Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-02-15
I Letters From South
America Tell About
Destructive Floods

lowed by refreshments Those carry
| ing away souvenirs were Mrs. L. Fl.
Hfll. Mrs. Paul Herfort and Mrs.
Agnes English.
About 20 ladies Of the Dorcas So
ciety met at the home Of Mrs. 8. 8.
Pearson in Chenille on Thursday aft
ernoon in the nature of farewell
party, as the Pearson family expects
to move to South Dakota soon. The
afternoon was spent In games and
singing, after which refreshments
were served.
A number of anglers expect to go
| to Merrimack tomorrow, and con-
troversy has arisen as to which train
should be taken. Some desire to go
as early as possible in order to have
plenty of time to dig hole through
the ice, while others think they are
| justified in waiting as long as posi-
BILE, considering the GOODNESS Of the
mornings The report comes from
Merrimack that the fish in the Wis
consin are not biting with any great
amount Of avidity.
An informal company Of men only
gathered Friday evening at the place
of business of Rich & Hill Of West
Baraboo for goodbye visit with O..
S. Rich, who is about to leave for Vir-
ginia, where he will visit brother
for several weeks and at the same
time do a piece of work in his line,
returning in time for the opening
work here early in the spring. Oys-
ters were served, followed by cigars.
Max Hill took charge, looking after
the wants Of his guests in his grace
full way and wearing his agreeable
smile.
The Misses EVA and Lucy Varnell
entertained in honor of Miss Martha
Hull, the event being in the nature Of
: miscellaneous shower. The table
was decorated in pink and white and
the gifts were presented to Miss Hull
at the table, each bearing verse suit
able for the occasion. Refreshments
were served after an enjoyable even
ing Miss Hull has resigned her po-
sition as teacher in the fifth grade,
, first ward. Miss Myrtle Reul sue.
! ceeds Miss Hull, and Miss Hazel Trav.
, is Of Midway takes the place of Miss
: Reul. Miss Travis is graduate OF
the normal at La Crosse.
On Thursday Isaac E. Neff, Chica
. go, representative of Longmans Green
. & Co., called to see Superintendent
A. G.. Kingsford Mr.. Neff came from
Kilbourn by stage and says the drifts
along the way are the largest he ever
saw. The Baraboo visitor and Mrs
AID. Dorsett, Chicago, former res
ident of this city, were members OF
, the same graduating class at De
Paw university, Greencastle, Ind,
1891.
Mr.. and Mrs l. H. Toles of Heav-
: ener, Okla, who have been visiting
at the homes of Frank Lind and 9th
er relatives in this city, left today
for Beloit to visit relatives, and will
: also stop at other points along their
(way home. They were accompanied
by their nephew, Harold Plat, who
will remain with them for a visit.
Misses Leora Gollmar and Agnes
Grotophorst entertained several young
friends, largely classmates in the high
school, Friday evening at the home of
the latter. The affair was in the ma
ture of valentine party; the popular
game of five hundred and other games
were played during the evening, and
at II o'clock dainty refreshments were
served. There were several novel sur
; prises during the evening, and the
score cards were symbolic of the ap-
preaching of st. Valentines day.
o. s. Rich and his mother, Mrs. A.
Rich, will go Monday to South Nor
, folk, Va, where they will be at the
home of r. Nj. Rich for several weeks.
Mr. Rich is son of Mrs Rich and ex-
poets to erect a new home this spring.
The Baraboo brother will assist with
the work while there. The Virginia
resident is with a large lumber COM
Ipany.
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