Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1916-05-25
FRIDAY

Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Putt and two
children and Mrs. Puts sister, and
her husband, Mr.. and Mrs. Gustave
Swantz. are visiting in Galena at the
home Of Mr.. and Mrs Paul Putt.
The pupils of the union training
class, which has been conducted for
some time by Or. E. e. Lusk at the Y.
M. C. A. parlors planned pleasant
surprise for the doctor and Mrs. Lusk
Wednesday evening. After the study
hour, a social time was enjoyed by
chose present and refreshments OF ice
cream and cake we're served. DR.. Lusk
has endeared himself to many by his
4hOughtfu1 kindnesses and his help in
various benevolent ways. He was al
ways as ready to help with instruction
as to hand out prescriptions. They
have many friends in the city who re-
gret their departure, but wish them
success in their new location at Mis-
souri, Valley, Iowa.
S. p. Searle of Webster Prairie was
sn BarabOo today and says that the re-
cent wind destroyed eighteen acres of
rye and sixteen acres of oats on his
farm. The best that he can do is to
plant a portion of the land in buck
wheat E. P. Terry has received a
letter from his daughter who is teach
ing in one of the Dakotas, and she
says the wind ruined the spring crops
there Some of the farmers had pur-
chased expensive machinery and it
will be difficult to meet their obliga-
lions. Some of them had resided there
FOR 35 years and never before saw
such a storm. Mr.. Searle says he
came to Webster Prairie in 1857 and
never knew the wind to blow so hard
in the spring of the year.
One trouble with a lot of people is
that they think too much about bank
as being a place to put money in, sug-
gests a conservative individual. 1--WE
all spend too much money for luxur-
iea, with never a thought that some
;time we will need assistance. Save a
Few dollars each week and place it in
"a bank, and then consider you have
spent the money, because it has gone
Jfroln your pocket; keep it up as long
as you are able to earn money, and
when a dark day rolls around you will
be able to say, Well, I've got few
hundred dollars in the bank that will
help myself and family out nicely till
things get better and am abe TO earn
a living for them--money that would
have spent foolishly had / not placed
it in bank,-'"Ex.
There are now Is baby foxes at the
fox farm. AT least six OF them are
silver blacks and some of the others
may be. The manager is pretty proud
of these fine babies
YOUNG MAN, GO TO MONTANA!
There yet remain more than TO-
100000 acres of free public land, over
FaaHf of which is arabic. &C. P. Con
s.olly in The American Magazine
Mrs George McGilvra enterta' ned
the Home Missionary society Friday
afternoon at her home north of the
city The guests were taken out IN
cars and enjoyed the occasion very
much There were about 80 present.
AS a result Of self-denial week, $3.50
was added to the treasury After an
excellent meeting refreshments were
served.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herman Pagel of
North Freedom who were guests OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Jaedike, have
returned to their home.
Miss Ella Helm of Merrimack, who
is employed in the wooden mill, spent
Sunday at Merrimack with her par
<ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Helm. She
was accompanied by little Miss Lucin-
sda Stevens.
Mrs. F. F. Nash, who will be t.
snembered in Baraboo as Amelia Har-
q,ison and granddaughter Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Alexander Elliott, Potter street,
writes from Helper, Utah, that her
family could not get along without The
News. This paper is always pleased
to hear from former residents of Bar
,abco.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Camp and son
of Excelsior visited in Baraboo Satur-