Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1920-04-08

Miss Nellie Jensen of Excelsior were
married at the home of the groom's
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. William Va
yette, by the Rev. J. Warren of the
u. B. church They were attended
by the groom's parents. Mr.. and Mrs.
Vayette left for Madison and on their
return will make their home in Reeds
burg.
Mr.. and Mrs o. S. Rich, 8 Butt
street, South Norfolk, Virginia, have
sold their home at that place, expect
to leave next June by automobile fol-
.Baraboo. After visiting her for some
time they will continue to California
to reside They write they enjoy The
News wherever they live. Mr.. and
Mrs. Rich formerly resided here.
Fire at the home of Henry Vertein.
ST., Alderman, was extinguished by the
volunteer fire company. There was
considerable damage from the smoke
and water.
F. w. Schultz of this city is having
the former. city transfer place, which
is located just over the high bridge
remodeled and repainted. Mr.. Schultz
is going to install an auto livery sta
ton which will have it's headquarters
in the building.
Dean Marriott and his mother, Mrs
George Marriott, of Chicago have ar
rived in Baraboo to spend several
months. The Marriotts have closed
their apartments in Chicago and will
visit relatives in Baraboo until June
when they will occupy their cottage
at Devils Lake.
VIM. c.. Alvin has returned from
Honey Creek where he visited bro
Their, julius Alvin, who is i'll. The
patient has been in dealining health
for a number Of months.
Judge J. H. Hill has received let
ter from the office of the regents OF
the University of Wisconsin asking
for portraits of the following regents
of the institution: Thomas w. Suth-
erland, at one time resident OF
Madison and later at Sacramento, Cal
ifornia, where he died in 1859, leav-
ing a wife and one child, Godfrey
Aigner, who resided for some years
in Milwaukee and later moved to
New York City; Alexander T. Gray,
once a resident Of GAINESVILLE and la
ter of Washington, D. c.; Hiram A.
Wright, lawyer in Crawford county,
dying at Prairie du Chen; F, O.
Thorpe, lawyer at West Bend, dying
IN the eighties; Thomas D. Stee7
lawyer at Sparta, dying in California;
and Charles Thayer, Presbyterian
minister at Hudson and later county
superintendent of schools.
Mr. and Mrs. F. e. Brewer and Mr..
and Mrs. F. A. Nehs have returned
from ST. Petersburg, Florida. The
Brewer family have been Florida for
several weeks and Mr. and Mrs.
Nehs have spent about four months
in the southern city.
Mrs. Marie Hanson, Miss Mary
Hanson, of Sault Lake City and Mrs
T. G. Scholler of Chicago returned to
their home after visiting the last few
days at the home of w. =. Capener
on 14th street.
The farmers will be sad to know
that there is one thing at least that
has dropped in price this season, and
that is binder Irvine, which will sell
for 61h cents cheaper this year than
it did last season. A price Of 1872
cents a pound was fixed by the state
board of control, to be in effect this
year for the output Of all state ir-
situations.
Tom Peterson of Westford tells
how he lands the owls, which have
been taking his chickens by the
wholesale. He erected large post,
with a fat top, on a nigh spot OF
ground, some distance from his barn.
On top of this he put steel trap
and this is fastened with long wire
running to the ground. Mr.. Owl in
all his wisdom will usually make for
his nice lighting place, where he
can make observation all around
but on the contrary to be caught in
the cold embrace of the trap. Mr.
Peterson has landed some six Of the
birds up to the present time.-Caze-
novia Reporter.
The F. D. Peck property on Walnut
street was sold at public sale on Fri
day to Tracey Randell. On account OF
tn high wind and snow storm at the
time there were but few bidders
There is a good house and about 9
acres of ground, all on the Warner
road, fine location. w. c. Alvin was
the auctiOneer.
The Daily Register Democrat was
sold Thursday by John G. Cary to
A. A. Porter of Portage the latter as
Stunning control Friday. Mr. Porter
owned the Daily Register and sold it
more than two vars ago. Mr. Cary
purchased the Register and the Port
age Democrat year ago and merged
the two newspapers Edward Jones,
former owner of the Democrat, is as
ISOLATED with Mr. Porter in the new
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