Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1918-05-23

M. J. Carpenter visited the William
Mr. and Mrs. Ed Zimmerman have
moved their household goods from
Reedsburg, as Mr.. Zimmerman goes
into training camp soon.
In the severe electrical storm Sun
day lightning struck William Elwood's
house north of here, damaging one
part considerably.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wolfe are occpying
rooms in the j. M. Blachly residence.
Miss Julia Davis, field secretary of
the Y. w. c. A, occupied the pulpit in
the M. E. church Sunday evening.
Miss Lille Andrews, secretary OF
Dodge county, was present and spoke
for a short time.
A number have been making fishing
trips to Lake Wisconsin during the
past week and were successful in
bringing home a good number of bull
heads.
Mrs. Charles Goodenow and little
child of Michigan have been visiting
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Turnham.
Mrs. Ed Reuland and little daughter
and Mrs. Herman Welk of Baraboo
spent Thursday at the John Voeck
home.
Miss Mabel Alexander of Barron
spent a few days last week here and
in Baraboo She was returning from
Chicago, where she spent the winter
with relatives.
The residence of MIR. and Mrs. Louis
Racine caught fire one day last week
during a high wind, but the timely
action of the men at the condensary
and neighbors put out the fire with
small damage to the porch and house.
A meeting was held Monday even
ing to talk over the butter factory and
cheese factory question. Committees
were appointed and quite a sum of
money was raised that evening. An
other meeting is to be held Monday,
June 3.
Helen, the little fOur-year-old daugh~
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. William ElwOod,
underwent al operation for adenoids
Monday, DR.. P. C. Dierschke doing the
work.
Vernon Koberstein, in running on
the hill, fell cutting his knee badly.
DR.. Dierschke took several stitches to
repair it.
Charles Cowing of Spring Green and
Howard A. Olson of Stoughton spent
Saturday and Sunday at the home Of
the formers brother, John Cowing
Mr. Olson remained for a few days
this week
G.. Barkenhagen, who had his eye in
jured while working at the quarry, is
still suffering considerable pain from
the injured member.
Miss Lena Griep, r. NJ, is here from
Oklahoma for a vacation. .
M. J. Coughlin of Baraboo spent
Sunday with J. B. Doherty.
Andrew and Miles Johnson, Hazel
Hackett, Josephine Draper and Mrs.
Grace Hewitt are some of the later
victims of measles.
Mrs. Albert Weiland, who has been
i'll, is much improved.
Jack Dickie and family have moved
out to his farm west of town for the
summer.
Mrs. Henry Griep entertained the
five hundred club Tuesday evening.
Mrs. Fanny Treloar entertained the
sunshine club Friday evening.
Evan Leece is enlarging and repair
ing the barn on his hotel property pre-
paratory to using it for hitch barn.
Miss Lucille Eschenbach is improv-
ing so as to be about the house.
! Mr.. and Mrs. G. w. Davies and Mr..
and Mrs. G. W. Hackett attended a
patriotic meeting at Hill Point Satur-
day evening. Mr. Davies was one of
the speakers.
Carrier Pigeons Make Trip
Last Saturday G.. w. Hackett re-
ceived about fifty pigeons by express
from Sheboygan. These were to be
set free Sunday morning at sunrise. A
number of people went out to see
them SUarC. Wn0n Iu0 COV6IS Wei z
lifted they made a sudden upward
flight, circled around the neighborhood
a short time, rising higher in the air,
and then, getting their bearings, flew
away toward Sheboygan. These pig
cons are in training for special work,
and this was a test trip. Last year a
number were sent and they made the
return trip in 21a hours.
Durlin Hackett Undergoes Operation
Durlin Hackett, who ha been seri.
ously ill for several weeks, following
a severe attack of spinal meningitis,
underwent an operation on his throat
Saturday at the hospital at Great
Lakes.
Sheep Are Killed
Lambs on the Timothy Hackett
place south of town are being killed,
presumably by dogs. Nineteen have
been lost so far and one sheep badly
injured Fred Kapelka, who has
charge of these in the absence of N
f4o,s