Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1916-05-18
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and nephew, Keith Holt, who has
| been staying at the Wannamaker
home a few weeks spent Sunday at
the Byron Odekirk home in this city,
returning Monday.
c. A Molten and daughter Flora Of
Genoa, Nebraska, and Miss Ethel
Seller Of Madison, who have been the
guests of Mr.. and Mrs ]. J. Price of
! Prairie du Sac, returned yesterday to
| Madison via Baraboo. Mr.. and Mrs.
Price motored with their guests to
| the Dells and returned here in time
for the afternoon train.
Rev. II. P. Jordan and family were
given surprise last evening at the
church parlors by their congregation,
who are sorry to see them move to
their new charge at Norwalk. There
were about eighty present. After the
supper arrangements were made and
the crowd had congregated, the pastor
was summoned, and made acquainted
with the object Of the gathering. After
social time, and enjoyable refresh
ments, the friends departed for their
homes, wishing Rev. and Mrs. Jordan
success in their new field.
J. w. Frenz. secretary of the Bara-
boo Commerce.. association, an
nounces that on Monday evening, May
%. 1916, at o'clock, Burt Williams
of Madison will address a public
meeting of farmers and citizens Of the
county upon the subject, 1.-THE County
Agricultural Agent" The meeting
will be held in the high school audi
forum and there viii be room for all
who wish to come. Mr.. Williams is
an acknowledged authority ON the sub
| jeCt and talks interestingly and forci.
bly,. and his address win be enter
tanning and instructive to all Mr.
Franz says he hopes the auditorium
will be filled for this meeting.
The employment of county agrf-
cultural agent Is Of vital Importance
10 the citizens of Sank county and all
should attend this meeting and IA
miliarize themselves with the sub
iect No admission chang win be
The strangest freaks OF the recent
sand storms, the worst in the history
Of Wisconsin, are. perhaps, the huge
sand drifts that have been formed in
many localities. For example, there
Is place along the roads between
Stevens, Point and Rosh0lt where the
drifts are at least five feet in height,
covering the fence tops and sloping
down to the middle of the macadam
road eighteen or twenty feet away.
Judge Stevens Of the circuit court
at Madison Monday granted a divorce
to Mrs. Harry English of Baraboo.
Mrs. English alleged cruel and inhu-
man treatment. Mr. English is the
only son Of former Assemblyman T.
". English of Baraboo. The case came
before Judge Stevens as a special
from Sank CONTEMPLATION Demo
crat
William Wilkens attempted to com-
nit suicide Saturday at Reedsburg
by cutting his throat and wrist DR..
, Daley was Immediately summoned
and took him in his car to the Reeds
burg hospital where his wounds were
dressed and he will recover if infec-
ton does not set in.
Mr.. Wllkens is retired farmer Iiv-
ing on the west side of town, and has
been a highly respected citizen. The
cause of the deed was insanity.
Charles Manning of GAINESVILLE spent
the fore part of the week here with
his mother and other relatives.
Morris. Hayes has gone to Ridgeway
to work.
Miss Mary Grosinke is spending the
week with her parents.
Miss Helen Barker and friend Of
the U. w. are spending the weekend
with Mrs. Maud Barker.
Mrs Charles Williams of Colorado
has been spending a few days here
with relatives aid friends.
James Draper, Jr., has been home
from La Crosse for few days.