Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1920-02-12
TUESDAY

Hamilton of this city, passed away at
the home of his son c. D. Palmer, in
| Chicago recently. Mrs. A. r. Mailer
of this city is a neice. The deceased
| lived in Baraboo before the Civil war
and joined the colors with the Bara-
boo company in 81. Funeral services
at Stoughton Wednesday afternoon.
Condensed milk has dropped q
dollar a case or two cents can at
the plants at several places in the
state This is due to the low price
of money in Europe and the curtail-
tries.
Edwin NJ. Brown, aged As, Madison
was granted divorce from his 90
year old wife, Mrs. Nellie Brown now
serving at Waupun after being con-
victed of adultery. Mr.. Brown was
given custody of the three-year~old
old daughter.
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. Albert H.
Martin ten pound daughter, Feb. 8.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. E. Nc CURE have
returned to their home in Mason
City, Iowa, after spending a few days
with Mr. and Mrs. William LANCE and
family.
February is unusual in that the
month has five Sundays, this being
leap year, the first and last days be-
ing Sunday. Lincoln's birthday falls
on Thursday and Washingtons birth
day on Sunday. Were it not for the
last falling on Sunday banks in
some states would have seven closed,
days during the month.
Among those from out of town who
are here to attend the funeral SER
vices of the late Frederick w. Lueb-
Ike are Mr. and Mrs. Henry Keifer,
Chicago. and Gorge Stevenson. West
Allis.
Friends in Baraboo have received
word that Mr.. ard Mrs. ID. FL. Smith,
formerly of this city ARE the proud
parents of baby daughter. They now
reside in Freeport, Ill. TIL mother will
be remembered as Miss Charlotte
Achterberg and the father was form
erly employed in Baraboo as book
keeper for the Cahoon Mining Co. He
also spent several months in the army
overseas during the world war
Wisconsin farmers, declares Profes-
sor C. P. Norgord, Madison, head of the
state department of agriculture, in
1913 lost approximately $1,78O,OOO
worth of hogs that were infected
with tuberculosis and consequently
had to be all or in part destroyed
for fertilizer purposes. This infec-
ton is due to the fact that hogs fol-
low tubercular cows in the yards;
also that whey and butter milk. as
well as skinned milk, coming from
cheese factories was infected and
transmits tuberculosis to the hogs.
Robert Gollmar, the son of Mr.. and
Mrs. F. C. Gollmar, was surprised
Monday evening a his home by about
20 members of the Gamma Phi Rho
club of the high school of which or
ganization he is the president. The
The evening was spent in playing
games and general good time Re
freshments were servd. Tn members
OF the club presented the host with
a fountain pen in remembrance OF
the occasion.
The Thimble club of the Presby-
terrain church was entertained last
evening at the home of Mrs. Jaquith
assisted by her daughter, Phyllis and
Mrs Fricke. There was good at
tendance and very enjoyable even
ing was spent Plans were made to.
do refugee work. The club meets in
two weeks with Mrs. Frank McGirr.
The regular meeting of the Rank,
and File Veterans association of this
city was held in the X. P. hall Mon
day evening. About fifty members
were present. The minutes OF the
preceding meeting were read by Sec
rotary Clarence Albert. The commit
tee which was named to adopt the by
laws of the association read their res
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