Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1916-05-04
Friday


Henry Guhl of Sank City came to
Baraboo on Thursday to attend the
meeting of assessors and visit for few
days.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. W. Davis have re-
turned from stay of several days in
Chicago. While there they met num-
Der of former Baraboo residents and
attended the greatest show on earth
the Ringing circus.
The opera Martha" was well attend
ed and very good program was given.
Many comments have been made On the
chorus work, which showed much train
ing and was very well rendered. The
Baraboo soloists, Mrs. G. w. Snyder, Miss
OlgaEReinking and Charles Z Melzl did
unusually well in their respective roles
and the solo by Milford Wits. the d.
rector of the opera, was q rare treat as
he has voice of great flexibility and
range. The members of the chsra
union covered their connections. as o
union for the year but will again or
ganize next season. They feel that
the rshearsals have been both delight
full and beneficial and they look forward
with pleasure to reuniting next year.
Mrs. Emma Edith Ray Christis, who
was born IS years ago in Lodi, died
recently at Petaluma, California,
few days ago.
Mr.. and Mrs. Milford Wits were en-
tertained at the Christ Dyrud hom-
during their recent stay in the city
Mrs. Wits returned to her home at
Madison today and Mr.. Wits went to
Milwaukee where he has charge of the
music at the teachers institute to be
held at the Milwaukee normal building
tomorrow. The choral union of Madison,
of which he is a member, will sing to-
morrow evening at the Shakespeare
concert.
Mr.. and Mrs John Gruber and cousin,
Mrs. Emil Weiland, visited their cousin
Mrs. Simon Thuerer, at the Reedsburg
hospital today. MIR. and Mrs. Gruber
are from Prairie du Sac and drove over
in their car. Mrs. Weiland has recent
" returned from the Baraboo hospital
and is feeling unusually we'll after her
operation. She will leave for her home
at Westby tomorrow.
John Steinbrink, jsnitor at the post
office building, was elected street COM
missioner at the council meeting last
night on the first ballot. He received
seven votes, there being three scatter
ing. 1t was decided to move the top of
the fountain at the city hall to the
courthouse park. The fountain at the
city hall was purchased by the
late Frank T, Brewster and given to
the city. William Welk urged that it be
moved from the present to the new
location.
Dr.. E. E. Lnsk was called to Man
chester, Iowa, by the illness of his
mother, Mrs. A. J. Lusk. His practice
during. his absence is being cared TO
DR.. w. A. HazeItine.
Dr F. E. Tryon of Merrimack
accompanied his patient, Mrs John
Roach to Baraboo to the hospital and
assisted with the operation. Mrs. Anna
Roach and Mrs. Charles Bradley of
Merrimack, relatives of the patient al
80 accompanied her. 90 aE55.
WILDER Cahoon land. George Csrpen-
ter were inSS Madison to interview the
state highway commissioner Thurs
day.
Twenty -one dollars was realized at
the supper at Lyons Tuesday evening.
The parcel post booth was much EN-
joyed.
Mrs. Rosa Voltz of Ableman, who
has been q guest of her sister, Mrs.
Charles Jorg since Wednesday has
returned to her home.
Prices of meat animals continue to
rise, an average increase of as per
cent from March Is to April Is being
announced today by the department of
agriculture at Washington.
An announcement has been made
that j. j. Murphy, foreman of the
Chicago & Northwestern shops, will
retire from his position soon. 1t is
needless to say that that at the close of
such a long service he will be pro-
vided with liberal pension by the
company. Mr.. IMurphy came to Bara-
boo about thirty years ago and pre-
vious to that time had been employed
at Chicago and Harvard. In all, his
connection with the company covers a
period of about forty-ive years, a
anan which includes the best of anV