Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-03-01

The annual meeting of the Wom'
ans Missionary society of the Ger
man Baptist church will be held in
the church Wednesday evening.
There will be program and refresh
ments will be served. Everyone who
is interested is invited.
Winter Meeting of Old Settlers
The winter meeting of the old set
tiers was held in the Modern Wood
man hall on Washington's Birthday.
More than fifty people sat down to
dinner About 2 o'clock the meeting
was called to order by the president,
A. w. Spaulding Singing of some Of
the national songs by all, Miss Mable
Dickie at the piano. The high school
quartet sang Land Of Liberty" and
Battle Hymn of the Republic" Pray
er by Rev. Thomas Foulkes. Secre-
tary's report, Mrs. M. J. Carpenter.
Treasurer's report, Miss Anne DON
aghey Election of officers as follows:
President-T. ]. Johnston.
Vice-president-Mrs R. NJ Dickie
Secretary-Mrs. G. w. Hackett.
Treasurer-Mrs. J. G. Patterson.
A letter from Anne Donaghey was
read by the secretary. This contain
ed a motion for the date of the sum-
mer meeting to be fixed for June IA
alag Day.. This was seconded and
carried.
G. w. Davies then spoke to the
young settlers. He also read some
school contracts which were made
and signed in 1850 and 1851.
Drill by pupils of the seventh and
eighth grades.
Patriotic ecitation-Melvin John
ston.
Talk on Washington, J. w. Warne
An interesting address by James
Stone of Reedsburg.
The president read names Of those
who have died during the past year
and appointed a committee on resolu-
tons: Mesdames j. N. Douglas, J..
M. Blachly and e. N. Tumble.
/ Mrs. c. G. Apker read of the early
settlers of the town of Freedom; also
i letter from Mrs B. e. Apker, who
was a teacher in the Slentz district
in 1856 and 1856. This spoke of the
early settlers, their homes, trials, oc-
equations, etc.
A paper on early days in Freedom
was read by Mrs. Janet Hengstler
The meeting closed with all sing
inp cam erica "
Mrs. H. K. Dillenbeck and daughter
Marjorie and Mrs. r. Henderson of
Baraboo spent Saturday at the Car
penter and Apker homes.
Miss Valera Larson and Mrs. Ber-
tina Larson of Kilbourn spent Sun
day with friends in Reedsburg.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Elias have been
spending a few days with relatives
in Reedsburg.
| Carroll Hackett was home from Lin
den the last of the week to visit his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. S. J. Hackett.
| Mrs Grace Hewitt, son Rex and
daughter Mona spent Sunday in
J. Re8dsburg.
Miss Ruth Barrows of Fairfield has
been the guest Of her aunt, Mrs. N. B..
Hackett.
| Mrs j. B. Randall and Mrs. Walter
Gemmill of Reedsburg were guests
at the Walter Draper home Sunday
Miss Anna Patterson was home the
! last of the week from Mazomanie.
Obert Egerer went Saturday to
Reedsburg to visit friends.
Mrs M J. Carpenter is spending
the week with her daughtere Mrs. G.
L. Richardson, in Reedsburg.
Mr. and Mrs. William Huff and J.
L. Horton came up Saturday from
Baraboo on account of the serious
illness Of Mrs. S. Areundo.
Mrs. Henry V0ss, who was taken
seriously i'll at the home of her
daughter, Mrs. John Ward, in Able
man, was slightly improved and her
son, William Voss, moved her back
to her home here the last of the
week.
/ George Douglas of South Delton
spent last week here.
The Finch club was entertained
Saturday evening at the home Of
Mrs. Janet Petteys.
Mrs Walter Draper and daughters
Dorothy and Marjorie visited rela-
tives Saturday in Reedsburg, the
two sisters remaining until Sunday.
Mrs. Thomas Tracy and daughters
Virginia and Margaret are visiting
relatives in Milwaukee.
Mrs. G. G. Apker, son Robert and
daughter Martha spent the fore part
of the week in Reedsburg.
Hon. and Mrs. r. B. Dickie spent
Sunday with friends in Reedsburg.
The Home Culture club will meet
Friday afternoon with Mrs. G. w. Da.
vies.
Mrs. John Ward was down Satur-
day from Ableman to see her mother,
Mrs. Voss.
Basket Ball Game Friday
The second high school basket ball
team from Elroy came down to play
the local team Friday evening. The
latter was victorious, the score being