Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1919-05-22
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! Sgt. Rollin B. Curtiss has returned
to the city after winning two gold
service chevrons. He has been awarded
the Croix de Guere with one citation
star Mr.. Curtiss left Baraboo with
Co. A. of Reedsburg and Baraboo and
served on the border for some time
; previous to going across. He was
wounded in the leg and arm and spent
some time in the hospital. He received
his discharge at Camp Grant.
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! Alfred Argyle has returned after d
year fighting with Heinie across the
waters. He belonged to the Reedsburg
Redsburg and Baraboo company and is
a son of Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Argyle
Mr.. Argyle was with the boys on the
border previous to going across. When
he reached GAINESVILLE a friend of the
family hurried message home.
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| Attorney and Mrs. 6. Aug Runge
have received word their son, Ralf T.
Rung, has arrivd at Camp Grant After
being discharged he will go TO Michi-
gan and return to Baraboo with Mrs.
Runge and child.
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Mr. and Mrs. George Tinkham have
received a telegram from Camp Dix,
! N. j., stating their son, G. Everett
Tinkham, has arrived there and will
be home soon. He is with the 10th
engineers, 32d division. Frank CoOns,
John Sansum and others from BarabOO
are with the same regiment. They
went from Baraboo with Company |.
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Robert Holmes has also returned
from across He has been i'll France
with the army for year. He left
here with Company L., and was in
Texas some time before going to
France.
Fred JaQrish returned Sunday even
ing from Camp Grant with the rest
of the boys, after years service with
the A. e. F. in France. He was Il
member of the Baraboo company when
they left here for Texas.
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Mr.. and Mrs. A. P. Briscoe of
Adams, formerly of Baraboo, received
a telegram from their son, Raymond,
stating that he arrived in Boston from
overseas on Monday, and later that he
was on his way to Camp Custer.
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Everett c. Hawkins, son of Mr.. and
Mrs George Hawkins, returned Sat
urday after receiving his discharge at
Camp Grant. He left here with the
Reedsburg BarabOo company and spent
some time on the Mexican border
previous to going across. He trans
ferred into a machine gun outfit over
seas an dremained with them until the
armstice. Mr. Hawkins has been over
in the fighting for over a year and
never received a scratch.
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Mr. and Mrs. j. C. Payne have re-
ceived a message from their son, Verne
C. Payne, stating he had arrived in
Philadelphia. He has been in Europe
with regiment OF engineers.
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The three Gibbons brothers, VeO,
Vaughn and Phillip, who went with
Company A from Baraboo into the
great war, returned on Monday even
ing. 1t is unusual that three brothers
should leave at the same time and re-
turn on the same train. While in
France they were not always together
but were united in ample time to re-
turn to America. They were members
of the 32d division, the oldest in the
headquarters of the division much of
the time, while Vaughn and Phillip
were in the infantry The Youngest
was never in hospital while abroad
but the other two were for a short
time
All are feeling fine and delighted to
be in Baraboo again. They would not
give a world for the experience but
Go not care to go through it again,
Their mother, Mrs w L. HorT, re-
sides in Kenosha and came to Baraboo
on the following train to greet her
sons and to visit here for few days.
The three brothers are grandsons of
the late Mr.. and Mrs. George B. Glib
bons, the grandfather being a veteran
of the Civil War and for a long time
coroner of the county.
While in Europe the brothers wrote,
exceedingly interesting letters, many
Of which have appeared in the columns
of this paper.
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George Capener, also member of the,
SD division returned on Monday even
ing. He is a son of Mrs. Mary Capener,
315 South street. He went to the war
with Comany A and received his dis
charge at Camp Grant.
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John Strona and Clarence Zulkie
also returned on Monday evening.
They have been with the Gibbons
brothers and others in the 32d division.
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On the train Monday evening was