Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1918-01-10

Mrs. James Francisco and son Perry
are visiting in Ableman with the for
mer's parents, Mr.. and MS. T. Dob
beck.
Miss Julia A Davis, of the Central
field commission of the national board
of Y. w c. A, is in Baraboo to spend
a few days assisting the women in
this county with their work.
Former Engineer Mike Maber and
sister Hannah leave tomorrow for the
land of sunshine and flowers, Los An
geles, Calf
Mrs. William Westenhaver of White
Mound came today to attend the Coun-
try Life meeting, and is visiting her
sister-in-law, Mrs. Grace Westenha4
YER
Mrs. L. D. Stillson wishes in this way
to express thanks to the I'll Try
band of the A. c. church for the very
pretty and useful present they gave
her at Christmas time. 1t will be in
the home a souvenir of pleasant asso-
Citations, and Of a CHEEKY year spent
with this band of young ladies'.
Governor E. L. Philip has appoint
ed Miss Nellie Stackhouse as head
clerk in the drafting department in the
county clerks office Miss StackhOuse
is the daughter Of Mr. and Mrs. Will
liam Stackhouse, Sr., Eighth avenue.
r. F. Mercer of Spring Green was in
Baraboo on Thursday. Mr.. Mercer says
there is not as much snow in that sec
ton of the county as at Baraboo. Mr..
Mercer is a member of the Sank Coun-
ty Highway commission.
Both Baraboo papers were informed
the net proceeds of the patriotic meet
ing at the Al. Ringing theater was
$4,000. Miss Helen Riney, local Sec
rotary, says the amount should be
$269.74. Every ten cents counts in
winning the war.
"In a sense the war will be won or
lost in the fields, gardens, orchards,
pastures and hog lots Of the American
farmer. The hope of the American
citizen, not farmer, also hinges upon
adequate agricultural production. Our
aerOplanes are useless, our guns are
spiked and our rifles damned, our
shells are but as harmless baubles, if
the farmer fails. This must be I'M
derstood in all it's grim force by ev-
cry man. woman and child in America;
by farmers and those who are not
farmers"
N. 8. Hood of Spring Green was in
Baraboo on Thursday to meet with the
members OF the soldiers relief COM
mission. The other members besides
Mr. Hood are w. A. Wyse of Reeds
burg and ]. S. Hall of BarabOO. Mr..
Hall is in the south and was not pres
emit Mr.. Hood says he has been able
to keep the expenditures down to a
minimum. Mr.. Hood greatly enjoyed
the reunion at Vicksburg. In cOnvers-
ing with a Confederate soldier the
sOutherner informed him the outcome
of the war was exactly right. In case
the south had won there would have
been a row of forts between the two
countries and constant friction
The legislature will meet in special
session on February II. Only espe-
cially prepared bills will receive con-
sideration, so that the work should
be completed in week.
At the annual meeting of the Lodi
fair directors, only two of the nine
attended. Secretary w. M. Richards
has come to the conclusion there is
little interest in the fair and although
he much regrets to do so, he thinks
the best thing to do is to sell the
grounds and disband. He says the
people of Lodi are even not interest
ed enough to keep the place for pic
to pay it's interest this year.