Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1920-10-14
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FRIDAY q

Lueth, Baraboo; and Mrs E. S. Lueth,
state of Washington, drove to Adams
where they visited at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. A. A. Lueth. They report
some of the roads badly rutted by
the heavy trucks. On account of no
rain the sand is deep.
After the dice game Tuesday after
noon in the courthouse park Chief of
Police S. A. Pelton confiscated the
money up on the game and the dice al
So Both are now in the possession
of the county clerk in sealed envel-
ope. The law on gambling states that
the betting money can be taken from
the ones involved. One of the young
men, however, is taking measures to
try to procure his money.
The other evening two young ladies
of Baraboo were out walking with
The ladies, it is said, accompanied the
two young men unknown to them.
youths to one of the night trains and
when arrived at the station, one o
the girls missed her bracelet. 1t is
not known, however, how the piece of
jewe1ry was lost, but it is supposed one
of the young men has it, because the
boys came that evening from the
Portage fair where they reportd that
they had a good "rake-off' in getting
many articles. The young ladies may
perhaps consider before going out
with unknowns again.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. c. Thompson, form
erly residents of BarabOo, are visit
ing at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. N.
Mrs. Sherman and Mrs. Thompson are
sisters. Mr. and Mrs. Thompson re-
side at Sausalito, near San Francisco,
and report that the best of soft coal
is about $24 ton and oak wood is
but $22 a cord. 1t is necessary to have
a fire almost every evening of the
year. Their son, Charles L. Thompson,
resides in San Francisco, and their
daughter, Mrs. j. H. Williams, miss
Zoe) at Deeth, Nevada. Mr.. Thompson
was formerly an engineer ON the c.
& N. w.
| Gustav Naff, who for the past eight
years conducted the Sank City drug
stdre, has sold his business to Otto
Jorges. Mr.. Jorges took charge of the
bus ness last Monday. He is an ex-
perienced and competent druggist
having served Mr.. Naffz as clerk for
the past eight years. Prairie du Sac
News
F.. r. Thomas of Fairfield had a
queer experience on Thursday. While
near Portage he noticed his extra tire
was a little lose and while investigat-
ing saw that his gasoline tank was
gone. Another car came along and
the driver informed Mr. Thomas the
tank was several miles back towards
Baraboo. Then Mr.. Thomas began to
pinch himself. He had heard of cars
running along with one wheel dane
ing by the side of the road but to
have a machine spin along without
gasoline tank was new experience.
Fearing to venture farther without
tank he obtained a can and bent the
feeding tube into it. On the return he
took the wrong road and found him
self we'll on the way to Senator George
Staudenmayer's At last he found the
tank resting at one side of the road,
but little Of the liquid gone as a re-
suit of being left behind.
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o SATURDAY O
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! Fishing in Lake Wisconsin at Merri-
mack is reported as especially good
just now. H. K. Dillenbeck came back
yesterday with several fine pickereI.
Chas. Catlin of this city also reports
catching a nice pike.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. A. Burtch and two
daughters, also E. Harmed, have gone
to Fond du Lac on an automobile
trip. They expect to visit the prison
at Waupun while making the jour
ney.
! The Christian Endeavor societies
of southern Wisconsin are holding
convention in Lodi. The delegates
from Baraboo include the Misses
4 49, OOAA@No cI1AO A(CSO1O w Oh the
Presbyterian church and Margaret
Sneathen and Opal Kramer of the
Congregational church.
! Mrs. Ella Duncan and Mrs. M. J.
Cameron will go to Madison next
week as delegates to the state con
vention Of the Congregational church
to be held in the capital city. Monday.
Tuesday and Wednesday. Miss Hattie
| Huntington will represent the Ladies
Missionary club at the same conven
ton.
a double marriage ceremony was
performed at the st. Nobertus
church at Sank City when Edward
Bfeunig was united in marriage to
MISS Anna Michels and Leonard En-
dies and Miss Lydia Breunig were
joined in wed1ock. A celebration fol.
lowed the ceremony. The Young