Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1915-07-22
Saturday

SUI Prise ny numDer OF laOleS
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. John
81. Yagy on Broadway in honor of their
daughter, Mrs. William A. Platt. There
were games and refreshments as well
as shower for Mrs. Plat.
Guy Stillson, who travels in the en-
ploy of Marshall Field & Co., is in Bar
aboo to spend his vacation with his par
ents, MIR. and Mrs. Id. Stillson.
MIR. and Mrs. James Seeley of Amar-
lila, Texas, are guests at the home Of
the latter's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. John
Ellington, in Baraboo and Mr.. Seeley g
parents in North Freedom. Mr.. and
Mrs. Seeley returned recently from the
Expositions which they were enabled to
attend in the private car of their en-
plcyer, an official of the Sante. Fe rail
road.
A party composed of Misses Irene
and Winifred Jones, Anna and Gather
inc Rice all of Waukesha visited Mrs.
Hughes on Second street this morning
and went to Devils Lake for a short
stay.
Mrs. Joseph Smith and two daugh-
tiers, Misses Mollie and Josephine. to-
gether with their guest, Mrs E. E.
Apker and daughter, Miss Leila of
Wonewoc, picnicked at Devils Lake to-
day.
Mrs. Jennie wager of Madison and
Mrs. Fl. D. Doig and daughter, Doro-
thy, of Bloomington, Illinois, are guests
of Attorney and Mrs. j. w. Frenz.
Mrs wager is the mother and Mrs.
Doig is sister of Mrs. Frenz.
The current issue of Harper's maya
zine contains a story, 1.-THE Wire" by
Robert Welles Richie, a grandson of
Mrs. Terrell Thomas of Oakland, Cali
fornia. Mr.. Richie was born here and
has devoted much of his life in writing
for newspapers and magazines.
Mrs. Otto Hoffman and son are at |
Devils Lake for stay of some time.
Mr.. Hoffman will arrive soon. Their |
home was formerly in Madison and he |
is travelling auditor for the Interna-
tional Harvester company. When the !
war came on almost year ago he was
in Russia and the other members of |
the family were in Germany. They had |
more or less difficulty, like thousands of |
in reaching this country. They |
have not been at the lake for about
three years.
Friday was the birthday of Mrs.
Minnie Crawford and, at the instlgation
Of Mr. and Mrs. F. A. Nehs, a number
IF friends gave her surprise in the
evening. Those present enjoyed sit
ting on the pleasant lawn. Games
were played, refreshments were served
and there was good time generally. |
Mr.. Nehs kindly took the friends home |
n his car, making several trips. Those
present were: Mr. and Mrs. Nehs, Mr..
and Mrs. Sellick, Madams George
Flynn, Gillette and Edwards;
Misses G. Edwards, E. Jones, E.
Flynn, S. Holden, E. Dayhoff and cou-
sin, Elsie Lee Of Pasadena, California
Mrs. r. Clarke, widow of the late
Major Clarke, we'll known to the early
residents of Baraboo and vicinity, to-
gether with her daughter, Mrs. F. E,
Van Horn, of Evanston, illinois, is
making trip to Raraboo which she
mas not seen in many years. Major
Clarke and family resided here thirty
years ago in the house at the head Of
now occupiedby Mr.. and Mrs.
Geo. C. Astle. Mrs. Clarke finds won
lerful changes in Baraboo and states
that it is vastly improved since pio-
1eer days. Very few of her old friends
i've here at present and she sees very
little that is familiar to her. Mrs. Clarke
and Mrs. Van Horn are stopping at
Miss Ruel's on First street.
Mr. and Mrs. Lyman Bates of Boyd,
Montana, left for the west this morn
ng after a visit with Mr. and Mrs. Or
son Gloyd on Second street. Mr. and
Mrs. Bates who are 70 and 70 years old
resided in Delton fifty
years ago and yesterday visited that
village and vicinity, finding scarcely any
which were familiar to them.
They attribute their singular strength
md activity to the western ozone,
which restored to them their health ]
when they visited Boyd and decided to
ocate there. There have been no fun
erals in the vicinity of Boyd during the
line of their residence, five years.