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


COWS, horses, brood sows, hay, grain
and all kinds of feed; 500 bushels of
potatoes, complete set of farm mach
inery, ample buildings. This is q real
bargain at $9,500-J. T. BATES &
SON.
Otis Arms, colored, has Joined the
Eighth Illinois. The young man is
nineteen and likes to flourish a gun,
the impression prevails. While in
Adolph Andro's court he was told
the proper place to carry gun was
in the army, to which the youth as
scented. When ready to go Mr.. An
dro wished him good luck and also
expressed the hope that he would
bring back the kaiser's goat" The
Arms family resides near the fair
grounds, having moved to BarabOO
from Hillsboro some months ago.
Albert w. Goethke left this morn
ing for Los Angeles, Calf, where he
will join the Al. G. Barnes circus,
with which aggregation he travelled
last summer, coming here to spend
the winter with his family on Sixth
street. Mr. GOethke oversees the
loading and unloading Of the circus.
He reports the organization will visit
several points in Wisconsin this sum-
mer.
For Sale: One of the best paying
businesses in Sank county. The pres
ent proprietor has interests in another
state ard is very anxious to make a
quick sale. Now if you are looking for
a good proposition, at sacrifice price,
this is your opportunity Call, phone
or write, J. T. BATES & SON, Bara-
boo, Wis.
Wednesday evening some Is Of the
congregation Of the Presbyterian
church gathered in the spacious home
of Mrs. E. M. Hoag and spent the
hours getting acquainted and having a
pleasant social time. Piano solos were
given by Misses Edna Johnson, Phyllis
Jacquith and Frances Jones. Vocal
solo by Mrs. julius Lucht, a duet by
Mrs. G. w. Snyder and Miss Olga
Reinking, and several songs by the
high school glee club, directed by Miss
Ella Jones' The whole company
Joined in singing also. Light refresh
ments were served.
Horace Knight, who is U. S. A. gen
eral hospital No. 8, Lakewood, N. j.,
under quarantine for scarlet fever, is
much improved.
Louis Stevens, manager of the Bar
aboO branch of the WoolwOrth store,
Victor Schaefer, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
H. G. Schaefer, and an employee at
the Farmers & Merchants bank, and
Robert Hirschinger, son Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Corwin Hirschinger, who has
been employed at the post office, will
leave Sunday for Fort Leavenworth,
Kansas, where they will enter the sig
nal corps of the United States army.
The Bayfield, high school was broken
into Wednesday night and all German
text books burned in the furnace. On
one of the desks note was left which
was stamped with an American flag,
and stated that the students could
make better use of the time devoted to
studying German by knitting for the
Red Cross. 1t declared that if more
German text books are purchased a
second raid will be made. No effort is
being made to identify the raiders.
On Wednesday there was a double
funeral at Kilbourn, J. w: Hall, veter-
an, aged 81, and wife, aged Y, being
buried in the same grave. The wife
died two hours before her husband,
pneumonia causing their deaths.
For Sale: Five-room house, fully
modern, we'll equipped with closets
and screened-in porch, four blocks
from courthouse square,. T. BATES
& SON.