Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1916-01-20
Saturday
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. Chas Lehman,
q son, Thursday morning.

Brunson E. Thomas, son of w. 7.
Thomas, GIT Mills street, Madison. was
killed by Grand Trunk train at Fifty
First and Central avenue on January 6,
1916, while working for the Chicago
Junction railway. He was aged 81
years and had been employed by rail-
roads for the past eighteen years. His
brother, Gilbert, E. Thomas, was killed
near Jalapa, Mexico, nine years ago,
while running a train on the Interna-
tional railway, Brunson f. Thomas
leaves father and one sister, Mrs.
Myrtle Victiner, Madison. Deceased
spent his youthful days at Lone Rock
and Sandusky.
A joint installation of the officers of
the Sons of Veterans and the Auxil-
iary occurred at Castle Hall last eve
ming when the newly elected officers
of Phillip Cheek camp Number Is and
Auxiliary number S took their seats to
serve sduring the coming year. The
attendance was not as large as usual
on such occasions on account of illness.
Mrs. Oscar Doppler. the out going
president of the Auxiliary, was present
ed with token as an appreciation of
her efficiency and fsithfulness. A SOC
al time followed the business meeting
and refreshments were served.
Owing to i'll health G. C. Miles has
resigned his position as superintendent
of theSSou thern Wisconsin Power COM
pany plant at Kilbourn and will 60 to
his fathers farm at Dowagiac, Michi-
gan. N. C. Pierce has been promoted
to superintendent and J. E. Blakeslee
of Fort Wayne, Indiana, has taken the
place of Mr.. Pierce.
J.F Dixon has retired from the
firm Of A. c. Dixon & Son at Kilbourn.
For about twenty-five years he has
been connected with the firm and is
succeeded by his brother, John 7. Dix
on.
Miss Louise Bailey who. teaches at
North Freedom is guest Of her cou-
sins, the George Carpenter family.
Miss Grace Reighard has gone to
North Freedom to spend a few day %
with her mother, Mrs. Addie Reign ard
Mrs. LIE Roy Parks, who has been a
guest Of her parents at North Freedom
spent the day in Raraboo. Her hus-
band met her here and they returned to
Merrimack.
Miss Alta Elwood of Madison is a
guest of her parents. Mr.. and Mrs. L.
Fl. Elwood, west of town. She was
employed at the c. F. Burgess electric
labratory at Madison which was recent
ly consumed by fire.
Mrs. A. D. Brown, 100 Maple street,
and her sister, Mrs. K. A. Leigh, Oaks.
North Dakota, spent day recently at
the home Of the daughter, Of the for
mer, Mrs. L. B. Irish in the Skillet
Creek Aeighborhood.
One thing we learned at the country
life meeting was that the automobiles
were to q great extent responsible for
tearing up our macadam roads, that
most Of the damage was done while the
cars were exceeding the speed limit
and that it was impossible to catch the
/ spssdsrs. Therefore, we must go to
the expense of making and maintaining
o road that will stand the strain of
automobile law breakers, rather than
devise plan for enforcing the law.
/ would rather give twice the amount
Of money to catch the speeeder than /
would give for new road or for re-
pairing the old ones.
L. B. IRISH
The Ladies Social circle of Lyons me
Thursday afteruon at the home Of MRS.
Sim Holloway and in spite off the Sc
we're cold weather and bad walking sew
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business meeting a bill of $14OO for
having the church furnace put in a safe
condition was allowed. The church has
been wired and now has the conven-
fence of electric lights, there being
eight bulbs inside the building, one in
the basement and one over the steps.
A report from the delegates to the
Sank County Country Life meeting wa
listened to and was very interesting.
One matter mentioned at this meeting
was that during the Country Life Cons
vention one of the clubs was spoken of
as being the Oldest in the county. hav-
ng recently celebrated its tenth ami
versary. The members of the circle feel
that they can claim the distinction of
having the oldest club as this socie ty
was formed in 1903 being now in its