Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1920-03-04
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neyed to Brooklyn Friday evening
where they played basket ball with
the Brooklyn city team. Brooklyn car
rled off the honors by defeating the
local team by score Of 20 to 10.
Mr.. and Mrs. M. M. Graves have
! moved from AS Eighth avenue to 514
Fifth avenue.
Herman A. Putt, who resides near
Parfrey's glen, reports the snow iii The
woods in deep and not packed down,
as found in the open. There has been
no rain and no warm days to reduce
the amount of snow that has fallen.
A farwen party was given Thursday
evening at the home Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Harland Wickus by number of neigh
bors. Mr.. and Mrs. Wickus were the
guests of about twenty friends. Cards
were played and refreshments were
served. The Wickus family will move
into their new home at the end of
Second street, March /.
Over at Fennimore they do not al
low the boys any fun any more. One
day last week five fellows were arrest
ed for having been caught playing
the old popular game Of poker, and
were heavily fined The owner of the
building was held under the serious
charge Of having conducted a gamb-
ling house.
G. Fl. Hilliard, who is stationed tenn
porarily at Boone, Iowa, is spending
a few days with his family in Baraboo.
He is dispatcher for the G. & N. W.
railroad.
Clam fishing In the upper Mississ-
ippi river will be barred for twenty
six miles in the vicinity OF La Crosse.
during the next five years, according
to official orders of the Wisconsin con-
servation commission The closed ter
ritory extends from Brownsville, twelve
miles south Of La Crosse to Dakota
fourteen miles north.
George Amber, treasurer of the
town Of Troy, and J. j. Waterbury of
the town Of Sumpter have made their
returns to County Treasurer e. M
Doll For many years the town of
Troy has lead in making returns but
this year the two towns reported On
the same day.
Chief of Police S. A. Pelton has re-
ceived q letter from the chief of police
at Kalispell, Montana, asking for the
address of Miss Hattie Behrens. sup
posed to be living at Baraboo BY the
request Of her brother living at Kali
spell the officers are making a search
for her The brother has not heard
from his sister for some time and is
very much worried about her.
While an extra freight train ooing
west in charge of Conductor kiin1er OF
this city was passing through Seyene
last night car of coal jumped the
the main line. When the accident
happened the air hose uncoupied set
ting the air brakes on the tram The
crew coupled up the train without mis-
sing the car in the ditch and proceeded
to Madison When they started to set
out their cars there 1t was discover
ed that the car Of coal was miss ng.
E. f. Boehm has received word that
brother is seriously i'll in Beloit
hospital and will undergo an operation.
/ Fred Dyson died Friday at his home
in Seattle, Washington. and will be
brought to Excelsior for burial. He
has visited here many times and has
relatives In this community.
At the auction sale Of A. J. Sturde-
vent which took place on Thursday,
cows sold at high figure, a Holstein
bringing nearly 5000. Mr.. Sturdevant
broke his hip some time ago and on
account of his injury decided to sell
his farm equipment and stock. The
gentleman is improving but it will
! be some time, no doubt, before he will
have the full use of his limb
| Mr.. and Mrs. L. I'll. Hill charmingly
entertained number of couples on
Friday evening at the Warren hotel
Cards were played at eight tables and
the games were followed by a delec-
table supper about eleven O'Clock
A number of lady friends surprised
Mrs. J. p. True Thursday evening II
being her wedding anniversary. a
picnic supper was served and all pre-
sent report an enjoyable time.
The Bank of Baraboo has received
a supply of food drafts which may be
purchased and sent to the food suffer
ers in Europe by means OF which they
can draw supplies from warehouses
situated in the larger cities OF the "a
mine stricken districts Thees a~sa',ge
ments have been made by the Amer.
cen Relief administration of New York
City. The drafts can be purchased IL
denominations OF $40 and $50. The
quantities OF food the various sums
will purchase are listed in the book OF
drafts.