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

and for the last two years has head
ed the schools of Grand Rapids.
The regular meeting of The Rank &
File Post, No. 101, of this city met
Monday evening at the K. p Hall.
The regular members and many new
ones turned out. The minutes of the
preceding meeting were read and
several motions we're brouht be-
fore the house. The president Of the
Reedsburg post, Henry Buelow, and
others were here. to attend the gather
ing. The Baraboo post viii give a
rousing dance Friday evening at
Mueller's hall. Thompson's best or
chestra from Madison has been sectlr-
ed for. the occasion. 81
George Shorer, president of the
North Freedom Canning Company,
and Robert Schneider, field manager,
have gone to Cleveland, Ohio, to at
tend the United States Gamers con-
vention.
Mrs. e. D. Kidder has returned to
her home In White Bear Lake, Mimi
esota, after a visit with relatives at
Baraboo. She is a sister of Mrs. e. r.
Thomas, Miss Ella Ayers and Charles
Ayers.
Mrs. Martin Dyrud reports a hatch
of eleven chicks which were the re-
suit Of thirteen eggs set. The chick
ems made their appearance Sunday.
Mrs. Dyrud is probably the first one
in this community to have spring
chickens. She resides on the South
Side.
Mrs. o. B. Gloyd and Mrs. Hengh-
sler assisted Mrs. Jessie Holden in
entertaining the Thimble club of the
Presbyterian church last evening at
Miss Holden's home, Not so large a
crowd as usual were out owing to Ill
ness among the members. However
those who were there spent a very
pleasant evening. Refreshments were
served.
We think possibly the blizzard may
have been to much for cupid this
time. The Reverend j. E.. Cook receiv-
ed request to tie the knot last Sat
urday for a Wonewoc man and his
lady. When the day and hour came,
the man and maid were missing. This
is once when the elements got the
best of Cupid Reedsbur Times.
William C. Alvin, who resides IN
fthe Skillet Greek neighborhood, is.
of
sas City. There are about 100 stu
dents there, he writes. One OF them
was so severly injured in an auto
mobile accident that The could not
attend the school. The weather is
damp in Kansas City, there being
frequent rains.
Former Sheriff II. H Hubert has
received a letter from Winona which
states that his granddaughter, Miss
Cecyel Hubert, has graduated from
the high school in that city, finishing
the. course of study at the mid-winter
examinations. She has taken a posi-
ton at $1,000 a year with one of the
large concerns in that city.
The Baraboo Business and Profes-,
sional Woman's club met Monday
evening. in the parlors Of the Y. w,
G. A. where they had a picnic sup
per. About 65 ladies were present.
Several of the members responded
with toasts and stories. Mrs. H. II.
Gottschall rendered delightful solo
and Miss Maude True and Miss Fran
els Kennedy sang pleasing duet.
Miss Julia Sinner had charge of the
program. After the exercises dancing
was enjoyed until late hour
T. N. Moore, district manager of
the Wisconsin Telephone company,
with headquarters at Madison, was in
Baraboo today with his staff organi-
cation of four men to confer with w.
L. Cash, local manager Of the company
and discuss and inspect various
phases of the work here. Mr.. Moore
stated that in Milwaukee on account
Of the epidemic Of influenza the pub
lie had ben requested not to use the
telephone any oftener than necessary
as with 80 many sick it was but ma
tural that a number Of operators
should be i'll too, and this naturally
put handicap on the efficiency of the
service. The public was therefor
asked to cooperate. At Madison, too,
about twenty operators are off duty
on account Of sickness. #
A farmers lad near Webster re-
Gently shot a golden eagle with a
wing spread of IL feet, according to
letter received yesterday by Secre-
tary r. S. Scheibel of the conserva-
ton commission. The boy did not
know that the bird was protected,
and killed it while out on a fox hunt.
Golden eagles are very rare in
Wisconsin coming here only when
pressed by hunger and cold Their
cousin, bald-headed eagle, tribe to
which Old Abe belonged, are more
common. No action is to be taken
AGAINST the how