Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1919-10-09

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Hugo Helbig of the HelD1g storage
Battery company of this city spent
Saturday and Sunday in Racine attend
ing a meeting of stockholders and
board of directors. He reports fine
progress in the manufacture of his
new radiator and is to have the pat
ent protected in Canada through
local law office.
Paul Amaro has returned to Fort
Sheridan where he is recuperat1ng
from his wounds received overseas,
after spending a few days in Bara-
boo visiting friends. Mr.. Amaro was
connected with the Ringing Brother
circus previous to going into the
service. He was wounded in the leg
in several places and is now able to
be about with the aid Of clutches but
it will be some time before he is dis
charged from the hospital at Fort
Sheridan.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. V. Alexander have
returned from a trip to Beloit and
Rockford, at the former place visiting
George Kindschi, John Lambert, Mrs.
George Patzer and others. They found
the museum at BelOit college large
and much beyond their eXpectiOns.
The collections of stone relics is very
fine. Rockford is very clean and pro-
gressive city, the visitors state.
Mrs. A. F. Fierke and three children
of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, are guests at
the home of Mrs. Fierke's parents, Mr..
and Mrs. E. w. Meyers, who reside on
the new cement road that is being
gradually built to Devils lake. The
visitors will remain for some time.
Jack Boyle the Baraboo short story
writer, has returned from a trip to
Colorado. He reports that while in the
Centennial state he purchased sheep
ranch. In a short time Mr. and Mrs
Boyle expect to move from Eleventh
street to the residence of Mrs. George
GOllmar, 316 Fifth avenue, where they
will spend the winter.
Attorney j. NJ. Kelly is in the city
and states that his family will be here
in about two weeks Mrs. Kelly and
two sons are on their farm in Vermont.
| Harlan, the oldest son, has been here
for some time. The family have rent
ed the house on the corner of Ash and
| Sixth Streets
I HAVE FOR SALE . few houses.
varying in price and location which
are we'll worth the price, also, some
| good farms, also small acreage homes
| Walter Odell. Phone $50 $40 Sixth
avenue.
| The Epworth League OF the Metho-
dist church held an immigrant party
at the church parlors Friday Various
costumes were worn to initiate the
foreigner. AS the guests entered the
room they were landed on supposed
} Ellis Island. Here they underwent a
physical examination and many did
not pass because of such defects as to
many coolies, large feet, small hands
etc. Afterward they were put under
quarantine and sent to the bureau of
information. At the bureau OF informa-
| ton there was contest as to who
could write the most slang words The
leVen1ng was spent in music and games
at latt hour refreshments were serv
ed to about eighty guests. Every
body reported good time.
| Miss Aimee Zillmer, who spoke at
the AL Ringing theatre Monday even
ing, nearly missed her train this
morning. The lady had her baggage
sent to the depot and it was placed in
the baggage room. She did not come to
get 1t until the baggage man had gone
on the other side of the track when
the train was in. After considerable
hurrlng the baggage man was located
came through the cars and procured
the property. Miss Zillmer is travelling
with the nutrition film that was
shown here last evening.
on Monday afternoon dynamite was
piaced beneath stump near the
nome OF Ullrich Won VALID about
lnlle southwest of Baraboo, and when
the explosion came the wires of tho
| electr1c line extending to North Free
aom' Alderman and Reedsburg were
broken by the flying pieces George r
6iaKesley local manager of the Wis.
consln Power Light & Heat companv
mad been informed stumps womb he
| Drown up and hurrying to the scene
Wnen the blast was discharged. The
| repairs were made as soon as poss-
lDie. When the wires broke the chr.
rent IN Baraboo stopped for a NOM
ent.