Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-10-04
THURSDAY
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Teachers and pupils of the third
ward sent delegation of pupils to
the train yesterday with two baskets
of candy and fruit for the soldiers.
Mrs. Dwight Davis and little daugh-
| ter Shirley went to Lodi this after
noon for a few days visit with her
mother Mrs. G. w. Johnson.
J. l. Mcfarland of Lodi, VINO frac-
tured his wrist in two places at the
Baraboo fair, is getting along as we'll
as can be expected.
Mrs. Mamie Kingsley and Tony
Bender of Benton, who have been Wis
iting in Delton, returned home this
morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. W. Ziegler went to
La Crosse this afternoon for a few
days.
Miss Cora Niles returned to Wone-
voc this afternoon after weeks Wis
it with Mrs. F. N. Peck.
! Miss Elva Wheeler left this week
for Honey Creek, where she will teach
school the coming year.
Miss Celia Kast returned this morn
ing from four weeks stay in West
Lima and Viola.
Mrs. J. Jessopp went to Crandon
this morning to visit her sister, Mrs.
T. w. Todd.
Mrs M Han1ey and children, Mary
and Marvin, went to Milwaukee to
visit Mrs. A. E. Ladd.
Mrs. William 10y went this morn
ing to Milwaukee to visit her daugh-
ter, Mrs. G. G. Holmes, for a week.
Mrs. Lottie Miller went to Wyeville
this morning to visit for couple of
weeks.
Mrs E. Amer went today to Reeds
burg to visit Mrs. Charles Sherman.
Miss Bessie Ford of Beloit is visit
ing with Mrs. Bertha Ruel.
G. Apker of Wonewoc has been Wis
iting Bruce Apker
Mrs. G. A. Lang spent the day in
Baraboo.
Miss Viva Mulcahy, who attends Au-
rora college at Aurora, III, is at home
to attend the funeral Of her grand
mother, Mrs. Norton.
The Ladies' Five Hundred club was
pleasantly entertained yesterday aft
ernoon at the spacious home of Mr..
and Mrs. Louis Werlich. Cards were
followed by delicious refreshments.
This was the first meeting Of the mem
bers of the club since they adjourned
for the summer.
Prof. James McKeen Cattell, head
of the department of psychology in Co
lumbia university, New York, and
Prof. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Dana of the English department, were
expelled by the trustees of the univer-
sity tonight. The announcement says
the action was taken because the pro-
fessors had done grave injury to the
country by their public opposition to
the conduct of the war"
At Kilbourn on Thursday Ableman
won from Baraboo in the ball game.
There are all sorts Of rumors afioat
as to the score, but close estimates
place it about to 8 in favor of the
Bare boo Narrows team.
The past week several carloads, or
more than forty thousand pounds, Of
clam shells have been shipped from
the Reedsburg station. The shells
were dug by parties who claim to
come from Iowa and who camped just
south of the city limits for several
weeks. In addition to the shells,
which sold for $26 a ton, it is said that
around $4,000 worth of pearls were
taken. The parties have cleaned out
the river for several miles below the
dam and have moved their outfit fur
Their downstream towards Ableman.
On Thursday at Kilbourn there was
an exciting automobile race. After
chasing each other about the track
several times one of the cars passed
under the wire, supposing the race
completed. The other car darted by
and the first, thinking there was an
other round, hurried after and passed
the car ahead. This was repeated sew
eral times, the drivers evidently being
so excited they did not know when
the race was finished and the judges,
with the audience, having so much
fun no attempt was made to stop the
hilarity. Miles Bump of Baraboo won
the race, Mertz of Kilbourn coming in
second.
Members of the junior class of the !
Baraboo high school held their first
class meeting Thursday night and
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