Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1921-05-12
der, Maryland.


One of Col. Slye's hens laid an egg
half an inch thick and three-quarters
of an inch round the longest way.
The hens reason was that she could
afford no larger eggs with the price
per dozen down to SC. A few days lat
er BOSS" Andrews hen beat the Slye
bird by emitting an egg s X inches.
Miss Hannah Thomas, one of the
daintiest girls in the town. returned
from Kemper Hall, KeGosha, for the
summer vacation. She was ''promi-
nent in the closing exercise of the
college year." her singing being high
ly praised by the press of Kensoha."
Not long after she became the bride
fairest in the place, of Rev. Robert
Richie, Episcopal rector. A widow now
she resides at Oakland, California her
venerable mother a member of her
household. One of her sons is bril-
liant fictionist. Mr.. Richie, we CLEAN,
preached in Merrimack about every
two weeks" and a correspondent
wrote Gin commendatory terms of HIS
sermons"
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VIM. Maichaichenekah bought from
the state the NE Il OF the NE Il of
section 16, town of Greenfield
June %. G. A. Summer broke ground
for "fine block of two stories with
a frontage on Fourth street of 60 feet
and on Oak of Sc feet, the present War
rem house, though first used for stores.
Among the pupils from No. 2 Bara-
boo public school neither tardy nor
absent during the term of two and a
half months were Belle Chandler,
Sarah Holden. Rebecca Hatch, George
Claus, Gordon True, Nellie Souther
and Gussie Miller.
Chinch bugs were working havoc in
the barley at Spring Green and be-
tween Sandusky and Ironton green
worms had stripped the foliage from
white oak trees.
Real Indians actually did some
grubbing for Mr. Sarington at Delton.
The Sank City steamer, Ellen Hardy
passed through the canal at Portage
with cargo of salt.
Editor e. E. Woodman was the 4th
of July orator at Ironton. Later he be-
came secretary for the Omaha" rail
way residing at Hudson
Hopvines had reached the top of
the poles" by June 25
Pension payments were made for
the last time in Madison before the
loft nf OF
kee.
T. D. Lang returned from visit to
Lieut.. G.. E. Albee's ranch in Texas
Rev G.. p Folsom, Presbyterian
pastor, and his wife went east for a
visit md to take rart in The closing
exercises at Princeton, Mr.. FoIsom's
alma mater
j. w. Lusk of Reedsburg was rob-
bed of fine watch and $3.50 at lSt.
Paul but recovered the watch and
part of the money in La Crosse.
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Edwin r. Bow advertised silk hats
made to order, which raises the
question. How many. are there in
Baraboo today? Bow was haber-
dasher but figured as director in most
local histrionics.
A big band convention was held at
Portage in June and very respect
able company from Baraboo attended
George Hood, now band master, was,
in 1877, footing at Spring Green in an
infantile chorus.
William Toole Of North Freedom
later to become "pansy king" went to
Massachusetts to bring home his
little son f four ears old
who had been staying with relatives
at North Adams. 8
The Baraboo ballclub defeated the
Mauston at Portage, 10 to 10. The
club was composed of RUDE Baldwin,
3b, R. E. Noyes, 2b, o. D. Branden-
burg, IT, Grant Lippett. SIS, G. Lott, CT,
Will Dodd, c, Dell Brewerf ID. Ira
Harris p. J. Spring, IF.
In Spring Green butter sold at 1917
cents, eggs at cents.
G. w. Bloom of North Freedom
"has a son. More anon"
Five large buildings burned at Sank
City, included Truckenbrodis hall,
Charles Nebeps farmer store and the
Sank City House. The loss "will not
vary much from 100000" Conradi's
drugstore narrowly escaped.
A new banking association" was
organized at Reedsburg by Rudd &
Green-H G. Hunt, Henry Geffert,
Moses Young and J. w. Lusk. It's
president today is r. P. Perry. then
Lusk's young clerk who slept in the
bank to make it burglar proof.
The trim little steamer Mime
wauken, was now in perfect order and
making complete trips around the
lake. Capt. Thompson was navigatcr-
ITO he cOntinuedl