Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1915-08-26
Friday

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Two automobiles collided late last
night on the road to Devils Lake but
little damage resulted to either ear and
neither stopped. A head-on collision
was narrowly averted. the rear tenders
of the two cara striking as the front
ends of both cars were swung clear Of
sach other. ?. >s-T .
C. A. Holman was pleased to. re-
ceive letter this morning from New.
York announcing the safe arrival FROM
France of an assortment of. bulbs that
he had ordered for fall use. He had had
no trouble in getting Dulos from Hols.
Hand, a rsautral country, but wassafraids
that possibly goods from one of the
warning countries would not get through
safely and stated thatshe was gladgtheys
were not on the Arabic. a..
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+ Friday morning found the entire Pei.
ton family, big and little. nieces, ,.nep7,
hews, aunts, and suncles boarding the
eleven clock train bound for the lake.
Outsiders wished that, their names
were also Pelton when this happy fam
lily group surroun ded by baskets of all
sizes, arrived at Kirkland, their faces
wreathed in anticipative smiles. Those
Pelton's who partook included % Miss
Phoebe Pelton, Mr.. and Mrs G.. M.
Pelton, Russell Pelton, Mrs. L. Russell,
Misses Edith and Clara Pelton and
Mrs. George Pelton.
At eight o'clock Thursday evening
party was given by Mrs Roy Hood at
the home of Mrs. Julius Reul in honor
of the Misses Annie Lewis and Doris
Metcalf. The evening passed swiftly
in games and music with charming re-
freshments as happy termination of
the occasion. Those who were so fortu
nate as to attend included the Misses
Elsie Isenberg, Zero English, Grace
Fisher, Esther Murphy, Annie Lewis,
Theresa Dwyer, Wanda Hall, Estelle,
Isenberg, Doris Metcalf and Margaret
Hardy of Freelandville, Indiana.
Miss Iva Niles has returned from the
Teachers Institute at Reedsburg.
Miss Mae LANG has returned to her
home in Sandusky after a short visit
with friends here.
Mr.. and Mrs J. M. johnson of Rice
Lake. and Mr.. and Mrs. w. A. Johnson
Of Baraboo spent part Of yesterday af-
ternoon with Postmaster A. H. Tarnut
yer in the city. Prairie du Sac News
A farmer over in Sank county re-
Gently concluded that macadam road
was hard on his horses feet, and he
covered his farm stretch with a few.
inches of sand. And the county high
way commission got him. -Kilbourn
Events
A change in wiring is being made at
the depot here whereby one of the
night operators will be transferred TO
the ticket office to do his work and who
will then also attend to the ticket win
dow. This will release the night ticket
agent who will go on days and assist
R. J Koch, the station agent The lat
ter will then devote more of his time to
the duties at the freight Office.
The members of the Muskrat club of
Devils Lake State Park spent
the day spreading cinders
over the rough places in the
road near the lake. The highway in the
vicinity of Shadow Town has been ex-
ceptionally rough this summer on &C
count of 80 much rainy weather. Many
cars pass over the road each day and
and as result deep ruts have been
worn. Two car loads of cinders
were secured from the Northwestern
railway by Lucius Prader and he with
dozen or more young amen spent the
day improving the highway.
The Muskrat club is an organi cation |
of Raraboo young men which has been
formed recently at Devils Lake.
At Ft Atkinson on Tuesday the priz-
es in the farm contest were award
ed by Hoard's Dairymen and the Wis
consin Horticulturist, Earl Thomas of
Fairfield received ten dollar prize. We
also note F. C. Kruse of Loganville re-
ceived a ten dollar prize and L. P. Mar
tiny Of Chippewa, former Sank county
people, received twenty dollar prize.
County contests are first held and the
winners in these compete for the state
prizes. The contest is on farm manage
ment and most fully equipped farm and
farm house and farm production. Mr..
and Mrs. Kruse and Mr.. and Mrs Tho
mas won the Sank county prizes and
were admitted to the State contest.