Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-06-28
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age went to Pardeeville on Saturday
and when they returned they found a
! thief had entered their home and car
ried away diamond stud valued at
$50 and other property. This is the
{ last of a number of petty robberies in
that city.
! The Red Cross drive at Portage re-
suited in fund of $6,910.55 being col
lected. The above exceeds nearly
$1,000 over the amount designated for
that city.
The marriage of Miss Helen Peter
son of Portage to William Popie, a
private in company F at Kilbourn,
took place at o'clock Saturday even
ing, June %, 1917, at the home of Rev.
B. c. Swenson in Kilbourn. The cou-
pie was attended by Mr. and Mrs.
John Wakeman, the latter being a
sister of the bride. They will make
their home in Portage.
Eugene H. Henke, son of Rev. and
Mrs. E. G. Henke, has returned from
the Y. M G. A. student conference of
the middle west at Lake Geneva.
There were about $50 enrolled this
year, the number dropping from 700
last year on account of the war.
Among the speakers this year were
DR.. John T. Stone, Chicago; Raymond
Robbins, the evangelist; Bishop Nc
DowelI, one Of the leaders in the
Methodist church, and A. ]. Elliott,
international student secretary for the
middle west The conference was
held for the benefit of college students
and is followed by the war secretary
school, lasting month.
The going out Of the Timme dam at
Delton disclosed the feeding places
of the muskrats Of Mirror lake. J. T..
Huntington says that during the Win
ter the rats dive to at bottom of the
lake, secure clans and open them on
the rocky ledge. How they manage
to open them he does not know. Ev.
cry year the shells are deposited on
the lodges where the rats do their
dining, and the going out of the water
discloses their feeding places. Mr..
Huntington says that every year he
removes many shells from beneath
the platform where he keeps his boats
and refreshments.
Mrs. J. w. Hall Of Beloit, who has
been visiting with her sister, Mrs. O..
J. McGilvra, near Prairie du Sac, left
for Camp Douglas to visit her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. l.. l.. Shue.
For some time on Sunday car
stood near the Prothero e McGinnis
garage, the only occupant being a
woman who was apparently i'll. She
seemed to be troubled with epilepsy,
receiving occasional attention from
relatives or friends. Along in the
afternoon citizen went to the car
; and asked if she wanted anything,
and she replied that she was i'll and
would like to lie down. The relatives
were then told they must do some
thing and the woman was taken from
the car to hotel.
The following young ladies Of the
First M. E. church went into camp
at Devils Lake today: Vivian Bun
ker, Marie Carpenter, Dorothy DAY.
export, Clare Hoadly, Elizabeth Weed,
Helen Weed, Mable Marquette, Mil
dred Warner, Muriel Deppe, Lyndell
Brownell, Hazel Ashton and Laura
FLYNN. Mrs. S.. E. Wakefield and
Mrs. George Carpenter are chaperon-
ing the party. They are camping in
the George Carpenter cottage on the
north shore.
Misses Maude and Grace Munroe
are at home for a visit with their
mother, Mrs. Ward Munroe, Ash
street. The former holds position
with the state school for the blind at
GAINESVILLE and the latter has taught
the past year in Detroit.
At the Warren house a little ca
nary is just beginning to realize it
is in big world. Just one egg was
Matched and on Saturday the lone
little one was able to get upon the
edge of the nest for the first time
and look about
In Kilbourn on Sunday an automo-
bile struck an IRON post and was some
what damaged, according to a Bara-
boo resident who was there.
Mrs. Edward Lee, Blake street, has
received an old opal breach which
belonged to Mrs. Gabrael Lee. The
breach is 125 years old and has been
in the family during that time. The
treasure is very much priced by Mrs.
Lee.
!; The Knights Of Columbus initiation
was held in the K P. hall Sunday,
members from Cazenovia, Elroy, Mad
ison, Union Center, Kilbourn and
Portage being present. A team OF
twenty-five, headed by Walter Burke,
came from Manitowoc and conferred
the degrees. In the evening a banquet
was served by the ladies Of the st.
Joseph's school association, to which
217 did justice. A four-piece harp or