Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1919-01-30
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. THURSDAY
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Many of the weekly papers round
about are raising the subscription
price from $3.50 0 $500 per year.
Chicago & Northwestern Station
Agent Kucher has gone from Wonewoc
to Spokane, Wash, in response to a
message stating that his brother,
Matthias, was dead. Deceased formerly
lived in Wonewoc.
Miss Maeta Junge, who had not been
on duty at The Melzl & McGann furni-
ture store for some days on account of
an injury from a fall, has recovered
and Is again with the firm. The young
lady narrowly escaped serious injury.
Two cases of alleged selling of
liquor to minors by a Portage saloon
keeper, Fred Koroch, resulted in a
fine of $25 and costs in one case and
the other case was adjourned one
week. Complaints against other sa-
loonkeepers are being investigated.
Private Eugene Thrasher of Port
age, a one-t me Big Spring boy, who
was reported missing in France, has
written under date Of December 16
that he has returned to duty. He was
taken prisoner by the Germans on Oc-
tober IA, and thus reported as lost.
Soldiers are being returned from
France at the rate of about 10000 a
week but the work is expected to be
speeded up soon. War ships and freight
boats are being used at present and the
fleet is to be increased with some large
transports this month.
One of the by products of federal
control of railroads may he seen in the
union depot Of our state metropolis,
where woman gathers up and cleans
he nasty, vile cuspidoTs found in mems
smoking room Accountable: -Richland
Center Observer.
Making out your income tax report
will be the next thing on the program.
There are at present two separate IN
come tax laws in operation in Wiscon-
sin, the state income tax and the feder-
al income tax law, both Of which re-
quire separate reports. Reports must be
made out and returned to the assessor
of incomes by March LIST.
Mrs. E. B. Winslow has received a
message announcing the arrival in
Boston on Wednesday Of her son, Prof.
E. L. Faber, who has been attached
to the anti-aircraft service in France
since August.
The number of cabinet officers who
have retired from office because they
couldn't live in Washington on twelve
thousand dollars a year, recalls that
they came into office on platform de-
claring that it was now time to reduce
the cost of living and return to the
simple life.
Joseph Johnson, e. V. Alexander,
M. Mather and others have moved the
historical collection from the two
rooms in the northeast corner Of the
courthouse TO the southeast ccrnes.
The display in the G. A. r. roonts re-
mains. Tie rooms vacated by tho
historical SOC e~v ?1avt been taken by
the members of the e. y. Fl.
Raymond Mccoy Of Chicago, former
ly of Baraboo, has returned t his duties
after visit here. A few days ago Mr.
Mccoy was in an elevated train wreck
at Irving Park He said about fifty per
sons were injured and taken to the
hospital.
Miss Plama Grain, whose home was
formerly at Stoughton, has been Ell
gagged as county nurse. She has been
training at Wabena and other hos
pitfalls, besides taking a special course
at the public nurses training institn-
ton in Milwaukee. Her salary and
expenses were fixed by the county