Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1914-06-18
c., & N. w. on the new line and the
bride was school teacher.
Saturday

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Mrs. George Urban has returned
from Kilbourn where she visited her
niece, Mrs. Bower.
Miss Matte Stoll is in Excelsior to
conduct services at the Butterield
church.
Miss Bertha HEM of Sank City, who
! has been visiting in Cashton, returned
+, Baraboo this morning and left later
for her home.
| Mrs. Samuel Davidson and baby return
e to their home in Stanwood, Ia, this
morning after an extended stay at the
E. j. Battles home.
At the home of Mrs. Emma Williams
on Fifth avenue very pleasant gather
ing took place on Wednesday when the
hostess entertained several ladies, all
old school mates, in honor of her guest,
Mrs. E. Mather, of LAGRANGE, Indiana.
Besides the guest of honor the COM
pany included Mrs. Nellie Keith, Reeds
burg;s,Mrs. Rose Morley, Mrs. B. A.
Clark and Miss Eliza Chapman of Bar
aboo. The group attended school to-
gether at Miss Mortimer's seminary
and this meeting is the first in several
years. Mrs. Mather spent today with
Mrs Keith at Reedsburg.
The school doors have been locked for
the summer and the youngsters are
preparing for "the days of real sport"
at the swimming hole, fishing stream
and other haunts of young America.
No regular sessions of the grammer
school were held Friday promotion cards
being distributed to those who had com
pleted their work in satisfactory man
ner. The H. S. students began their va
cation earlier in the week because of
their examinations having been COM
pleted. There were expressions of joy
when the promotion cards were given
out whichspassed the pupils into higher
grades. There were some wry faces,
when those who failed learned that
they were to be left behind their class
mates because of their failure to COM
plete the required work.
j There was an increase in the enroll
ment of students at the high school this
year over former years. There were in
all 29Osstudents, of which II were pay
| ing tuition. The tuition students come
from the villages of Merrimack, North
Freedom, Lyons and the surrounding
country. g Some of the changes In the
facultyiat the high school for the COM
ing year are, Albert Bergeson, resigned;
| Miss Carrie Holah, leave of absence for
one year. c Marshall Graf, a graduate
of this years class at Wisconsin uni
versity, will succeed Mr.. Bergeson.
At the National Encampment re-
Gently held IN Madison Mrs. E. H.
Groth of this city was elected Chairman
of the Board of Considers of this divi-
sion of the Auxiliary to the S. of V.
This is the third highest office and will
be ably held by Mrs. Groth who is the
president of the local auxiliary. Mrs.
Cora Beige was elected division dele
gate to the national encampment to be
held in Detroit, Michigan in August.
For two hours the faithful collie dog
OF V. O. Parks, farmer living near
| Ottawa, Kansas, fought off 100 raven
GUS hogs and saved the life of Parks
who had become unconscious in a fall
| from a tree. The cries of the dog
brought aid a mile from the house just
| in time to rescue Parks. His dog was
almost worn out. The collie had killed
one hog and mortally wounded several
others. Parks had climbed the tree to
saw off limb when he fell and struck
his head in the pig lot.
The Auxiliary to the S. of V. held it's
regular meeting Friday evening, there
being a large attendance of members
also members of the c. A. R. and S. O..
Nv. Miss Edna Bergwitz, National
president of Columbus, Ohio, and Mrs.
May Clothier, National Patriotic In
structor, of Rockford, ILL.,, were pres
ent, having come from Madison where
they attended the Division convention.
After the completion of the regular
business and exemplifcation of the
ritualistic work, short program was
given. Misses Dorothy Moog and Ruth
| Clark gave piano duet, Mrs. W. H.
Cafisch recitation, Miss Simpson a
piano solo and Miss Guidon vocal solo.
Miss Bergwitz and Mrs. Clothier both
gave interesting talks and each was
presented with flowers from the Aux
iliarv, Mrs. Ellen Briscoe making the
presentation speech.
At the close of the program ice
cream and cake were served.