Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1914-11-26
Wednesday,


and will join family gathering at the
t home of. Mr.. and Mrs. James Curry to-
morrow.
On Tuesday the Woman's Relief
Corps delivered many baskets filled
with provisions and fruit to those who
are sick and unfortunate, This Thanks
giving cheer was most gratefully re-
ceived and the appreciation manifested
more than paid for the effors exerted
| by the members. More than forty
baskets were distributed to homes
about the city This has been Gus
tom for number of years with the
organization and the good the members
have done has broken the darkness of
many cloud at the glad Thanksgiving
time. The Woman's Relief Corps is
one that should last long so helpful is
its usefulness.
On Fridry evening at the Presbyter-
| ian Manse, the FortnightlY Literary
club will celebrate the century Of peace
which this country has enjoyed with
England 1t will be one hundred years
Client was signed and celebrations are
to be observed in many cities of the
United States, most of the events &C.
curing some days before the close of
the one hundred years on account of
the Yuletide season. The speakers on
, Friday evening will be Rev. E. c.
Henke, Superintendent A C. Kings
ford and Dr.. E. P. Hall.
! Several hundred men who heard Rep
resentative John J. Esch discuss the
European war in its relation Co the
United States at a meeting at the Y.
i NJ. c.. A. at La Crosse expressed sur
prise at the attitude OF the congress
man who was one Of the leading advo-
Gates in the house of strong fortifca-
tons for the Panama Canal.
Europe Is teaching US that arma-
ment will not maintain peace, and the
futility of erecting defenses against the
destructive ingenuity Of modern inven
ton" said Mr.. Esch. "The lesson for
the United States is found in the shat
tered forts of Belgium, tumbled like
houses of cards by few shells"
Esch said there would be no need for
increasing the army and navy of the
the United States because the war in
Europe would leave the nations involv-
ed too exhausted to think of wa. He pre-
dicted settlement of future international
differences by The Hague tribunal.
Former Sheriff VIM. Stackhouse,
Eighth avenue, has returned from at
tending the silver wedding anniversary
Of his son-in-law and daughter, Mr.
and Mrs. August .Stackman, who reside
near Wonewoc A large number of
relatives and friends were present. Mr..
Stackhouse reports the repast 80 exten-
sive that he fears he will not be able
TO thoroughly enjoy the festivities
of Turkey Day. The country is the
place to go to rightly enjoy the bounties
gathered from the rich fields and forests
of Wisconsin.
At the high school on Tuesday even
ing the following question was discussed |
by the debating society: Resolved, that !
a self government system should be |
adopted in the Baraboo high |
school, The affirmative was pre-
sented by Ralph Draper an0
William Zamzow, the negative by Ken
dali Layden and Rollo Manthey. The
affirmative won and the JUICES were
Henke, Weber, Tinkham and Isenberg
A three minute talk was given by
Charles Welnke.
/ Mrs. Weitzer has sold the hotel at
Plain which belonged to her husbands
estate, to George Grauvogel who will
take possession next July. The building
is now occupied by Oils Vo]k The
price paid was 81, 800 and the following
came to Baraboo in connection with
the sale; H. J. Reuschlein, William
| Schafer, Philip Bettinger, Casper Volk
and Mrs. Weitzer.
| A Portage firm has received an or
der for /, 200 barrels of rye -four to be
sent to Denmark This is the third or
der Of this kind.
Marie Klose, aged 20, Of Chicago and
Charles F. Martin, aged 40, of Kilbourn
have taken out marriage license at
Chicago.
While skating on Lake Swenson at
Merrimack, the Misses Edna E. NJ
Wolfe and Ruth E. Smith broke
through the ice and received ducking
in the cold water. O-o-o-o-o-o. The
water was deep where they went in but
by quick work they were able to extri-
cate themselves from the perilous posi-
ton before the arrival of other young
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