Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1915-08-05
COUNTRY LIFE
PICNIC IS GREAT
EVENT THIS YEAR
Nearly Three Thousand
Gather on Shore of Devils
Lake Thursday.

The Country Life association picnic
has come and gone again and was the
biggest event of the kind ever held in
Sauk county. There were between
2, 500 and 5000 people on the grounds.
The day was all that could be desired
and everyone was in happy state of
mind.
Business in Baraboo was suspended
from 10 to 5 o'clock. After the arrival
of the special and regular trains at the
lake the picnic dinner was served un-
der the broad trees. The speaking was
from the big bird Indian mound near
the kirkland pavilion, large flag and
club pennants floating in the breeze.
The Baraboo Marine band play mer-
rily.
The program was in charge of the
president, William Toole. An invoca-
tion was given by Rev. J. W. johnson,
pastor of the Baraboo Baptist church
and vocal numbers followed, led by J.
H. Bonham.
County Superintendent G. w. Davies
spoke of the large numbers present
and the qualification that 80 many could
come. He spoke of the problem of keep
ing people on the farm, of marketing
and the two great things to be accom-
plished-getting just returns for farm
products and more enjoyment out of
farm life. He was pleased to see 80
many willing to set aside the day for
enjoyment and trusted there would be
other days for better country life.
Friends Now Everybody.
President William Toole then said
that when the first picnic was given
four years ago few friends were in
vited and the number has grown SO
that the. friends now include every
body.
TIE Spirit of Sauk County
T. F. Risley of the city of Baraboo
spoke of the "Spirit of Sauk County. "
He said the city extended the right hand
of fellowship and all wereglad to lay a
side the duties of day to unite in max
ing this a bigger and better county.
He did not hesitate to say that what
was being done together could not be
done singly and that there was great
need to unite more closely the schools,
churches, clubs and other organizations.
There are two obstacles that stand in
the way of community building, incom-
patible temperaments and conflicting
interests. Theirs is not always harmony
and there is competition, the first to
disappear as we come to know each
other better and the other to wane as
become less selfish. He also spoke of
the Y. M. C. A. work in the country
and other phase of rural life.
Message From GAINESVILLE
A. B. West, instructor in agriculture
in the GAINESVILLE high school, said that
he came to Reedsburg with his bride
thirty-one years ago and made that
place his home for about nine years. He
said that Rock county was just begin
ming to feel the country life wave.
They have this new experience but
have not pushed the imaginary line be-
tween city and country 80 far back as
has been done in Sauk county. In Rock
county the GAINESVILLE people have reach
ed out to the country and have greatly
interested the boys throughout the
county in corn contests. There have
been prizes, banquets, free trips to
Madison, the beautifying of school
grounds and other evidences of working
together. Mr.. West is director of the
club promotions and contests in Rock
county.
Mr. Toole closed the program by
stating that in Sauk county the farm
ers had taken the lead instead of the
city people, as at Janesville.
The Athletics
Boat race-Lee Cahoon, Cecil Allen
Theodore Martin.
Boys tub race-Ivan Cahoon, Charles,
Foulkes.
Volley ball-two games, Skillet Greek
q, Fairfield II, both scores.
| volley ball Skillet Creek Boys Corr