Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1916-04-06

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ladies. Her birthday occurs on April
first but her friends fooled her Dy ar
irving day ahead of Tine. "A basket
supper was brought ano several pres
ents were left as souvenirs. A very
pleasant afternoon was spent and the
guests left hoping for many recurrances
of the day.
Mrs. Helen Peterson and Mrs. o. Fl.
Tofson, Kilbourn, have undergone op
erations at the Dells hospital.
Mrs. Lyman Pierce of the same place
has undergone an abdominal operation.
Glen Hubbell of the Dells City has
undergone an operation of the mastoid
bone. "a
The market price for stock has taken
sudden drop Hogs are now from2$8 to
So; cattle from 81 to 81 and veal from
$6 to $3.50
Mrs. William Brandt of Merrimack
underwent an operation for appended
tis at one of the hospitals here Sunday
She had been troubled for ssme time
and was taken with an acute attack
Sunday and was brought to Baraboo
where the operation was Immediately
performed.
ViolaL Kruger, aged years, daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Kruger I'M
derwent an operation at the Baraboo
hospital Sunday for appendicitis. Her
condition is very serious, the appendix
having burst.
The warm weather has brought many
of the birds from the south. Bird low
ers report the coming Of the bluebird,
phoebe bird, kildeer, white throated
sparrow, fox sparrow, flicker, meadow
lark, siskin or pine finch and others.
The last named is a bird that usually
migrates from Canada to the south and
returns in the spring, making two Wis
its to this region. The siskins are
small and cousins Of the finches. They
travel in focks, have a peculiar note
and nest in evergreen trees. They sell
dom rear their young in this region, I'M
less in elevated attitudes
Last evening the friends of Eric
Groth became cognizanr of the fact
that he was having birthday,so about
twenty of them congregated at his home
and surprised him. A very social even
| ing was spent, delicious refreshments
we're served and all departed wishing
! his birthday came oftener.
A note from Rev. L. A. Goddard, for
merly pastor of the Congregations
church at Baraboo, says that he has
accepted a call from the Congregation
al church at Escondido, California, and
will take up his work at that place on
Sunday, April Is. The new home of
the family is in a fertile region where
there is a famous lemon industry as
we'll So the growing Of other citrus
fruits. The pace has the advantage
of having something of the sea air and
mountain air as we'll It is twelve
miles from the coast and 300 feet above
sea level. Mr.. Goddard says the church
seems to have a good deal of life and
Ivigor. There is fine parsonage with
as, electric light, water and other con-
IvenieEces.
Mrs. J. E. English has returned from
her stay in California and Missouri.
After spending the winter at Live Oak
lin the former state she came with DR..
English as far as Missouri where she
visitt for a number of days. Dr.. Eng
llish returned home some days ago.
| Richard Baxter, who went to Sioux
Fails not long ago, ia i'll with the
Imeasles there. John Holt. also of Bar
aboo, and an uncle of Richards has just
recovered from them. Walter Myers,
Charles McMasters and Mr.. Baxter and
Mr. Holt all have employment on farms
near the city aud closely together.
On Saturday evening, being April
first, large number of jolly people met
at the farmers club hall on Webster
prairie upon the invitation of We're
Rich, who invited them over the phone
to gather there, as an April fool joke,
but the lake was on him as those who
came spent a very enjoyable even
| ing. Mr.. Rich Did not appear and mis-
sed good time.
Mrs. A. Schaub, who has been staying
at the home of her son-in-law, w. l..
Hazeltine, while her daughter, Mrs.
Hazeltine was in a hospital at Chicago,
has returned to her home. Mrs. Hazel
tine underwent very serious operation
and returned to her home last Week
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