Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1919-06-05
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Mrs. Henry Ringing and son Henry,
Jr.. have returned from Eustus, Flor
dia, where they spent the winter.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. A. Dyke have re-
turned from Eustis, Florida, where
hey spent the winter. Mr.. Dyke re-
ports very pleasant season in the
land of flowers.
Clarence Schenk, Everett Tinkham,
Herbert Moog and Jesse Wickus have
returned. The boys were all dis
charged at Camp Grant and were also
members of the 10th engineers. They
were abroad over year.
Mrs. William II. Clark, 21T Fifth
street, has returned from the hospital
in La Crosse where she underwent an
operation recently. Mrs. Clark is great
Iy improved. She was accompanied
home by her daughter, Mrs. Charles c..
Hinners, 319 Ash street.
Ralph Ketchum, son of Mr.. and Mrs
L. l.. Ketchum, has returned to his
home after spending year in France.
Mr.. Ketchum left BarabOo with Co. |
and was later transferred to the 10th
engineers of the 32d division. He was
gassed and spent some time in the
hospital but is feeling fine now and
is glad to be home.
Rev. and Mrs r. M. Laurenson and
three sons were the guests Of Mrs. F.
M. Stewart, Mrs. Fl. n. Jennings, Mrs.
II. A. Fisher and Miss Josephine
Machett at Devils Lake Wednesday.
The day was, spent at the cottage
owned by Mrs. Stewart. This was the
first time the rector and his family
had the pleasure of seeing the lake.
Mrs. c. t. Watson of Washington
d c., is a guests at the home of DR..
and Mrs. J. E. English. Mrs. Watson S
husband, is a captain in the, engineers
and has been in France about year
At present time he is inspector of
construction in six of the large cities
in France. His headquarters is Tours.
Professor Samuel Wiedman has re-
turned to Madison after visit with
his mother and brothers near Ableman.
On the way home he stopped &C Bara-
boo to explore a ledge of rock near
town Sank county is rich in stone
for various purposes, one Of the diff
culties being lack of railway facili-
ties near the out crops.
Samuel Hoefer of Portland, Oregon,
has been visiting his cousin f. G.
Fosdick. He is the youngest son OF
Philip Hoefer veteran OF the Civil
war. The father was soldier in
the Sixth regiment and was the first
one of his companis wounded The
ball went through his neck. The son
was born in the town of Westfeld and
resided in this county for many years
before going west He came east to
visit at Sank City, ST. Paul and other
places.
A few evenings ago women were
seen slipping over the lawn at the
home of Mrs. Henry Ringing and car
rying away flowers blooming there.
Mrs. Ringing has not yet returned
from the south and this was mean
advantage to take of citizen when
away.
Baraboo Notwithstanding thousands
of plants grown by E. T. Ross, William
A. Toole, David Sansum and others,
no more plants of any size are on the
market. Last year there was also a
great demand for plants for war gar
dens, the quest for plants being so
keen the trade in Towering plants
suffered. This year there has been an
unusual demand for Towering plants
of all kinds. large orders being filled
by local growers Geraniums, as US
ual for Memorial Day, have been in
great demand and the SUPPLY is ex-
hausted
Explosion of a soda fountain tank
in the Kohlmann factory at Racine
caused the death of M. Jepson. aged 35.
The blast occurred while he was filling
the fountain Parts of his head and
body were blown through the roof.
Mrs. Emma Nelson of De Forest and
George A Race of Portage, were
married at the Presbyterian manse at
Portage Wednesday afternoon, by Rev.
A. D. Mckay.
Mr.. Race is railroad man and will
make his home in Portage lie has
been in France and only recently re-
turned. Mrs. Nelson is a nurse.