
i The Y. P. A. of the Evangelical
church gave a basket social at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. Albert Benz in
Greenfield on Thursday evening. A
large crowd was present, two sleigh
loads going out from town. The even
ing was spent in games and music,
followed by the sale of baskets, from
which $4335 was realized. Alexander
Werlich Of BarabOo was auctiOneer,
twenty-five baskets being sold.
Fuel Administrators wish to end
a rumor just getting started in that
the state fuel administration is going
to put a price on wood. The state
authorities have not done this and are
not planning to do so. Somehow a
ctory began circulating that the wood
cut in the country would be limited in
price and that it would be less than it
sold for around here this winter.
] The story had the effect of causing
some farmers to stop cutting in some
counties.
Dealers in poultry and eggs are
the subject of a special ruling by the
federal food administration, received
| by Food Administrator Swenson:
"The dealer shall not between Feb
ruary II and April 30, purchase,
ship. sell or negotiate the sale OF any
live or freshly killed hens or pullets.
/ Provided, however that this shall
| not prevent the purchase shipment
or sale between February II and Feb
ruary %, of hens or pullets which
were either killed or shipped prior to
February II to markets for sale as
food and provided, further, that
nothing in this rule shall prevent the
purchase, shipment or sale Of live
hens or pullets for egg production
purposes"
Preliminary estimates Of the result
! of the campaign to enroll $780, 900 ship
workers show that the number sought
! will be much exceeded, and thousands
of union men have joined without re-
striction against working with unor-
ganized workers.
! On Thursday evening at her home
a mile and half west Of Baraboo
Miss Hulda Vol entertained the mem
bers of the Epworth league Of the
German NJ e. church; also Mrs. An
thony Caflisch's Sunday-schoOl class
of boys. The latter gave a Washing
ton Day program that was much en-
! joyed and all present joined later in
a general program Of music and sing
ing Of a patriotic nature. The guests
made the trip to Miss Volts home in
two bob-sleds and the ideal evening
added much to the pleasure of the &C.
casiOn.
On Thursday night the members Of
the First Baptist church sent letter
to Congressman John J. Esch at
Washington, asking him to use his in
fuence to prevent the manufacturing