Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1919-11-06

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ed, and the evening will long be re-
membered by Mr. Harris as most
enjoyable one The family couples the
place owned by the late Daniel .impf.
| Concerning the halloween party
given by the Baraboo Business and
Professional Womens club on Tues
day evening at the high school
building, one Of the young ladies
who attended furnishes the following
information concerning the festivities:
| The gymnasium was beautifully dec
grated in autumn leaves, corn shocks
and pumpkins. Fortune telling booths
occupied the corners. Much credit
should be given to Miss Leora Lewis
and Miss Lillian Reinking who had
charge of the evenings very success
full program. The entertainment was
started by initiating each member in
to the mysteries of the evening. This
was followed by the grand march,
games, and folk dances and the usual
Halloween sports. Many clever char
acters were initiated including the
Gold Dust Twins, the Dutch Cleanser
Maid, Tommy Duck Legs, ghosts,
fortune tellers, clowns, colored
mammies, cadets and others. For
tune telling and dancing were indulg-
ed in and cider, doughnuts, and
apples were enjoyed. The evening
was lively one.
F. G. Fosdick and Co. opened a real
estate and loan office at 522 Oak
street Mr.. Fosdick, formerly a resi-
dent here moved to BarabOo from
Chicago, resided on the Shale place
during the SIMMER and recently pur-
chased the residence of City Attorney
V. Fl. Cady. Mr.. Fosdick says the f1rm
is ready to sell or exchange all kinds
of real estate negotiate loans, and
write insurance.
Rev. Henry G. Goodsell of the
First Methodist church, Madison who
was returned to Madison by the APP
prevail of the state conference held
recently has announced his appoint
ment Of Mss Lillian LangdOn, a
deaconness Of the church, and for
the past several years superinten-
dent of children's home at Tacoma,
Wash, as his assistant for the con
ference year which ends September
/, 1920. Rev. Goodsell was formerly
minister in Baraboo.
Reedsburg is one of the latest Bad
ger cities to initiate a community pro-
gram with the assistance of Prof. e.
B. Gordon, chief of the bureau OF
community music OF the University
OF Wisconsin extention division. AS
the first step in such a program a
community chorus has been organized
with more than 100 members. A com
munity Christmas with special music
and play is part OF plans tor the tu-
ture.
Born to Mr.. and Mrs G. N. Docken
OF Madison, October q, son.
Mrs. Oliver Reece of Madison is
visiting at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
l.. M. Jacobs. Mrs. Reece and Mrs.
Jacobs are sisters.
Mrs. J. ]. Murphy of this city is
spending few days in Milwaukee.
Ernest Fellows has moved from
the Ringing farm in Greenfield to
the place occupied by the late John
Yagy, about two miles east of Bara-
boo on Trunk line IS.
G. F. Schleuter has returned to his
home at North Freedom after a trip
to Baraboo. While here he made ar
rangements to have the News sent
to his address for a year.
Mr. and Mrs. George Baxter have
gone to La Crosse to spend few days
with their daughter, Miss Irene
Mr. and Mrs Jacob Luder have re-
turned from trip to Washington,
Indiana where they spent a week with
their son and wife, Mr. and Mrs. Earl
Luder.
Mr.. and Mrs Paul Herfort and
grandson Dale hav gone to Omaha to
spend few days with Mr.. and Mrs.
HerfOrt's son and wife, Mr.. and Mrs.
F. P. Herfort.
At the |. o. 0. F. hall last evening
about thirty ladies enjoyed a mas
querade party. Many Iudicrous cos
tunes in addition to others in keep
ing with Halloween were worn by
the merrymake1s. Five hundred was
played and delicious refreshments
were served after which dancing was
INDUCED in until the wee small
hours. Mrs. Leonard Roser. Mrs.
R. c. Fogle and Miss Francis Kennedy
were the hostesses.
The social club of the M. E. church
met Wednesday afternoon at the home
OF Mrs. t. f. Risley. Refreshments
were served to about ninty ladies.
Mrs. Sinclair sang several selections.
which delighted the gathering. The
house was prettily decorated with
autumn leaves and flowers. The host
esses besides Mrs. Risley were: Mes
danes W r. Irish, NJ. Souther. H H.
Taylor, W. f. Nuzem, w. S. Halsted.
L. L. Ketchum G. L. La Mar and John