Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1920-12-09

/ Rev. H. H. Savage, the new pastor
of the local Baptist church, has NOV
ed with his family into the parson-
age He comes from Almond, Wis
They came by auto as far as Portage
yesterday and from there here to
day.
Mrs James Gentry OF Chippewa
Falls has been in Baraboo to visit
her cousins, H. H. and w. D. Stanley.
Mrs. Gentry had been at Dane to at
tend the funeral of John HOWE, a
pioneer of that section. He died at
the home of his daughter, Mrs E. F
De Bower, and within q. few hours of
the death of another pioneer, Gerd
De Bower
At the home of Mr.. and Mrs, Harry
Hampton Wednesday evening about
20 friends enjoyed the evening, which
was spent in playing five hundred.
Music and refreshments was also a
part of the evenings entertainment.
The guests present were none other
than the ones who kidnapped Mr..
and Mrs. Hampton the night that they
returned from their honeymoon.
H. G. Town, state food inspector,
was in Sank City recently where he
caused the arrest of A. w. Guetzkow
charged with using benzoate in rasp-
berry pop. The defendant claimed it
was used as a preservative but new
ertheless it is against the law to use
it. In the court of Justice Adolph An
dro, he was fined $25 and costs
amounting to $27.29.
E. Schultz of the town of Reeds
burg was arrested and brought before
Justice Adolph andre this morning
charged with shooting rabbits on the
premises of Jerry McHugh of Reeds
burg town. The defendant received
a fine of five dollars and costs amount
ing to 1929.
The w r. c. quilt auctioned off at
the bazaar held by the relief organ
ization yesterday was secured by
Mayor Adolph andre for the sum Oh
$12. The quilt had four hundred
names inscribed upon it. Those who
contributed money had their name on
the quilt.
Albert and Fred Templin, Harold
Seaborn and Al Anchor have returned
from a hunting trip to Westboro, Wis.
Each hunter brought home a buck, the
average weight being las pounds.
They state that they saw plenty of
deer, but the hunting was very poor
because it was so wet. They saw very
few does hung up; however.
J. E. Kennedy Of New Lisbon is
here for the purpose of getting the
city to adopt a building code in order
to stimulate fire protection. He is
working in the interest of the Mutual
Underwriters association, there being
twenty-seven companies in the or
ganization. By adopting a building
code and working along other lines
fire loss in cities can be greatly re.
duced
Mayor Adolph andre has received
cocoanut from Tampa, Fla, not yet
removed from the she'll Fred Brad
was the sender and the nut came by
parcel post with the address written
on the cocoanut.
S. Paul Jones, who has charge of
the Y. M. C. A work in several coun-
ties is spending a short time here. He
is interested in birds and reports that
PRACTICAL yall of the migratory spec.
les have left for the southland.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. S. Palmer and son
have abandoned the farm near the
Lower Narrows of the Baraboo river
and are now located at 208 Fifth ave.
Glen Porter Of Fairfield was in
town today making arrangements to
hold an auction on Tuesday, Decem-
Der IA. The farm, the Kinney place,
has been sold to Foster Harrison and
Mr.. Porter may move to Baraboo.
William L. Brandt of the town of
Merrimack was in Baraboo on Wed
nesday as a pallbearer at the/funeral
Of Mrs. William Carroll. Mr.. Brandt
says the water in the Wisconsin river
months. During the summer and fall
the river became very low on account
of the scarcity of rain. and the great
demand for power. The river is now
full again and the power company can
bank on the natural resource for
many months to come.
H. L. Jones, who has arranged to
hold public auction on Thursday,
December 9, on the Martin Dyrud
farm northwest of town, expects to
move to BarabOo
Mrs Roy Judson Wednesday enter
tanned a number of ladies at the.
home of her mother. Mrs. w C.
Powell. A six o'clock dinner was ser
we'd to the following guests: Mes
DANES M. Arndt, P. Stewart, L.
WeIch, o. Arndt, r. Curry, C. Kellogg
J. Ryan and E. Hall, and Misses Shir-
lev Kier. Anita Palmer, Julia Schin