Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1921-02-03

which he exhibited to the actors on
the stage. Geffert was arraigned be
fore Police Justice VIM Richie this
morning with bottle which resembled
cod1iver oil but which surely had some
kick. The bottle is now on the shelf
!of relics at the police justice Office.
Since his second operation which
was performed Thursday, Edward
Traxler, who was injured sometime
since, is improving nicely.
| John S. Greeney OF Portland, Ore,
/ is visiting at the home OF Mr.. and Mrs.
A. Fry in Baraboo and with his sis
tier. Miss Sadie Greeney, at Ab1eman.
The old home of the Greeney family
was short distance west of the vii
siage of Alderman The visitor has been
lin the west for several years
| August Disk. plaintiff and Harry
Giese. defendant, settled eontrover-
sy over cow yesterday afternoon in
a friendly way before Justice III. L.
Halsted. The COW was killed somehow
land the defendant was blamed for the
been caused by his chasing it. The
case was settled for $55
Residents Of Walnut Hill claimed
that a vacant house just outside the
city limits in the east end Oh town was
regularly inhabited by marauders.
Sheriff H. G. Neitzel to satisfy the
Hill community recently went out to
the place to make an investigation and
sothing was found Lights at four
o'clock were claimed to have been
seen in the house.
Charles Newman, who shot the deer
recently on his premises on the Mer-
rimack bluff, has appeared in the court
of Justice H. L. Halsted where it was
decided a fine of 500 should be i'm
posed for the killing. The case was
referred to the Conservation Com
mission at Madison for advisement
and Game Warden Fess was in Bara-
boo during the proceedings. Mr.. New
man was of the opinion he was not
breaking the law when the deer was
shot, SO the fine imposed was the mini
mum one.
On Wednesday evening the Baraboo
ing at the Elks' club rooms. There was
no beating of drums or blowing of
horns; the musical numbers being con-
fined to vocal selections by Daniel Ro-
berts and piano numbers by Frank
Terbilcox Refreshments were served
during the evening.
A message from the yards News Blu
reau of Chicago states that marriage
license was issued Thursday in the
WINDY City to William J. Heating and
Miss Myrtle Hughes, both of Baraboo.
The ages of the contracting parties
are gwen in the telegram as: Mr.
Heating 47 and Miss Hughes, 49, Miss
Hughes is a daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
H. Fl. Hughes, Fourth Street. Mr.
Heating is assistant superintendent of
the Madison division of the G. & N.
w. They will leave soon TO spend their
honeymoon in Florida.
Gerald Capener, youth of this city
was arraigned before Juvenile Judge
J. H. Hill charged with having money
in his possession which die not be-
long to him. The youngster claimed to
have found the money and with the
assistance of another lad both were
able to spend the cash without any
difficulty The other youngster
thought to be involved in the mixup
appeared before Chief of Police S. A
Pelton and told different story AT
ter few questions the lad told the
chief he had the money at home. The
police babe the youngster to get it
and soon after he returned with
money but in different purse from
the one lost by the Baraboo man The
purse, that contained the lost money,
was found empty and put in the hands
of Mr.. Pelton before the youth was
called in. The Capener youth has
been recommended for a term ON
suitable farm or possibly at Wauke-
sha.
This story sounds f'shy but it's
true. A resident near Lexington, KY
driving home one night in his flivver
saw what looked like a tire on the
road ahead When he got out to
get it, the tire stretched out about
Is feet and wiggled into the shrubbery
The citizen later Learned that the
t'tire" was huge boaconstrictor snake
that had escaped that day from a car
nival
One of orr farmers MT one over an
old friend and neighbor and he is
causing many laughs in reciting it to
his acquaintance. Our subject was
in the act of cutting up beef when