Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1920-02-05
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! Because OF the difricult motoring
and anticipating thaw the fire de-
partment at Portage has changed its
apparatus from the motor truck to
| sleighs as a matter of precaution and
| the hook and ladder team will make
the runs as "firstout'' in case OF a
fire until road conditions get better.
O HI. Williams, IA years old, and
Mrs. Jacob Seipp. 81 years old, both
pioneers of Columbia county. died at
their homes in Columbus last week.
Herman E. Schultz, Portage, sus
tanned tho loss Of three fingers and part
4 of his thumb at the plant OF the Port
age Furniture and Cabinet works
while operating a power planer. Mr.
Schultz had been engaged to adjust
a gas engine for the operation of
/ certain machinery and while trying
it out the accident happened.
Louis Prehn, Portage, has suffered
( a stroke being stricken when near
the store Of Otto Schwartz. He is now
at his home in critical condition.
Mr.. PREM who is S3 years old is one
Of the pioneers of the county.
Undertakers are having their trou-
bles these days, owing to snoWdrlfts,
and it is only after considerable diff
ficulty that they are able to carry
out their funeral arrangements, says
the Portage RegisterDemOcrat.
i The automobiles bearing the mourn
ers at the funeral of Miss Sarah Pur-
nell, became stalled in snowdrifts
and the assistance of a team of horses
was required for five of the cars in
order that they might reach the GENE
terry.
i Mrs. Josephine Forbes, Madison
: aged 43, and mother of eight children
/ ranging in age from % to Z, has filed
4 suit for divorce from James S. Forbes
SIS, alleging that he deserted her in
February, 1917. The couple was
married in 1894.
| Born to Mr.. and Mrs. Emil Tust,
January %, baby boy.
w. A. Powers and wife of Delton
are spending a few days in Baraboo
with friends.
Mrs Walter Church and son Thorn
as of Milwaukee are spending few
days at the home OF Mrs. Church's
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. J. E. ELLINGTON.
The Elks held card party Wednes-
day evening in their hall for the mem
bers Of the lodge and their wives.
About thirty couple enjoyed five hum
dred. Prizes were awarded and re-
freshments were served.
Friends to the number of twelve
| gathered at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs Ed. Curry Wednesday evening.
The time was spent in a social way.
Refreshments were served at tn close
o fthe event
County Clerk F. A. Cooper, County
Treasurer E. M. Doll, County Highway
Commissioner E. H. Groth and others
have been at Madison attending the
state road school, The attendance
was very large and the exhibit made
by the state was very interesting
! III. T.. Hafsted has received a LETT
ter from DR.. G. e. GetchelI which
states they expect to return from ST.
Petersburg to Baraboo in the spring,
about May. The family went to Flori-
da on account of the i'll health of Mrs.
Getchell and DR.. Getchell writes she
never felt better The children play
in the open every day.
Mrs f. NJ Stewart has received
word that her son is i'll with pneumonia
at his home at Centerville, Iowa. The
two hospitals there are filled with pa
tients on account of the prevalence OF
the above disease and influenza. Mrs
1 Stewart at Centerville is a daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin Selleck, now
in Florida.
/ The fire department was summoned
to the residence of Mrs. T. J. Cooper,
315 Fourth street, Wednesday even
ing about 10 O'clock on account of a
blaze in the basement. During the
/ day the gas pipe at the meter had
been disconnected in order to clean
| the pipe and it is thought a lighted
match set something on fire. The
blaze was at the meter and soon melt
ed off pipe. About that time the
occupants of the house heard noise
and going to the cellar door found q
blaze below Robert Gibson and 9TH
ers came along but were not able to
! extinguish the burning gas. About the
time the department arrived the gas
was turned off and this extinguished
the blaze. There was but slight dam
age to the residence.
John E. English left for his home at