Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1916-09-07

have spent the summer at the home
or Mrs. Calls daughter Mrs. G. w.
Hackett, returned home Thursday.
Mrs. Grid Hurlburt and daughter
Dorothy have gone to Barron 10
make their home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Spencer OF
Baraboo spent Thursday with Mr..
and Mrs. William Du Bots.
Mrs. G. T. Richardson of Reeds.
burg spent Friday with the Carpen-
ter and Apker families.
Rev. Bearmore was in town this
week the guest of Mr.. and Mrs A.
r. Knapp.
| Mrs. Daniel Treloar entertained the
Sunshine club Friday evening,
Mrs. M. Putt and daughter, Miss
Louise, of Baraboo, have been visiting
the William and Albert Putz families.
Carl Griep of Dayton, O., arrived
Tuesday to visit his grandmother,
Mrs. H. c. Griep, and other relatives.
He was accompanied by a friend and
made the trip by automobile.
A party of ten young ladies enjoyed
wiener roast in Highland Park on
Tuesday evening.
Farewell Surprise for Arthur MertzE<e
Tuesday evening, August 20, TWEEN
ty-six young people of the German
Baptist church went out to the August
Mertzke home for a surprise party
before the son, Arthur Mertxke,
should leave for California, where he
has position teaching in college
the coming year. Games were played
on the lawn and Miss Mertzke played
number Of selections on the piano.
Coffee and cake were served.
Birthday Celebration
Wednesday, August 80, was Mrs. H.
B. McCoy's birthday, and her two
sisters came up from Barabo to
spend the day, Mr. Duncan coming ap
in the evening.
The following evening the F1inch
club arrived to celebrate the occar
sion, found they were a day late, but
had good time just the same.
Home Culture Club Holds Picnic
In response to an invitation of the
hostesses for this month, Mesdames
Patterson, Knapp and Draper, the
members of the Home Culture club
assembled at the home of Mrs. Mary
Patterson, where the business meet
ing was held, including the election
of officers, as follows:
President-Mrs. Harriet N. Apker.
Vice-president-Mis Blanche Esch-
enbach.
Secretary-Mrs. Dierschke.
Treasurer-Mrs. Pearl Draper
Mrs. Ada Gunnison was elected to-
membership in the club.
At the close of the business meet
ing they adjourned to the hill above
the house where, among other good
things, there was a wiener roast. A
potato race proved the entertaining
feature of the afternoon, and if one
has not tried to carry clean, well
washed potato on a silver knife, it is
time to try. You can soon find out
how steady your nerves are.
Those present from out of town
were: Mrs. George NJ Cray and Mrs,
C. L. Richardson, both of Reedsburg.
Vec Douglas, who has been spend
ing several months in Colorado, waA
in town Saturday.
Miss Esther White of Charlotte,
Mich, was the guest of her cousin,
Mrs E. J. Lawton, last week.
Mr.. and Mrs William Koch have
/ rr,hn
went to attend the Northwestern Ger
man Baptist conference.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clinton Hanger OF
Chicago are visiting his parents, Mr..
and Mrs T. B. Hanger.
Mrs. ]. G. Patterson and daughter,
Miss Anna, and guests, Mrs Johnson
and daughter, Miss Zelfa, of Chica-
go, and Mr.. and Mrs. John Rumpf OF
Chenille, spent Saturday at the Dells.
Mrs. Johnson and daughter returned
Monday to Chicago.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Cheney and
fittle daughter, who have been visiA
ing relatives here for some time, have
returned to their home in MinneaP-
oils.
Miss Ethel LANCE, who has been
spending the summer in Minnesota.
is at home to attend school.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. r. Grosinske OF
Baraboo spent the week end with rel
atives here.
County Superintendent G. w. DAA
vies spoke at the Tower Hill congress
Saturday on Community Develop
ment, and also at the picnic at the
county farm on Labor Day.
Miss Berkholtz, who has been Wis
iting the Misses Sells for the past two
weeks, has returned to her home In
Philadelphia.
Rev. and Mrs. L. B. Colman OF
Neilsville visited old friends here the
| first of the week.
A large number from here attended
sessions of the M. E. conference la
Baraboo on Sunday
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