Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1921-09-22
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While operating a corn binder How
ard Palmer, River Dale farm, suffered,
injury to two of his fingers.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. Delap are visiting
in Black River Falls with their daugh-
ter. Mrs. Blanche Hill, for a week or
more.
Mrs. Chris Anderson, formerly
Stella Potter and two children of
Badger, S. D. are visiting her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. L. H. Potter.
Mrs NJ. Leonard of st. Paul, who
ton home for the past week, has gone
to Wonewoc to visit before returning
to her home.
Morris Madden recently returned
from Atkinson, Kansas, where he
went with his wife who is receiving
treatment in hospital there. The
wife is gaining her strength slowly
now the husband states.
Villages or cities have not the right
to trim trees for the convenience of
telegraph or telephone companies,
says an opinion by Attorney General
Morgan just given. He was Queried
on tsse right of city to order home
owners to trim trees SO that they
would not interfere with the wires of
an electric company.
Congressman J. D. Beck of this dis
trict and Lieutenant Governor Com
ings will make a speaking tour in this
state during the recess of congress
in behalf of the progressive movement
which is being organized for the
campaign next year,
Mr. and Mrs. l. H. Toles of Heaven
err, Okla are here for visit at the
home of Mrs. To1es' sister, Mrs Aug.
Platt, and brother, Frank Link. They
are on their return trip from visiting
relatives at Sturgeon Bay and Green
Bay.
Yesterday morning as the G. A.
r. veterans were forming to march
to the funeral of G. S. Blanchett,
Nathan Farnworth was knocked down
by a Ford car driven by Albert Mat
ike. He received cut on his head
but was able to walk to his home ef-
ter receiving medical aid.
Recently Mr. and Mrs Lewis Greis-
er and two children of Green Bay &C
companied by Mr. and Mrs. Henry
Pothast of Waverly, Iowa, motored
here to visit at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. August Plat. After visiting many
of the places of interest hereabouts,
the former returned home while the
latter remained for few days.
Vera McLane, year old daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. John McLane, Mer-
rimack, has undergone an operation
for appendicitis. DIR. A. l.. Farnsworth
and Dr. F. E. Tryon of this city doing
the work. The operation was SER
ious one the appendix having ruptur
ed, but the little patient is gaining
daily. Miss Genevieve Jones is in at
tendance as nurse.
Harlan Kelley, who has returned
from New York, is exhibiting a pic
ture of the Carpentier-D Dempsey fight,
eight feet long. The pictures Of the
young man and his father, Attorney
John M. Kelley are very distinct. The
seats at the fight tower are so high
they look almost like sky scrapers.
One evening recently an old time
party was held at a local hotel. The
affair was reported as jolly event
and at the elimination of the festivi-
ties travelling man in whose room
the fun makers all gathered, report
ed shortage of over $50 in cash.
The one who relieved the salesman of
the sum was kind enough to leave
him SO out of almost $85. Sheriff H.
c.. Neitzel offered his assistance but
the salesman decided to let the mat
ter drop
Mrs. Mary Durward, who has been
spending some time in Baraboo, has
to her home in the state Of
During a portion OF the
summer she remained at Durward's
Glen, the old home of the Durward
family and had for a companion Miss
Louise Claude, Mass Durward was
born at the Glen and the place is
marked by a rose growing by an, iron
stake, the location being near the
bridge across the creek. This was the
farewell visit of Miss Durward to her
old home. She went to Kilbourn to
take the train and reached the sta
ton forty minutes after the train
had gone, miscalculating as to the
time. This meant the losing Of her
and al THAT could be
done was to wait until tn 3 next day
A large limb of a giant elm tree in
he rear of the Albert Melzl residence
on Eighth street blew down this noon