Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1919-05-08
ADDITIONAL RkITFy.ETS

J. T. Bates of Baraboo has received
a letter from Madison which says the
real estate bill passed the house by
vote of IS to %. The letter said that
Assemblyman George H. Hood of
Baraboo spoke in favor of the measure,
A letter from Jared Reese to his
grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Hester, at Reedsburg, says that he has
just returned from his twentieth trip
across the ocean on the Manchuria in
one year. He also made two other
trips part way. He has now been
transferred to the Brooklyn navy yard.
Mrs. Mike Welch of Loretta died at
the Reedsburg hospital Tuesday aft
ernoon, April 49, after very serious
operation. She leaves a husband.
At Wonewoc Dode Fisk had the mis-
fortune to lose his fine trotting horse,
the animal dying from paralysis. Dode
purchased the animal last fall and had
since been having it trained for the
races next fall. Fisk was at one time
the owner of circus.
An assault case has been heard in
the court of Justice of the Peace I.
l.. Hager at Reedsburg. William Will
liams of Loganville was fined $3475,
including costs, on the charge of
striking w. H. Ware of Loganville in
the face. Mr.. Ware is the village
postmaster at Loganville.
A birthday party was held last even
ing in honor of the twelfth birthday
of Miss Elizabeth Smith, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. George Smith. About
one dozen friends gathered in the
afternoon and at five o'clock luncheon
was served The refreshments were
sandwiches, different kinds of cake,
and coffee. A large birthday cake
,dence. All left wishing the young
lady many happy birthdays.
Mrs James Heffel and Ms. J. II.
Erswell have returned from Chippewa
Falls where on Tuesday they attended
the funeral of their uncle, " illiam III.
Black, former resident of Loganville
and Reedsburg. He was aged 70 years.
1t will be recalled that his son n-law.
Captain A E. Greenwald and two
companions were drowned in a lake
near there in the fall Of 1917 while
searching for the body Of another
man. Most of the bodies, including
that of Mr. Greenwald, were after
wards recovered. Others from Lodi
also attended the funeral. Besides his
wife he leaves son and daughter,
Mrs. E. A. Greenwald. AIRS. Hannah
Heffel of Baraboo is the only sister
and she was with him during the last
few days of his illness. Mrs Heffel
is still at Chippewa Falls and will
remain for ashort time. Mr.. Black
died at the home of his daughter with
whom he had resided for some time.
The Goodel farm at Lime Ridge has
been sold The sale was III charge of
Justice H. l.. Halsted of this city. The
property sold for $4,000 The farm is
located at Lime Ridge and has been
occupied by Alfred Goodell since the
death of his father, so he claimed he
owned the property, since his father
lived with him and was taken care OF
at the place. Other heirs, however,
brought the matter to court and as
GoodelI had no papers to show his
ownership, after two-year court &C
stion the farm has been sold and the
money divided among the heirs, Good
ell receiving only his share. r. P.
Perry of Reedsburg purchased the
property.
Mrs. Fred Miner has purchased the
Is acres of land near the cemetery
owned by William Little. Mr.. Little
purchased the land something like a
dozen years ago from the CHARLES
to Oklahoma where he is engaged as a
to Oklahoma where heis engaged as
travelling salesman for an eastern
firm. The family is at Wichita. Kan,
where his daughter has fine position.
His sister, Miss Lena Little, spent the
wxnter there and returned home a
few days ago.