Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-10-18

he was surprised to find that his chill
dren had gathered at his home to
help him celebrate his seventeen
birthday. A sumptuous supper was
served after which'a pleasant evening
was spent in music and social way
The guests left Mr. Prothero with a
large Morris chair in remembrance
of the occasion. Those present were:
Mr.. and Mrs. Rollo Prothero, Mrs
Nina Niles and family, Mr.. and Mrs.
Arthur Prothero and family, Lyle Sea-
mans and Joy, Ruth, Owen and Reu-
ben ProtherO.
On Wednesday afternoon a horse
attached to light vehicle dashed
along Oak street, missed several auto
mobiles near the curb, and came to
halt near the Gem City garage.
The telephone girls were pleasant
~ entertained last evening at the
home of Miss Grace Gibbons at her
home on Sixth avenue. Violin and
piano music passed the evening all
too quickly and at midnight a dainty
! luncheon was served by the hostess.
When people arose this morning
they were surprised to find the ground
covered in many areas. 1t has melted
in places, but roofs, the grass and 9th
er cool places were white. A cold
north wind had brought the welcome
or unwelcome guest, Just as one sees
fit to view the condition.
F. r. GODDARD of Nekoosa, Wis,
tried the speed of his car on the Kill
bourn-Baraboo road and the motor
cycle cop, L. r. Capener, caught him
at it. Mr.. Goddard is now a member
of the speeders' club, having paid
$1474. There are q few more who
have made application and will soon
be initiated in the court Of Justice
Adolph andre.
Joe Davis, one of the federal pris-
Oners who made q sensational escape
from the jail in Madison on September
10, has been captured in East St.
Louis.
Next Sunday at Castle Rock, Grant
county, a cave is to be opened at a
and surrounding counties are invited.
The cave is expected to be a big one
and the entrance, now small, is to be
opened with dynamite. The cave is
located near a big spring on the Tom
SwensOn farm. The spring is one of
the wonders of Grant county, having
a flowage Of eighty barrels per min
ute.-Richland Center Observer.
Werkmen have begun repairs at the
jail closing up the hole made when
Paul Wolkowski, Charlie Anderson
and Fred Graham left the bastile one
night last June. The hole is but 91a
inches in extent in one direction. E.
V. Alexander Of the county board is
chairman Of the committee on county
buildings, and is looking after the i'm
pr0yement.
The druggists at Portage now lock
their doors at o'clock and go home.
Leon Brown Of jamestown, n. d., is
visiting his mother, Mrs. G. w. Brown.
Mrs. Maude Barker of North Free
dom spent the day here.
Mrs. J. Fl. Lindorff and daughter
Trma Of WoneWoc were shoppers here
this morning.
Miss Emma Pagle has returned to
her home at North Freedom after Wis
ting relatives at Delton.
Miss Grace Kindelspire has returned
to Raleigh, N: D., after visiting here
with Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Leigh.
Mr.. and Mrs r. H. Martin are re-
moving to this city from Cottage
Grove.
Mrs. J. E. Johnson has gone to Chi
cage for an indefinite stay with her
mother.
Mrs. M. W Martindale and J. S.
Workman went to Sparta this after
noon for a short visit.
Dr.. r. T. Case Of La Crosse came
today to visit his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs T. NJ. Case.
Mrs. A. T. Jones Of Grand Rapids is
visiting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. T.
NJ Case.
Misses allegro Wood and Curl Nc
Cir are having a weeks vacation
from their school duties at Ableman.
Mrs. Clarence Owens is in Madison.
Mr.. Owens will go next week to work
in the sugar factory.
Mrs August Kamrath has returned
from Westfeld. where she visited her
brother, George Schultz.
Mrs. w. H. Hurlbut, who has been
visiting friends at Delton, stopped in
Baraboo today on her way to her
home at Reedsburg.
Mrs. Nellie Watts and Mrs. Mary
Martin have returned to Reedsburg
after visiting at the George J. Paddock
home.
Miss Lillian German has returned
to La Crosse after visiting her aunts,
Mrs. NJ Goodsell and Mrs. D. Lenni-
han.
Misses Mary and Eda Nichols of ST.
Louis, who have been visiting in Kill
bourn, came to this city today on their
way to Madison.
ATrc pobort Do rlyin ond 9ouChtor