Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1919-06-12
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home of her brother in Caledonia after
a short stay in Baraboo. She expects
to leave in few days for Clara,
Montona, where her daughter, Mrs.
Earl Delap, resides. Mrs. Jones has
taken claim and expects to prove UP
soon.
The Briggs Grocery store is being
moved from the old location on Third
avenue to the place on Oak street
which has been remodeled recently.
The store will be owned and operated
by Jerome Briggs and Co. The moving
will probably be finished today.
Captain Clifford La Mar, who has
been at Fort Sheridan most of the time
since his return from overseas, became
a private citizen this morning at 1880,
having received his discharge from the
army. He has returned to Baraboo and
will spend some time becoming better
acquainted with his baby boy.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralf T. Runge and
daughter are guests at the home OF Mr..
Runge's parents, Attorney and Mrs. F..
Aug. Runge. The young lad has been
in France and recently arrived with a
number of others at hospital He
has entirely recovered, however After
receiving his honorable discharge he
went to Michigan to come to Baraboo
with the other members of the family.
The extension service of the College
of Agriculture at the University OF
Wisconsin has issued another circular,
Making Clothes Last Longer" by
Agnes Boein The circular deals with
the care and renovating of clothes.
''It pays to select good material and
get an increased service from the
wardrobe by giving the clothes good
care" says the bulletin.
Sunday was the forty sixth wedding
anniversary of Mr.. and Mrs. w. D.
Sansum. The members of the family
at or near Baraboo came to make the
day a bright one Mr.. and Mrs. San
sum were married at Mazomanie on
June 5, 1873, and have resided at Bara-
boo nearly all the time since then.
Both were born at Glosuter, England,
attended the same school, and have
always known each other
Herman Lee Nof Great Lakes came
home and surprised his mother, Mrs.
C. G. Lee, on her 63rd birthday Sun
day. She spent very pleasant birth
day with her two sons, Christian, Jr.,
who recently returned from overseas
for q short limo
She also had with her, Mrs. w. D.
Gillespie, of Kilbourn, her oldest
daughter and also another son Gust.
The Lee family was all present except
ing Mrs. Engerbresten. a daughter who
resides in Minneapolis.
Mrs. Oliver Claus, who resides at JOB
Eighth street, has received letter
from Mrs. w. P. Terry, who is visiting
at Altoona, which. says she is having
difficulty in obtaining a passport to
go to England. Mrs Terrys relatives
nearly all reside in England and she is
very DESTROYS of visiting them. 1t may
be it will be necessary to postpone the
visit until 1920 as visitors and tourists
are not expected to cross the Atlantic
until next year A few tourist agencies
are advertising trips for 1920.
Arthur N. Buckley, SIG Ash street,
has returned from an automobile trip
to Milwaukee The car left Baraboo
at 1875 and arrived in Milwaukee at 8
in the evening, the outgoing trip being
by Portage an dthe return by another
route. Mr. Buckley says the worst
road they found was between Baraboo
and Portage Although there had been
an abundance of rain, good time was
made. The car was driven by Chester
W. Paddock.
The tax sale at the court house was
held today and there was the fewest
number of buyers there has been for.
a number of years. Considerable prop
elty was sold and most of it went
cheap. Most of the property was
heavily taxed. Five men were the
only bidders so there was not much
competition.