Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1919-11-06
hef of the county board.

turned from Milwaukee, having beer
called there by an automobile acct
dent in which his brother was 1nJur
ed. the wife and child being killed.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. S. Hunkins anC
daughter, Mildred of Hollywood, Cal.
are spending a few days at the home
of Rev. and Mrs. e. G. Henke. Mrs
/ Henke and Mrs. Hunkins are sisters
Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Werlich enter
/ tanned a score of friends last even
ing at their pleasant home on Second
! street. A delectable six O'Clock din
ner was served and this was follow
, ed by cards, five hundred being play
ed at. five tables.
| Mrs. A. F. Snyder has gone to st
Paul after spending a visit in Bara-
boo with DR.. and Mrs. q. w. Snyder
of this city. From there she will re
turn to her home in Escanaba, Mich
Mrs. Snyder was in former resident
of this city, her husband being a
physician.
The business women of Baraboo met
in the high school building last night
and enjoyed a halloween party. Near
all the ladies were dressed in cos
tunes in accordance with halloween.
Ghosts, witches, clowns, and men were
some of the chief disuises. Games
dancing and refreshments were en-
joyed by about seventy Ladies.
When a Barabo hunter returned
from a recent trip to the Loganville
region he reported that he converted
the ears of rabbit into a seive as
he dashed away. His friends state he
is not well versed in woodcraft for q
bunny always lowers his ears when
he runs-does not care to elevate
them to catch the wind. 1t is also
stated the hunter was roughly handl-
ed-with words by farmer who
seriously objected to having his
tame squirrels killed without leave
or license. These are turbulent days
for hunters and land owners.
Mr.. and Mrs Jacob Lawsha have
returned to Seward, Neb., after a WIS.,
lit at the home OF Mr.. and Mrs. George
V. Moore. Mr.. Lawsha is a son OF the
late John Lawsha OF Baraboo and Mrs
Mrs. Moore is sister OF the recent
visitor. Mrs Lawsha is a daughter OF
Thomas Bell, venerable resident of
the town of Delton. Mr.. Lawsha was
a soldier in the Civil war and at
tended the reunion at Columbus. He
was a member OF the Brother Com
pany," SO named because so many
brothers were in the organization.
Charles and Arthur Coleman jacob
and George Lawsha, Gillespie broth
ers, and others were among those on
the roll. 1t has been seven years since
the visitors were at BaraDoo.
Raymond Hitler left Wednesday
evening for Highmor, S. D., where he
will join his brother, Lawrence, and
uncle, Charles Hitler. Mr.. Hitler will
remain there if the place pIeases him.
Passenger trains coming from the
north Tuesday morning were covered
with snow and left several punches
near the tracks at the depot. Many
wondered where the snow came from
and the fact that the trains brought
the snow clears the mystery.
Duck hunters hereabouts could not
help being envious yesterday when
they saw the bag OF twenty ducks,
all green heads that were brought
back by M. F. Foley and Fred Mogler
from a hunting expedition on the
Wisconsin river near Merrimack.
F. ]. Outram, Bird Island, MINI.
who came to attend the funeral OF
his friend, Judge W. A. Johnson, has
returned home. He says Bird Island
was named on account of rise in the
ground making an island in the low
country and birds frequent1ng the
place The land has long since been
drained and what was once is no
longer an island.
J. M. Johnson, who came to attend
the funeral Of his brother, Judge w.
A. Johnson, has returned to his home
at Rice Lake. The brother who had
left for Orlando, Fla, did not come
back for the funeral. Two nephews OF
the visitor, William Johnson OF Gal
| by, N. D., and John Johnson OF East
Grand Forks, N. d., returned to Rice
Lake with him.
| Mr.. and Mrs. S. V. Albertson OF Col
umbus are visiting the Mather TAM
iilies in Baraboo and at Prairie du Sac.
Mr. and Mrs. Albertson are moving
| to- Detroit, the richest city in the
| United States according to population
| it is claimed. The automobile has
made the wealth roll into Detroit
more rapidly than when the Span
iards returned to their cities from their
sconquests in the New World.
/ When Roscoe Harris returned from
trip to Madison on Wednesday
evening he entered his home on Fifth
| street unconscious of the fact that his
/ friends to the number Of about TWEEN
Ity-fve had gathered there. There was
a loud shout and congratulations to