Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1920-04-29
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| Lightning struck one of the trees
on the Second Ward school house
grounds Wednesday night during the
/ storm. The tree was hit near the TOP
and tore the bark in a line to the bot
tom of the tree. The lightning made
slit about three inches wide in the
! bark on the main trunk Of the tree.
w. II. Promo has been appointed as
representative of Wisconsin Aberdeen
! Angus Breeders association on its
committee of Is which will have
charge of the Wisconsin livestock ex-
position in Madison in October.
| 1t is reported that there are two
federal men in Baraboo who are look
| ing for places where John Barleycorn.
with kick, is being sold. Arrests may
be made in a few days.
Christian Schmidt and Frank Rose
enbaum of Prairie du Sac in Baraboo
on Wednesday, Mr.. Schmidt moved
from his farm in Honey Creek to
/ Prairie du Sac some time ago. His
mother died last winter.
| Word has been received in Baraboo
J of the arrival of a son to Mr.. and
Mrs. Richard Ringing in New York.
Richard Ringing is son of Mrs.
: Della Ringing.
/ Attorney V. H. Cady was called to
: Milwaukee this morning on account
/ of the serious illness of his mother.
Mrs. w. C. Cady. Mr. Cady was accom-
| panied by his son, Alton.
Mrs. May Remington Thayer and
! daughter, Miss Dorothy, who have
been here about a year, expect to- re-
. turn to the state of Washington in a
few days. While here the daughter
has been with the Carnegie Free Lii
brary most of the time.
The case between Mr.. and Mrs. J.
Anstice has been dropped. Mrs. Anstice
! tarried only short time at the home
| of Sheriff Tarnutzer.
FL. H. Coates was elected to the po-
sition of city weigher at the council
meeting Tuesday evening.
Conductor H. G. Crop has purchased
the residence of Mrs. Jennie Won Post
! at 414 Third avenue. Mr.. Gron''
and family will occupy the newly purz
chased residence and take possession
soon. During the summer Mrs. Won
! Post expects to go to California to re-
! side with sister
! At the home of Conductor and Mrs.
Charles Stewart Wednesday evening
their daugher, Mrs. f. r. Huntley, who
has been visiting her parents, enter
! tanned a number of ladies at a whist
party Mrs. Huntley leaves soon for her
home in Binghamton, New York, and
the affair was in the form of a fare
/ we'll entertainment
! Miss Vivian Smith writes from Pc
land to her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Fl.
e. Smith, there is much distress in
J that country. On account of poverty
and the shortage in shoes many per-
sons have no footware.
i The judgment has been paid in the
case Of Miss Ethel Hewitt of North
Freedom against Frank Draper. In the
recent term of the circuit court she
won in breach of promise action,
the jury returning with a verdict of
$1,700 in her favor
! Harold Halbman of Merrimack is i'll
with scarlet fever at his home in that
village. M .Halbman is well known in
this city and is q graduate of the To-
cal school with the class of 1917.
There are several other cases of the
disease in Merrimack
! Among those who attended the
funeral at Lodi of Mrs. William Cob
den, who died in Milwaukee, were
Miss Kate Cummings and Mrs. II. P.
Hayward of Baraboo Mrs. Golden
formerly resided in Baraboo. Her hus-
band lost a leg in rail accident
near Lodi.
r. B. Curtis, who, until recently
was associated with his brother in
the conducting of the restaurant and
pool and billiard parlors here, writes
that he is, nicely located with head
quarters at Waukegan, Illinois, AND
has fine position with the American
Can company.
At the home of Mr. and Mrs. A. d.
Rounds yesterday afternoon a birthday
party was, held in honor of theis
daughter, Mildred, who was four years
of age The afternoon was spent in al
enjoyable way and supper was ser
we'd to the guests at six o'clock. Twelve
little girl friends were present to en-.
joy the occasion.
G. III. LIE Roy of Madison was in towI
recently and reports that his son has
disappeared. Mr.. LIE Roy states that hi
thought the lad came to Baraboo will
Clark Dwinnell but upon learning o
Clark's flight was OF the opinion T.
his son was induced to go with him
Dwinell was in Madison to see the
lad after he left Baraboo.
1 Bernard Dahl, found guilty of pass
|, ing forged checks at Reedsburg to thu
amount of $50, was taken to Waupu1
. this morning by Sheriff William Tar
nutzer and Robert Hughes. Dahl vii