Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1915-06-24
HAPPENING 5 IN
MERR|nACk

Thomas A Corcoran and wife of Mad
ison called on his sisters, Mrs. 4 l.
Gross and Miss Mary Corcoran Friday
Mr. Collins of Reedsburg made bus
mess trip here
Born to MIR and Mrs James Keelar
(nee Anna CarrolD, son at their home
in Savannah, I'll. Mrs John Carroll left
Friday to see her first grandchild
Mrs John O'Keefe and daughter,
Lucille, of Madison called at the home
of the formers sister and husband, DR..
and Mrs F Tryon
Miss Clara Haines has returned from
Belmont where she has been teaching
the past year in the high school She
was guest at the M Kindschi home
in Platteville for few days
Misses Grace Brownrigg and Mary
Corcoran attended a dance at Baraboo
Thursday evening
Mesdames Guy L Clark, Daniel L
Stoner and o Dodge were taken into
the Royal Neighbor lodge Saturday at
ternoon There were many members
present, also. Deputy Mrs A Barrett of
Baraboo Refreshments were served
by the j K L M division
The Camp Fire Girls broke camp at
Devils Lake Friday
Mr. Engleman, Charles Rutland and
Mr. Davenport called here Tuesday
Erwin Gross went to Sparta Thurs
day to be employed
Misses Lillian Dittberner and Loretta
Hull of Baraboo attended a dance at
the Dittbernerner home in Caledonia
recently
Carl Lehman of Prairie du Sac spent
Saturday evening at the E L Gross
home
Misses Fern Halbman and Iva Kunce
were guests of the Camp Fire Girls at
Devils Lake last Wednesday
Miss Eppie Gould of Necedah and
Albert Kunce, son of Mr. and Mrs VIM
Kunce of this place, were married at
the brides home June Is and will re
side in Baraboo where the groom had
home prepared. Friends extend con-
gratulations
Mrs Francis Haines is guest of her
son, A G Haines and family in Portage
The Ladies' Aid Society will serve
strawberries and other refreshments at
the church parlors this Wednesday ev-
ening
The Community club will meet at
the schoolhouse Thursday evening, June
"a
Miss Mary Follkes will go to New
York City this week to take up Y M G
A work and take position at Pullman,
Washington, in September as State
College Secretary
Mr. and Mrs Philippson of Milwaukee
were recent guests of the latter's par
ents
Miss Selma Gross attended the COM
mencement exercises of the u w at
Madison
James Helm and Elmer Vanderpool
killed a rattle snake pilot measuring 4
feet and inches in length and will
skin it and make a belt. The snake
was on the railroad track about mile
north of the village
NJ ~ s. oxn1 EJ~o
were in Baraboo
Percy McGilvra of Madison was
recent guest at the George Loos home.
While boating on Wisconsin Lake in
West Merrimack, Miss Anna Stempkie
and the Misses Carroll and Messrs Val
entine Rack and D Crosby the boat
and after Miss Stempkie had
went in the first time was rescued by
Mr. Rack, then. the boat tipped the other
way and all were thrown into the water
about 10 feet deep and by the efforts of
Mr. Rack and Miss Carroll who could
swim all reached land safely but much
and wet On Sunday even
ing about o clock when Misses Grayce
and Clara Brownrigg and Victor Auder-
son were returning to the Browning g
home across Lake Wisconsin after the
Misses Brownrigg had been seated in
the boat and Mr. Anders on stepped on
the side to get in, the boat tipped and
they were all thrown into the W ater
near Ferry landing which is very deep
but quick work landed them all safely
The lake water seems very inviting to
iii 1t might be a paying investment
for someone to place bathing house
along the shore as the weather is not
always warm enough for long distance
rips with wet garme nts
Elvin and Floyd Gross, Rudolph