Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-01-11
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The following spent Sunday with
Iiss Myrtle Higgins: Mrs. Hattie
Tggins, Ethel, George and Carl, OF
asst Delton; Charles Higgins and
'amiIy Of South Fairfield; Mr.. and
Mrs. B. j. Higgins of Baraboo; Roy
Higgins Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Plum
ner and daughter Maude of Fairfield
Thomas r. Foulkes of North Free
1om has returned home after spend
ing two days in Baraboo at the mis-
sionary conference Mr.. Foulkes is
n his senior year in the university at
Madison, and as soon as he gradu'
ates will enter active ministerial
work. He is a son of Rev. and Mrs.
Thomas Foulkes of the village and is
l young man of exceptional promise.
Death has claimed a second child
Of Edward Lentz, who, with his three
children, were severely burned when
q can of gasoline exploded in the milk
house at his farm near Whitewater
recently. Mable, nine years old, lived
one day longer than her sister, Laura,
fourteen, who died q few hours after
the accident.
The Inter Sc club met Tuesday aft
ernoon with Mrs. Charles Stadler on
Third street, q large attendance be-
ing present. Mrs. George Weiden-
kopf gave a book review, "Out of the
Dark" by Helen Keller. Mrs. George
Hanson read paper which she had
prepared, "Women Workers for the
Worlds Benefit" Music was furnish
ed by the hostess, after which candy
was served. Next meeting with Mrs.
E. M. Hoag.
Mrs. f. A. Devereaux and daughter
of Adams, who have been visiting at
the Albert Searls and August Boett-
her homes, have gone to La Vale to
visit relatives before returning to
their home.
L. G. Searls, Lewiston, Montana,
who is visiting his brother-in-law and
s ster, Mr.. and Mrs. James Fry, and
others at Baraboo, had an experience
while on his way to Baraboo that was
decidedly thrilling While the pas
senger train on which he was riding
was standing at Marmon, N. D., a
freight train backed into the rear
sleeper The sleeping car was thrown
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eighty feet high The accident hap
pened about o'clock in the evening,
so that there was no ne-in bed at the
time. Fortunately no one was in
jured and after slight delay all pro-
ceeded on their journey.
A newspaper recently offered
prize for the best answer to this
question: "Why is a newspaper like
a woman?" The prize was won by
Superior lady, and this was her an
have one and not run after his neigh
bor's.''
It will be January Is before the fiji
teen companies of Wisconsin troops
now at Fort Sheridan have been mus
tered out This is the information
which Adiutant General Holway has
brought to Governor Philip, after
the former had gone to Fort Sheridan
to see the Wisconsin boys.
There are about 1920 Wisconsin
boys now at Fort Sheridan being mus
tered out. These are included in ff-
teen companies, six from Milwaukee,
two from Madison and one each from
Oconomowoc, Reedsburg, FIT. Atkin-
son, Neenah, Beloit, Whitewater and
Monroe. The Wisconsin Field Hos
pital corps of Milwaukee, is also at
Fort Sheridan for the purpose of be-
ing mustered out.
Cali of the boys are WELL" said
General Holway, in his statement to
the governor. "They are in fine
health many in better health than
when they left for the border"
F. A. Cooper is now behind the desk
at the Office of the county clerk in the
courthouse. Mr.. Cooper was a resi-
dent of Merrimack for many years,
and has held number of offices, fill
ing all with ability. He takes his new
position at busy time-just when
the county board is in session. His
long experience on the board has CIV
en- him much valuable experience in
connection with the new Office. The
county is to be congratulated on hav-
ing so able and obliging official elect
ed to this important position.
A stock company has been formed
by farmers of the towns Of Sumpter,