Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1918-08-08
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o TUESDAY

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Mrs. E. Stapleton and daughter of
Belvidere, who have been here visit
ing, went today to Hillsboro to visit
her sister, Mrs. P. J. Conway.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. P Palmer and
children of Greenfield spent the week
end with the parents Of Mrs. Palmer
at Belmont. Mrs. Palmer's sister,
Miss Ashton, accompanied them.
Mrs. Stanley Jones of Brodhead,
who has been visiting her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. J. Lloyd Smith, went this
morning to Camp Grant to visit her
husband.
/ Misses La Vergne Wood and Fran
ces Enright, who formerly were mem
bers of the Baraboo high school fac
| ulty, are camping at Devils Lake for
a couple of weeks. Miss Wood has
been at Columbia university for the
past two years, and Miss Enright at
Chippewa Falls.
Word has been received from Wash
ington by Mrs. Elsie Bates that her
son, Prof. Charley Bates, was seri-
ously wounded July 9.
| Mrs. Bradley and daughters, Geral-
dine, Agnes and Julia, of Chicago, who
have been sight seeing at the Dells
/ and other places, stopped here today
| on their way to Geneva.
Lieutenant Raymond Coughlin, son
of Mr. and Mrs. NJ. J. COughlin of
this city, is home for a few days on
Through The young man enlisted at
Madison last year on completion of his
university course, and is now sta
toned at Camp Raridan, N. j., near
New York city. He is in the ordnance
department and has been in various
parts of the United States since his
enlistment, spending several months
in Texas.
Mrs. Joseph Johnson, Lynn avenue,
has gone to Rochester for an opera
tion. Her niece, Miss Viva Robinson,
is with her. Mrs. Johnson was at the
hospital for an examination and re-
turned day or so ago.
B. E. Lawton Of Madison skated
along the highway in his automobile
so fast that the dust attracted the at
tentiOn Of the highway policeman, L..
r. Capener. In Jusice H. L. Ha1sted's
court costs of SO and extras of $478
were assessed.
Postmaster A. G.. Pearson has ap-
piled to the department for leave of
absence that he may enter the war. A
number Of postmasters in the country
have obtained leave and are now serv-
ing their country, doing what they can
to drive the German army back where
it belongs. Postmaster Pearson feels
this is an opportunity of life time to
serve ones country, and hopes to be
able to join the ranks soon.
The people of the south shore at
Deyile Lake were much excited last
evening when they were attracted out
Of doors by great noise and then
discovered two sand hill cranes cir
cling about over the water, probably
looking for place to light. The sight
Of the people perhaps frightened them,
as they flew east toward the Wisconsin
river.
H. H Hubert left today for Great
Lakes, III, to see his grandson, Ro-
land Archer, who has been in train
ing there in the chemistry department
for several months The young man
is the son of Mr. and Mrs. E. G.. Arch
er of Madison, and expects to receive
his assignment September l. Before
going to Great Lakes Mr.. Hubert will
stop at Waukegan and from there will
go on to the training station by auto.
1t is needless to add that he will take
supply of goodies with him for the
Jackie's consumption.
Prairie du Sac's broom factory is
now in operation. J. y. Schmidt has
engaged Fred Cholcher of Reedsburg
as broommaker, and work on a small
scale has begun.