Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1913-08-28
DELTON FACTS
AND FANC|ES
By Phena Luke, Author of
The Kings Message in
Song

ana SLllI the people LlnkeT, IOaLn 10
leave "dear old Delton" with its
alluring shady paths, enchanting
dells, babbling brooks, and excellent
drinking water. Five hundred people
have visited Mirror Lake this week,
and Messrs Flickner and Hubert have
never froWned. This brings the num-
Der Of pleasure seekers who have
bought boat tickets close up to five
thousand for this season. 1t is now
an established fancy that no new tie
nor ladies bonnet is quite the proper
thing until it has been reflected in
Mirror Lake.
D. E. Croker, of Hoopeston, Ill,
who is stopping with the Cranes, at
Cliff Cottage, is a magazine writer of
considerable note. he is contributor
for "Colller's Weekly" and "Leslie's
Magazine" and has been preparing
some illustrated articles, in this vicin-
ity, for publication.
Fred Crane of Tomah, NJ, l.. Crane
and family and Mr.. and MIS-. Wood Of
Friendship are visitors at Lakeside.
The Highlands have received a
visitation of Marshall Fields clerks.
Fifteen of them came up to test the
reflection in Mirror Lake, on those
new slit skirts, which will be 'just
the thing" in Baraboo, this coming
winter.
The Meyers, at "Rebena Cottage"
have received q visitation of Chicago
teachers, who ca ne to eat fish and re-
cuperate their brain vitality.
Mr.. and Mis-. OrIey Cogswell, old
time Deltoneans, from Huron, South
Dakota, are visiting Mr.. and Mrs. G.
w. Adams.
MIR. and Mrs. John Smith and two
children and Mr.. and Mrs. Burrows of
New Lisbon are guests of Mrs. Ada
Wilbur at the central telephone head
quarters.
Mrs. E. CockTen and children of
Luddington, Michigan, is visiting her
mother, Mrs. Mary DeIynn, this
week.
The wreck on the St. Paul railway
delayed the daily papers and Post
master Frank Hubert was showed
under with inquiries last Friday.
J. T. Huntington fancies that a bill
should be passed in the state legislature
granting an appropriation for a
mounted police to guard the macada-
mixed highway from the Dells through
this village to the state park at Devils
Lake, in order TO protect the tax-pay-
ers One day, recently, an auto back
ed into one of the road wagons loaded
with stone, and broke the reach. The
driver of the team, Irv. Cole, was
given one dollar and a parting
salute. 1t cost the days labor on the
road and the bill for preparing the
wagon. Get that bill through, quick
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Miller of Chi
cago are stopping at the Cottage Home
hotel. Mrs. Miller is a sister of Rev.
Warren Jones, who is finishing up
his cottage, back of the schooIhouse
with screened porch.
Charley Turner is gathering his
apples at "Orchard Knob" farm. He
has picked five carloads for shipment.
This is a fair crop for the seasons
yield.
The freight business in and near
the village is growing and truck cars
are taking care OF the business. A
motor truck can make the trip with
load to the freight station and return
In one hour from the time it leaves the
village. This is satisfactory business
for the milling interests.
Otto Timme says he has one of the
best equipped -four mills in the west.
tits a hundred barrel mill and turns
out grade of flour equal to any of the
Minneapolis brands. EXCELSIOR, is
the slogan for Delton.
Mrs. Hilga Frear, the capable school
clerk, announces that the village
school will open the eighth of Septem-
Der with Miss Pearl Darlington of
Prairie du Sac for principal.
School director, Theo. Steel, is look
ing after the repairs of the building.
Some fine new slate black boards have
been purchased.
Sad news was received at the HUI
bert house, this week. A message
came from Mrs. Frank Huntington
elsie Hulbe rt that her husband was
j, seriously i'll ana Mrs. J. Hubert took
the train for Chicago Immediately.
Mr.. Huntington has been i'll some time
and his recovery is doubtful.
Henry Sarrington is slowly i'm
proving and is able to be in his
garden.
Miss Thelma Roblier of Cloma is
visiting her grandmother, Mis-. M. A.
Chaffe, in this village.