Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1921-05-26
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Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Pigg and DR..
and. Mrs. F. E. Tryon of Merrimack
spent a short time here Friday.
Louis Melcher of Madison was a
Baraboo visitor today. He is a son of
Mr.. and Mrs. r. F. Melcher formerly
o. Baraboo.
o. J. McGilvra, resident of Sank
Prairie for many years, is in the hos
pital. He has suffered two slight
strokes.
Elroy has decided to hold four
day fair the second week in Septem-
Der. w S. Hake is the president and
Dan Conway the secretary.
Mrs. Charles Merritt of Elroy
spent short time in the city re-
Gently. the guest of her daughter,
Mrs. Robert Herschinger.
Rev. E. c. Henke, who recently I'M
derwent an operation, is improving
rapidly and today was able to be out
for the first time.
John r. Matchett, who has been Wis
iting Mrs. H E. Cole and Miss Joseph
in Matchett for several days has re-
turned to Pierceton, Ind.
P. D. Corrigan, who died recently
at Elroy, was for 38 years locomo-
tive engineer on the Chicago & North
western railway.
A man in Monroe county recently
died from drinking moonshine whis-
ky. One must have a most consuming
thirst to tackle that stuff with the
bad "rep" it has.
H;llsboro will soon have three com
peting oil companies with large tanks
in that village. Sparta has two oil
agencies and there have been rumors
of a third getting into the field.
w. E. Barber, Madison, chairman
Of the Wisconsin Conservation COM
mission, was in Baraboo today to in
vestigate damage done by deer on
Sank county farms. He left this af-
ternoon for the north.
The w. F. M. society met yesterday
afternoon at the home of Mrs. G. L.
Bohn The afternoon was spent in a
business session followed by a short
social time
The Winnebago Indians are making
plans for their annual pow-wow to be
held on their ground eight miles north
Of Tomah The dates have been fixed
for Aug. 1915. Chief John Hill will
conduct the pow-wow and great
gathering of Indians is expected for
the tribal ceremonies.
Baraboo youths have been reported
to have been in swimming this season
as early as April 20. Two young men
were in Devils lake for a brief plunge
Friday. however, and state the water
is rather warm for this time of the
year.
Ryan Brothers of Blanchardville
were in town today and report sales
of cattle very. slow in their part of the
country Much cheese is made. about
Blanchardville and there has been a
great reduction in the price of this
commodity, in fact the affect has been
greater on cheese than on butter.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Burke of
Madison are moving to this city
where they will make their home. Mr..
Burke is a salesman with the Nc
( Arthur Rug Mill and will have his
headquarters in this city. Mr.. Burke
formerly lived in Baraboo and has
relatives here.
Among the Baraboo Masons who
attended the Reedsburg F. & A NJ
pastmasters night affair Friday eve
. ming are included J. S. Briscoe, w. II
Ode. Herman Kasiska, e, p, Wright,
Chris Dyrud, G. T. Gustafson, Dr.. E.
iP. Ellis, A S. Kingsford, T. r. Deppe.
81 F. B. Moss, Henry Koppke, Paul Her
fort, w Huss, DR.. F. g. Wood, Frank
Kradwell, II. K. Dillenbeck, Albert
iKoepp and Rev. r. ID. Laurenson
,Lieth Fellows, formerly of Baraboe
and now OF Rich7and Center, was
present Ironton, Dsltcn, Eerth Free
dom. and about so from Riehland Cen
ter attended The affair was in the