Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1920-07-22

IN mucn improved cOnulJl0n. Two
of the water samples had not reached
Madison for the analysis at the time
Of the phone call so nothing definite
can be said on the question until the
others have been examined
Two University OF Wisconsin stu
dents have left Madison for a walking
trip to Yellowstone park, Before set
ting out they announced they would
not spurn an automobile ride now and
then and to the ast0nishment of their
friends they are making about 100
miles a day. A summer or two ago
Superintendent A. c. Kingsford of
Baraboo started on foot for Minnesota
and enjoyed SO many automobile rides
he was there in two or three days.
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. Rollo Curry an
eight pound son. ,Ms
Chief of Police 5. A, Pelton has re-
ceived a letter from Professor. d. Az
Drew, Centralia, Washington, formerly
a resident of Baraboo, who says they
are having drouth in his state Prof.
Drew teaches during the school year
and in the summer season is in the
forests watching for fires. Mr.. Pelton
wrote to the western resident he should
return to Gods country where the
fields are waving with ripening grain
and where the corn stands in tassel
shoulder high.
George Wedekind who is employ
ed at the Herfort Canning factory,
came in touch with live wire while
dumping peas into the elevator Fri
day evening. Mr.. Wedekind was
thrown to the ground and fell through
the elevator. His injuries were not
serious, however, and he is able to
be about today.
G. E. and L. w. Grant of Minnea
polls are in Baraboo for about two days
campaigning for the National Bonus
for ex service men anG also enrolling
ex soldiers and sailors in the opera
tive league, the object of which is to
promote the interests of the soldiers
with the business and professional men
and secure discounts for the ex-service
man where it is practical. The Grant
brothers are members Of the u. S.
naval reserve and have volunteered
for the campaign work.
Mr. and Mrs. Albert Peterson and
granddaughter Of Rockford, also Mr.
and Mrs. Frank Kingsley, of South Be-
lott, have returned to their respective
homes after a vacation spent in this
region. They have been coming for a
number o. years by automobile and Mr..
Peterson says this is one of the most
interesting regions he was ever in.
Mrs. Peterson before her marriage was
known in Baraboo as Miss Zelma
Kramer, her father being a miller.
The l.. S. G.. was very pleasantly en-
tertained at the home of Mrs. Carrie
Nutting July Is. The day being just
right, quite a number availed themsel-
YES of the opportunity. One new mem
Der was voted into the society. After
the business meeting, a general good
time was INDUCED in, music, singing
and visiting. Practicing of different
stunts, presumably to be pulled off at
the picnic in Oschner park in two
weeks.
Delicious refreshments were served
by the hostesses, Mrs Nutting and
Mrs Turner
County Clerk F. A. Cooper has return
ed from the meeting of county clerks
at La Crosse and reports the next
meeting will be held at Amigo. He
was in a coach Thursday afternoon
when the engine left the track at the
first crossing west Ct Ableman and
says the train soon came to stop.
The wheels of the tender left the
rails first, this occurring at the cross
ing. In few feet the engine struck
the ties, went to one side and plowed
up the earth Had it gone much fur
Their it would have rolled over Mr..
Cooper phoned his laughter and WIS
soon at home in an automobile. In
the meanwhile the train was hauled
back to Reedsburg, switched to another
track, and hurried on with another en-
CINE.
Mr.. and Mrs. AL. Kern Of Greenfield
were delightfully."- surprised when about
seventy five friends and relatives came
to their home last Wednesday even
ing to help them celebrate their tenth
wedding anniversary. The time was
spent in music and games. A charivari
also added zest to the occasion. That
Mr.. and Mrs. Kern are highly esteemed
in the community was shown by the.
many pretty and useful gifts which
were left for them. Dainty refresh
ments were served before the guests
departed, wishing them many more
anniversaries.
Unusual things sometimes happen
in newspaper offices. Persons have
spasms (mental being violently agi-
tated and on one occasion a citizen
passed away in The News office, but
not until Friday evening did the
sanctum sanctorum become al