Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1921-04-14

lboo. Mr.. Titus formerly was engaged
lin the bank business when he resided
lin Illinois.
Engineer Tom Byrne, who was tax
len sick in Chicago recently, is recov'
Iering from his illness at his home in
this city. He expects to resume his
iduties soon.
The six months old son of Sheriff
land Mrs. Herman Neitzel underwent
Ian operation recently and the young
lister suffered considerable pain dur
ling the procedure The lad is rest
ling better today, however, and is
Igaining rapidly.
] County Treasurer e. M. Doll has re-
turned from Milwaukee where he at
TENDED a meeting of the County Treas
lurers association of the state. The
Injecting was held to organize commit
tees and other business for the year.
1.-The convention this year will be held
lin August at Milwaukee.
The police officers of this city have
|recelved their new stars and other
equipment including new uniforms.
THE plan is not to wear the uniforms
Regularly for the present but to keep
them for dress occasions.
Archibald Kellogg and sister Miss
Mary Kellogg drove to Richland Cen
ter Saturday. They were accompanied
by Mr.. and Mrs. L. M. Jacobs. The
car was driven by Rollo Curry. The
trip was made to see The Mikado at
Richland Center Saturday.
! Former Secretary of State Merlin
Hull of Black River Falls was in Bara-
boo today and while in twin called on
a number f friends. Mr.. Hull is in
creasing his printing plant on account
of the large amount of work coming
to the office, much of it from the
outside of Black River Falls. Mr. Hull
had been at Madison Visiting his
family. A daughter has not recovered
and is taking treatment at Madison.
Attorney w. T. Kelsey, son of Judge
and Mrs. w. T. Kelsey, Baraboo, has
returned to Mad son after spending
several days in Baraboo. Mr.. Kelsey,
also Bentley & Meier, represented G.
G. Steuber in his case against AlOis
Hutter on trial last week.
D. A. Payne and family of Sank
Prairie were guests on Sunday at the
home of Mr. Payne's brother, E. H.
Payne, and family 519 Third street.
The Baraboo residents recently
moved from the Prairie to this city
and have remodeled the house, also
built a garage.
L. E. Stevens, formerly manager of
the local Five and Ten cent store
spent the weekend in Baraboo with
friends Mr.. Stevens is now manager
of a Woolworth store in Chicago.
| Veo Gibbons, who has been spending
the past few weeks in Baraboo with
friends and relatives, returned to his
home in Kenosha today where he will
resume his former employment.
Speaking of cold weather, J. c..
Payne says that in the middle of May
sixteen years ago snow fell to the
depth of several inches. He was away
from home at the time and had his
mind on a flock of valuable sheep.
When he returned he found five Of
them dead from the cold and the re-
mainder huddled together to keep
warm. They had been sheared and
the help on the place failed to realize
the bitter weather that was at hand.
Jacob Israel, day baker in the Bar
ker System bakery, met with an auto
mobile accident Sunday morning. Mr..
Israel recently purchased new Nash
automobile and everything went
smoothly until the above fatal morn
ing The young man endeavored to
Barker and Fourth street and acct
IDENTIFY struck the curbing in the turn.
A wheel of the car was left without
any spokes and one of the tenders
was bent. However, the auto did not
stop when it hit the curbing but went
merrily on for a few rods until a deep
Through was plowed in the sod on
the premises of julius Vetter. After
new wheel was put on the car il
was able to continue the morning
tour Mr.. Israel stated that the acci
dent was nothing but what might
happen to the best of drivers, and he
speaks with about seven days exper
| fence.
: The colored section of the Chicago
/ Tribune on Sunday contained pic
) ture of Miss Alice II. Lord, recently
engaged to Richard W. Landon, also
shown in the picture. Miss Lord il
high diver and Mr.. Landon is higI
: jumper. They sailed from New York
5 last July to compete in the Olympic
/ games in London and while making
: the trip their acquaintance became
: more than friendship. While in Lon
| don he broke the Olympic record ant