Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1920-04-29
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in the new garage owned by her son,
~Orriel Philbrick. The opening proved
a great success and the building is
one of the finest garages in this part
of the country.
Rev. and Mrs August Bartz and
family of Winthrop, Mimi, are in
Baraboo visiting at the home Of the
formers parents, Mr. and Mrs August
Bartz. Sr. Rev. and Mrs. Bartz came
10 BarabOo with the intentions of be-
ing present at the twenty-fifth we'd
ding anniversary of Mr.. and Mrs. Blake
well but the train connections brought
them early this morning The family
lis moving to Centuria, Wis.
Mrs M J. Cameron returned from
Sparta, where she was delegate to
the State Convention Of the Congre-
gational Woman's Missionary societies.
The sessions were all very inspiring,
and many, excellent addresses were
given by returned Missionaries, one of
ESPECIAL interest was by Miss Rada
Pavalova, a native of Bulgaria, and
who will visit Baraboo in the near fu-
sure which means treat for our
churches.
In the high school building there
is a chute into which waste paper is
thrown, the bottom being in the base
ment near the furnace room The
whole is of stone Or non combustible
material. Recently it had not been
emptied daily and fire blazed up, but
no damage was done. It is the bust
ness of the jaintor to see that the en-
gineer performs his duty, and the bust
ness of tho manual training teacher
10 see the jani:or keeps his eye on
the engineer. After all this precaution
abe paper burned away just like old
hay.
William Cramer of Plain was In
Baraboo Saturday looking for a small
farm one of about 40 acres. He says
he would move to BaraboO if he could
find a place that suited him. Mr..
aCramer has been making trip to the
north.
Mrs Minnie J. Nc Conick of Adams
writes from Crockett, Texas, the black
berries have set On the plants and the
gardens are looking fine. The figs are
>quite large While at Crockett she vi
.sited Galveston with it's wonderful
sea wall. Crockett is in the oil belt and.
there is much activity there in that
industry.
The three-day carnival in the new
Philbrick garage is over and is re-
ported as one Of the big successes
the season, almost thousand dol
lars was the proceeds of the three
day event. Saturday nights attractions
drew the largest crowd and the ot7
two nights the people attended in no
small numbers
Carl A. Hoffman, one of the local
mail carriers, has gone to Chicago
for treatment. Mr. Hoffman has not
been ina the best of health the last
few days and has gone to the above
ID. A. Lewis has arrived home and
may go to Florida to remain with
Mrs. Lewis and daughter until the
first of June The firm he represents
is not able to fill any more orders
men have been taken from the r.
Mr.. Lewis thinks he would like to
tarry in Florida during the month Of
May.
The seniors of the local high school
today went to school with out their
neckties. They did not forget them
nor were they trying to reduce the
high cost OF living. Merely somewhat
for a class distinction. Every year
about this time the seniors, wishing
to distinguish themselves from the
undergraduates, preform some sort
,of a caper One year they wore one
white and one black sock to school.
Mr. and Mrs. S. w. Kenyon and son,
Carl, have returned to their home in
Adams after visiting relatives in
Baraboo. Before they returned home
the Kenyon family went to Madison
from where they drove home new
aOldsmobiie auto and Mrs. H. P.
Young and grandchildren the Misses
Irene and Arlene Bump and Ray
mOnd Bump motored to Adams with
them and spent Sunday.
Ewald Hammermeister, recently re-
turned from Fort Sheridan, where he
has been under the care of govern
ment surgeons since returning from
overseas, is going to locate in Bara-
boo again with his family. He has
secured his former position at the
Jacobs barber shop and will start
work there soon. Mr. Hammermeister
aeft Baraboo with the Reedsburg-
Baraboo company and was about the
last Of the local soldiers to return. His
wife and family resided in Loganvllle
while he was overseas. The soldier had
his leg injured during the war.
A brother of L. N Allen of Baraboo
is here from Chicago and has with
him an invention in the line of a tool
which is a monkey wrench, pliers and
pipe wrench combined. The tool can