Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1919-12-25
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WEDNESDAY
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in the court house Tuesday night went
unanimously on record as opposed 10
military training in peace time. Inc
meeting also unanimously favored the
bill now before congress to give each
man and woman who served in the
World War a bonus of $3.50. About
fifty men were present, all of whom
served in the rank and file Of Uncle
Sans armed forces during the war.
A temporary organization was per-
fected, and plans were made to affiliate
with a national organization OF SINH
lar aims which is now being formed.
1t is planned to hold another meeting
in the near future, at which it is in
tended to form permanent organ
ization and adopt name for the
association.
Earl Battles is here from Chicago to
make a holiday visit with his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. e. ]. Battles.
Mrs. Forest Rummel has returned
from Milwaukee where she spent a
few days with her mother, Mrs. Carrie
Slade.
| At a meeting of the Triangle cub
Tuesday evening in the K. P. hall a
d-nce was held after a short business
session. The music was delightful and
all had a pleasant evening.
| Mrs. George Nixon of Dodge Center
Mimi, is visiting at the home of her
husbands mother, Mrs. r. A. Nixon.
She will return home Saturday &C
companied by Mrs. Nixon who will
spend several weeks there. Miss
Elizabeth Nixon is here from Madison
for short visit with her mother be-
fore she leaves for Dodge Center,
Just how many acres of alfalfa
whiskers he has cut in twenty years
was figured out by John E. Haffa, a
barber Of soldiers Grove. Figuring
the space shaved on three men as
about one square foot Haffa found
that in twenty years he cut 1850
acres of whiskers in various stages
Of growth He figured only "once
over while for a big majority on
the shavers the same space had to
be gone over twice.-Vernon County
Censor
r. B. Curtis and DR.. Paul Miller
took a trip to Lime Ridge Tuesday
where the later was called to set the
broken leg of a horse While there
they saw the remains of the school
house that burned. Several of the peo-
pie nearby said they thought the fire
started from wood burning on the top
of the furnace, which had ben placed
there to dry out. Nothing is left of
the building but the foundation and
ashes. Several of the seats were
saved
The approach of Christmas recalls to
the mind of Christ Lee who was
member of the 37th engineers in the
American army in France that year
ago at this time his regiment erected
the first electrically lighted Xmas tree
ever seen in Coblenz, Germany 1t was
the center of attraction for the natives
as well as the soldiers tflereabouts /
Another and bigger surprise for the
&
came on last Fourth of July when the
Americans set about to celebrate that
day and night At signal the guns in
the big fort occupied by the Americans
doomed, flares went up and the local
ity for miles around was Illuminated.
This was followed by a fifteen thousand
dollar display of fireworks, including
mammoth skyrockets etc. The Ger
mans thought the war hal started
again and ran for cover i1 ali direc-
tions, Clifford Steinbrinek of this
city who was with the army of oc-
cupation witnessed the celebration.
J. S. Workman, chairman Of the
local committe for the G A. r. en-
campment, says the selection of a
place for the next meeting has not
been determined BaraDoo still has a
good chance to obtain the gathering.
Mr.. Workman has received an en- Il
courging letter beariag on the sub 1
ject and says the cSuncil Of the or
ganization vii not make its final vote I
until all of the Invitations have ben
considaed. t,
Charles PettingiH, who fell at the
Frank Herfort Canning Co. some days
ago, is slowly recovering. He is still Il
confined to his bed at his home south
of town. Neighbors have been most
kind, a relative states, in helping Mrs.
Pettingill with the necessary chores
about the place. r. r. Grosinski, man Il
ager of the earring company, says
Mr.. Pettingill did not fall any distance Il
nor was he on the sllo. winery or any |;
elevation at the time. Mr.. Pettingill 4
was found where lay unconscious, his II
head evidently striking the cement. i
Mr.. Grosinske is of the opinion he J;
must have had a slight stroke or {
zziness at the time Nc one saw