Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1912-07-25
Saturday

Born to Mr.. and Mrs. Ed. Watkins
daughter, July 10th.
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Dunse,
Second avenue, son this morning.
4 Born to Mr.. and Mrs. George Win
chester, Second avenue, son.
A son arrived at the home OF Mr.
4 and Mrs. August Goetthke, Seventh
avenue.
4 Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Ramsey O.
1 Fairfield are rejoicing over the arrival
of daughter.
i Mr.. and Mrs. e. II. Kelley OF
/ Winnipeg are the happy parents OF
bouncing boy. Mr.. Kelley formerly
resided here.
Two university students whose
identity is not known were saved from
\ drowning in Lake Mendoza during
a storm by deputy State Game
| Warden Isaac Boomer. Mr.. Boomer
is a native of Baraboo and often visits
IN this city.
/ Miss Lorna Daley, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. T. r. Daley of Spring Green,
was united in marriage at Williams
burg, Virginia, to Mr.. Fred Savage.
Her friends at the old home extend
congratulations and wish her much
happiness.
Thirteen are in tent at Newport on
the bank of the Wisconsin and it is
n ot necessary to explain why they.dug
trench around theirEwhite top resi-
dence. The downpour was almost
too copious for tenting. Those in the
party are Paul Cahoon and family,
James; Fry and family and Levi
Cahoon.
At Portage William Parsenier,
1 farm hand residing near Mansion,
slashed his throat with knife while
/ on passenger train. He is in the
Portage Jail in serious condition.
He is about 35 years of age and had
bought ticket to Milwaukee, where
he said he intended to visit relatives
He will be taken to Mendoza hospital
as an insane patient.
At three o'clock Yesterday afternoon
at the courthouse Mrs. Adam Richards
was united in matrimony to Mr.. George
Scullen of Akron, Ohio. They left on a
wedding trip to Chicago and other
points in the south and will mai
their home on Maple street where Mrs.
Scullen has long resided. Their friends
wish them much happiness.
A Spring Green youth, son of Mr..
and Mrs. George Ring, inflicted seri-
Gus injuries to one of his eyes recently.
He was playing with two bottles and
on cracking them together they broke
throwing shattered pieces in all direc-
tions. One of the bits struck the lads
eye and an operation was made at
Milwaukee recently in an effort to
save the eyesight. |F ILL
At Spring Green a residence, known
as the old Beaver homestead, recently
purchased by Philip Hess, was struck
by lightning and totally destroyed.
Mr.. Hess and four children were sleep
ing in the mouse at the time and when
the lightning struck the kitchen one OF
the sons was stunned. AS soon as he
recovered he awoke the other members
of the family and they Immediately
left the building and went to their
former home. On returning the
father and son saved a few HOUSEHOLD
articles but the building burned tc
the ground. The loss is PARTLY covered
by insurance.
Last Friday evening was held at the
Congregational church a joint affair,
reception for the Pastor, Rev. and
Mrs. A. Whitcomb, and a farewell
party for Mr.. and Mrs. j. FL. Forbes
who are leaving this week for Beloit.
There was a large gathering o.
friends to welcome and TO bid farewell
and the evening was one of the most
enjoyable events of the year. Several
short but pleasant addresses were
made, including an address of wei
come to the Pastor and Mrs. Whit
comb, by J. E. Hart, in behalf OF tnt
church society, and Rev. w. W.Hurd
n behalf of the city, perhaps the mos1
cordial welcome ever extended to
minister in Elroy.-Elroy Tribune.
Rev. and Mrs. Whitcomb are The
parents of Mr.. 0. e. Wnitcomb
formesy of Baraboo.
The work on the power dam at Prai'
RE du Sac is now going along very
rapidly. The large Golfer dam on tbs
west shore, which was greatly damag
ed by the nigh water last fall, mas
s again been enclosed. In this enclosure