Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1915-10-14


ness Mems Volley Ball team has been
selected and will compete with the
Fairfield Business Men in the near
future.
Big plans are underway for the boys
circus which will hold forth Thursday,
Friday and Saturday of this week. A
new feature over last year viii be that
of boys aband and parade each night
before the show begins. The music
will be under the direction of Raymond
Roser and the street parade will be un-
der the direction of Claude Parrish.
Allan Nc Pheraon had the misfortune
to break his right arm in two plases
Monday morning while practicing for
the Athletic meet
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles FRANKIE of
South Milwaukee who came to Sank
City to attend the birthday party of
Mr.. Franke's mother, Mrs. Carl FRANKIE,
and have heen visiting his sister, Mrs.
Degraw Welglow, of Baraboo have re-
turned to their home.
j. S. Workman, Davis Hackett. Mr..
and Mrs. Samuel WEIGH. Mr. and Mrs.
N. M. Bliss and G. c. Allen have return
ed from Washington, D. c., where they
attended the national encampment of
the Grand Army of the Republic
and all report fine reunion
and royal welcome everywhere. Al
though the G. A. R is growing smaller
each year in number, the sentiment of
the people in their favor is growing
more and more. They receive more
honor now than at the close of the
war. Only about twenty thousand old
soldiers were in the parade this year,
while the re were about two hundred
thousand men in the parade at the
close of the war. There were about two
hundred members from Wisconsin in
the parade last week.
]. S. Workman attended the Loyal
Legion at Milwaukee on his return
home None but commissioned officers
can belong to this order and Mr.. Worth
man is vice commander of the state.
The sons of officers can become mem
bers. Mr.. Worthman's son, Arthur j.,
who is train master at Adams is also a
member.
j. W. Harrington and daughter, Lu-
Gle, who also ATTENDED the encamp-
ment, went from Washington to Cana
da where they will spend several weeks
at Mr.. Herrington's old home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Degraw Weiglow and
daughter, Helen, of Baraboo went to
Sank City Sunday to attend party for
Mrs. Weiglow's mother, Mrs. Carl
FRANKIE, in honor of her SEVENTEEN
birthday. Only the children and grand
children were invited, there being about
eighteen present and the occasion was
complete surprise for the hostess.
Refreshments were brought and the
time was very pleasantly spent in visit
ing and refreshing the inner man. ME-
and Mrs. Cha rles FRANKIE of Milwaukee
were glad TO be among them. Mr..
FRANKIE, who Is mayor of Milwaukee, is
q son of Mrs. Carl FRANKIE. !, Mr.. and
Mrs. Edward Steidtman and three
children of Madison were also there.
Mr.. Steidtman is professor in the
geological department at the state UNI
iverslty and Mrs. Stiedtman is daugh-
ter of the hostess.
Miss Augusta FRANKIE, a daughter,
will leave soon for California where she
will spend the winter, so the party was
also in the nature of farewell for her.
The other children who were there
are Mr.. and Mrs. Henry ThoeIke and
son, Harold, of Sumpter and DR.. and
Mrs. Schellenberger of Prairie du Sac.
The deed formally conveying to the
city of Portage the land donated by
Senator George Staudenmayer for
park was signed and deIiveredSaturday
Theland is in the form of triangle
and borders Oh the Wisconsin river.
The consideration named in the deet =
is ga desire on the part of the grant
or to benefit his fellow men," and an
excerpt from the deed is as follows:
This conveyance is made upon the
express condition that the City of Por-
tage at all times hereafter the said
real estate for park purposes. Provid-
ed further, that the said city of Por-
tage, through it's proper constituted
officers, shall appoint special park
committee for the purpose of securing,
regulating, and supervising the amuse-
ments and entertainments held or given
in or for the benefit of said Stauden-
mayer Park, and such committee shall
be for this park only; said committee
to consist of three members, at least
one of whom shall be a woman.