Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1924-02-21
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pany for the musical comedy Hello.
Algy." This production will be Civ
en- for the benefit of ST. Mary Ring
ling hospital and will be staged in the.
early part Of May.
The ladies of the Eastern Star
gave an enjoyable card party at the
Masonic temple on. Thursday even
ing. Some 40 tablese of bridge and
500 were played Mrs F.,E. Brewer
and Edward 2. Clemens scored high
est in bridge while Mrs. Elizabeth
Marriott took consolation. In 500,
Mrs. Charles Stewart and James Bray
won first place and Mrs. M. H. Schey
| took consolation.
Several of the beautiful lakes in
southeastern Wisconsin were known
TO early white settlers by names in
most instances far less euphonious
than those they bear today What
IS now Lake Geneva was Big Foot
| Lake; Lake Beulah was Crooked
LfdhO3 OOOAOD1OWOC 4LS@hN was 4AA1A
eral Lake" and Pewaukee Lake was
Small Lake" I. A. Lapham made
an attempt to have the names Of the
Fox river which runs through Wau-
kesha and down into Illinois chang
ed'to the "Pishtaka" Pishtaka, he ar
gued is the Indian name for Fox and
was used before whites came to Wis
consin, be only a restoration. More
over it would do away with confusion
ing north of Portage and flowing
through Lake Winnebago into Green
Bay Though justified by reason the
effort to substitute "Pishtaka" for
Fox proved unavailing yet a later
undertaking to change the name Of
Prairie Village to Waukesha met with
prompt success.
Fire of unknown origin destroyed
the large dairy barn on the Adrian
Bruce farm near Spring Green. All
the forage on the farm, consisting of
200 sacks of grain and 40 tons of
hay, three cows and four horses were
also lost in the blaze. The loss is
only partly covered by insurance.
The fire was discovered by neighbors.
Four new gates ON the locks at the
Wisconsin river end of the canal at
Portage have been completed and the
water is again in the artificial water
way.
Animals worth more than $4,000
100000 will be on gala display here
when the fifth annual livestock ex-.
position of the University of Wiscon-
sin opens it's doors, Feb. % to %.
Herds and flocks of the College Of
Agriculture, together with Madison's
famous saddle horses, Wilson and
Company's, Chicago's noted six-horse
team and other show animals of south
ern Wisconsin are being groomed and
perfected in their show ring man
ners for the event.
The viii of Henry Mertzke Sr. has
been filed in probate court here anG
petition made for probate by the ex-
ecutor, Walter c.. Hahn, of North
Freedom. The terms of the will pro-
vide for an equal distribution of as
estate of about $4,000 among the
sey eral children of Mr.. Mertzke.
Mrs. Milton Lewis and sister, Miss
Della Yotti, arrived on Saturday af-
ternoon from ST. Petersburg, F'lori-
da, where they have spent several
weeks with Mr.. and Mrs. D, A. Lewis
parents Of Milton Lewis. Mr. Lewis
accompanied them to, Florida and
viii remain there for a longer visit
with his parents.
Mrs. E. Fl. Toole, nee Helen Tur-
Vile, arrived Friday lnig1Et from
Washington, D. c., to visit for a week
or ten days with her mother Mrs,
Henry Turville, Turville farm, Madi
son. Mr. TooIe, husband Of Mrs.
Toole, is a sor of Mr.. and William
Toole, Baraboo, and has govern
ment position at Washington.
Miss Maude Oates is here from
Rockford to see her ncfather, rJames
Oates, who was slightly injured by
a fall some days ago. He lives alone
and is able to be about the house.
Another daughter, Miss Mabel Oates,
also Of Rockford has been here and
has returned to her duties in the
Illinois city.
Mrs. Ed. Bump is reported as get
ting along nicely at st. Mary's-Ring-
ling hospital. Mrs. Bump underwent
a goitre operation a week or more
ago and complications set in. For
several days her condition was critf-
cal but she is now on the road to
recovery. -'-@
Warren Wright Of the high school
faculty has been called to Oshkosh
l,v the death of his father, DIR. Wright