Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1918-02-28
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miscellaneous shower at the home OF
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. John Smith,
on Grove street, Monday evening Sup
per was served at 6 o'clock and this
was followed by games and violin and
piano music Miss Smith was left
with many beautiful and useful gifts
in remembrance Of the occasion.
RAYMOND Wheeler has made num-
Der of improvements in the Gem City
garage. A partition separates the ma
chine shop, thus preventing the smoke
and dust from covering the machines
in storage Still another partition
makes a display room and another pOr-
ton the office and stoTerOOm. So many
applied to Mr. Wheeler for storage IN
the fall he rented another building
and still other cars had to be turned
away He has a new Ford overhaul
ing machine coming, and when that
has been installed he will have one
of the best equipped garages in the
state. The prospect for business in
1918 is very good.
City Treasure C. L. Brewster has
purchased the F. G. Stanley property
in the eastern part of the city. There
are II heirs.
Mrs. O. F. Wanamaker and Mrs. 0.
Odekirk, who have been at Merrimack
since the death Of their father, Byron
Odekirk, were in this city this morn
ing.
Mr.. and Mrs Homer c. Baer Of Be
midi, Mimi, are guests for a few days
at the home of Mr.. Baer's aunt, Mrs.
Alfred Gattiker The young man is a
son of Mr.. and Mrs A. Baer, formerly
residents of Baraboo and now Of Ken
yon, MINI. MI. Baer was a photog-
rapher when he resided here. The son
is cashier in bank at Bemidji.
The Inter Sc club met Tuesday aft
ernoon with Mrs. J. E. Stekl on Second
street. A paper entitled "The Lin
coin Highway" given by Mrs. George
Hill, and one on Getty Parks by Mrs.
Stekl, proved very interesting and
were followed by discussion, passed
the time proftably. Victrola music
was enjoyed and the club then adj
jOurned.
Willis A. Gattiker, who came from
Detroit for his bride says there is
great commercial activity in the auto
mobile city. He inspects all kinds OF
manufactured goods for the govern
ment, tubing, trucks, radiators, and
what not. Some of the automobile
factories are making other products,
some manufacturing special autOmO-
biles for the war When freight cars
are scarce these are run overland to
New York. Henry Ford is now
equipped to make submarine chasers,
and expects to turn out one each day,
placing in the shade all other builders
of water craft. Part of the time the
coal shortage in Detroit has been acute
some of the plants hating until coal
arrived Families fed to hotels,
turned on gas ovens in their kitchens,
and devised other means to keep from
suffering.
At Baraboo the mercury went to
ten or more below last night, there
being little wind. The coolest spot
has been Medicine Hat, where the
mercury went to A. Warmer wealth
er is predicted for the near future,
Friday and Saturday.
Mrs. T. Denzer went to North Free
dom this morning to see her mother,
Mrs. F. Petzke, who fell and dislocated
her right shoulder.
Nathan Van Slice is visiting his sis
ter, Mrs. G. w. Johnson, Second street.
Mr. Van Slice is an attendant at the
Verona institution in Dane county.
Mrs E. j. Martyr, Milwaukee, has
received letter from her son, Earl
Veerhusen, which reads. "Safe and
well. England"
Mrs. Emily Wildly, who has visited
here the past five months, will leave
Saturday for her home in Boulder,
Colo.
Mrs. Lester Pfel lost her purse,
containing twelve dollars, this morn
ing, and little Kenneth Rote found it
and returned it to the loser.
Benjamin Niemeyer who resides
south of town, has sold his milk route
to Ernest Crawford, Fourth street, of
this city. Mr.. Crawford removed to
Baraboo from Webster Prairie short
time ago.
Mrs. r. J. Martiny Of High Banks
farm went to Madison on Wednesday
to attend a banquet given in connec-
ton with the swine meeting. Her son
Pierce was one of those in charge of
the program.
Word has been received from Law
renee Cowles of the 127th infantry that
he is i'll with pneumonia in the general
hospital in New York city. He is the
younger brother Of c. c. Cowles of this
city.
Mrs w. w. FullenIove and daughter
Ayleen have returned to Chicago after
attending the funeral of the formers
mother, Mrs. William Harding. They
were accompanied home by Miss Lot
tie Harding who will visit at Chicago
for some time.
Mr.. and Mrs George Tinkham of
Lyons received letter this morning
from their son Everett which stated