Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1916-06-15

and the audience retired. The Incl
dent caused more talk in the neigh
borhood than the sermon, it is said.
The graduating class this year is
the largest on record for Baraboo
There are forty-nine good looking,
active, well educated young men and
women. On previous years the num-
Der has been over forty, and this year
the fifty mark was all but reached.
Those students Of the graduating
class who are members of Trinity
Episcopal church have received gifts
from Rev. c.. A Wilson which they
will long treasure. The presents are
rings made by the French soldiers in
the trenches and were sent to Mr..
Wilson by his brother, who is dentist
in the republic. For the young men
the rings are engraved with the word
and date, "Verdun, 1885," and those
for the young ladies are engraved with
the French cross for bravery. The
rings are made from pieces of alum
mum primers. DR.. Wilson spends a
portion of his time working for the
wounded soldiers, ana sent the gifts
just in time for the Baraboo COM
|mencement The Baraboo clergyman
has ring set with piece of stained
glass from the cathedral at Reihms,
a rare keepsake.
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DR.. John r. Mccullough, who died
in Chicago a few days ago, who was
formerly a Madison physician, and
who was buried at Madison, had
number of thrilling experiences. At
the time Of the wreck of the Lady FL
gin on Lake Michigan many years ago
he was a passenger on the boat. He
was an athlete and was able to swim
to the shore. When nearing the land
he gave aid to a woman and little
child, and just as they thought they
had reached safety big wave washed
them back Dr. Mccullough and the
woman were separated, and later she
was found with life extinct still cling
ing to her child. DR.. Mccullough was
a surgeon in the Civil War and became
a prisoner in Libby prison. He was
given permission to aid in the hospital
work, and devised plan by which he
was carried out one night in coffin.
From the dead house it was an easy
matter to gain his liberty. DR.. Nc
CullOugh was a warm friend of DR..
G. w. Snyder of Baraboo and Dr. A F.
Snyder of Escanaba. DR.. Mccullough
was in Barabo one year ago.
On Wednesday during the chilly rain
Mr.. Watermelon arrived at the ex-
press office, where he received instruc-
tions as to the place of his future fate.
He looked as if he were delicious, but
was inclined to have a green dispo-
sition. When interviewed he said
that more of his kind would be along
by and by. He seemed as much out
of place as a bunch of bananas in a
snow bank, and acknowledged that
with a temperature almost at the freeZ-
ing point his reception was rather
cool.
! When visitors go to the new state
house at Madison it is the custom for
them to register After their marri-
age Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Lucht went
to see the new six million dollar
building and when asked to write their
names, the bride exclaimed, "My! I
almost forgot my name" It was more
familiar to sign Minnie Macarthur
than Mrs. Lucht.
Why is Sank county girl like a
hinge? Because she is something to
adore Ga door,
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A Sad Week
Heard in vaudeville in Chicago)
The year had gloomily begun
For Willie Weeks, poor mans SUN
He was beset with bill and dun,
And he had very little MON
This cash." he said, won't pay my
dues;
I've nothing here but ones and TUES.
A bright thought struck him \
and he said:
''The rich Miss Goldbricks l will WE'D
Bal when he paid his court to her
She lisped, but firmly said: "NG
Thur"