Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1920-05-13
TUESDAY
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Mrs. Roy Owens and two children
and Miss Laura Wilson have returned
home after a three weeks visit in
Chicago, with Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert
Owens and family.
There are frequently chances these
days to obtain free ride to Montana
or other western states if one only
knew when opportunity expected to
knock. A fe wdays ago procession
of new automobiles PASSED through
Baraboo on their way to Montana, one
man to the car. No doubt each would
have been glad for fellow passenger
to keep him company on the way.
4 Robert Gibson reports that the num-
Der of special delivery letters and pack
ages on Saturday and Sunday were
double the usual number. Many flowers
and letters were sent to BarabOO on
account of Mothers Day.
i Mrs. J. p. True was hostess at a
card party Monday evening at her
home, Al ladies were present and
five hundred was played. During the
evening Miss Francis Kennedy sang
and Mrs. r. c. Fogle accompanied on
the piano. Refreshments were served.
Mr.. and Mrs. #. J. Rummell re-
! turned last evening form trip to
Dallas, Texas, where they went to
visit the formers brother, who is a
. lieutenant in the aviation service of
the government. While south Mr.. and
Mrs. Rummell enjoyed the thrills of
aeroplane rides over a large part of
Texas.
| A good turnout was present at the
regular meeting Of the Rank & File
veterans held at the Y M. c.. A. Mon
day evening. Several topics of interest
were discussed and arrangements were
made to cooperate with the G. A r.
Memorial day and attend the ser
vices to the cemetery. Preparations
are underway to have the day cele-
brated with due respect to the depart
ed soldiers.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. w. Andrews were
in Ironton recently to help celebrate
demolished the Methodist church there
about two years ago. A program was
given and the main speakers were
Rev Carter Lodi; Rev. Cook, Reeds
burg; and Rev. Ingham, district sup
erintendent A dinner was also ser
we'd. The church which was destroyed
was rebuilt about a year ago.
City Attorney V. H. Cady desired
stone for the foundation of his new
home to be built on East street and
in order to obtain what he desired
bought the jennings quarry in the
Third ward. Mr.. Cady expects to blow
about 100 cords out of the quarry: the
drilling is already done Stone is hard
to obtain on account of the scarcity
of labor and cement is almost out Of
the question on account of no cars in
which to ship the commodity.
Mr. and Mrs. William Hill have
come from Rice Lake to see Mr.
Hills brother, J. l.. Hill, who is ser
iously ill with pneumonia at his home
in the town Of Sumpter. The visitors
have not been able to see the patient
on account of his feeble condition but
have the assurance they may have a
visit later in the week. While in Sank
county Mr.. and Mrs. Hill are visiting
their daughters, Mrs. John Jenewein,
Merrimack, and Mrs. Benjamin Pei
ton, Baraboo.
T. F. Risley reports he has received
q number Of letters containing quo-
tations on sugar. the wholesale
price in car load lots being % cents.
The firm of Risley Brothers has sell
dom received quotations in the past
being in dry goods business exclu-
sively An effort by the jobbers to sell
at high figure indicates there IS
plenty of sugar and that much money
is wanted for it, else they would not
be going out the regular channel to
sell it. A Baraboo resident who return
ed from California a few days ago
reports the warehouses are filled with
walnuts and other nuts grown in that
state, the crop being held for higher
prices. Evidently much food is being
boarded and the holders are likely
to receive terrible bump someday
Mrs. Jacob Luder has returned from
trip to Washington, Indiana, where
she was guest at the home of her
son. She reports the peach trees in