Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1920-07-01


Baraboo Farmers Mutual Insurance
company held a meeting. The usual
number Of losses were paid,~and dur
ing the last quarter more policies
were written than ever before during
like period.
Mr.. and Mrs. M. H. Schey and
daughter Marion, also Mr.. and Mrs.
John True left this morning for an
auto trip to Green Bay, Two Rivers
and other points. On the return jour-
ney they will visit the, Great Lakes.
The trip is being made in Mr.. Schey's
auto and the party expects to be. gone
several days.
Miss Beatrice Alexander, daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs John Alexander, re-
Gently returned from Ripon college.
While there she won the second prize
of $40 in English composition in a
freshman class of 100. This is given
from the, James fund which is an en-
downment to the college for the fur
thering of better English.
i Ii Sunday visitors at the VIM Linneii
home were Mrs. Roy Stalker and
daughter Evelyn, Mr.. and Mrs James
Curtis and son Arson of Barron, Wis.
Mrs. Theda E1lixson of Oklahoma,
Walter Odell, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Curtis and Miss Sarah Linnell of
Baraboo.
An adverse examination was held
yesterday before Justice H. L. Hal
sted. The case is for the sum of $4,000
which was claimed to have been bor-
rowed Mrs. Lizzie Fisher is the COM,
planning witness and w p. Bold of
Washburn, N. D., is the defendant
Mrs. Fisher is suing for the sum claim
ed to be borrowed and the defendant,
Mr.. Bold, a nephew of Mrs. Fisher
claims that in borrowing the money
certain agreements were made which
were not carried out. The case will
be heard later in the Circuit court in
Nc Lean County, N. S.
A few days ago Richland Center
paper stated the Gollmar circus would
visit that city in August Fred G.. Coll
mar says the. brothers sold the equip
ment only, as it was on the road at
that time. They did not sell the title
or any rights to the title The equip
ment was sold to James e. Patterson,
carnival man, he to hold the title for
one year only. At the close of the
season he discontinued the circus
and went back to the carnival. Mr.
Gollmar says he has no rights to the
Gollmar title as the brothers absolute
ly own and control the Gollmar Broth-l
ers' circus title. There is no Gollmar
Brothers circus on the road at the
present time nor has anyone the right
to advertise anything of the kind as,
the title has never passed from the
Baraboo firm
City Sealer of Weights and Meas
ures A. J. Gimmell has returned from
Madison where he attended the state;
meeting. The meeting was primarily
of the weights and measures branch
of the Dairy and Food commission,
this organization calling in the state
sealers and sealers from cities of
5000 or more population. Assistant
Dairy and Food Commissioner Harry
Kluter presided and the discussions
were participated in by representa-
tives from several of the firms who
manufacture scales and pumps. Pumps
used at automobile filling stations
came in for most of the discussion.
One sealer reported he found a man
who was running about half gallon
OF gasoline through faucet into a.
pail on the side of his pump every
time he drew up five gallons. Others
had devices for letting part of the
gasoline drain back into the tank. of
ten covering being thrown over a
portion of the pump to conceal what
was going on. The faucets on the
side OF pump is for the convenience
OF obtaining little gasoline when de-
sired aby the owner and there was
considerable discussion as to whether
or not to remove all faucets from auto
mobile pumps Mr.. Gimmell was able.
to report square dealing in his terri
tory.