Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1918-08-22
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! Joseph l.. Siberz, formally clerk
in the Bank of Baraboo was home on
36-hour furlough yesterday. The
young man entered the army five
weeks ago and is taking course in
dynamite and high explosives at the
Brennan school in Chicago. He likes
the work and states that It is very
interesting.
There was a costume dance in the
pavilion at the north end of Devils
Lake on Saturday evening, and much
merriment resulted. All sorts of races
and characters were represented from
Scottish Highlanders to Cinnamon,
and while no masks were worn, some
of the makeups were so good it was
difficult to distinguish snme of the
dancers.
Mr. and Mrs. B. f. Murray and
daughter Catherine of Portland, Ore,
are visiting relatives and friends in
and around Baraboo. A family gather
ing was held at Devils Lake yesterday,
the following families being present:
Dell Murray, Arthur Murray, J. H.
Murray, Richard Brandt md G. H.
Winchester. The time Was spent in
talking over old times and enjoying
bountiful eats.
Miss Gladys Du Bots, who under
went an operation at the Baraboo hos
pital two weeks ago for appendicitis,
left today for her home at nF.rth Free
dom.
La Verne and Eliztbeth oui,i- a.? left
this morning for Harvard and Buen
Vesta Park, Lake Geneva. At tie lat
ter place they will visit at the Summer
home Of Howard Ferris.
Mrs. B. F. Murray of Portland, Ore,
and sister, Mrs. F.. S. Winchester,
went this morning to Recdsburg to
visit niece, Mrs. Louis Fisher.
Mr.. and Mrs. e. J. Wheeler of this
city and Mr.. and Mrs. William A.
Wheeler of Madison are making an
automobile trip to Bowman, N. D.,
camping from day to day They ex-
pect to visit Yellowstone Park before
the journey ends Mr.. and Mrs. E. J.
Wheeler will remain at Bowman,
where Mr. Wheeler will engage in the
printing business. He has been with
the Ford garage in Baraboo
Mr.. and Mrs. L. E. Miner and two
sons of Jackson, Mich, are visiting
at the home of the latter's brother
and wife, Mr.. and Mrs. William
Richie, on Eighth avenue. This is
the first visit these people have made
in this vicinity and they are very
much pleased with the beautiful seen
cry at Devils Lake and other points.
ALI of the Columbia county news
papers have advanced the subscrip-
ton rate to two dollars per year.
The editors state that everything that
goes to make newspaper has in
creased in cost, and they must have
more for their product.
Adolph Zantow received a painful
injury Saturday at his home on the
lake road when an extension ladder
that he was standing on fell to the
ground. Some ribs were broken and
other bruises received.
Mrs E. Jenkins was in Baraboo to-
day on her way to her home at Rewey,
Wis, after visiting her daughter, Mrs.
J. Willis, at Mirror Lake.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles May and
daughter Helen and Mr.. and Mrs
Lloyd Dockham and daughter of La
Crosse are visiting at the f. A. Dock
ham home and with other relatives.
William lick has returned to Mil
waukee after visiting at the T. A.
Myers home ON Webster Prairie. He
was accompanied there by Miss Clara
and Herbert Meyers, who will visit
their sister, Mrs. Charles Bassett, for
several days.
Miss Alvena Hutchinson returned on
Saturday from La Crosse, where she
spent a week with Mrs E. w. OldS.
Miss Kathryn Jacobs has resigned
her position as bookkeeper for the
local branch of the Wisconsin Tele-
phone company and gone to Kenosha,
where she has similar position. The
position here is being filed by Miss
Dorothy Mann.
Members of the Ladies aid society
Of the Baptist church will gather on