Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1921-07-14
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Yesterday was the hottest day so
far. Thermometers in the shade down
town averaged 104 degrees and many
of the offices registered IS to 100.
Miss Hnrietta Halsted of Roch-
lester, N. Y. is here to spend the sum-
mer with her brother, W. S. Halsted,
and other relativds. Miss Halstead
formerly lived in Baraboo.
Mrs M. Debray, formerly Miss Lu-
ellie Graf, and daughter from Bur-
lington, Iowa, are in the city to spend
some time with Mrs. Debray's parents,
Mr. and Mrs. H. Graf.
Sunday Portage beat Camp Douglas
six to five, eleven innings being play
ed James Ryan and Paul Stewart of
Baraboo played with the Portage
team.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Dickie have
returned to their home in Portland
Oregon after three weeks visit with
Mis-. Dickie's@ mother, Mrs. Albert
Koepp, and her sister, Mrs. Homer
Jeffries.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph T. Runge and
family leave tomorrow for an auto
trip through Michigan. They expect
to visit with Mrs. Runge's relatives
in Battle Creek and Maryville and
will be gone about ten days.
Former Lieutenant Governor E. f.
Dithmar has returned from Sawyer
county where he visited his brother
in camp and reve1ed in the cool at
mosphere. The native pine still stands
and the lakes are paradise for fish
erman and campers.
Fred Hubert has returned to his
home in Winona after visit with his
father, H H. Hubert. Mrs. Hubert
returned some days ago. The Chicago
& Northwestern shops vat Winona
have not opened but Ms supposed
there will be a call to the lathe and
anvil about July 20. The shops have
been idle for several weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. P. Wicks and
daughter, Rosemary and Mr.. and
), Mrs. AL Melles, all of Rockford, were
Monday guests at the home of Arthur
and Tom Buckley. Monday evening
the visitors were taken to Niemann
Point on the Baraboo bluffs for a
picnic supper. The guests left this
NV frys fh0i
Engineer L. j. Romerfanger will be
I unable to work for some time as the
result of an accident which occurred
Sunday AS he was changing the re-
verse lever his foot slipped, allowing
the lever to fly back and hit his foot,
seriously spraining it. Mr.. Romelfan-
ger was injured in like manner not
long ago.
! The Congregational Sunday school
classes taught by George Andrews
and George Jennewein hiked to the
lake yesterday accompanied by Mr..
Jennewein. Thep spent the morning
in exploring the bluffs and after din
ner walked back to Baraboo. All re-
port a very enjoyable day.
The early potato crop is an almost
complete failure due to the lack of
rainfall. So far there have been prac-
tically no home grown potatoes on
the market. The first apple are COM
ing in but are a poor crop because of
the late frost.
E. R. Blackwell who recently lost
his suitcase on the Kilbourn road has
recovered the property. A travelling
man found the bag and delivered it
! to the Wellington hotel. The Baraboo
hotel proprietor discovered the want
ad in the News relative to Mr.. Blake
wells suitcase and returned the pro
perty to it's owner.
Mr.. aud Mrs. O. D.. Brandenburg
have returned to Madison after a
visit with Mr. and Mrs I'll. E. Cole. A
| trip was made to Necedah, the girl
hood home of Mrs BrandenburgI Al
though many familiar scenes were
noted but few persons were seen who
resided there in former years. Mrs.
Brandenburg's father was lumber
man; this industry is now entirely
gone and the families have moved
away.
Mr.. and Mrs T. r. Foulkes and son
Robert of Winneconne, Wisconsin,
are guests at the home of Mr. Foul