Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1920-06-17

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10 FRIDAY
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The American federation of lab0
in annual convention at Montrea
Thursday wiped out the ''color line
and war ned its affiliated information
al unions that negro workers must
given equal membership with white
men.
A verdict for the defendant w;
rendered by the jury in the suit
Lee Magee, Cincinnati baseball plas
league for $4,000, which he claimt
was due him for salary and possib
bonuses on a contract for the playin
season of 1920.
Lowered sugar prices and 4 stabil
lied market in sight, according t
wholesale grocers, as the result of (;
policy of dealing directly through re
gular trade channels is being inau
gurated by refineries.
e. J. Gross, delegate at large froI
Wisconsin, had hard time readin
a minority report on the platform
his idea of the peace plank. His read
ing was greeted with boots and ''g>
home" Cries of socialist also greeted
him. He did not get anywhere witt
his idea. 1t was a hopeless task. On
man called him Trotzky, another
bOlshevist. The convention, beside
most of the Wisconsin delegates, stoo
by the main platform.
Leading shoe manufacturers at
st. Louis have announced price T,
auctions Of from rs cents to 81 o.
the wholesale price of shoes design
ed for the autumn trade. The neN
prices are effective on all shipments
made after June 1 and are retroactiv,
to orders for autumn shoes made be
fore that time.
A tar product is being distributed
along the Kilbourn road in the viciu
ity of the Marshall farm near Delto.
and for several miles this side Of
, there. Autos would do well to take thu
dirt road alongside the macadam TO
a day or two.
Stanley Klawitter, who was repOr
ed as catching pickerel out of Dew
lis lake weighing II pounds states
that before the fish was dressed
tipped the scales at 20 pounds. He
added that Charles Rock also de
serves some of the credit as he was
there with the gaff
Mrs. William Faller Of Amarillo
Texas, and her daughter, Mrs. Hum,
Nc Pherson of Detroit, also the little
daughter of the latter, have arrived in
BarabOo and have rooms at the home
of T. B. and A. N. Buckley on Ash
street. Mrs. FaIer makes her home
with her son but will be with her
daughter in BaraboO much of the
summer. They were former resident.
of Baraboo
Mr.. and Mrs. w. P. KOepp return
ed Thursday evening from an auto
trip to Fairbault, Mimi, and other
places. They report the roads in eX-
cellent condition and made the home
ward journey in IA IL hours a d;
lance of 215 miles; going the trip
tes. Mr.. Koepp went out to see his
aunt at Fairbault who is in ill health.
She is aged rs years
Mr. mad Mrs. A. II. Giese, daughter
Burnita and Mrs. .Giese's mother, Mrs.
Petzke of North Freedom spent the
day here.
E. Deist, formerly manager of the
local telephone office, is spending some
time in the city. Mr.. Deist is at pro-
sent located in Madison.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Bender are
the proud parents of baby daughter;
the child was born Wednesday morn
ing and weighed pounds. The moth
er was formerly Miss Ruby Nc Clure
of Reedsburg.
Mrs. Mary Haines, who sold her
residence on Ills Birch recently, VOC
Gated today and will spend the sum-
mer at DEVILS Lake on the kirkland
shore.
The graduating exercises for the
Annex were held Wednesday after
noon on the school lawn. Miss Evan
geline Geisert, the principal had
charge of the program, which was
very interesting. The pupils all did
well.
Mrs. Della Ringing and daughter
have gone to the home Of her son in
Montana. They came from Hartman
Tenn, to Chicago to see Mr.. and Mrs.
Richard Ringing and son on their
way west and instead Of coming to
8araboo decided to go to Montana.