Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1916-03-23
Card of Thanks
Tuesday

the wipter,is now able to be about and
made trip to BaraboO Monday with a
load of wood.
Eldred Berg was given pleasant sur
prise by about dozen of young friends
at his home Friday evening. With
the assistance of his mother, Mrs. Fl.
c. Berg, the young lad nicely enter
tanned his friends with games. The
rooms were decorated with St. Patrick
emblems and the green of Old Ireland.
Refreshments were served and all de-
parted for Cheir homes with the remem-
brance of pleasant evening.
No word has been received from Gus
tave Preuss, who disappeared from his
home in the town of Sumpter several
weeks ago. He 10 the father of nine
children, and owns a farm there. He
was very much worried about the for
eign war and about some property and
relatives of his in Germany. 1t is
thought his mind may have been affect
ed. His disappearance is great mys-
terry to his friends. The family have
toe sympathy of all the neighbors and
friends.
Recently two young couple motored
out to farm house about mile from
Baraboo to spend the evening.
The car was left standing
in front of the house and when
the guests were ready to start for the
city about eleven o'clock their car was
found to be among the missing. AS the
car could not be located the young PEG
pie walked to town where the service
Of another car was called into requisi-
ton to search for the AtOlen car. When
the farmhouse was reached the car was
standing where it had been left when
the occupants entered the house. It was
thought to have been done for a prac-
tical joke. The car belonged to a Kill
bourn young man and was Of the vari-
ETY. known as Ford.
A surprise party was given Miss
Laura Wilson at her home on Blake
street on ST. Patrick's evening. Twelve
guests were present and the time was
socially spent in playing games sand
listening to music Refreshments of ice
cream and cake were served All report
a pleasant evening. The following were
acknowledgement Wood, Carol Chase,
Lilah Zehnphenning, Oliver Clement, Es-
Their Meyer, Boyd Potter, Edna John
son, Oscar Peterson, Boy Brilliott, Les
ter Harvey, Laura Wilson and Dewey
Schuster.
A teacher wrote to little girl moth
es asking her to see that the child stud
led her lessons, Next day the teacher
inquired: What did your mother say
about the note, Rosie?" The child re-
piled: ''Ma said she didn't know geog-
raphy an she got husband; my aunt
didn't know geography an she got a
husband: an you know geography an
no one will have you. "
The pretty grey colt, belonging to
Mr.. Miller of Glenvi which was
hitched to the top buggy, did not
seem to like the post it was moored to,
on Fourth street yesterday afternoon,
so proceeded to free itself and took
little trip without a driver at fair
rate of speed. It managed to round
Reinking's corner with the buggy right
side up, but slipped and fell in front
of the Bank of Barahoo and was easily
taken possession Of, and driven docileIy
off.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Matthews are
over the birth of a daughter,
who arrived at their home on Satur-
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charlesl Stadler, who
have been enjoying sojourn of sever
al weeks in California, have written
friends here that they expect to reach
home the last of this month.
Mrs. Mary Dennis of Merrimack
spent Sunday here with her niece, Mrs.
Roy Peck, and went to Reedsburg to-
lay where she is taking X-ray treat
nents at the hospital.
While cutting wood recently Michae
Griffin met with severe injury to his
eft hand. A dog struck the axe
handle as it was descending. DETECTING
he blow to the back of Mr.. Griffin's
land, severing the cords. The wound is
ow healing.