Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1919-05-01
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Frank Dwyer, who recently return
ed from overseas, has gone 10 Tomah
where he will be employed with the
State surveyors, who start work soon
in Tomah.
Forest Barber and Rex Cummings
are at. Camp Grant and expect to be
home soon. Mr.. Cummings has been
held on account Of his service record
being lost
G. v. Axen, master mechanic on the
Northwestern road, left Baraboo this
morning for Hot Springs, Ark, for a
few weeks rest. Mr.. AIKEN has been
suffering with stomach trouble and
hopes to gain relief at the springs.
There has been plenty OF rain this
spring. 1t will be recalled that last
year during March and April there
was scarcely a shower, the farmers
rot losing a day on account Of storms.
This year much time has been lost
cr account of rain.
Easter was beaut full day and there
was q happy gathering at Macs Wei
eome,' the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Geo
r. McGilyra. Mrs. Katherine Crandall
Train, nephew, NJ C. Crandall, and
Ed. A. McGilvra and family were in
vited to enjoy the Easter dinner with
them. It was also the birthday cele
bration Of three Of Eds family, Ed
Mabelle and son Donald, their birth
days coming close together in April
In addition, grandma made a large
birthday cake with many candles.
Sheriff H. Il. Hubert has
received a box containing many inter.
esting relics from his son, Harry II
Hubert, who is with the army Of Oc
cupation IN Germany. The box con
tanned magazine pistol taken from q
German, metal identification card
igniters, gloves and other articles.
The soldier also sent a helmet which
was evidently on the head of a Ger
man soldier when he fell in the mud
The helmet is st II covered with Euro
pean SOIL The young man was IN tie
Spanish-American war and has given
good service in the conflict just closed
He does not think. he will be called
upon to engage in another war:
One Of the first changes in the as
esessment laws was made at Madison
when the governor signed the bill au-
thorizing a change in the compensa-
ton allowed an assessor. Heretofore
an assessor was entitled to three dol
lars per day; according to the new law
he may now receive five.
Madison papers announce the birth
of son on Wednesday to Mr.. and
Mrs. John w Proctor, the little one
being born at the general hospital in
the capital city. Mrs. Proctor was for
merly Miss Esther Simpson who was
director of music in the schools here
a few years ago. The new arrival has
been named John w Proctor, Jr.
large crowd of people gathered at
the depot Saturday forenoon to see
the war train, but were somewhat dis
appointed. 1t had been reported that
five minutes The fiat cars containing
the tank, a'rship and cannon were
pulled past the depot and before the
people got down where the cars were
the train started and pulled out OF
TOWN. onewoc Reporter.
s. E. Cowles, who has spent the
winter with his daughter, Mrs. Ethel
Kellor, Beloit. has come to Baraboo
and may remain here during the
summer instead of going to Montana
to spend the time on the ranch owned
by his son. Mr.. Cowles says that
business is booming at Beloit, all of
the shops running and more being
built. In one of the large concerns
the wages of the men have been cut
to about % cents an hour, he says,
while in other no reduction has been
made. Mr. Cowles mas gone to North
Freedom to visit friends for a few
days.