Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-01-11
THURSDAY
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At the Training school at Reeds
burg on Wednesday evening, 6. +.
Snyder, formerly county superintend-
ent and also principal of the school,
| gave an address. He is now with the
| 3gr cultural school at Hesperus, Colo,
and told many interesting things about
the region there, illustrating with
slides A large number of his old
friends were present to enjoy his ad-
ireSs.
Wednesday was labor day with the
members of the county Y. M. G. A. in
Fairfield A meeting was held at the
home of Earl Thomas and the young
men related how they had earned the
dollars with which to pay their dues.
Secretary Babcock of Reedsburg
Thomas, tbs member suffering from
lameness. It was an event enjoyed
by all the members. About $40 drop
ped into the treasury.
On Wednesday there was an in
quest into the exact cause Of the death
Of Frank c. Winnie, who was killed
by passenger train near Reedsburg
on Tuesday evening. The jury con-
sisted of A. r. Reinking, w. D. Stan
ley, Eric H. Groth, HI. K. Dillenbeck,
c. H. Evenson and Hans G. Okern.
The jury viewed the remains, but no
verdict was rendered
With the beginning of the new year,
Leap Year, with all its intents and
purposes, has ended. The old tradi-
ton of Leap Year has been the means
of varying the social program with
occasional parties given by the ladies
but there is no evidence that the suf-
fragists want to extend the time SO
that every year is leap year with
them. Accordingly things will settle
down to a distinctively masculine ba-
sis for the next three years.
A Jersey cow owned by Phil Glib
bons, who lives near the Deppe-Car-
penter lumber yard, gave birth to
twin heifer calves this morning.
Former Sheriff FL. L. Hale has
moved to his residence on First av-
enue, and Sheriff William Welk has
moved into the bastile. The outgoing
sheriff bequeathes just an even dozen
prisoners to the incoming officer
County Superintendent and Mrs.
Davies Of Sank county attended the
David Garrick New Year reception
and were guests of Kilbourn friends
the first of the week. Mr.. Davies
paid Kilbourn's talent and community
sp rit very generous compliment
Kilbourn Events.
Mrs o. .. Whitcomo returned on
last Thursday from Chicago, where
she had been visiting at the home Of
her brother, Albert Promo. Her sis
ter, Mrs James Tinto, from Seattle,
Wash, also visited at the Promo home
in Chicago Mrs Whitcomb and Mrs.
Tinto on Wednesday of last week at
tended the Promo family reunion at
Merrimack and on Thursday came to
Adams, where Mrs. Tinto will visit
for two weeks at the Whitcomb home
before returning to her home at Sc
attle.-Adams Advertiser.
A small child climbed into sled
and the driver did not notice the
youth until the home of James Fry on
the Kilbourn-B araboo road was reach
ed The child was then helped from
the sled and Mr. Fry, coming along
about that time with his automobile,
brought the youngster to Baraboo. All
the child could say was that his name
was Smith When the case was turn
ed over to Chief of Police Pelton he
took the boy to the livery where Nell
Smith, 1915 Oak street, is employed
When Mr. Smith was asked if the
boy was his he hesitated. Turning to
the child, he was asked if the gentle
man confronting him was his father,
to which he replied, ooh, yes, yes!"
The youngster was soon gathered
about the family fireside. 1t was quite
an adventure for one SO young