Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1918-01-24
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Robert Reese and daughter, Miss
Bernice, of Hancock, Mimi, are guests
at the A Schlag and A. l.. Marcum
homes.
Mr.. and Mrs. Max Lamar are visit
ing in Reedsburg with the latters uncle
and aunt, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Som
mers. -.
The members of the Sunday-school
of the Presbyterian church held their
annual sleigh ride and supper st the
church last evening. Six sleighloads
of children enjoyed the ride after
school which was followed by boun-
teous supper which was served by the
mothers and teachers. l72 children
and adults were present at the supper,
and this was followed by games and
a social time. The committee in charge
of the supper was Mrs. F. T. McGirr
and Mrs. Henry Koppke, and those in
charge of the sleigh ride were; Will
liam Hazeltine, Frank Beardsley, Jul
JUS Lucht, Charles futile and Rev. E.
C. Henke. F. A. Nehs had charge Of
the games.
Fred J. Behrend of Madison is the
guest of his sister, Mrs. John G. Bum,
Walnut street. Mr. Behrend. is a reg
ular in the amy and has spent some
time with his company in Alaska. He
came from Camp Lewis, state Of Wash
ington, to Wisconsin, having arrived in
the United States from Canada two or
three months ago. He is on furlough
and will return west at the eXpira-
ton of his vacation.
Bad weather reduced the coal move
ment between the Appalachian noun
tains and the Mississippi Thursday to
less than at any time within the last
week, according to reports reaching
the railroad administration at Wash
! ington.
| Germanys latest attempt to destroy
the wheat crop of California and other
states has taken the form of shipment
to this country of powerful poisonous
pollen to be distributed by German
agents here in such a manner as to
kill the entire wheat output of that
state, according to a bulletin issued
by the state council of defense at San
Francisco.
At Lodi when the new high school
building burned, the clock stopped at
6:38 in the morning, according to the
ruins of the timepiece found in the
debris. The walls of the building fell
in at that time.
A few days ago barn at the home
of Clark Bartholomew, near Lodi; was
burned. 1t was built by the owners
grandfather, MarstOn Bartholomew, at
the close of the civil war, in 1865. The
loss was 81 200 with insurance of $3.50.
The origin of the blaze is not known,
fire first being seen in a corner in the
afternoon of the day it burned.
Wisconsin has furnished a larger
percentage of medical officers for the
medical reserve corps from its medi-
cal population than any other state in
the union with the exception Of the
state of Pennsylvania. This is the
substance of a report just received by
Governor Philip from the surgeon
general Of the army.
The Sank County Jersey Breeders
association will hold it's first annual
midwinted meeting at La Vale on Sat
urday, January 10. E. E. Wyatt Of
Tomah, secretary of the State Jersey
Breeders association and Charles Pc
terson of Rosendale, secretary of the
Fond Du Lac Jersey Breeders associ-
alton, and G. w. Davies of North Free
dom, will be present with interesting
talks.
Rhode, better known as Mag New
ton, who became an inmate of the
Wyocena asylum in Columbia county
on October 8, 1872, died in the insti-
tuition a few days ago, aged 80 years.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Decot Of La
Vale were shoppers here.
Mrs. Lewis White of North Freedom
spent Friday afternoon in town
Mrs Claude Glover and son Jack
went to Madison yesterday to visit the
formers mother, Mrs. Fitzgerald
Miss Frances Jones is visiting in
Madison with her mother, Mrs. L. NJ
Rhodes.
Mrs. James Hayes and son James
of Reedsburg were business callers
here Friday.
Miss Ethel Dittberner has gone to
her home in Caledonia for the week
end.
Mr.. and Mrs R. c. Schied Of Merri-
mack have returned home after visit
ing relatives in this city.
Mrs. George Seamans and daughter
Ina of Reedsburg visited friends here
Friday.
William Jenewein and son William
went Friday morning to Madison on
business.
Mrs Floyd Davis has gone to La
= Vale to visit at the William Davis
home.
Miss Eva Blake is visiting in La
Vale at the Samuel Fischer home.
Samuel Magli Of White Mound is
visiting his sister-in-law, Mrs. William
Jenewein on Lynn avenue.
Mrs. Fannie White is visiting her