Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1919-10-09
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With a total rainfall Of 6.S3 inches,
more than seven eighths of it during
the last half of the month, September
ended as one of the most peculiar
months on record during the Is years
of observation at Madison, by the
weather bureau, according to Eric r.
Miller, weather observer.
The first passenger aeroplane to
visit1Baraboo is located on the Willis
Ryan farm southwest of Baraboo.
Saturday L. H. Hill, Willis Ryan and
J. J. PfannstiehI "hopted off" and
saw Baraboo and vicinity from the
air. The plane looped the loop and
cut other capers for its passengers.
Mr.. Pfannstiehl states he fell in the
bottom of the air machine when it
looped but it was impossible to fall
out. The passenger plane was at
the Ryan farm today and possibly
will be tomorrow. Those in charge
of it are E. L. Partridge, pilot, A. P.
Oswold, mechanist and S. j. Gown,
who are stopping at the Warren
house during their stay here.
Thomas Schwartz of Wyoming Val
ley, Spring Green has purchased Adam
Fronk's farm and takes possession
in March. Fred Beckwith disposed OF
his farm to Henry Scholl for $4,000.
Retail dealers Monday increased
the price of bread 1 cent a loaf in
Chicago. The present price is IL
cents loaf or two loaves for Fl
cents. The bakers raised the price
one-half a cent a loaf and the re-
tailers added a full cent to the price
charged consumers.
Miss Edna Witwen, Prairie du Sac
who served as Red Cross nurse dur
ing the war, has accepted position in
the state public health work and has
gone to Madison to start her work.
: The sum of s5,125,00O of German
gold has reached New York. This is
the first shipment of $158,00O,000 for
food and supplies of all kinds.
At the meeting of the board of edu-
cation on Monday night, Miss Gertrude
Hanson was elected truant officer and
Miss Leila Johnson, librarian.
Mrs. Robert Conger and son are Wis
iting at the F. E. Morey and M. J.
Pierce homes.
Mrs B. L. Bohn has returned from
Chicago where she has been spending
a few days with friends.
Miss Gladys Sweet, who has been
with the Spring Green News for about
three years, has, given up the position
and will join her mother at Minnea-
polls Miss Sweet is in Baraboo for a
few days.
/ Forest Robson of the town of Spring
Green has returned after a trip to
Baraboo. He reports the road through
Cassell prairie as very fine.
Mrs. Rose Sweet will go to Mont
fort tomorrow to visit her mother for
fortnight. Mrs. Sweets mother will
return with her.
! Cecil, the infant son of Mr.. and Mrs
L. T. Fairman died at their home in
i Fairfield on Monday The body was
! taken to Broadhead for buriel
John English is her from Live Oak
Calf, on account of the illness of his
father, DR.. J. E. English The physi
clan is improving.
i Miss Zero English has returned to
Ontonagan, Mich. after a short visit
at home he is a member of the high
school faculty in the Michigan city.
D. NJ. Kelly is able to be about with
the assistance of a cane after his in
juries which he received recently
when he and young Baraboo lad &C
cidently collided
Wayland Kier has gone to Othello
Wash; where he has accepted a pos
ition in the railroad offices of the Chi
cago Milwaukee & st. Paul railroad
office there.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. W. Wright have