Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1912-05-16
Tuesday

IL. IL. Bates at MduISOu WAS nneC
$40 and costs by Judge Donovan after
he plead guilty to leaving cistern on
his premises uncovered. He paid the
fine and costs, amounting in all TO
S14 80.
Mrs. William +. Villas of Madison
has assembled in a handsome volume
for private distribution the addresses
of her husband, the late Colonel Will
liam F. Villas. The work is dedicated
to his personal friends.
The program for the meeting of the
club women of the Second and Third
districts at Madison this week is cut
out. The sessions will cover two DAYS
and the delegates will be entertained
by the Madison members. The open
ing session will be on Thursday after
noon of this week, the address of well
come being given by Mrs. Joseph
astrow of Madison and the response
by Mrs. H. G. Mertzke of Baraboo.
At Madison a divorce action has
been begun in the circuit court by
Mary Stackey, an infant, by r. B.
Smith, guardian ad lite:n, against
Stanton Stackey. According to the
complaint the couple were married a
Kilbourn September II, 1910, and Mrs.
Stackey claims she left her husband
five weeks ago on account of cruel and
inhuman treatment. She is Is years
O and he is six years older.
Those interested in the Websters
2 airie cemetery will meet at the
cemetery on May 23 with tools and
Takes. Dinner will be served at noon
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. S. Cob
| leigh and an election of officers will
,, follow Mrs. Cobeigh is the secretary
First steps toward the erection of a
Greek theatre in Madison were taken
Monday when special committee APP
pointed by the Wisconsin Dramatic
society was Incorporated under the
laws of Wisconsin. The incorporators
are Prof. Thomas F. Dickinson, chair
man; Chief Justice j. b. Winslow,
Judge E. Ray Stevens, all of Madison;
Mrs. Laura Sherry of Milwaukee; G..
n. Brown and e. E. Brown of Madi-
son.
A lone carrier pigeon, tired and
weather beaten flew into the law Ii
brary in the east wing of the capitol at
Madison and was perched on one of
the desks when Paul Bremen custodian
of the library opened the department..
With a wire waste basket as a cage
the pigeon spent the day In one of the
windows of the library. Mr. Bremen
will feed the pigeon until it is strong
enough to continue it journey aud will
turn it loose. On it's left leg the pigeon
carries small metal tag bearing the
initials "P. B." and the number
1863, 49,"
Sunday evening practical talk on
education in che county school was
given by County Superintendent G..
! w. Davies. Mr.. Davies told of the
Importance of choosing teachers for
country schools. He spoke of the
practical features that are being intro
duced in The county schools such as
the Babcock milk tester, corn judging
contests for the boys and apron and
bread making contests for the girls.
Mr.. Davies said the proper way to
keep the boy on the farm was to get
him interested in the work and give
| him something to achieve. Let him
know how much butter fat the best
COW on his fathers farm produces and
let him study out means of increasing
the production of butter fat.
Mrs. Alfred Gattiker and daughter,
Miss Emma Gattiker, have received a
copy of the Waterbury American pub
lished in Connecticut, which contains
an article concerning the work of
Howard l.. UdelI, formerly pastor of
the Baraboo Unitarian church. For
some time Mr., UdelI has been mana
ger of the Associated Charities at
Waterbury and has accepted an offer
of the management of the charities
wO k in Detroit. 1t was remark bIe
opportunity for the prosecution in a
large way, of the social service work to
which Mr.. Udell has devoted his life.
The Detroit institution has new and
perfectly equipped buildings, summer
camps and many features which are
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