Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1915-02-11
Tuesday

Little LucllS anu Leroy 1uCClS, hO
have been visiting Mrs. John Kennedy
since Xmas, returned to their home at
Merrimack yesterday accompanied by
Miss Clara Genske, who attends school
here.
Mrs. T. F. Risley has gone to Chica-
go where she will meet Mr.. Risley and
from there they will go Florida where
they will spend two weeks. Mr.. Risley
attended the Style show at Chicago.
Miss Belle Morley, teacher in Dist.
No 6, town of Excelsior, was tax en-
suddenly i'll last week and hurried to
a La Crosse hospital where she was
operated on for appendicitis. The ap
pendix was found to be in a seriou 8
condition. Peritonitis developed and
Miss Morley lies III very serious
condition. Miss Lillian Newell, Bara-
boo, has been engaged to continue the
school.
At the civic center meeting at the
Third ward school house the following
were elected temporary officers:
Presidents. E. Wakefield
Treasurer-Mrs. G. w. Brown
Secretary Ellen Wood
The meeting was addressed by Sup
erintendent A. c. Kingsford and two
committees were appointed, one to
draft a constitution and bylaws and
one to obtain members. 1t was de-
cided to hold the next meeting in about
two weeks.
Westly Barton of Eighth avenue cele-
brated his ninty- seventh birthday on
Sunday. Fourteen friends were pres
ent Mr.. Stepp of Reedsburg and Mr..
Roberts of Cazenovia were here for the
event
Miss Veronica Murphy, who has
taught the eighth grade in the Kilbourn
school during the year, resigned and
returned to her home in Lacrosse. She
gave satisfaction in her work and made
friends in Kilbourn. Miss Edna Croth-
ers of Kilbourn has been engaged to
fill the vacancy.
Last night the Catholic church gave
a basket social at the home of Joseph
Siberz, who lives on a farm a few
miles out of Baraboo There was hard
". room enough in the home to accom-
modate the large crowd which enjoyed
a sleigh ride into the country. The
highest price received for a basket was
81. 35 and the total amounted to $62:.75
The amount has been added to the
funds of the St. Joseph's church.
MIR. and Mrs. Adam WeiIand, who
recently sold their farm, were surprised
by host of friends last evening. Oys-
ters and other delicious refreshments
were served and a delightful evening
was enjoyed by all.
At Adams J. McGinty, day man in
charge of the railroad electric light
plant, was badly scalded on one of his
legs. He was cleaning out one OF the
sewers with hot water and was en-
ladder down in the sewer opening
when the hot water hose burst and
gave him very severe burn before he
could get away from it.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. L. Pierce, son and
daughter, Donald and Elsie, of the
Skillet Creek neighborhood went to
Madison today where they visited at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Eben H.
Toole. From Madison they go to Men
dota, Ill.,, as guests of Mrs. Pierce's
brother, Roger Watkins, and then to
Chicago to visit Mr.. Pierce's sister,
Miss Emma Pierce.
MIR. and Mrs. A. E. Britton of Plain
vile, Adams county, are visiting rela-
tives at North Freedom and Baraboo.
They report the sleighing fine, especi-
ally on the paved road between Bara-
boo and Kilbourn. Mr.. Britton reports
that number of farms in his neigh
borhood were sold last year to people
from localities where land is much
higher. He says that farm land is very
reasonable in his neighborhood.