Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1916-08-24

| side in the center OF the OKlan0ma
oil fields and report the production
of oil is almost more than can be re-
fined The temperature was 108 when
they left few days ago, and they are
delighted with the climate of Wiscon-
sin. The visitors expect to remain at
the lake about a month.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cass Niblick of Grand
Rapids and Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Lutzke
and son Arthur of Battle Creek have
returned home after visit with Mr..
and Mrs. Sol De Koeyer. They made
the trip to Wisconsin, distance Of
about 448 miles, in an automobile.
The ground was covered in about one
and one-half days, the worst roads be-
ing between Madison and Baraboo.
About two-thirds of the entire dis
lance was paved and over this they
rapidly rode. The visitors were
charmed with the lake and voted it
one of the finest bits Of scenery in all
their travels. A short time after Mr..
and Mrs. Niblick left home Case De
Blond of the same state arrived for
a visit. He was told the family had
just gone to Battle Creek to go by au-
tomobile to Baraboo, and remarked,
Hugh! I will beat them to it." He
boarded the first train and when the
automobile arrived he was here to
greet the visitors. Mr.. DuBlond has
remained for more extended visit.
w. H. McFetridge has moved his
household goods to the residence for
merly owned by Charles Ringing, cor
ner Ash and Eighth streets. Mrs. Nc
Fetridge and children are expected
from Chicago soon
Mrs. Frank Kingsley, accompanied
by her granddaughter, Miss Annie
Fairgrieve, of Rockford, ILL.,, who has
been visiting at the Kingsley home,
went to Delton this afternoon to spend
few days. Among others they will
visit Mrs. Lydia Hubert, who is 96
years of age The latter is Mrs. Kings
ley's mothers sister and her only near
living relative.
Sunday afternoon about o'clock
large Franklin touring car in going
down the Sarrington hill just this side
of Delton, skidded off the road, plung-
ed into the bank and turned turtle.
The road had been oiled Saturday
afternoon and consequently was very
slippery. The auto was going toward
Delton and as it came down the hin
was running at fair rate Of speed.
In rounding the curve at the bottom.
the car slid off the road and turned
over.
A man and a woman were in the
car and they landed under the ma
chine, but were able to crawl out in
the ditch over which the auto lay.
The gasoline tank caught fire and IN
order to save the machine it was GOV,
cred with sand. When righted again
the extent of damages was found TO
be a smashed top and windshield,
the engine badly broken and packed
with sand but fortunately the oeew
pants were unhurt.
Rev. Albion E. Smith, formerly of
Delton and Spring Green, was in Mad
ison on Tuesday en- route from New
Hampshire, to visit his brother, Mel
son Fl. Smith, at Baraboo, as Mrs.
Smith remained with her two sisters
at their summer home in New Hamp-
shire. After the Methodist conference,
which is to be held in Baraboo the last
week of August, Rev. Smith will re-
turn to New Hampshire for the win
ter In the spring they will come
to Madison to make their permanent
home. Mr.. and Mrs. Smith have trav-
eled extensively in many parts of the
world.
A delightful surprise was awaiting
Mrs. George McGilvra when she re-
turned from the city last Saturday aft
ernoon, August S, planned by her
daughter Jeanette, the occasion being
the mothers birthday. A o'clock
dinner was served to the eleven
guests, there being large cake with
candles Though there was hardly
room for sixty-one). Many letters and
gifts were received from the children
near and far. The evening passed
away all too quickly with converse
by their son Ralph.
Sunday afternoon Baraboo won an