Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1920-03-18
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Mrs Edward McGilvra who has
been patient at Miss Hyer's hospi-
tai for some time, following an ,oper
alton, has returned to Hillcrest Dairy
farm, her home.
Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Eckstein have
purchased the residence Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Louis Werlich on Second street
and will take possession about April
Is. Mr.. and Mrs. Eckstein now re-
side in iowa and not long ago their
son purchased a farm on Webster's
prairie, the parents decided to come
to Baraboo to make their home. j.
T. Bates & Son negotiated the trans
action
The condensaries in this region are
paying $2.85 per 100 pounds for milk.
The peak of the price some time ago
was about $3.50. The price now be-
ing paid has not affected the price
at the creameries Or local retail dea-
lers
The largest checks issued by the
Excelsior creamery for milk during
February ranged f.om $3.50 to $3.50
and bore the names Of the follow
ing: Thomas & Thomas, A. e.
Capener, e. Klemm, L. M. Wichern.
r. J. Martiny, Albert Mattke, c. w.
Wichern, Baraboo, and Stewart &
McFarlan, Lodi
Miss Martha Kritz1e, Reedsburg,
appeared before Court Commissioner
H. L. Halsted for the purpose of sue
ing Melvin Davis who resides near
Milwaukee. The case is that of a neg
Iected promise to marry and the eX-
animation was held in the court Of
Mr.. Halsted Saturday. The man is a
returned soldier an the young lady
claims that he proposed to marry her
through their correspondence, and
she accepted. At any rate he married
another woman and the case will b..
heard in circuit court.
Two robins alighted in q tree in
plain view from the printing Office
w ednesday, and if you do not believe
it we can show you the tree. These
birds find the north more friendly to-
ward them than south, where they
are slaughtered as are our game
birds here, and they return early
Spring Green News.
February prices paid for milk by
condenseries show a general decline
over those of January, according to
the report of the state division CT
markets at Madison. This decline, the
department explains is partly due TO
g. restricted market for condensed
milk because of the falling off OF ex
port trade when foreign exchange drop
ped to very low levels.
Mrs. August Brecht went to Bara-
boo yesterday morning She went to
see her grandson, Robert Plat, who
met with an acciden; while coasting
last week. In collision with another
sled he had his nose injured and a
cash cut in his forehead He was TAX
en- to Milwaukee for treatment Friday
but has returned to his home in
Baraboo.-PraiIie du Sac News.
The second conservation warden to
die within a week is dead at Wau-
sau, victim of influenza. He is J. w.
Foster of Wausau, one of the best
known wardens in the central part
fthe state. The other was G. G..
Cowles of Baraboo Work of the con-
servation commission has been ham
pered during almost every occurrence
of influenza because of the susce ptibi
lily of the men to the disease.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. H. Porter enter
tanned number of friends at their
home in Greenfield Saturday at a IL
o'clock dinner. Those in attendance
were: Mr.. and Mrs. w. III. Burton,
Mr.. and Mrs. o. E. Hanson, Mr. and
Mrs. E. C. Green, of Fairfield; Mr.
and Mrs. M. l.. Porter, r. L. G1azier
and daughter, Miss Bernice, Mrs.
Sherm Luce, and Mr.. and Mrs.
George Hanson, of Baraboo. The Fair
field folks were taken to the Porter
home by Mr.. Burton and the Bara-.
boo folks by Mr.. Hanson. All report
Mr.. and Mrs. Porter capital enter
tainers.
Wore has been received by rela-
tlveS that Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Hill Of
Sorono. Wis, have sold their resi-
dence there and expect to build a
bungalow this summer. They also
write that the storlz visited
them and left a son March l. Mr..
Hill formerly resided in Sumpter.
r. ~. Prothero, Glen Simons, En-
NETT Dwyer and Harry Neitzel left tes
day for Flint, Michigan to drive home
four Buick cars The autos will be
e. B. Trimpey made a photograph
of four generations today at his
studio over Hopes Clothing store.
The four generations are great grand
mother, Mrs Fred Petzke, North Free
dom; grandmother, Mrs. William Mar
quardt, Baraboo: mother, Mrs Elva
Schultz and daughter Elanore Of this
city.