Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1920-01-22

visited in Baraboo several times and
will call here before returning home.
Engineer Fred Purcell and little
daughter, Jesse, of Minneapolis spent
Saturday at the home Of Mrs. Kathe-
rine Cummings. They also spent a
few days with Mrs. D. Roach at Mer-
rimack, who has not been in the best
of health this winter. Is
Friends and neighbors to the num-
Der of twelve gathered at the home
of Mrs. Albert Mattke, who recently
moved from Greenfield to this city.
The affair was in form of a welcome
surprise and the afternoon was spent
in social way. Refreshments were
served t7}e
Neal Brown, Portage, has rented
his store building on East Cook street
to %. w. Chapel and Ward Booth of
Baraboo, who will open the place in a
few days as a meat market. Both
families nave moved from Baraboo to
Portage ,also G. w. Chapel and fam
lily. D. w. Chapel is the father of G.
w. Chapel and the father nlaw Of
Mr.. Rooth.1G. W. Chapel is managing
a branch office of the Singer Sewing
Machine company. for c.. Coolidge of
Baraboo.
G.. A. Briggs says he has looked up
the amount received for privileges at
the county fair in 1914 and finds the
sum to be s779.35. That was the lar
gets amount up to that time. The past
year when e. J. Battles was super
intendent the amount received from
the concessions amounted to S815.34.
This department yields a large rev.
enue to the fair and it will be for
some future superintendent to sur
pass the above figures.
The Skillet Creek farmers had an
other of their splendid times We'd
nesday evening. They gathered at the
home Of J. II. Baer to the number Of
40. The family recently moved to
Skillet Creek from Spring Green and
are on their farm formerly owned by
Anthony Kunzlelnan. AS nearly all
were strangers to the new neighbOrs
all wore their names in large letters
and many other feats and games were
played. The men were accused of be-
ing dishonest in the clothespin con-
test but this was without foundation
as the men are more experienced in
handling clothspins than the women.
Refreshments of ice cream and every
thing that goes with 1T were served
and the party left feeling younger and
determined to let the good work go
on. This occasion is only one Of the
many good times the Skillet Greek
farmers have planned.
A. S. Kingsford has returned from
a visit with Rev. and Mrs. L. c..
Ferguson at Hinsdale Illinois and
furniture exhibition in Chicago. In
Hindsdale the Methodist, Baptist and
Congregational churches combined
and the Episcopal parish purchased
one of the vacant edifiees. Rev. Fer
guson, formerly rector of the Epis-
copal church in Baraboo, likes his
field very much, having no opposition
except for the one organization. Mr..
Kingsford says some of the furni-
ture manufacturing concerns have
sold their product for more than a
year ahead and no reduction in price
is seen in the near future. Material
for golden oak finish is not to be had
by many concerns. A large plant at
Rockford that was making a special
line is not able to obtain material and
has discontinued making their
speciality in furniture Excellent oak
that some time ago could be purchased
for about $4,000 a thousand feet is
now worth in the neighborhood OF
$3.50 thousand and probably more
could be obtained If the possesser
had the nerve to.ask a higher figure.
Even at the high prices furniture is
being sold readily. Mr.. Kingsford
selected large orders for individual
customers while away.
Save the crumbs and other morsels
of food that are thrown in the garb-
age and feed the birds that stay with
us during the winter months. With
heavy snow covering the ground. it is
difficult for our little friends to find
sufficient food these cold days.
Mrs. Alexander Smith, near Bara-
boo, was surprised at her home.
Neighbors to the number of 80 ga
thered there one evening recently.
Refreshments of ice cram and cake,
were served and a delightful time was
had by ALL Mr.. and Mrs. Smith re-
Gently moved to their home near Bar
aboo from their farm near North
Freedom.
The Baraboo City team was defeat
ed at Adams Thursday evening by
score of 16 to Il. The local players
report that they did not get a very
rousing reception upon visiting Adams.
When they got Off the train no one
met them and thew walked two miles