Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1920-08-12

The regular meeting of the Board
of Education was held Tuesday even
ing in the city hall. The local teach
ers for the following year are about
decided upon but the board has not
received all the acceptances.
Miss Armeta Peterson has resumed
her duties as bookkeeper at the Office
of the County Treasurer,in this city.
Miss Peterson recently underwent an
operation.
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| Mr. and Mrs: L. J. AnGlc, son Rob
er. and daughter Doro'hy are spend
ing few days at :EG LONE Of II 3.
| Pauline Andre, mother If the fi-.ss-
named gentleman. The family mo- o.
ed to Baraboo from their home in Chi
Icago.
! Miss Ella Dembeck left today for
Windsor and from there will go to
Lomira. Wis, to attend the Sunday
school convention.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Herfort and
son, Lawrence, accompanied by Mr.
and Mrs. r. r. Grosinski,, Miss Faye
Mack and A. A. Schnurr, made trip
! to Waupun yesterday by automobile.
Mrs. F. E. Wichern Of West Allis is
visiting her mother, Mrs. J. E. Eel
, lows in this city. The Wichern fam
] lily formerly resided in this city.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Martiny and
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Schaefer have
returned from months wedding
tour stopping at various points in the
west. Denver, Colorado, Salt City,
and Yellow Stone Nationa, Park were
among the places visited. In Wyoming
Mr.. Martiny states the climax in
roads was met. The highways were
nothing but trails and the party
wound around mountains between
catcus and sage brush for part of the
journey. The trip was made in Mr..
Martiny's auto. Mrs. Martiny will be
remembered as Miss Bessie Cole and
Mrs. Schaefer as Miss Ruth Kimball.
: Edwin p. Owen, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. o. J. Owen of Baker, Mont. and
grandson of Mr. and Mrs.
Charles Wing of Greenfield was
drowned last Monday in a small lake
near his home. The lad was eleven
years Old. In response to telegram
received Tuesday Mrs Wing accom-
panied by her daughter, Mrs. Agnes
Wood, and granddaughter, Lucinda
Iisman, left for Baker.
! A case unlike any other in court
for some time has been brought to the
attention of the local authorities dur
ing the last few days. 1t is claimed
that a Baraboo resident refused to
let her residence. be decorated with a
Whooping cough Sign and after sew
eral capers with the sign at last a
picture was hung over it, The case
is now being settled in one of the
local courts.
j. r. Hofstater has resumed his
duties at the up town office of the
N. II. Smith fuel and warehouse after
several weeks performing the duties
of assessor. e. E. Pugh. who took Mr..
Hotstater's pace has returned to his
regular position in the Warehouse.
A special meeting of the Rank &,
File Veterans of this city was helo
Wednesday evening in the Y. M G..
A. club rooms. Plans were discussed
for fall and the members are to hold
another meeting Friday evening.
l.. A. Newell returned Wednesday
evening from a two weeks visit with
his sister, Mrs. Ella Crosby, in Men
omonie His sister accompanied him
here for a visit.
I Vacation school will begin next
Monday August 8 in the Annex. It will
be in charge of Mrs. Frank Horstman
and Mrs. Harriet Andrews and will
be for pupils of the eighth grade
and of seventh grade, who are at
tempting to complete the grade work
so that they may enter high school
| in the fall term. The general intel
| ligence tests given by the State de-
| partment classified these pupils as
belonging to high school grades. The
! school will last about five weeks.
Wednesday evening, Mr.. and Mrs
]. A. Martiny entertained about fifty
J relatives and friends in honor of Mr.
| and Mrs. George Martiny who recent
| ly returned from their wedding tour.
The time was pleasantly spent in
playing games and singing. The guests
from out of town were Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank Cole and daughter, Miss Ruth
| of Lodi.
! Frank j. Potter has returned from
[ a fishing trip on the WISCONSIN
river near Merrimack and reports the
| angling there not as good as it
| might be. Perhaps he will meet with
| better luck next time when he starts