Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-02-22
Merrimack Department
By Our Correspondent

| Mr.. and Mrs. Herman Weinkie and
son and William Smith were grippe
sufferers last week.
Mrs. Joe Moulton and daughter
Reva were Baraboo callers one day
last week.
Members Of the R. ". of A and M
w. of A. and families spent Tuesday
evening with Mr.. and Mrs. d. eros
by In honor of Mr.. Crosby's birthday
anniversary.
Friends Of Miss Eta Farnum gave
her birthday postal shower at the
Madison sanitarium on Tuesday.
Mrs. Johanna Blawysch of West
Merrimack died on Wednesday even
ing and the funeral and interment
took place Saturday. Her SONS, John
of Madison and Gottlieb and family,
Of Baraboo; also a daughter, Mrs
Pilley of Baraboo, attended the fu-
neral from away, besides relatives In
this vicinity.
Friends of Mrs. J. e. Nuzum OF
Viroqua, formerly of this place, are
sorry to hear of her recent Illness.
She has recently suffered a stroke
Of paralysis.
Ross Warne of Madison was a guest
here last week of his uncle, Daniel
Kennedy, and friends. He received
injuries by being kicked by a horse
in a blacksmith shop at Watertown,
Wis, and has been in the general hos
pital at Madison quite a number of
weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harland Parks and
daughter spent Sunday with his par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Parks.
Miss Meade of Lodi spent Sunday
with her sister, Miss Luella Meade,
here.
Miss Flossie Policy and Miss Lamb
of Madison, Mrs. Axiom and Miss Meade
Of Lodi, and Mrs. Alice Marshall and
Mrs. II. G. Mortar of Okee attended
the musical pageant here Saturday
evening: also many from West Point,
West Merrimack, Caledonia and Sump-
ter. There was a large attendance
and the event proved a financial sue
cess.
Miss Edna Wolfe returned Sunday
to her school at Ableman.
Mrs. D. Promo was called Sunday
to Okee on account Of the illness Of
her father, J. Wilson.
Mrs. Ned Norris and children drove
to Okee one day last week.
Mrs. E. L. Dennis and daughter
Shirley, Mrs. Frank Pfiel and daugh-
ter, Mrs. w. Gilloth, of BarabOo, were
guests of the formers daughter,
Gladys and Freida Dennis, on Satur-
day.
Mr. and Mrs. j. H. Howard are NOV
ing their household goods to Adams.
David Stoner has purchased piano
for his family and also has them for
sale.
Mrs. David Jones has been i'll.
Lyle Wells is employed at Beloit.
Mrs. w. Stone of BarabOO was re-
cent guest of her aunt, Mrs. Emma
hide.
DR.. and Mrs. F. E. TryOn enter
tanned a few friends at s o'clock
dinner Thursday evening. The din
ing room had Valentine day decora-
tons; also the table with red carna-
tions. Mr.. and Mrs. I. Tryon were
guests of honor.
Miss Gwendolyn Cooper of Baraboo
spent Saturday with Mrs. Ella Gross.
Musical Pageant Saturday Evening
The Musical Pageant at Merrimack,
Towers hall Saturday evening was
largely attended and Miss Grace Pol
ley. musical director of Madison, as
sisted by thirty young people, gave a
pleasing entertainment. THE Life OF
Flowers" was given by illustration
and music, first the flower garden OF
four little sweet peas, namely Little
Rachel Wood. Erma Norris, Charlotte
Parks and Mildred Blackjack, were
prettily arranged and dressed to rep
resent same. William Farnum gave
each announcement of changes, and
was dressed as prince. William StO-
ner, the gardener, kept time to music
hoeing while Queen Of May Miss
Charlotte Johnson followed by flower
girls, Charity O'Keefe and Marion
Johnson. Next came Autumn Winds,
LIE Roy Gross and julius Helm, who
were followed by Jack Frost, Miss
Fola Kirchstein, and the Snow Fairies,
Aleita Noulton, Ruth and Alice Pigg,
Marie Stoner Gladys Norris and Eel
Ia Kasdorf, who covered them with
snow and frost. In the spring Thun-
der Storms, William Kirchstein and
Lightning, Archie Kirchstein, follow
ed by Sunbeams, represented by the
former snow fairies who were gown
ed in yellow and white, after. which
came a grand exit and Grecian fes-
tival. This was given in three acts
and the little ones had their parts
learned exceptionally well, and were
gowned for the occasion. Between
illustrated readings, @The Bride of
Enderly," followed by crayon draw
ing and reading; also Rev. Ernest
Clarke gave a cornet solo, accompa-
MED by Mrs. E. Clarke at the piano.
They received applause.
The hoop drill and tableaux by nine