Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1918-08-15
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Miss Florence Lenicke returned thi
morning to her home in Middleton aft
er visiting relatives and friends here
for the past week.
The Misses Marjorie and La Vets
| Wheeler were recent guests at thu
home of their grandparents, Mr.. ant
| Mrs. G. M. Hester, in Reedsburg.
Miss L. Stott went today to Men
dota to see her mother, who is taking
treatments in the saniarium there.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. G. Wheeler recently
entertained company from Honey
Creek and Lime Ridge.
Mrs. Rose Rooney entertained the
Walnut Hill club on Thursday after
noon, twelve members and five visitors
being present Ice cream and cake
were served at the close of the meet
ing by the hostess. The next meeting
will be August % with Mrs. o. S. Bal
linger.
Mrs. Helen Rockwell and daughter
Miss Helen, who have been visiting at
the home of their cousin, Charles Lee
returned this morning to their home
in Oak Park.
Leo Blackburn received a card this
morning from his brother. Stanley
Blackburn, who left Camp Custer
Mich, with company of soldiers. The
card states that Stanley has arrived
safely overseas.
DR.. G. w. Snyder and son Diehl have
gone to Minneapolis, where they will
visit relatives and then come to Bara-
boo in an automobile with Mr.. and
Mrs. Cory, Mrs. Cory being a sister OF
DR.. Snyder.
Mrs. c. F. Hanger returned today to
her home in Chicago after visiting her
brother, Verge Douglas, and family of
this city and her father, George Doug
las, of DeIton, for about two weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs w. P. Thompson re-
turned today to their home in Mime
apolis after visiting relatives here.
They were accompanied by the lat
ter's sister, Mrs. E. Plummer, of Des
Moines Ia, who has also been visiting
here and who will visit in st. Paul.
H. H. Hubert has returned from ?
few days spent in Chicago. While
there he visited the Great Lakes Ma
val Training station, where his grand
son, Rowland Archer, is in the hos
pital school. The young man is a son
of Mr.. and Mrs Clinton Archer of
Madison, and before going into the
army was student in the University
of Wisconsin. Mr.. Hubert says there
are about $4,000 in the station, and it
is often very difficult to find the per
son desired. While there a noted
French band played and other features
filled an interesting program.
The condition of Frank Porter, Port
hospital, remains about the same.
When he plunged into the water in
Devils lake one of the vertebr4 of the
neck was injured and he is paralyzed
below the shoulders. He is able to
talk, but his condition is serious
When the accident happened his wife
Mrs. Lima Porter was in Minneapolis
and she has since come to BarabOo
Among the others who have come
from Portage to see him are his sister
Miss Mary Porter Miss Lalah Ketch
UNI, F. H. McNutt, E. B. Lille, Edward
Knaack, Clayton Lawrence and DR.
A. j. Batty.
At the council meeting last night g
number of sidewalks were condemned
1t, was decided the property owners
along Second avenue should pay fol
oning the street, the recent grading
and resurfacing to be paid for out OF
the general fund. The cost of oiline
is but small amount for each lot
The mayor will give name to the
new park and the old wagon used by
the hook and ladder company will be
converted into vehicle for the Bara
boo Marine band. Recently state
official almost made the old wagon tt
collapse and it is thought to be high
time a more serviceable vehicle be
provided.