Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1920-01-29

Berg states that the residence of mis-
aunt caught fire last week but no
material damage was done. The fire
Originated in the attic.
About thirty pupils have been rrc
NOTED into. the high school building.
This makes an additional four classes,
these requiring an extra teacher. Miss
Elsie Lentz has arrived from Neenan
to teach the young ideas. She former
lyr taught in Tomahawk.
4 Charles Curtis has returned TO
GAINESVILLE to move his family and
household goods to this city where
they will reside. Mr.. Curtis and his
brother. r. B. Curtis, have purchased
the Meyer &. Scoville pool hall.
| August Kamrath and H. Alexander
have gone to Westield where the
former went to see his brother-in-law,
who is very low with cancer. s
Mrs. r. E. ,Kartack has gone to
Chicago where she was called on
the sudden death of a friend.
| Mrs. E. G.. Stolte and Mrs. G T.
Morse of Reedsburg have returned
after short trip to Baraboo.
| Mrs. #. FL. Case of Chicago has re-
turned to her home there after spend
ing a few days at the home of her
sister, Mrs. William Hurter. #
!! Mrs John Steiber is visiting at the
home Of her sister, Mrs. F. Clause
Mrs. Zeigler of Sank Prairie is also
| a guest at the Clause home.
| Miss Leila Johnson has returned
weekend securing votes in the Mill
waukee Journal European tour con-
test. Miss Johnson has the largest
number of votes in Sank county.
| Miss Edith and Edna Pelton have
returned to their school duties at
Whitewater normal after spending
the weekend with their parents, Chief
of Police and Mrs. S. A. Pelton.
| Mrs Fred Fisher celebrated her
85th birthday Sunday and a number.
of friends and neighbors were present
to celebrate the occasion. A six
o'clock supper was served to the
!; guests.
On Saturday Mrs. Harry North and
son John were in Madison where ar
rangements were made for the young
man to take lessons on the saxo-
phone. He received a very fine instru-
ment during the holidays.
! The Misses Elzaida Barrett, Mar
.garet Brethauer, Winnifred Sayles,
and Alice Bates of Madison were
week end visitors at the home Of
their parents.
Mr. and Mrs ". A. Gibbons have
returned to Kenosha where they will
reside, after spending few days
with the brides parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
o. Filhauer Mrs Gibbons will be re-
membered as Miss Helen Filhauer. 81:
C. A. Melzl, of the Melzl & Nc Gam
undertaking parlors, drove to Mefri-
mack Saturday evening, called there
by the death Of Miss Meta Raatz. Mr.;
Melzl states that the roads are inl-.
passible with an auto, only by driv-
ing to the side in many places was he
able to make the trip with a cutter
and team of horses. The main road
at the foot of the bluff cannot be ira
versed at all except by driving to the
side
T. l.. Finn Of Chicago was in Bara-
boo to spend Sunday with his mother,
Mrs. Mary J. Berry. $50 Ninth avenue.
Mr. Finn says the rumors are en-
phatic the railroads will soon be in
the hands of their original owners.
Many of the companies expect to open
offices at the old stands and there is
some activity at the present time.
The sheriff, district attorney, jury,
doctors, and others have gone to the
town of Merrimack to investigate
the death of Miss Meta Raatz, aged
16 years. She died Saturday after
noon and telephone message was
sent to Poor Commissioner William
III. Ode 1t was deemed advisable to
hold an inquest
| The remains Of George D. Bindley
who was killed in an accident at
Salem, Oregon a few days ago. arriy-
ed in this city today from Portage
and interment was made in the Bara-
boo cemetery. Funeral services tctk
place in Portage where number of
relatives reside.
Mr. Bindley leaves his wife and two
daughters, Edith and Lorella, one son
Herbert and his father, George w.
B;ndley Of Baraboo.
! Did you happen to hear a gong
ringing during the last day or two
you did, the clang you heard was oc-
casioned by an expert from the Ameri-
can Bank Protection company of
Minneapolis who has been in Baraboo
the past two days testing out the
electric burglar alarm of the Bank Of
Baraboo. There is a large gong Sc
curely fastened and enclosed near the
roof of the bank building which would
| no doubt awaken half of Baraboo il
If started fn RING d11r,;r,or tbo y,;0If