Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1922-07-27
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died at the home of his mother, Mrs.
Mary Spraetz on Third and Water
streets Tuesday afternoon of typhoid
fever. He had been i'll only a short
time. He had been working in the
Baraboo Wooden mill and came home
on the Fourth of July not feeling
well. He was about twenty-five years
OF age and leaves his mother, four
brothers and one sister at home.
The funeral will be held Friday af-
ternoon at the st. Peters Lutheran
church conducted by the pastor.
X. w. Pothero and Hollis Bassett
heard the fisherman's call at an early
hour this morning and returned
home about the time Baraboo citi-
zens were getting up for the day with
as fine string Of wall-eyed pike as
the writer has ever seen. The weight
OF the fish ranged from three to six
pounds and there were nine of the
finny monsters.
Motorists who dread to stop by the
roadside to enjoy their picnic lunch
through fear of poison ivy may be
cOmforted by the recent discovery by
medical scientists that gasoline is a
sure cure when applied to the affected
parts. Benzine also may be used with
good results.
The concert by the Baraboo Marine
band, given in Oschrer park on Wed
nesday evening, was we'll attended in
spite Of the other attractions on the
same evening, probably the largest
crowd of the season turning out to en-
joy the evening of music. Solos by
Daniel RObrts received hearty ap-
plause.
James NJ Case died recently in
Waterloo, Iowa. while engaged in
moving the lawn. He was a former
resident Of Columbia county and a
cousin of w. S. Smith of Portage.
The deceased as a Civil war veteran,
age 50 years.
With machine-gun bullets and one
pound shells screaming over their
heads Chicago troops of the 131st
infantry, 33d division, Wednesday,
staged a spectacular battle maneu-
yer on the camp range while hun
dreds of civilians perched on the
hilltops behind the gunners watched
the infantrymen sweep forward into
action.
Mr. and Mrs Carl Zeaman of Mil
waukee, who have been visiting for
a few days at the Gus Liedtke home
here, have gone to Wisconsin Rapids,
whore they will make their home in
the future.
Mr. and Mrs. r. p. Botsch and two
children of Milwaukee are spending
two weeks in camp at Devils lake.
Mr.. BOtsch is superintendent of the
United Coal and Dock company in
the Cream City.
Mrs. j. OBrien and Misses Gather
inc and Mary Margaret Goggin have
returned to their homes in Minnea-
polls after a weeks visit here with
relatives and friends. Miss Mary Mar
garet Goggin is a sister of Ronald
GOggin of this city.
Mrs. George Davies and two daugh-
ters of Madison have been spending
few days in the city visiting with
friends. They came to attend the
Country Life association picnic, Mr..
Davies arriving TO-DAY to take part in
the program.
The class OF about fifty biologists
from the University of Wisconsin
who have been in camp on the north
shore OF Devils lake for six weeks,
broke camp today and returned to
Madison. A special baggage coach
transported their equipment and the
students left on the noon train.
In an account of the dedication
of the new MasOnac temple at Rich
land Center, the Richland Democrat
speaks as follows of the appearance
of the BaraboO Masonic band: One
of the most pleasing features of the
days program was a concert by the
BaraboO band, given in the early
evening hours in front of the new
temple. The band is composed of
master musicians and they sure de-
monstrated their ability of handle
both popular and classical selections.
Mrs. George McGilvra leaves on
Friday for Chicago, where she will
join her daughter Janette in trip
to Detroit, on Lake Erie to Buffalo
and Niagara. They will visit in Her
kimer. N. Y, for three weeks with
Mrs. Alice McGilvra Sheaf. and ex-
pect to visit various places of inter
est in the east.
Miss Elsie Marquardt has returned
from a five days trip around Lake
Michigan. She visited at the various
points of interest around the lake
Miss Marquardt started from Chicago,
where she is EMPLOYED, and ended her
trip in BarabOO, where she will spend
three weeks with her father, w. c.
Marquardt, and sisters, Linda and
Mabel
Prairie du Sac village enjoyed a
big field day meet today. One of the
features OF the entertainment was a