Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1916-10-05
MONDAY

MuNUAY
Former Governor George w. Peck
left an estate valued at about $4,000,
according to an inventory filed in the
probate court at Milwaukee. House
hold goods, fishing rod and two boats
are valued at 1907. Royalties from
publishing concerns, with which the
deceased had contracts, are listed as
worth $500. Many shares of mining
stock valued at 81 per share at par are
held to be worthless.
i The following officers have been
elected by St. Margarets Guild of
Trinity Episcopal church:
President-Mrs. H. L. Halsted.
Vice-president-Mrs F. M. Stewart.
Treasurer-Mrs. H. A. Fisher.
Secretary-Mrs. Emma Davis.
It was decided to hold a fair some
time in November.
Miss Della Naber of Mayville has
become a member of the high school
faculty. She will assist in teaching
several of the departments.
A district meeting of German Cath
olic societies will be held at Sank
Cit ynext Sunday. At in the after
noon a big public meeting is to be
held at which addresses are to be
made by Henry A. Schmidt, Appleton,
state rpesident, and August Heinrich,
Milwaukee, state secretary. 1t is ex-
pected that 100 members of the Ger
man Catholic societies of Madison will
attend.
Mrs. R. H. Clark was called to Wau-
zeka on account of the death of her
father, who died Thursday. Mr.. and
Mrs. Ewald Gust and r. H. Clark mo-
tored to that place Sunday and will
remain until after the funeral.
Miss Bertha Ochsner and friend,
Miss Robinson, of the University of
Wisconsin at Madison, spent the week
end with the Misses Gattiner, Seventh
and Oak streets. Both are students
and Miss Ochsner is the daughter of
the noted Chicago surgeon.
A postcard shower was given Mr.
and Mrs. c. G. Allen on Saturday in
connection with their golden wedding
anniversary. Forty cards and book
, let's were received from neighbors and
friends, and the couple greatly appre-
ciate the Kindness
Fred Boyer of Ableman was brought
before Justice Adolph andre by Off
Ger w. J. Kruger of the village and
given fine of $40 anG costs, the
whole amounting to over $19 Too
much booze is said to be the cause of
the hilarity.
Train 512, the Duluth Special, which
is due to leave Baraboo for Chicago at
1920 a. M, was delayed here this
morning for two and a half hours on
account of, the engine jumping the
track in front of the depot as the train
was pulling out. The accident was
due to a broken frog.
The Ladies' Aid society of the First
M E. church has engaged several
numbers from the Redpath Lyceum
bureau, and will give a course of en-
tertainments at the church during the
winter months. They have secured ex-
cellent talent at higher cost than
last year, but the tickets this year re-
main the same. The first entertain
ment will be given in November.
Mr.. and Mrs. A G. Weber and fam
lily were given farewell reception at
the l. o. o. F. hall on Friday evening.
The time was spent in dancing and
card playing, after which refresh
ments were served. The Weber fam
lily will soon remove to Chicago, where
Mr.. Weber has employment.
Mrs. M. Reuland has gone to st.
Paul for visit of a few days, and
from there she will go to Kansas City,
Mo-, to visit relatives for few days.
She was accompanied as far as ST.
Paul by her daughter, Mrs. James
Hoeffel, of Green Bay. who will make
a visit before returning home.
On Sunday Mr. and Mrs. Charles
Barry, Mr.. and Mrs. w. F. Currie and
Mr.. and Mrs. G.. A. Cummings and
children of Montello visited Devils
Lake State park. Mr.. Barry is editor
of the Express. Mr. Currie is cashier
in the bank, and Mr.. Cummings is an
undertaken Mrs. Barry was formerly
Miss Anna Pitts, sister of Homer