Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1922-07-06
THURSDAY
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TWO little Indian boys ran away
from the Tomah school last week
and landed in Reedsburg on Monday.
They planned to see some of the
country and thought they could travel
better If they had bicycles to ride
so stole one standing in front of the
city hall it is claimed and were In
the act of taking the second one
when they Were caught. They were
lodged in jail and questioned. The
Tomah superintendent was notified
and he came down Wednesday TO
! take the boys back.
Charles Hirschinger. 715 Broadway.
has purchased the Col. ID. E. WEIGH
home, 500 Sixth avenue. Both Mr..
and Mrs. WEIGH occupants of the
home have passed away. Mrs. WEIGH
died a short time ago and her hus-
band over a year ago. The price paid
for the property is said TO be in the
neighborhood of $4,000.
Paul Gust, local dealer, has return
ed from a trip TO Milwaukee where
he went to interview wholesale deal
ers regarding coal prospects. He
finds there is no coal being shipped
across the lake and il is impossible
at this time to procure hard coal on
account of the strike. What coal that
had been mined or was above the
ground is believed to have been di-
verified to the east
Mrs. Ida Potter Richards of Tampa,
Florida, is a guest OF her brother.
Howard Potter, and sisters, Mrs.
Ward Munroe, Miss Belle Potter, and
Miss Kate Potter.
The stock OF the south side drug
store was taken to GAINESVILLE yester-
day, the removal effected by auto
mobile truck. The proprietor w. C..
Schultze, purchased the store about
a year ago, coming here from James
vile where he engaged in the drug
business. He expects to go into par
tnership in a GAINESVILLE store.
Mr.. and Mrs H. e. Cole left today
by automobile for Pierceton. Indiana,
where they will visit relatives. They
were accompanied by Mrs. Coles
sister, Miss Josephine Matchett, and
niece, Miss Nancy Matchett. Mr.. and
Mrs. Cole may continue their journey
to New England, accompanied by Mr..
and Mrs. James Matchett of Bour-
bon, Indiana.
r. w. Jeffries, proprietor of the
Jeffries Electrical shop in Baraboo,
left this morning for Chicago where
he will attend a radio show. Mr..
Jeffries is very much interested in the
wireless and himself has erected one
of the best stations in the city. He
recently sold one of his wireless out
fits and expects to purchase another
while in Chicago.
The young folks of the Presby-
terrain church held a picnic Wednest
day evening in Oschner's park, A
social time and supper was enjoyed
by about 10. After supper those pres
ent voted to have a memorial window
placed in the church. Arrangements
were also made to attend the Green
Lake conference July Is. The Misses
Ilene Sloniker and Helen Koppke
had charge of the supper.
The first of the season bathers
with their clothes on at Devils Lake
was reported recently when Leroy
Babe" Siberz fell off the boat pier
at the North End of Devils Lake. Mr..
Siberz in company with other Bara-
boo youths was landing a boat and
lost his balance. After he managed
to reach dry territory again on the
pier he took a second fall off the
other side, witnesses claim.
While at Amigo few days ago, L..
M. Jacobs and II. L. Halsted were Ia
ken for an automobile ride by B. II.
Strong, formerly a resident of this
city. They drove to a locality near
Amigo where storm swept across
the country, leveling several build
ings One brick house was brought
to the ground, the family being away
and sheep were blown into trees. Mr..
at the time At anotner place a hog
Strong is engaged in the coal bust
ness.
Campers at the North End of
Devils lake, where L. d. Prader is
OOh1SSS4OHdiiS, are uOW enjoying
electric lights. The past frw days
has been devoted to the installation
Of wires by electrici sDs from Baraboo
and the wires have been connected
with power furnished by the Mer-
chants Power & Light company,
Chenille, of which George Macarthur
is president. With the power now at
their disposal cottagers at the North
End can enjoy nearly all the COM
forts of home and still be camping.
Mr.. and Mrs. Franklin Herfort and
daughter lip 9th Of Omaha NSbras-
ka, and Mr.. and Mrs r.. Finnegan of
Chicago are spending a few weeks in
the Paul Herfort cottage on Messen-
ger shore, Devils lake. Mr.. Herfort
is son of Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Her
fort. Grove street, and is one of the
head accountants of the Union Pa