Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1916-06-08
Merrimack Department
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friends would hope for.
By Our Correspondent

friends would hope for.
Wednesday evening the graduating
class of 1916 and the grades will give
class play entitled ga Case of SUI
spension," at Towers hall. Friday,
June 8, commencement exercises will
be given at the NJ. e. church. Misses
Evangeline Swanson, Estella Wolfe,
Iva Kunce, Lydia Ghenske, William
Helm, Richard Dryer and Stanley Den
mis- Of the tenth grade, high school,
will graduate, and Misses Jeanette Won
Berg, Hazel Kasdorf, William Farnum,
William Swanson, Charles Lee and
Ralph Halbman from the eighth grade.
Motto, "Out Of school life into Life's
school" Colors, pink and green;
flower, pink rose.
Miss Selma Gross of the Edgar, Wis,
high school faculty arrived home Sat
urday after closing the school
year.
Mrs. w. NJ. Dobratz and sons Oscar
and Howard spent a few days last
week with her sisters at Prairie du
Sac,
If you want to see any of your
friends, come to the M. w A. and R.
N. of A. picnic here Thursday, June
Is. They will all be there.
Miss Hazel Pfiel of Baraboo spent
last week with her sister, Mrs. Harvey
Dennis.
A. J. Brownrigg took Fred Wolfe to
Portage via launch last Monday.
The Decoration Day program COM
menced at 10 a. m. with school chill
dren and citizens marching to the
cemetery, and Governor Philips proc
lamation was read by Rev. Bremen
man; also prayer by Rev. Brennerman,
and singing by all. The list of soldiers
graves decorated included twenty in
all, and only two or three veterans re-
siding here were able to take an auto
to the cemetery namely, William G.
Clark and Charles Pigg. Justus A.
Coates has been very i'll for some time.
At 2 p. M, the citizens met at the
school grounds and listened to the pro.
gram given as printed last week The
teachers, Misses Frenz and Lawrenz,
are to be cOmplimented on their sue
cess, as the pupils gave very pleas
ing program and received much ap-
plause.
Mrs. Roy Peck and children spent
Sunday with her aunt, Mrs Mary Den
mis-
Mr. and Mrs. George Promo, Mrs.
Lee Utter and children, and Miss Ger
trude Promo spent Decoration Day at
Prairie du Sac.
School closes here Friday, June 8.
Mr. and Mrs Smith of Baraboo spent
Sunday with Mr.. anx Mrs. John How
ard.
Merrimack played ball with Lyons
Sunday and Merrimack is still hold
ing its reputation.
The business men and lads played
ball on Decoration Day. 1t was a tie.
Program at Community Club
The following program was given at
the Merrimack community club Friday
night, June 2:
Song-Audience
Impromptu debate.
Song-Boys glee club, "The Lost
Sheep on the Mountain encore, "Joe
BeaIl."
Talk, Preparedness" A. M. Peter
SON.
Song-AlI.
A. NJ. Peterson, student at the uni
versity, gave a splendid talk on the
timely subject of preparedness. He
built strong foundation and then
capped off a good climax. It is seldom
that one hears a talk with so much
meat" in it. The discourse showed
that Mr.. Peterson has made a COM
PAOASA0AFO 0CuOy VI LL1G SlLudL1Ous
The boys Of the glee club are to be
congratulated on their nerve" to sing
before an audience. The experience
will prove very beneficial.
We must not forget the debaters,
Messrs Gust Kirchstein and Dan
Stoner, and the Misses Lawrenz and
King, who so eloquently argued the
question, Resolved, that a cowbell is
better than a tin horn for a charivari."
The ladies won on the negative, 2 to 1.
The judges were Mrs. F. A. Cooper,
Ross Warne and Mrs. George Loos.
The next meeting will be held June
30, G. L. Clark, Misses Ruth Smith and
Clara Ghenske constitute the program
committee.