Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1916-05-18
MerliTnack

The Gang held their weekly meet
ing on the bank of Lake Wisconsin
last Monday evening. They were cos
yumed as Indians and refreshments of
potatoes baked by an out-of-doors fire
and roasted weiners were served.
They meet Monday evening with Miss
Ferne Halbman at the home Of her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. 0. ]. Halbman.
The preliminary oratorical and de-
clamatory contest was held at the
schoolhouse last Wednesday with
Mrs. II. r. Pigg, Dr. NJ. t. Martin and
4he school faculty as judges. Miss
Estella Wolfe was chosen first, Miss
Lydia Ghenske second in high school;
also Iva Kunce third. Paul Tyler, first
and Lewis Promo second in upper
grade. Louise Warhanek and William
Farnum In Miss Frenzs room Rein
hart Helm was chosen first and Ray
mond Lee second, and they contested
Friday evening.
The Glee club met with Miss Gladys
Dennis Wednesday evening. They will
meet with Miss Estella Cramer on
Wednesday evening May II.
Miss Sarah Simm returned last Fri
day from Madison hospital accom-
panied by her aunt, Miss Agnes Har-
vie.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Parks were
recent guests of their sons, Harland
and Irwin Parks and families in Bar
aboo
Mrs. Sarah Pigg was guest of rel
atives here Friday and Saturday.
Miss Ella Helm went to Baraboo
Sunday where she is employed.
Misses Edna M Wolfe and Ferne
Halbman attended the Thalia ban
quet at Baraboo high school last Sat
Crday evening.
The Sank County Sunday-school con-
vention will be held at Reedsburg on
Wednesday of this week. Superintend-
have been chosen delegates.
Mrs. Alice Marshall of Okee spent
Friday with Mrs. T. s. Wells.
A. B. Steinhoff, agent for the North
western here has accepted a position
for the company at Wyeville and will
move his family there soon. e. l..
Gross, formerly of this place, who
moved to Evansville few weeks ago,
has charge of the depot here and will
move his family into the Edward Gait
winkel residence. Mr.. Steinhoff went
to Wyeville Saturday and Mrs. Stein
hoff and daughter Vivian are guests
of relatives at Norwalk, Wis
On account of the storm on Satur-
day evening the M. w. of A. and r. N.
of AS special meeting was postponed
10 Monday evening,
Miss Edna Wolfe closed her school
for the summer vacation at Wonewoc
last Friday.
Arthur KunCe arrived Sunday from
Baraboo to spend the day with his
parents, Mr. and Mrs. w. Kunce. He
left Sunday for Chippewa Falls.
On Thursday evening May 4 the
young people Of West Merrimack met
at the home of Mr. and Mrs. John Car
roll and organized a club to be known
as Twilight club" to meet every two
weeks. On May II they met at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Keitel
and games and dancing were enjoyed
by all, They have about 26 members
now. Officers were elected: Presi-
dent, Elyin Crosby; vice-president,
Mrs. Elmer Keitel; treasurer, Miss
Hilda Larke; secretary, Miss Alice
Carroll. They will meet at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs Claude King on May
25.
Frank Carroll caught an eighteen.
pound carp in the lake near his home
recently.
Mrs. r. Farnum received a message
from her sister Mrs. Ann Rindle. OF
Gresham, Oregon, saying her husband.
Robert Rindle, died very suddenly on
Saturday morning, May 10. Mr.. and
Mrs. Rindle formerly resided at sump-
ter and spent few months here be-
fore moving to their present home.
Mrs. Rindle has the sympathy of many
friends here. They have resided in
the west about five years or more.
Myron Parks has been quite i'll, but
is convalescing.
On Friday afternoon from 1870 to
8 p. m. school fair and exhibit was
given at the schoolhouse. Many par
ents and friends came to see what the
children had accomplished the past
year Notebooks, essays, writing